胡敏练口语记英语四级单词
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A: I really don’t understand your objection to globalization.
B: I simply think that globalization will harm established communities.
objection
n. 1.反对，异议; 2.反对的理由
A: I just want you to know that the words you said hurt me.
B: Well, I want you to know that hurting you wasn’t my objective.
objective
n. 目标，目的
a. 客观的，不带偏见的
A: Why can’t you go to the movie?
B: I’d love to go, but I feel like I have a obligation to help George with his homework, since he helped me with mine last week.
obligation
n. 义务，责任
A: Would you like some help carrying that box?
B: Don’t feel obliged to, but I’d love your help.
oblige
vt. 1.迫使；2.施恩于,帮…的忙; 3.使感激
A: It seems like the students have behaved etter since the new principal arrived.
B: That’s a good observation.
observation
n. 1.注意, 观察; 2.言论，评论; 3.[常[pl.] 观察资料，观察数据; 4.观察力
A: Do you mind if I observe your classroom today?
B: Of course not.
observe
vt. 1.注意到，观察到; 2.观察; 3.评说, 评论; 4.遵守，奉行
A: There’s an official observe visiting the plant today, so all of the workers should be on their best behavior.
B: In an ideal world, the workers would be on their best behavior with or without an observe.
observer
n. 观察者, 观察员
A: What has been the biggest obstacle in your relationship?
B: Probably the fact that we live on opposite sides of the country.
obstacle
n. 障碍(物), 妨碍
A: I was able to obtain two tickets to the game tomorrow. Would you like to go?
B: Sure, I’d love to.
obtain.
vt. 获得，得到
vi. 通用, 存在， 流行
A: Isn’t it obvious that Rachel hates me?
B: Actually, I don’t think Rachel hates you at all.
obvious
a. 显然的，明显的
A: How often do you wear this suit?
B: Not very often; only on special occasions.
occasion
n. １．时刻，时候，场合；２．重大（或特殊）活动，盛会；３．时机，机会；４．起因，理由
vt. 引起，惹起
on occasion(s) 有时，间或
A: Would you like a hamburger?
B: No, thanks. Aside from the occasional hotdog, I never eat meat.
occasional
a. 偶尔的，间或发生的
A: What’s your father’s occupation?
B: He’s a fireman.
occupation
n. １．工作，职业；２．（人）从事的活动，消遣；３．占领，占据
A: I want you to know that you occupy a special place in my heart.
B: And you in mine.
occupy
vt. １．占，占用，占领；２．使忙碌，使从事
A: Did you hear that Fred was late for work yesterday?
B: Now that’s a rare occurrence! He’s almost always on time.
occurrence
n. １．发生的事情，事件；２．发生，出现
A: Did you enjoy the party?
B: Not really. There was a very odd mix of people.
odd
a. １．奇特的，古怪的；２．临时的，不固定的；３．单的，不成对的；４．挂零的，剩余的，余下的
n. [pl.] 可能性，机会
against all (the) odds 尽管有极大的困难，尽管极为不利
at odds with 与．．．不和，与．．．争吵，与．．．不一致
odds and ends 零星杂物，琐碎物品
A: Will you please stop making fun of my hair?
B: I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to offend you.
offend
vt. １．冒犯，得罪，伤害．．．的感情；２．使厌恶，使不舒服；３．违反，违犯
A: What offence is he charged with?
B: He’s charged with disturbing the peace.
offense
n. １．犯规，违法行为；２．冒犯，得罪
A: Do you think she’s a good comedian?
B: She may be good, but her humor is too offensive for me.
offensive
a. １．冒犯的，无礼的，使人不快的；２．进攻的，攻击性的
n. 进攻，攻势
A: Are there any errors in my paper?
B: It looks like you omitted a word in this sentence.
omit
vt. １．省略，删节；２．遗漏，疏忽
A: I hate cutting onions, because they make me cry.
B: You should wear goggles to protect your eyes.
onion
n. 洋葱，洋葱类植物
A: How did she escape from her cell?
B: It appears that she was able to escape through the small opening between the bars.
opening
n. １．口子，洞，孔；２．（正式的）开始，开端；３．（职位的）空缺
a. 开的，开始的
A: Do you like to go to the opera?
B: Not really. I’d rather go to a rock concert.
opera
n. 歌剧
A: We’ve decided to give you operational control of the company.
B: I’m certain that I’m up for the job.
operational
a. １．运转的，即可使用的；２．操作上的
A: I can’t find my friend’s telephone number in the phone book.
B: Have you tried calling the operator?
operator
n. １．话务员，报务员；２．操作员
A: Why are you such a staunch opponent of the President?
B: Because I strongly disagree with his opinions.
opponent
n. １．敌手，对手；２．反对者
A: I can’t believe you’re giving up the opportunity to go to the Bahamas for spring break!
B: I’d rather save my money and take a bigger trip next year.
opportunity
n. 机会，时机
A: Why did you oppose the decision of the school board?
B: Because I felt that it was unfair to my child.
oppose
vt. 反对，反抗
A: Why does the moon look so much bigger tonight?
B: It’s an optical illusion.
optical
a. １．光（学）的；２．眼的，视力的；３．视觉的
A: Do you think you’ll get the job?
B: There’s a chance that I’ll get it , but I’m not terribly optimistic.
optimistic
a. 乐观（主义）的
A: It wasn’t the job I wanted, but I had no other options.
B: Well, at least you have a job now.
option
n. １．选择；２．选择权，选择自由；３．（供）选择的事物（或人），选课
A: Do we have to do all of the problems on the test?
B: The first three problems are mandatory, but the last one is optional.
optional
a. 可以任选的，非强制的
A: How did you do on the oral exam?
