词汇短语园地2

1. retire vi. 退休，退职

vt. 使退休，令退职

My dream is to retire to a villa in France.

我的梦想是退休后在法国住上一栋别墅。

She was retired on medical grounds.

她由于健康原因被安排退休了。

1） retire from sth 从……退休

She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health.

她由于身体不好而被迫早早地从教学岗位上退休。

2） retire as sth 从……位子上退休

He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.

他还不打算从杂志编辑的位子上退休。

retirement n. 退休，退职；退休生活

retiree n. 退休人员，退休者

retired adj. 已退休的，已退职的

2. perform vi. 表现；工作，运转（好/不好）

vt. 做，履行，执行；演出，表演

Our team performed very well in yesterdays games.

在昨天的运动会上我们队表现出色。

The engine seems to be performing well.

发动机似乎运转正常。

She performs an important role in our organization.

她在我们的组织中发挥着重要的作用。

The play was first performed in 1987.

这出剧于1987年首次演出。

3. advantage n. 优势，有利条件；长处

She had the advantage of a good education.

她具备受过良好教育的优势。

Is there any advantage of getting there early？

早到那里是否有利？

1） advantage over sb 比某人有利

Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players.

他个子高，比其他运动员有利。

2） take advantage of sth/sb 利用；占……的便宜

We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.

我们充分享用了宾馆设施。

He took advantage of my generosity.

他利用我的慷慨占了便宜。

3） to sbs advantage 对某人有利

It would be to your advantage to attend this meeting.

参加这次会议会对你有利。

4） turn sth to advantage 使某物发挥作用

We must turn our knowledge to advantage.

我们必须使我们的知识发挥作用。

4. score vt. 得分；分值是，得……分；评分，打分数

vi. 得分；记分

n. 得分，比分

She scored 98 in the French test.

她法语考试考了98分。

Score three points on your list for our side.

在你的单子上为我们这边记上3分。

The tests are scored by psychologists.

测验由心理学家评分。

Fraser scored again in the second half.

弗雷泽在下半场时再次得分。

Who is going to score？

谁来记分呢？

Who made that last score？

谁最后得分了？

1） score off sb（尤指在辩论等活动中机灵地）驳倒，挫败

He was always trying to score off his teachers.

他总和老师抬杠。

2） score sth out/through 画掉；删去

His name had been scored out on the list.

他的名字已从名单上画掉了。

3） in scores 很多地，大批地

People poured in scores.

人们大量涌入。

4） keep （the） score 记分

Ill keep （the） score for the football match.

我来为足球比赛记分。

5） on this/that score 就这个/那个来说，在这个/那个问题上

You dont have to worry on that score.

你不必担心那件事。

5. quality n. 特性，特征；品德，品性，人品，素质；

质量，品质

One quality of wood is that it can burn.

木头的一个特性是能燃烧。

These are good personal qualities such as honesty and generosity.

这些是好的个人品质，比如诚实、慷慨。

When costs are cut， product quality suffers.

一降低成本，产品质量就会受到影响。