U16 Flashcards
ad
n. 公元（AD）；广告（ad）
ambition
/æmˈbɪʃ ə n/
1.[C] a strong desire to achieve something
追求，夙愿，理想
THESAURUS aim
an ambition to do sth
•She had always had an ambition to be a pilot. 她一直渴望当飞行员。
sb’s ambitions of doing sth
•An injury ended his ambitions of becoming a professional footballer. 一次受伤使得他当职业足球员的理想落空了。
2.[U] determination to be successful, rich, powerful etc抱负，雄心；野心
•He was young and full of ambition. 他年轻，而且雄心勃勃。
3.have no ambition to do sth
used when saying that you definitely do not want to do something
完全不想做某事
•I have no ambition to go back there again. 我压根儿不想再回那里。
COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配 - Meanings 义项 1 & 2
1.verbs 动词
sb’s ambition is to be/do sth 某人的理想是…
•My ambition was to be a journalist. 我的理想是当新闻记者。
have an ambition 有雄心
•He had an ambition to be a top cello player. 他曾立志成为最优秀的大提琴演奏家。
achieve/fulfil/realize your ambition(=do what you wanted to do) 实现自己的理想
•It took her ten years to achieve her ambition. 她花了十年时间实现自己的理想。
lack ambition/have no ambition 胸无大志
•Many of the students lack ambition. 许多学生都胸无大志。
nurse/harbour/cherish an ambition(=have it for a long time, especially secretly) 心怀壮志
frustrate/thwart sb’s ambitions(=prevent someone from achieving them) 【正式】阻挠某人实现理想
2.adjectives/noun 形容词/名词 + ambition
sb’s main ambition 某人最大的理想
•What’s your main ambition in life? 你一生中最大的理想是什么？
sb’s great ambition 某人的伟大理想
•He didn’t achieve his greatest ambition – to be Wimbledon Champion. 他没有实现自己的伟大理想——成为温布尔登锦标赛冠军。
a lifelong/long-held ambition(=one that you have had all your life) 终身追求
a personal ambition 个人志向
a secret ambition 内心深处的志向
a burning/driving ambition(=a very strong ambition) 雄心壮志
career ambitions 事业抱负
political/presidential ambitions 政治/当总统的抱负
3.phrases 短语
sb’s dreams and ambitions 某人的理想和抱负
•He told her all about his dreams and ambitions. 他把自己的理想和抱负全部向她倾诉。
sb’s lack of ambition 某人胸无大志
•I was frustrated by their apparent lack of ambition. 他们明显胸无大志，这让我很懊丧。
be full of ambition 满腹雄心
apron
/ˈeɪprən/
1.a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking围裙
2.apron strings
informal the relationship between a child and its mother, especially if the mother controls an adult son or daughter too much
母亲的控制
•You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings . 你都25岁了，还没摆脱母亲的支配。
•Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings . 杰夫还是处处听母亲的。
3.technical the hard surface in an airport on which planes are turned around, loaded, unloaded etc停机坪
assortment
/əˈsɔːtmənt/
a mixture of different things or of various kinds of the same thing各式各样；什锦
[+ of]
•a wide assortment of friends 三教九流的朋友
•an odd assortment of knives and forks 各式各样的刀叉
attendant
/əˈtendənt/
1.someone whose job is to look after or help customers in a public place服务员
•a car park attendant 停车场的服务员
2.someone who looks after a very important person, for example a king or queen
侍从，随从
attendant 2 adj.
