雅思单字电子书

The building is situated in the bad part of town.

該建築位於城鎮的不良地區。

Situated above the valley, the house offers beautiful views.

房子位於山谷之上，享有美麗的景色。

Zakro was well situated for trade with Greece. 

Zakro 處於與希臘進行貿易的有利條件。

The power station was well situated for coal deliveries as it was only 200 yards from Lemington Staithes.

該發電站距離 Lemington Staithes 僅 200 碼，非常適合煤炭運輸。

In looks, she takes after her father.

在外表上，她追隨她的父親。

He takes after his mother's side of the family.​

他照顧他母親的家人。

I hope the children don't take after their grandfather.

我希望孩子們不要追隨他們的祖父。

It sounds absurd, but a well-known chemistry technique could help authorities identify criminals based on their artificial hair color.

這聽起來很荒謬，但一種眾所周知的化學技術可以幫助當局根據他們的人造頭髮顏色識別罪犯。

Anti-patenting campaigners argue that the idea of claiming a patent over the shared genetic heritage of the human race is absurd, immoral or both.

反專利運動人士認為，就人類共有的遺傳遺產申請專利的想法是荒謬的、不道德的，或兩者兼而有之。

Refugees face adversity when they immigrate to a new country because they encounter many hardships.

難民在移民到一個新的國家時面臨逆境，因為他們遇到了許多困難。

We had to learn to deal with adversity.

我們必須學會應對逆境。

They overcame many adversities.

他們克服了許多逆境。

When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.

面對逆境，她從不放棄。

He showed courage in the face of adversity.

他在逆境中表現出勇氣。

They rose from poverty to affluence. (This means they were poor and became rich)

他們從貧窮走向富裕。 （這意味著他們貧窮而富有）

The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class.

戰後時代是工人階級的新富裕時代之一。

His family was more affluent than most.

他的家庭比大多數人都富裕。

Cigarette smoking used to be commoner among affluent people.

過去，吸煙在富裕人群中更為普遍。

To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. 

要製作開胃菜，您應該交替使用西紅柿和奶酪層。

Farmers began to alternate the cultivation of grains and pulses, such as lentils and peas, to maintain fertility.  

農民開始輪流種植穀物和豆類，例如小扁豆和豌豆，以保持肥力。

He alternates between riding his bike and taking the bus to work.

他在騎自行車和乘公共汽車上班之間交替。

Some disease-carrying mosquito species alternate between biting animals and humans.

一些攜帶疾病的蚊子在叮咬動物和人類之間交替出現。

Crop rotation can improve soil structure and fertility by alternating deep-rooted and shallow-rooted plants.

輪作可以通過交替深根和淺根植物來改善土壤結構和肥力。

The light and dark woods alternate to form an elegant pattern around the window. 

淺色和深色的木材交替形成窗戶周圍的優雅圖案。

Light woods alternate with dark woods to form an elegant pattern around the window. 

淺色木材與深色木材交替，在窗戶周圍形成優雅的圖案。

If you are brought on in a game to be someone’s alternate, you are there to take their turn.

如果您在比賽中被選為某人的替補，那麼您就可以輪到他們了。

The town has elected five councilors and two alternates.

該鎮選出了五名議員和兩名候補議員。

An alternate view of history is one that looks at the past from an uncommon perspective.

另一種歷史觀是從不尋常的角度看待過去。

The natural alternation of day and night play an important role in the lives of many ocean creatures

白天和黑夜的自然交替在許多海洋生物的生活中發揮著重要作用

Amusement 是不可數名詞，意思是「娛樂、樂趣」。

The children found great amusement at the puppet show.

孩子們在木偶戲中找到了極大的樂趣。

She watched his confusion with a sense of amusement.

她帶著娛樂的心情觀察他的困惑。

The park offers many forms of amusement for visitors.

這個公園為遊客提供了許多形式的娛樂活動。 

The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development

該公司聲稱削減不會影響發展

The company assert its control over the banking system

該公司主張其對銀行系統的控制權

However, he told council he would like to protect the fence with barriers, to prevent vehicle operators from accidentally running into the fence.

然而，他告訴市議會他想用障礙物保護圍欄，以防止車輛操作員意外撞到圍欄。

Cameras spread out around an airport eliminate blind spots and give controllers more-detailed views.

