赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit5

 　　permit

　　vt. vz.准许，允许 n.许可证

　　We are not permitted to smoke here.

　　我们不得在此地抽烟。

　　I'll contact you after the meeting if time permits.

　　如果时间许可的话，开完会后我会跟你联络。

　　You need a permit to go fishing here.

　　你要有许可证才可以在这里钓鱼。

　　permission

　　n.许可，准许

　　You are not allowed to use the machine without my permission.

　　没有我的许可，你不能使用这台机器。

　　volume

　　n.量，容量；册；音量

　　The volume of traffic reaches its peak during rush hour.

　　交通流量在上下班高峰时间会达到高峰。

　　The history of the Roman Empire is in volumes 3 and 4.

　　罗马的历史收录在第3、4册中。

　　Would you mind turning the volume down? I'm studying.

　　你介意把音量关小吗？我正在念书。

　　indeed

　　adv.真正地

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　患难见真情/困境中的朋友才是真正的朋友。 ——谚语

　　remove

　　vt.移开，除去

　　I removed an ink stain from a shirt with the special cleanser.

　　我用这种特别的清洁剂把衬衫上的墨渍洗掉了。

　　represent

　　vt.代表；象征

　　George represented his company at the press conference.

　　乔治代表公司出席记者会。

　　This ring, though inexpensive, represents my love for you.=This ring, though inexpensive, stands for my love for you.

　　这只戒指虽然不贵，却代表着我对你的爱。

　　representative

　　a.代表性的 n.代表者

　　The dove¹ is representative of peace.

　　鸽子代表和平。

　　The union sent a representative to negotiate² with management.

　　工会派出一位代表和资方谈判。

　　representation³

　　n.代表权；呈现

　　Our company has sufficient representation in Europe.

　　我们公司在欧洲有足够的代表权。

　　attitude

　　n.态度

　　He has a positive attitude towards life.

　　他对人生持积极的态度。

　　reduce

　　vt.使減少：使沦为

　　Despite his pay cut, he won't reduce his standard of living.

　　尽管他被减薪，他仍不愿降低他的生活水准。

　　Bankruptcy⁵ reduced him to begging.=He was reduced to begging after he went bankrupt⁴.

　　破产后他沦为乞丐。

1 dove   

n.鸽，温和派人物，“鸽派”人物

参考例句：

• A dove is often used as a symbol of peace.鸽常作为和平的象征。
• Paul seemed more impressed by the dove.保尔似乎对鸽子更感兴趣。

2 negotiate   

v.洽谈，协商，谈判，顺利通过，成功越过

参考例句：

• I'll negotiate with their coach on the date of the match.我将与他们的教练磋商比赛的日期问题。
• I managed to negotiate successfully with the authorities.我设法同当局进行了成功的协商。

3 representation   

n.表现某人（或某事物）的东西，图画，雕塑

参考例句：

• The painting is a representation of a storm at sea.这幅画描绘的是海上的暴风雨。
• All parties won representation in the national assembly.所有政党在国民大会中都赢得了代表资格。

4 bankrupt   

n.破产者；adj.破产的；vt.使...破产

参考例句：

• That factory has gone bankrupt.那家工厂倒了。
• The enemy's scheme went bankrupt.敌人的计谋破产了。

5 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。