4000 Essential English Words

Episode 98: resign, reliance, hive, opposite, inner, tribe, upside, model, action, and new.

1. resign (v.)

中文释义: 辞职

英文释义: to officially leave a job or position

2. reliance (n.)

中文释义: 依赖

英文释义: the state of needing someone or something for help or support

3. hive (n.)

中文释义: 蜂巢

英文释义: a structure where bees live; a busy, crowded place (hive of activity)

4. opposite (adj./n./prep.)

中文释义: 相反的

英文释义: completely different; facing or on the other side

5. inner (adj.)

中文释义: 内部的

英文释义: located inside or closer to the centre

6. tribe (n.)

中文释义: 部落

英文释义: a group of people with the same language, culture, and traditions

7. upside (n.)

中文释义: 上部 或 好处

英文释义: the upper side; the positive aspect of a situation (“the upside”)

8. model (n./v.)

中文释义: 模型 或 模范

英文释义: a small copy of something; a person who poses for photos or art; to demonstrate how to do something

9. action (n.)

中文释义: 行动

英文释义: the process of doing something; something that is done

10. new (adj.)

中文释义: 新的

英文释义: recently made, discovered, or experienced; not old

Episode 97: excited, leave, surprised, universe, allow, mathematical, reward, tunnel, lover, and dust.

1. excited (adj.)

中文释义: 兴奋的

英文释义: feeling very happy and enthusiastic

2. leave (v.)

中文释义: 离开 或 留下

英文释义: to go away from a place; to allow something to remain

3. surprised (adj.)

中文释义: 惊讶的

英文释义: feeling or showing surprise because something unexpected happened

4. universe (n.)

中文释义: 宇宙

英文释义: everything that exists, including all space, planets, stars, etc.

5. allow (v.)

中文释义: 允许

英文释义: to permit someone to do something or let something happen

6. mathematical (adj.)

中文释义: 数学的

英文释义: relating to or using mathematics

7. reward (n./v.)

中文释义: 奖励

英文释义: something given in return for good behaviour or work; to give a reward

8. tunnel (n.)

中文释义: 隧道

英文释义: a long passage under the ground or through a mountain

9. lover (n.)

中文释义: 情人 或 爱好者

英文释义: a person who is having a romantic relationship; someone who likes something very much

10. dust (n./v.)

中文释义: 灰尘

英文释义: dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces; to remove dust from furniture

Episode 96: rent, protein, allied, demonstrate, hut, standard, confidence, wine, governor, and official.

1. rent (n./v.)

中文释义: 租金 或 租

英文释义: money paid to use a house, flat, etc.; to pay money to use something for a period

2. protein (n.)

中文释义: 蛋白质

英文释义: a substance found in food such as meat, eggs, and beans that is necessary for the body to grow

3. allied (adj.)

中文释义: 联盟的

英文释义: joined by political agreement or in war; connected or related

4. demonstrate (v.)

中文释义: 展示 或 证明

英文释义: to show clearly by giving proof or evidence; to show how to do something

5. hut (n.)

中文释义: 小屋

英文释义: a small, simple, one-storey house, often made of wood or metal

6. standard (n./adj.)

中文释义: 标准

英文释义: a level of quality; usual or normal

7. confidence (n.)

中文释义: 信心

英文释义: the feeling that you can do something well or succeed

8. wine (n.)

中文释义: 葡萄酒

英文释义: an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes

9. governor (n.)

中文释义: 州长

英文释义: the leader of a state or province; a person in charge of an institution

10. official (adj./n.)

中文释义: 官方的 或 官员

英文释义: approved by or connected with a government or organization; a person with an important position in an organization

Episode 95: oneself, position, intellectual, throat, minister, daughter, rectangular, full, but, and district.

1. oneself (pron.)

中文释义: 自己

英文释义: used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is “one” or the person speaking

2. position (n.)

中文释义: 位置 或 职位

英文释义: the place where someone or something is; a job or role in a company or organization

3. intellectual (adj./n.)

