1248714 古雪洁 第二次作业

1.Shuttle;n&v
N.--a plane,bus or train that travels regularly between two places来往于两地之间的 公共交通或者是乘这些交通工具上下班的人
--space shuttle 宇宙飞船
--梭子 *the Shuttle 穿梭火车（英法之间英吉利海峡隧道的）
V-- ~(between A and B) to travel between two places frequently 频繁往来
Eg:Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father.
-- to carry people between two places that are close,*** regular journeys between the two places 往返运送
Eg:A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.
2.goofy:adj.(informal) silly;stupid 傻的，愚蠢的 (I think this word is a neutral word,better than the “silly”etc.
Eg: a goofy grin 呲牙咧嘴的傻笑
She is a goofy girl. 她是一个傻傻的女生。
3.endeavor:n.&v.(formal)
Noun:(可数、不可数）an attempt to do sth. new or difficult(尤指新的或艰苦的） 努力、尝试 （use/make/do endeavors to do)
Eg:Please make every endeavor to arrive on time.请尽全力按时到达。
Advances in the field of scientific endeavor 在科学探索领域的进步
He is expected to use his best endeavors to pass the exam. 大家希望他 能竭尽全力去通过这次考试。
Verb:to do very hard to do sth. 努力，尽力，竭力
Eg：I will endeavor to achieve my dream.我会全力以赴追逐我的梦想。
4.endow：v.to give a large sum of money to a school,a college or another institution to provide it with an income(向学校等机构）捐钱、捐赠、资助
Eg:this company endowed the school with lots of equipment.
词组：（1）be endowed with sth=well endowed--to naturally have a particular feature, quality,etc. 天生赋有，生来具有（某种特性、品质）
Eg:She was endowed with intelligence and wit. 她天资聪颖。
（2）endow sb/sth with sth--认为…具有某种品质
给予；赋予
Eg:to endow sb with a responsibility 赋予某人以责任
She has endowed Ben with the qualities she expected.她认为本拥 有她所期望的品质。
5.hardheaded:adj.determined and not allowing your emotions to affect your decisions 坚定 不移的；精明冷静的；固执的；脚踏实地的
Eg：we had been starved without her hardheaded thriftiness. 要不是她精明能 干，勤俭持家，我们早就饿死了。