alive
a. 1. continuing to exist
继续保持的
Many customs are still alive in this area.
在这一地区，许多风俗依然保留着。
2. full of life
充满生机的，充满活力的
In the evening the town really comes alive.
一到晚上，城里就变得生气勃勃了。
My grandma is old, but she's very much alive.
我祖母虽已年迈，但仍然充满活力。
3. living; not dead
活的
The fish is still alive.
鱼还是活的。
sense
n. 1. [C] hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
感觉
He has a good sense of taste.
他的味觉很灵敏。
2. [U] seeing and knowing
理解，领悟
He is a person with no sense of direction(方向).
他是一个没有方向感的人。
That speech(演讲) did not make sense to us.
我们听不懂那个演讲。
humor (英humour)
n. [U] the ability to understand or creat sth. funny 幽默; 幽默感
Rose has a good sense of humor.
罗斯很幽默。
He told us a story full of humor.
他给我们讲了一个非常幽默的故事。
fear
n. [C; U] the feeling one has when one thinks that sth. bad might happen
恐惧，害怕
I have a great fear of dogs.
我十分害怕狗。
They stood there in fear.
他们恐惧地站在那里。
vt. 1. be afraid of sb. or sth.
害怕
The boy said he feared nothing.
那个男孩说他什么都不怕。
She feared expressing her love to him in a straight way.
她不敢直接向他表白自己的爱情。
2. feel that sth. bad might happen
恐怕，担心
I fear we will be late.
恐怕我们要迟到了。
drown
v. 1.be overwhelmed by sth.
陷于……之中
He was drowning in sorrow.
他陷入悲痛之中。
He drowns himself in work and has no time to rest.
他忙于工作，没有时间休息。
2. be taken by water
淹死，溺死
The bus fell into the river and many people drowned.
汽车翻入河中，许多乘客淹死了。
sight
n. [U] seeing
看见
We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
我们看到他怪模怪样的衣服都笑了起来。
When the clouds moved in, the moon was no longer in sight.
乌云滚滚而来，月亮悄然离去。
I drove my car so fast that the city was soon out of sight.
我的车开得飞快，城市很快就从视线中消失了。
human
n. [C; U] a man, woman, or child
人；人类
Only humans can make wonders.
只有人类才能创造奇迹。
feed
v. 1. provide sth. for
提供；增加
Don't feed his pride by telling him how clever he is.
不要说他聪明，这会使他更骄傲。
2. give food to
喂养
Many mothers prefer to feed their babies themselves.
许多母亲喜欢自己喂养孩子。
doubt
n. [C; U] the state of not feeling sure
怀疑；不确定；不信任
If you have any doubts about it, feel free to call me.
如有疑问，请随时给我打电话。
I have no doubt who did it.
这事是谁干的，我心里有数。
No doubt he was just trying to help us.
毫无疑问他是想帮助我们。
v. not feel certain; not trust
怀疑；不确定；不信任
I doubt that he will come.
我看他不一定来。
This work may be finished by tomorrow, but I very much doubt it.
这工作明天也许能够完成，但我认为可能性不大。
dull
a. 1. not interesting or exciting
乏味的，沉闷的，单调的
Life is never dull in a big city.
大城市的生活是绝不会枯燥的。
2. slow in thinking, learning and understanding
迟钝的；愚蠢的
There cannot be dull students, only dull teaching.
没有迟钝的学生，只有愚蠢的教学。
3. not sharp
钝的
The knife is too dull.
这把刀太钝了。
scream
v. cry out loudly
尖声叫喊
She screamed in anger.
她愤怒地尖声叫喊。
When she saw a dog running toward her, the girl screamed for help.
看到一条狗跑过来，女孩疾呼救命。
load
n. 1. [C] stress or worries
忧虑；负担
When I heard they'd arrived safely, it was a great load off my mind.
我听到他们已经安全到达，心里才如释重负。
2.[C] the amount of work that must be done by a person
工作量
I have a light teaching load this term.
这学期我的教学任务不重。
v. put a load on or in
把……装上(车、船等)
Have you finished loading?
你们装完货了吗？
Don't move! This gun is loaded.
别动！这支枪是上了膛的。
while
conj. 1. although
尽管
While the work was difficult, it was interesting.
虽然这工作很困难，却很有意思。
2. but
而；却
I drink black coffee while he prefers it with sugar.
