1. architecture
n.
1.) 建筑学;建筑术[U]
2.) 建筑式样,建筑风格[U]
He likes Greek architecture.
他喜欢希腊建筑式样。
3.) 建筑物[U][C]
This is the most impressive architecture I've seen on this trip.
这是我此次旅行见到的最令人难忘的建筑。
2. preference
n.
1.) 更加的喜爱,偏爱[U][C][(+for)]
A window seat is my preference.
我喜欢靠窗的座位。
We dress simply by preference.
我们仅凭个人偏爱选择穿着。
2.) 偏爱的事物(或人)[C]
Which is your preference, tea or coffee?
你喜欢喝哪一样,茶还是咖啡?
3.) 偏袒[U][(+for)]
Parents should not show preference for any one of their children.
父母不应流露出对任何一个孩子的偏心。
4.) 优先(权);优惠权[U][C]
We give preference to applicants with some experience.
我们优先录用有经验的申请人。
3. design
vt.
1.) 设计;构思:绘制
Architects design buildings.
建筑师设计房屋。
2.) 打算将...用作
The experiment is designed to test the new drug.
实验的目的是试验新药。
vi.
设计,画图样;当设计师
He designs for our dress department.
他在我们的服装部当设计师。
n.
1.) 设计术;制图术[U]
She attended a school of dress design.
她就读于一所服装设计学校。
2.). 图案;花纹[C]
I like the design of that rug.
我喜欢那地毯的图案。
3.) 意图;计划;目的[C]
The design was to build a new library.
计划是建造一个新图书馆。
4. furniture
n.[U]
家具
Some articles of furniture were lost when we moved.
我们搬家时有几件家具丢失了。
5. taste
n.
1.) 味觉[U]
2.) 味道,滋味;感受,体验[S1]
The liquid has a bitter taste.
这种药水有苦味。
3.) 爱好,兴趣[C][U][(+for/in)]
She has a taste for music.
她爱好音乐。
6. honey
n.
1.) 蜂蜜[U]
Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
蜜甜蜂螫人。
2.) (常用于称呼)宝贝儿[C]
I love you, honey.
亲爱的,我爱你。
7. modern
a.
1.) 现代的;近代的
In the afternoon they went to an exhibition of modern art.
他们下午去参观了现代艺术展。
2.) 现代化的;时髦的;最新的
His office is tastefully furnished with modern furniture.
他的办公室用新式家具装饰得十分雅致。
8. convenient
a.
1.) 合宜的;方便的;便利的[(+for/to)]
Please come whenever it is convenient to you.
方便的时候,请随时来。
Will 3 o’clock be convenient for you?
3点你方便吗？
2.) 近而方便的[(+for)]
Our house is very convenient for shops.
我们家离商店很近。
sit in a convenient chair坐在最近的椅子上
9. block
n.[C]
1.) 块[(+of)];积木[P]
2.) 【美】(四面围有街道的)街区
The store is three blocks away.
那家商店距此三条街。
3.) 阻塞(物),障碍(物)[S1]
There is a block in the pipe and the water can't flow away.
管子里有阻塞物,水流不出去。
4.) 一组,一批,大宗[(+of)]
He holds a block of shares.
他拥有大宗股票。
5.) 大厦,大楼
10. style
n.
1.) 风格,作风[C][U]
2.) 文体;文风;语调[C][U]
The letter is written in a formal style.
这封信以正式文体写成。
3.) (衣服等的)流行款式[C][U]
Her hat is out of style.
她的帽子过时了。
4.) (商品等的)种类,型,式样[C]
You'll find several different styles of architecture in this street.
在这条街上你会发现几种不同类型的建筑。
11. stand
vt.
1.) 使站立;使站起
He stood the ladder against the wall.
他把梯子靠墙放着。
2.) (常用于否定句或疑问句)忍受,容忍 [+v-ing] [+to-v]
I just can't stand the cold.
我受不了那么冷。
I can’t stand waiting / to wait any longer.
再等下去我可受不了啦。
12. passage
n.
1.) 通行;通过[U]
He forced a passage through the crowd.
他强行通过人群。
2.) 通路;水路;出入口[C]
Magellan was trying to find a passage to the Indian Ocean.
麦哲伦试图找到一条通向印度洋的通道。
3.) 走廊,过道[C]
His office is at the end of the passage.
他的办公室在走廊的尽头。
4.) (文章,乐曲等的)一段,一节[C]
People have different interpretations of the passage.
人们对这一段文字有不同的解释。
13. ugly
a.
丑的,难看的
ugly duckling
丑小鸭长大变天鹅,喻幼时丑,长大变美(典出安徒生童话《丑小鸭》)
What an ugly building!
多么难看的建筑物!
14. construct
vt.
1.) 建造,构成
It took them two years to construct the bridge.
他们用了两年时间建这座桥。
2.) 创立(学说等);构(词);造(句)
He constructed a theory in collaboration with his colleagues.
他与同事合作创立了一种学说。
3.) 【数】作(图)
Construct a triangle on this line.
在这条直线上画一个三角形。
construction
n.
1.) 建造,建设;建造术[U]
The new school is still under construction.