遍布機場的攝像頭消除了盲點，並為管制員提供了更詳細的視圖。

I was blinded by the massive bright light he kept constantly shined onto me.

我被他不斷照耀在我身上的巨大明亮光線蒙蔽了雙眼。

She focused on the positive aspects of chaos of being a mother: Things are chaotic because she has two beautiful children and a thriving career.

她專注於作為母親混亂的積極方面：事情很混亂，因為她有兩個漂亮的孩子和蓬勃發展的事業。

Among the employees here are a handful of disabled workers — often forgotten in a country that is too chaotic to attend to them.

這裡的員工中有少數殘疾工人——在一個太混亂而無法照顧他們的國家經常被遺忘。

Even though I've read the book three times so far, never once have the words conveyed the sense of excitement and the charged atmosphere that came across on film.

儘管到目前為止我已經將這本書讀了三遍，但從來沒有一次用文字傳達出電影中所感受到的興奮和緊張的氣氛。

Process the nuts until they're ground to coarse meal, then continue until you finally get a smooth paste.

加工堅果直到它們被磨成粗粉，然後繼續直到你最終得到光滑的糊狀物。

The movie contains some disturbing violence, coarse language, drug use and sexual content.

這部電影包含一些令人不安的暴力、粗俗的語言、吸毒和色情內容。

The party’s policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology.

該黨的政策是基於偏見而不是任何連貫的意識形態。

When we first hear a song, it stimulates our auditory cortex and we convert the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies into a coherent whole.

當我們第一次聽到一首歌時，它會刺激我們的聽覺皮層，我們將節奏、旋律和和聲轉換成一個連貫的整體。

The official said the prime minister concurred with White House assertions “that this has nothing to do with the Iran deal.”

這位官員說，總理同意白宮的說法，“這與伊朗協議無關”。

Let’s hope your friend is able to see this chat, and that she will concur that $50 a year is a small price to pay.

讓我們希望你的朋友能夠看到這個聊天，並且她會同意每年 50 美元是一個很小的代價。

In the deep sea, where light is dim and blue, animals with bigger eyes see better—but bigger eyes are more conspicuous to predators

在深海中，光線昏暗而藍色，大眼睛的動物看得更清楚——但大眼睛對捕食者來說更顯眼

The movie will probably be more popular with audiences than with critics, perhaps because it’s so deliberately and conspicuously old-fashioned.

這部電影可能會比評論家更受觀眾歡迎，也許是因為它是如此刻意和明顯過時。

Her name was conspicuously absent form the list of winners.

她的名字明顯不在獲獎名單中。

Some mistakes are beginning to creep into his work.

一些錯誤開始蔓延到他的工作中。

They were caught by surprise when the three men crept up from behind and yelled, “Nobody move.”

三個人從後面爬了上來，喊道：“沒人動。”他們嚇了一跳。

They cut a path through the dense jungle.

他們在茂密的叢林中開闢了一條小路。

The book's pages were dense (meaning packed, filled) with helpful ideas.

這本書的書頁密密麻麻（意思是擠滿了，充滿了）有用的想法。

I'm sorry to be so dense (meaning to be slow-witted, stupid, dumb) this morning.

我很抱歉今天早上這麼密集（意思是遲鈍、愚蠢、愚蠢）。

In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.

在電影中，她飾演他善良但又有些厚重的阿姨。

That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.

城市的那部分有密集的移民人口。

The male student in the conversation is in a dilemma. He doesn't know what to do with his due assignments.

談話中的男學生陷入了兩難境地。他不知道如何處理他應得的任務。

Women may still be faced with the dilemma of choosing between jobs and families.

女性可能仍然面臨在工作和家庭之間做出選擇的困境。

I don't know what to do; it's a real dilemma.

我不知道該怎麼辦;這是一個真正的困境。

She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.

她面臨著是否接受這個提議的兩難選擇。

After years of recession, the company was in a dilemma over its future.

經過多年的經濟衰退，該公司對自己的未來陷入兩難境地。

One possible solution to the dilemma may be to divide the money equally between the brothers.

解決這一困境的一種可能方法是在兄弟之間平分錢。

I couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.

我看不到任何擺脫困境的方法。

The dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.

人類克隆的困境是社會面臨的倫理選擇的核心。

The sun looks dim through the haze, like a 30-watt bulb.

透過薄霧，太陽看起來很暗，就像一個 30 瓦的燈泡。

In recent weeks, market expectations of a July rate hike have dimmed because of signs of weakness in the global economy.