我爱喝清咖啡，而他喜欢加糖。
3. during the time that；at the same time as
当……的时候；和……同时
They arrived while we were having dinner.
他们来时，我们正在吃晚饭。
While she read the paper, I cleaned the room.
她看报纸的时候，我打扫了一下房间。
n. [sing.; U] some time
一段时间
Let's sit here for a while.
咱们在这儿坐一会儿吧。
I'm going home in a while.
我一会儿就回家。
depend
vi. (on) need very much in order to do sth.
依靠，依赖
The organization depends on the government for most of its income (收入).
那个组织的收入主要依靠政府拨给。
remind
vt. 1.tell sb. to remember to do sth.
提醒
Remind me to post this letter.
提醒我寄这封信。
I reminded her to buy some bread.
我提醒她买些面包。
2. (of) cause someone to remember sth. or sb.
使想起某事或某人
This song reminds me of my holiday in France.
我一听这首歌就想起了我在法国度假的日子。
criticize (英criticise)
vt. 1. say sb. or sth. is wrong or bad
批评
He criticizes everything I do.
我做什么事他都批评。
2. show opinions about the good and bad points
评论
The writer asked the readers to criticize his new book.
这位作家请读者们评价他的新书。
strict
a. 1. be serious, hard and demanding
严格的；严厉的
Her parents are very strict —— she always has to be home before ten o'clock.
她父母非常严厉, 她10点钟以前必须回家。
2. be careful and exact
严密的；严谨的
The doctor ordered her to stay on a strict diet (饮食).
医生要她小心节食。
careless
a. not taking enough care
不小心的，疏忽的
A careless driver is a danger to the public.
粗心的驾驶员对公众来说是一种危险。
It was very careless of you to lose the important paper.
你居然把这份重要文件丢了，实在太大意了。
admit
v. 1. agree that sth. is true
承认
He admitted having broken the window.
他承认是他打破了窗户。
I admit that I made a terrible mistake.
我承认我犯了严重的错误。
2. let sb. or sth. go into a place
允许进入
This ticket(票) admits one person to the cinema.
这张票准予一人进入影院。
funny
a. 1. making people laugh
有趣的，滑稽的
That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.
那是我听说过的最可笑的事。
He saw the funny side of the situation.
他发现了事情另有可笑的一面。
2. strange or unusual
奇怪的，不寻常的
The machine is making a funny noise(声音).
这台机器的声音很怪。
stupid
a. silly or foolish
愚蠢的；糊涂的
What a stupid thing to do!
这事做得多蠢！
I think you were stupid not to accept(接受) his advice.
我认为你不接受他的建议是愚蠢的。
advantage
n. 1. [C] sth. that may help one to do better than other people
有利条件；优势
The restaurant has an advantage - it is near the shopping center.
这家饭店有一个优势--它离购物中心很近。
Tom's noble birth gave him an advantage over other boys.
汤姆的贵族出身使他比其他男孩占优势。
2. [C; U] sth. that helps one or will bring one a good result
优点，好处
This method has the advantage of saving a lot of time.
这种方法的好处是很省时间。
burn
vi. 1. packed with strong feelings
因……而激动；充满强烈的情感
She is burning to tell others the news.
她急不可待地要告诉别人这个消息。
He is burning with anger.
他怒火中烧。
2. (of paper, wood, oil, etc.) give out light and heat
燃烧
Is the fire still burning?
火还在燃烧吗？
3. cause to be hurt by fire or heat
使烧伤或烫伤；烤焦
I burnt my hand when I cooked.
做饭的时候我把手给烫伤了。
Her skin was burnt by the sun.
她的皮肤被晒黑了。
frustrate
vt. cause to have feelings of anger or disappointment
使沮丧
Mary was frustrated by the company's decision on her work.
玛丽为公司对她的工作所作的决定感到沮丧。
frustration
n. [C; U] a feeling of anger or sth. that causes it
沮丧，灰心
He felt anger and frustration at not being able to help them.
他想帮助他们，却又无能为力，感到又生气又失望。
painful
a. causing pain
使痛苦的；疼痛的
It must be very painful for you to tell her the bad news.
把这坏消息告诉她对你来说一定是很痛苦的事。
His back was very painful.
他的背很疼。
cheer
vt. fill sb. with glad feelings
使高兴
The good news cheered everyone up.
