Lesson 117&118 Tommy’s breakfast 单词列表 14

dining room

/ˈdaɪnɪŋ ruːm/n. 饭厅
The dining room is the room in a house where people have their meals, or a room in a hotel where meals are served. 餐厅

noun [专属名词]餐厅 - The dining room looked like this.

coin

/kɔɪn/n. 硬币
A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. 硬币

noun [专属名词]硬币,金属货币 - The coin rolled underneath the piano.

verb [vt. 及物动词]创造新词,首次使用;铸币,造币 - It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.

  • nickel  = five cents = 5美分
  • dime = ten cents = 10美分
  • quarter 25美分

mouth

/maʊθ/n. 嘴
Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are, or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are. 嘴

noun [具体名词]嘴,口腔;需要供养的人,食客;入口,开口;入海口,河口;讲话方式,言谈 - She clamped her hand against her mouth.  她用手紧紧捂住嘴。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]不出声地说,用口型默示;言不由衷地说;发……的音;吃,用嘴触碰 - If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all. 开口说话

swallow

🇬🇧/ˈswɒləʊ/ 🇺🇸/ˈswɑːloʊ/v. 吞下
If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. 吞咽

verb [vt. 及物动词]吞下,咽下;(由于紧张等)做吞咽动作,咽口水;吞没,淹没;耗尽(金钱,资源);完全相信,信以为真;抑制(感情、言语);默默忍受(侮辱、批评等) - You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.  你被要求吞下一颗含维生素B的胶囊。

noun [具体名词]吞,一口;燕子 - Swallow is also a noun. 吞咽 •  Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.  简举起杯子,迅速咽了一口。

later

/ˈleɪtə(r)/adv. 后来
You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one. 以后

adverb [时间副词]后来,随后;<美,非正式>再见,回头见 - He resigned ten years later.  他10年后辞职了。

adjective [原级]较晚的,以后的;较新式的,较现代的;晚期的,末期的 - At a later news conference, he said differences should not be dramatized.  在后来的新闻发布会上,他说差异不应该被夸大。

toilet

/ˈtɔɪlət/n. 厕所,盥洗室

noun [专属名词]抽水马桶,坐便器;厕所,洗手间;梳洗,打扮;(治疗过程中对身体部位的)清洗;上厕所,解手 - He heard the flush of a toilet.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]上厕所;梳妆,打扮 - Do you need the toilet ?

bathroom

🇬🇧/bɑːθruːm/ 🇺🇸/ˈbæθruːm/n. 盥洗室

noun [专属名词]浴室,盥洗室;<美>卫生间,厕所;(尤指成套出售的)浴室用具 - I went next door to the bathroom.

restroom

🇬🇧/ˈrestrʊm/ 🇺🇸/ˈrestruːm/n. 洗手间

noun [专属名词]<美>(公共场所的)盥洗室,洗手间;<英>(尤指公共建筑内的)休息室 - Do you need to use the restroom?

washroom

/ˈwɑːʃruːm/n. 洗手间

noun [专属名词]洗手间;盥洗室;厕所 - I want to go to the washroom.

loo

/luː/n. 厕所

noun [具体名词]厕所,洗手间;赌金;卢牌戏(一种纸牌赌博) - Can I use your loo, please?

men's room

/menz ruːm/n. 男厕所

noun [专属名词]男洗手间:供男性使用的公共卫生间。 - Still in the men's room, sir.

ladies' room

/ˈleɪdɪz ruːm/n. 女厕所

noun [专属名词]女洗手间:一个专供女性使用的公共卫生间。 - Could you please tell me where the ladies' room is?

ring

/rɪŋ/v. 响 rang, rung
When a telephone rings, it makes a sound to let you know that someone is phoning you. (电话) 响铃

noun [具体名词]戒指,指环;环状物;钟声;按铃,敲钟;电话铃声 - After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.  电话至少八声后,一位听上去很老的女仆接了。

verb [vt. 及物动词]包围,围住;把......圈起来;使成环形;发出钟声,响起铃声 - Would you ring me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book.  你一查清就给我打电话好吗?我的号码在电话簿里。

 vt. (这种响是刺耳的, 往往是提醒人做某事)

  •  Every morning the clock rings at 6.
  • The telephone(door bell) is ringing.
而风铃等响要用 jingle,jingle (bell) (铃儿) 响叮当

vt. 打电话给(美语中用 call) ring sb. 给某人打电话

  • Tomorrow I'll ring you.

n. (打)电话

  • give sb. a ring
  • Remember to give me a ring. /Remember to ring me.

 n. 戒指

note *

/nəʊt/n. 便条
A note is something that you write down to remind yourself of something. 记录; 笔记

noun [具体名词]短笺,便条;笔记;重要性,值得注意之处;注释,批注;记录,备忘录;正式文件,证明书;个人信息,个人档案;纸币;音调,音符;说明,提示;票据 - Note that the prices are inclusive of VAT.

verb [vt. 及物动词]留意,注意;指出,提及;记录,记下 - When you note something, you write it down as a record of what has happened. 记录 They never noted the building's history of problems.

复数情况

  • a fifty-pound note 
  • a fifty pounds note
  • two fifty-pound notes
  • two fifty pounds notes

make notes 做笔记