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文化   2024-11-11 17:18   吉林  

vehicle     something such as a car or bus that takes people from one place to another.

score        the number of points someone gets in a game or test.

                  to get points in a game or test.

period      a length of time.

in a school, one of the parts of the day when a subject is taught.

ruin          to spoil or destroy something.

                  the broken parts that are left from an old building or town.

clue          something that helps you to solve a problem or a question.

sorrow     a feeling of great sadness.

threat       a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed.

doom       death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided.

                  to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen.

pardon    to forgive someone for something they have said or done.

                  an occasion when someone who has committed a crime is officially forgiven.

                  used to politely ask someone to repeat something they have said because you did not hear it.

state         a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time.

                  a country or its government.

                  a part of a large country with its own government.

                  to say or write something, especially clearly and carefully.

                  provided, created, or done by the state.

lecture     a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people.

                  an angry or serious talk given to someone in order to criticize their behaviour.

                  to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a college or university.

                  to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour.

benefit     a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help.

                  an advantage such as medical insurance, life insurance, and sick pay, that employees receive from their employer in addition to money.

stage         a part of an activity of a period of development.

                  the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform.

banner     a long piece of cloth with words written on it, sometimes stretched between two poles and carried by people taking part in a march.

                  an idea, principle, or belief that is strongly supported by someone.

sunset       the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky.

                  the appearance of the sky in the evening before the sun goes down.

                  used to describe a part of a law or contract that states when it will end, or the conditions under which it will end.

                  to end a law or legal agreement or allow it to end, or to come to an end.

weapon    any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc.

ivy            an evergreen plant that often grows up trees or buildings.

crown      a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels, and worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies.

                  the act of winning a sports competition.

                  the top part of a head, hat, or hill.

                  an artificial piece used to cover a damaged tooth.

                  to put a crown on someone’s head in an official ceremony that makes that person king or queen.

eyesight   the ability to see.

lily            any of various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stem.

hog           a pig, especially one that is allowed to grow large so that it can be eaten.

era            a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical.

                  a period of time in which the history of the earth is measured, into which an eon can be divided and which itself can be divided into epochs.

pond        an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made.

creek        a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake, etc.

journey    the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.

                  a set of experiences that someone has over a period of time, especially when they change the person in some way.

                  a book in which a school child’s achievements and the things they have learned are recorded.

saw           to cut wood or other hard material using a saw.

                  to move something backwards and forwards as if using a saw.

                  a tool with a blade or sharp cutting points, used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal.

eyebrow  the line of short hairs above each eye in humans.

pistol        a small gun that is held in and fired from one hand.

cock         an adult male chicken.

angel        a spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form with wings.

                  someone who is very good, helpful, or kind.

                  used when speaking to someone you like very much and know very well.

                  a rich person who invests in a new company.

canal        a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another.

                  a narrow tube through which air, fluid, or other substances can pass.

prison      a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment.

                  the system of keeping people in prisons.

                  a situation or relationship from which it is difficult to escape.

chin          the part of a person’s face below their mouth.

carrot      a long pointed orange root eaten as a vegetable.

                  something that is offered to someone in order to encourage them to do something.

furniture things such as chairs, tables, bed, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in.

valley       an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

creature   any large or small living thing that move independently.

loan          an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing.

                  an act of borrowing or lending something.

grain        a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat.

                  a very small piece of a hard substance.

                  a very small amount of a particular quality.

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