中文释义: 知识的 或 知识分子

英文释义: relating to the ability to think and understand ideas; a person who enjoys thinking about complicated ideas

4. throat (n.)

中文释义: 喉咙

英文释义: the passage from the back of the mouth down inside the neck

5. minister (n.)

中文释义: 部长 或 牧师

英文释义: a senior member of government in charge of a department; a religious leader in some Christian churches

6. daughter (n.)

中文释义: 女儿

英文释义: someone’s female child

7. rectangular (adj.)

中文释义: 长方形的

英文释义: having four straight sides and four right angles, with opposite sides equal

8. full (adj.)

中文释义: 满的 或 完整的

英文释义: containing or holding as much as possible; complete

9. but (conj./prep.)

中文释义: 但是

英文释义: used to introduce something that contrasts with what has just been said

10. district (n.)

中文释义: 地区 或 行政区

英文释义: an area of a town or country with particular features or under particular administration

Episode 94: waitress, solve, month, pile, inherit, swamp, next, view, officer, and characteristic.

1. waitress (n.)

中文释义: 女服务员

英文释义: a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant

2. solve (v.)

中文释义: 解决

英文释义: to find an answer or explanation for a problem or mystery

3. month (n.)

中文释义: 月

英文释义: one of the twelve periods of time that a year is divided into

4. pile (n./v.)

中文释义: 堆

英文释义: a number of things lying on top of each other; to put things one on top of the other

5. inherit (v.)

中文释义: 继承

英文释义: to receive money, property, or a title from someone after they die

6. swamp (n.)

中文释义: 沼泽

英文释义: an area of soft wet land

7. next (adj./adv.)

中文释义: 下一个

英文释义: coming immediately after this one; the one that follows

8. view (n./v.)

中文释义: 景色 或 观点

英文释义: what you can see from a place; an opinion or way of thinking

9. officer (n.)

中文释义: 官员 或 军官

英文释义: a person with a position of authority in the armed forces or police

10. characteristic (n./adj.)

中文释义: 特征

英文释义: a typical quality or feature that something has; typical of a person or thing

Episode 93: attitude, puzzle, golf, idle, ahead, medium, subsequently, dance, percent, and fur.

1. attitude (n.)

中文释义: 态度

英文释义: the way you think or feel about something, which shows in your behaviour

2. puzzle (n./v.)

中文释义: 谜 或 使困惑

英文释义: a game or problem designed to test knowledge or cleverness; to cause someone to feel confused

3. golf (n.)

中文释义: 高尔夫球

英文释义: a game played on a large outdoor course where players hit a small ball into holes using clubs

4. idle (adj.)

中文释义: 闲置的 或 懒惰的

英文释义: not working or being used; lazy or avoiding work

5. ahead (adv.)

中文释义: 在前面 或 提前

英文释义: in front; in the future

6. medium (adj./n.)

中文释义: 中等的 或 媒介

英文释义: in the middle between two sizes or extremes; a way of communicating information

7. subsequently (adv.)

中文释义: 随后

英文释义: happening or coming after something else

8. dance (v./n.)

中文释义: 跳舞

英文释义: to move the body rhythmically to music; a set of movements to music

9. percent (n.)

中文释义: 百分比

英文释义: for or out of every hundred (symbol %)

10. fur (n.)

中文释义: 毛皮

英文释义: the thick, soft hair covering the bodies of some animals; a coat made from this hair

Episode 92: doctor, June, factor, death, willingness, small, south, assure, underground, and prone.

1. doctor (n.)

中文释义: 医生

英文释义: a person whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured

2. June (n.)

中文释义: 六月

英文释义: the sixth month of the year

3. factor (n.)

中文释义: 因素

英文释义: one of the things that affects or causes a situation or result

4. death (n.)

中文释义: 死亡

英文释义: the end of life

5. willingness (n.)

中文释义: 意愿

英文释义: the quality of being happy to do something if needed

6. small (adj.)

中文释义: 小的

英文释义: little in size, amount, or degree

7. south (n./adj./adv.)

