耿词-06

grant

发音

/ɡrɑːnt/

释义

v. 同意，承认，授予 n. 拨款，经费

例句

I was granted permission to visit the palace.
我获准参观宫殿。
take … for granted   认为…理所当然
We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted.
我们想当然地认为洁净水的供应无穷无尽而不予以珍惜。

esteem

发音

/ɪˈstiːm/

释义

n.v. 尊重

例句

She is held in high esteem by her colleagues.
她深受同事的敬重。
a highly esteemed scientist   深受敬重的科学家

permission

释义

n. 准许，许可

例句

She took the car without permission .
她未经许可擅自使用了汽车。

entitle

释义

v. 使有权利，使有资格；给…命名

例句

You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.
你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.
人人都有权发表自己的意见。

coupon

发音

/ˈkuːpɒn/

释义

n. 优惠券

worth

释义

n. 价值；adj. 有价值的

例句

It is worth doing …
This idea is well worth considering.
这个想法很值得考虑。

be worthy of …
A number of the report’s findings are worthy of note .
这份报告里有些调查结果值得注意。

dearth

发音

/dɜːθ/

释义

n. 缺乏，不足

例句

There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。

morality/ethic

发音

/məˈræləti/ /ˈeθɪk/

释义

n. 道德准则

例句

Standards of morality seem to be dropping.
道德标准似乎在下降。
a debate on the morality of abortion
有关堕胎是否道德的辩论
He began to question the ethics of his position.
他开始对他的立场是否符合道德准则提出质疑。

integrity

发音

/ɪnˈteɡrəti/

释义

n. 完整；诚实正直

例句

to respect the territorial integrity of the nation   尊重该国的领土完整
to behave with integrity   行为表现诚实正直

派生

integrate   v. （使）合并
They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
他们完全没有尝试融入本地社区。

conscience

发音

/ˈkɒnʃəns/

释义

n. 良心，良知，内疚

例句

to have a clear/guilty conscience (= to feel that you have done right/wrong) 问心无愧╱有愧

conscientious

发音

/ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/

释义

adj. 勤勉认真的，一丝不苟的

例句

a conscientious student/teacher/worker

appreciate

发音

/əˈpriːʃieɪt/

释义

v. 欣赏；重视；理解；感激；增值

例句

His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.
他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。
Anyone can appreciate our music.
任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐。
She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the family’s conflict.
她从未真正理解该家庭矛盾的深度与激烈程度。
Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I’ll always appreciate that.
彼得在我最需要时支持了我。我对此将永远感激。
They don’t have any confidence that houses will appreciate in value.
他们对房屋增值没有一点信心。

depreciate

释义

v. 贬低；贬值

例句

I had no intention of depreciating your contribution.
我并不想贬低你的贡献。
New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road.
新车一上路就开始贬值。

perish

发音

/ˈperɪʃ/

释义

v. 死亡，湮灭

例句

A family of four perished in the fire.
一家四口死于此次火灾之中。

cherish

释义

v. 珍视

例句

Chinese people cherish their independence and sovereignty.
中国人民珍视他们的独立和主权。
her most cherished possession   她最珍爱的物品
Cherish the memory of those days in Paris.
怀念在巴黎的岁月。