Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace 【单词列表】

palace [ˈpælis] n. 宫殿

extraordinary [ikˈstrɔːdinəri] adj. 不平常的,非凡的

【派】extraordinarily 格外地

【扩】prominent 突出的,卓越的  outstanding 杰出的,突出的

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A: It's quite extraordinary; I can't understand it at all.

B: You need not to do so.

A:这件事太不寻常了,我完全不能理解它。

B:你没必要理解。

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exhibition [ˌeksiˈbiʃən] n. 展览

iron [ˈaiən] n. 铁

various [ˈvɛəriəs] adj. 各种各样的

machinery [məˈʃiːnəri] n. 机器

【扩】machine 机器

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A: The machinery is driven by electricity.

B: Can you show me how to operate it?

A:这些机器是由电力推动的。

B:你能告诉我怎么操作吗?

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display [diˈsplei] n. 展览

steam [stiːm] n. 蒸汽

profit [ˈprɔfit] n. 利润

【派】profitable 有益的

【搭】net profit 纯利润  gross profit 毛利

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A: Does this company gain profits?

B: Yes, the annual profit is about ten million dollars.

A:这家公司赢利吗?

B:是的,年赢利1000万美元左右。

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college [ˈkɔlidʒ] n. 学院

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A: It's said that he is one of the top students in the college.

B: Yes, he is also the monitor in our class.

A:据说他是学院里最顶尖的学生之一。

B:是的,他还是我们班的班长。

palace

/ˈpæləs/n. 宫殿
A palace is a very large impressive house, especially one that is the official home of a king, queen, or president. 宫殿

noun [专属名词]王宫,(官位极高者的)府邸;住在王宫里的人,王室(the Palace);大厦,豪宅 - We drove through the palace gates.

adjective [原级]王宫的,(总统)官邸的;与政府人员有关的 - The palace was bedecked with flags.

extraordinary

🇬🇧/ɪkˈstrɔːd(ə)n(ə)ri/ 🇺🇸/ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/adj. 不平常的,非凡的
If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality. 非凡的

adjective [原级]异乎寻常的,令人惊奇的;非凡的,卓越的;特别的,临时的;特大(或多)的;特派的,特命的 - If you describe something as extraordinary, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising.

exhibition

/ˌeksɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n/n. 展览
An exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery. 展览会

noun [具体名词]展览,展出;表现,展示;<美>表演赛;<英>奖学金 - An exhibition of a particular skilful activity is a display or example of it that people notice or admire. (

iron

🇬🇧/ˈaɪən/ 🇺🇸/ˈaɪərn/n. 铁
Iron is an element that usually takes the form of a hard, dark grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. 铁

noun [具体名词]铁;熨斗;铁器,铁制工具;镣铐;(矫正畸形腿的)夹腿;<非正式>马蹬;陨铁,铁陨石;(高尔夫球)铁头球杆;刚强,毅力 - An iron is an electrical device with a flat metal base. You heat it until the base is hot, then rub it over clothes to remove creases.

verb [vt. 及物动词]熨,烫 - If you iron clothes, you remove the creases from them using an iron.

adjective [原级]铁的,铁制的;刚强的,坚强的;强硬的,严酷的 - Iron is used in expressions such as an iron hand and iron discipline to describe strong, harsh, or unfair methods of control that do not allow people much freedom.

various

🇬🇧/ˈveəriəs/ 🇺🇸/ˈveriəs/adj. 各种各样的
If you say that there are various things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned. 各种不同的

adjective [原级]各种各样的;迥异的,千差万别的 - His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts.

pronoun [指示代词]不止一个的,各别的 - The methods are many and various.

machinery

/məˈʃiːnəri/n. 机器
You can use machinery to refer to machines in general, or machines that are used in a factory or on a farm. 机器; 机械

noun [集合/集体]机器,机械(尤指大型机械);体系,机制;运转部份,装置 - They set the machinery in motion.

机器总称(不可数)

  • a great deal of machinery 大量的机器
  • a piece of machinery = a machine 一台机器

display

/dɪˈspleɪ/n. 展览
If you display something that you want people to see, you put it in a particular place, so that people can see it easily. 陈列; 展出

verb [vt. 及物动词]展示,陈列;显露,表现;(计算机)显示;(为求偶)作炫耀行为 - Among the protesters and war veterans proudly displaying their medals was Aubrey Rose.

noun [具体名词]展览,陈列;表演;(计算机屏幕上的)显示,显示器;流露,表现;炫耀行为 - A hard copy of the screen display can also be obtained from a printer.

on display = on show 正在展览中

steam

/stiːm/n. 蒸汽
Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power. 蒸汽

noun [抽象名词]蒸汽,水蒸气;水汽,雾气;蒸汽动力(压力);力量,势头;蒸汽机车 - In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.

verb [vt. 及物动词]散发蒸汽,冒热气;蒸(食物);(以蒸汽为动力)行驶;快速行走,疾行;(使)蒙上水汽;蒸汽洗涤,蒸汽处理;用蒸汽软化(尤指胶水);<英,非正式>开始战斗,投入战斗;<非正式>(一群贼)(在匆忙通过公共场所时)顺路盗窃(或抢劫);用蒸汽开动(机车) - If you steam food or if it steams, you cook it in steam rather than in water.

adjective [原级]蒸汽的 - Steam rose from the boiling kettle.

  • steam boats 蒸汽船:一种使用蒸汽机驱动的船只,通常用于运输货物或旅客。
  • a steam hammer 蒸汽锤

profit

🇬🇧/ˈprɒfɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːfɪt/n. 利润
A profit is an amount of money that you gain when you are paid more for something than it cost you to make, get, or do it. 利润

noun [抽象名词]利润,盈利;<正式> 利益,好处 - The bank made pre-tax profits of $6.5 million.

verb [vt. 及物动词]获益,得益(于);赢利,获利 - Jennifer wasn't yet totally convinced that she'd profit from a more relaxed lifestyle.

① n. 利润,赢利;得益

  • Stores haven’t made as much profit as usual this year.
  • The profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.

② vi. 获益,得益;获利

  • I have profited much from your advice/this book/ living abroad.

college

🇬🇧/ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/n. 学院
A college is an institution where students study after they have left secondary school. 大学; 学院

noun [专属名词]大学专科;学院,分院;公学;学会,社团 - They're prepping for college.