1. Easter ['iːstə(r)] n. 复活节
Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals.
圣诞节和复活节是基督教的节日。
They always go to church at Easter.
他们在复活节时总是去教堂。
2. coaster ['kəʊstə(r)] n. 惯性运转装置；杯垫
roller coaster过山车
The ride on the roller coaster dizzied us.
乘坐云霄飞车使我们头晕。
Someone's left a glass on the coffee table. There's no coaster.
有人在咖啡桌上留下了一个玻璃杯，没有放杯垫。
3. disaster [dɪ'zɑːstə(r)] n. 灾难
They kept a record of earthquake disasters.
他们记录了地震的经过。
They led the country into economic disaster.
他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。
4. minister ['mɪnɪstə(r)] n. 大臣；部长；牧师
foreign minister外交部长
the Prime Minister首相
vice minister副部长
Our Prime Minister is visiting France now.
我们的首相正在访问法国。
The king met his ministers.
国王接见了他的大臣。
A minister is considered a guardian of faith.
牧师被认为是信仰的护卫者。
5. recover [rɪ'kʌvə(r)] vi. vt. 恢复；追回；找回
recover from an illness病后康复
recover from one's astonishment从惊慌中恢复过来
recover soon早日康复
recover fully〔completely〕完全康复
recover lost time弥补失去的时间
He's now fully recovered from his stroke.
他现已从中风病完全康复了。
Don't go back to work until you have fully recovered.
等你痊愈之后再去上班。
We recovered our invested money in the first year.
我们第一年就把投资收回了。
6. leftover ['leftəʊvə(r)] adj.残余的 n.剩饭；残留物
The leftover food began to smell bad.
剩饭开始发臭了。
Do you want to eat this leftover pizza for dinner?
你要吃剩下的披萨当晚餐吗?
She threw the leftovers in the garbage.
她把剩饭倒进垃圾桶。
7. deliver [dɪ'lɪvə(r)] vi. vt. 递送；发表（演讲）；生（孩子）
deliver papers送报纸
deliver a speech作报告
The mailman delivers letters and parcels every morning.
邮差每天早晨递送信件和包裹。
He delivered a long speech.
他发表了一篇冗长乏味的演讲。
Education delivered him from ignorance.
教育把他从无知中解救出来。
She delivered twins in the evening.
晚上她生了一对双胞胎。
This pill will deliver you from pain.
这药片能解除你的痛苦。
8. silver ['sɪlvə(r)] n.银币；银器；银；银灰色adj.银的；银色的
pure silver纯银
pay in silver付银币
He had some silver in his pocket.
他口袋里有些银币。
These young men competed for the silver medal.
这些年轻人为夺取银牌而比赛。
She wore a silver chain around her neck.
她脖子上戴着一条银项链。
9. happiness ['hæpinəs] n.幸福；快乐；
其相对应的形容词 happy ['hæpi] adj.幸福的，快乐的；
比较级: happier 最高级: happiest 副词: happily
I desire happiness.
我渴望幸福。
Money can't buy happiness.
金钱买不来幸福。
I wish you a very happy future.
我祝你有非常幸福的未来。
10. sadness ['sædnəs] n.悲哀；是人悲伤的事
其相对应的形容词sad [sæd] adj.悲哀的；伤心的
比较级: sadder 最高级: saddest 副词: sadly
sad eyes愁苦的眼睛 sad fate令人悲伤的命运
sad memory痛苦的记忆sad news不幸的消息
sad to be alone孤独使人悲伤
feel sad感到悲哀
I felt a deep sadness.
我感到深深的悲痛。
our joys and sadnesses
我们的欢乐和悲伤
She sighed and looked sad.
她叹了口气,显得很伤心。
11. weakness ['wiːknəs] n.软弱；弱点；嗜好
admit one's weakness承认自己的弱点reveal weakness暴露出弱点
mental weakness智力缺陷moral weakness道德上的缺点
heart weakness心脏衰弱
其相对应的形容词weak [wiːk] adj.弱的；虚弱的；无力的
比较级: weaker 最高级: weakest
Don't take his patience as a sign of weakness.
别把他的耐心看作软弱的表示。
Drinking is his weakness.
