Vocabulary Insight 1

拒绝, 回绝

She turned the job offer down due to conflicting commitments.

由于承诺冲突，她拒绝了这份工作邀请。

绑架, 劫持

The criminals planned to kidnap the CEO's daughter for a ransom.

犯罪分子计划绑架CEO的女儿以索取赎金。

监狱, 牢房

He was sentenced to ten years in prison for his involvement in the robbery.

他因参与抢劫被判处十年监狱。

婴儿, 宝宝

The pediatrician provided guidance to the new parents on caring for their infant's health and development.

儿科医生向新父母提供了关于照顾他们婴儿健康和发育的指导。

The toddler was being a brat, refusing to share his toys with the other children at the daycare.

谜题, 难题

The meaning of life has always been a conundrum that philosophers have pondered for centuries.

生命的意义一直是一个难题，几个世纪以来哲学家们一直在思考。

乐观

She faced the final exam with optimism, confident that she had studied enough.

她以乐观的态度面对期末考试，自信已经学得足够。

同情, 怜悯

Her compassion for stray animals led her to volunteer at the local animal shelter every weekend.

她对流浪动物的同情心促使她每个周末都在当地的动物收容所做志愿者。

宽容

The community prided itself on its tolerance, welcoming people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

社区以其宽容为傲，欢迎来自各种背景和信仰的人们。

一心一意, 坚定不移

His single-mindedness helped him achieve success.

他的一心一意帮助他取得了成功。

Her perseverance in studying every day led to excellent results.

完美主义, 完美主义

His perfectionism made him spend hours on small details.

他的完美主义让他在小细节上花费数小时。

独创性, 创造力

His ingenuity helped solve the complex engineering problem.

他的聪明才智帮助解决了复杂的工程问题。

承诺, 奉献

His commitment to his studies earned him top honors and a scholarship to a prestigious university.

他对学业的投入为他赢得了最高荣誉和一所 prestigious 大学的奖学金。

The students were attentive during the lecture.

逐渐的, 逐步的

The company experienced gradual growth over the past decade.

公司在过去十年中经历了逐渐的增长。

憔悴的, 疲惫的

After days without sleep, he looked haggard and pale.

几天没睡觉后，他看起来憔悴而苍白。

渐进的, 递增的

The project made incremental progress over several months, with each step building upon the last.

该项目在几个月内取得了渐进式的进展，每一步都建立在上一步的基础上。

临时的, 过渡的

An interim report was submitted to provide preliminary findings before the full research study was complete.

在完整研究完成之前，提交了一份临时报告以提供初步发现。

打, 击

The blacksmith struck the hot metal with a hammer to shape it.

铁匠用锤子击打热金属以塑造它。

游击队员, 游击队

The guerrilla fighters used their knowledge of the terrain to launch surprise attacks on enemy outposts.

游击战士利用他们对地形的了解，对敌人的前哨发动了突然袭击。