新概念英语 - 英语2
plate
[pleit]
vt. 电镀n. 盘子，盆子； 金属板；
They just handed the game to the other team on a plate.
他们让另一支球队轻易地赢得了这场比赛.
act
[ækt]
n. 行为；法令 vt.& vi.行动；表演；起作用；
Her five - year - old daughter likes to act up before scores of visitors.
她那五 岁 的小女儿喜欢在很多的客人面前逞能.
cliff
[klif]
n. 悬崖，峭壁
The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey.
工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察.
despair
[disˈpɛə]
n. 绝望
His moods kept changing — now happy, now filled with despair.
他情绪多变——时而高兴, 时而感到绝望.
win
[win]
vt. 赢得
She made with the tears and tried to win everyone's sympathy.
她挤出几滴眼泪,企图以此来赢得大家的同情.
atmosphere
[ˈætməsfiə]
n. 大气；空气；气氛
The banquet is being held in an atmosphere of friendship and cordiality.
宴会在热情友好的气氛中进行着.
refuse
[ˈrefju:s]
vt. 拒绝
His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.
他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议.