antique [?n?ti?k] n. 古董,古玩
【擴(kuò)】virtu 古董 curio 古董
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A: What can I see in that shop?
B: There are many famous paintings and antiques. You will be attracted.
A:我能在那家商店看到什么?
B:那兒有很多名畫和古董,你會(huì)著迷的。
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fascination [?f?si?nei??n] n. 魅力,誘惑力
【擴(kuò)】glamour 魅力 charm 魅力
【例】She is a woman of great fascination.
她是一個(gè)很有魅力的女人。
forbidding [f??bidi?] adj. 望而生畏的,望而卻步的
【派】forbiddingness 可怕
【擴(kuò)】forbidden 被禁止的
【例】He is very nice, but because he has a forbidding manner he is slow in making friends.
他人很好,但態(tài)度嚴(yán)峻,所以不容易交上朋友。
muster [?m?st?] v. 鼓起
pretentious [pri?ten??s] adj. 自命不凡的,矯飾的
【擴(kuò)】mincing 矯揉造作的 mannered 矯揉造作的,不自然的
【搭】pretentious language 華而不實(shí)的語(yǔ)言 pretentious shop 花里胡哨的商店
【例】Pretentious literary style does not prevail now.
矯揉造作的文體現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不時(shí)興了。
labyrinth [?l?b?rinθ] n. 迷宮
musty [?m?sti] adj. 陳腐的,發(fā)霉的
【擴(kuò)】moldy 發(fā)霉的
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A: There are several musty books here.
B: How long have you left them here?
A:這兒有幾本發(fā)霉的書。
B:你把它們放在這兒多久了?
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rarity [?r??r?ti] n. 稀世珍品
assorted [??s??tid] adj. 各式各樣的
【擴(kuò)】sundry 各式各樣的 varied 各式各樣的
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A: I want to buy some dessert. Can you help me?
B: You are so lucky. We have got assorted biscuits lately.
A:我想買點(diǎn)兒小點(diǎn)心,你能幫幫我嗎?
B:您真幸運(yùn),我們剛剛進(jìn)了一批各式各樣的餅干。
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junk [d???k] n. 破爛貨,廢品
【搭】junk mails 垃圾郵件 junk food 垃圾食品
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A: Would you like to have some hamburgers tonight?
B: No, I don't want to eat junk food like that.
A:今天晚上要不要吃漢堡?
B:不,我不想吃那樣的垃圾食品。
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carve [kɑ?v] v. 鐫刻
dagger [?d?ɡ?] n. 短劍,匕首
litter [?lit?] v. 雜亂地布滿;n. 垃圾
dedicated [?dedikeitid] adj. 專心致志的,全身心投入的
【擴(kuò)】unbendable 一心一意的
bargain hunter [?bɑ?ɡin-?h?nt?] 到處買便宜貨的人
dealer [?di?l?] n. 商人
cherish [?t?eri?] v. 期望,渴望,珍愛(ài)
【搭】cherish each other 珍愛(ài)彼此 cherish life 珍愛(ài)生命
【例】The old man cherished the girl as if she were his daughter.
老人疼愛(ài)那女孩,就像她是自己的女兒一樣。
amply [??mpli] adv. 足夠地
【派】amplify 擴(kuò)大
【擴(kuò)】adequately 足夠地
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A: I felt amply remunerated for all the extra hours I had worked.
B: I think you have a good boss.
A:我認(rèn)為我的加班已得到足夠的報(bào)償。
B:我想你有一位好老板。
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masterpiece [?mɑ?st?pi?s] n. 杰作
【構(gòu)】master(拿手的)+piece(作品)=masterpiece(杰作)
【擴(kuò)】masterwork 杰作
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A: It is a masterpiece of Chinese gardens.
B: I can't wait to have a tour there now.
A:它是中國(guó)園林的經(jīng)典之作。
B:我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)等不及要去那兒參觀了。
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mere [mi?] adj. 僅僅的
prise [praiz] v. 撬開
miniature [?min?t??] adj. 小巧的,小型的
【派】miniaturization 小型化
【搭】a miniature war 小規(guī)模戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)
【例】The child was playing with his miniature railway.
那孩子在玩他的軌道小火車。
composition [?k?mp??zi??n] n. 構(gòu)圖