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1. residential adj. suitable for living in;consisting of houses rather than factories of offices 适合居住的, 住宅的
词根:resident n. &adj. 居民(的);住户(的)
residency n. 居住;定居;居留期
典例:This is a quite residential area.
这是一片安静的住宅区。
2. district [′dIstrIkt] n. an area of a country or town, especially one that has particular features 地区, 区域
典例:You can see the city of London’s financial district here.
在这里你可以看到伦敦市的金融区。
3. suburb n. an area where people live that is outside the centre of a city 郊区;城外
派生词:suburban adj. 郊区的;城外的
suburbanite n. 郊区居民
suburbia n. 郊区及其居民的生活方式等
典例:They live in the suburbs.
他们住在城外。
4. confess v. to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done sth. wrong or illegal 供认, 坦白
派生词:confession n. 供认, 坦白
confessional n. 告解室;忏悔室
confessor n. 听告解神父
典例:She confessed to the murder.
她供认犯了谋杀罪。
He confessed that he had stolen the money.
他承认他偷了那笔钱。
5. assessment n. an opinion or a judgement about sb. /sth. that has been thought about very carefully 看法;评价
词根:assess v. 评价, 评定
同根词:assessor n. 顾问, 估价员
典例:What is your assessment of the situation?
你对形式的看法如何?
6. professional n. a person who does a job that needs special training and a high level of education 专门人员;专业人士
adj. connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high qualifications 专业的;职业的
词根:profession n. 行业;职业
典例:If it’s a legal matter you need to seek professional advice.
如果这属于法律问题, 你就需要专业咨询了。
7. conserve v. to use as little of sth. as possible so that it lasts a long time 节省, 保存
派生词:conservation n. 保护;节约
conservative adj. 保守的;守旧的
典例:Help to conserve energy by insulating your home.
对房屋作隔热处理来帮助节约能源。
8. estimate [′estImeIt]v. to form an idea of the cost, size, value etc. of sth. , but without calculating it exactly 估价, 估算
派生词:estimation n. 估计;评价
典例:The satellite will cost an estimated £400 million.
这颗卫星估计要耗资4亿英镑。
9. uninhibited adj. behaving or expressing yourself freely without worrying about what other people think 纵情的;无拘无束的;随心所欲的
典例:You can see her uninhibited passion.
你可以看到她奔放的热情。
10. grand adj. impressive and large or important 壮丽的;堂皇的;重大的
派生词:grandly adv. 重大地;堂皇地
grandness n. 壮丽;重大
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