Day 101-2 (F 113~120)
113. forest [?f?r?st] n. 森林;林區(qū);一叢,一片 v. 在…造林;使長(zhǎng)滿樹
forestry /?f?r?stri/ /?f??r?stri/ n. 林學(xué);林業(yè);造林術(shù);林地
deforest [d??f?r?st] v. 砍伐森林;清除樹木;使成為無樹木地區(qū)
deforestation [d??f?r?s?te??n] n. 砍伐森林;森林砍伐;森林破壞
rainforest [?re?nf?r?st] n. 雨林;熱帶雨林
① If you "can't see the forest for the trees," you're not able to understand a situation fully because you are too focused on the small details. 如果你“只見樹木,不見森林”,那就意味著你因過于關(guān)注細(xì)枝末節(jié)而無法了解全面情況。
② Coal was formed out of dead forests by chemical processes. 煤是由死去的森林,通過化學(xué)變化形成的。
③ The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. 雨林正以驚人的速度消失。
④ Two thirds of the region has been deforested in the past decade ['deke?d. 在過去十年里這個(gè)地區(qū)的森林有三分之二被毀掉。(Alas! Our poor Mother Earth)
114. forever [f??rev?(r)] adv. 永遠(yuǎn);永恒的
① However, Lever['li?v?(r)] never fevers; nevertheless, he is clever forever. 無論如何,杠桿從未發(fā)燒,盡管如此,他始終機(jī)靈。
② The ring fell through the wooden floorboards, apparently lost forever. 戒指從木質(zhì)地板上掉了下來,顯然是永遠(yuǎn)丟失了。
③ During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. 在結(jié)婚儀式上,通常新娘和她的準(zhǔn)新郎會(huì)交換金戒指,這個(gè)戒指代表著他們情比金堅(jiān)。
④ For 60 years, it was believed that cells would continue to divide forever. Only cancer cells, in fact, are capable of dividing forever. 60 年來,人們認(rèn)為細(xì)胞會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)繼續(xù)分裂。事實(shí)上,只有癌細(xì)胞能夠永遠(yuǎn)分裂。
115. forget [f??rev?(r)] (forgot, forgotten) v. 忘記;忘掉
forgetful [f??ɡetf?l] adj. 健忘的, 不留心的
unforgettable [??nf??ɡet?bl] adj. 難忘的;難以忘懷的
① Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word. Life depends on compromise. 永遠(yuǎn)不要忘記,妥協(xié)不是一個(gè)骯臟的詞。生命取決于妥協(xié)。
② I'll never forget watching that sunset over the ocean // stepping onto a stage to perform // seeing the Northern Lights // and cooking a meal from scratch // for the first time. 我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記// 第一次在大海上看到日落 // 第一次站上舞臺(tái)表演 // 第一次看到北極光 // 以及第一次從頭開始做飯的情景。
③ Whoever made that death threat video forgot to cover up the number on his sneakers. 拍死亡威脅視頻的那位,忘了遮住他球鞋上的數(shù)字。
④ And as a consequence, these fairy tales were largely forgotten. 結(jié)果,這些童話故事大部分被淡忘了。
116. forgive [f??ɡ?v] (forgave, forgiven) vt. 原諒;寬恕
unforgivable [?n?f?rɡ?v?bl] adj. 不可原諒的;不可寬恕的;不能饒恕的
forgiveness [f??ɡ?vn?s] n. 寬恕;原諒
① He could never forgive the liar for betraying the confidence. 這個(gè)騙子泄露了秘密,他絕不會(huì)饒恕他。
② I ask for your forgiveness from the bottom of my heart. Can you find it in your heart to forgive her? 我誠(chéng)心請(qǐng)求你們寬恕我的過錯(cuò)。你能夠做到寬恕她嗎?
