“富有”rich; well-off; wealthy; affluent; prosperous She is one of the richest [有钱的] women in American. People are becoming increasingly affluent [富足的] . Jiangsu is one of the most prosperous [繁荣的] regions of the country.
He came from a wealthy [富裕的] family.
My parents were pretty well-off [小康的] .
“震惊”astound; startle; shock
They were startled [(由于突发事件)而感到震惊] by a sudden flash in the sky.
The whole town was astounded [(由于事情的奇怪和不同寻常)而感到惊奇] to hear of a plan to build an office building right next to the lake.
I was deeply shocked [(由于不愉快的事情而感到震惊)] by John’s death.
“情况”condition; situation; occasion
I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions [场合] .
Schoolchildren must be taught to deal with dangerous situations [情况] .
Poor working conditions [条件] lead to demoralized and unproductive employees.
“坚持”stick to; persevere; persist in; adhere to
He didn’t know any English, but he persevered [长期耐心地坚持做困难的事情] and became a good student.
He persisted [执意坚持别人都认为不应该的事情] in smoking even after having a heart attack.
Miguel was determined to stick to [坚持自己的想法行为] his decision.
We adhere to [坚定规定协定和信仰] the principles of equal rights and freedom of expression for all.
“毁坏”spoil; ruin; undermine
The kidnappings undermined [毁坏长期形成的事务] several months of delicate peace negotiations.
The whole park is spoiled [毁坏事物使失去吸引力及价值] by litter.
How can you prevent stomach upsets from ruining [毁坏某事物的内在价值] your holiday?
“安排”arrange; lay out; set out
Contact your local branch to arrange [(为会议或者旅途)作安排] an appointment.
I like the way your new office is laid out [设计] .
A waiter brought drinks and sandwiches, and set them out [布置(以供观赏或者使用)] on a low table beside the pool.
ignore the waste behind you“影响”influence; exert; impose; affect
Several factors are likely to influence [影响] this decision.
Environmental groups are exerting [强加(某种信仰)] pressure on the government to tighten pollution laws. Parents should not impose [(将思想信仰)强加于] their own moral values on their children.
“分类”classify; categorize; grade
Words can be categorized [归类] into verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.
Scientists have discovered a new type of butterfly which has not yet been classified [分类].
One supermarket now grades [划分等级] its wines on a scale of 1 to 9, from driest to sweetest.
“要求”request; demand; pester; plead
The police officer made Neil get out of the car and demanded [理直气壮地让某人做该做的事情] to see his driver’s license.
She used to pester [缠着某人做某事] her father until she got exactly what she wanted.
All club members are requested [正式而礼貌地请求某人做某事] to attend the annual meeting.
Leslie pleaded [恳求某人做某事] with the gatekeeper to let her out for taking care of her sick grandma. “平常的”ordinary; normal; common; universal
Once the pain has gone away, you can resume you normal [正常的] activities.
It is not easy to write a song that has universal [普遍的] appeal.
It’s just an ordinary house in an ordinary [普通的] street.
Luckily we all had a common [平凡的/通用的] language, English, which meant we could communicate with each other.
“斥责”abuse; scold; insult; reprimand
They offered me $20 for a whole day’s work—I really felt insulted [侮辱] .
He came to the help of another driver who was being racially abused [谩骂] by three white passengers.
The military court reprimanded [申斥] him for failing to do his duty.
“忽略”disregard; ignore; be ignorant of; overlook; neglect
They seem to be ignorant of [因为不知道(本该知道的东西)而忽略] the dangers involved.
It is easy to overlook [不经意间忽略] a small detail like that.
She smoked and drank, neglected [没有给与某人某事恰当的重视与关注] the children and left the clothes unmended.
Someone made a rude noise, which the teacher decided to disregard [故意忽略] .
“多的”considerable; immense; tremendous; large-scale Your advice has been a tremendous [巨大的] help to us.
The difference between living in the country and living in the city is immense [极大的] .
The recent slowdown in the US economy is likely to have a considerable [相当重要的] impact on the rest of the world.
We need large-scale [大规模的] investment in the industry’s future.
“少的”rare; uncommon; scarce; infrequent
A new law to prevent the export of rare [罕见的] birds is to be introduced.
Crimes against elderly people are still uncommon [不常见的] .
As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent [不频繁的].
After the war, food and clothing were scarce [短缺的] .