sound [saund] n. 声音
【扩】voice 声音,嗓音
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A: The sound is so familiar.
B: Yes, I'm sure you know the man.
A:这声音太熟悉了。
B:是的,我肯定你认识这个人。
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excitement [ikˈsaitmənt] n. 激动,兴奋
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A: The boy's eyes rounded with excitement.
B: Because this is his first present.
A:男孩兴奋得眼睛睁得圆圆的。
B:因为这是他的第一份礼物。
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handsome [ˈhændsəm] adj. 漂亮的,美观的
【扩】pretty 漂亮的 beautiful 漂亮的
【搭】a handsome guy 一个英俊的人
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A: Look at the picture. This is my father.
B: What a handsome gentleman your father is!
A:看看这张照片,这是我爸爸。
B:你爸爸真是一位潇洒的绅士!
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Rolls-Royce [ˌrəulz-ˈrɔis] 劳斯莱斯
Benz [benz] n. 奔驰
wheel [wiːl] n. 轮子
【搭】on wheels 顺利,顺畅
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A: Do you carry a spare wheel in your car?
B: I'm afraid not.
A:你的汽车上有备用车轮吗?
B:恐怕没有。
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explosion [ikˈspləuʒən] n. 爆炸,轰响
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A: The echo of the explosion damped itself in the air.
B: What on earth happened?
A:爆炸的回声在空中渐渐消散。
B:到底发生了什么事情?
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course [kɔːs] n. 跑道,行程
rival [ˈraivəl] n. 对手
【派】rivalry 对抗
【扩】opponent 对手 match 对手 adversary 敌手,对手
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A: Who is your rival?
B: The man in white shorts is.
A:谁是你的对手?
B:那个穿白色短裤的就是。
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speed [spiːd] (sped [sped], sped) v. 疾驰
【派】speedy 快的,迅速的
【扩】gallop 飞驰 spin 疾驰
【搭】speed up 加快速度
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A: Why do you stop me, sir?
B: You were speeding.
A:先生,你为什么让我停下来?
B:你超速驾驶了。
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downhill [ˌdaunˈhil] adv. 下坡
【构】down(向下的)+hill(山)=downhill(下坡)
【扩】downslope 下坡
【反】upgrade 上坡
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A: Be careful while going downhill.
B: Take it easy. I know what I'm doing.
A:下坡的时候小心点。
B:放心,我知道自己在做什么。
noun [抽象名词]声音,声响;听力范围,听距;乐音;(音乐演出、电影等的)音响录制和播出,音响制作;无线电广播;声音,音响;(个人或乐队的)音乐特色,音乐风格;<非正式>流行音乐(sounds);海峡,海湾;厄勒海峡(the Sound);印象,感觉;(检查体腔的)医用探子 - Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使)发声,(使)作响;发出(警告等),(以…语调)发表;测量(水体)的深度;试探,探询;听起来像;(从嗓音中)听起来;(用于谈论印象或观点)听起来,似乎;发音;听诊(肺或其他体腔);(医)用探子检查(人的膀胱或其他内腔);(尤指鲸鱼)向深海潜入 - The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office.
adjective [原级]无损伤的,健康的,坚实的;合理的,明智的,可靠的;全面的,透彻的;酣睡的,沉睡的;(惩罚)严厉的;不错的,实实在在的;资金充实的 - They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets.
① n. 声音
- sound n. 任何声音都可以
- voice n. 人的声音
- noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音
② v. 听起来
③ adj. 合理的(等于 reasonable adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的)
- I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一个合理的建议。
- soundly adj. 香甜的
- sleep soundly
noun [专属名词]令人激动(或兴奋)的事,刺激因素;激动,兴奋;性兴奋 - Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
- to one's excitement… 令某人激动的是……
- The most exciting thing is that… 最令人激动的是……
- The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是……
- It excited me that… 让我激动的是……
adjective [原级](男子)英俊的,帅气的;(女子)端庄健美的;宽敞而美观的,宏伟的;慷慨的,气量大的;(金额)可观的,优厚的;(礼品、奖品)贵重的,值钱的;(胜利)重大的 - e was tall, lean and handsome.
handsome adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连如
handsome 与人连用有阳刚的美,与物相连表示美观大方,并表示制作精良
handsome 跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气,类似女侠的概念
- Your husband is handsome.
beautiful 形容人的时候表示内在和外在美的统一, 完美的概念
- You look beautiful.
