劉毅托福詞匯5000(一)

　　The judge convicted the accused man of theft.

　　法官宣判被告偷竊。

　　(2).(名)罪犯a person who has been found guilty and sent to prison

　　The policeman was chasing a convict who escaped from prison last night.

　　警方正在追捕一名昨晚自監(jiān)獄脫逃的罪犯。

　　2.employee: (名)員工a person who works for some person or firm for pay

　　The large factory has more than 1,000 employees who make cars.

　　那家工廠大約有一千多員工在制造汽車。

　　3.envy:(名)羨慕 discontent and ill will at another's better fortune

　　Some boys were full of envy when they saw my new bicycle.

　　一些男孩看到了我的新腳踏車都充滿了羨慕。

　　4.impose: (動(dòng))強(qiáng)加lay or place a tax, burden, or duty on

　　The judge imposed a fine of $500 on the guilty man.

　　法官判此罪人罰金五百元。

　　5.invest: (動(dòng))投資use money to buy something that will produce a profit

　　If I had any money, I would invest it in land.

　　如果我有錢，我將會(huì)投資在土地上。

　　6.legislate: (名)立法make laws

　　In the United States the Congress has the power to legislate.

　　在美國，國會(huì)有立法權(quán)。

　　7.maintain:(動(dòng))保持 keep; preserve; continue; support

　　He maintained a speed of 60 miles an hour on the highway.

　　在高速公路上，他保持每小時(shí)六十公理的速度。

　　8.petition: (名)請(qǐng)?jiān)竌 formal request prepared by a number of people

　　The people signed a petition to stop destruction of the historic buildings.

　　人民簽署一份請(qǐng)?jiān)敢鈺鴣斫箤?duì)古跡的破壞。

　　9.reconcile:(動(dòng))和解 cause to be friendly again; bring into agreement

　　They quarreled last week but now they are completely reconciled.

　　他們上星期起爭執(zhí)，但現(xiàn)在已完全和解了。

　　10.sensation: (1)(名)感覺.any feeling coming from the senses

　　I knew the train had stopped, but I had the sensation that it was moving backwards.

　　我知道火車已經(jīng)停止，但我感覺它正在往后退。

　　(2)(名)騷動(dòng);大事件.a state of excited interest

　　The show was a great sensation for several weeks.

　　這表演是數(shù)星期以來最引起注意的大事件。

　　12.sociable:(形)好交際的 fond of company; enjoying social life; friendly

　　The secretary doesn't sociable; she likes to be left in the office alone.

　　這秘書看起來不喜歡交際，她喜歡獨(dú)自呆在辦公室里。

　　13.trigger: (1)(名)(槍的)扳機(jī).the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it

　　He kept his finger on the trigger.

　　他的手指一直扣著扳機(jī)。

　　(2)(尤指不好事件的)起因;誘因.something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one

　　The trigger of the strike was the closure of yet another factory.

　　觸發(fā)這次罷工的原因是另一家工廠的關(guān)閉。

　　(3)(動(dòng))發(fā)動(dòng);引起;觸發(fā).to make something happen suddenly

　　Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.

　　堅(jiān)果可以引起嚴(yán)重的過敏反應(yīng)。