这个好消息使每个人都很高兴。
serve
vt. 1. do work for other people
为……工作；为……服务
During the war he served in the army.
在战争期间，他在陆军服役。
2. give food or drink to sb.
提供食物或饮料
She served us with tea and cakes.
她给我们端来了茶和蛋糕。
3. give help or sell goods to sb.
招待，接待
We waited for a long time, but no one in the shop came to serve us.
我们等了很久，但店里没有人来接待我们。
take sb. or sth. seriously
treat sb. or sth. as important
重视；认真对待
He's such a big fool(傻瓜) that nobody takes him seriously.
他那么傻，没有人会重视他。
You take everything too seriously! You should rest and enjoy yourself.
你凡事都太认真了！应该好好休息，享受一下。
be directed at
turn or aim attention to
针对；把……作为重点
The advertisement is directed at young people.
这则广告的对象是年轻人。
drown in
be deeply interested in
Tom drowned himself in work.
汤姆埋头工作。
lose sight of
1. forget
忘记
In the face of difficulties we mustn't lose sight of our objectives.
在困难面前，我们决不可忘记我们的目标。
We mustn't lose sight of the fact that smoking is dangerous to health.
我们不可忽视吸烟有害健康的事实。
2. no longer be able to see
看不见；失去联系
We soon lost sight of the boat in the heavy rain.
在大雨中，我们很快就看不到那只小船了。
He lost sight of his school friends over the years.
这些年来他和同窗好友失去了联系。
in short
put in a few words
总而言之；简单地说
I was cooking the food, washing the dishes and cleaning the house; in short, it was a busy day.
我在煮饭，洗碗，打扫房子；总之，这是忙忙碌碌的一天。
feed into
put into
添入
The workers are carefully feeding the materials into the machine.
工人们正小心翼翼地把材料送入机器。
what's more
also and more importantly
而且；更重要的是
She had spoken to them, and what's more had told them all our secrets.
她和他们讲了话，更糟的是把我们的秘密都告诉了他们。
lighten up
do not worry
别担心
Lighten up! You can do it.
别担心！你能做的。
in that
because
因为
We need your advice in that it can help us to correct our mistakes.
我们需要你的建议，因为能帮助我们改正错误。
depend on
1. trust
相信，信赖
If you ever need any help, you know you can depend on me.
如果你需要任何帮助，我一定会帮你。
2. need sb. or sth.
依赖，依靠
She still depends on her parents for money.
她花钱仍然靠父母。
3. change according to
取决于；根据……而定
You can buy them in all sizes—— it depends on how much money you can afford.
各种尺寸都有，关键是你愿意花多少钱。
fall into
become or pass into
陷于，陷入
He fell into a deep sleep.
他睡熟了。
laugh at
laugh to show that one thinks sb. or sth. is silly
嘲笑
They all laughed at me when I said I feared dogs.
我说我怕狗，他们都笑话我。
It is not polite to laugh at others.
嘲笑别人是不礼貌的
go wrong
happen in a wrong way
出差错
It turned out that the marketing of these products went wrong.
结果表明推销这些产品的方式是错误的。
be strict with
be serious and demanding with
严厉的；严格的
Parents should not be strict with their children all the time.
家长不应该总是那么严厉地对待孩子。
get worried about
become worried about
担忧
Farmers got worried about the ripe fruits when there came a very heavy rain.
大雨的到来使农场主们非常担心那些熟透的果子。
keep … from
stop sb. from doing sth.
不让某人做某事
You can't keep me from going out!
你不能不让我出去！
burn out
1. become too tired and break down as a result of stress and overwork
耗尽精力
You'll burn yourself out if you work too hard.
你这样拼命工作会把身体搞垮的。
2. completely destroy sth. by fire
烧毁
The town was completely burnt out.
那个城镇全部被烧毁了。
cheer sb. up
cause sb. to become happier, more cheerful
使高兴，使愉快
We gave Julie some flowers to cheer her up.
我们送给朱莉一些花，让她高兴高兴。
serve sb. well
be good or suitable for sb.
对……有益
If we are honest to others, it will serve us well.
如果我们真诚待人，我们也将受益。
In times of sorrow, my optimistic (乐观的) attitude served me well.
在那些悲伤的时刻，我的乐观态度起了作用。
Jazzy
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