4000 Essential English Words

Episode 78: sensible, particle, unfair, following, derive, extent, influential, concrete, effort, and lawn.

1. sensible (adj.)

中文释义: 明智的

英文释义: showing good sense or judgment; practical rather than fashionable

2. particle (n.)

中文释义: 微粒

英文释义: a very small piece of something; a tiny part of matter

3. unfair (adj.)

中文释义: 不公平的

英文释义: not treating people equally or according to the rules

4. following (prep./adj.)

中文释义: 在…之后

英文释义: coming after or as a result of something

5. derive (v.)

中文释义: 获得 或 源于

英文释义: to obtain something from a source; to come from

6. extent (n.)

中文释义: 程度

英文释义: the size or level of something; how far something is true

7. influential (adj.)

中文释义: 有影响力的

英文释义: having the power to affect the way someone or something develops

8. concrete (adj./n.)

中文释义: 具体的

英文释义: based on facts, not ideas; a building material made from cement, sand, and water

9. effort (n.)

中文释义: 努力

英文释义: physical or mental work used to achieve something

10. lawn (n.)

中文释义: 草坪

英文释义: an area of short, regularly cut grass in a garden or park

Episode 77: purely, interaction, neighbor, adopt, garden, over, shell, pause, princess, and staircase.

1. purely (adv.)

中文释义: 纯粹地

英文释义: completely and only; for no other reason

2. interaction (n.)

中文释义: 互动

英文释义: communication or direct involvement between people or things

3. neighbor (n.)

中文释义: 邻居

英文释义: a person living near or next door to you

4. adopt (v.)

中文释义: 收养 或 采用

英文释义: to take a child or animal into your family; to start using a method or idea

5. garden (n.)

中文释义: 花园

英文释义: an area of ground where flowers, vegetables, or fruit are grown

6. over (prep./adv.)

中文释义: 在…上方 或 结束

英文释义: above or higher than; finished; across

7. shell (n.)

中文释义: 壳

英文释义: the hard outer covering of eggs, nuts, or animals such as snails and turtles

8. pause (n./v.)

中文释义: 暂停

英文释义: a short stop in action or speech; to stop briefly

9. princess (n.)

中文释义: 公主

英文释义: the daughter of a king or queen; the wife of a prince

10. staircase (n.)

中文释义: 楼梯

英文释义: a set of stairs inside a building, usually with a rail at the side

Episode 76: flash, language, boot, surrender, focus, clever, distribute, legal, marsh, and reduction.

1. flash (n./v.)

中文释义: 闪光 或 一瞬间

英文释义: a sudden bright light; a very short time; to shine suddenly

2. language (n.)

中文释义: 语言

英文释义: a system of communication using words, either spoken or written

3. boot (n.)

中文释义: 靴子

英文释义: a strong shoe that covers the foot and ankle, often reaching the calf

4. surrender (v./n.)

中文释义: 投降

英文释义: to stop fighting and admit defeat; to give up something

5. focus (v./n.)

中文释义: 集中注意力

英文释义: to direct attention toward something; the centre of interest or activity

6. clever (adj.)

中文释义: 聪明的

英文释义: quick to understand or learn; showing intelligence or skill

7. distribute (v.)

中文释义: 分发

英文释义: to give something out to several people or places

8. legal (adj.)

中文释义: 合法的

英文释义: allowed or permitted by law

9. marsh (n.)

中文释义: 沼泽

英文释义: an area of low wet land, often with tall grasses

10. reduction (n.)

中文释义: 减少

英文释义: the act of making something smaller in size, amount, or number

Episode 75: kindness, spoken, cook, sector, synthetic, outdoors, alphabetical, from, invitation, and leaf.

1. kindness (n.)

中文释义: 善良

英文释义: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate

2. spoken (adj.)

中文释义: 口语的

英文释义: expressed with the voice; used in “spoken English” meaning oral language

3. cook (v./n.)

