2017年翻译资格中级口译词汇学习(4)

　　1. reckless ['rɛkləs]

　　ADJ If you say that someone is reckless, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. 鲁莽的; 不顾后果的

　　eg: His reckless driving accounted for the accident.

　　他开车鲁莽，引起了这场事故。

　　2. mediocre [,midɪ'okɚ]

　　ADJ If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better. 平庸的，一般的

　　eg: The critics condemned the play as mediocre.

　　评论家谴责那出戏为低劣产物。

　　3. pluck [plʌk]

　　/old-fashioned/ PHRASE If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it. 鼓起勇气(旧时用法);

　　V. pull or pull out sharply 快而猛的拉

　　eg: He showed a lot of pluck to leave a safe job and set up his own business.

　　他放弃了一份安定的工作而自己创业，表现出了极大地勇气。

　　4. pantheon ['pænθɪən]

　　N. a religious building that is built in honour of all gods 万神殿，万神庙

　　eg: But peace has no parade, no pantheon of victory.

　　和平没有庆祝游行，没有胜利殿堂。

　　5. reclusive [rɪ'klʊsɪv]

　　ADJ A reclusive person or animal lives alone and deliberately avoids the company of others. 独处的; 隐居的

　　eg: All that neighbors knew about the reclusive man was that he had lived in the building for about 20 years.

　　关于那名隐居者邻居们所知道的就是他已经在那栋楼里住了大约二十年。

　　6. Milky Way galaxy ['ɡæləksi]

　　N-PROPER The Galaxy is the extremely large group of stars and planets to which the Earth and the solar system belong. 银河系

　　eg: There may be millions of worlds in the Milky Way galaxy.

　　银河系中也许有几百万个世界。

　　7. disseminate [dɪ'sɛmɪnet]

　　V-T To disseminate information or knowledge means to distribute it so that it reaches many people or organizations. 散布; 传播

　　eg: They use the press to disseminate right-wing views.

　　他们利用报刊来传播右翼观点。

　　8. comet ['kɑmət]

　　N-COUNT A comet is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.彗星

　　eg: The solar system has one less comet.

　　太阳系又少了一颗彗星。

　　9. debris [dəˈbri]

　　N-UNCOUNT Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around. 碎片; 散乱的垃圾

　　eg: After the boming there was a lot of debris everywhere.

　　轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。

　　10. averse [ə'vɝs]

　　ADJ If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you like it or want to do it. 不喜欢的，厌恶的;反对的

　　eg: We are averse to taking action.

　　我们反对采取行动。

　　11. stationary ['steʃənɛri]

　　ADJ Something that is stationary is not moving. 静止不动的

　　eg: The dead center, being a stationary bearing point, must be lubricated.

　　由于是固定的支承点，死顶尖必须润滑。

　　note: dead center [机] 死点;静点， bearing point 支承点;方位点;控制点;lubricate,V-T If you lubricate something such as a part of a machine, you put a substance such as oil on it so that it moves smoothly. 使润滑

　　12. firefly ['faɪr'flai]

　　N-COUNT A firefly is a type of beetle that produces light from its body. 萤火虫

　　eg: Fireflies are very special.

　　萤火虫很特别。

　　13. gear [ɡɪr]

　　V-T PASSIVE If someone or something is geared to or toward a particular purpose, they are organized or designed in order to achieve that purpose. (被动及物名词)使适合于，使与……适应

　　eg: Education should be geared to students' needs.

　　教育应适合学生们的需求。

　　14. retail ['ritel]

　　N-UNCOUNT Retail is the activity of selling products direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare . 零售

　　eg: He set up shop as a retail tobacconist in the High Street.

　　他在哈艾大街开业做烟草零售商。