2) person who makes other people give up hope令人感到不可救药的人 He's the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job 他让父母束手无策,因为他对找工作没有表现出一点兴趣 -Your son is the despair of all his teachers 你的儿子令所有的老师感到头痛 18. label n D)[C] descriptive word or words applied to a person, group, etc 用以形容人、团体等的)称号,外号 A critic called her first novel"super-romantic"and the label has stuck 一位评论家称他的第一部小说为"超级浪漫小说",于是那部小说得了这一雅号 2)[CI piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc. on or beside an object and describing its nature name, owner,etc.标签,签条 I read the information on the label before deciding which to buy 我先看标签上的说明,然后才决定买哪一种 Remember to put some address labels on the suitcases 记住在衣箱上贴上几张地址标签。 vt.) describe sb./sth.把.称为 - --His work is difficult to label precisely. 他的工作难以准确描述 If you spend any time in prison you're labeled a criminal for the rest of your life. s%I 坐过牢,你将一辈子被看作罪犯。 2) put a label or labels on sth.把标签贴在……上,用标签标明 ---He was busy labeling all the bottles of wine that he'd made that year 他忙着给所有装有他那年酿的酒的瓶子贴上标签 This jam is labeled"apple and banana" 这瓶果酱上贴着标签”苹果和香蕉 19. convey to make(ideas, feelings, etc. known to another person 表达(思想、感情);转达 Please convey my good wishes to your mothe 请向你母亲转达我的良好祝愿 If you see James, do convey my regrets to him 要是你见到詹姆斯,请向他转达我的歉意 20. even so in spite of that虽然这样,然而,不过 There are many spelling mistakes; even so it,'s quite a good essay 然有很多拼写错误,但这仍不失为是一篇相当不错的文章 I had a terrible headache. but even so i went to the concer 我头痛得厉害,但我还是去了音乐会 21. turn down refuse to consider拒绝,驳回 He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health 他想参军,但因身体不好被拒绝。 Why was I turned down for the job? Is it because I'm a woman? 为什么不让我做那项工作?因为我是一个女人吗 press for sth. make repeated and demanding request for sth 反复请求,紧急请求 The chairman is pressing for improved working conditions 主席一再要求改善工作条件 lany parents have been pressing for the local school to be reopened 许多家长一直迫切要求重新开办当地那所学校 23. be ill at ease uncomfortable; embarrassed不自在,困窘 pat felt ill at ease with his family, wondering whether or not to announce his news. ta+ 和家人在一起很不自在,不知是否要宣布他的事 ---She was ill at ease when she was criticized by her mother 母亲批评她的时候,她觉得非常得困窘。 24. free from not influenced or damaged by sth. dangerous8 2) person who makes other people give up hope 令人感到不可救药的人 ---He's the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job. 他让父母束手无策，因为他对找工作没有表现出一点兴趣。 ---Your son is the despair of all his teachers. 你的儿子令所有的老师感到头痛。 18. label n.1)[C] descriptive word or words applied to a person, group, etc. (用以形容人、团体等的)称号，外号 ---A critic called her first novel "super-romantic" and the label has stuck. 一位评论家称他的第一部小说为"超级浪漫小说"，于是那部小说得了这一雅号。 2) [C] piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc. on or beside an object and describing its nature, name, owner, etc. 标签，签条 ---I read the information on the label before deciding which to buy. 我先看标签上的说明，然后才决定买哪一种。 ---Remember to put some address labels on the suitcases. 记住在衣箱上贴上几张地址标签。 vt.1)describe sb. / sth. 把... ...称为 ---His work is difficult to label precisely. 他的工作难以准确描述。 --- If you spend any time in prison you're labeled a criminal for the rest of your life.如果你 坐过牢，你将一辈子被看作罪犯。 2) put a label or labels on sth. 把标签贴在... ...上，用标签标明 ---He was busy labeling all the bottles of wine that he'd made that year. 他忙着给所有装有他那年酿的酒的瓶子贴上标签。 ---This jam is labeled "apple and banana". 这瓶果酱上贴着标签"苹果和香蕉"。 19. convey to make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another person 表达（思想、感情）；转达 ---Please convey my good wishes to your mother. 请向你母亲转达我的良好祝愿。 ---If you see James, do convey my regrets to him. 要是你见到詹姆斯，请向他转达我的歉意。 20. even so in spite of that 虽然这样，然而，不过 ---There are many spelling mistakes; even so it's quite a good essay. 虽然有很多拼写错误，但这仍不失为是一篇相当不错的文章。 ---I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert. 我头痛得厉害，但我还是去了音乐会。 21. turn down refuse to consider 拒绝，驳回 ---He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health. 他想参军，但因身体不好被拒绝。 ---Why was I turned down for the job? Is it because I'm a woman? 为什么不让我做那项工作？因为我是一个女人吗？ 22. press for sth. make repeated and demanding request for sth. 反复请求，紧急请求 ---The chairman is pressing for improved working conditions. 主席一再要求改善工作条件。 ---Many parents have been pressing for the local school to be reopened. 许多家长一直迫切要求重新开办当地那所学校。 23. be ill at ease uncomfortable; embarrassed 不自在，困窘 ---Pat felt ill at ease with his family, wondering whether or not to announce his news. 帕特 和家人在一起很不自在，不知是否要宣布他的事。 ---She was ill at ease when she was criticized by her mother. 母亲批评她的时候，她觉得非常得困窘。 24. free from not influenced or damaged by sth. dangerous