中文释义: 烹饪 或 厨师

英文释义: to prepare food by heating; a person who cooks

4. sector (n.)

中文释义: 部门 或 行业

英文释义: a part or branch of a larger area of business, activity, or study

5. synthetic (adj.)

中文释义: 合成的

英文释义: made by chemical process; artificial rather than natural

6. outdoors (adv./n.)

中文释义: 户外

英文释义: in or into the open air; not inside a building

7. alphabetical (adj.)

中文释义: 按字母顺序的

英文释义: arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet

8. from (prep.)

中文释义: 从

英文释义: indicating the point where something starts or originates

9. invitation (n.)

中文释义: 邀请

英文释义: a spoken or written request to go somewhere or do something

10. leaf (n.)

中文释义: 叶子

英文释义: a flat, usually green part of a plant attached to a stem (plural: leaves)

Episode 74: add, traditionally, musical, insurance, funeral, grill, united, pollution, herb, and simple.

1. add (v.)

中文释义: 添加 或 增加

英文释义: to put something together with something else; to increase

2. traditionally (adv.)

中文释义: 传统上

英文释义: according to tradition; in a way that has been done for a long time

3. musical (adj.)

中文释义: 音乐的

英文释义: related to music; having a pleasant sound like music

4. insurance (n.)

中文释义: 保险

英文释义: an agreement to protect against loss or damage by paying money

5. funeral (n.)

中文释义: 葬礼

英文释义: a ceremony for burying or cremating a dead person

6. grill (v./n.)

中文释义: 烤架 或 烧烤

英文释义: to cook food over fire or heat; a metal frame for cooking food

7. united (adj.)

中文释义: 团结的

英文释义: joined together as a group; in agreement

8. pollution (n.)

中文释义: 污染

英文释义: harmful substances that damage the air, water, or land

9. herb (n.)

中文释义: 香草

英文释义: a plant used for flavouring food or medicine

10. simple (adj.)

中文释义: 简单的

英文释义: easy to understand or do; not complicated

Episode 73: agent, vary, yours, microscope, several, especially, guide, toast, proper, theoretical.

1. agent (n.)

中文释义: 代理人

英文释义: a person who acts on behalf of another; a spy or secret agent

2. vary (v.)

中文释义: 变化

英文释义: to be different or to change in amount, level, or type

3. yours (pron.)

中文释义: 你的（东西）

英文释义: belonging to or connected with the person being spoken to

4. microscope (n.)

中文释义: 显微镜

英文释义: an instrument that makes very small objects appear larger

5. several (det./pron.)

中文释义: 几个

英文释义: more than two but not many

6. especially (adv.)

中文释义: 尤其

英文释义: particularly; more than in other cases

7. guide (n./v.)

中文释义: 指南 或 引导

英文释义: a person or thing that shows the way; to lead or direct

8. toast (n./v.)

中文释义: 祝酒 或 烤面包

英文释义: a short speech wishing happiness or success; to make bread brown by heat

9. proper (adj.)

中文释义: 适当的

英文释义: suitable or correct for the situation; real or genuine

10. theoretical (adj.)

中文释义: 理论上的

英文释义: based on theory rather than practical experience

Episode 72: sixty, awkward, difficult, since, sorry, absorb, represent, bath, frog, and scientific.

1. sixty (num.)

中文释义: 六十

英文释义: the number 60

2. awkward (adj.)

中文释义: 尴尬的

英文释义: causing embarrassment or discomfort; difficult to use or handle

3. difficult (adj.)

中文释义: 困难的

英文释义: needing much effort or skill; hard to do or understand

4. since (prep./conj./adv.)

中文释义: 自从

英文释义: from a particular time in the past until now; because

5. sorry (adj./interj.)

中文释义: 抱歉

英文释义: feeling sadness or regret; used to apologize

6. absorb (v.)

中文释义: 吸收

英文释义: to take in liquid or knowledge; to hold attention completely

7. represent (v.)

