【正文】 used especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beardsfalse teeth 假牙；a false beard 假胡子virtual 虛擬的made, done, seen etc on a puter, rather than in the real worlda virtual tour of the garden16. 電報 telegraph, telegramtelegram n. 電報，電文普通用詞，指通過電報系統(tǒng)發(fā)出的信息，強調具體的一份份電報。This telegram must be sent at once. 這封電報必須立即發(fā)出。He received an urgent telegram from his father. 他收到父親的一封加急電報。telegraph n. 電報不可數名詞，強調電報的通信方式或電報業(yè)務。These islands are connected by telegraph. 這些島嶼用電報聯系。The telegraph between the two regions has been cut.這兩個地區(qū)之間的電報業(yè)務已經中斷。17. 翻譯 translate, interprettranslate v. 翻譯主要指筆譯，主語通常是人，也可以是某種翻譯軟件。Are you going to translate the novel?你打算翻譯這部小說嗎？These poems don39。t translate easily. 這些詩不好翻譯。interpret v. 口譯主要指口譯，包括交替?zhèn)髯g和同聲傳譯。He only spoke German so someone had to interpret for him. 他只會說德語，所以得有人給他翻譯。18. 保證 assure, guarantee, promise, swear guarantee v. 保證，擔保指以口頭或書面形式作保證、擔保、承諾，含若違背則予以補償之意。He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again.他向我保證這種事情絕不會再發(fā)生。They are demanding certain guarantees before they sign the treaty. 他們要求得到某些保證后才簽署條約。assure v. 向…保證，使確信。指用言語承諾某事一定會發(fā)生或一定是真實的，以消除他人的疑慮或擔心。I can assure you that you’ll have a good time here.我可以向你保證，你在這里會很快樂的。We assured the tourists of an enjoyable holiday.我們使游客確信準能過一個愉快的假期。promise v. 保證，答應指保證一定會做某事或提供某物，或某事一定會發(fā)生，側重于自己的主觀意向，用言語使人感到放心。He promised to return the money to me. 他保證把錢還給我。He promised her that he would marry her. 他保證要娶她。swear [swe?(r)] v. 起誓保證； [非正式]發(fā)誓，保證指以發(fā)誓的形式作出保證，或強調自己所說的是真話。I never touched his wallet, I swear!我絕沒有碰過他的錢包，我發(fā)誓！He swore never to gamble again.他發(fā)誓再也不賭博了。19. 分發(fā) allocate, allot, distribute allocate [?230。l?ke?t] v. 分配，配給（為特定用途而）把…撥給，把…撥出；把（物資、資金）劃歸。Two million dollars was allocated for disaster relief.已經撥出兩百萬美元用于救災。allot [??l?t] vt. 分配；分給尤指將特定的時間、金錢、空間等分給某人或某事，可后接雙賓語。You should allot 3 hours a day for revision.你應該每天抽出3個小時復習。Everyone who works for the corporation has been allotted 50 shares. 該公司的每位員工分到50股股票。distribute [d??str?bju:t] vt. 分配，散布；散發(fā)，分發(fā)將某物分成若干部分后分發(fā)給若干人。Food and water have been distributed among the refugees.已經向難民分發(fā)了食物和水。Do you know the man distributing leaflets to passersby?你認識那名向路人派發(fā)傳單的男子嗎？20. 聚集；收集 collect, gather 指人聚集時，gather側重于圍繞某個中心而聚集；而collect指人在某一處集中或逐漸地聚集成群。The boys and girls gathered for a piic.男生和女生集合起來去野餐。A crowd was starting to collect around the spot of the accident.人群開始聚集在事故現場。collect和gather均可指收集資料、情報或證據。將分散在附近的東西、財物或文件收攏用gather；從不同的人或分散的地方收集樣品用collect。to collect/gather data/evidence/information 收集數據/證據/信息I waited while he gathered up his papers.他整理文件時我就在一旁等待。Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.偵探花了數月時間搜集證據。We39。ve been collecting data from various sources.我們一直從各種渠道收集資料。Two young girls were collecting firewood.兩個小女孩正在拾柴火。