detective [diˈtektiv] n. 侦探
airport [ˈeəpɔːt] n. 机场
【扩】airdrome 小型飞机场
【搭】at the airport 在飞机场
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A: Are you satisfied with your stay here with us, sir?
B: Yes. By the way, could you deliver my luggage to the airport in advance?
A：先生，您在这里住得满意吗？
B：非常满意。顺便问一下，你们可以提前把我的行李送到机场吗？
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expect [ikˈspekt] v. 期待，等待
【派】expectation 期待
【扩】await 期待 look forward to 期待
【搭】expect sb. to do sth. 期待某人做某事
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A: When can we expect your confirmation of the order?
B: As soon as I hear from Shanghai. That will be either Wednesday or Thursday.
A：您什么时候确认订单？
B：我一收到上海的消息就办。不是星期三就是星期四。
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valuable [ˈvæljuəbəl] adj. 贵重的
【扩】invaluable 无价的
【反】inexpensive 便宜的 cheap 便宜的
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A: Is there anything valuable in it?
B: No, I've taken all of them with me.
A：里面有什么贵重物品吗？
B：没有，我全带在身上了。
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parcel [ˈpɑːsl] n. 包裹
diamond [ˈdaiəmənd] n. 钻石
steal [stiːl] (stole [stəul], stolen [stəulən]) v. 偷
【扩】thief 小偷
【搭】steal away 偷走 steal off 偷去
steal out 偷偷溜走
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A: Did the burglar steal anything of value?
B: Yes, he took my necklace and watch away.
A：贼偷走什么值钱的东西没有？
B：是的，他拿走了我的项链和手表。
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main [mein] adj. 主要的
【派】mainly 主要地 mainland 大陆
【扩】leading 主要的 primary 主要的，根本的
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A: Is this the bus for National Park?
B: No, it only goes as far as Main Street, but you can get No. 312 there.
A：这辆公共汽车是去国家公园的吗？
B：不去，最远只到主街。不过你可以到那里再乘312路车。
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airfield [ˈɛəfiːld] n. 飞机起落的场地
guard [ɡɑːd] n. 警戒，守卫
【派】guarded 警觉的
【扩】protect 保护
【搭】on guard 值班，警戒
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A: The guard will be relieved at midnight.
B: How do you know that?
A：守卫将在半夜换班。
B：你是这么知道的？
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precious [ˈpreʃəs] adj. 珍贵的
【扩】costful 珍贵的
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A: Time is so precious that you must make full use of it.
B: Thank you for reminding me.
A：时间很宝贵，你必须充分利用它。
B：谢谢你提醒我。
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stone [stəun] n. 石子
sand [sænd] n. 沙子
【派】sandwich 三明治
【扩】dust 灰尘 dirt 泥土
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A: The sand is not enough.
B: OK. I'll ask them to send some here.
A：沙子不够了。
B：好的，我让他们送一些过来。
noun [专属名词]侦探，警探；私家侦探 - He plays a wisecracking detective.
adjective [原级]有关调查工作的；刑侦的 - She ran out of the shop, hotly pursued by the store detective.
detective story n. 侦探小说
detect v. 探测
noun [专属名词]机场，航空站 （港）；空旅通俗读物 - Will you meet me at the airport?
verb [vi. 不及物动词]期待；预计；要求，指望；认为；怀孕 - If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier. (
vt.&vi. 预计，预料
- Jim has failed in mathematics as his teacher expected.正如他老师所预料的那样，吉姆数学考试没及格。
vt. 等待，期待，盼望（心理上的等待）
- They are expecting guests tonight. 今晚有人要去他们那里作客。
expect 所表示的等待一般暗含着根据某些信息或规律而作出相应反应的意思，而 wait for 主要接续“等待”这个动作本身。
expect sth.
- I expect a letter from Jimmy.
expect sb.to do sth. 期待某人做某事
- I expect you to write back.
- I expect my mother to come back.
wait for sth./sb. 动作上的等待
- I wait for my mother.
vt. 认为，猜想（一般用于口语）
- I expect so./I think so. 我希望如此［口语］
- I expect you’ve heard the news. 我想你已经听到这个消息了。
adjective [原级]值钱的，贵重的；有益的，宝贵的；重要的，珍贵的；可估价的 - Valuable objects are objects that are worth a lot of money.
noun [抽象名词]贵重品 - Luckily, nothing valuable was stolen.
noun [具体名词]<英>包裹，邮包；一批，一群；一块土地（尤指地产的一部分）；<英>有馅料的食品（通常指油酥点心） - The parcel came in this morning's post.
verb [vt. 及物动词]<英>把…包起来（parcel sth. up）；分配（parcel sth. out）；（航海）用涂油帆布条缠包（绳索） - There's a parcel and some letters for you.
noun [专属名词]钻石；菱形；（纸牌的）方块；（棒球场的）内场；菱形铁路道口 - A diamond is a shape with four straight sides of equal length where the opposite angles are the same, but none of the angles is equal to 90°: ♦.
