Lesson 55 Not a gold mine 【单词列表】

gold [ɡəuld] n. 金子

【派】golden 金的

【例】The gold necklace is very elegant.

   这条金项链非常精致。

【搭】gold necklace 金项链

mine [main] n. 矿

treasure [ˈtreʒə] n. 财宝

【派】treasurer 财务主管

【扩】riches 财富

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A: If you find the treasure, we will go shares.

B: It's a deal.

A:如果你找到那批财宝,咱们平分。

B:就这么定了。

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revealer [riˈviːlə] n. 探测器

invent [inˈvent] v. 发明

【派】invention 发明

【扩】contrive 发明

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A: Do you know who invented this object?

B: I don't know that.

A:你知道这是谁发明的吗?

B:我不知道。

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detect [diˈtekt] v. 探测

bury [ˈberi] v. 埋藏

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A: Dig a pit and bury the box.

B: I don't think it's safe, either.

A:挖一个坑把这个盒子埋了。

B:我觉得这样也不安全。

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cave [keiv] n. 山洞

seashore [ˈsiːʃɔː] n. 海岸

pirate [ˈpaiərət] n. 海盗

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A: The pirate ship will catch up with us soon.

B: What should we do then?

A:海盗船马上就要追上我们了。

B:那我们应该怎么办呢?

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arm [ɑːm] v. 武装

soil [sɔil] n. 泥土

entrance [ˈentrəns] n. 入口

【扩】intake 入口

【搭】the enterance to……的入口

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A: The entrance to the theater is over there.

B: Thank you for telling me.

A:剧院的入口在那边。

B:谢谢你告诉我。

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finally [ˈfainəli] adv. 最后

【扩】at last 最后  in the end 最后

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A: The heat's finally over.

B: Yes, I can't stand it any more.

A:这阵酷热终于过去了。

B:是的,我再也无法多忍受一会儿了。

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worthless [ˈwəːθləs] adj. 毫无价值的

【扩】jadish 无价值的

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A: They esteem this proposal worthless.

B: Do you have the same opinion?

A:他们认为这个建议毫无价值。

B:你也有同样的看法吗?

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thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] adv. 彻底地

【扩】utterly 彻底地,完全地

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A: Do you understand me thoroughly?

B: Yes, I think I've mastered it.

A:你完全懂我的意思了吗?

B:是的,我想我掌握了。

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trunk [trʌŋk] n. 行李箱

【扩】boot 行李箱

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A: We can put it in the trunk.

B: Right. Please open it for me first.

A:我们可以把它放进行李箱。

B:对,请先帮我把行李箱打开。

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confident [ˈkɔnfidənt] adj. 有信心的

value [ˈvæljuː] n. 价值

【派】valuable 值钱的

【扩】worth 价值

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A: You'll have to fill in the value of the item.

B: Do I fill it here?

A:你必须填写物品的价值。

B:是写在这儿吗?

 

gold

🇬🇧/ɡəʊld/ 🇺🇸/ɡoʊld/n. 金子
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency. 黄金

noun [专属名词]金;金币,黄金制品;金色,金黄色;金牌;宝贵的东西,难能可贵的人;(箭术中的)靶心 - Gold rings adorned his fingers.

adjective [原级]金色的;金制的 - The diamond is mounted in gold.

sth. be made of gold ……由金子做成的

  • gold watch
  • gold ring
  • He loves gold more than anything else.
  • When Frank retired, they gave him a gold watch.
  • All that glitters is not gold. (all…is not… 不是所有的,部分否定 not all)

golden sentence 黄金句型

  • I am honoured to have the opportuneity to do sth.
  • I am glad to have the golden opportunity to do sth.
  • I am glad to have the golden opportunity to stay with you.
  • goldfish  n. 金鱼

mine *

/maɪn/n. 矿
Mine is the first person singular possessive pronoun. A speaker or writer uses mine to refer to something that belongs or relates to himself or herself. 我的

noun [专属名词]矿,矿井;地雷,水雷;宝库,源泉;<史>炸药坑道 - A mine is a place where deep holes and tunnels are dug under the ground in order to obtain a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold.

