(单词翻译:单击)
Unit 17 WORD LIST
第17单元单词列表
aim :An aim is a goal someone wants to make happen.
目标:目标是某人想要实现的目的。
My aim is to become a helicopter pilot.
我的目标是成为一名直升机飞行员。
attach : To attach is to put two things together.
连接: 连接是把两个东西放在一起。
I attached the socks to the clothesline to dry.
我把袜子系在晒衣绳上晾干。
bet : To bet is to risk money on the result of a game or a business.
打赌:打赌就是把钱押在游戏或生意的结果上。
How much will you bet that your horse will win?
你赌多少钱你的马会赢?
carriage : A carriage is a vehicle pulled by a horse.
马车：马车是由马拉的交通工具。
We took a carriage ride in the park.
我们在公园坐马车兜风。
classic : A classic thing is something that is common from the past.
经典的:经典的东西是过去很常见的东西。
The athlete made a classic mistake-he started running too soon.
这位运动员犯了一个典型的错误——他跑得太早了。
commute : To commute is to travel a long distance to get to work.
通勤:通勤是指长途跋涉去上班。
I usually commute to work on the train.
我通常乘火车上班。
confirm : To confirm is to make sure something is correct.
确认:确认是确保某事是正确的。
Winning the game confirmed that James was a good player.
赢得这场比赛证实了詹姆斯是个好球员。
criticize : To criticize is to say bad things about someone or something.
批评:批评就是说某人或某事的坏话。
He criticized his wife for spending too much money.
他批评妻子花钱太多。
differ : To differ is to not be the same as another person or thing.
不同:不同是指与另一个人或事物不一样。
I differ from my brother: he is short, while I am tall.
我和我哥哥不同，他矮，而我高。
expense : An expense is the money that people spend on something.
支出：支出是指人们花在某物上的钱。
She wrote down all the expenses for her trip.
她写下了旅行的所有支出。
formal : A formal thing is official or serious.
正式的:正式的事情是官方的或严肃的。
It was a formal dinner, so we wore our best clothes.
这是一个正式的晚宴，所以我们穿上了最好的衣服。
height : Height is how tall someone or something is.
身高:身高是指某人或某物有多高。
My height is 168 centimeters.
我的身高是168厘米。
invent : To invent is to create something that never existed before.
发明:发明就是创造以前从未存在过的东西。
My grandfather has invented some interesting things.
我爷爷发明了一些有趣的东西。
junior : A junior person is younger or less experienced.
初级的:初级的人更年轻或经验更少。
When she started at the company, she was only a junior manager.
她刚到这家公司时，只是一个初级经理。
labor : Labor is the act of doing or making something.
劳动:劳动是做某事或制造某物的行为。
Building the house took a lot of labor.
建造这所房子需要大量的劳动。
mechanic : A mechanic is someone who fixes vehicles or machines.
修理工:修理工是修理车辆或机器的人。
We took the car to the mechanic to be fixed.
我们把汽车送到修理工那里修理。
prime : Prime shows that something is the most important one.
主要的：主要的表示某事是最重要的。
Dirty air is a prime cause of illness.
肮脏的空气是致病的主要原因。
shift : To shift is to move into a different place or direction.
转移:转移是指移动到不同的地方或方向。
He shifted to the other side of the table to eat his breakfast.
他挪到桌子的另一边吃早饭。
signal : A signal is a sound or action that tells someone to do something.
信号:信号是告诉某人做某事的声音或动作。
The coach blew his whistle as a signal to begin the game.
教练吹响哨子作为比赛开始的信号。
sincere : A sincere person is honest, especially about emotions or opinions.
真诚的:一个真诚的人是诚实的，尤其是在情感或观点上。
He sounded sincere when he apologized to me.
他向我道歉时听起来很真诚。