formal
relating to or caused by something
伴随的，随之而来的，附带的
attendant problems/difficulties/dangers etc
•nuclear power, with all its attendant risks 核动力及其附带风险
[+ on]
•Drugs are one of the issues attendant on running a school. 毒品是办学时出现的问题之一。
bachelor
ˈbætʃələ/
1.a man who has never been married
未婚男子，单身汉
THESAURUS married
•Gerald was 38, and a confirmed bachelor (= a man who has decided that he will never marry ) . 杰拉德38岁，抱定主意独身。
•The Crown Prince was Japan’s most eligible bachelor (= a rich young man who has not yet married ) . 皇太子是日本最理想的适婚男子。
2.Bachelor of Arts/Science/Education etc
a first university degree in an art s subject, a science subject etc文学士/理学士/教育学士等
RELTD BA BSc BEd
bass
/beɪs/
MEANINGS 义项
1.[C] a very low male singing voice, or a man with a voice like this男低音（歌手）
2.[singular,单数] the part of a musical work that is written for a singer with a bass voice
〔音乐作品中的〕男低音部
→ alto 2 → baritone 1 → soprano 1 → tenor 1
3.[U] the lower half of the whole range of musical notes〔乐谱的〕低音部
RELTD treble
bass 2 adj. [only before noun 仅用于名词前]
a bass instrument or voice produces low notes低音的
•a bass drum 低音鼓
bass 3 /bæs,bæs/ n. [C ]
英 /bæs/
pl: bass
a fish that can be eaten and lives in both rivers and the sea鲈鱼
battle-ax
战斧
悍妇
beachcomber
n. （美）海岸巨浪；（住在海滩附近的）流浪者
bewildered
/bɪˈwɪldəd/ totally confused 困惑的；不知所措的；晕头转向的 THESAURUS confused •a bewildered expression on his face 他脸上困惑的表情
businesslike
ˈbɪznəs-laɪk, ˈbɪznɪs-laɪk/
effective and practical in the way that you do things处事务实的，有效率的，讲究实际的
•a businesslike manner 务实的态度
bygones
/ˈbaɪɡɒnz/
let bygones be bygones
to forget something bad that someone has done to you and forgive them
过去的事就让它过去吧
calf
/kɑːf/
pl: calves
1.the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ankle
〔人腿的〕腓，小腿肚
2.the baby of a cow, or of some other large animals, such as an elephant
小牛，牛犊；〔象等某些大型动物的〕崽，幼兽
3.be in/with calf
if a cow is in or with calf, it is going to have a baby〔母牛〕怀孕
→ at 见 kill →kill the fatted calf at 见 kill15
cane
/keɪn/
[U] thin pieces of the stems of plants, used for making furniture and baskets
〔用来制作家具、篮子的〕藤条
•a cane chair 藤椅
•cane furniture 藤制家具
2.[C] a long thin stick made from the stem of a plant, used for supporting other plants in a garden〔用来支撑花木的〕竹茎，竹料
3.[C] a long thin stick with a curved handle that you can use to help you walk
手杖，拐杖
cane 2 v. [T ]
1.to punish someone, especially a child, by hitting them with a stick
〔尤对小孩〕用藤条鞭打
2.cane it
to drive along very fast 开车飞驰
to drink a lot of alcohol 猛喝酒
clippers
n. 钳子；轧刀；修剪工具（clipper的复数）
[网络] 快艇；快船；洛杉矶快船
closet
/’klɒzɪt,’klɒzət/
1.a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling壁橱
RELTD wardrobe
•a closet full of beautiful clothes 满是漂亮衣服的壁橱
2.come out of the closet
to tell people that you are homosexual after hiding the fact 公开自己的同性恋身份
to admit something or to start to discuss something that was kept secret before 公开承认秘密；公开以前保密的事
3.be in the closet
informal to not tell people that you are homosexual
隐瞒自己的同性恋身份
→ water closet → at 见 skeleton →a skeleton in the closet at 见 skeleton5
closet 2 adj.
closet homosexual/alcoholic etc
someone who is a homosexual etc but who does not want to admit it
不愿公开承认的同性恋/酗酒者等
•a closet communist 秘密的共产主义者
closet 3 v. [T usually passive 一般用被动态]
to shut someone in a room away from other people in order to discuss something private, to be alone etc
把…引进密室会谈；把…关在小房间里
•Don’t let her closet herself away in her room. 别让她把自己关在房间里。
be closeted with sb
•All morning he’d been closeted with various officials. 整个上午他都在房间里和各种官员密谈。
compliment
/’kɒmplɪmənt,’kɒmpləmənt/
MEANINGS 义项
1.
