单词26

♥span /spaen/: n.[C]

a period of time between two dates or events(两个日期或事件之间的)时距，期间

词汇应用

仅仅3年的时间，新政府已经使该国的经济前景出现了改观。

意群提示 (over a span of; economic prospects) Over a span of just three years, the new government has transformed the country's economic prospects.

marriage spanl life span婚姻存续期、一生

♥scratch /skraetj/:v.抓挠

n.[C](from ~)

from a point where nothing has been there, so you have to do everything yourself从零开始；从头开始；白手起家

词汇应用

很难相信这家工厂仅仅是在几年前白手起家办起来的。One can hardly believe that this factory was started from scratch only a few years ago.

♥tune:vt.(also ~up) make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible 调整，调节(发动机)使达到最佳状态

词汇应用

发动机确实需要调试了，但汽车没毛病。

The engine needs tuning, but there's nothing wrong with the car.

♥adjust le'd3Ast/: v.

change or move sth. slightly to improve it or make it more suitable for a particular purpose

调整；调节

词汇应用

如果椅子太高了，你可以把它调到适合你的高度。

意群提示(adjust sth. to sth.)

If the chair is too high you can adjust it to your height.

♥用法拓展 adjust, adapt

2adjust作及物动词用时，有“调节；使·…适合；校准”之意，而adapt不表示此意。

adjust a radio (dial) 调准收音机的选台指针

adjust color on a TV 调整电视的色彩

adjust one's tie in a mirror 照镜子整理领带

adjust a telescope to one's eyes 调节望远镜使之适合眼睛观看

♥destination / destr'nerjn/ : n. C]

the place that sb.or sth. is going to目的地；终点

词汇应用

坐了几小时的车，我们到达目的地时又累又饿。

意群提示(busride)

After long hours of bus ride, we arived at our destination tired and hungry.

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