赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit65

 　　handy

　　a.在手边的；方便的

　　You'd better carry an umbrella with you; it may come in handy.

　　你最好带把伞,它可能随时会用得到。

　　This new kitchen gadget¹ is very handy.

　　这个新的厨房器具使用便利。

　　outline

　　n.大纲；轮廓 vt.重点说明

　　Our teacher asked us to write an outline before writing our research papers.

　　老师要求我们先拟大纲再写研究报告。

　　Jessie knows the outline of the lecture, but not the details.

　　杰西知道这堂课的梗概,但对细节并不了解。

　　At the interview, Nancy outlined the requirements for the position.

　　面试的时候，南西就这个职位的资格做了重点说明。

　　tray

　　n.托盘

　　The waitress brought the drinks we ordered on a tray.

　　那名女侍用托盘送上我们点的饮料。

　　hasty

　　a.急忙的

　　A hasty decision is often regretted later.

　　草率的决定经常让人事后感到懊悔。

　　hastily

　　adv.仓促地,匆忙地

　　Don't do things hastily, or you're likely to make mistakes.

　　做事别过急，否则你可能会出错。

　　savings²

　　n.存款（恒用复数）

　　Karen opened a new savings account so she could begin saving for college.

　　凯伦新开了一个定存户头,这样就可开始存钱念大学了。

　　earnings³

　　n.收入（恒用复数，不可数）

　　Thanks to our successful marketing⁴ strategies, our company's earnings increased by 20% last quarter.

　　由于我们的行销策略奏效，本公司上一季的收入增加了 20%。

　　deposit

　　vt.存放（银行） n.蕴藏量；订金

　　Jessie deposits 200 dollars in the bank each month.

　　洁西每个月存200美元到银行。

　　The country has quite a few oil deposits.

　　那个国家蕴藏了丰富的石油。

　　The hotel requires a deposit of 5% to book a room.

　　这间旅馆要求房客支付5%的房间订金。

　　sincere

　　a.诚恳的，诚挚的

　　John was sincere in his apology, so his mom forgave him.

　　约翰很诚恳地道歉，所以妈妈就原谅他了。

　　I'd like to express my sincere thanks to you for all the help you've given me.

　　我想向你表达诚挚的谢意，感谢您对我种种的帮助。

　　inspect

　　vt.检查；视察

　　The police inspected the bloodstains at the crime scene.

　　警方检查犯罪现场中的血迹。

　　The fire department inspects all pubs and KTVs in the city on a monthly basis.

　　消防局每个月视察该市所有的酒吧和KTV。

1 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

3 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。