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【2012/02/27】 《新托福iBT词汇分类突破》复习 Page 1-20
Tiles are flat pieces of baked clay which are used for covering roofs. (覆盖屋顶的) 瓦片
Lime is a substance containing calcium. It is found in soil and water. 石灰(=>limestone)
Cement is the same as concrete. 混凝土
Something that cements a relationship or agreement makes it stronger. 巩固 (关系、协约)
Masonry is bricks or pieces of stone which have been stuck together with cement as part of a wall or building. 砖石建筑
Mortar is a mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime which is put between bricks to hold them together. 灰浆
be celebrated for:以XX出名
A dome is a round roof. 穹顶
A dome is any object that has a similar shape to a dome. 圆顶状物
facilitated by:得益于 eg. Like many progressive technology, it has been facilitated by the internet
the abundance of: 大量的 eg. You can use the abundance of time to learn new skills.
immense advantage: 可以用来修饰advantage的词有:big/considerable/enormous/great/huge/overwhelming/clear/decided/decisive/definite/distinct/obvious/positive/real/key/main/maijor/important/significant/comparative/relative/mutual
A lamp is a light that works by using electricity or by burning oil or gas. 灯
A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering. 窗帘; 百叶窗帘
A corridor is a long passage in a building, with doors and rooms on one or both sides. 走廊
A terrace is a flat area of stone or grass next to a building where people can sit. (房屋旁的) 露台; 草坪
A sewer is a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless. 下水道
Someone's landlord is the man who allows them to live or work in a building which he owns, in return for rent. 房东(等同于lessor:出租人)
A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use. 租户; 佃户(等同于lessee:承租人)
You can use sprawl to refer to an area where a city has grown outward in an uncontrolled way. (城市的) 无计划扩张区域(“urban sprawl”)
---creating large amount of commuters
If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing. 认为; 相信
eg.French and German were deemed essential
Sanitation is the process of keeping places clean and healthy, especially by providing a sewage system and a clean water supply. (尤指通过提供排污系统和洁净水源的) 公共卫生
Eg.the hazards of contaminated water and poor sanitation
personal hygiene: 个人卫生 There is a potential disaster implication if personal hygiene and environmentalsanitation are deficient (personal hygiene practice 个人卫生习惯)
public utilities are services that are regulated by the government or state, such as the supply of electricity, gas, or water. 公用事业
eg.Officials said water supplies and other public utilities in the capital were badly affected.
The infrastructure of a country, society, or organization consists of the basic facilities such as transportation, communications, power supplies, and buildings, which enable it to function. (国家、社会、组织赖以行使职能的) 基础设施 eg.improvements in the country's infrastructure
A toll is a sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road. (桥梁或道路的) 通行费
A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge that you have to pay to use. (道路或桥梁) 收费
by means of: 用、依靠
secured to:固定在-like device secured to the rear of the chair
in contrast:与此相反
postal service 邮电业
If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. 有志向的
eg.Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.(应该差不多等同于ambitious了)
apprentice 学徒 journeyman 熟练工人
A craftsman is a man who makes things skillfully with his hands. 手艺人; 工匠
A guild is an organization of people who do the same job. 同业公会
A masterpiece is an extremely good painting, novel, movie, or other work of art. 杰作
In areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small stores and stalls. (中东、印度等地的) 集市 (和fair相近)
amateur hobbyists 业余爱好者
A loom is a machine that is used for weaving thread into cloth. 织布机
treadle loom 脚踏织布机
If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example, by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. 扭曲; 拧
A strand of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it. (头发、电线或纱线的) 缕
A quilt is a bed cover made by sewing layers of cloth together, usually with different colors sewn together to make a design. 被子
If you stitch cloth, you use a needle and thread to join two pieces together or to make a decoration. 缝
eg.Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together
To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off. (给羊) 剪毛
A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges. 大剪刀
A punch is a tool that you use for making holes in something. 打孔器
A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone. 凿子
If you carve writing or a design on an object, you cut it into the surface of the object. 刻上
If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone.
If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. 雕刻
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