[C] a remark that shows you admire someone or something
赞美的话，夸奖，称赞
•All the guests paid her extravagant compliments. 所有客人都对她赞不绝口。
•Being compared to Abba is a great compliment. 能和阿巴乐队相提并论是极大的赞誉。
[+ on]
•compliments on her appearance 对她外貌的赞美
2.take sth as a compliment
to be pleased about what someone says about you, even though they may not mean to be nice
把别人的话当作是一种夸奖〔即使说话人本意并非如此〕
•They all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions, which I’ll take as a compliment. 他们好像都觉得我问的问题很无礼，我权当这是在抬举我了。
3.[singular,单数] an action that shows you admire someone恭维的行为，赞美
•He paid MacLennan the finest compliment of all by imitating him. 他通过模仿麦克伦南表达对他最大的赞美。
[+ to]
•It’s a great compliment to the band that he came out of retirement to interview them. 他退休后又复出来采访该乐队，这对他们而言是极高的赞赏。
COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配
1.verbs 动词
pay/give sb a compliment 夸奖某人
•He was always paying her compliments. 他总是在夸她。
mean sth as a compliment 某话是夸奖的意思
•When I said she’d lost weight, I meant it as a compliment. 我说她瘦了是夸她。
get/receive a compliment 得到夸奖
•The exhibition has received a lot of compliments from the public. 这次展会备受公众好评。
accept a compliment(=show that you are pleased to have been given a compliment) 接受夸奖
•She accepted his compliment graciously. 她谦和地接受了他的赞美。
2.adjectives 形容词
a great compliment 极大的赞美
•He said he loved my paintings, which was a great compliment. 他说他非常喜欢我的画，这是极大的赞美。
the highest compliment(=the best thing you can say) 最高的赞誉
•The highest compliment you can pay an actor is to say they don’t look as if they are acting. 说演员不像是在演戏，这是对他们的最高赞誉。
com‧pli‧ment 2 /’kɒmplɪment,’kɒmpləment,ˋkɑmplə͵mɛnt/ v. [T ]
英 /’kɒmplɪment,’kɒmpləment/
to say something nice to someone in order to praise them赞美，称赞
THESAURUS praise
•The groom was so nervous he forgot to compliment the bridesmaids. 新郎太紧张了，都忘了夸奖伴娘。
compliment sb on sth
•Bob complimented me on my new hairstyle. 鲍勃夸我的新发型好看。
compose
/kəm’pəʊz/
1.to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people 由某物组成
•Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。
•The legal system is composed of people, and people make mistakes. 法律体制由人组成，而人是会犯错误的。
[T not in progressive] to combine together to form something 构成
•More than 17.6 million firms compose the business sector of our economy. 1,760多万家公司构成了我们经济中的商业部分。
2.[I,T] to write a piece of music作（曲）
RELTD composer composition
•Barrington has composed the music for a new production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. 巴林顿为新版的《仲夏夜之梦》谱了曲。
3.compose a letter/poem/speech etc
to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it
写信/诗/讲稿等
•Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice. 给当地的报纸写信，就你所关心的话题发表你的意见。
courtesy
/’kɜːtɪsi,’kɜːtəsi/
pl: courtesies
1.[U] polite behaviour and respect for other people有礼的举止，礼貌
OPP discourtesy
SYN politeness
•It’s a matter of common courtesy to acknowledge letters. 确认收到来信是起码的礼貌。
have the courtesy to do sth
•He didn’t even have the courtesy to call and say he couldn’t come. 他甚至连打个电话来说一声他不能来的礼貌都没有。
2.[C] something you do or say to be polite
礼貌的行为[话]
•The two men exchanged courtesies before getting down to business. 两个人互致问候，然后开始谈论正事。
3.(by) courtesy of sb
by someone’s permission or kindness, rather than by paying them
承蒙某人的允许；由于某人的好意〔而不是因为付了钱〕
