每日十个单词：day23

1、remote

a. 遥远的, 偏僻的, 疏远的, 微少的 ; [计] 远程, 远程访问实用程序 ;
eg:

1. The monastery is in a remote mountain pass.
   那僧院在一个偏远的山坳通道处。
2. A flying doctor service operates in remote regions.
   在偏远地区有飞行医生服务。
3. The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.
   只有乘直升机才能进入那遥远的荒漠地区。

2、represent

vt. 表现, 表示, 描绘, 讲述, 代表, 象征, 回忆, 再赠送, 再上演 ; vi. 提出异议 ;
eg:

1. The carvings represent a hunting scene.
   这些雕刻作品描绘了一幅狩猎的场面。
2. What do the shaded areas on the map represent?
   地图上颜色深的部分代表什么？
3. I have been picked out to represent the whole team.
   我被挑选出来代表全队

3、amaze

vt. 使吃惊 ;
eg:

1. You never cease to amaze me!
   你总能让我感到惊奇！
2. It never cease to amaze me how the business world contiunes to trivialize the world's environmental problems.
   工商界继续轻视世界的环境问题，这一直令我感到惊讶。

4、mineral

n.矿物，无机物，苏打水；a.矿物的，似矿物的；
eg:

1. The rock is rich in mineral salts.
   这种岩石富含矿物盐。
2. No amount of cleansing or mineral water consumption can guarantee a clear skin.
   再多的洁肤和矿泉水的消耗都不能确保光洁的皮肤。
3. When I told them I was parched, they went and got me a bottle of mineral water.
   当我跟他们说我口渴时，他们去给我拿了一瓶矿泉水来。

5、attack

n. 攻击, 抨击 ; vt. 攻击, 抨击, 动手干 ; vi. 攻击 ;
eg:

1. The attack on Charles was unjust.
   对查尔斯的攻击是不公正的。
2. Most dogs will not attack unless provoked.
   大多数狗受到挑衅才会攻击。
3. He launched a fierce attack on the Democrats.
   他对民主党人发动了猛烈的攻击。

6、alternative

n.可供选择的事物；adj.可供替代的;非传统的;另类的
eg:

1. One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine.
   安排的活动中有一项是关于替代疗法的讲座。
2. I was interested in alternative medicine and becoming an aromatherapist.
   我对替代疗法感兴趣，想成为一名芳香疗法治疗师。
3. Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.
   除监禁外，社区劳动被看作是唯一可接受的选择。

7、adventure

n. 冒险, 冒险经历 ; v. 冒险 ;
eg:

1. He set off in quest of adventure.
   他出行探险去了。
2. Few can resist the lure of adventure.
   很少有人能抵御历险的诱惑力。
3. Age hadn't blunted his passion for adventure.
   岁月没有冲淡他的冒险激情。

8、concentrate

v.集中(注意力);聚精会神;使…集中(或集合、聚集);(使)浓缩；n.浓缩物
eg:

1. At work you need to be able to concentrate.
   工作时你要能专心。
2. We need to concentrate on our core business.
   我们需要集中在核心业务上。
3. Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
   别在我要集中精神时打扰我。

9、recycling

v.回收利用;再利用;再次应用，重新使用(概念、方法、玩笑等)

• recycle的现在分词
• recycle v.回收利用;再利用;再次应用，重新使用(概念、方法、玩笑等)
  eg:

1. Total recycling is a fiction.
   完全回收利用是假象。
2. The waste paper is baled, then sent for recycling.
   废纸被打成大包，然后送去回收再利用。
3. In an ideal world we would be recycling and reusing everything.
   我们要是能回收并再利用所有的东西就再理想不过了。

10、event

n. 事件, 结果, 事情的进程, 竞赛项目 ; [计] 事件 ;
eg:

1. The event was voted a great success.
   大家认为这项活动很成功。
2. The event will kick off with a potluck.
   该活动将以吃一顿百家饭启动。
3. The election was the main event of 2004.
   那次选举是2004年的主要大事。