B: Not very well, I’m not very good at expressing myself in word.
oral
a. 口头的，口的
A: The satellite has been in orbit around the earth for the last fifteen years.
B: How much longer will it stay up there?
orbit
n. 轨道
v. （绕．．．）作轨道运行
A: I thought the music for the play was excellent.
B: So did I. The live orchestra added so much to the atmosphere..
orchestra
n. 管旋乐队
A: You have such an orderly office.
B: I try to keep it this way, because I have trouble working in a messy office.
orderly
a. 整齐的，有秩序的
A: What was it that jump-started the economy here?
B: Several years ago they discovered a huge underground supply of iron ore.
ore
n. 矿，矿石
A: How did your friend die?
B: All if his major organs failed at once.
organ
n. １．器官；２．风琴；３．机构；４．新闻媒介，宣传工具
A: Why do you only buy organic vegetables?
B: Because I’m afraid of the pesticides on non-organic vegetables.
organic
a. 有机（体）的，有机物的
A: Congratulations on being made the new head of the organization!
B: Thank you.
organization
n. １．团体，机构；２．组织
A: I need someone to help me organize this meeting.
B: I’d love to help you, but I really don’t have the time.
organize
vt. １．组织，把．．．编组；２．使有条理
A: I’m really curious to find out the origins of my ancestors.
B: There are websites that might be able to help you in your research.
origin
n. １．起源，来源，起因；２．［常pl.］出身，血统
A: What does your organization do?
B: Our original purpose was to help homeless women, but now we’ve expanded to helping all homeless people.
original
a. １．起初的，原来的；２．独创的，新颖的；３．原版的，原件的
n. 原件，原作
A: How much is an ounce of gold worth?
B: I’m not entirely sure, but I know that it’s worth a lot.
ounce
n. 盎司
A: Regardless of the outcome of the game, I hope that you kids play hard.
B: We will, Coach.
outcome
n. 结果
A: Where does your family live?
B: We live in an outer suburb of Chicago.
outer
a. １．外面的，外表的；２．远离中心的，外层的
A: Why do you play golf every Saturday?
B: I use it as an outlet for all of the frustration that builds up during the week.
outlet
n. １．出口，出路；２．（感情，精力等）发泄途径
A: Have you finished your paper?
B: Not yet, but my outline is done.
outline
n. 1．提纲，要点，概要；２．外形，轮廓，略图
vt. １．概述，概括；２．描．．．外形，描．．．轮廓
A: How do you manage to have such a positive outlook on life?
B: I just try to live in the moment.
outlook
n. 1.观点，见解；２．展望，前景
A: Why did the output of the factory go down last month?
B: I hear that they were having some machine troubles.
output
n. １．产量；２．输出，输出功率
vt. 输出（信息、数据等）
A: Well, we’ve been in college for four years now, and graduation is just around the corner.
B: From the outset we all knew that this day would come.
outset
n. 开始，开端
at / from the outset 开端，开始
A: I love the unique use of color and texture is this piece.
B: It truly is an outstanding painting.
outstanding
a. １．突出的，杰出的，显著的；２．未解决的，未偿付的
A: Do you think that new student is an athlete?
B: Judging from his outward appearance, I would guess that he probably is.
outward
a. 外表的，向外的，外面的
ad. [-(s)] 向外
A: I’m such a bad drawer that all of my circles look like ovals!
B: Just try not to get discouraged.
oval
n. 椭圆形
a. 椭圆形的
A: What’s cooking in the oven?
B: A turkey for tonight’’s dinner.
oven
n. 烤箱，炉
A: How would you rate your team’s overall performance?
B: I think we really played a good game today.
overall
a. １．总体的，全面的，综合的；２．全部的
ad. 总的来说
n. ［pl.］工装裤，工作服
A: How have you been able to overcome so many obstacles?
B: Through perseverance and endurance.
overcome
vt. １．战胜，克服；２．（感情等）压倒，使受不了
A: Look at that hawk flying overhead.
B: It’s so graceful!
overhead
ad. 在头顶上
a. 在头顶上的，上面的，架空的
n.[常pl.] 经常费用，管理费用
A: I’d like to buy that beautiful house overlooking the lake.
B: I’m sorry, but that one’s already been sold.
overlook
vt. １．忽视，忽略，未注意到；２．宽恕，宽容；３．俯瞰，俯视
A: Why do you think she became such an overnight sensation?
B: Perhaps she just appeared on the music scene at the right time.
overnight
ad. １．在整个夜里；２．在短时间内，突然
a. １．一整夜的；２．似乎在一夜之间出现的，突然的
A: How many years were you living overseas?
B: I lived overseas for a total of twelve years.
overseas
ad. 在（或向）海外，在（或向）国外
a. （在）海外的，（在）国外的，（向或来自）外国的
A: If we row harder, we might be able to overtake the next boat and move into third place.
B: But I’m so tired that I can barely move my arms!
overtake
vt. １．追上，赶上，超过；２．突然降临于，意外地碰上
A: How much money do you owe Jared?
B: Over a thousand dollars.
owe
v. 欠（钱），应给予，应该做
A: Owing to tonight’s rain, we’ve decided to cancel the concert.
B: Will it be rescheduled?
owing
a. 应付的，未付的
owing to 由于，因为
A: Who is the owner of this car?
B: I am.
owner 物主，所有人
A: I feel a real ownership of this novel, because I spent so much time working on it.
B: You really did a great job.
ownership
n. 所有（权），所有制
A: Why can’t humans survive alone in space?
B: Because there is not enough oxygen.
oxygen
n. 氧气，氧
