赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit44

 　　horn

　　n.角；号角（=trumpet)；(汽车的)喇叭
　　Some goats have large and magnificent horns.
　　某些山羊有着又大又雄伟的角。
　　I don't like Peter because he likes to blow his own horn most of the time.
　　我不喜欢彼得，因为大部分时间他都爱自吹自擂。
　　Nicole drove off honking 1 the horn and threatening to hit anyone who got in her way.
　　妮可把车开走的同时猛按喇叭，威胁要撞倒任何挡路的人。
　　whistle
　　n.口哨，哨子 vi.吹口哨；吹哨子
　　I knew Uncle George was around when I heard that tuneless whistle of his.
　　一听到乔治叔叔那不成调的口哨声，我就知道他来了。
　　The police officer blew his whistle and asked the crowd to leave immediately.
　　警官吹着哨子，要求群众立刻离开。
　　Jimmy whistled at the beautiful girl but was rewarded with a cold stare.
　　吉米对着那美丽女孩吹口哨，却得到她冷冷回瞪一眼。
　　The referee 2 whistled and the game started.
　　裁判吹起哨子，比赛开始了。
　　dine
　　vi.用餐
　　Who are you going to dine with tonight?
　　你今晚要跟谁一块儿用餐？
　　suburb
　　n.郊区（常用复数）
　　Judy used to live in the suburbs of London. =Judy used to live on the outskirts 3 of London.
　　茱蒂曾在伦敦的郊区住过。
　　cast
　　vt.扔，掷 n.演员阵容；石膏（=plaster cast)
　　James cast the die to start the game.
　　詹姆士掷了骰子来开始游戏。
　　We will cast a ballot 4 to decide who will lead our team in the future.
　　我们将投票决定未来由谁来领导我们的团队。
　　The students cast a puzzled look at their math teacher.
　　学生们一脸疑惑地看着数学老师。
　　This movie has an all-star cast, but the plot is terrible.
　　这部电影全是大牌阵容，故事情节却很糟。
　　The doctor said the (plaster) cast would help my broken leg to heal more quickly.
　　医生说石裔可以帮助我的断腿较快复原。
　　squeeze
　　vt. vi.挤；压；紧握 压榨；紧握
　　Don't squeeze your pimples 5 unless you want scars on your face.
　　除非你希望脸上有疤痕，否则不要挤青春痘。
　　The six of us squeezed into a car that had four seats only.
　　我们6个人挤入只有4个座位的车子。
　　I squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste from the tube.
　　我把这条牙膏的最后一点牙膏全挤出来了。
　　The police attempted to squeeze more information out of the suspect.
　　警方企图迫使嫌犯提供更多的讯息。
　　Henry gave my hand a little squeeze and wished me good luck.=Henry squeezed my hand and wished me good luck.
　　亨利紧握着我的手，祝我好运。
　　twist
　　vt.扭转；曲解，扭曲 n.扭转；扭扭舞（与the并用）
　　I twisted my head around to see what was going on.
　　我转头看发生了什么事。
　　Terry gave the cap of the jar another twist to open it.
　　泰瑞又扭转了罐子的瓶盖一次，试图打开它。
　　I don't like John because he tends to twist people's words.
　　我不喜欢约翰，因为他爱扭曲大家的话。
　　Be honest. Don't twist the truth.
　　要老实。别扭曲事实。
　　arrival
　　n.到达，抵达；问世
　　Gill was rushed to the hospital but died before arrival.
　　吉儿被紧急送医，但到达医院前便已死亡。
　　Our lives have greatly changed since the arrival of the mobile phone.
　　自从手机问世后，我们的生活便大大的改变了。
　　award
　　n.奖品 vt.授予，给予
　　Many celebrities 6 attended the awards ceremony.
　　许多名人都出席了该颁奖典礼。
　　Tim was awarded a statue for Best Actor.
　　提姆获颁最佳演员奖一座。
　　medal
　　n.奖章
　　Officer Smith was given a medal for his brave deeds.
　　史密斯警官因其英勇行径获颁一枚奖章。
　　The athlete won two gold medals in the Athens Olympic Games.
　　这名运动员在雅典奥运贏了两面金牌。