【升華】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 52 Mud is mud 實(shí)事求是
Lesson 52 Mud is mud 實(shí)事求是
permanent [?p??m?n?nt] adj. 永久的
【例】If you like you will have a permanent position here.
如果你愿意，你可以在這里有一個(gè)永久的職位。
tint [tint] v. 給……染色
delicate [?delikeit] adj. 淡色的
【派】delicately 精美地
【擴(kuò)】tinged 淡色的
shade [?eid] n. 色度
observant [?b?z??v?nt] adj. 觀察力敏銳的
【例】The lift attendants are usually very observant.
電梯服務(wù)員觀察力通常會(huì)十分敏銳。
grayish [?ɡreii?] adj. 淺灰色的
dispel [di?spel] v. 驅(qū)散，消除
【搭】dispel doubts 打消疑慮
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A: How can we dispel his fears?
B: Maybe we can get a new friend for him.
A：我們?cè)鯓硬拍芟目謶郑?
B：也許我們可以幫他找一個(gè)新朋友。
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outlandish [aut?l?ndi?] adj. 稀奇古怪的
acquisition [?kwi?zi??n] n. 獲得
cosmetic [k?z?metik] n. 化妝品
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A: My wife wanted me to buy some cosmetics for her. But I don't know anything about it.
B: What brand does she prefer?
A：我妻子要我給她買一些化妝品。但我對(duì)此毫不了解。
B：她喜歡什么牌子的？
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outrageous [aut?reid??s] adj. 反常的，令人不能容忍的
fanciful [?f?nsif?l] adj. 想象出來的
【派】fancifully 夢(mèng)想地
【搭】a fanciful story 一個(gè)虛構(gòu)的故事
【例】He had some fanciful notion about crossing the Atlantic in a barrel.
他有一個(gè)不切實(shí)際的想法，那就是坐在木桶里橫渡大西洋。
insoluble [in?s?ljub?l] adj. 不可溶解的
prompt [pr?mpt] v. 敦促，激勵(lì)
exclusive [ik?sklu?siv] adj. 高檔的，獨(dú)家的
【搭】exclusive rights 特權(quán) exclusive interview 專訪
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A: A 10% commission can't be accepted at any rate.
B: In that case, we can make it 8%, on condition that we act as an exclusive agency of the whole country.
A：無論如何10％的傭金是不能接受的。
B：既然這樣，我們就降到8％，但我們必須是全國的獨(dú)家代理。
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syllable [?sil?b?l] n. 音節(jié)
bewilder [bi?wild?] v. 使迷惑
freckle [?frek?l] n. 雀斑
evidently [?evid?ntli] adv. 顯然地，明顯地
【例】The stranger approached the mike, evidently intending to speak.
那個(gè)陌生人走近話筒，顯然是想發(fā)言。
weird [wi?d] adj. 奇異的，古怪的
【例】I heard weird shrieks in the darkness.
我在黑暗中聽到奇怪的尖叫聲。
concoction [k?n?k?k??n] n. 調(diào)制品
intoxicate [in?t?ksikeit] v. 陶醉，得意忘形
blank [bl??k] adj. 空白的，無表情的
【搭】draw a blank 落空 wear a blank look 面無表情
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A: Please fill in this blank with male or female.
B: OK. Is that all?
A：請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@個(gè)空格中填上男性或是女性。
B：好的。這樣就行了嗎？
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discreet [dis?kri?t] adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的
【擴(kuò)】prudential 謹(jǐn)慎的
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A: My secretary is very discreet. She never tells other people anything about the company's business.
B: She is very professional.
A：我的秘書很謹(jǐn)慎，她從不跟別人談?wù)摴镜臉I(yè)務(wù)。
B：她很專業(yè)。
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clutch [kl?t?] v. 抓住
adorn [??d??n] v. 裝扮，打扮
【派】adornment 裝飾品
【擴(kuò)】decorate 裝飾 garnish 裝飾
【例】She loved to adorn herself with finery.
她喜歡用華麗的衣服打扮自己。