•photographs supplied courtesy of Blenheim Palace 承蒙布伦海姆宫提供的照片
courtesy 2 adj. [only before noun 仅用于名词前]
1.provided free to a customer by a company
〔由公司〕免费提供的
courtesy bus/taxi/car/phone etc
•The hotel runs a courtesy bus from the airport. 这家酒店在机场有免费巴士接送。
•Most reviewers receive a courtesy copy of the book. 大多数书评家都收到一本赠书。
2.courtesy visit/call
a visit etc done to be polite or show respect
礼节性拜访
•Our captain put in a courtesy visit during dinner. 席间，我们的队长作了礼节性拜访。
cultivated
/’kʌltɪveɪtɪd,’kʌltɪveɪtəd,’kʌltəveɪtɪd,’kʌltəveɪtəd/
1.someone who is cultivated is intelligent and knows a lot about music, art, literature etc
有素养的，有修养的
•a highly cultivated man 一个很有修养的人
2.cultivated land is land that is used for growing crops or plants〔土地〕用于耕作的
•cultivated fields 耕地
3.[only before noun,仅用于名词前] cultivated crops or plants are ones grown by people
〔作物等〕栽培的，培植的
OPP wild
•cultivated mushrooms 培植的蘑菇
driftwood
/’drɪftwʊd/
wood floating in the sea or left on the shore
漂流木，浮木〔指在海上漂流或被海水冲上岸的木头〕
eligible
/’elɪdʒɪbəl,’elɪdʒəbəl/
1.someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age合格的；有资格的
[+ for]
•Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan. 非全日制课程的学生没有资格申请贷款。
eligible to do sth
•Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year. 今年将有超过50万人年满18岁，获得投票资格。
2[only before noun,仅用于名词前] an eligible man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married
〔作为婚姻对象〕合意的，合适的
•Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor. 斯蒂芬被认为是一个钻石王老五。
DERIVATIVE 派生词
eligibility n /͵ɛlədʒəˋbɪlɪtɪ ; ‚elɪdʒɪ’bɪlɪti,‚elɪdʒɪ’bɪləti,‚elɪdʒə’bɪlɪti,‚elɪdʒə’bɪləti,‚elədʒə’bɪləti,‚elədʒə’bɪlɪti,‚elədʒɪ’bɪləti,‚elədʒɪ’bɪlɪti / [U]
entitle
/ɪn’taɪtl/
1.to give someone the official right to do or have something使有权利，使有资格
THESAURUS allow
be entitled to (do) sth
•Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance. 全职雇员都有资格享受健康保险。
entitle sb to sth
•Membership entitles you to the monthly journal. 凭会员身份可以获取月刊。
2.be entitled sth
if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its nam〔书、戏剧等〕名为…
•a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection’ 一部名为《完美的代价》的纪录片
expert
/’ekspɜːt/ adj. 熟练的；内行的；老练的
n. 专家；行家；能手
vt. 当专家；在…中当行家
n. (Expert)人名；(法)埃克斯佩
[网络] 专家级
[专业] 专家 [计算机科学技术]；专家 [法学]
someone who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience专家，行家，能手
[+ on]
•He’s a world expert on marine mammals. 他是研究海洋哺乳动物的世界权威。
[+ in]
•an expert in statistics 统计学专家
medical/technical/financial etc expert
•Tests should be administered by a medical expert. 试验应该由一位医学专家来进行。
THESAURUS 词语辨析
1.expert 专家，行家，能手
someone who has a lot of knowledge about something or skill at doing something
•a computer expert 计算机专家
•an expert on beetles 研究甲虫的专家
•It’s best to ask an expert. 最好去问问专家。
2.specialist 专科医生；〔某技术领域的〕专家
an expert who has studied a particular medical or technical subject for a long time and knows much more about it than other people
•She is a specialist in corporate finance. 她是企业融资方面的专家。
•My doctor sent me to see a heart specialist. 我的医生叫我去看心脏专科医生。
3.authority 权威人士，泰斗
an expert whose knowledge and opinions are greatly respected
•The professor is one of the world’s leading authorities on African art. 这位教授是研究非洲艺术的世界权威。
expert 2 adj. AC W3
1.having a special skill or special knowledge of a subject内行的
OPP inexpert
THESAURUS skilful
