赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit115

 　　dignity

　　n.威严

　　With dignity and pride, our principal reached the end of his life.

　　我们校长带着庄严与骄傲与世长辞了。

　　dignify¹

　　vt.使有威严

　　We were dignified² that the president joined us for dinner.

　　董事长和我们共进晚餐，让我们倍感荣耀。

　　differ

　　vi.不同，差异

　　People differ from one another in hobbies. =Hobbies vary with people.

　　嗜好因人而异。

　　limitation

　　n.限制（可数或不可数皆可）；缺点（可数）

　　The school authorities used to impose a limitation on the length of students' hair.

　　校方一度对学生头发的长度加以设限。

　　Basically, this is a good car, but it has its limitations.=Basically, this is a good car, but it has its shortcomings.

　　基本上这辆车不赖，不过仍有缺点。

　　limited

　　a.有限的

　　The strength of an individual is very much limited.

　　个人的力量是很有限的。

　　unlimited³

　　a.无限的

　　Never think that natural resources are unlimited.

　　不要认为天然资源是源源不绝的。

　　civilization

　　n.文明（不可数）

　　These books are about the history of Western civilization.

　　这些书谈的是西方文明史。

　　conscience

　　n.良心

　　Everyone knows that Jim a conscientious⁴ worker.

　　大家都知道吉姆是个负责尽职的员工。

　　It makes one happy to complete a duty with conscience.

　　问心无愧地完成责任会让人快乐。

　　lecture

　　n.讲课 vi.授课 vt.向（某人）说教

　　A good student always pays attention to his teachers' lectures.

　　好学生总是专心听老师讲课。

　　Mr. Peterson lectures on British literature at Oxford⁵ University.

　　彼得森先生在牛津大学教授英国文学。

　　Our boss often lectures us about the importance of being punctual.

　　老板经常告诫我们准时的重要性。

　　lecturer

　　n.讲演者；讲师

　　Tina is a lecturer in cultural studies at Lancaster University.

　　蒂娜是兰开斯特大学教授文化研究的讲师。

1 dignify   

vt.使有尊严；使崇高；给增光

参考例句：

• It does not dignify the human condition. It does not elevate the human spirit.它不能使人活得更有尊严，不能提升人的精神生活。
• I wouldn't dignify this trash by calling it a novel.这部劣等作品我是不会美称为小说的。

2 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

3 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

4 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

5 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。