Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable 【单词列表】

unload [ʌnˈləud] v. 卸(货)

【例】The steel sheets and bars come in, as you see, in different sizes and are unloaded onto the delivery bay here.

   就像您看到的,不同型号的钢板和钢丝运来了,都卸在运输车间。

【反】load 装货

wooden [ˈwudn] adj. 木制的

extremely [ikˈstriːmli] adv. 非常,极其

【扩】exceedingly 极端地,极其

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A: The extremely unfavorable business has made me very depressed.

B: No one can be always successful.

A:事情极不顺利,真让我沮丧。

B:人不可能总是成功。

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occur [əˈkəː] v. 发生

【派】occurrence 事件

【例】New Year's Day typically occurs sometime in early spring February.

   新年通常在早春2月到来。

【扩】take place 发生,举行

astonish [əˈstɔniʃ] v. 使惊讶

【扩】emmarvel 使惊讶

【搭】be astonished at 对……感到惊讶,吃惊

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A: What he did before astonished me.

B: He has changed a lot.

A:他之前的所作所为使我感到很惊讶。

B:他已经改了很多了。

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pile [pail] n. 堆

woolen [ˈwulən] adj. 羊毛的

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A: What can I do for you?

B: I want a woolen coat.

A:您想买什么?

B:我想要件羊毛大衣。

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goods [ɡudz] n. (常用复数)货物,商品

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A: How long can my goods reach here?

B: I can't reply now.

A:我的货要多久能够到这儿?

B:我不能马上给你答复。

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discover [disˈkʌvə] v. 发现

【派】discovery 发现

【例】The fact is that he did not discover it.

   事实是他没有发现它。

【扩】find 发现

admit [ədˈmit] v. 承认

【派】admitted 被承认了的

【扩】recognize 承认

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A: I think you can't be more conservative.

B: I admit I always do business on the safe side.

A:我想,你太保守了吧。

B:我承认我做事总是多从安全方面考虑。

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confine [kənˈfain] v. 关在(一个狭小的空间里)

【搭】confine sb. to 限制某人于……

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A: Don't you think it's cruel to confine a bird in a cage?

B: Then what do you suggest me to do?

A:难道你不认为把鸟关在笼子里很残忍吗?

B:那你建议我怎么做呢?

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normal [ˈnɔːməl] adj. 正常的,通常的

【派】normally 正常地,通常

【例】Under normal production and management, foreign investors will gain a profit higher than the average interest rate of international banking.

   在正常生产和经营的情况下,外商投资者可获得高于国际银行平均利率的利润。

unload

🇬🇧/ˌʌnˈləʊd/ 🇺🇸/ˌʌnˈloʊd/v. 卸(货)
If you unload goods from a vehicle, or you unload a vehicle, you remove the goods from the vehicle, usually after they have been transported from one place to another. 从…卸下

verb [vi. 不及物动词](从车、船上)卸,取下;退出,取出(子弹或胶卷等);<非正式>推卸(责任),甩掉(包袱);把(非法或不是很好的东西)脱手,抛售;倾诉,发泄;让(某人)下车,让(某人)下船;<非正式>射出(子弹);<美,非正式>猛击,猛打 - The truck driver was waiting to unload.

wooden

🇬🇧/ˈwʊdn/ 🇺🇸/ˈwʊd(ə)n/adj. 木制的
Wooden objects are made of wood. 木制的

adjective [原级]木制的;(行为)僵硬的,呆板的;木头似的,木头特性的 - The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。

extremely

/ɪkˈstriːmli/adv. 非常,极其
You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree. 极端地; 极度地

adverb [程度副词]极度,非常 - be extremely difficult / important / useful / complicated / pleased / grateful ... 极其困难/重要/有用/复杂/高兴/感激…

extremely 把一个形容词或副词推到了极限,达到了无以复加的程度
  • I am extremely tired. 我累极了
  • But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble. NCE3-46
  • Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. NCE3-27

occur *

🇬🇧/əˈkɜː(r)/ 🇺🇸/əˈkɜːr/v. 发生
When something occurs, it happens. 发生

verb [vi. 不及物动词](尤指意外地)发生;存在,出现;(想法)产生 - If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause. 如果头痛只发生在晚上,缺少新鲜空气和氧气常常是其原因。

① vi. 发生

  • When did the accident occur?

② vi. 被想起,被想到

sth. occur to sb. 某人(突然)想起某事

  • A good idea occurred to me. = I suddenly got a good idea.

