单词三遍复习法 初阶词汇的高阶用法第45期

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associate

1）vt. 与...厮混

例：I don't like you associating with those people.

我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。

2）adj. 副的，准的

例：an associate member/director/editor 准会员/副导演/副主编

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cast

1）n.（一部戏或电影的）全部演员

例：members of the cast 剧组成员

a cast list 演员表

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court

1）n. 球场

例：a tennis/badminton court 网球/羽毛球场

2）vt. 讨好，取悦

例：Both candidates have spent the last month courting the media.

两位候选人在过去的一个月里都在取悦媒体。

3）vt. 博得

例：He has never courted popularity.

他从不追求名望。

4）vt. 招致

例：to court danger/death/disaster 招致危险/死亡/灾难

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dial

1）n. 钟面，表盘

例：an alarm clock with a luminous dial 夜光闹钟

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exact

1）adj. 严密的，精密的

例：Chocolate making is an intricate art as much as it is an exact science.

巧克力制作是一门错综复杂的艺术，跟一门严谨的科学差不多。

2）vt. 勒索，强迫

例：Stress can exact a high price from workers.

压力可能迫使工人付出昂贵的代价。

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grasp

1）n. 紧抓

例：She felt a firm grasp on her arm.

她感到手臂被紧紧地抓住了。

2）n. 领会

例：He has a good grasp of German grammar.

他德语语法掌握得很好。

3）n. 能力所及

例：Success was within their grasp.

他们有把握获得成功。

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hire

1）n. 租赁，租借

例：The price includes the hire of the hall.

费用包括礼堂租金。

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jam

1）v. 使劲塞，挤压

例：He jammed his fingers in his ears.

他用手指使劲堵住耳朵。

2）v.（使）卡住

例：He jammed the door open with a piece of wood.

他用一块木头卡住门让它开着。

The photocopier keeps jamming up.

这复印机总是卡纸。

3）v. 塞入，挤满

例：Six of us were jammed into one small car.

我们六个人被塞进一辆小汽车里。

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loaf

1）v. 游手好闲，游荡

例：A group of kids were loafing around outside.

一群小孩在外面四处游荡。

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means

1）n. 财富，钱财

例：He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child.

他无钱养活妻小。

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ripe

1）adj. 时机成熟的（~ for sth）

例：The conditions were ripe for social change.

社会变革的时机已经成熟。

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shave

1）vt.（少量地）调低，降价

例：The firm had shaved profit margins.

公司调低了利润率。

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strait

1）n.（因缺钱造成的）困境（用作复数）

例：The factory is in dire straits.

工厂岌岌可危。

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string

1）n. 特定条件（用作复数）

例：It's just a business proposition. No strings attached.

这只是个业务建议，仅此而已，没有任何附带条件。

2）v. 悬挂，系，扎

例：The route was strung with flags.

沿途悬挂着旗子。

3）v. 把...串在一起

例：She had strung the shells on a silver chain.

她把贝壳串在一条银链子上。

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