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单词 含义 例句
frustrated 沮丧的，失望的 Elvis Presley was frustrated.
session (特定活动的)时间，期间 This session was his big chance to break into the recording business.
relax 放松，缓和(紧张) Elvis sang one of his favorite songs to relax.
eventually 最终 Elvis Presley would eventually become the king of rock and roll.
humble 1. 破旧的，简陋的，(2. 不像样的，寒酸的) Elvis was born in a humble two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi.
struggle 1. 努力，(2. 挣扎，扭动，3. (为生计而)努力，奋斗) His father struggled to find work and was jailed for eight months for forging a check.
forge 1. 伪造，(2. 建立(关系，友情等)) His father struggled to find work and was jailed for eight months for forging a check.
overprotective 过分保护的，过分溺爱的 Between the frequent moves, an overprotective mother, and his father's shameful prison record, Elvis always felt different.
shameful 可耻的，丢脸的 Between the frequent moves, an overprotective mother, and his father's shameful prison record, Elvis always felt different.
acceptance 接受，承认 Elvis finally gained some acceptance from his peers.
peer 1. 身份(或地位)相同的人，同龄人，同辈，(2. 凝视，盯着看) Elvis finally gained some acceptance from his peers.
gospel 福音(基督教中指耶稣及其门徒传布的教义) He loved the gospel music he heard in his church.
rhythm and blues 强烈节奏蓝调(美国黑人音乐的一种，R&B) He listened to the rhythm and blues played by local African American musicians.
fame 声望，名声 Elvis' rise to fame and fortune began just after he graduated from high school.
fortune 1. 财富，财产，(2. 运气) Elvis' rise to fame and fortune began just after he graduated from high school.
vocal 声的，声音的 He paid four dollars to make a vocal recording at the small Sun Records studio.
supposedly 大概，可能 He paid four dollars to make a vocal recording at the small Sun Records studio— supposedly as a birthday gift for his mother.
fusion 融合，混合 Elvis named their fusion of country, gospel, pop, and blues "rockabilly."
pop 1. 流行音乐，(2. (突然地)出现，伸出，3. 爆开，4. 砰的一声) Elvis named their fusion of country, gospel, pop, and blues "rockabilly."
rockabilly 山区乡村摇滚乐 Elvis named their fusion of country, gospel, pop, and blues " rockabilly."
promoter (公演丶体育等的)发起人，创办人 Elvis signed on with "Colonel" Tom Parker, a country-music promoter.
contract 1. 契约，合约，(2. 缩小，收缩) Within a year, the Colonel had gotten Elvis a recording contract with RCA.
nerve 1. 情绪不安，提心吊胆，(2. 神经，3. 勇气，胆量) Maybe it was nerves, but whenever Elvis sang, he shook his hips in a way that made young audiences go wild.
beat 1. 拍子，节奏，(2. 打败，胜过，3. (心脏)扑动，跳动，4. 打，击，敲打) Maybe it was that he needed to keep time to the fast beat, but whenever Elvis sang, he shook his hips in a way that made young audiences go wild.
audience 观众，听众 Maybe it was nerves, but whenever Elvis sang, he shook his hips in a way that made young audiences go wild.
go wild (太喜欢)狂热，狂怒 Maybe it was nerves, but whenever Elvis sang, he shook his hips in a way that made young audiences go wild.
attract 引起(注意，兴趣等) Elvis also attracted attention because he dressed in the fancy clothes.
mob 1. 成群围住，(2. 暴民，民众) Girls mobbed him and tore his clothing to shreds.
shred 1. 碎片，碎条，(2. 撕成条状，切丝) Girls mobbed him and tore his clothing to shreds.
uninhibited (行动等)不受约束的，随意的 Not everybody liked Elvis' uninhibited performances, however.
vulgar (口气、态度等)粗俗的，下流的 Older people called Elvis vulgar.
symbolize 象征 Elvis symbolized rebellion.
rebellion 叛乱，暴动 Elvis symbolized rebellion.
recall 回想，想起 One fan recalled, "Hearing him for the first time was like busting out of jail."
censor 1. (出版物、电影等的)审查员，(2. 检查(出版物等)，审查) Network censors ordered cameramen to avoid Elvis' hips.
influence 影响，影响力 Ed Sullivan calmed fears that Elvis was a bad influence when the respected host told America that Elvis was "a real decent, fine boy."
decent 1. 合乎礼仪的，正派的，(2. 体面的，适切的，像样的) Elvis was "a real decent, fine boy."
record 1. 将(声音、景象等)录下，2. 记录，3. 记录的 The group recorded five singles and performed all over the South.
income 收入 This sum, plus the income from his hit records and other appearances, enabled Elvis to buy Graceland, an 18-room mansion in Memphis.
draft 1. 征兵，(2. 起草，打底子) The United States Army interrupted his career when they drafted him in December 1957.
discharge 使退伍，释放，使出院 In 1960, Elvis was honorably discharged.
patriotic 爱国的 He became a wholesome, patriotic package that both teens and parents could like.
soundtrack 电影配乐 Soundtracks released for the films kept Elvis' songs on the radio.
colonel 上校(军人的军衔称号) The Colonel had gotten Elvis a recording contract with RCA.
conveyor 搬运者，运输装置 My songs were the same conveyor belt mass production, just like most of my movies.
mass production 大量生产 My songs were the same conveyor belt mass production, just like most of my movies.
resurrect 使复活，使复苏 In order to resurrect his sagging career, Elvis did a TV special.
sagging 松弛的 In order to resurrect his sagging career, Elvis did a TV special.
intensity 1. 强烈，激烈，(2. 强度) His performance revealed intensity, humor, emotion, and confidence.
sensation 1. 轰动的事件(或人物)，(2. 感觉) He remained a box-office sensation through the mid 1970s.
prescription (医生的)药方，处方 But the work was exhausting, and Elvis took prescription drugs to pep him up before shows.
addicted 沉溺于(毒品，吸烟等带有习惯性的行为) He became addicted, and the heavy drug use hurt his body.
lethal 致命的，危险的 His sudden death was attributed to a heart attack following a lethal mix of drugs.
rumor 谣言，传闻 A series of mysterious Elvis sightings started rumors that he had faked his own death to escape the pressures of stardom and was still alive.
stardom 明星的地位(或身份等) A series of mysterious Elvis sightings started rumors that he had faked his own death to escape the pressures of stardom and was still alive.
impersonator 模仿(声音、态度等的)人 Elvis impersonators begun imitating the 1970s version of the king of rock and roll.