赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit148

 　　honorable

　　a.光荣的；可尊敬的

　　John wants to be a singer, but his father doesn't think it's an honorable profession.

　　约翰想当歌手，可是他爸爸却认为唱歌不是光荣的职业。

　　Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, I m honored to deliver a speech to you.

　　尊敬的裁判，各位女士先生，本人能对大家演讲深感荣幸。

　　glorious

　　a.荣耀的

　　The nation celebrated¹ its glorious victory with parades and speeches.

　　该国以游行和演说的方式庆祝他们光荣的胜利。

　　usage

　　n.用法

　　As an editor, you should have a dictionary handy to check on the usage of words.

　　身为编辑，你身边应当有本字典可以查询单词的用法。

　　sculpture

　　n.雕刻（不可数）；雕刻作品（可数）

　　How much do you think the sculpture would fetch at auction²?

　　你觉得这雕像在拍卖时会卖出多少钱？

　　He has a large collection of sculptures by Rodin.

　　他收藏有大量罗丹的雕塑作品。

　　sculptor³

　　n.雕刻师，雕刻家

　　Michelangelo was an accomplished⁴ sculptor from the Renaissance⁵.

　　米开朗基罗是文艺复兴时期一位杰出的雕刻家。

　　bloom

　　n. vi.(观赏植物的花）开花

　　Spring is around the corner, and all the flowers in the garden are in full bloom.

　　春天就要来临，花园里的花都盛开中。

　　Many plants bloom in spring.

　　许多植物都会在春天开花。

　　blossom

　　n. vi.(果树的花）开花

　　Look! The cherry trees are in full blossom.

　　瞧！这些樱花树正在盛开。

　　The apple trees in the garden are blossoming.

　　花园内的苹果树开满了花朵。

　　hardware

　　n.硬件（不可数）

　　We upgraded our computer hardware to improve our efficiency.

　　我们将电脑硬件升级以增进效率。

　　software

　　n.软件（不可数)

　　Could you assist me in installing the new software?

　　你能不能协助我安装这套新软件？

　　idle

　　a.游手好闲的 vt.虚度（光阴）（与副词away并用) vi.闲荡（与副词around并用）

　　Most clerks in the store sat idle because there were no customers.

　　由于没顾客上门，店里大部分的店员闲闲坐着没事干。

　　An idle youth, a needy⁶ age.

　　闲荡的青春会导致贫困的老年。/少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。--谚语

　　Bob idled away many hours watching baseball games.

　　宝哥顾着看棒球而浪费了好几个小时。

　　Stop idling around and find something to do, Peter.

　　彼得，别再鬼混。找点事做。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

3 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

5 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

6 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。