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Group 12 [221-240]
221. dress /dres/
n. 女服,连衣裙;(统指)服装;童装 v. (给……)穿衣
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dress up (给……)穿上盛装;(给……)乔装打扮
→dressed a.穿好衣服的;穿着……衣服的
be ~ in穿着
get ~ 穿好衣服,穿上衣服
例句:What do you think of my dress? 你认为我的衣服怎么样?
串记:The lady who is dressed in red dresses up her daughter in a new dress.
穿着红衣服的女士给女儿穿上了新装。
222. drive /draɪv/(drove,driven)
v.& n. 驾驶,开(车);驾车(旅行);驱赶/动
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例句:I suggest (that) they (should) not drive too fast.
我建议他们不要开得太快了。
串记:She drove away without saying a word, which drove me crazy.
她什么都没说就把车开走了,这快使我发疯了。
drive off/away驱离;开车离开
drive sb.crazy/mad 让某人发疯
223. drop /drɒp/
v.& n. 掉/落下;下降
[同]fall ;放弃;滴
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例句:Drop me off at the gate. 请让我在大门那儿下车。
串记:I'd like to drop in on the student who dropped out of school several days ago.
我要走访一下前几天退学的那个学生。
drop in (on)顺便走访
drop off 减少;让……下车;睡着
drop out (of) 退出/学
224. dry /draɪ/
a. 干的;干燥的 v. (使)变干;弄干
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例句:After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain.
干燥的天气之后,人人都希望下雨。
串记:The plants are as dry as tinder(火绒) after this long drought.
植物经过长期干旱之后干枯得如同火绒一般。
dry up干涸;住口
→drought n.久旱;旱灾
225. duty /dju:ti/
n. 责任,义务;任务,职责;值班;税
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例句:It is my duty to teach you well. 我的责任就是把你们教好。
串记:Everyone should perform his duty whether he is on duty or off duty.
每个人都要尽到职责,无论是上班还是下班期间。
do/perform one's duty履行职责
on duty值班,上班
off duty下班
→duty-free a.免税的
226. eager /'i:gə(r)/
a. 渴望的,热切的
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例句:The director was eager to go to the hospital to see his stepmother, who loved him as her own son. 这位导演迫切地想到医院去看望他那把他当亲生儿子的继母。
串记:The advisor eagerly wants to help the students who have a sense of sympathy, responsibility and eagerness. 这位顾问热切地想要帮助那些有同情心、责任心和热心的学生。
be eager to do sth.盼/渴望要做
be eager for渴望(得到/拥有)
→eagerness n.渴望;热心
→eagerly adv.渴望地;热切/心地
227. earn /ɜːn/
v. 挣/赚得;赢得
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例句:Everybody hopes to earn more by working harder.
每个人都希望通过努力工作来多挣点钱。
串记:The woman earns her living by working as an accountant. But her earnings are not enough for her to buy a house.这位女士靠当会计谋生。但是她的收入不足以买房。
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