Lesson 29 Taxi! 【单词列表】

taxi [ˈtæksi] n. 出租汽车

【例】A taxi will take you to the restaurant in 15 minutes.

   坐出租车15分钟就到那家饭店。

【扩】cab 出租车

【搭】take a taxi 打出租车

   reserve a taxi 预订一辆出租车

Pilatus Porter [ˈpilətəs ˈpɔːtə] 皮勒特斯·波特(飞机机名)

land [lænd] v. 着陆

【派】landing 着陆

【反】liftoff 起飞

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A: The plane will land soon.

B: Good! What a long trip!

A:飞机马上要着陆了。

B:太好了,真是漫长的行程啊!

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plough [plau] v. 耕地

lonely [ˈləunli] adj. 偏僻的,人迹罕至的

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A: The car broke down and we were stranded on a lonely road.

B: How can I help you?

A:汽车坏了,我们被困在一条偏僻的路上。

B:我能怎么帮你?

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Welsh [welʃ] adv. 威尔士的

roof [ruːf] n. 楼顶

block [blɔk] n. 一座大楼

flat [flæt] n. 公寓房

desert [diˈzəːt] v. 废弃

【派】deserted 荒芜的

【例】The factory was deserted ten years ago.这家工厂十年前就被废弃了。

【扩】trash 废弃

 

taxi

/ˈtæksi/n. 出租汽车
A taxi is a car driven by a person whose job is to take people where they want to go in return for money. 出租车

noun [具体名词]出租车,计程车,的士;(南非的)小型不定时公交车;出租汽船(或其他交通工具) - I hurried away to hail a taxi.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](飞机)缓慢滑行;(飞行员)驾驶(飞机)缓慢滑行;乘出租车 - The taxi showed up on the dot.

  • taxi driver 出租车司机
  • take a taxi
  • take a bus
  • take a lift

Pilatus Porter

/pɪˈleɪtəs ˈpɔrtər/n. 皮勒特斯 波特(飞机名)
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959.

noun [专属名词]皮勒特斯·波特(飞机机名) - The "taxi" is a small Swiss aeroplane called a"Pilatus Porter".这辆 “出租汽车” 是一架小型瑞士飞机,叫 “皮勒特斯•波特”号

land *

/lænd/v. 着陆 (不及物)
Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. 土地

noun [专属名词]陆地,地面;土地(尤指耕地或建筑用地);地产,地皮;农耕,农村生活;国度,国土;想象(或虚构)的地方;(枪炮)阳膛线 - Who do you rent the land from?

verb [vi. 不及物动词]着陆,降落;使(飞机)平稳着陆;登陆,上岸;(从船或飞机上)卸下(货物);落下,跌落;<非正式>使陷入(困境);<非正式>(令人不快的事)突然出现;<非正式>(尤指轻而易举或意外地)获得;打中(一拳) - They finally lost sight of land.

plough

/plaʊ/v. 耕地
A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades that is pulled across the soil to turn it over, usually before seeds are planted. 犁

verb [vi. 不及物动词]耕,犁;(用或仿佛用犁)划出(沟或线);(用犁)挖出;(轮船,木船)穿过(水域),破浪前进;奋力前进;(不顾困难或要求停止的警告而)继续坚持;<美>(用扫雪机)从(道路)清除积雪;(尤指车辆)猛撞 - They were no longer using mules and horses to plough their fields.

noun [专属名词]犁;犁过的地,耕地;<美>雪犁,扫雪机;北斗七星(the Plough);北斗七星(the Plough) - You can start again on mathematics, until is it is time to learn to plough.

lonely

🇬🇧/ˈləʊnli/ 🇺🇸/ˈloʊnli/adj. 偏僻的, 人迹罕见的(地方)
Someone who is lonely is unhappy because they are alone or do not have anyone they can talk to. (人) 孤独的

adjective [原级]孤单的,寂寞的;在孤单中度过的;偏僻的,人迹罕至的 - A lonely situation or period of time is one in which you feel unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to. 孤独的 (情形、时期) She felt lonely and hopeless.

