赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit103

 　　appoint

　　vt.选定，约定；指派
　　Dave and I appointed our favorite restaurant as the place for the meeting.
　　我和戴夫选定在我们最喜欢的那家餐厅碰面。
　　Nancy's teacher appointed her to do the job.
　　南西的老师指派她负责这件工作。
　　Everyone was surprised when the boss appointed Daniel (as) sales manager.
　　丹尼尔被老板任命为业务经理时，大家都大感惊讶。
　　appointment
　　n.约定，约会（指公务上的约会）；职位，职务；任命
　　I already made an appointment with my doctor for seven this evening.
　　我已经和医师约好今晚7点看诊。
　　David was thrilled about receiving an appointment as assistant professor at Cambridge.
　　大卫很兴奋能获聘到剑桥大学担任助理教授一职。
　　No one was pleased with Beth's appointment as group leader.
　　没有人对贝丝获任命为小组领导人一事感到高兴。
　　panel
　　n.仪表板；专题讨论小组
　　There's something wrong with the instrument panel.
　　仪表板有点问题。
　　A panel of judges met to discuss the Carlson case.
　　裁判小组集会讨论卡尔森案件。
　　expose
　　vt.暴露；接触（与介词to并用）
　　The film was ruined by being exposed to light.
　　这卷底片因曝光而毁了。
　　The politician's corruption 1 was exposed by the press.
　　该政客的贪污被新闻界披露了。
　　To learn English well, you should expose yourself more to this language.
　　要把英文学好，你就该多接触这个语言。
　　exposure
　　n.暴露；接触
　　Too much exposure to sunlight can cause skin problems.
　　过度曝晒于阳光下可能引发皮肤问题。
　　Constant exposure to English is a must if you want to master the language.
　　多多接触英文是想要精通这个语言的不二法门。
　　possess
　　vt.拥有，持有；（鬼魂）附身于
　　The man was arrested for possessing drugs when he arrived in the country.
　　这名男子抵达该国时，因持有毒品而被捕。
　　Peter's father is possessed 2 of a good sense of humor. =Peter's father possesses a good sense of humor.
　　彼得的父亲很有幽默感。
　　The boy seemed to be possessed by evil spirits.
　　这男孩似乎被邪灵附身了。
　　pace
　　n.步调 vt.在……来回走动/踱步
　　It's not easy for the elderly to keep pace with young people.
　　老年人要与年轻人同步并非一件易事。
　　Dad paced the floor as he waited for my sister to give birth to his first grandchild.
　　老爸在等候姐姐生下他头一个孙子时，一直在地板上来回踱步。
　　acceptance
　　n.接受；答应
　　The new student found it hard to gain the acceptance of others.
　　那位新来的学生发现要被其他同学接纳并不容易。
　　So far we have had forty acceptances out of seventy invitations.
　　到目前为止，在70封发出的邀请函中，已有40封回函接受邀请。
　　retain
　　vt.保留；存有
　　You'd better retain copies of the documents for at least one year.
　　这几份文件的副本你最好留着至少一年别丢。
　　The boxer 3 succeeded in retaining his title as the heavyweight champion.
　　那位拳击手成功地卫冕重量级冠军。
　　content
　　a.满足的（=satisfied) vt.使满足（=satisfy) n.满足
　　Richard seemed content with his performance in the speech contest.
　　理查似乎对他在演讲比赛的表现很满意。
　　Lounging on this beach all day contents me.
　　整天懒洋洋地躺在沙滩上让我很满足。
　　Ladies and gentlemen, let's drink to our heart's content.
　　各位先生女士们，咱们开怀地痛饮吧。