第18单元 - 高级词汇运用 – 英语词汇
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单词表
- breathe new life into /bri:ð nu: laɪf 'ɪntu:/ (phrase) — 为……注入新活力
例句:The new teacher breathed new life into the class.
近义词: revive, refresh - council estate /'kaʊnsəl ɪ'steɪt/ (noun) — 政府廉租房区
例句:They live on a council estate outside the town.
近义词: housing estate, public housing area - council housing /'kaʊnsəl 'haʊzɪŋ/ (noun) — 政府廉租房
例句:Many families rely on council housing.
近义词: public housing, social housing - dog’s life /'dɔ:ɡz laɪf/ (phrase) — 悲惨的生活
例句:He felt he was living a dog's life.
近义词: hard life, miserable life, tough existence - furnished /'fɜ:rnɪʃt/ (adjective) — 带家具的
例句:We rented a furnished apartment.
近义词: fully equipped, with furniture, fitted out - get a new lease of life /ɡet ə nju: li:s əv laɪf/ (phrase) — 重获新生
例句:After surgery, she got a new lease of life.
近义词: fresh start, renewed energy, second chance - granny flat /'ɡræni flæt/ (phrase) — 祖母房；附属小公寓
例句:Her parents live in a granny flat next door.
近义词: annex, small flat, elderly apartment - have the time of your life /hæv ðə taɪm əv jʊər laɪf/ (phrase) — 玩得非常开心
例句:They had the time of their life at the concert.
近义词: have a blast, enjoy oneself, have great fun - high-rise (flat) /'haɪ raɪz flæt/ (phrase) — 高层公寓
例句:She lives in a high-rise flat downtown.
近义词: apartment, condo, unit - hit home /hɪt hoʊm/ (phrase) — 触动心弦；切中要害
例句:The news really hit home for him.
近义词: sink in, strike a chord, register deeply - home truth /hoʊm tru:θ/ (phrase) — 逆耳实话
例句:She finally heard a hard home truth.
近义词: hard truth, unpleasant fact, blunt reality - household word/name /'haʊshoʊld neɪm/ (phrase) — 家喻户晓的名字
例句:His name is a household name across the country.
近义词: famous name, well-known name, familiar name - hovel /'hɒvəl/ (noun) — 破屋；陋室
例句:They lived in a cold, damp hovel.
近义词: shack, hut, dump - lead a sheltered life /li:d ə 'ʃeltərd laɪf/ (phrase) — 过安逸的生活
例句:He led a sheltered life as a child.
近义词: protected life, insulated life, cosseted life - life in the fast line /laɪf ɪn ðə fɑ:st leɪn/ (phrase) — 快节奏生活；刺激的生活
例句:He spent years living life in the fast lane.
近义词: wild life, risky life, high-speed lifestyle - make yourself at home /meɪk jɔ:r'self æt hoʊm/ (phrase) — 请随意；别拘束
例句:Please come in and make yourself at home.
近义词: relax, feel comfortable, settle in - matter of life and death /'mætər əv laɪf ænd dɛθ/ (phrase) — 生死攸关的大事
例句:Getting him to the hospital was a matter of life and death.
近义词: critical issue, urgent matter, life-or-death situation - nothing to write home about /'nʌθɪŋ tə raɪt hoʊm ə'baʊt/ (phrase) — 平平无奇；不值一提
例句:The movie was okay, but nothing to write home about.
近义词: unremarkable, mediocre, not impressive - on the house /ɒn ðə haʊs/ (phrase) — 免费的；店家请客
例句:The dessert was on the house.
近义词: free of charge, complimentary, gratis - penthouse /'pɛnthaʊs/ (noun) — 顶层豪华公寓
例句:They live in a penthouse on the 20th floor.
近义词: top-floor apartment, luxury apartment, top-floor flat - run down /,rʌn 'daʊn/ (adjective) — 破旧的；失修的
例句:The old house is run down.
近义词: dilapidated, shabby, worn-out - social housing /,soʊʃəl 'haʊzɪŋ/ (noun) — 政府保障性住房
例句:She lives in social housing.
近义词: public housing, government housing, council housing - squat /skwɒt/ (verb) — 非法占住；擅自居住
例句:They squatted in an empty building.
近义词: occupy illegally, live illegally, inhabit without permission - take your life in your hands /teɪk jʊər laɪf ɪn jʊər hændz/ (phrase) — 冒生命危险
例句:Crossing that bridge at night is taking your life in your hands.
近义词: risk death, take a deadly risk, put yourself in danger - tower block /'taʊər blɒk/ (noun) — 高层公寓楼
例句:Their apartment is in a tower block.
近义词: high-rise building, apartment tower, block of flats - unfurnished /ʌn'fɜ:rnɪʃt/ (adjective) — 未配家具的
例句:The room was unfurnished.
近义词: empty, bare, without furniture
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