Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 【单词列表】

beggar [ˈbeɡə] n. 乞丐

food [fuːd] n. 食物

pocket [ˈpɔkit] n. 衣服口袋

【搭】out of pocket 赔钱

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A: He sneaked a watch into his pocket.

B: Didn't he pay for it?

A:他偷偷地将一只表塞进口袋。

B:他没有付钱吗?

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call [kɔːl] v. 拜访,光顾

beggar

🇬🇧/ˈbeɡə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbeɡər/n. 乞丐
A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.

noun [专属名词]乞丐,叫花子;<英,非正式>家伙 - There are no beggars on the street in Vienna.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使贫穷,使匮乏;难以相信,无法相容 - Why should I beggar myself for you?

food

/fuːd/n. 食物
Food is what people and animals eat.

noun [专属名词](植物生长的)养料;食物,食品 - I've converted to organic food.

a lot of food 食品不可数

  • rich food, 油腻的食物
  • mild food, 清淡的食物
  • spicy food,辛辣的食物
  • green food, 绿色食品
  • fast food, 快 餐
  • sea food, 海鲜 

pocket

🇬🇧/ˈpɒkɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɑːkɪt/n. 衣服口袋
A pocket is a kind of small bag that forms part of a piece of clothing, and that is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief.

noun [专属名词]衣袋,口袋;钱财,财力;(附在某物上的)小口袋,小容器;<南非>(用作贸易计量的)(农产品)袋;(与周围不同的)小群体,小区域;(台球)网袋,球袋;岩石或地层中充满矿石或其他物质的空洞 - A pocket of something is a small area where something is happening, or a small area which has a particular quality. (

verb [vt. 及物动词]把…放入口袋;把…装进腰包,将…据为己有;赚取,获得(钱财);击(球)入袋;收敛,抑制(感情);包,围 - If someone who is in possession of something valuable such as a sum of money pockets it, they steal it or take it for themselves.

adjective [原级]袖珍的,袋装的 - You use pocket to describe something that is small enough to fit into a pocket, often something that is a smaller version of a larger item.

  • inner pocket 内口袋;
  • jacket pocket 夹克的口袋;
  • coat pocket 大衣口袋
  • pocket book 袖珍书;
  • pocket dictionary 袖珍词典
  • pocket pick 车上的小偷
  • pocket money (小孩的)零花钱change 零钱
  • get exact change 准备好正确的零花钱
  • beer money (男人的)零花钱

call *

/kɔːl/v. 拜访,光顾
If you call someone or something by a particular name or title, you give them that name or title. 称呼

verb [vt. 及物动词]给…取名;称呼,把…唤作;把…看作,把…算作;呼喊(某人),喊,叫;安排,召集;召唤,呼唤;传唤(证人);(给…)打电话;打电话叫…来;点(名),从(清单上)读出;(通过广播)呼叫(飞机乘客登机);感召,敦促;批评,辱骂;(动物)啼叫,鸣叫;(模仿动物的叫声)把…引过来;(尤指短暂的)拜访,造访;(火车、船、公共汽车等)短暂停留;预测,推测 - I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason.

noun [抽象名词]打电话,通话;喊叫,呼叫;(鸟或动物的)叫声;短暂拜访,访问;号召,呼吁;需求,需要;需要关注或努力的事;召唤,使命感;吸引力,魅力;登机广播,登机(上车)通知;(做某事的)号声;模仿(鸟、兽)的叫声;模仿鸟叫声的哨子; 决定,抉择 - If there is little or no call for something, very few people want it to be done or provided.

vt.&vi. 叫,喊

  • I heard someone calling.
  • call out = shout 大声喊

vt. 呼唤,召唤

  • Lucy is sick. Please call a doctor.

vi.  访问,拜访;(车、船等)停靠

  • Amy called (at our house) yesterday.
  • The train calls at large stations only. 这列火车只停大站。

call on sb. 拜访某人

  • I will call on you. 我要去你家。
  • He calls on his grandfather every week.

call at+地点=visit someplace 拜访某地

  • I will call at your home. 我要去你家。
  • He calls at every house in the street once a month.

vt.&vi. 打电话

call sb = call up sb. 给某人打电话

  • call back 回某人电话
  • Can you take a message for me? = Can you tell him to call back?

call in sb. 招集和邀请某人

  • For the project, the government called in a lot of experts.