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…
- She was unable to contain her excitement. 她无法抑制内心的激动。
- Hardly could I hold back my excitement when I heard that you will come to China. 听说你要来中国，我几乎无法抑制激动的心情。
- No it was, it was masking my excitement to actually seeing them. 不，那是为了掩饰我的兴奋，为了真的能看到这个。
The most exciting thing is that… 最令人激动的是…
- The most exciting thing, though, is that I now feel some kind of control over my migraines. 尽管这样，令我最兴奋的是现在我感觉偏头疼已经可以很好的控制了。
- The most exciting thing for the children is that we can get a lot of lucky money from our parents. 对小孩子们来说，最让我们感到高兴的是我们能够从家长那里得到很多的压岁钱呢！
The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是…
- The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere.这架飞机的最使人吃惊的事情是，它可以在任何地方着路。
It excited me that… 让我激动的是…
- That got me excited because I figured it would be quite a challenge. 这个计划让我非常兴奋，因为这非常有挑战性。
- It was a letter that made me the most excited in my life. 那是我生命中最令我兴奋的一封信。
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.