- Flowers are beautiful.
- Picture is beautiful.
pretty adj. 美丽(用于女孩或小孩),有柔美的意思
pretty 跟男性连用就表示没有阳刚气,女性化
- Your wife is pretty.
- pretty boy / pretty girl / pretty woman
nice adj. 美好的(人,天气, 食物, 物品的品质等)
- You are nice. 你长得不错
lovely adj. 可爱的
- This is a lovely story. 这是一个可爱的故事
good-looking adj. 很好看的
smart adj. 小巧而美丽的(物)或时髦而美丽的(人) She is smart.
cute adj.漂亮, 常用来形容小孩
- The baby is cute.
- What a cute baby! 多漂亮的宝宝啊!
- How cute you are! 你多漂亮啊!(可爱啊!)
noun [专属名词]劳斯莱斯 - Rolls Royce produces around 1,000 extremely desirable cars a year.
adjective [原级]最佳的 - He drove a Rolls-Royce with a personalised number plate.
noun [专属名词]奔驰(世界著名汽车品牌) - Do you need your Mercedes-Benz?
noun [专属名词]轮子,车轮;汽车(wheels);机轮,齿轮,传动轮;(汽车、轮船等的)方向盘,转向盘;系统,机构;轮状物;轮盘(一种旋转的赌具);轮;重要人物,大亨;轮式机械(或器具);旋转,回旋;(诗歌等的)叠句;<史>(用于牵拉或分裂肢体的)轮式刑车(the wheel) - A wheel is a circular object that forms a part of a machine, usually a moving part.
verb [vt. 及物动词]推,拉(带轮运输工具);用有轮之物推动(或拉动、移动)…;(鸟或飞机)盘旋;(使)迅速转身,猛然转身 - If you wheel an object that has wheels somewhere, you push it along.
noun [抽象名词]爆破,爆炸(声);激增;爆发,迸发;突发的巨响;某事证实是错误的,推翻 - She was blinded in the explosion.
noun [具体名词]课程;过程;道路,航线;进程,进展;方针,总方向;行动方式,处理方法;疗程;一道菜;比赛场地;(砖、石等墙的)层;(常sing.)追踪狩猎(尤指野兔);横帆;一组同音弦;追踪狩猎(尤指野兔) - A course of action is an action or a series of actions that you can do in a particular situation.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]奔流,快速流动;(感情、思想)涌动;(用猎犬)追踪(兔子) - If a ship or aircraft is on course, it is travelling along the correct route. If it is off course, it is no longer travelling along the correct route.
① n. 跑道,行程
- on the course 按照轨道运行
- off course 偏离轨道
- of course 当然
② n. 课程
- This term, I took/take seven courses. 这学期我学了七门课
noun [专属名词]竞争对手,敌手;可与之匹敌者,可与之相比的人(或物) - The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
verb [vt. 及物动词]与......相匹敌,比得上 - Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.
adjective [原级]竞争的,对抗的 - This year the newspaper has outsold its main rival.
competition n. 竞争, 竞赛
- The person who takes part in the competition.
competitor n. 竞争者, 对手
opposite n. 相反的事物;adj. 相对的, 对面的, 对立的, 相反的, 对等的, 对应的
opponent n. 对手, 反对者(持反对意见的人, 如辩论赛上的和政治上的) enemy n. 敌人
noun [抽象名词](运动)速度;(某事发生或进行的)速度;快,迅速;排挡,变速器;快门速度;感光度;照片曝光的时间;<非正式>安非他明;<古>成功,繁荣 - The speed of something is the rate at which it happens or is done. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]快速移动;快速运送;超速驾驶;(使)加速,促进 - If you speed somewhere, you move or travel there quickly, usually in a vehicle. (
① v. 疾驶,急行
- The police car sped past us.
- The two men sped out of the room.
② n. 速度
- at the speed of 以……的速度
- The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.在车后的 3 speed/4 speed 表示档位
speed up 速度的增加, 加速
slow down 减速
blow up 风力的增加
adverb [方式副词]下坡;向下;每况愈下 - He headed downhill toward the river.
adjective [原级]下坡的;容易的 - Well, I guess it's all downhill from here.
noun [抽象名词]下坡;滑降 - Since I started to work longer hours things have gone steadily downhill.
- downstairs 下楼
- upstairs 上楼
- go down stairs
- go downhill 下山
downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商业区(反意词 uptown 远离商业区)
- I'll go to the downtown.