最近幾週，由於全球經濟出現疲軟跡象，市場對 7 月加息的預期已經減弱。

The fund-raising goal, $25,000, was reached shortly before the beginning of the memorial ceremony, eliciting cheers from the crowd.

25,000美元的籌款目標在追悼儀式開始前不久就達到了，引起了人群的歡呼。

A lawyer will elicit all the facts necessary to prove her case.

律師將提出證明她的案件所需的所有事實。

Scientists in the program announced today that the quick-diving birds are flourishing in Illinois and are no longer in immediate danger.

該計劃的科學家今天宣布，快速潛水的鳥類在伊利諾伊州蓬勃發展，不再處於直接危險之中。

Small flourishing companies would be harmed by an increase in the minimum wage.

小型蓬勃發展的公司將因最低工資的增加而受到損害。

It just amazed him how people form such absurd generalizations out of specific instances.

人們如何從具體實例中形成如此荒謬的概括，這讓他感到驚訝。

Harbor (英式拼法為 harbour) 指的是靠近陸地的水域，因為其水面平靜又有一定深度，因此可以讓船隻停靠躲避風浪。另外一個常見的字 port 則是「港口」的通稱，要説它是靠海邊的整個大港口也可以，而相比之下 port 會比 harbor 大很多。

This cruise ship is scheduled to dock at Sydney Harbor on Monday.

這艘遊輪預計於週一停靠在雪梨港口。

Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbor.

我們從旅館的房間可以俯瞰一個美麗的小漁港。

Created in tribute to the Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, the little mermaid has overlooked the entrance of the Copenhagen harbor since 1913 and has become one of the most photographed statues in the world.

為了向丹麥故事家安徒生致敬而創作，小美人魚自 1913 年以來一直俯瞰著哥本哈根港口的入口，並成為世界上最多人拍照的雕像之一。

The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer month.

潮濕的天氣使大多數在通常較乾燥的夏季點燃的草火受到抑制。

A great flash of lightning illuminated the world outside, showing the trees dark against the night sky.

一道巨大的閃電照亮了外面的世界，在夜空的映襯下，樹木一片漆黑。

General or background lighting provides an overall level of illumination when natural light levels are low. The basement was dank and dark with no windows and only a few strategically placed fluorescent lights for illumination.

當自然光水平較低時，一般或背景照明可提供整體照明水平。地下室陰暗潮濕，沒有窗戶，只有幾盞策略性放置的熒光燈用於照明。

Their say-no-to-drugs mantra affirmed that New York at least has an inexhaustible supply of high energy.

他們對毒品說不的口頭禪肯定了紐約至少有取之不盡的高能量供應。

As the true horror of the situation emerges, that sense of duty becomes an intolerable pressure.

隨著情況的真正恐怖出現，這種責任感變成了一種無法承受的壓力。

The radio stations were inundated with reports of a severe traffic accident.

廣播電台充斥著嚴重交通事故的報導。

Practically every Internet user is inundated with spam or virus-riddled messages daily.

幾乎每個 Internet 用戶每天都被垃圾郵件或充滿病毒的郵件所淹沒。

Moderate 是[形容詞|動詞]，意思是「適度的，中等的；使緩和，調節」 。作為形容詞時，用來描述不過分也不過少的狀態；作為動詞時，則指控制或調節某事物的程度或強度。

She prefers a moderate amount of spice in her food.

她喜歡食物中適量的辛辣。

The debate was moderated by a journalist from the local newspaper.

這場辯論由當地報紙的一名記者主持。

Temperatures will remain moderate throughout the week.

本周氣溫將保持在適度範圍內。

It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often since they are meant to save people time.

計算機需要經常維護是一個悖論，因為它們是為了節省人們的時間。

As an actor, he's a paradox. he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy.

作為一個演員，他是一個悖論。他喜歡出現在公眾視野中，但也非常重視和保護自己的隱私。

The facts pose something of a paradox.

事實構成了一個悖論。

The paradox about time is that it seems to go faster as we become older and less active.

關於時間的悖論是，隨著我們年齡的增長和活動的減少，它似乎過得更快。

He found himself in a paradoxical situation.

他發現自己處於一個自相矛盾的境地。

“I always lie” is a paradoxical statement because if the statement is true, it must be false. 