verb [vt. 及物动词]采(煤等矿物);布雷,用雷炸毁(车辆);寻找(某事物中)蕴含的价值;在(地下)挖洞(或坑道);挖掘(数据);挖矿(获取加密货币的勘探方式) - When a mineral such as coal, diamonds, or gold is mined, it is obtained from the ground by digging deep holes and tunnels.

pronoun [物主代词]我的;<英,非正式>我的家 - Her right hand is inches from mine.

treasure

🇬🇧/ˈtreʒə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈtreʒər/n. 财宝
Treasure is a collection of valuable old objects such as gold coins and jewels that has been hidden or lost. 财宝

noun [专属名词]金银财宝,珠宝,财富;(尤指艺术或有历史价值的)珍品;得力帮手,心肝宝贝;珍藏品,珍贵之物 - Treasures are valuable objects, especially works of art and items of historical value.

verb [vt. 及物动词]珍爱,珍藏;珍惜,珍视 - If you treasure something that you have, you keep it or care for it carefully because it gives you great pleasure and you think it is very special.

  • ‘treasure island’ 《金银岛》

jewel n. 宝石 珠宝, (可数)

  • jewelry n. 珠宝, 珠宝类 珠宝(总称, 不可数)
  • I have some jewels. = I have some jewelry.

diamond n. 钻石

  • jade n. 碧玉 (不可数名词)
  • jade palace 翠宫饭店

revealer

🇬🇧/rɪˈvi:lə/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈvilər/n. 探测器
A person or thing that reveals.

noun [专属名词]启示者;探测器 - A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented.

invent *

/ɪnˈvent/v. 发明
If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. 发明

verb [vt. 及物动词]发明,创造;编造,虚构 - He invented the first electric clock.

detect *

/dɪˈtekt/v. 探测
To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation. 探测

verb [vi. 不及物动词]查明,察觉;测出,检测,识别 - Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man's face.

bury *

/ˈberi/v. 埋藏
To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. 埋

verb [vt. 及物动词]埋,埋葬;埋藏,隐藏;掩藏情感;把头/脸埋进…;嵌入,插入;埋头于,专心于(bury oneself in);证明…是错的;<非正式>轻松战胜,击败 - They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it.

cave

/keɪv/n. 山洞
A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground. 洞穴

noun [专属名词]洞穴,山洞;地窖 - The guide flashed a light into the cave.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]洞穴探险;(在压力下)屈服,屈从;挖洞;塌落 - caveto hollow out

seashore

🇬🇧/ˈsiːʃɔː(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈsiːʃɔːr/n. 海岸
The seashore is the part of a coast where the land slopes down into the sea. 海岸边

noun [专属名词]海滨;海岸 - She takes her inspiration from shells and stones she finds on the seashore.

adjective [原级]海滨的;在海滨的 - He liked to look for shells on the seashore.

pirate

/ˈpaɪrət/n. 海盗
Pirates are sailors who attack other ships and steal property from them. 海盗

noun [专属名词]海盗,海上劫掠者;盗版者,侵犯专利权者;非法制作电视或广播节目的人(或组织);道德败坏者,违法者 - Didn't you let me go for a pirate?

verb [vt. 及物动词]盗印,窃用;劫掠(船只);<旧>劫掠(船只) - Someone who pirates CDs, DVDs, books, or computer programs copies and sells them when they have no right to do so.

adjective [原级]盗版的 - A pirate version of something is an illegal copy of it.

arm *

🇬🇧/ɑːm/ 🇺🇸/ɑːrm/v. 武装
Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end. 手臂

noun [专属名词]手臂,上肢;武器,军备;扶手;袖子;职能部门;臂(状部件);盾徽,纹章;狭长港湾;臂力 - The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down. (

verb [vt. 及物动词]武装,备战;提供,配备;使(炸弹等)随时爆炸,准备发射 - If you arm someone with a weapon, you provide them with a weapon.

