(单词翻译:单击)
Unit 18 WORD LIST
第18单元单词表
ability : Ability is the quality of a person being able to do something well.
能力:能力是一个人能够做好某事的品质。
His swimming abilities let him cross the entire lake.
他的游泳能力使他能游过整个湖。
agriculture : Agriculture is the growing of plants and raising of animals for food.
农业:农业是种植植物和饲养动物以获取食物。
The farmer studied agriculture in college.
这个农民在大学里学的是农业。
cartoon : A cartoon is a funny drawing.
卡通:卡通是一种有趣的图画。
Sometimes, people draw cartoons for the newspaper.
有时，人们为报纸画漫画。
ceiling : The ceiling is the top of a room.
天花板:天花板是房间的顶部。
He painted the ceiling with a special roller.
他用一种特殊的滚筒给天花板上漆。
convince : To convince someone means to make that person sure of something.
说服:说服某人的意思是让某人确信某事。
She convinced me to buy the house.
她说服我买了那所房子。
curious : A curious person or animals wants to know about something.
好奇的:好奇的人或动物想知道某事。
I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.
我打开时钟是因为我很好奇它是如何工作的。
delay :To delay means to wait to do something.
延期:延期的意思是等待去做某事。
I was delayed at the airport for over two hours.
我在机场耽搁了两个多小时。
diary : A diary is a book in which people write their personal experiences.
日记:日记是人们记录个人经历的书。
I do not let anybody read my diary .
我不让任何人看我的日记。
element :An element of something is a particular part of it.
元素:某物的元素是它的特定部分。
Tackling an opponent is Johnny's favorite element of American football.
阻挡对手是约翰尼最喜欢的美式足球元素。
faith : Faith is trust or belief without proof.
信仰:信仰是没有证据的信任或信念。
The sick girl had faith in doctors. She knew they would make her better.
那个生病的女孩信任医生。她知道他们会让她好起来。
grain : A grain is a food crop such as wheat, corn, rice, or oats.
谷物:谷物是一种粮食作物，如小麦、玉米、大米或燕麦。
The farmer planted two fields of grain this year.
这个农民今年种了两块谷地。
greet : To greet someone means to meet and welcome that person.
问候:问候某人的意思是见到并欢迎那个人。
When my friend came over, I greeted him at the door.
当我的朋友过来时，我在门口迎接他。
investigate : To investigate means to search for something or learn about it.
调查：调查的意思是搜索某物或了解它。
The detective went to investigate the crime.
侦探去调查犯罪了。
joy : Joy is a feeling of great happiness.
喜悦:喜悦是一种非常幸福的感觉。
I love baseball. I feel joy when I play.
我喜欢棒球。当我玩的时候我感到快乐。
label : A label is a tag that tells about something.
标签:标签是说明某事的标识。
The label on the back of your shirt will tell you what size it is.
衬衫后面的标签会告诉你它的尺寸。
monk : A monk is a religious person who lives a simple life.
僧侣:僧侣是过着简朴生活的宗教人士。
The monks knew a lot about religion.
僧侣们对宗教很了解。
odd : Something odd is unusual.
奇怪的:奇怪的东西是不寻常的。
Her cat is odd . It walks on two feet.
她的猫很奇怪。会用两只脚走路。
pause : To pause means to stop doing something for a while.
暂停:暂停意思是停止做某事一段时间。
Since she was so hungry, she paused to make a snack.
因为她太饿了，所以她停下来做点心。
priest : A priest is a person trained to perform religious duties.
牧师:牧师是被训练来履行宗教职责的人。
The priest taught us about God.
牧师教我们认识上帝。
profession : A profession is a person's job.
职业:职业是一个人的工作。
He loved sailing, so he chose to work on ships as a profession.
他喜欢航海，所以他的职业就是在船上工作。
