Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 【单词列表】

prize [praiz] adj. 珍贵的,宝贵的

tie [tai] v. 拴,系

theft [θeft] n. 偷盗行为,偷盗案

accuse [əˈkjuːz] v. 指控

【派】accusation 指责

【扩】indict 起诉,控告  charge 控诉

【搭】accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事

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A: I'll accuse you.

B: Whatever you do, there's no difference to me.

A:我会告你的。

B:你做什么我无所谓。

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deny [diˈnai] v. 否认

【例】He denies her nothing.

   他不拒绝给她任何东西。

ashamed [əˈʃeimd] adj. 感到羞耻的,惭愧的

【扩】compunctious 惭愧的

【搭】be ashamed of 以……为耻

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A: Your employees steal from the company.

B: I'm ashamed of this news.

A:你的雇员从公司偷东西。

B:这个消息让我太丢脸了。

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apology [əˈpɔlədʒi] n. 道歉

dye [dai] v. 染

 

prize

/praɪz/adj. 珍贵的,宝贵的
A prize is money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work. 奖品; 奖金

noun [具体名词]奖品,奖项;非常珍贵的人(或物),十分重要的人(或物);<史>(海战中)缴获的敌船 - ou must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line.  你必须通过打我们的领奖热线来领取奖品。

adjective [原级]可获奖的,优等的;作为奖品的;获奖的;有奖的;<英,非正式>完全的;非常重要的,珍贵的 - a prize bull.  …一头获奖的公牛。

verb [vt. 及物动词]珍视,高度重视;<美>撬开;竭力打探(消息等) - Military figures made out of lead are prized by collectors.  用铅做的军人塑像很受收藏者们青睐。

tie *

/taɪ/v. 拴,系
If you tie two things together or tie them, you fasten them together with a knot. 系; 把…打成结

verb [vt. 及物动词]系,扎,捆;将…系在…上,系牢;打结;使相联系;束缚;(比赛中)打成平局;用系材(或横杆)连接;用连结线连接(音符);连音演奏(两个音符) - He tied the ends of the plastic bag together. 他把塑料袋的两头系在一起。

noun [具体名词]领带,领结;(绑扎东西用的)带子,绳子;纽带,联系;束缚;平局;<英>淘汰赛;<美>枕木,轨枕;延音连接线;系带鞋;系梁 - Jason had taken off his jacket and loosened his tie. 贾森已经脱下夹克,松开了领带。

  • tie a tie 打领带 how to tie a tie
  • wish a wish 许个愿 I wished a wish on the star.
  • sigh a sigh 叹口气 sigh a long sigh (长叹一声)
  • dream a dream 做一个梦
  • die a glorious death 死得光荣
  • breathe one's last breath 咽气:指一个人停止呼吸,死亡。
  • bow a bow 鞠躬
  • 画画、尿尿、数数、盖盖

 

theft

/θeft/n. 偷盗行为,偷盗案
Theft is the crime of stealing. 盗窃(be guilty of theft)

noun [具体名词]偷窃,盗窃;盗窃罪 - Over the last decade, auto theft has increased by over 56 percent.  过去的10年来汽车盗窃案上升了56%以上。

accuse

/əˈkjuːz/v. 指控
If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it. 指责

verb [vt. 及物动词]控告,指控;指责,谴责,归咎于 - If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial. 指控

deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/v. 否认
When you deny something, you state that it is not true. 否认

verb [vt. 及物动词]否认;拒绝承认;拒绝给予 - If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it. 拒绝给予

deny + sth. / doing / that ...

  • He denied the charge. 否认指控
  • She denied knowing about it. 否认知情
  • I denied that I had stolen the sheep. 否认偷羊

ashamed

/əˈʃeɪmd/adj. 感到羞耻,惭愧
If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance. 尴尬的; 惭愧的

adjective [原级]感到羞愧,感到羞耻;羞于(做某事) - If you are ashamed of someone, you feel embarrassed to be connected with them, often because of their appearance or because you disapprove of something they have done. 感到羞耻的

be ashamed of ... [字母A开头的形容词通常只做表语]

  • You should be ashamed of your behavior.

apologize

🇬🇧/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ 🇺🇸/əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/v. 道歉
When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say "I apologize" as a formal way of saying sorry. 表达歉意

verb [vt. 及物动词]道歉,谢罪 - I apologize for being late, but I have just had a message from the hospital.  我为迟到表示歉意,但我刚得到了来自医院的一个消息。

apologize to sb. for sth. 因为某事而道歉

  • I apologized to him for being late.

make an apology to sb. for sth. 名词做中心词

say sorry to sb. for sth. 口语(更通俗)

dye

/daɪ/v. 染
If you dye something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid. 染色 colour sth., esp by dipping in a liquid 染色,浸染

verb [vt. 及物动词]给…染色 - The women prepared, spun, and dyed the wool.  妇女们将羊毛预备、纺线并染色。

noun [物质名词]染料,染液 - Dye is a substance made from plants or chemicals which is mixed into a liquid and used to change the colour of something such as cloth or hair. 染料