load

n.[C]

1.) 裝載;擔(dān)子

The load on that beam is more than it will bear.

那根梁上的載重超過了它所能承受的量。

2.) (精神方面的)負(fù)擔(dān);重任

The good news has taken a load off my mind.

聽了這個好消息我就放心了。

3.) (車,船等的)裝載量;一車(或一船等)貨物

The truck was carrying a load of sand.

卡車裝運一車沙子。

4.) (電機等的)負(fù)載,負(fù)荷

5.) 工作量

Measures have been taken to lighten the load of the hospital doctors.

業(yè)已采取措施減輕醫(yī)院醫(yī)生的負(fù)擔(dān)。

vt.

1.) 裝,裝載[(+with)]

The dockers are loading the ship with coal.

碼頭工人正把煤裝上船。

2.) 把彈藥裝入(槍,炮);把膠卷裝入(照相機)

Don't forget to load your camera.

別忘了給你的相機裝膠卷。

3.) 使擺滿;使充滿;使長滿 [(+with)]

The air was loaded with soot.

空氣充滿煤煙。

4.) 大量給予[(+with)]

His brothers and sisters loaded him with books.

他的哥哥姐姐送給他許多書。

vi.

1.) 裝貨[(+up)]

Have they finished loading up yet?

他們把貨物裝完了嗎?

2.) 上子彈

The soldiers loaded and fired.

士兵們裝上子彈便射擊。

compulsory

adj.

1.) 必須做的;義務(wù)的;必修的

Is English a compulsory subject?

英語是必修科目嗎?

Education is compulsory for children in most countries.

多數(shù)國家對兒童實施義務(wù)教育。

2.) 強制的,強迫的

compulsory legislation

強制性立法

tendency

n.[C]

1.) 傾向;癖性;天分[(+to/toward)][+to-v]

He has a tendency towards pessimism.

他有悲觀的傾向。

Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.

鮑勃有愛夸張的傾向。

2.) 趨勢,潮流[(+to/toward)][+to-v]

There is a tendency towards regional cooperation.

有一種地區(qū)性合作的趨勢。

3.) 傾向;意向

His new magazine has anarchic tendencies.

他的新雜志有無政府主義傾向。

drop out

1.) 脫離

Luckily, I dropped out before the deal turned sour.

很幸運的,在交易變壞前我已退出了。

One of my teeth has dropped out.

我的一只牙齒掉了。

2.) 退出;退學(xué)

She dropped out of school to become a waitress.

她退學(xué)去當(dāng)女招待。

expand

vt.

1.) 展開,張開(帆,翅等)

The eagle expanded its wings.

老鷹展開翅膀。

2.) 使膨脹;使擴張

3.) 擴大;擴充;發(fā)展

He is thinking of expanding his business.

他正考慮擴展他的生意。

4.) 詳述

They have expanded my view on the question.

他們已更充分地闡明了我對這個問題的觀點。

vi.

1.) 展開,張開

2.) 擴張;發(fā)展;增長

In ten years the city's population expanded by 12%.

十年之中,該城人口增加了百分之十二。

3.) 膨脹

Water expands when it freezes.

水結(jié)冰時體積膨脹。

A tire expands when you pump air into it.

輪胎打了氣就會脹大。

4.) 詳細說明[(+on/upon)]

distribute

vt.

1.) 分發(fā);分配[(+to/among)]

They had distributed the lands among the peasants.

他們把土地分給農(nóng)民。

2.) 散布,分布[(+over)]

This species of butterfly is widely distributed over our country.

這種蝴蝶在我國分布很廣。

3.) 把...分類

4.) 分,分開[(+into)]

The teacher distributed the pupils into three groups.

老師把學(xué)生分成三組。

donate

vt.

捐獻,捐贈[(+to)]

She donated her books to the library.

她把自己的書捐贈給圖書館。

n.

捐獻,捐贈[(+to/towards)]

curriculum

n.[C]

1.) 學(xué)校的全部課程

The student is very knowledgeable because he also studies things not in the curriculum.

這個學(xué)生知識很豐富,因為在學(xué)校課程以外他還學(xué)習(xí)別的東西。

2.) (一門)課程

The professor is busy preparing his chemistry curriculum plan.

這位教授正忙于準(zhǔn)備他的化學(xué)課程計劃。

profession

n.

1.) (尤指受過良好教育或?qū)ｉT訓(xùn)練者,如律師、醫(yī)生、教師的)職業(yè)[C]

She intends to make teaching her profession.

她打算以教書為業(yè)。

2.) 同業(yè),同行[the S][G]

The teaching profession claim that they are badly paid.

教師同行們聲稱待遇太差。

He is a leading member of the medical profession.

他是醫(yī)療業(yè)中首屈一指的醫(yī)生。

3.) 聲明;表白[C][(+of)]

She did not believe in his professions of love.

她不相信他的愛情表白是真的。

advocate

vt.

擁護;提倡;主張[+v-ing]

He advocates reforming the prison system.

他主張改良監(jiān)獄制度。

obtain

vt.

得到,獲得

He failed to obtain a scholarship.

他沒有獲得獎學(xué)金。

They obtained a loan from the government.

他們從政府那里得到一筆貸款。

vi.

得到公認(rèn);通用;流行;存在

Those conditions no longer obtain.

那些情形已不存在。

The custom still obtains in some areas.

某些地區(qū)仍保留著這一習(xí)俗。

select

vt.

選擇,挑選,選拔[(+for/from)][O2]

Mr. Reed has been selected to represent us on the committee.

里德先生代表我們已被選入委員會。

He selected a team for the special task.

他為這項特殊任務(wù)挑選了一組人馬。

vi.

做出選擇,挑選

adj.

1.) 挑選出來的;精選的

A select group of their friends was invited to the wedding.

他們的經(jīng)過挑選的一群朋友應(yīng)邀參加婚禮。

2.) 上等的,優(yōu)等的,卓越的

She only stays at select hotels.

她只住一流旅館。

suit

n.

(一套)衣服[C]

I picked out a black suit.

我挑了一套黑色西裝。

vt.

1.) 適合,中...的意

Would Friday morning suit you?

星期五早上對你合適嗎?

The arrangement suited us both.

這個安排對我們兩人都合適。

2.) (不用被動式)與...相配,與...相稱

This dress suits you beautifully.

這件衣服你穿非常合適。

3.) 使合適;使適應(yīng)[(+to)]

Her speech was well suited to the occasion.

她的講話在這個場合十分得體。

vi.

1.) 合適,適當(dāng)

Will that time suit?

這時間合適嗎?

2.) 相稱;彼此協(xié)調(diào)[(+to/with)]

The position suits with his abilities.

這個職位與他的能力相稱。