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Trashman
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trashman
n.
[C] a person
who deals with trash
垃圾清理工
Trashmen should be respected, for it is
they who make our lives more
beautiful.
垃圾工应受到尊敬，因为是他们使我们的生活更美好。
A
college student offers to work as a trashman.
有个大学生自愿当垃圾工。
haul
vt.
pull or move
sth. from one place to another
拖，拉；拖运
He felt very
tired after hauling trash for 4 hours.
运送垃圾四个小时了，他觉得很累。
The fisherman
hauled the big fish into the boat.
渔民将那条大鱼拖进船里。
trash
n.
[U] (AmE)
waste matter; rubbish
垃圾，废物
Your job is to take the trash out.
你的工作就是将垃圾拿出去。
The yard is
cluttered with trash.
院子里乱七八糟的，到处是垃圾。
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continuous
a.
happening or
existing without stopping
连续的，不断的
He suffered a
lot from his continuous cough.
不停地咳嗽让他遭了不少罪。
The continuous
noise made me unable to fall asleep.
连续不断的噪音让我无法入睡。
continuously
ad. without stopping
连续地，不断地
He can speak
continuously for four or five hours.
他能连续说四、五个小时。
It snowed
continuously for three days.
雪连续不断地下了三天。
wicked
a.
extremely bad
or evil
极坏的，邪恶的
The man was
foolish but not wicked.
那男子很笨，但是不坏。
The wicked man
tried to kill the child but failed.
那个邪恶的人想杀掉那个孩子，但没有得逞。
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wickedly
ad.
badly; extremely
非常地
The
book is wickedly interesting.
这书很有趣。
This letter is
wickedly funny.
这封信非常有趣。
barrel
n.
[C] a round
container with flat bottom
桶
The
wine is kept in oak barrels.
酒存放在橡木桶中。
They can drink
nearly two barrels of beer.
他们几乎能喝下两桶啤酒。
tremble
vi.
shake slightly
颤抖，发抖
She was
trembling with shock.
她吓得身子发抖。
The whole house
trembled as the train went by.
火车经过时，整栋房子都在晃动。
dump
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vt.
drop carelessly; throw
away
倾倒；抛弃
No dumping
here!
此处不准倒垃圾！
She opened the
bag and dumped the content on the desk.
她打开包，把里面的东西倒在桌上。
n.
[C] a place for dumping
waste
垃圾场
Their rubbish
was carried straight to the dump.
他们的垃圾被直接运往垃圾场。
The walled
garden was used as a dump.
那个有围墙的院子曾被用作垃圾场。
route
n.
[C] a way from one place to another
路线
We took the fastest and
most direct route to the coast.
我们抄捷径去海边。
All escape
routes were blocked by the police.
警察封锁了所有的逃跑路线。
outdoor
a.
happening or done outside
户外的
outdoor sports
户外运动
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The performance was held on an outdoor
theatre.
演出在一个露天剧场举行。
outdoors
ad. outside; in the open
air
在户外；在野外
Children are
playing outdoors.
孩子们在外面玩。
They held the evening party outdoors.
晚会是在户外举行的。
greenhouse
n.
[C] a glass
building for growing plants
温室
the greenhouse effect
温室效应
This kind of flower can
only grow in the greenhouse.
这种花只有在温室里才能生长。
lengthy
a.
very long
冗长的，过长的
His lengthy
speech bored most of the audience.
他冗长的讲话使多数听众生厌。
Recovery from
the illness will be a lengthy process.
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这种病的治愈是一个长期过程。
civilize
vt.
(BrE
civilise) make sb. behave in a more polite way
使有教养，使文明
The teacher had
a civilizing influence on her pupils.
老师对她的学生产生了文明的影响。
This comedy is
about a man who tries to civilize a woman who ends
up civilizing him.
这出喜剧说的是一个
男人力图使一个女子有教养，
但最后反倒是那女子使他有教
养。
civilized
a.
polite and reasonable
文明的，有礼的
It shouldn't be
happened in a civilized society.
文明社会不应该发生这种事。
Civilized
service is offered in this company.
