刘毅托福词汇5000(一)

　　The judge convicted the accused man of theft.

　　法官宣判被告偷窃。

　　(2).(名)罪犯a person who has been found guilty and sent to prison

　　The policeman was chasing a convict who escaped from prison last night.

　　警方正在追捕一名昨晚自监狱脱逃的罪犯。

　　2.employee: (名)员工a person who works for some person or firm for pay

　　The large factory has more than 1,000 employees who make cars.

　　那家工厂大约有一千多员工在制造汽车。

　　3.envy:(名)羡慕 discontent and ill will at another's better fortune

　　Some boys were full of envy when they saw my new bicycle.

　　一些男孩看到了我的新脚踏车都充满了羡慕。

　　4.impose: (动)强加lay or place a tax, burden, or duty on

　　The judge imposed a fine of $500 on the guilty man.

　　法官判此罪人罚金五百元。

　　5.invest: (动)投资use money to buy something that will produce a profit

　　If I had any money, I would invest it in land.

　　如果我有钱，我将会投资在土地上。

　　6.legislate: (名)立法make laws

　　In the United States the Congress has the power to legislate.

　　在美国，国会有立法权。

　　7.maintain:(动)保持 keep; preserve; continue; support

　　He maintained a speed of 60 miles an hour on the highway.

　　在高速公路上，他保持每小时六十公理的速度。

　　8.petition: (名)请愿a formal request prepared by a number of people

　　The people signed a petition to stop destruction of the historic buildings.

　　人民签署一份请愿意书来禁止对古迹的破坏。

　　9.reconcile:(动)和解 cause to be friendly again; bring into agreement

　　They quarreled last week but now they are completely reconciled.

　　他们上星期起争执，但现在已完全和解了。

　　10.sensation: (1)(名)感觉.any feeling coming from the senses

　　I knew the train had stopped, but I had the sensation that it was moving backwards.

　　我知道火车已经停止，但我感觉它正在往后退。

　　(2)(名)骚动;大事件.a state of excited interest

　　The show was a great sensation for several weeks.

　　这表演是数星期以来最引起注意的大事件。

　　12.sociable:(形)好交际的 fond of company; enjoying social life; friendly

　　The secretary doesn't sociable; she likes to be left in the office alone.

　　这秘书看起来不喜欢交际，她喜欢独自呆在办公室里。

　　13.trigger: (1)(名)(枪的)扳机.the part of a gun that you press in order to fire it

　　He kept his finger on the trigger.

　　他的手指一直扣着扳机。

　　(2)(尤指不好事件的)起因;诱因.something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, especially a bad one

　　The trigger of the strike was the closure of yet another factory.

　　触发这次罢工的原因是另一家工厂的关闭。

　　(3)(动)发动;引起;触发.to make something happen suddenly

　　Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction.

　　坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。