Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? 【单词列表】

blessing [ˈblesiŋ] n. 福分,福气

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A: All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil and self-denial.

B: I can't agree with you more.

A:我们得到的一切福气都是劳动、辛苦和自我克制的结果。

B:我十分赞成你的说法。

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disguise [disˈɡaiz] n. 伪装

【扩】camouflage 伪装

【搭】in the disguise of 伪装成

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A: His disguise was clever.

B: Yes, but his voice betrayed him.

A:他的伪装很巧妙。

B:是的,但是他的声音暴露了他的身份。

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tiny [ˈtaini] adj. 极小的

【扩】infinitesimal 极小的  teeny 极小的,微小的  dinky 小巧的

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A: The tiny ant can boost a burden 50 times its weight.

B: That's so miraculous.

A:小小的蚂蚁能搬动相当于其自身重量50倍重的东西。

B:这太神奇了。

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possess [pəˈzes] v. 拥有

cursed [kəːsd] adj. 可恨的

【扩】hateful 可恨的  hateable 可恨的

【例】What a cursed animal the fly is!

   苍蝇是多么可恨的一种动物啊!

increase [inˈkriːs] v. 增加

【反】decrease 减少

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A: You should increase the sales.

B: That's not very easy.

A:你们得提高销售额。

B:那不是很容易。

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plant [plɑːnt] v. 种植

【派】plantation 种植园

【扩】grow 种植

【搭】plant trees 种树

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A: How many different kinds of plant are there in the park?

B: There are fifty kinds at least.

A:这个公园里有多少种不同种类的植物?

B:至少有50种。

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church [tʃəːtʃ] n. 教堂

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A: Where will your wedding be held?

B: It will be held in the church.

A:你们的婚礼将在哪儿举行?

B:将在教堂进行。

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evil [ˈiːvəl] adj. 坏的

【扩】wicked 坏的

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A: He hurt his leg while he was escaping.

B: Evil actions will bring retribution.

A:他在逃跑的过程中伤到了腿。

B:恶有恶报。

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reputation [ˌrepjuˈteiʃən] n. 名声

【搭】lose one's reputation 名声扫地

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A: I'm so sorry to have damaged the reputation of the company.

B: It's far from enough to merely say "sorry".

A:损害了公司的声誉,我真的感到非常抱歉。

B:光说声“对不起”是远远不够的。

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claim [kleim] v. 以……为其后果

victim [ˈviktim] n. 受害者,牺牲品

【扩】sufferer 受害者  underdog 受迫害者

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A: The victim was stabbed with a dagger.

B: Have you found the suspect?

A:受害者为一把匕首所伤。

B:你们找到嫌疑人了吗?

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vicar [ˈvikə] n. 教区牧师

source [sɔːs] n. 来源

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A: Ten sources is usually the minimum number for a paper.

B: I see. How about topics?

A:一篇论文通常至少要有十个来源。

B:我知道了,那么主题呢?

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income [ˈinkʌm] n. 收入

【扩】earnings 收入

【反】expense 花费

【搭】net income 纯收入

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A: Her retirement income will be ample for her needs.

B: But she is still very frugal.

A:她的退休金足够她的生活所需了。

B:但她仍然很节俭。

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trunk [trʌŋk] n. 树干

 

blessing

/ˈblesɪŋ/n. 福分,福气
A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. 幸事

noun [专属名词]幸事,福祉;支持,赞同;上帝的恩宠,祝福;祷告,祈祷 - The bishop said the blessing.

verb [vt. 及物动词]求上帝保佑,祝福;祝圣,使圣洁;赞美上帝(bless 的现在分词形式) - For the most part good looks is a blessing.

disguise

/dɪsˈɡaɪz/n. 伪装
If you are in disguise, you are not wearing your usual clothes or you have altered your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. 伪装

verb [vt. 及物动词]假扮,伪装;掩饰,隐瞒 - She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield.

noun [抽象名词]伪装物,伪装 - He is a master of disguise.

in disguise 穿着伪装的

  • a wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼, 被伪装的狼

a blessing in disguise 因祸得福

  • a curse in disguise (curse] n. 诅咒, 咒语, 祸根, 祸因;vt. 诅咒, 咒骂, 降祸, 使受罪)

tiny

/ˈtaɪni/adj. 极小的
Something or someone that is tiny is extremely small. 极小的

adjective [原级]极小的,微小的 - Each individual flower is tiny.

noun [专属名词]<非正式>幼童 - Her tiny hands gently touched my face.

possess

/pəˈzes/v. 拥有
If you possess something, you have it or own it. 拥有

verb [vt. 及物动词]<正式> 拥有,持有;具有(品质或能力);(尤指邪恶的鬼魅或精灵)缠住,迷住;受(感情)支配,受(感情)影响;了解,懂得;<文> 与(女人)性交 - He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon.