本公司提供文明礼貌的服务。
register
v.
1. realize or
notice sth.
意识到；注意到
He
did tell me he was a vegetarian, but it didn't
register.
他确实说过他是素食主义者，但我没记住。
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Her beauty was registered in my memory.
她的美丽在我的记忆中留有印象。
2. put one's name on a list
登记；注册
Visitors are
asked to register their names in the book.
请来客在簿子上登记名字。
Have you come
to register at the school?
你来学校注册了没有？
retreat
vi.
move back or
away
后退；撤离
The defeated
army had to retreat hastily to the coast.
败军被迫仓惶向海岸撤退。
The troops were
forced to retreat.
军队被迫撤退。
n.
[sing., U]
the act of retreating
后退；撤离
The
army fell back in full retreat.
部队全线溃退。
An
army
in
retreat
can
be
even
more
dangerous
than
one
that
is
advancing.
撤退的军队甚至比前进的军队更危险。
indoors
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ad. into or
inside a building
在室内
Mom
and Dad went out, but we children stayed indoors.
爸爸和妈妈出去了，但是我们这些孩子留在屋里。
Let's go indoors and have something to
eat.
让我们进屋吃点什么吧。
peculiar
a.
1. strange
奇怪的，罕见的
This meat
tastes peculiar; I hope it's all right.
这块肉有异味，但愿它没有什么问题。
He
has always been a little peculiar.
他总是有点古怪。
2. typical of a particular
person, place, etc.
独特的
The
custom is peculiar to these tribes.
这种习俗是这些部落所特有的。
Each person's
handwriting has its peculiar characteristics.
每个人的笔迹都有其独特之处。
rage
v.
shout angrily (at sb.)
大怒；怒吼
He raged over
such a trivial matter.
他为这么一件小事而发火。
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“我怎么知道呢？”珍尼生气地说。
n.
[C, U] a
strong feeling of anger
大怒，发火
What Joan did
sent her mother into a rage.
琼的所作所为令她母亲极为生气。
Sam became
quite frightening when he was in a rage.
萨姆生气时样子很可怕。
spontaneous
a.
happening by
itself without being planned
自发的；即时的
My spontaneous
reaction was to run away.
我的本能反应是逃走。
His offer of
help was quite spontaneous.
他提出帮助是自发的。
spontaneously
ad. in a way that happens
naturally
自发地
The crowd burst
into cheers spontaneously for the skillful play.
由于表演精彩，人群中自发地爆发出了喝彩声。
He
offered to help us spontaneously.
他自发地提出帮我们。
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monster
n.
[C] a
creature that is ugly and frightening
怪物，妖怪
The murderer
was described as a dangerous monster.
凶手被描述为极其危险的怪物。
A cow with two
heads is a real monster.
长两个头的牛是个真正的怪物。
graduate
vi.
complete
one's studies and receive a certificate or diploma
毕业
He graduated from Oxford
with a doctor's degree in physics.
他从牛津大学毕业，获得物理学博士学位。
What are you going to do after you
graduate?
你毕业后打算做什么？
n.
[C]
sb.
who
has
finished
their
studies
at
a
high
school,
college
or
university
毕业生
a
Harvard graduate
一位哈佛大学毕业生
Many graduates find it difficult to
find a job with only a bachelor's
degree.
许多大学生发现只获得学士学位很难找到工作。
garbageman
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n.
[C] (also garbage man)
trashman
垃圾工
A garbageman is
a garbage collector.
垃圾工是收集垃圾的人。
Sometimes
garbagemen are referred to as environmental
workers.
有时候垃圾工被称为环境工作者。
folk
n.
1. (~s) (esp. AmE) one's parents and
family
家人；亲属
It seems that
your folks don't like me.
看上去你父母不喜欢我。
Is it OK if I
call my folks?
我跟家人打电话可以吗？
2. (also ~s)
people in general
人，人们
Old
folks often don't like change.
老年人不喜欢变化。
Many folks are
upset at the changes.
许多人对这些变化感到不安。
a.
traditional and typical
of people who live in a particular area
民间的；
民俗的
folk song
民歌
folk dance
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