1. investment [?n?vestm?nt]

n.投資，投資額；(時(shí)間、精力等的)投入

the act of putting money , effort , time , etc . into something to make a profit or get an advantage , or the money , effort , time , etc . used to do this

參考例句：

1. It took two years before I recouped my investment. 我用了兩年時(shí)間才收回投資。

2. The success of the project pivots on investment from abroad. 這個(gè)工程的成功主要依靠外來(lái)投資。

2. evidently [?ev?d?ntli]

adv.明顯地，顯而易見(jiàn)

in a way that is easy to see

參考例句：

1. They were evidently trying to frighten the public into obedience. 很明顯，他們是要嚇唬眾人服從。

2. He was evidently too tired to go any further. 他顯然太疲勞，一步也走不動(dòng)了。

3. prosperity [pr??sper?ti]

n.繁榮，昌盛，成功

the state of being successful and having a lot of money

參考例句：

1. I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、萬(wàn)事如意。

2. A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside. 農(nóng)村出現(xiàn)了前所未有的繁榮。

4. ax [?ks]

n.斧子

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

參考例句：

1. He cut a hole through the wall with an ax. 他用斧子在墻上砍出一個(gè)洞。

2. He carried a large ax. 他帶了一把大斧。

5. woollen [w?l?n]

adj.羊毛制的；毛線的

made of wool

參考例句：

1. He wore a woollen vest beneath his shirt. 他襯衫里面穿著一件羊毛背心。

2. She wear a woollen scarf. 她圍著一條羊毛圍巾。

6. nursery [?n?:s?ri]

n.托兒所；苗圃

a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work

參考例句：

1. They have decided to start up a nursery in the factory. 他們已決定要在工廠里開(kāi)辦一個(gè)托兒所。

2. Her company ran its own workplace nursery. 她的公司開(kāi)辦了內(nèi)部的托兒所。

7. so-called [s?? k?:ld]

adj.所謂的，號(hào)稱的

used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct

參考例句：

1. These were the so-called mainframe machines. 它們被稱為主機(jī)。

2. Lets see what this so-called button does. 讓我們來(lái)看看為什么這個(gè)按鈕叫這個(gè)名字

8. code [k??d]

n.代碼，代號(hào)，密碼；法典，法規(guī)，規(guī)劃

a system of words, letters or signs which is used to represent a message in secret form , or a system of numbers , letters or signals which is used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form

參考例句：

1. Whats the code for Tianjin? 天津的代號(hào)是多少？

2. Remember to use postal code. 勿忘使用郵政編碼。

9. rebel [?rebl]

n.叛徒，起義者；vi.造反，反抗，反感；adj.造反的，反抗的，反叛者的

a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force , or a person who shows their disagreement with the ideas of people in authority or of society by behaving differently

參考例句：

1. The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government. 反叛軍隊(duì)企圖顛覆政府統(tǒng)治。

2. The rebel army has readjusted its strategy. 叛軍已經(jīng)重新調(diào)整了策略。

10. dental [?dentl]

adj.牙齒的，牙科的

relating to the teeth

參考例句：

1. You can get free dental treatment. 你可以得到免費(fèi)的牙齒治療。

2. I had undergone a major dental operation. 我經(jīng)受了一次牙科大手術(shù)。

11. composition [?k?mp??z??n]

n.構(gòu)成，成分；作文，作曲；(音樂(lè)等)作品

a piece of music that someone has written

參考例句：

1. He played a piece of music of his own composition. 他演奏了一首自己創(chuàng)作的曲子。

2. His composition has improved. 他的作文有進(jìn)步。

12. bug [b?g]

n.蟲(chóng)子；故障；竊聽(tīng)器；vt.糾纏；裝竊聽(tīng)器

a very small insect

參考例句：

1. There is a bug in the system. 系統(tǒng)出了故障。

2. The bird caught a bug on the fly. 那鳥(niǎo)在飛行中捉住了一只昆蟲(chóng)。

13. enrollment [?nr??lm?nt]

n.注冊(cè)或登記的人數(shù)；登記

the act of enrolling

參考例句：

1. You will be given a reading list at enrollment. 注冊(cè)時(shí)你會(huì)收到一份閱讀書(shū)目。

2. I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University. 我剛剛接到復(fù)旦大學(xué)的入學(xué)通知書(shū)。

14. avenue [??v?nju:]

n.林蔭道；大街；途徑，手段

a wide road , with trees or tall buildings on both sides , or a wide countryside path or road with trees on both sides

參考例句：

1. This is a shady avenue. 這是條林陰大道。

2. He drove slowly. The avenue was crowded with people. 他慢慢地開(kāi)車(chē)，因?yàn)榇蠼稚蠑D滿了人。

15. imply [?m?pla?]

vt.暗示；意味著

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

參考例句：

1. Cheerfulness doesnt always imply happiness. 快活并不總是意味著幸福。

2. What did she imply in her words? 她的話意味著什么？

16. goodness [?g?dn?s]

n.善良，善行，美德

the part of something, especially of food , which is good for health

參考例句：

1. Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio? 勞駕，請(qǐng)你把收音機(jī)關(guān)上好不好？

2. Thank goodness, weve found a cure for the disease. 好了，這病有救了!！

17. mould [m??ld]

n.模子，模型，霉，霉菌，氣質(zhì)；vt.澆鑄

a soft green or grey growth which develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm wet air

參考例句：

1. He will mould a child into an excellent basketball player. 他把孩子造就成為一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

2. This is a mould of pudding. 這是做布丁的模子。

18. cease [si:s]

n.停止，終止；vi.停止；vt.停止；結(jié)束

to stop something

參考例句：

1. The two parties made a bargain to cease fire. 雙方達(dá)成了停火協(xié)議。

2. You will never cease to learn as long as you live. 活到老，學(xué)到老。

19. orbit [??:b?t]

n.軌道；vt.使沿軌道運(yùn)行；使進(jìn)入軌道運(yùn)行；vi.沿軌道運(yùn)行，環(huán)行

the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star

參考例句：

1. The space rocket was launched and went into orbit. 宇宙火箭發(fā)射后進(jìn)入軌道。

2. We can draw the earths orbit round the sun. 我們可以畫(huà)出地球繞太陽(yáng)運(yùn)行的軌跡。

20. optional [??p??nl]

adj.可任意選擇的，非強(qiáng)制的，隨意的

If something is optional, you can choose whether to do it, pay it, buy it,

參考例句：

1. The goods are optional, but only one. 這些物品是可以任選的，但只能選一個(gè)。

2. It is optional with you. 那是你的自由。