•He cast his expert eye on the gardener’s work. 他用内行的眼光看了看园丁干的活。
[+ on/in/at]
•The police are expert at handling situations like this in strict confidence. 警察处理这类事情很在行，可以绝对保密。
2.relating to or coming from an expert
(来自)专家的
•Ministers depend on civil servants for expert advice. 部长们依靠公务员获取专家建议。
DERIVATIVE 派生词
expertly adv
expertness n [U]
fair
/feə/
MEANINGS 义项
1.REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE 合理并可接受的
a fair situation, system, way of treating people, or judgment seems reasonable, acceptable, and right适当的，合理的
OPP unfair
•All we are asking for is a fair wage. 我们所要求的只是一份合理的薪水。
•£150 is a fair price. 150英镑是个合理的价钱。
•What do you think is the fairest solution? 你认为最合理的解决方式是什么？
•The report is a fair summary of the issues facing us. 这份报告对我们所面临的问题做了一个适当的总结。
fair trial/hearing
•the right to a fair trial 公正审判权
it is fair to do sth
•It seems fair to give them a second chance. 再给他们一次机会似乎是应该的。
it’s only fair (that) (=used to say that it is right to do something)…才合理
•It’s only fair that we tell him what’s happening. 我们将发生的事情告诉他，这才公平。
it’s fair to say (that) (=used when you think what you are saying is correct or reasonable)恰当地说
•It’s fair to say that by then he had lost the support of his staff. 恰当地说，那时他已经失去了员工的支持。
it’s not fair on sb
•I can’t carry on working such long hours. It’s not fair on my family. 工作时间这样长，我干不下去了，那对我家人不公平。
2.TREATING EVERYONE EQUALLY 一视同仁
treating everyone in a way that is right or equal公正的，公平的
OPP unfair
•Why does Eric get to go and I don’t? It’s not fair! 为什么埃里克能去我不能？这不公平！
•Life isn’t always fair. 生活并非总是公平的。
•My boss expects a lot – but he’s very fair. 我的老板要求很高——但是他很公平。
[+ to]
•The old law wasn’t fair to women. 那条旧法律对女性不公平。
it’s only fair (that)
•You pay him $10 an hour – it’s only fair that I should get the same. 你给他每小时10美元，那我也应该得到同样的报酬才公平。
3.a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc
QUITE LARGE 很大的
quite a large size, number etc很大/很多/很远等
•I’ve still got a fair amount of work left to do. 我还有很多工作要做。
•We had travelled a fair way (= quite a long distance ) by lunch time. 到中午时分，我们已走了很多路。
there’s a fair chance (that)/of sth (=it is quite likely that something will happen)某事发生的可能性很大
•There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer. 今年夏天我们很可能会去英格兰。
THESAURUS 词语辨析
1.fair 公平的，公正的
treating people equally or in the way that is right
•It’s not fair that she gets paid more than me. 她报酬比我高，这不公平。
•Everyone has the right to a fair trial. 任何人都享有公正审判权。
2.just 公正的，正义的
morally right and fair
•a just punishment 公正的处罚
•a just cause 正义事业
•a just society 公正的社会
•Do you think it was a just war? 你认为这场战争是正义的吗？
3.reasonable 正当的，合理的
fair and sensible according to most people’s standards
•a reasonable request 正当的请求
•Lateness, without a reasonable excuse, will not be tolerated. 无故迟到是不允许的。
SPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语
1.fair enough
especially BrE used to say that you agree with someone’s suggestion or that something seems reasonable
【尤英】说得对，有道理
•‘I think we should split the bill.’ ‘Fair enough.’ “我觉得应该大家平摊费用。”“行。”
2.to be fair
used when adding something after someone has been criticized, which helps to explain or excuse what they did说句公道话
•She should have phoned to tell us what her plans were although, to be fair, she’s been very busy. 她应该打个电话把她的计划告诉我们。不过，说句公道话，她一直很忙。
3.be fair!
