Lesson 045&46 The boss’s letter 单词列表 12

can *

🇬🇧/kæn/ 🇺🇸/kən/v. 能够

verb [vt. 及物动词]表示有能力做或能够发生)能,会;(表示可能性)可以,能;(用于请求)能,可以;(表示允许)可以;应该(表示某事该做或不该做);(用于礼貌地提出帮忙)可以,能;把食品装罐保存;<美,非正式>解雇,开除;<美,非正式>停止,结束(某事) - Their car can really travel!

noun [抽象名词]罐,听;(装液体、垃圾等带盖的)金属容器,塑料容器;<美,非正式>监狱;<美,非正式>厕所;臀部;驱逐舰;破坏者 - I need a can of soda.

boss

🇬🇧/bɒs/ 🇺🇸/bɔːs/n. 老板,上司
Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. 老板

noun [专属名词]上司,领导,领班;圆形装饰物,浮雕装饰;牛犊,奶牛 - He cannot stand his boss.  他受不了他的老板。

verb [vt. 及物动词]发号施令,对……颐指气使;当首领 - We cannot boss them into doing more.  我们不能再支使他们干其他事了。

adjective [原级]很好的,出色的 - He started bossing people around.  他开始支使大家了。

minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/n. 分(钟)
minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say "a minute" or "minutes" when they mean a short length of time. 分钟; 片刻

noun [抽象名词]分,分钟;片刻,一会儿,瞬间;时刻;一分钟的路程;分(角度单位,即六十分之一度);会议记录;摘要,备忘录 - The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.  接下来,比萨饼大约要用20分钟烤好。

adjective [原级]极小的,微小的;详细的,细致入微的 - If you say that something is minute, you mean that it is very small. 非常小的

verb [vi. 不及物动词]将(某事)写进会议记录;发送备忘录 - He's always begging off at the last minute.

  • Wait a minute.
  •  Wait a second.

second

/ˈsekənd/n. 秒
A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say "a second" or "seconds" when they simply mean a very short time. 秒; 片刻

numeral [序数词]第二(的),第二个(的);(重要性、规模、质量等)居第二位的;另外的,外加的 - The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two. 第二 •  ...the second day of his visit to Delhi.  …他访问德里的第二天。

noun [抽象名词]秒(时间单位);片刻,瞬间;秒(角度单位);次品,二等货;<非正式>第二次上菜,添菜(seconds);(车辆的)第二挡;(英国大学本科的)二等成绩学位;<英>(学校或大学的)二年级;(棒球的)二垒;正式支持,附议 - Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in stores because they have slight faults. 次品

verb [vi. 不及物动词]支持,附议;<英>临时调派,短期调任 - If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on. 附议

adverb [程度副词]以第二位;第二,其次 - You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something. 第二; 其次

hour

🇬🇧/ˈaʊə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈaʊər/n. 时

noun [抽象名词]小时;一小时的路程;(工作,办公等的)固定时间;某个时间;长时间;整点,正点;(西派教会中)固定时分短礼拜;(天文)黄经(或赤经)15° - Each game lasts about an hour.

ask *

🇬🇧/ɑːsk/ 🇺🇸/æsk/v. 请求,要求

verb [vt. 及物动词]询问,打听;要求,请求;邀请,约请 ;指望,期待 - Should I ask my boss for a rise?

  • May/can I ask you a question?
  • ask the way 问 路

handwriting

/ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/n. 书写

noun [抽象名词]手写,书写;笔迹,书法;手稿 - Can anyone decipher his handwriting?

verb [vi. 不及物动词]手写,书写(handwrite 的现在分词形式) - She wanted to show her Chinese handwriting.

terrible

/ˈterəb(ə)l/adj. 糟糕的,可怕的

adjective [原级]糟糕的,令人极为不快的;极度的,极其严重的;劣质的,很差劲的;可怕的,骇人的;生病的,不高兴的;危害极大的,造成极大伤害的 - A terrible sight met their eyes.

  • The weather is terrible today.
  • It’s terrible today. 天气很糟糕。
  • He is terrible. 他很讨厌。

answer

🇬🇧/ˈɑːnsə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈænsər/v. 回答
When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them. (口头) 回答

verb [vi. 不及物动词]回答,答复;回复;接电话;应门;答(题);回应,反击;满足,适合;与……相符,相配;解决(问题) - Your answer is exactly right.

noun [抽象名词]回答,答复;答案;解决办法;回信,回函;接听,应门;相当的人,对应物 - Did you get the answer right?

  • answer the phone 接电话
  • answer the question 回答问题

lift

/lɪft/v. 拿起,搬起,举起
If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upward. 举起; 拿起

verb [vt. 及物动词]提起,举起;抬起(身体某一部位);空运;解除,撤销;高兴起来,使更愉快;消散,消失;偷盗,盗窃;剽窃,抄袭;挖出,拔起(蔬菜或植物);提高(嗓音);提高,增加;使更有趣;(个人、运动队的)晋级;赢得(奖品或比赛) - The colonel lifted the phone and dialled his superior.  上校拿起电话拨了他上司的号码。

noun [具体名词]电梯,升降机;免费搭车,搭便车;鼓舞,振奋;抬,提;(空气的)升力,提升力;(飞机的)最大提升重量;高飞(投出的球触地反弹时急速上升);后跟垫,插跟 - We took the lift to the fourteenth floor.  我们乘电梯到了第14层。

take a bus/taxi/lift 乘公共汽车/乘出租汽车/搭便车

wants to take a lift. 某人想搭便车

  • I want to take a lift.
  • A give B a lift. 让某人搭便车
  • The student gave me a lift.

thumb lift 拇指便车(向过路车辆竖起拇指表示要求免费搭车)

lift a basket / box 拎着篮子

 

cake

/keɪk/n. 饼,蛋糕

noun [物质名词]饼状食物,饼;块,小块;<非正式>轻而易举的事;钱或资产总额;蛋糕 - That cake looks very tempting.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](用会变干的东西厚厚地)覆盖;(干后)结成硬块 - She cut the cake into fifths.

biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/n. 饼干

noun [物质名词]<英> 饼干,薄薄一片的甜饼;<美> 松饼(食用时常佐以肉汁);陶瓷素烧坯(经烧制但未上釉的陶瓷土坯);淡褐色,灰黄色;(嵌入两块木板中的沟槽将其连接起来的)小木片,木榫 - Someone has selfishly emptied the biscuit jar.