玩转英语：每日学习新单词20个

1. carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ]

n.马车，客车，举止，运输

a vehicle with four wheels , which is usually pulled by horses and was used especially in the past

参考例句：

1. She has a graceful carriage. 她举止优雅。

2. In another moment she had rushed into the carriage. 转眼工夫，她就走进马车里去了。

2. collection [kəˈlekʃn]

n.收藏品；收集物；募捐；文集，数集，（商品的）系列

a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place

参考例句：

1. He has a large collection of stamps. 他有大量的邮票收藏。

2. I have a large collection of CDs. 我采集了许多唱片。

3. transport [ˈtrænspɔ:t]

n.运输、运输工具；(常用复数）强烈的情绪、狂喜或狂怒；vt.运输；流放；为强烈的情绪所激动

when people or goods are moved from one place to another

参考例句：

1. Transport has always been the key to developing trade. 运输一直是发展贸易的关键。

2. The books are packed up for transport. 书已包扎好待运。

4. suffering [ˈsʌfərɪŋ]

n.(肉体或内心的)痛苦；(常pl.)苦恼，折磨

when you experience physical or mental pain

参考例句：

1. He's experienced a lot of suffering. 他承受了许多煎熬。

2. I hoped that this might end my suffering. 我希望这会结束我的苦痛。

5. greedy [ˈgri:di]

adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；渴望的

wanting a lot more food , money , etc . than you need

参考例句：

1. He was not greedy with his money. 他不贪他的钱。

2. She is a greedy girl. 她是个贪心的女孩。

6. decrease [dɪˈkri:s]

vi.减少，减小；vt.减少，减小；n.减少，减小

to become less, or to make something become less

参考例句：

1. The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent. 销售量差不多减少了20%。

2. The birthrate is on the decrease. 人口出生率正在下降。

7. misunderstand [ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd]

vt.误解，误会

to think you have understood someone or something when you have not

参考例句：

1. Don't misunderstand what I'm trying to say. 别误解我要说的话。

2. His remarks show that he misunderstand my position on the question. 他的话说明他误解了我在这一问题上的立场。

8. remind [rɪˈmaɪnd]

vt.提醒，使想起；使发生联想

to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten

参考例句：

1. These notes will remind you how to present your ideas. 这些笔记可以帮你记起怎样讲清楚你的意思。

2. May I remind you that time will soon be up? 我可以提醒你时间快到了吗？

9. millimetre [ˈmɪlimi:tə(r)]

n.毫米，千分之一米

a unit of length which is equal to 0.001 metres

参考例句：

1. One millimetre to the left. 往左一毫米。

2. It continued to lean by about 1 millimetre every year. 它一直都在以每年1毫米的速度倾斜。

10. apology [əˈpɒlədʒi]

n.道歉；勉强的替代物

an act of saying sorry

参考例句：

1. I must make an apology to her. 我必须向她道歉。

2. Please accept my sincere apology. 请接受我诚挚的歉意。

11. award [əˈwɔ:d]

n.奖，奖品；vi.授予，给予；vt.授予

to give money or a prize following an official decision

参考例句：

1. It is impossible to honor her with the award. 奖品授给她是不可能的。

2. The film won an Oscar award for 1985. 这部电影获1985年奥斯卡金像奖。

12. adjustment [əˈdʒʌstmənt]

n.调整，调节，校正

a small change

参考例句：

1. They should make adjustment to the new environment. 他们应进行调整以适应新环境。

2. The arrangement of light industry in the province needs adjustment. 那个省的轻工业布局需要调整。

13. application [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.申请，请求，申请书；应用，实施，实用性

an official request for something, usually in writing

参考例句：

1. They rejected his application for membership. 他们拒绝了他的会员资格申请。

2. Her application was turned down. 她的申请被驳回了。

14. neighbourhood [ˈneɪbəhʊd]

(美neighborhood) n.四邻；邻近地区

the area of a town that surrounds someone's home , or the people who live in this area

参考例句：

1. Our neighbourhood police are very friendly. 我们邻近的警察非常友善。

2. She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood. 她是街坊上所有孩子的好阿姨。

15. arrest [əˈrest]

vt.逮捕，拘留，吸引；n.逮捕，拘留

If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime which they might have committed

参考例句：

1. I don't want to arrest him. 我不想逮捕他。

2. The police arrived to arrest him. 警察赶来逮捕了他。

16. absent [ˈæbsənt]

adj.缺席的，缺少的；vt.使缺席；prep.没有

not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work

参考例句：

1. I was absent last week. 我上星期缺席了。

2. Some students are absent today. 今天有些学生缺席了。

17. tag [tæg]

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

a small piece of paper , cloth or metal , on which there is information , fixed onto something larger

参考例句：

1. Please tag your baggage. 请在你的行李上贴上标签了。

2. The clerk attached a price tag to each article. 店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

18. newly [ˈnju:li]

adv.新近，最近；重新，再度；以新的方式

recently

参考例句：

1. Have you reviewed for this newly published novel? 你给这本新出版的小说写书评了吗？

2. It is a newly planted tree and it has not established yet. 这是一颗新栽的树，还没有扎下根来。

19. feature [ˈfi:tʃə(r)]

n.特征，特色

a typical quality or an important part of something

参考例句：

1. What is the most important feature about this city? 这个城市最重要的特色是什么？

2. Noise is a feature of city life. 噪音是城市生活的一个特点。

20. swear [sweə(r)]

vt.发誓，宣誓，咒骂，使宣誓；vi. 发誓，诅咒；n.诅咒，誓言

to use words that are rude or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you mean or as a way of insulting someone or something

参考例句：

1. I swear I'll break you. 我发誓要搞垮你。

2. I swear it's true! 我起誓这是真的！