  • sb. possess sth. 某人有某物
  • in one's possession 某人有某物

cursed

🇬🇧/kɜːst/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɜːrsɪd/adj. 可恨的
If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it. 受…折磨的

adjective [原级]被诅咒的 - Bulman was cursed with a poor memory for names.

verb [vt. 及物动词]诅咒(curse 的过去分词) - I cursed and hobbled to my feet.

increase *

/ɪnˈkriːs/v. 增加
If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. 使增加; 增加

verb [vt. 及物动词]增长,增强,增大 - The population continues to increase.

noun [抽象名词]增长;增长量 - If there is an increase in the number, level, or amount of something, it becomes greater.

add 为及物动词;grow 为不及物动词

  • The firm has increased his salary.
  • His salary has increased.

plant *

🇬🇧/plɑːnt/ 🇺🇸/plænt/v. 种植
A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots. 植物

noun [具体名词]植物;工厂,发电厂;<美>房屋,设施;重型机械,机械设备;栽赃物品;密探,卧底;(斯诺克)击接触球犯规 - Water each plant as often as required.

verb [vt. 及物动词]栽种,种植;灌输(思想);栽赃;安放(炸弹),(秘密)放置;安插(眼线、密探等);把…牢牢插进,稳固地放置…;(通常出于不可告人的目的)发布,散布;移栽,移植 - She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.

① vt. 种植;在……内种植 

  • plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管)
  • Tree Planting day 植树节
  • They planted grass seed on the desolate hills.

grow v. 生长

  • grow sth. 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长)
  • A bomb was planted on the plane.
  • On that day many policemen were planted along the main street.

church

🇬🇧/tʃɜːtʃ/ 🇺🇸/tʃɜːrtʃ/n. 教堂
A church is a building in which Christians worship. 教堂

noun [专属名词]教堂;礼拜仪式;教派,教会 - A Church is one of the groups of people within the Christian religion, for example Catholics or Methodists, that have their own beliefs, clergy, and forms of worship. (

verb [vi. 不及物动词]<古>把(产妇等)带到教堂做感恩礼拜;<美>对…进行教会裁决 - ow often do you go to church ?

adjective [原级]教会的;礼拜的 - The church bells keep me from sleeping.

church 加 the 表示地点;church 不加 the 和功能有关

  • go to the church 去教堂玩
  • I am at the church. 在教堂玩
  • go to church 去教堂做礼拜
  • I am at church. 做礼拜

evil

/ˈiːv(ə)l/adj. 坏的
Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and that causes wicked and bad things to happen. 恶; 邪恶

adjective [原级]恶毒的,邪恶的;有害的,易造成伤害的;讨厌的,令人不舒服的;恶魔的,不祥的 - If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people.

noun [抽象名词]有害(或不受欢迎)的事;邪恶,罪恶;坏事,恶行 - Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.

reputation

/ˌrepjuˈteɪʃ(ə)n/n. 名声
To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it. 名声

noun [抽象名词]名誉,名声 - The restaurant has a very good / bad name / reputation.

  • good reputation 好名声
  • bad reputation 坏名声

fame n. 名声(一定是好名声), 名望, 传说, <古>传闻

famous adj. 著名的, 出名的, <口>极好的, 令人满意的

claim *

/kleɪm/v. 以…为其后果
If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称

verb [vt. 及物动词]声称,断言;索取,索要(钱);要求(拥有),认领;使丧生,致命;赢得,获得;值得,需要(花时间或精力) - He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.

noun [抽象名词]声称,断言;索要,索赔;权利,所有权;要求得到的土地使用权;专利新特征申明 - Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.

claim = take 拿, 索取

claim 可以表示(疾病、意外等)夺去(生命)

  • The accident claimed a few lives.

① vt. &vi.(对……)提出要求,认领,索取

  • Has anyone claimed the child/wallet?

② vt. 声称,断言

  • They claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
  • He claimed that Tom had stolen his wallet.

victim

/ˈvɪktɪm/n. 受害者,牺牲品
A victim is someone who has been hurt or killed. 受害者

noun [专属名词]受害者,罹难者;(面对不幸事件或虐待时的)无助者,患病者;牺牲品,祭品;受骗者 - He was the victim of calumny.

vicar

🇬🇧/ˈvɪkə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈvɪkər/n. 教区牧师
A vicar is an Anglican priest who is in charge of a church and the area it is in, which is called a parish. (英国国教的)教区牧师; 教区教堂主持

noun [专属名词]教区牧师,教堂牧师;传教牧师;代理人 - A vicar is a priest who is in charge of a chapel that is associated with a parish church in the Episcopal Church in the United States. (

source

🇬🇧/sɔːs/ 🇺🇸/sɔːrs/n. 来源
The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. 来源

noun [抽象名词]来源,出处;(问题的)原因,根源;消息人士,信息来源;河流源头,发源地;源(代)码;(电子)源极,电源;(技)源 - Renewable sources of energy must be used.

verb [vt. 及物动词](从某地)获得;找出…的来源 - Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company.

income

/ˈɪnkʌm/n. 收入
A person's or organization's income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out. 收入

noun [专属名词]收入,收益 - All income must be declared.

trunk

/trʌŋk/n. 树干
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.

gain *

/ɡeɪn/v. 受益
If a person or place gains something such as an ability or quality, they gradually get more of it. 获得

verb [vt. 及物动词]获得,赢得;受益;增加,增长;(经过努力)到达;(钟表)走快;持球前进,推进(一段距离) - Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine.

noun [抽象名词]增加;好处,改进;收益;将球推进的距离;(常用对数表示的功率或电压的)增益 - News on new home sales is brighter, showing a gain of nearly 8% in June.

vt. 获得,得到(=get sth.)

受益,获益(earn 无此含义)

  • Jane has gained much from her year in Australia.