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Unit7 lesson3reading club

footstep

词性：名词

中文意思：脚步，脚步声

英文释义：the sound made by someone or something walking

词源：来自古英语的 "fotstep"，意为“脚的步骤”

例句：I heard footsteps in the hallway.

固定搭配：follow in someone's footsteps（跟随某人的脚步，沿袭某人的做法）

近义词：step, stride

follow in one's footsteps

词性：短语动词

中文意思：跟随某人的脚步，沿袭某人的做法

英文释义：to do what someone else has done before you

词源：来自古英语的 "fōlgan ānem fotspēdum"，意为“跟随某人的脚步”

例句：He wants to follow in his father's footsteps and bee a doctor.

固定搭配：follow in someone's footsteps（跟随某人的脚步，沿袭某人的做法）

近义词：imitate, emulate

profession

词性：名词

中文意思：职业，专业

英文释义：a paid occupation requiring specialized skill, often long and intensive training

词源：来自拉丁语的 "professus"，意为“公开声明，承认”

例句：She chose law as her profession.

固定搭配：profession of faith（信仰宣言）

近义词：occupation, career, trade

workshop

词性：名词

中文意思：车间，工作室，研讨会

英文释义：a room or building where things are made or repaired using machines or tools; a place

where people work together to learn about a particular subject or skill

词源：来自古英语的 "weorcspæce"，意为“工作场所”

例句：The carpenter set up a workshop in his garage.

固定搭配：workshop class（研讨班）

近义词：studio, laboratory, studiousness

prospect

词性：名词

中文意思：前景，期望，可能性

英文释义：an expectation or likelihood of something happening or being achieved; a view of a

wide area from a high position

词源：来自拉丁语的 "prospectus"，意为“查看，观察”

例句：The prospects for economic growth are good.

固定搭配：prospect of success（成功的希望）

近义词：outlook, perspective, possibility

retirement

词性：名词

中文意思：退休，退役

英文释义：the act of retiring from one's job, business, or profession

词源：来自拉丁语 "retrahere"，意为“向后拉”或“撤回”。

例句：He plans to retire at the age of 60.

固定搭配：retirement plan（退休计划）

近义词：pension（养老金），early retirement（提前退休）

relevant

词性：形容词

中文意思：相关的，切题的

英文释义：connected with what is being discussed or considered

词源：来自拉丁语 "relevare"，意为“提出，取回”。

例句：The information you provided is not relevant to the topic.

固定搭配：relevant to（与...相关）

近义词：pertinent（有关的），applicable（适用的）