新学校还在建造中。
2.) 建筑物,建造物[C]
The building is a construction of wood.
这是木质结构的建筑。
3.) 【语】句法关系,句法结构[C]
You will soon learn when to use this kind of construction.
你不久就会学会何时该用这种句法结构。
15. unnatural
a.
1.) 不自然的,造作的
Her voice was a little strained, a little unnatural.
她的声音有点紧张,有点不自然。
2.) 不合常理的;反常的
It is unnatural for birds to fly north in the winter.
鸟儿在冬天飞向北方是反常的。
16. steel
n.
1.) 钢,钢铁[U]
Tools of this kind are made from steel.
这类工具是钢制的。
2.) (钢铁般的)坚强,坚固,冷酷[U]
He has a heart of steel.
他是个铁石心肠的人。
17. concrete
a.)
1. 有形的,实在的;具象的;具体的
The word "apple" is a concrete noun.
"苹果"是个具体名词。
Shoes and trees are concrete objects.
鞋和树是实物。
2.) 具体的
His plan is not yet concrete.
他的计划尚不具体。
Have you got any concrete proposals?
你有没有具体的建议呢?
3.) 混凝土的
n.[U]
1.) 具体物
2.) 混凝土;凝结物
These buildings are made of concrete and steel.
这些房屋是用钢和混凝土建成的。
18. impress
vt.
1.) 给...极深的印象;使感动
I was very impressed by his story.
他的故事深深打动了我。
The woman impressed me most unfavorably.
这女人给我的印象极差。
2.) 使铭记,铭刻 [(+on/upon)]
My father impressed on me the importance of hard work.
我父亲要我牢记努力工作的重要性。
Our teacher impressed us with the importance of industry and economy.
老师要我们牢牢记住勤奋节俭的重要性。
3.) 印,压印;盖(印)于[+on/into]
He impressed his initials on the box.
他把自己名字的起首字母印在那只盒子上。
19. fantastic
a.
1.) 想像中的,想像出来的
2.) 奇异的;古怪的
She had some fantastic idea that I was poisoning her.
她有种稀奇古怪的念头,认为我要毒死她。
3.) (计划等)不现实的;荒唐的;荒诞的
Your proposal is utterly fantastic.
你的建议一点也不现实。
20. despite
prep.
不管,尽管,任凭
He went to work despite his illness.
尽管生病,他还是去工作。
Despite advanced years, she is learning to drive.
尽管年事已高,她还在学开车。
21. create
vt.
1.) 创造;创作;设计
An artist should create beautiful things.
一个艺术家应该创造美丽的东西。
2.) 创建;创设
3.) 引起,产生
Tourism creates jobs.
旅游业为人们提供就业机会。
That would create a wrong impression.
那将造成一种错误的印象。
22. structure
n.
1.) 结构;构造;组织[U][C]
We know a lot about the structure of genes now.
如今我们对基因的结构有了较多的了解。
2.) 构造体;建筑物[C]
We visited the museum, a steel and glass structure.
我们参观了博物馆,它是一座钢和玻璃的建筑物。
23. belong
vi.
1.) 应被放置(在某处)
The chair belongs in the corner.
这张椅子应放在角落处。
2.) 合适;适用;适宜
Jean belongs in the movies.
琼适合于拍电影。
3.) (在分类上)属,应归入;(在关系方面)属(于)[Q]
They belong to a younger generation.
他们属于较年轻的一代。
24. paint
n.
1.) 油漆,涂料[U]
2.) 绘画颜料;一套颜料[U][C]
He bought me a box of paints.
他给我买了一盒颜料。
vt.
1.) 油漆;涂以颜色
The door was painted blue.
门漆成蓝色。
2.) 画,绘画
The boy is painting a tiger.
那男孩在画一只老虎。
25. aside
ad.
在旁边;到(或向)旁边
He stood aside to let me pass.
他站到一边让我通过。
set aside
1.) 留出,拨出
He set aside a little money each week.
他每周都留出一些钱备用。
2.) 不顾;不理会
3.) 驳回;取消
26. rent
n.
租金,租费[C][U]
I've got to pay my rent this morning.
今天上午我必须付房租。
vt.
1.) 租用,租入[(+from)]
They rented a cabin for their vacation from a native.
他们为度假向本地人租了一间小屋。
2.) 租出[(+to/out)]
I have rented the house out to a very nice family.
我把房子出租给了一户很好的人家。
vi.
出租[(+at/for)]
This house rents for US$ 800 a month.
这间屋子月租八百美元。
This farm rents for $1,500 a year.
这农场以每年一千五百美金出租。
27. development
n.
1.) 生长;进化;发展;发达[C][U]
The doctor followed the development of the child closely.
医生仔细观察这个孩子的成长情况。
2.) 发展(或培育等)的结果;产物[C][(+from/of)]
This new rose is a development from a very old kind of rose.
这一玫瑰新品种是从一种很老的品种培育出来的。
3.) 事态发展,新情况;新变化;新动向[C]
Have you heard of the latest development in the murder trial?
你有没有听到谋杀案审判的最新情况?
4). 已开发的土地;新建住宅区[C]
Many people live in new housing developments.
许多人住在新建住宅区内。