- diamond ring 钻石戒指
- precious stone 宝石
- crystal 水晶
- jade 玉
verb [vt. 及物动词]偷窃，盗窃；剽窃，窃取（观点）；悄悄地移动；（在棒球比赛中）偷（垒）；（在篮球或冰球比赛中）断（球），截（球）；偷偷做；偷拿，私自拿；抢（镜头、戏等）；（体育运动中）意外赢得；骗走 - If you steal someone else's ideas, you pretend that they are your own.
noun [抽象名词]极廉价的物品，低价；（尤指篮球比赛中的）断球；（棒球比赛中的）偷垒；<美>偷窃，行窃；剽窃 - The gang launder the steal money through their chain of restaurants.
vt.&vi. 偷盗，行窃
英语中“偷”用 steal 和 rob 来表达，宾语是物，用 steal；宾语是人，用 rob；跟地点相连，也用 rob steal sth. 偷(某物)
- My wallet was stolen.
- John never steals. 约翰从不偷东西。
- rob sb. 抢(某人) I was robbed. rob the bank
steal (sth.) from (sb.) steal 后跟（被偷）物
- The man who stole my wallet took my address book as well.
- Someone has stolen my bag from me.
vt. 巧妙地占用，偷偷地弄到手
- He has stolen away Mary’s heart. 他已赢得玛丽的芳心。
vi. 偷偷地行动，悄悄靠近
- He stole into the room. 他悄悄地进了房间。
adjective [原级]主要的，最大的 - My main concern now is to protect the children.
noun [抽象名词]总管道，主线路；（电、气、水的）供应系统（the mains）；<英>电源插座；<古>海洋，公海（the main）；（主桅上的）主帆；（掷骰子游戏中，掷者在投掷前的）叫数（须是5，6，7，8，9中的任何一个数）；斗鸡比赛 - The mains are the pipes which supply gas or water to buildings, or which take sewage away from them.
main 不能与人连用
- main building 主要建筑
- main street 主要街道
- main sentence 主要句型
- main idea 主要意思
noun [专属名词]飞机起落场 - He attempted to return downwind to the airfield.
port 港口
- airport 航空港
- at the airport 在机场
field 田野
- airfield 停机坪
- on the airfield 在停机坪上
noun [专属名词]卫兵，警卫；看守，保卫，警戒；列车长；保护装置；（英国的）禁卫军；（篮球）后卫；（拳击运动员的）防御姿势 - A guard was posted outside the building.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]守卫，保卫；看守，监视；警惕，防范；保护，维护 - If you guard someone, you watch them and keep them in a particular place to stop them from escaping.
- life guard 救生员
- body guard 保镖
- keep guard 守望，警戒
- They kept a close guard over the thieves. 他们对小偷们严加看管。
- stand guard 站岗，放哨
adjective [原级]宝贵的，珍贵的；珍视的，重要的；珍稀的，珍奇的；<非正式>（表示气愤）宝贝似的；（言行）矫揉造作的，过分讲究的；<美，非正式>可爱的，讨人喜欢的 - Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare. (
noun [专属名词]（用作称呼）宝贝，亲爱的 - Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.
adverb [方式副词]非常，极其 - . You are not a precious miracle.
value n.&v. 价值
- valuable adj.有价值的
sth.is valuable/sth.is precious
- precious adj. 珍贵的（带有一定的感情色彩）
- precious photo 珍贵的照片
-less 表否定;
- priceless adj. 没有价格的, 无价的
- valueless adj. 没有价值,不足道的
- worthless adj. 无 价 值 的
noun [具体名词]石头，石料；石块；宝石；果核；结石；<英> 英石（英国重量单位,相当于6.35千克或14磅）；纪念碑，石碑；（指重量或缺少感情、表情或动作）像石头一样；（天文）陨石 - A stone is a small piece of rock that is found on the ground.
verb [vt. 及物动词]向…扔石头；去核；用石头建（或铺） - If people stone someone or something, they throw stones at them.
adverb [程度副词]完全地，全部地 - The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
noun [专属名词]沙，沙子；沙堆，沙地；沙滩，沙漠（sands）；沙石层，沙层；（尤指大于0.06毫米的沙粒构成的）沉积沙土；沙土色，浅黄灰色；<美，非正式>坚定，刚毅 - They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（用砂纸或打磨机）磨光；撒沙于，铺沙于；使撒沙似地布满；给…掺沙子 - If you sand a wood or metal surface, you rub sandpaper over it in order to make it smooth or clean.
