1.innocent adj. 无罪的,无知的
Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent.
他说他清白, 谁也不相信.
【同义词】naive 纯真的 n. 天真的人
Her initial confidence can seem brash and naive.
她最初的自信看来是一种轻率和幼稚。
2.performance n.表现,成绩,执行
His performance gripped the audience.
他的表演深深地吸引住观众。
3.contest n. 竞赛,争论 v. 竞赛,争辩;争夺
He had the good sense to withdraw from the election contest.
他很明智,退出了竞赛。
4.slender adj. 修长的,苗条的;纤细的
She looked young, slender, gay.
她看上去很年轻、苗条、愉快。
5.engage v. 使忙碌;从事; 订婚
They also engage in various kinds of sideline production.
他们也从事各种副业生产。
engagement n. 订婚, 婚约; 约定;交战
Did you notice her engagement ring?
你看到她的订婚戒指了吗?
【核心讲解】 be engaged in doing sth. 忙于做某事
hire,employ,engage这些动词均含“雇用”之意。 hire普通用词,常指短期或长期雇用某人从事某一特定工作或一次性的工作,含强调为薪金而工作的意味。 employ正式用词,侧重受雇者虽为薪金而工作,但工作固定共享有相当尊严。 engage可与hire换用,特指雇用专业人员。
6.demanding adj. 要求多的,吃力的
Teaching is a demanding profession.
教学工作是个要求很高的工作.
demand v. 要求 n.需求
Mary demanded a room all to herself.
玛丽要求为她自己要一个房间。
【常用搭配】
meet the demand
满足需求
in demand
非常需要的;受欢迎的;销路好;有需要
expand domestic demand
扩大内需
7.insight n. 洞察力,见识
【派生词】insightful adj.有深刻见解的,富有洞察力的
【常考搭配】
insight into
深刻理解,洞察…
gain an insight into
看透,识破
8.enrich v.使富裕;使丰富
Good books can enrich man's inner life.
好书可以丰富人的精神生活。
9.revelation n. 揭露,泄露,启示
It seems to me that creative writing is a process of revelation, really, rather than of creativity in the ordinary sense.
对于我来说,创意写作是一个揭露真实的过程,而不是根据常识去创作。
10.distort v.歪曲,曲解,扭曲
The underlying meaning of "literary translation" is simply "do not distort the features of the original text".
“直译”的意义就是“不要歪曲了原作的面目”。
11.collapse n. 倒塌;崩溃 v. 倒塌;崩溃;解体
Some drew the wrong lesson from the collapse of the Soviet system in 1991.
有些人从1991年苏联解体的事件中吸取了错误的教训。
12.asset n. 资产;有用的东西;优点
asset management
资产管理
13. persistent persistently adj. adv. 坚持不放弃地
They were saved by persistent fogs.
久久不散的大雾拯救了他们。
14.breed n. 品种; v.养育;繁殖
Rabbits breed rapidly.
兔子繁殖迅速。
15.optional adj. 可选择的,随意的
It is optional with you.
悉听尊便。
option n.选择
You must do it ; you have no option.
你必须做这件事,你没有选择的余地。
16.renowned adj. 有名的,有声誉
He is renowned as a novelist.
他以小说家知名
17.sturdy adj.坚定的;牢固的
For men there were sturdy gabardine, shinning silk shirts.
给男人用的有笔挺的哔叽,发亮的丝衬衫。
18.distinctly adv.清楚地,清晰地;确实地
Cinema attendances are distinctly on the increase.
电影观众在明显地增加。
19.inspiration n.灵感;妙想;鼓舞
An artist often draws his inspiration from natural beauty.
艺术家常从自然美中得到启发。
【派生词】inspire v.激励,鼓舞
inspired adj.有灵感的;官方授意的
inspiring adj.鼓舞人心的;灌输的;启发灵感的
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vt. 变形,扭曲,歪曲
vi. 歪曲