Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies* 【单词列表】

mutilate [ˈmjuːtileit] adj. 使残缺不全,毁坏 

【派】mutilation 毁损

【构】The kidnapper threatened to mutilate the child if his price was not paid soon.

   绑匪威胁如果不立即按他的开价交付赎金,就把孩子弄残废。

【扩】handicapped 残废的

chew [tʃuː] v. 咀嚼 

fiancé [fiˈɔnsei] n. 未婚夫 

microwave [ˈmaikrəweiv] n. 微波,微波炉 

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A: Cooking with a microwave oven takes less time and energy.

B: But I don't know how to use it.

A:用微波炉烹调,既省时又省力。

B:但我不知道怎么用。

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oven [ˈʌvn] n. 炉灶,炉 

【派】ovenproof 耐热的  ovenware 烤箱器皿

【扩】furnace 炉子  cooker 厨灶

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A: I'd recommend that oven. It's really nice.

B: But I don't want to buy an imported one.

A:我推荐那种炉子,它很不错的。

B:但我不想买进口的。

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safekeeping [ˌseifˈkiːpiŋ] n. 妥善保管 

【构】safe(安全)+keeping(保管)=safekeeping(妥善保管)

【搭】 Put your important documents in the bank for safekeeping.

   把你的重要文件存放在银行里以妥善保管。

【扩】storing 保管

Newcastle [ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl] n. 纽卡斯尔(英国港口城市) 

identify [aiˈdentifai] v. 鉴别,识别 

【派】identification 鉴定,验明

【扩】 distinguish 区分,辨别  discern 识别

【搭】identify...with... 把……与……等同

【例】I cannot identify this signature.

   我识别不出这是谁的签字。

spokeswoman [ˈspəuksˌwumən] n. 女发言人

chew

/tʃuː/v. 咀嚼
When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow. 咀嚼

verb [vt. 及物动词]咀嚼,嚼碎;(为了品尝或因紧张而)不停地嚼,咬;(人或动物)咬,啃 - If you chew gum or tobacco, you keep biting it and moving it around your mouth to taste the flavour of it. You do not swallow it. 嚼 (口香糖、烟)

noun [抽象名词]咀嚼;口香糖;供嚼用的烟草;咀嚼物 - Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods. 坚韧健康的牙齿有助于你咀嚼食物。

fiancé

🇬🇧/fiˈɒnseɪ/ 🇺🇸/ˌfiːɑːnˈseɪ/n. 未婚夫
A woman's fiancé is the man to whom she is engaged to be married. 未婚夫

noun [专属名词]未婚夫 - She was jilted by her first fiancé. 她被第一任未婚夫抛弃了。

microwave

🇬🇧/ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/ 🇺🇸/ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/n. 微波,微波炉
A microwave or a microwave oven is an oven which cooks food very quickly by electromagnetic radiation rather than by heat. 微波炉

noun [专属名词]微波炉;微波 - A microwave is a good investment. 微波炉值得买。

verb [vt. 及物动词]用微波炉烹调(或加热) - To microwave food or drink means to cook or heat it in a microwave oven. 用微波炉 (烹调或加热)

oven

/ˈʌv(ə)n/n. 炉灶
An oven is a device for cooking that is like a box with a door. You heat it and cook food inside it. 烤箱

noun [具体名词]烤炉,烤箱;小熔炉,小窑;(纳粹集中营的)火化室 - Put the onions and ginger in the oven and let them roast for thirty minutes.  把洋葱与生姜放入烤箱中烤30分钟。

mutilate

/ˈmjuːtɪleɪt/v. 使残缺不全
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on. "the leg was badly mutilated"

verb [vt. 及物动词]切断,毁坏;使…残缺不全;使…支离破碎 - Such dreamtime was often used to mutilate fields and strip records. 这类梦想层经常用于破坏能量场和剥夺记录。

  • He was mutilated in a car accident andlost one arm.
  • The painting has been mutilated by a boy.

safekeeping

🇬🇧/ˌseɪfˈkiːpɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/seɪfˈkiːpɪŋ/n. 妥善保管
If something is given to you for safekeeping, it is given to you so that you will make sure that it is not harmed or stolen. 妥善保管

noun [抽象名词]安全保护,妥善保管 - He gave me the keys for safekeeping. 他把钥匙交给我保管。

verb [vt. 及物动词]保护(safekeep 的 ing 形式) - Thee third privilege is safekeeping service. 第三个好处是保管箱服务。

Newcastle

🇬🇧/ˈnjuːkɑːsl/ 🇺🇸/ˈnjʊˌkæsl/n. 纽卡斯尔(英国港市)
Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, England Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia

noun [专属名词]纽卡斯尔(英国港市) - Newcastle Brown Ale: The one and only. 纽卡斯尔brown浓啤酒:有且只有。

identify

/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/v. 鉴定,识别
If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others. 识别

verb [vt. 及物动词]认出,识别;查明,确认;发现;证明(身份),表明;认同,理解;认为…和…一致;和(某人)打成一片 - If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are. 确认

spokeswoman

🇬🇧/ˈspəʊkswʊmən/ 🇺🇸/ˈspoʊkswʊmən/n. 女发言人
A spokeswoman is a female spokesperson. 女发言人

noun [专属名词]女发言人 - A United Nations spokeswoman in New York said the request would be considered.  一位在纽约的联合国女发言人称该请求会被予以考虑。