Bronze - Level 14

2018-11-27

🗝 career

BrE /kə’rɪə(r)/
NAmE /kə’rɪr/

noun

  • the period of time that you spend in your life working or doing a particular thing 经历；事业
    • She started her career as an English teacher.
      她以当英语教师开始了她的职业生涯。

🗝 clear

BrE /klɪə(r)/
NAmE /klɪr/

adjective

➡ WITHOUT CONFUSION/DOUBT 清晰；无疑问

  • having or feeling no doubt or confusion 无疑的；清楚的；明白的
    • ~ about/on sth
    • Are you clear about the arrangements for tomorrow.
      你清楚明天的安排吗？

verb

💡 PHRASAL VERBS

  • clear out

  • clear sth↔out

    • to make sth empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away 把…清空；清理；丢掉
      • We cleaned out all our old clothes.
        我们扔掉了所有的旧衣服。

  • clear sth↔up

    • to solve or explain sth 解决；解答；解释
      • to clear up a mystery / difficulty / misunderstanding
        揭开谜团；解决困难；消除误会

🗝 eye

BrE /aɪ/
NAmE /aɪ/

noun

➡ PART OF BODY 身体部位

  • [countable] either of the two organs on the face that you see with 眼睛
    • There were tears in his eyes.
      他眼里噙着泪水。
    • I have something in my eye.
      我的眼睛里进了什么东西。

🗝 help

BrE /help/
NAmE /help/

noun

➡ BEING USEFUL 有用

  • [uncountable] the fact of being useful 有用
    • The map wasn’t much help.
      这张地图没多大用处。

🗝 human

BrE /‘hjuːmən/
NAmE /‘hjuːmən/

adjective

  • showing the weaknesses that are typical of people, which means that other people should not criticize the person too much 显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的
    • We must allow for human error.
      我们必须考虑到人为的失误。

noun

  • a person rather than an animal or a machine 人
    • That is no way to treat another human being.
      那绝不是对待他人的方式。

🗝 performance

BrE /pə’fɔːməns/
NAmE /pər’fɔːrməns/

noun

  • [countable] the act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment 表演；演出
    • The performance starts at seven.
      演出七点开始。

🗝 put

BrE /pʊt/
NAmE /pʊt/

verb

💡 PHRASAL VERBS

  • put sth↔out
    • to place sth where it will be noticed and used
      • Have you put out clean towels for the guests?
        你为客人预备好干净毛巾没有？
    • to stop sth from burning or shining 熄灭；扑灭
      • Firefighters soon put the fire out.
        消防人员很快把火扑灭了。

🗝 save

BrE /seɪv/
NAmE /seɪv/

verb

➡ MONEY 钱

  • [intransitive, transitive] to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing 储蓄；攒钱
    • I’m not very good at saving.
      我不大攒得住钱。

🗝 saving

BrE /‘seɪvɪŋ/
NAmE /‘seɪvɪŋ/

noun

  • saving [plural] money that you have saved, especially in a bank, etc. 储蓄金；存款
    • He put all his saving into buying a boat.
      他用全部储蓄买了一条船。

🗝 sound

BrE /saʊnd/
NAmE /saʊnd/

noun

➡ STH YOU HEAR 声音

  • [uncountable] continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s ear 声；声响
    • Sounds travels more slowly than light.
      声音比光传播得慢。

🗝 start

BrE /stɑːt/
NAmE /stɑːrt/

noun

➡ BEGINNING 开始

  • [countable, usually singular] the point at which sth begins 开头；开端
    • Things didn’t look too hopeful at the start of the year.
      在年初。情况显得并不十分乐观。

verb

➡ EXISTING 存在

  • [intransitive, transitive] to begin to exist; to make sth begin to exist （使）出现；发起；创办；开办
    • ~ (up)
    • There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area.
      小型企业在那一地区大量涌现。

💡 PHRASAL VERBS

  • start out
    • to begin to do sth, especially in business or work 开始从事，着手（某工作）；从业
      • She started out on her legal career in 2001.
        她于 2001 年开始从事法律工作。

🗝 stop

BrE /stɒp/
NAmE /stɑːp/

verb

➡ END 结束

  • [intransitive, transitive] to end or finish; to make sth end or finish （使）结束，终止
    • When is this fighting going to stop?
      这场战斗要打到什么时候？

🗝 unlikely

BrE /ʌn’laɪkli/
NAmE /ʌn’laɪkli/

adjective

  • [only before noun] difficult to believe 难以相信的；不能信服的
    • She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.
      她对自己行为的解释很难令我信服。

🗝 way

BrE /weɪ/
NAmE /weɪ/

adverb

  • (used with a preposition or an adverb 与介词或副词连用) very far; by a large amount 很远；大量
    • The price is way above what we can afford.
      这价格大大超过了我们的支付能力。

🗝 will

BrE /wɪl/
NAmE /wɪl/

modal verb

  • used for talking about or predicting the future （谈及将来）
    • You’ll be in time if you hurry.
      你要是抓紧一点儿就会来得及。
    • By next year all the money will have been spent.
      到明年所有的钱都将花光了。