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Unit1单词讲义

take action

词性：动词短语

中文意思：采取行动

英文释义：to do something in order to achieve a particular result or solve a problem

词源：来自古英语的"tacian"，意为"做"或"执行"

例句：We need to take action now to reduce carbon emissions.

固定搭配：take immediate action, take necessary action, take decisive action

近义词：act, perform, execute

boyhood

词性：名词

中文意思：童年，少年时期

英文释义：the period of childhood and youth

词源：来自古英语的"bōhēd"，意为"男孩"

例句：He has fond memories of his boyhood spent in the countryside.

固定搭配：boyhood friends, boyhood dreams, boyhood memories

近义词：childhood, juvenility, adolescence

ambition

词性：名词

中文意思：雄心，抱负

英文释义：a strong desire to achieve something important or successful

词源：来自拉丁语的"ambitio"，意为"渴望"或"追求"

例句：Her ambition is to bee a doctor and help people in need.

固定搭配：personal ambition, career ambition, lifelong ambition

近义词：goal, aspiration, dream

trainee

词性：名词

中文意思：实习生，培训生

英文释义：a person who is learning a particular skill or trade while working for someone else

词源：来自中古英语的"traieni"，意为"旅行者"或"学徒"

例句：She's currently working as a trainee at a law firm.

固定搭配：trainee program, traineeship, trainee position

近义词：apprentice, intern, probationer

correspondent

词性：名词

中文意思：记者，通讯员

英文释义：a person who writes news articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts news

on radio or television

词源：来自拉丁语的"correspondere"，意为"通信"或"一致"

例句：He worked as a war correspondent during the conflict in Syria.

固定搭配：news correspondent, foreign correspondent, TV correspondent

近义词：reporter, journalist, newsman

bullfighting

词性：名词

中文意思：斗牛

英文释义：the sport or spectacle of a bull being fought with lances by mounted men in a ring

词源：来自西班牙语的"estoque"，意为“装备”或“武器”。

例句：He is against bullfighting and believes it should be banned.

固定搭配：go to the bullfight（去看斗牛）

近义词：tauromachy, corrida

historical

词性：形容词

中文意思：历史的，有关历史的

英文释义：relating to past events; belonging to history

词源：来自拉丁语的"historicus"，意为“了解历史的人”。

例句：This museum has a collection of historical artifacts.

固定搭配：historical significance（历史意义）

近义词：ancient, past, bygone

detective