每日十个单词：day37

1、wave

n. 波, 波浪, 波动, 起伏, 高潮, 潮涌, 挥手致意, (气压)突变 ;
vi. 波动, 飘动, 挥手示意, 起伏 ;
vt. 使波动, 使飘扬, 挥舞, 使成波浪形 ;
eg:

1. His boat hit a wave and somersaulted.
   他的船撞上了一个波浪，翻了。
2. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile.
   他咧嘴笑着挥手和他们打招呼。
3. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.
   她常常提高嗓门并挥舞双手。

2、mass

n. 块, 大多数, 质量, 大量, 群众, 弥撒 ;
a. 群众的, 大规模的, 整个的 ;
vt. 使集合, 集中 ;
vi. 聚集 ;
eg:

1. Photons have no mass - they are weightless.
   光子没有质量——它们是没有重量的。
2. I began sifting through the mass of evidence.
   我开始认真筛选大量的证据。
3. Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
   他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。

3、misunderstand

vt. 误解, 误会 ;
eg:

1. She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
   她不再害怕他们会误解她了。
2. Don't misunderstand me—I am grateful for all you've done.
   别误解我的意思—我对你所做的一切都很感激。
3. Some older users easily misunderstand or are cheated by incorrect information on the Internet.
   一些年长的用户很容易误解或被互联网上不正确的信息欺骗。

4、male

n. 男人, 雄性动物 ;
a. 男性的, 雄性的, 有力的 ;
eg:

1. They have a male nanny for their kids.
   他们有个男保姆照料孩子。
2. Male infertility is becoming commonplace.
   男性不育越来越常见。
3. They sent in loads of male nurses and stuck a needle in my back.
   他们派来很多男护士，在我的背部扎了根针。

5、lecture

n. 演讲, 谴责, 讲稿 ;
vt. 演讲, 训诫, 说教 ;
vi. 讲演 ;
eg:

1. I found her lecture very obscure.
   我觉得她的讲座非常费解。
2. She gave them a chastening lecture.
   她给他们做了一次令他们对自己的行为感到内疚的演讲。
3. His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
   他的讲座学究气十足且没趣。

6、nest

n. 巢, 窝, 休息所, 隐匿处 ;
vi. 筑巢, 找鸟巢 ;
vt. 为...设窝, 使套叠 ;
[计] 嵌套 ;
eg:

1. The owl seems to have deserted its nest.
   这只猫头鹰似乎不要这个窝了。
2. Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity.
   仔细检查鸟巢可能有困难，也许需要一些巧妙的心思。
3. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen from staying in the nest.
   这可以使这一对正常交配同时也阻止雌禽待在窝里。

7、reduction

n. 减少, 缩影, 变化 ; [化] 还原 ;
eg:

1. There has been some reduction in unemployment.
   失业人数有所减少。
2. It sets targets for reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions.
   它为减少温室气体排放设立了目标。
3. The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%.
   这个倡议将把二氧化碳排放量强制降低40%。

8、artist

n. 艺术家, 画家 ;
eg:

1. They got taken by a scam artist.
   他们被一个假冒的艺术家骗了。
2. The artist has caught her smile perfectly.
   艺术家惟妙惟肖地画出了她的微笑。
3. "You are an artist," she said respectfully.
   “您是一位艺术家，”她毕恭毕敬地说。

9、dimension

n. 尺寸, 次元, 面积, 维数 ;
vt. 标出尺寸 ;
eg:

1. You will open a new dimension to your life.
   你将为你的生活打开一个新的维度。
2. The Vroom model emphasizes the participative dimension of leadership: how leaders go about making decisions.
   弗鲁姆模型强调领导力的参与性维度：领导者如何进行决策。
3. The devices have screens with a diagonal dimension that is over 5 inches and may include screens that are as large as is practical for handheld use.
   这些设备的屏幕对角线尺寸都超过了5英寸，可能还会包括大小与手持使用的实际尺寸一样大的屏幕。

10、wisely

adv. 聪明地, 精明地 ;
近义词：intelligently、cleverly
eg:

1. They've invested their money wisely.
   他们明智地把钱做了投资。
2. He wisely decided to tell the truth.
   他明智地决定实话实说。
3. She nodded wisely.
   她聪明地点了点头。