赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit42

 　　evil

　　a.邪恶的；不怀好意的 n.邪恶，罪恶
　　Dragons are thought to be evil and powerful creatures in the West.
　　龙在西方世界里被视为邪恶且强大的怪物。
　　Mary gave me an evil smile that made me uncomfortable.
　　她给了我一个不怀好意的微笑，让我很不舒服。
　　The love of money is the root of all evil.
　　钱是万恶的根源。——谚语
　　wicked
　　a.恶毒的；缺德的
　　Snow White's wicked stepmother is very jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty.
　　白雪公主的恶毒继母非常嫉妒她继女的美貌。
　　The wicked shopkeeper tried to rip off his customers whenever he got the chance.
　　这个缺德的店主一逮到机会就敲客人竹杠。
　　innocent
　　a.清白的，无罪的；纯真的
　　The suspect claimed to be innocent of the robbery,but no one believed him.
　　该嫌犯声称这起抢案他是清白的,但没人相信他。
　　I believe Susan is incapable 1 of this crime because she is such an innocent girl.
　　我相信苏珊不可能犯下这起案件，因为她是个非常纯真的女孩。
　　restrict
　　vt.限制，制止
　　Hoping that she could eventually quit smoking, Mary started restricting her smoking to half a pack a day.
　　玛丽希望终究能把烟戒掉，便开始限制自己一天抽半包烟。
　　Because of martial 2 law, many activities are restricted.
　　因为戒严，很多活动都遭到限制。
　　pause
　　n.沉默，中断 vi.停顿
　　There was a long, embarrassing pause after Tommy asked a stupid question.
　　汤米问了个笨问题后，便是一阵漫长难堪的沉默。
　　Howard paused to think about his answer.
　　霍华德停顿了一下，思索该如何回答。
　　darkness
　　n.黑暗
　　It's very dangerous to drive in such darkness without headlights.
　　在如此的黑暗中没开头灯开车真是非常危险。
　　The power failure left the whole town in darkness.
　　停电让整个城镇陷入一片漆黑。
　　Don't go out after dark.
　　天黑后不要外出。
　　John kept me in the dark about his wedding.
　　约翰把我蒙在鼓里，不让我知道他的婚事。
　　darken
　　vt. vi.(使）变暗
　　The theater room darkened and then the film began.
　　电影放映厅暗了下来，接着影片便开始了。
　　The loss of a big deal darkened the future of this company.
　　失去一笔大买卖使得该公司的前途一片茫茫。
　　fate
　　n.命运
　　The committee is going to have a meeting that will decide the fate of the company and its 500 employees.
　　该委员会即将召开会议，决定这间公司及其500名员工的命运。
　　fortune
　　n.命运（不可数）；财富（可数）
　　Frank always says it's his good fortune to work with so many brilliant and talented people here in this company.
　　法兰克总是说他运气好,能在这间公司跟这么多优秀.有才气的人共事。
　　What a superb bike! It must have cost you a fortune.
　　这部脚踏车真棒！一定花了你一大笔钱吧。
　　Uncle Peter made a small fortune selling hot dogs.
　　彼得叔叔卖热狗发了一笔小财。
　　challenge
　　n.挑战，质疑 vt.向……挑战
　　The politician is facing the biggest challenge of her career.
　　这位政治人物正面临她个人生涯最大的挑战。
　　This job is tough, but I think I'm ready to meet the challenge.
　　这份工作很艰巨，不过我想我已准备妥当可以迎接挑战。
　　The writer's new book is viewed as a direct challenge to the authorities.
　　该作家的新书被视为是对当局的直接挑战。
　　The young chess player challenged the world champion to play a game of chess.
　　该位年轻的西洋棋棋士向世界冠军挑战一回棋赛。
　　It can be quite difficult for the physically 3 challenged to climb the steps.
　　对行动不便的人来说，爬楼梯相当困难。