他的缺点是爱喝酒
She spoke in a weak voice.
她有气无力地说话。
12. sickness ['sɪknəs] n.疾病；呕吐
car sickness晕车travel sickness晕车;晕船
其相对应的形容词sick [sɪk] adj.有病的；恶心的
sick look病容sick leave病假feel sick感到不舒服
The holy man healed them of their sickness.
那位神职人员治好了他们的疾病。
Sickness often results from eating too much.
呕吐常因饮食过量所致。
He is a very sick man.
他病得很严重。
He is in search of a doctor for his sick girl.
他正在为自己生病的女儿寻找医生。
13. various ['veəriəs] adj.各种各样的
various reasons种种理由various times不同的时期
various ways各种不同的方法
There are various ways of solving the problem.
有各种各样解决问题的方法。
He decided to leave school for various reasons.
由于各种各样的原因,他决定离开学校。
variety [və'raɪəti] n.多样；多样化
for a variety of reasons由于种种原因in a variety of ways用种种方法
a great variety of多种多样的
The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements.
这个旅馆为住客提供了各种各样的娱乐活动。
We all need variety in our diet.
我们都需要饮食多样化.
14. precious ['preʃəs] adj.宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的
precious book珍贵的书precious experience宝贵的经验
precious gift珍贵的礼物precious moments珍贵的时刻
precious stones宝石
He has sent me most precious gifts.
他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。
Pandas are precious creatures.
熊猫是珍贵的动物
15. nutritious [nju'trɪʃəs] adj.有营养的
The most nutritious part of an egg is the egg yolk.
蛋黄是鸡蛋中最有营养的部分。
16. anxious ['æŋkʃəs] adj.渴望的；忧虑的
The whole country was anxious for peace.
全国上下都渴望和平。
I'm very anxious about the speech contest.
我对此次演讲比赛十分忧虑。
17. shy [ʃaɪ] adj.腼腆的；胆怯的；害羞的
He was too shy to talk to anyone at the party.
在晚会上他很腼腆，没有和任何人讲话。
He only saw her sweet, shy face.
他只注意到她的甜甜的、腼腆的脸。
18. sigh [saɪ] v.叹息；惋惜 n.叹气；叹息
He sighed with despair.
他绝望地叹了口气。
When he heard the news, he uttered a sigh.
听到这消息时，他叹了口气。
19. energy ['enədʒi] n.精力；能源
use the energy利用能量work with energy努力工作
heat energy热能light energy光能
solar energy太阳能sound energy声能
energy sources能源
Young people usually have more energy than the old.
青年人通常比老年人精力充沛。
Don't waste your time and energy on trifles.
别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。
20. apology [ə'pɒlədʒi] n.道歉；辩解
accept an apology接受道歉make an apology to sb.向某人道歉
offer an apology主动道歉full apology正式道歉
sincere apology诚恳的道歉
I demand an apology.
我要求道歉。
Please accept my apology.
请接受我的道歉。
apologize [ə'pɒlədʒaɪz] vi.道歉；赔罪
apologize for因…道歉 apologize for mistake为错误道歉
apologize to sb. 向某人道歉
He apologizes to her for not going to her party.
他因未出席她的派对向她表示歉意。
I apologize if I hurt your feelings.
如果我伤害了你的感情,那我道歉。
21. modify ['mɒdɪfaɪ] v.修改；更改
modify a contract修改合同
He will have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.
他如果想当选,就得把观点变得温和些。
We have to modify our plan a little bit.
我们得对我们的计划稍加修改。
22. satisfy ['sætɪsfaɪ] v.使满意；满足
satisfy sb's curiosity满足某人的好奇心satisfy sb's demand满足某人的要求
Some people are very hard to satisfy.
有些人是很难使其满意的。
We always satisfy our customers with good service.
我们总是以良好的服务来满足顾客。
satisfaction [ˌsætɪs'fækʃn] n.满意；赔偿；乐事；妥善处理；确信
feel satisfaction感到满意obtain satisfaction得以满足
complete satisfaction完全满意
He found satisfaction in music when he was lonely.
在感到孤独的时候,他就听音乐解闷。
I feel great satisfaction over the way you have handled the matter.
对于你处理这件事的方法我感到非常满意。
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