“我總是撒謊”是一個自相矛盾的陳述，因為如果這句話是真的，它一定是假的。

In such a large field, his placid demeanor also made it difficult for him to stand out among all the competitors.

在這麼大的場上，他那波瀾不驚的風度，也讓他很難在所有的競爭者中脫穎而出。

The flat, glistening, white expanse of the Greenland Ice Sheet, stretching out across hundreds of thousands of square miles, appears placid, unchanging and boring even.

格陵蘭冰原平坦、晶瑩、白茫茫，綿延數十萬平方英里，顯得平靜、不變，甚至乏味。

get oneself into a predicament

讓自己陷入困境

get out of the predicament

擺脫困境

in a predicament 

陷入困境

The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament.

州長讓自己陷入了相當的困境。

I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.

我不知道如何擺脫我所處的困境。

Other companies are in an even worse predicament than us.

其他公司的處境比我們還要糟糕。

Many young people find themselves in this predicament.

許多年輕人發現自己陷入了這種困境。

He walked with a pronounced limp.

他走路明顯跛行。

There has been a pronounced improvement in her condition.

她的病情有了明顯的改善。

The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.

這種疾病的症狀變得越來越明顯。

These blooms have a very pronounced tendency to hang their heads.

這些花朵有非常明顯的低頭傾向。

The island's prosperity depends on its fishing industry.

該島的繁榮取決於其漁業。

The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.

戰爭之後是長期的和平與繁榮。

The company had a prosperous year.

公司度過了繁榮的一年。

After she got a high entrance test score, her parents knew she had a prosperous future

考出高分後，父母知道她前途無量

Attending colleges might lead you to more prosperous career opportunities.

上大學可能會讓你獲得更繁榮的職業機會。

She was cognizant of the art market, selling Her work reluctantly, because she thought it was priced too low.

她對藝術市場瞭如指掌，不情願地賣掉了她的作品，因為她認為它的價格太低了。

She reluctantly agreed to the doctor's recommendation to taper off her antidepressant.

她不情願地同意了醫生的建議，逐漸減少她的抗抑鬱藥。

Children usually have a strong resemblance to their biological parents. 

孩子們通常與他們的親生父母有很強的相似之處。

He bears/has a close/striking/strong/uncanny resemblance to his father. This means he looks a lot like his father)

他與他的父親有著密切的/引人注目的/強烈的/不可思議的相似之處。這意味著他看起來很像他的父親）

When she showed me her niece's picture, I immediately saw the family resemblance.

當她給我看她侄女的照片時，我立刻看到了這家人的相似之處。

He doesn't look exactly like his father, but there is some resemblance.

他長得不像他的父親，但有一些相似之處。

There is no resemblance between her and her sister.

她和她姐姐沒有任何相似之處。

I noticed some resemblances between them.

我注意到他們之間有一些相似之處。

A point of resemblance

一個相似點

there the resemblance ends (=they are not similar in any other way)

相似之處到此結束（=它們在任何其他方面都不相似）

The story has points of resemblance to a Hebrew myth.

這個故事與希伯來神話有相似之處。

They are both strong-minded women, but there the resemblance ends.

他們都是有主見的女人，但相似之處就到此為止了。

He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament.

他在外表和氣質上都非常像他的父親。

People may get stopped in the streets if they resemble a celebrity.

如果他們像名人，人們可能會在街上被攔下。

We couldn't find anything resembling (meaning like) a good restaurant. This means they couldn't find a good restaurant)

我們找不到任何類似於（意思是）一家好餐館的東西。這意味著他們找不到好的餐廳）

He very much resembles a friend of mine.

他很像我的一個朋友。

He does not resemble his brother in any way.

他在任何方面都不像他的兄弟。

The meat resembles chicken in flavor.

肉的味道像雞肉。

He strongly resembles his father in appearance

他的外貌與父親極為相似

This poem closely resembles an earlier one.

這首詩與上一首詩十分相似。

The ancient tools discovered in Ethiopia strongly resemble those found in Tanzania.

在埃塞俄比亞發現的古代工具與在坦桑尼亞發現的工具非常相似。

I heard a weird sound vaguely resembling the bark of a dog.

我聽到了一種奇怪的聲音，有點像狗的叫聲。

Termites resemble ants superficially.

白蟻表面上類似於螞蟻。

Scatter 是動詞，意思是「使散開，撒，散播」。

Broken glass is scattered over the floor.

