fantasy [ˈfæntəsi] n. 幻想故事
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A: Peter lives in a world of fantasy.
B: It's bad for him.
A：彼得整天生活在幻想的世界中。
B：这对他不好。
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ambassador [æmˈbæsədə] n. 大使
Escalopia 艾斯卡罗比亚（虚构的国名）
frightful [ˈfraitfəl] adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊的
【扩】startling 惊人的
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A: Something frightful was about to descend on him.
B: We'd better remind him before that comes.
A：可怕的灾祸就要落到他头上了。
B: 我们最好在那件事降临之前提醒他。
fire extinguisher [ˈfaiə-ˌikˈstiŋɡwiʃə] 灭火器
drily [ˈdraili] adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地
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A: He answered the questions drily.
B: What made him unhappy today?
A：他冷冰冰地回答了对方的提问。
B：今天什么事让他不高兴了？
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embassy [ˈembəsi] n. 大使馆
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A: They asked me to go to the embassy and apply for a new passport.
B: That will be a lot of trouble.
A：他们让我到大使馆补办护照。
B：那可麻烦了。
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heaven [ˈhevən] n. 天，天堂
basement [ˈbeismənt] n. 地下室
【扩】hypogeum 地下室 mattamore 地下室
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A: My office is a cubby-hole in the basement.
B: Is there a window in your office?
A：我的办公室是在地下室的一个小房间。
B：你办公室有窗户吗？
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definitely [ˈdefinitli] adv. 肯定地
【扩】sure 肯定地，确定地 certain 确定的，必然的
【反】questioningly 疑惑地
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A: The time difference between America and China is twelve hours.
B: That definitely has affected you.
A：美国和中国之间的时差是12小时。
B：那肯定对你们有影响。
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post [pəust] v. 派任
shot [ʃɔt] n. 子弹
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A: The shot wounded her leg.
B: To be a policewoman is very dangerous.
A：子弹打伤了她的腿。
B：做女警太危险了。
noun [抽象名词]幻想，想象；想象产物，幻想作品；虚拟比赛（游戏）；幻想曲，集成曲；期望 - You can refer to a story or situation that someone creates from their imagination and that is not based on reality as fantasy.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]想象，幻想 - Compared to fantasy, reality is always much sweeter.
noun [专属名词]大使，使节；（体育项目、行业等的）代表人物 - I've been invited to meet with the ambassador.
noun [专属名词]艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名) - When the ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
adjective [原级]可怕的；惊人的；非常的 - My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
- in a frightful state 处于一种可怕的状态
- a frightful accident / disaster 可怕的事故/灾难
- frightful news 震惊的新闻
noun [专属名词]灭火器：一种用于扑灭初期火灾的设备，通常包含有化学药剂或水等灭火物质。 - Make sure you know how to use a fire extinguisher in case of an emergency.
adverb [程度副词]干燥地；冷淡地；讽刺地 - He swallowed drily and nodded.
noun [集合/集体]大使馆工作人员；大使馆；（外交）特别使团 - The American embassy has already complained.
noun [抽象名词]天堂，天国；<非正式>极乐之地，极乐；<文>天空；神，诸神；与上帝同享永福 - I believed that when I died I would go to heaven and see God.
interjection [惊讶]（表示惊讶或强调）天哪 - Good Heavens! That explains a lot!
noun [专属名词]地下室，地库 - They bought an old schoolhouse to live in and built a workshop in the basement.
adverb [程度副词]肯定地，当然；明确地，确定地 - I'm definitely going to get in touch with these people.
- He is definitely going to the meeting.
- I cannot tell you definitely when we will finish it.
noun [抽象名词]<英>邮政，邮递；<英>邮件，包裹；<英>收集（或投递）邮件的时间，邮班；（尤指重要的）工作，职位；岗位，工作地点；哨岗，哨位；营区，军营；柱，杆，桩；（赛马的）起点标杆，终点标杆（the post）；球门柱；邮报（用于某些报纸名称中）；帖子，在线留言板上的信息；<美>驻军，卫戍部队；<美>退伍军人协会地方分会；篮球场上篮筐附近的区域；策应位置 - There was no post except the usual junk addressed to the occupant.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]<英>邮寄，投递；<英>把（信件等）投入邮筒；<英>把…放入（或塞入）；派驻，委派； 使驻守，布置…站岗；；张贴（标志、通知等），公布；宣布，公布（尤指财务报表）；支付（尤指保释金等）；宣布（军人）失踪（或死亡）；（运动员，参赛队）取得（成绩），创造（纪录）；（在因特网上）公布信息，发帖子 - Officials began posting warning notices.
preposition [位置和方向]在…之后 - Keep me posted on your progress.
① vt. 派任，委派（与人连用）
- I must definitely get that fellow posted.
- Two months ago, Horst was posted to Paris.
② vt. 邮寄（与物连用，美语用 mail）
- He posted me a Christmas card last year.
- Would you please post this parcel for me?
noun [具体名词]射击，开枪（或炮）；枪（或炮）声；射手，枪手；弹丸，子弹；火箭发射；<非正式>（话语或行动上的）一击；（用手或某物）击，打；<非正式> 尝试，努力；击球，射门，投篮；（攻向球门的）球；铅球；一张照片，（电影的）一组镜头；镜头范围；<美，非正式> 注射；一口，一小杯（烈性酒）；少量；（某事发生或达成的）概率，可能性 - He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot.
adjective [原级]杂色的，闪色的；<非正式> 破烂不堪，筋疲力尽；充满（某种颜色、特质等）；<美，澳新>醉的 - (of textiles) woven to give a changing colour effect
verb [vt. 及物动词]开（枪），射击；射出（弓箭等）；狩猎（shoot 的过去式和过去分词形式） - He had only one shot at goal.
noun [抽象名词]目标，目的；瞄准，对准；枪法，击中目标的能力 - The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Hindu culture and traditions.
verb [vt. 及物动词]瞄准，对准；旨在，致力于；针对，指向 - He said he would aim for the 100 metre world record at the world championships in August.
① vt. &vi.（把……）瞄准/对准
- He aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
- He aimed at the dog but missed.
② vi. 目标在于，志向
- What he aims for is money. 他追求的是金钱。
- She aims to be a painter.
③ n. 目的，目标，志向
- What is your aim in life?
- You’ve missed your aim again.