especially BrE used to tell someone not to be unreasonable or criticize someone too much【尤英】要公道些！
•Now Pat, be fair, the poor girl’s trying her hardest! 好了帕特，要公道一些，那个可怜的女孩子尽力了！
fair 2 n. [C ]
1.a form of outdoor entertainment, at which there are large machines to ride on and games in which you can win prizes
露天游乐场
SYN carnival AmE 【美】
2.an outdoor event, at which there are large machines to ride on, games to play, and sometimes farm animals being judged and sold
集市〔有大型可骑乘的游戏设施、各式游戏，有时还对牲畜进行评比并出售〕
state/county fair
3.book/antiques/craft/trade etc fair
an event at which people or businesses show and sell their products
书展/古玩展/手工艺品展销会/交易会等
•the Frankfurt Book Fair 法兰克福书展
•an antiques fair 古玩展
•a trade fair (= where companies show their newest products ) 商品交易会
•a craft fair (= where people sell handmade products such as jewellery, paintings etc ) 手工艺品展销会
fair 3 adv. S2 W3
1.win (sth)/beat sb fair and square
to win a competition, sports match etc honestly and without cheating
正大光明地赢得（某物）/打败某人
2.play fair
to do something in a fair and honest way
公平办事，按规则做
•In international trade, very few countries play fair. 在国际贸易中，很少有国家遵守游戏规则。
以上来源于《朗文当代高级英语辞典》
fit
vt. 安装；使……适应；使……合身；与……相符
vi. 符合，配合；适合；合身
adj. 健康的；合适的；恰当的；准备好的
n. 合身；发作；痉挛
gasoline
‘ɡæsəliːn/
汽油
a liquid obtained from petroleum, used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, trucks etc
gear
n. 齿轮；装置，工具；传动装置
vi. 适合；搭上齿轮；开始工作
vt. 开动；搭上齿轮；使……适合；使……准备好
adj. 好极了
good-sized
adj. 相当大的，大型的；相当多的
homesickness
乡愁
horn
n. 喇叭，号角；角
vt. 装角于
imitation
n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品
adj. 人造的，仿制的
jacket
. 羽绒滑雪衫；西装短外套；短上衣，夹克；土豆皮；书籍的护封；文件套，公文夹
vt. 给…穿夹克；给…装护套；给…包上护封；〈口〉打
kick
vt. 踢；反冲，朝后座
n. 踢；反冲，后座力
vi. 踢；反冲
lather
n. 肥皂泡；激动
vt. 涂以肥皂泡；使紧张；狠狠地打
vi. 起泡沫
merriment
n. 欢喜；嬉戏
oyster
n. 牡蛎，[无脊椎] 蚝；沉默寡言的人
pal
n. 朋友，伙伴；同志
vi. 结为朋友
parasol
n. 遮阳伞
pension
/’penʃ ə n/
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill
养老金；退休金
•At what age can you start drawing your pension ? 从多少岁可以开始领取养老金？
•If you are self-employed, you should think about taking out a private pension . 如果你是自由职业者，应该考虑办理私人养老金事宜。
•Many people find it hard to live on a basic state pension . 许多人发现仅凭国家基本养老金不能养活自己。
•She pays a quarter of her salary into a pension plan. 她将每月工资的四分之一用于养老金计划。
pension 2 v.
