Unit 18 WORD LIST[qh]
第18单元单词表[qh]
ability : Ability is the quality of a person being able to do something well.[qh]
能力:能力是一个人能够做好某事的品质
His swimming abilities let him cross the entire lake.[qh]
他的游泳能力使他能游过整个湖
agriculture : Agriculture is the growing of plants and raising of animals for food.[qh]
农业:农业是种植植物和饲养动物以获取食物
The farmer studied agriculture in college.[qh]
这个农民在大学里学的是农业
cartoon : A cartoon is a funny drawing.[qh]
卡通:卡通是一种有趣的图画
Sometimes, people draw cartoons for the newspaper.[qh]
有时,人们为报纸画漫画
ceiling : The ceiling is the top of a room.[qh]
天花板:天花板是房间的顶部
He painted the ceiling with a special roller.[qh]
他用一种特殊的滚筒给天花板上漆
convince : To convince someone means to make that person sure of something.[qh]
说服:说服某人的意思是让某人确信某事
She convinced me to buy the house.[qh]
她说服我买了那所房子
curious : A curious person or animals wants to know about something.[qh]
好奇的:好奇的人或动物想知道某事
I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.[qh]
我打开时钟是因为我很好奇它是如何工作的
delay :To delay means to wait to do something.[qh]
延期:延期的意思是等待去做某事
I was delayed at the airport for over two hours.[qh]
我在机场耽搁了两个多小时
diary : A diary is a book in which people write their personal experiences.[qh]
日记:日记是人们记录个人经历的书
I do not let anybody read my diary .[qh]
我不让任何人看我的日记
element :An element of something is a particular part of it.[qh]
元素:某物的元素是它的特定部分
Tackling an opponent is Johnny's favorite element of American football.[qh]
阻挡对手是约翰尼最喜欢的美式足球元素
faith : Faith is trust or belief without proof.[qh]
信仰:信仰是没有证据的信任或信念
The sick girl had faith in doctors. She knew they would make her better.[qh]
那个生病的女孩信任医生
grain : A grain is a food crop such as wheat, corn, rice, or oats.[qh]
谷物:谷物是一种粮食作物,如小麦、玉米、大米或燕麦
The farmer planted two fields of grain this year.[qh]
这个农民今年种了两块谷地
greet : To greet someone means to meet and welcome that person.[qh]
问候:问候某人的意思是见到并欢迎那个人
When my friend came over, I greeted him at the door.[qh]
当我的朋友过来时,我在门口迎接他
investigate : To investigate means to search for something or learn about it.[qh]
调查:调查的意思是搜索某物或了解它
The detective went to investigate the crime.[qh]
侦探去调查犯罪了
joy : Joy is a feeling of great happiness.[qh]
喜悦:喜悦是一种非常幸福的感觉
I love baseball. I feel joy when I play.[qh]
我喜欢棒球
label : A label is a tag that tells about something.[qh]
标签:标签是说明某事的标识
The label on the back of your shirt will tell you what size it is.[qh]
衬衫后面的标签会告诉你它的尺寸
monk : A monk is a religious person who lives a simple life.[qh]
僧侣:僧侣是过着简朴生活的宗教人士
The monks knew a lot about religion.[qh]
僧侣们对宗教很了解
odd : Something odd is unusual.[qh]
奇怪的:奇怪的东西是不寻常的
Her cat is odd . It walks on two feet.[qh]
她的猫很奇怪
pause : To pause means to stop doing something for a while.[qh]
暂停:暂停意思是停止做某事一段时间
Since she was so hungry, she paused to make a snack.[qh]
因为她太饿了,所以她停下来做点心
priest : A priest is a person trained to perform religious duties.[qh]
牧师:牧师是被训练来履行宗教职责的人
The priest taught us about God.[qh]
牧师教我们认识上帝
profession : A profession is a person's job.[qh]
职业:职业是一个人的工作
He loved sailing, so he chose to work on ships as a profession.[qh]
他喜欢航海,所以他的职业就是在船上工作