每日20英语单词（每日20个英语单词）
每日20英语单词（每日20个英语单词）n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格2. delivery [dɪˈlɪvəri] 参考例句：1. All large ships now have a wireless installation. 所有的大型船舶现在都有无线电装置。2. When will the installation be completed? 安装工作什么时候可以完成？
1. installation [ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn]
n.装置，设备，设施；安装，设置；就任
when equipment or furniture is put into position
参考例句：
1. All large ships now have a wireless installation. 所有的大型船舶现在都有无线电装置。
2. When will the installation be completed? 安装工作什么时候可以完成？
2. delivery [dɪˈlɪvəri]
n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格
when goods letters parcels etc . are taken to people's houses or places of work
参考例句：
1. The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail. 这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
2. He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy. 他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。
3. semester [sɪˈmestə(r)]
n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间
one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university especially in the US and Australia
参考例句：
1. A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. 每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
2. I had an especially rough time during my first semester. 我第一个学期的日子难受极了。
4. overnight [ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt]
ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的
for or during the night
参考例句：
1. She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
2. Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。
5. circuit [ˈsɜ:kɪt]
n.电路，线路；环行，环行道
a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
参考例句：
1. Join those two ends of wire and you'll make a circuit. 把那两个导线连接起来即构成一个电路。
2. Where does this line tie in with the main circuit? 这条线在哪里跟主线路连接在一起呢？
6. horror [ˈhɒrə(r)]
n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶
an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock or the frightening and shocking character of something
参考例句：
1. The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
2. The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror. 一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。
7. necessarily [ˌnesəˈserəli]
adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地
used in negatives to mean 'in every case ' or ' therefore '
参考例句：
1. More work does not necessarily call for more men. 增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
2. A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen. 选民必须在18岁以上。
8. pessimistic [ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk]
adj.悲观的，悲观主义的
thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation
参考例句：
1. There is no reason to be pessimistic about the future. 没有理由对未来悲观。
2. The voters are pessimistic about the economy. 投票者对经济很悲观。
9. restless [ˈrestləs]
adj.焦躁不安的；静不下来的，运动不止的
unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm because you are worried or bored
参考例句：
1. He looks like a restless man. 他看上去坐立不安。
2. He has been very restless all day and he awoke nearly all last night. 他一整天都心神不定，昨夜几乎一整夜没有合眼。
10. suspend [səˈspend]
vt. 推迟 悬挂 暂停 取消; vi. 悬挂 中止 停止偿付债务
to stop or to cause to be not active either temporarily or permanently
参考例句：
1. Balloons suspend easily in the air. 气球容易浮在空中。
2. I request them to suspend their decision until they have read my narrative. 我请求他们没看完我写的故事之前，别轻率地先下断语。
11. despair [dɪˈspeə(r)]
vi.灰心丧气，感到沮丧绝望；n.绝望，沮丧
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation
参考例句：
1. If you are in the depths of despair you will be extremely unhappy. 如果你彻底地失望，你会十分不开心。
2. Don't despair; things will get better soon. 不必绝望，事情不久就会好起来。
12. seminar [ˈsemɪnɑ:(r)]
n.研究小组，研讨会，(大学的)研究班
an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something
参考例句：
1. The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing. 研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
2. The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture. 该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。
13. mode [məʊd]
n.方式，样式，模式，风格，时兴；[音乐]调式
a way of operating living or behaving
参考例句：
1. Wearing jeans is out of mode at present. 现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
2. His mode of doing business is offensive to me. 他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。
14. evident [ˈevɪdənt]
adj.明显的，显然的，明白的
easily seen or understood ; obvious
参考例句：
1. It's evident to me that they have no experience in this work. 在我看来，他们干这项工作没有经验是显而易见的。
2. The prospect became more evident. 前景变得更加明朗了。
15. beloved [bɪˈlʌvd]
adj./n.受爱戴的，敬爱的；爱人，被心爱的人
loved very much
参考例句：
1. She longs for the early return of her beloved. 她盼着心上人早日归来。
2. She is Tom's beloved wife. 她是汤姆的爱妻。
16. certificate [səˈtɪfɪkət]
n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定
an official document which states that the information on it is true
参考例句：
1. She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents. 她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
2. No one had seen her marriage certificate. 没人看到过她的结婚证书。
17. harden [ˈhɑ:dn]
vt.(使)变硬；(使)变得坚强，(使)变得冷酷；vi.变硬，变坚固；变坚强；变冷酷
to become or make hard
参考例句：
1. They harden clay by putting it in a fire. 他们把粘土坯放在炉火里使其变硬。
2. Don't harden your heart against him. 别对他硬心肠。
18. shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ]
n.先令
a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 equal to 12 old pence or 5 new pence
参考例句：
1. He handed each of them a shilling. 他给了每人一个先令。
2. I bet people will pay a shilling to see this. 我想人们一定愿意花一先令来看它这样子。
19. miracle [ˈmɪrəkl]
n.奇迹，令人惊奇的人或事
an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god or any very surprising and unexpected event
参考例句：
1. The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
2. It is simply a miracle that rice should grow in such a place. 稻子竟能在这样的地方生长，这实在是个奇迹。
20. spur [spɜ:(r)]
n.刺激(物)，激励；vt.激励，鞭策，促进
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
参考例句：
1. Even a small success would spur me on to greater effort. 哪怕是微小的成功也会促使我做出更大的努力。
2. Such stories serve as a spur to children's imagination. 这类故事能激发儿童的想像力。
