🍔英语

  • hunger for ~（对某事物的）渴望，渴求
    a hunger for knowledge
    对知识的渴求
  • disposable 可动用的；可自由支配的
    disposable income 可支配收入（税后收入）
  • people on high/low incomes
    高／低收入的人
    higher/middle/lower income groups
    较高／中等／较低收入阶层
  • abject/extreme poverty 极度贫困
    ~in poverty 处于贫困之中
  • career development
    职业的发展
    a commercial/business/housing development(新建筑)
    商业开发区；新建住宅区
    the latest developments in the war
    战争的最新进展情况(新发展情况，进展状况，发展阶段)
    evelopments in the investigation 调查新进展
  • index ①索引 ②指数（物价和工资）
    Author and subject indexes 作者索引和学科索引
    the cost-of-living index
    生活费用指数
  • an emergency measure 紧急措施
    preventive measures 预防措施（to do）
  • Who is in goal？守门员是谁？
    The winning goal was scored by Hill.
    希尔踢进了致胜的一球。（射门；进球得分）
    to achieve/attain a goal达到目标
    You need to set yourself some long-term goals.你得为自己定一些长期目标。
    Our ultimate goal must be the preservation of the environment.我们的最终目的必须是保护好环境。
  • There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
    等待的人群心怀期盼。
    a sitting/kneeling/lying position
    坐姿；跪姿；卧姿
    to be in a position of power/strength/authority处于有权力／有实力／有权威的地位
    I’m afraid I am not in a position to help you.我恐怕帮不了你。
  • figure ①数字 ②人物（人影）leadingfigure ③体型；身材
    I’m watching my figure (= trying not to get fat).
    我一直注意保持身材。
  • low-income/one-parent, etc. households
    低收入、单亲等家庭
    the head of the household 户主
  • raising money for charity 筹集救济金
    Do you give much to charity？慈善捐助你捐得多吗？
    to live on/off charity 靠赈济生活
  • inhabitant 居民
  • She bears（显示） a striking similarity to her mother.她跟她母亲十分相像。
  • air/freight/road transport空运；货运；公路运输
    His bike is his only means（方式，方法，途径） of transport.自行车是他唯一的代步工具。
  • industrial unrest
    产业工人骚乱
    They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot).他们生产了大量的食品。
    industrial nations 工业国
  • smart ①整洁（人，衣服） ②聪明
    That was a smart career move.那是个人事业发展上的一着妙棋。
  • in vast numbers 大批出现
    In the vast majority of cases,
    在绝大多数情况下
  • There will be live entertainment at the party.联欢会上将有现场表演节目。entertainment value 娱乐价值
  • an exchange of glances/insults（侮辱，辱骂）互换眼色；相互侮辱
    an exchange of fire (= between enemy soldiers)交火
    Is that a fair exchange?
    这算是公平交易吧
    in exchange for 用什么交易什么
    Would you like my old TV in exchange for this camera?
    I’ll type your report if you’ll babysit in exchange.如果你愿意代我照看孩子，我就把这个报告给你打出来。（句尾）
  • natural disaster 自然灾害
    Disaster struck when the wheel came off.车轮脱落，灾难就来了。
    His plans are a recipe for disaster.他的计划后患无穷。
    Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (= something that is likely to gobadly wrong).让她来组织这次聚会非坏事不可。
  • ①The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood).河水泛滥。
    ②a flood of complaints大量投诉
    The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot).小孩哭得泪人儿似的。
  • thunder and lightning 电闪雷鸣
    He was struck（攻击） by lightning and killed.他被闪电击中而死。
    Lightning strikes caused scores of fires across the state.雷击给整个州造成了多起火灾。
  • column/ˈkɒləm/①柱状体
    ②书、报纸等印刷页上的）栏
    a column of text一栏正文
    ③报刊的）专栏，栏目
    the gossip/financial column漫谈／财经专栏
    ④纵行（数字或字）
    column of figures 纵行数字