It occured to sb. that… 某人想起了……

  • It occured to me that I didn't finish my homework. 我想起我还没完成作业

It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想起了……

  • It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. 突然一个工人想到打开箱子看看

sth. occur to sb. 某人突然想起某件事 (从后面往前面翻)

  • A good idea occured to me. = I have a good idea.

To do sth occur to sb. = It occurs/occurred to sb. to do sth.

  • It occurs to me to call me to call my mom. 我突然想起来给我妈妈打个电话。

astonish

🇬🇧/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ 🇺🇸/əˈstɑːnɪʃ/v. 使惊讶
If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. 使十分惊讶

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使吃惊,使惊讶 - My news will astonish you.  我的消息会令你十分惊讶。

如果一个动词跟人的情绪有关,则它的宾语是人,其形容词有两个:

令人 –ing;感到 -ed astonishing 

adj. 令人惊讶 ; astonished adj. 感到惊讶的

  • I am surprised. → astonished → astounded → shocked 惊讶程度递增

pile

/paɪl/n. 堆
A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. 堆

noun [专属名词]一堆,一叠;一大堆,大量;大笔钱财;(地毯的)绒面;地桩;宏伟建筑物;痔疮;(纹章)(尖头朝下的)楔形普通图记;电池组 - A pile of things is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so that each thing is on top of the one below. 叠

verb [vi. 不及物动词]堆放;堆满;聚集;将(女子头发)高高盘起;蜂拥,拥挤;(车)撞(~ into);<非正式>夸大(~ something on);用桩加固(或支撑) - If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile. 堆放

woollen

/ˈwʊlən/n. 羊毛的
Woollen clothes or materials are made from wool or from a mixture of wool and artificial fibers. 羊毛的; 毛纺的

adjective [原级]羊毛制成的;毛纺织业的 - She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit. 她当时端庄得体地身着一套黑色羊毛西服。

noun [物质名词]毛织物,毛料织物 - He bursts into a breakfast diner with his hair under a woollen beanie. 他突然闯进早餐店,头发掖在羊毛小便帽下。

goods

/ɡʊdz/n. (常用复数)货物,商品
Goods are things that are made to be sold. 商品(industrial / agricultural goods)

noun [集合/集体]商品;动产,私人财产;<英>(公路、铁路等运输的)货物;<美,非正式>本领;<美,非正式>正要寻找的人(或物) - Prices are marked on the goods. 价格标在商品上。

discover

🇬🇧/dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ 🇺🇸/dɪˈskʌvər/v. 发现
If you discover something that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it. 发觉

verb [vt. 及物动词]发现,找到;了解到,发觉,查明;发掘(人才);初次接触 - She discovered that they'd escaped.  她发觉他们已经逃走了。

admit *

🇬🇧/ədˈmɪt/ 🇺🇸/ædˈmɪt/v. 承认
If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. 承认 (不好、不快或尴尬的事实)

verb [vi. 不及物动词](勉强)承认;招认,招供;准许进入(某处);接纳,接收(入学);收治,接收入院;承认…有效;容许,为…留有余地 - If someone is admitted to a hospital, they are taken into the hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. 接收 (入院)

① vt. 承认,供认

admit sth. / admit doing sth. 承认做某事

  • I admit having lunch. admit that… 承认……
  • Sally admitted that she had used your dictionary.

deny sth. /deny doing sth. 拒绝做……

② vt. 准许……进入,准许……加入

  • Without a ticket you won’t be admitted into cinema.
  • They won’t admit him into/to the government.

confine *

/kənˈfaɪn/v. 关在(一个狭小的空间里)
To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. 将 (某事物) 控制 (在某地范围内)

verb [vi. 不及物动词]限制,局限;防止…扩散;关押,监禁;使离不开(或受困于床、轮椅等) - Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area. 卫生官员们已经成功地将该传染病控制在塔巴廷加地区。

noun [抽象名词]边界,范围;限制,局限 - He did not confine himself to the one language. 他没把自己局限于这一门语言。

sb. was confined to + 地点

  • sb. was confined to the room. 某人被关在某个地方 

normal

🇬🇧/ˈnɔːm(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˈnɔːrm(ə)l/adj. 正常的,通常的
Something that is normal is usual and ordinary, and is what people expect. 正常的; 平常的

adjective [原级]正常的,标准的;(身心)健康的,(人)普通的;(线或线性特征)正交的,垂直的;(盐溶液)与血液的盐浓度相同的;正(断层)的;平常的,通常的 - Things soon returned to normal.

noun [专属名词]常态,通常标准;<非正式>正常人,循规蹈矩者;法线,正交 - Her blood count was normal.