中文释义: 代表

英文释义: to act or speak officially for someone; to be a symbol of

8. bath (n.)

中文释义: 浴缸 或 洗澡

英文释义: a large container for washing the body; the act of washing in it

9. frog (n.)

中文释义: 青蛙

英文释义: a small jumping amphibian with smooth wet skin and long back legs

10. scientific (adj.)

中文释义: 科学的

英文释义: relating to science or using scientific methods

Episode 71: refreshment, seat, wrapping, bank, rose, trick, fairly, optional, medicine, and queen.

1. refreshment (n.)

中文释义: 茶点 或 点心

英文释义: a small amount of food and drink served at an event

2. seat (n./v.)

中文释义: 座位

英文释义: a place to sit; to have space for sitting

3. wrapping (n.)

中文释义: 包装

英文释义: paper or material used to cover and decorate a gift

4. bank (n.)

中文释义: 银行 或 河岸

英文释义: a financial institution; the side of a river or lake

5. rose (v./n.)

中文释义: 上升 (过去式) 或 玫瑰

英文释义: past tense of rise; a flower with thorns on its stem

6. trick (n./v.)

中文释义: 花招 或 欺骗

英文释义: a clever act to fool someone; to deceive

7. fairly (adv.)

中文释义: 相当

英文释义: to a moderately high degree; quite

8. optional (adj.)

中文释义: 可选择的

英文释义: not required; you can choose whether to do it

9. medicine (n.)

中文释义: 药物

英文释义: a substance used to treat illness

10. queen (n.)

中文释义: 女王

英文释义: a female monarch; the wife of a king

Episode 70: teenager, though, hesitate, volcano, anger, knock, more, improvement, associated, and bed.

1. teenager (n.)

中文释义: 青少年

英文释义: a person aged from 13 to 19 years old

2. though (conj./adv.)

中文释义: 虽然

英文释义: despite the fact that; however

3. hesitate (v.)

中文释义: 犹豫

英文释义: to pause before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not sure

4. volcano (n.)

中文释义: 火山

英文释义: a mountain with a large opening at the top through which lava, gas, and ash erupt

5. anger (n.)

中文释义: 愤怒

英文释义: a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed

6. knock (v./n.)

中文释义: 敲

英文释义: to hit a door or surface to attract attention; the sound made by this action

7. more (adv./det.)

中文释义: 更多

英文释义: a greater or additional amount or degree

8. improvement (n.)

中文释义: 进步

英文释义: the act of making something better or becoming better

9. associated (adj.)

中文释义: 相关的

英文释义: connected with something else; used in “be associated with”

10. bed (n.)

中文释义: 床

英文释义: a piece of furniture for sleeping on; the bottom of a river, sea, etc.

Episode 69: grieve, renew, only, necessity, determination, locate, normally, chest, result, and swell.

1. grieve (v.)

中文释义: 悲伤 或 哀悼

英文释义: to feel deep sadness, especially because of someone’s death or a great loss

2. renew (v.)

中文释义: 更新 或 续签

英文释义: to make something new again or start again; to extend the period of validity

3. only (adv./adj.)

中文释义: 仅仅

英文释义: not more than; solely or exclusively

4. necessity (n.)

中文释义: 必需品 或 必要性

英文释义: something that you must have; the state of being necessary

5. determination (n.)

中文释义: 决心

英文释义: the quality of being firm in purpose; the act of deciding something definitely

6. locate (v.)

中文释义: 定位 或 位于

英文释义: to find the exact place of something; to be situated in a place

7. normally (adv.)

中文释义: 通常

英文释义: usually; in normal circumstances

8. chest (n.)

中文释义: 胸部

英文释义: the front part of the body between the neck and stomach; a large strong box

9. result (n./v.)

中文释义: 结果

英文释义: something that happens because of something else; to happen as an effect

10. swell (v.)

中文释义: 肿胀

英文释义: to become larger or rounder, usually because of injury or liquid inside