① n. 手臂;武器

  • hold one's arm
  • Farewell! Arms 永别了, 武器
  • farewell int. 再会,别了!(常含有永别或不容易再见面的意思)

② v. 武装

  • Soldiers should be armed well. 士兵应该要很好的武装。

be armed with … 用……来武装

  • The youth should be armed with knowledge. 年轻人应该用知识武装自己
  • The teacher should be patient. = The teacher should be armed with patience.

be covered with 被……覆盖

soil

/sɔɪl/n. 泥土
Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow. 土壤

noun [专属名词]泥土,土壤;(可供某物发展的)土壤,温床;国土,领土;<文>耕作,务农(the soil);粪便 - Farmers grow rice in the rich soil.

verb [vt. 及物动词]弄脏,玷污 - During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.

entrance

/ˈentrəns/n. 入口
The entrance to a place is the way into it, for example, a door or gate. 入口

noun [专属名词]入口,进口;进入,进门;(演员的)登台,登场;进入权,进入许可;卷入,参与;着手,开始;就任,就职 - You can refer to someone's arrival in a place as their entrance, especially when you think that they are trying to be noticed and admired.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使入迷,使狂喜 - If something or someone entrances you, they cause you to feel delight and wonder, often so that all your attention is taken up and you cannot think about anything else.

entrance of/to… ……的入口

  • entrance of the park
  • entrance to the park

finally

/ˈfaɪnəli/adv. 最后
You use finally to suggest that something happens after a long period of time, usually later than you wanted or expected it to happen. 终于

adverb [程度副词]终于;总之,最后;决定性地,不可变更地 - Finally she drifted into sleep.

worthless

🇬🇧/ˈwɜːθləs/ 🇺🇸/ˈwɜːrθləs/adj. 毫无价值的
Something that is worthless is of no real value or use. 无价值的

adjective [原级]无价值的,没用处的;不中用的,品质差的 - He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

thoroughly

🇬🇧/ˈθʌrəli/ 🇺🇸/ˈθɜːrəli/adv. 彻底地
in a thorough manner. "he searched the house thoroughly"

adverb [方式副词]完全地,极度地;仔细地,认真地,彻底地 - I'm thoroughly confused.

trunk

/trʌŋk/n. 行李箱
The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow. 树干

noun [专属名词]树干;(人或动物的)躯干;象鼻;<美>(汽车后部的)行李箱,后备箱;旅行箱,衣箱;男式游泳裤(trunks);大血管,神经干;电缆管道,通风管;拳击手短裤(trunks) - Maloney unlocked his trunk and took out some coveralls.

adjective [原级]干线的 - I closed and roped the trunk.

confident

🇬🇧/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/adj. 有信心的
If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. 有信心的

adjective [原级](性格,态度)自信的,充满信心的;坚信的,肯定的 - I am confident that everything will come out right in time.

noun [专属名词]<古>密友,知己 - Marina was a confident, happy child.

be confident of doing sth. 有信心做…

  • We are confident of a successful outcome.我们相信会有圆满的结果。
  • You will be more confident of being a good leader. 你会更有信心成为一个好领导。
  • The team feels confident of winning. 这个队觉得有把握取胜。

be confident that + 从句 有信心做…

  • I am confident that everything will come out right in time. 我相信最终一切都会好起来的。
  • I am confident that our school basketball team will win a victory in Saturday's game. 我相信我们的学校篮球队会在周六的比赛中赢得胜利。
  • I'm confident that you will get the job. 我肯定你能得到那份工作。

value *

/ˈvæljuː/n. 价值
The value of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness.重要性; 益处

noun [抽象名词]价值;等值,等价,物有所值;重要性,有用性;重要特点,显著特点;价值观(values);(数学中的)值;(音乐中的)时值(指音符的时间长度);(词或其他语言单位)确切意义;(色彩)明暗度 - The value of this work experience should not be underestimated.

verb [vt. 及物动词]尊重,重视;给…估价,给…定价 - If you value something or someone, you think that they are important and you appreciate them.

① n. 表示抽象的价值或重要性,价值观(复数)

  • The stolen items were of sentimental, rather than financial value.被盗物品更具有情感上的涵义, 而不是经济上的价值.
  • This book is of great value to me.
  • His values are different from those of mine.

② vt. 尊重,重视

value sth. 认为……有价值

value sth. owned by oneself 敝帚自珍

  • Value your time. 珍惜时间
  • If you don’t value my advice, I’ll speak no more.