Welsh

/welʃ/adj. 威尔士的
Welsh means belonging or relating to Wales, or to its people, language, or culture. 威尔士(人)的; 威尔士语的; 威尔士文化的

adjective [原级]威尔士(人)的,威尔士语的 - Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it. 她讲话的声音柔和而抑扬顿挫,有些威尔士口音。

noun [专属名词]威尔士语;威尔士人 - His first language is Welsh. 他的母语是威尔士语。

roof

/ruːf/n. 楼顶 (从外面看)
The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather. 屋顶

noun [专属名词]屋顶,车顶;(洞穴、矿井等的)顶部;口腔顶部,上腭;住处,栖身之处;(价格或工资的)最高限度,上限 - The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather. (车的) 顶篷

verb [vt. 及物动词]给.....盖上屋顶;覆遮,遮蔽 - They are going to roof the yard over to make a garage. 他们打算把院子加上个顶盖作车库。

block *

🇬🇧/blɒk/ 🇺🇸/blɑːk/n. 块, 一座大楼
A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it. 大块

noun [具体名词]大块,一块(木料、石头等);(四面临街的)街段,街区;大楼,大厦;栋,座,幢;障碍物,阻碍(a block in the pipe / drain);(短时间的)思维停滞,思维中断;一组,一批,一叠;(连续的)一段时间;阻挡,拦截;积木;(古代斩首用的)垫头木;<美>一大片土地;(物体的)平面,纯色色块;滑轮,滑轮组;区块 - A block of apartments or offices is a large building containing them. 大楼 •  ...a white-painted apartment block.  …一幢漆成白色的公寓楼。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]阻塞,堵塞(道路、管道等);遮住(视线);封锁,挡住(去路);阻挠,阻止;阻截,拦截(对方的球);对…进行块操作;用模具使(帽等)成形 - To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it. 堵塞; 封锁

flat

/flæt/n. 公寓房
Something that is flat is level, smooth, or even, rather than sloping, curved, or uneven. 平的

adjective [原级]平的,水平的;平坦的;(水面)平静的,波澜不兴的;平滑的;平放的,平躺的,平卧的;足弓平坦的;扁平的;(鞋)平跟的,低跟的;断然的,直截了当的;(费率、价格等)统一的,固定的;(市场、价格等)疲软的,萧条的;枯燥的,无趣的,缺乏热情的;(饮品)走了气的;(轮胎)没气的,瘪的;(电池)电力不足的,没电的;平淡的,无变化的 - Flat means horizontal and not upright. 水平的 •  Two men near him threw themselves flat.  他旁边的两个人一下子平趴在了地上。

adverb [程度副词]水平地;平整地;平贴着;正好;完全地,彻底地;音调偏低地 - If someone sings flat or if a musical instrument is flat, their singing or the instrument is slightly lower in pitch than it should be. (演唱或乐器) 比标准音低地

noun [具体名词]<英>公寓,单元房;(通常指近水的)浅滩,洼地;(某物的)平面部份;(音符的)降半音;降半音符号;<美>浅箱,浅苗床;平底鞋,低跟鞋(flats);漏气轮胎;平板列车,敞车,平台货车;平面布景,布景屏;无障碍平地赛马季节(the Flat) - You can refer to one of the broad flat surfaces of an object as the flat of that object. 平面

verb [vi. 不及物动词]住公寓,伙住公寓;<美>(乐)把(音调)降半音 - A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom. 公寓套房

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🇬🇧/ˈdezət/ 🇺🇸/ˈdezərt/v. 废弃
A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants. 沙漠

noun [专属名词]沙漠,荒漠;荒凉的地方;应得的赏罚 - It was a long time since she'd referred to her father's desertion.  自从她谈到被父亲遗弃已经很长时间了。

verb [vt. 及物动词]离弃,舍弃(某地);抛弃,遗弃(某人);背弃,放弃;擅离,开小差;突然丧失 - If people or animals desert a place, they leave it and it becomes empty. 遗弃

adjective [原级]无人居住的,荒凉的;像沙漠的 - She led them into a deserted sidestreet.  她领他们来到一条废弃的小巷。