cute.doc

cute a. 1. pretty and attractive 逗人喜爱的；漂亮的 Hes got a really cute baby brother.他有个逗人喜爱的小弟弟。 Isnt she a cute girl?难道她不是一个招人喜爱的姑娘吗？ 2. clever 机灵的；精明的 Their lawyer tried a cute trick.他们的律师耍了一个小聪明。 The President, trying to be cute, said his liberal arts education had not really prepared him for such complicated issues as this.总统想玩机灵，说他受的人文教育不足以使他应付这么复杂的问题。 crush vt. 1. make sb. feel upset or disappointed 使烦恼或失望 The news that his wife had been killed in the accident completely crushed him.妻子在事故中丧生的消息把他彻底击垮了。 I was crushed by her words.她的话使我心烦意乱。 2. hit or press sth. very hard so that it is damaged or destroyed 撞坏；压坏 His arm was badly crushed in the car accident.他的手臂在车祸中被压成重伤。 Dont crush the box; there are eggs inside.别压坏箱子，里面有鸡蛋。 comedown n. [C] a fall in importance, rank, status, etc. 落泊；失势 She used to have servants: Now she finds it a comedown to have to do the work herself.她过去雇有佣人，而现在她得自己干活，觉得很委屈。 Its a bit of a comedown for her having to move to a smaller house.被迫搬进更小的房子里住，这使她感到有点失落。 astonish vt. surprise sb. greatly 使震惊；使惊骇 It astonishes me that no one has thought of this before.先前竟没有一个人想到这一点，这使我很惊讶。 They were astonished at the extraordinary beauty of the picture.这幅画异乎寻常的美使他们感到十分震惊。 calendar n. [C] a set of pages or list that shows the days, weeks and months of a particular year 日历 Hes got a calendar on his office wall with different photographs of Paris for each month.他的办公室墙上有本挂历，每月都有不同的巴黎景物照。 According to the school calendar, your examination will be in June.根据校历，你们的考试是在6月份。 retail n. [U] the sale of goods directly to the public, usually in small quantities 零售 The job is only open to those with over two years experience in retail. 该职位只面向有两年以上零售经验的人。 Retail sales were lower than expected this year.今年的零售额比预期的要低。 retailer n. [C] sb. who sells things directly to the public 零售商 annual