PHRVB 短语动词
PENSION sb/sth ←→ off
pension sb/sth ←→ off to make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension
〔由于年老或疾病而〕使〔某人〕退休并发放养老金
•Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65. 并非每个人都希望在65岁退休领取养老金。
to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more
〔因陈旧或不再有用而〕丢弃〔某物〕
•Many of the old ships have been pensioned off 许多旧船已被废弃。
pen‧si‧on 3 /’pɒnsiɒn,pɑnˋsjon/ n. [C ]
英 /’pɒnsiɒn/
a small cheap hotel in France and some other European countries
〔法国或其他一些欧洲国家中的〕廉价小旅馆
perch
/pɜːtʃ/
1.a branch or stick where a bird sits
〔鸟的〕栖木，栖枝
2.informal a high place or position, especially one where you can sit and watch something
高位，高处〔尤指人可以坐着看某事物的地方〕
•She watched the parade from her perch on her father’s shoulders. 她骑在父亲的肩上观看游行。
3.a type of fish that lives in lakes and rivers
淡水鲈鱼，河鲈
perch 2 v.
1.be perched on/above etc sth
to be in a position on top of something or on the edge of something
处在某物的上面[边上]
•a house perched on a cliff above the town 一幢位于悬崖之上俯瞰城镇的房屋
2.perch (yourself) on sth
to sit on top of something or on the edge of something
（使自己）坐在某物的上面[边上]
THESAURUS sit
•Bobby had perched himself on a tall wooden stool. 博比坐到了一张高高的木凳上。
3.[I + on] if a bird perches on something, it flies down and sits on it
〔鸟〕降落，停留
plain
/pleɪn/
MEANINGS 义项
1.CLEAR 清楚的
very clear, and easy to understand or recognize清楚的，明白的，显而易见的，明显的
SYN obvious
•The advantages were plain to see. 优势显而易见。
•You have made your feelings plain enough. 你已经明确表示了你的感受。
•Let me make it plain (= state it clearly ) . We do not want you here. 让我明说吧，我们不想你待在这儿。
it is plain (that)
•It was plain that Giles was not going to agree. 显然贾尔斯是不会同意的。
make yourself plain (=make what you are saying clear)把自己的话说得很明白
•If you do that again you will be severely punished. Do I make myself plain? 如果再那么干，你就会受到严厉惩罚，我说清楚了吗？
as plain as day/the nose on your face (=very clear)极为明显的，非常清楚的
2.in plain English/language
in clear and simple words, without using technical language
用简单的英语/语言
•The document, written in plain English, tells you about your new policy. 这份文件用简明的英语写成，解释了你们的新政策。
3.SIMPLE 简单的
without anything added or without decoration
无装饰的，简单的，朴素的，单纯的
SYN simple
•a plain white blouse 一件朴素的白衬衫
•a plain wooden table 一张朴素的木桌
•plain yoghurt 原味酸奶
•a plain gold wedding ring 一枚式样简单的黄金婚戒
•Your essay should be written on plain paper (= paper with no lines on it ) . 你的文章应该写在无格白纸上。
DERIVATIVE 派生词
plainness n [U]
plain 2 n.
1.[C] a large area of flat dry land（大）平原
RELTD prairie
•The grassy plain gave way to an extensive swamp. 青草覆盖的平原被广阔的沼泽地所取代。
•the vast plains of central China 华中地区的广阔平原
2.[U] the ordinary stitch in knitting
〔编织的〕平针
plain 3 adv.informal
used to emphasize an adjective, usually one referring to a bad quality
简直；完全〔用于强调，一般指不好的素质〕
•It’s just plain crazy to spend all your pay as soon as you get it. 薪水一拿到手就花光，你简直是疯了。
poodle
/'puːdl/ 1.a dog with thick curly hair 鬈毛狗，贵妇犬 2.be sb’s poodle informal if someone is another person’s poodle, they always do what the other person tells them to do 当某人的走狗[走卒]