中文释义: 南

英文释义: the direction to the right of a person facing north; in or towards the south

8. assure (v.)

中文释义: 保证

英文释义: to tell someone confidently that something is true so they do not worry

9. underground (adj./adv.)

中文释义: 地下的

英文释义: beneath the surface of the ground; secretly

10. prone (adj.)

中文释义: 易于…的

英文释义: likely to suffer from or do something bad (“prone to”)

Episode 91: ninety, itself, profitable, sales, regulation, confidently, boat, screen, curtain, and my.

1. ninety (num.)

中文释义: 九十

英文释义: the number 90

2. itself (pron.)

中文释义: 它自己

英文释义: used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to the same thing already mentioned

3. profitable (adj.)

中文释义: 有利可图的

英文释义: making or likely to make money

4. sales (n.)

中文释义: 销售

英文释义: the exchange of goods for money; the department that sells things

5. regulation (n.)

中文释义: 规定 或 监管

英文释义: an official rule or law; the act of controlling something by rules

6. confidently (adv.)

中文释义: 自信地

英文释义: in a way that shows belief in your own ability

7. boat (n.)

中文释义: 小船

英文释义: a small vehicle for travelling on water

8. screen (n./v.)

中文释义: 屏幕 或 遮挡

英文释义: the flat surface on a TV, computer, or phone; to hide or protect

9. curtain (n.)

中文释义: 窗帘

英文释义: a piece of cloth that hangs to cover a window

10. my (det.)

中文释义: 我的

英文释义: belonging to or connected with the speaker

Episode 90: instance, pad, enjoyable, birth, threshold, tile, die, loyal, invasion, and puzzling.

1. instance (n.)

中文释义: 例子

英文释义: an example or single occurrence of something

2. pad (n./v.)

中文释义: 便签本 或 填充

英文释义: a thick piece of soft material; a block of sheets of paper; to walk softly

3. enjoyable (adj.)

中文释义: 令人愉快的

英文释义: giving pleasure or delight

4. birth (n.)

中文释义: 出生

英文释义: the moment a baby comes out of its mother’s body; the beginning of something

5. threshold (n.)

中文释义: 门槛 或 开端

英文释义: the entrance or starting point; the level at which something starts to happen

6. tile (n./v.)

中文释义: 瓷砖

英文释义: a flat, thin piece of baked clay or other material used to cover floors or walls

7. die (v.)

中文释义: 死亡

英文释义: to stop living; to stop existing or functioning

8. loyal (adj.)

中文释义: 忠诚的

英文释义: faithful and devoted to a person, country, or idea

9. invasion (n.)

中文释义: 入侵

英文释义: an attack in which an army enters another country to take control

10. puzzling (adj.)

中文释义: 令人困惑的

英文释义: confusing or difficult to understand

Episode 89: tender, unusually, yesterday, barrier, studio, guard, glasses, round, parliament, and undoubted.

1. tender (adj.)

中文释义: 温柔的 或 嫩的

英文释义: gentle and caring; soft or delicate in texture; painful when touched

2. unusually (adv.)

中文释义: 异常地

英文释义: in a way that is not usual or common

3. yesterday (n./adv.)

中文释义: 昨天

英文释义: the day before today

4. barrier (n.)

中文释义: 障碍

英文释义: something that prevents movement or progress

5. studio (n.)

中文释义: 工作室

英文释义: a room where an artist works; a place for recording music or making films

6. guard (n./v.)

中文释义: 守卫 或 警戒

英文释义: a person who protects something; to watch over and protect

7. glasses (n.)

中文释义: 眼镜

英文释义: frames with lenses worn in front of the eyes to improve sight (plural)

8. round (adj./adv./n.)

中文释义: 圆形的 或 一轮

英文释义: having a circular shape; a complete stage in a competition

9. parliament (n.)

中文释义: 议会

英文释义: the group of people who make or change laws in some countries

10. undoubted (adj.)

中文释义: 无疑的

英文释义: completely certain; without any doubt