Lesson 29 Taxi! 【单词列表】

taxi [ˈtæksi] n. 出租汽车

【例】A taxi will take you to the restaurant in 15 minutes.

   坐出租车15分钟就到那家饭店。

【扩】cab 出租车

【搭】take a taxi 打出租车

   reserve a taxi 预订一辆出租车

Pilatus Porter [ˈpilətəs ˈpɔːtə] 皮勒特斯·波特(飞机机名)

land [lænd] v. 着陆

【派】landing 着陆

【反】liftoff 起飞

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A: The plane will land soon.

B: Good! What a long trip!

A:飞机马上要着陆了。

B:太好了,真是漫长的行程啊!

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plough [plau] v. 耕地

lonely [ˈləunli] adj. 偏僻的,人迹罕至的

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A: The car broke down and we were stranded on a lonely road.

B: How can I help you?

A:汽车坏了,我们被困在一条偏僻的路上。

B:我能怎么帮你?

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Welsh [welʃ] adv. 威尔士的

roof [ruːf] n. 楼顶

block [blɔk] n. 一座大楼

flat [flæt] n. 公寓房

desert [diˈzəːt] v. 废弃

【派】deserted 荒芜的

【例】The factory was deserted ten years ago.这家工厂十年前就被废弃了。

【扩】trash 废弃

 

taxi

/ˈtæksi/n. 出租汽车
A taxi is a car driven by a person whose job is to take people where they want to go in return for money. 出租车

noun [具体名词]出租车,计程车,的士;(南非的)小型不定时公交车;出租汽船(或其他交通工具) - I hurried away to hail a taxi.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](飞机)缓慢滑行;(飞行员)驾驶(飞机)缓慢滑行;乘出租车 - The taxi showed up on the dot.

  • taxi driver 出租车司机
  • take a taxi
  • take a bus
  • take a lift

Pilatus Porter

/pɪˈleɪtəs ˈpɔrtər/n. 皮勒特斯 波特(飞机名)
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959.

noun [专属名词]皮勒特斯·波特(飞机机名) - The "taxi" is a small Swiss aeroplane called a"Pilatus Porter".

land *

/lænd/v. 着陆 (不及物)
Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. 土地

noun [专属名词]陆地,地面;土地(尤指耕地或建筑用地);地产,地皮;农耕,农村生活;国度,国土;想象(或虚构)的地方;(枪炮)阳膛线 - Who do you rent the land from?

verb [vi. 不及物动词]着陆,降落;使(飞机)平稳着陆;登陆,上岸;(从船或飞机上)卸下(货物);落下,跌落;<非正式>使陷入(困境);<非正式>(令人不快的事)突然出现;<非正式>(尤指轻而易举或意外地)获得;打中(一拳) - They finally lost sight of land.

plough

/plaʊ/v. 耕地
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades that is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. 犁

verb [vi. 不及物动词]耕,犁;(用或仿佛用犁)划出(沟或线);(用犁)挖出;(轮船,木船)穿过(水域),破浪前进;奋力前进;(不顾困难或要求停止的警告而)继续坚持;<美>(用扫雪机)从(道路)清除积雪;(尤指车辆)猛撞 - They were no longer using mules and horses to plough their fields.

noun [专属名词]犁;犁过的地,耕地;<美>雪犁,扫雪机;北斗七星(the Plough);北斗七星(the Plough) - You can start again on mathematics, until is it is time to learn to plough.

lonely

🇬🇧/ˈləʊnli/ 🇺🇸/ˈloʊnli/adj. 偏僻的, 人迹罕见的(地方)
Someone who is lonely is unhappy because they are alone or do not have anyone they can talk to. (人) 孤独的

adjective [原级]孤单的,寂寞的;在孤单中度过的;偏僻的,人迹罕至的 - A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to.

Welsh

/welʃ/adj. 威尔士的
Welsh means belonging or relating to Wales, or to its people, language, or culture. 威尔士(人)的; 威尔士语的; 威尔士文化的

adjective [原级]威尔士(人)的,威尔士语的 - Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.

noun [专属名词]威尔士语;威尔士人 - His first language is Welsh.

roof

/ruːf/n. 楼顶 (从外面看)
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather. 屋顶

noun [专属名词]屋顶,车顶;(洞穴、矿井等的)顶部;口腔顶部,上腭;住处,栖身之处;(价格或工资的)最高限度,上限 - The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather. (

verb [vt. 及物动词]给.....盖上屋顶;覆遮,遮蔽 - They are going to roof the yard over to make a garage.

block *

🇬🇧/blɒk/ 🇺🇸/blɑːk/n. 块, 一座大楼
A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it. 大块

noun [具体名词]大块,一块(木料、石头等);(四面临街的)街段,街区;大楼,大厦;栋,座,幢;障碍物,阻碍(a block in the pipe / drain);(短时间的)思维停滞,思维中断;一组,一批,一叠;(连续的)一段时间;阻挡,拦截;积木;(古代斩首用的)垫头木;<美>一大片土地;(物体的)平面,纯色色块;滑轮,滑轮组;区块 - A block of apartments or offices is a large building containing them.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]阻塞,堵塞(道路、管道等);遮住(视线);封锁,挡住(去路);阻挠,阻止;阻截,拦截(对方的球);对…进行块操作;用模具使(帽等)成形 - To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it.

flat *

/flæt/n. 公寓房
Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. 平的

adjective [原级]平的,水平的;平坦的;(水面)平静的,波澜不兴的;平滑的;平放的,平躺的,平卧的;足弓平坦的;扁平的;(鞋)平跟的,低跟的;断然的,直截了当的;(费率、价格等)统一的,固定的;(市场、价格等)疲软的,萧条的;枯燥的,无趣的,缺乏热情的;(饮品)走了气的;(轮胎)没气的,瘪的;(电池)电力不足的,没电的;平淡的,无变化的 - Flat means horizontal and not upright.

adverb [程度副词]水平地;平整地;平贴着;正好;完全地,彻底地;音调偏低地 - If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be.

noun [具体名词]<英>公寓,单元房;(通常指近水的)浅滩,洼地;(某物的)平面部份;(音符的)降半音;降半音符号;<美>浅箱,浅苗床;平底鞋,低跟鞋(flats);漏气轮胎;平板列车,敞车,平台货车;平面布景,布景屏;无障碍平地赛马季节(the Flat) - You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]住公寓,伙住公寓;<美>(乐)把(音调)降半音 - A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom.

desert *

🇬🇧/ˈdezət/ 🇺🇸/ˈdezərt/v. 废弃
A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 沙漠

noun [专属名词]沙漠,荒漠;荒凉的地方;应得的赏罚 - It was a long time since she'd referred to her father's desertion.

verb [vt. 及物动词]离弃,舍弃(某地);抛弃,遗弃(某人);背弃,放弃;擅离,开小差;突然丧失 - If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty.

adjective [原级]无人居住的,荒凉的;像沙漠的 - She led them into a deserted sidestreet.