Lesson 72 A car called bluebird 【单词列表】

racing [ˈreisiŋ] n. 竞赛

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A: She won a top prize for flying racing planes.

B: She didn't tell me that before.

A:她曾在飞行竞赛中获得头奖。

B:她之前没告诉过我。

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per [pəː] prep. 每

Utah [ˈjuːtɑː] n. 犹他(美国州名)

horsepower [ˈhɔːsˌpauə] n. 马力

burst [bəːst] v. 爆裂

【扩】crack 使裂开

【搭】burst into 闯入

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A: They've turned off the water while they mend a burst pipe.

B: Why don't they turn it on after that?

A:他们修理爆裂的水管时,关上了水门。

B:为什么过后他们不打开呢?

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average [ˈævəridʒ] adj. 平均的

footstep [ˈfutstep] n. 足迹

 

racing

/ˈreɪsɪŋ/n. 竞赛
Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles. 动物赛跑比赛 (尤指赛马); 赛车

noun [专属名词]赛马;竞赛 - The racing cars zapped past us.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]赛马(race 的 ing 形式);竞赛 - He owns a string of racing stables.

adjective [原级]比赛的 - Williams is obsessive about motor racing.

per

🇬🇧/pə(r)/ 🇺🇸/pər/prep. 每
You use per to express rates and ratios. For example, if something costs $50 per year, you must pay $50 each year for it.每

preposition [其他介词]每,每一;按照,根据;<古>经;(纹章)依…的方向 - The price is $40 per person.

adverb [关系副词]每,每个 - Together we earn $60,000 per year.

Utah

🇬🇧/ˈjuːtɑː/ 🇺🇸/ˈjuːˌtɑː/n. 犹他(美国州名)
The name "Utah" originates from the Native American "Ute" tribe which means people of the mountains.

noun [专属名词]美国犹他州 - He was confined in an internment camp in Utah.

horsepower

🇬🇧/ˈhɔːspaʊə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈhɔːrspaʊər/n. 马力
Horsepower is a unit of power used for measuring how powerful an engine is. 马力

noun [抽象名词]马力(功率单位) - Our horsepower was less than half that of the winner.

burst

🇬🇧/bɜːst/ 🇺🇸/bɜːrst/v. 爆裂
If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out. 使爆裂; 爆裂

verb [vt. 及物动词]爆炸,爆裂,胀开;冲,闯,突然出现;猛然打开;充满,满怀(be bursting with);决堤;突然活跃起来;突然发生,突然发作;分页,断纸 - The driver lost control when a tire burst.

noun [抽象名词]突发,迸发;爆裂,裂口;一阵短促的射击 - Then the applause burst out.

① vi. 爆炸,爆裂

  • A tyre burst during the second run.
  • The balloon burst.

② vt.& vi. 突然打开

  • We burst the door open.
  • While I was reading, the door burst open and John came in.

average

/ˈævərɪdʒ/adj. 平均的
An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together. 平均数

noun [专属名词]平均水平,一般标准;平均数,平均值;(海损的)平均分担;(按保单规定应付赔偿额的)降减,均减 - Take the average of those ratios and multiply by a hundred.

adjective [原级]普通的,平常的;不好不坏的;平均(数)的;中等的,适中的 - The average price of goods rose by just 2.2%.

verb [vt. 及物动词]平均为,平均达到;计算平均值;将…平均分配;(行情下跌时)买进更多的证券(或商品)以降低平均进价 - We averaged 42 miles per hour.

footstep

/ˈfʊtstep/n. 足迹
footstep is the sound or mark that is made by someone walking each time their foot touches the ground. 脚步声; 脚步

noun [专属名词]脚步,足迹;脚步声;一步的距离;路途,路线 - And I never stop my footstep.