赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit78

 　　jewelry¹

　　n.珠宝,首饰（集合名词,不可数）

　　Zack gave his wife a piece of jewelry to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

　　查克给了他太太一件珠宝以庆祝结婚周年。

　　junk

　　n.垃圾,废物

　　That bicycle I bought yesterday is really a piece of junk.

　　我昨天买的那辆脚踏车真是个烂货。

　　microphone

　　n.麦克风

　　Speak into the microphone so everyone can hear you.

　　对着麦克风讲话这样大家才可以听得到。

　　loudspeaker

　　n.扬声器

　　We need a more powerful amplifier to drive these two big loudspeakers.

　　我们需要功率更大的扩大器来推动这两个大喇叭。

　　microwave

　　n.微波炉 vt.以微波炉烹调

　　Reheat the pizza in the microwave oven for 2 minutes.

　　把比萨放到微波炉再加热2分钟。

　　Before we start to watch the movie, I'd like to microwave some popcorn².

　　我们开始看电影前,我想先用微波炉弄点爆米花。

　　nap

　　vi.打瞌睡 n.打盹，小睡

　　Grandfather napped in the armchair while the TV was still on.

　　爷爷在单人座沙发上打起瞌睡，而电视还开着。

　　You look exhausted³. Why don't you take a nap?

　　你看来累极了。何不小睡一下？

　　necktie

　　n.领带

　　You are required to wear a necktie if you want to get into that restaurant.

　　要进入那间餐厅,你得系领带才行。

　　blouse

　　n.(女用）罩衫，短衫

　　Alice looks absolutely stunning⁴ in that blouse.

　　穿着那件罩衫的爱丽丝看起来美极了。

　　vest

　　n.背心

　　You can buy a vest to match your new jacket.

　　你可以买个件背心搭配这件新的西装上衣。

　　orphan⁵

　　n.孤儿

　　Mr. James established the orphanage⁶ many years ago to help orphans⁷ whose parents had been killed during the war.

　　詹姆士先生多年前兴办了该孤儿院以帮助父母在战争中丧生的孤儿们。

1 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

2 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

3 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

4 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

5 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

6 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

7 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。