2017年翻译资格中级口译词汇学习(10)

　　1. perk [pɝk]

　　N-COUNT Perks are special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job or belong to a particular group.特殊待遇;补贴，津贴，小费

　　eg: She got a lot of perks from the business.

　　她从这笔交易中获得了不菲的额外收入。

　　2. iffy ['ɪfi]

　　ADJ If something is iffy, it is uncertain. 不确定的;

　　ADJ If you say that something is iffy, you mean that it is not very good in some way.不太好的; 有毛病的

　　eg: His political future has looked iffy for most of this year.

　　今年大部分时间他政治生涯的前景似乎都充满变数。

　　3. warden ['wɔrdn]

　　N-COUNT A warden is a person who is responsible for a particular place or thing, and for making sure that the laws or regulations that relate to it are obeyed.(法律、法规) 督察员;

　　N-COUNT The warden of a prison is the person in charge of it. 监狱长; 看守长

　　eg: He is living a double life- a church warden by day and a thief by night.

　　他过着双重生活：白天当教区委员、夜里当贼。

　　4. ambiguity [,æmbɪ'ɡjuəti]

　　N-VAR If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way. 模棱两可

　　eg: There is considerable ambiguity about what this part of the agreement actually means.

　　这份协议的部分内容不知道到底什么意思，看起来模棱两可。

　　5. jaywalk ['dʒe'wɔk]

　　V to cross or walk in a street recklessly or illegally 乱穿马路，闯红灯

　　eg: Nowadays it is not umcommon for people to jaywalk.

　　如今，人们乱穿马路的现象很常见。

　　6. monitor ['mɔnɪtɚ]

　　V-T If you monitor something, you regularly check its development or progress, and sometimes comment on it. 监控;

　　N-COUNT A monitor is a machine that is used to check or record things, for example processes or substances inside a person's body. 监控器;

　　N-COUNT A monitor is a screen which is used to display certain kinds of information, for example on a computer, in airports, or in television studios.显示屏;

　　N-COUNT You can refer to a person who checks that something is done correctly, or that it is fair, as a monitor. 监督员

　　eg: She is staring at her computer monitor.

　　她正在盯着她的电脑显示器。

　　7. massacre ['mæsəkɚ]

　　N-VAR A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. 大屠杀

　　eg: The press has reported the massacre of thousands of people.

　　新闻界报道了那场千万人的大屠杀。

　　8. vigil ['vɪdʒɪl]

　　N-COUNT A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example,because they are praying or are making a political protest. (尤指夜间的) 值班; (祈祷或政治抗议的) 守夜

　　eg: The detectives resumed their vigil at the house.

　　侦探们又开始在那栋房子守夜了。

　　note: resume, V-T/V-I If you resume an activity or if it resumes, it begins again. 重新开始

　　9. mourner ['mɔrnɚ]

　　N-COUNT A mourner is a person who attends a funeral, especially as a relative or friend of the dead person. 送葬者; 哀悼者

　　eg: The detective posed as a mourner at the victim's funeral.

　　那侦探佯装成吊唁者参加了受害人的葬礼。

　　note: pose as,假装(或冒充)…的样子，伪装成