③ After considering the circumstances, the manager agreed to forgive the penalty fee. 考慮到實(shí)際情況,經(jīng)理同意免除罰款。
④ He committed an unforgivable error by leaking sensitive information // confidential document. 他泄露了敏感信息/機(jī)密文件,犯下了不可原諒的錯(cuò)誤。
117. fork [f?:k] n. 叉子;餐叉;岔路;叉狀物;分岔處 v. 分岔;叉運(yùn);岔開;走岔路中的一條;叉掘
forkful [?f?:kf?l] adj. 滿叉的;叉上裝滿的
spoonful [?spu:nf?l] (adj.) 滿勺的;一勺的量
mouthful [?ma?θf?l] (adj./n.) 滿口的;一口的量
① He is still awkward with a knife and fork and drops food at each meal. 他用起來刀和叉仍然笨手笨腳,每餐都會(huì)掉飯菜。
② The road forks right after the bridge // at the bottom of the hill. Take the right fork // the left-hand track. 這條路過橋后/在山丘腳下就分成兩岔。走右邊那條/左邊的小路。
③ We've forked out a small fortune on their education // on home improvements over the years. 這些年來,我們?cè)谒麄兊慕逃?房屋裝修上可花了不少錢。
④ He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad. 除了一餐叉色拉,他什么都沒吃。
118. form [f?:m] n. 表格;形式;結(jié)構(gòu);外形;良好表現(xiàn);類別;習(xí)俗;英國(guó)的班級(jí),年級(jí);體能 v. 構(gòu)成;建立;使出現(xiàn);陶冶;使形成
① Self-driving cars may end up being a form of public transport. 無人駕駛汽車最終可能成為一種公共交通工具。
② One cubic of water forms 1 1/ 10 cubic feet of ice. 1立方英尺的水形成11/10立方英尺的冰。
③ That thundering crash is the tens of thousands of cubic feet of water that flow each second over Niagara [na?'?ɡ?r?] Falls. 每秒數(shù)萬立方的水從尼亞加拉瀑布飛落而下,發(fā)出雷鳴般的聲音。
④ Where appropriate, abbreviated forms are used. 適當(dāng)?shù)牡胤接昧丝s寫形式。
119. formal [?f?:ml] adj. 正式的;正規(guī)的;拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?;有禮貌的;合乎禮儀的 n. 正式場(chǎng)合穿的衣服;正裝;正式的程序或儀式
formally [?f?:m?li] adv. 正式地;正規(guī)地;拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?;按照?guī)矩或禮儀
informal [?n?f?:ml] adj. 非正式的;不拘禮節(jié)的;隨便的;通俗的;口語的
formation [f?:?me??n] n. 形成物;組成物;構(gòu)造;編隊(duì);排列
format [?f?:m?t] n. 格式;版式;開本;安排;布局 v. 使格式化;設(shè)計(jì)版式;編排
formula [?f?:mj?l?] n. 準(zhǔn)則;公式;配方;原則;方案;慣例
formality [f?:?m?l?ti] n. 正式手續(xù);禮節(jié);拘泥形式;拘謹(jǐn);正式的程序
① Steve didn't have the benefit of a formal college education. 史蒂夫沒能接受正規(guī)的大學(xué)教育。
② Less formally educated people can acquire professional competence. 接受比較非正規(guī)教育的人可以學(xué)習(xí)專業(yè)技能。
③ The library is converting its books to digital format. 圖書館正在將書籍轉(zhuǎn)換為數(shù)字格式。
④ Use the formula to calculate the volume [?v?lju?m] of the container. 用公式計(jì)算容器的容積。
⑤ Signing the forms is little more than a formality. 在那些表格上簽名只是一種形式。
120. former [?f?:m?(r)] adj. 以前的, 從前的;兩者之中的前者
latter [?l?t?r] (adj., n., pron.) 后面的,后者的;兩者中的后者(與former相對(duì))
① Former employees who leave happy can in future fill a role as corporate ambassadors. 員工如果在離職的時(shí)候很滿意,未來或許能幫公司做宣傳。
② He was ordered to pay compensation to his former wife / director / employer. 他被勒令向前妻/主管/雇主作出補(bǔ)償。
③ Her mom Amy is a former school art teacher. She says creativity feeds kids’brains. 她的媽媽叫艾米。她曾在學(xué)校當(dāng)過美術(shù)老師,艾米說創(chuàng)造力會(huì)豐富孩子的大腦。
④ The leading-in exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme. 這些引入練習(xí)很有趣,而且為該課程后面的部分做了很好的鋪墊。
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