【升华】新概念英语单词:Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流，我们的邻居
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流，我们的邻居
boundary [ˈbaundəri] n. 界线，边界
pump [pʌmp] v. 用泵抽
【派】pumpkin 南瓜
【搭】pump out 抽空
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A: We'd better pump the floodwater out of the cellars.
B: But we don't have any instrument now.
A：我们最好尽快把水从地窖里抽出来。
B：但这会儿我们没有工具啊。
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overtake [ˌəuvəˈteik] v. （坏天气，麻烦等）突然降临
backwater [ˈbækwɔːtə] n. 回水河汊
predecessor [ˈpriːdisesə] n. 前任
【例】My present secretary is more capable than her predecessor.
我现在的秘书比她的前任更能干。
meadow [ˈmedəu] n. 草地，草场
crown [kraun] v. 给……戴花环
holly [ˈhɔli] n. 一种冬青植物
wreath [riːθ] n. 花环
【扩】garland 花环
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A: I ordered a wreath from the florist.
B: Who do you want to send it to?
A：我从花店定购了一个花环。
B：你想送给谁啊？
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occurrence [əˈkʌrəns] n. 偶发事件
proportion [prəˈpɔːʃən] n. 部分
【派】proportional 成比例的
【扩】part 部分 section 部分
【搭】out of proportion to 与……不成比例
【例】A large proportion of the streets were sewered.
大部分街道都铺有下水道。
site [sait] v. 使位于
spell [spel] v. 招致，带来
【扩】incur 招致，惹起
【搭】spell losses 造成损失 spell trouble 招来麻烦
【例】He can do nothing except spelling troubles.
他除了会招来麻烦，什么也做不了。
stall [stɔːl] n. 牲口棚
attic [ˈætik] n. 顶楼
sweeping [ˈswiːpiŋ] adj. 范围广大的
【派】sweepingly 大规模地，彻底地
【搭】get a sweeping view 一览无余 sweeping victory 全胜
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A: Our team won a sweeping victory in the match last week.
B: Congratulations! I hope you will win in the finals, too.
A：我们球队在上周的比赛中大获全胜。
B：恭喜，我希望你们在决赛中也同样获胜。
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critical [ˈkritikəl] adj. 危急的
juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə] n. 时刻，关头
【搭】at this juncture 就在这个关头
【例】At this critical juncture he lost his head and made a serious mistake.
在这关键时刻，他头脑发昏，犯了严重错误。
raft [rɑːft] n. 木筏
foundations [faunˈdeiʃənz] n. 地基
【扩】groundwork 基础，根基
【例】The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by earthquake.
这座房子不安全，因为地基已被地震破坏。
stout [staut] adj. 牢固的
【扩】firm 坚固的，结实的
【搭】a stout pair of shoes 一双结实的鞋子
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A: I never expected that he had such a stout makeup.
B: He often goes to the gym to do exercise.
A：我真没想到，他竟然有这么强壮的体格。
B：他经常去健身房锻炼。
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submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] v. 浸没
grapple [ˈɡræpəl] v. 抓住
【搭】grapple with 与……格斗
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A: He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.
B: He is brave at any time.
A：他奋力与敌人拼杀。
B：他任何时候都那么勇敢。
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