碎玻璃散落在地板上。

Tribes speaking related languages are scattered over a large part of the continent

講相關語言的部落分佈在非洲大陸的大部分地區

Villages are scattered over a very wide area.

村莊分佈在非常廣闊的區域。

The whole area was scattered with debris. = Debris is scattered over the whole area.

整個區域散落著碎片。 = 碎片散落在整個區域。

The ground is scattered with pine needles and hay.

地上散落著松針和乾草。

It has 50 or more offices scattered across the country.

它在全國各地設有50個或更多辦事處。

Small white pills are scattered across the pavement.

小的白色藥丸散落在人行道上。

Piles of waste are scattered across the dusty landscape.

成堆的垃圾散落在塵土飛揚的土地上。

The wind began to scatter the leaves all over the yard.
風開始把葉子吹散到整個院子裡。

She scattered the seeds across the garden to grow flowers.
她在花園裡撒下種子來種花。

Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon are two of the most scenic landmarks in the world.​

尼亞加拉大瀑布和大峽谷是世界上風景最優美的兩個地標。​

The ocean view here is very scenic．

這裡的海景非常漂亮。

Our hotel had a scenic view of the lake.

我們住的酒店可以看到湖景。

I went some miles out of my way to take the scenic road into Macon.​

我走了幾英里路，沿著風景秀麗的道路進入梅肯。

She had a depth of character, and that doesn’t usually come from living a sheltered life.

她性格深沉，而這通常不是來自隱蔽的生活。

He had been a very sheltered person up until then, and hadn’t seen or experienced what’s behind so many closed doors in our society.

在那之前，他一直是一個非常受保護的人，並且沒有看到或經歷過我們社會如此多的閉門造車背後的東西。

The new version of the vehicle will have better fuel-economy than previous versions, be lighter, more spacious, and more aerodynamic.

新版本的車輛將比以前的版本具有更好的燃油經濟性，更輕，更寬敞，更符合空氣動力學。

The spacious plains of the Midwest make up the nation's breadbasket.

中西部廣闊的平原構成了這個國家的糧倉。

The path turned to cross a small stone bridge spanning a stream.

小路轉過一座橫跨溪流的小石橋。

Students who have worse performance in studies tend to have short attention spans and bounce rapidly among smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.

學習成績較差的學生往往注意力集中時間短，並在智能手機、平板電腦和台式電腦之間迅速反彈。

Despite its imposing skyline, Frankfurt itself has not suffered from vast urban sprawl like other European cities.

儘管其壯麗的天際線，法蘭克福本身並沒有像其他歐洲城市那樣遭受巨大的城市擴張。

London is a sprawling city; it is like it never ends!

倫敦是一個龐大的城市；就像它永遠不會結束！

The sprawling city contained some 4m people.

這座龐大的城市有大約 400 萬人。

The main staple of Asian diets is rice.

亞洲飲食的主要主食是大米。

Since mass-market carmakers’ margins are so slim, it could have a striking effect on their profitability.

由於大眾市場汽車製造商的利潤率如此之低，這可能對其盈利能力產生顯著影響。

Large studies should give us a clearer picture, but so far they don’t show the striking lifesaving quality we’ve come to expect from cancer screening.

大型研究應該給我們一個更清晰的畫面，但到目前為止，它們並沒有顯示出我們期望從癌症篩查中獲得驚人的救生質量。

The village lay tranquil in the evening sunlight.

傍晚的陽光下，村莊靜悄悄的。

The tranquil atmosphere of The Connaught allows guests to feel totally at home.​

The Connaught 寧靜的氛圍讓客人有賓至如歸的感覺。​

The place was tranquil and appealing.

這個地方很安靜，很吸引人。

Cottages nestle on the beach and tranquility is a way of life.

小屋依偎在海灘上，寧靜是一種生活方式。

People go camping for peace and tranquility and hearing loud music blaring out at night has a way of spoiling this experience.

人們去露營是為了和平與安寧，晚上聽到響亮的音樂會破壞這種體驗。

She lives in Los Angeles, or somewhere in that/the vicinity. (meaning somewhere near there)

她住在洛杉磯，或者在那個/附近的某個地方。 （意思是附近的某個地方）

There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station.

火車站附近有一百多家旅館。

He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.

他住在學校的一般/緊鄰地區。

There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity.

附近沒有醫院。