celebrity n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望 Christ n.基督,救世主,耶稣 clergy n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 coalition n.结合体,同盟;结合,联合 costume n. 戏装;泳装;服装
cosy/cozy a.暖和舒服的;舒适的 [反]uncomfortable credentials n.(个人能力及信用的)证明书,证件 ebb vi.衰退,减退 n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态 eccentric a.古怪的,怪癖的,异乎寻常的n.古怪的人 futile a.无效的,无用的,无希望的 gender n.(生理上的)性;(名词、代词等的)性 glamour n.魔力,魅力 vt.迷住
strenuous a.费力的,艰辛的;奋发的,努力的 strife n.争吵;冲突,斗争;竞争 stroll n.&v.漫步;散步;游荡
gorgeous a.华丽的;灿烂的;美丽的;宜人的;棒的 graphic a.生动的,形象的;绘画的,文字的,图表的
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layoff n.临时解雇;关闭;停歇
lottery n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
majesty n. stately, grand appearance; splendor 雄伟,壮丽,庄严majestic a. manoeuvre/maneuver vi.熟练地进入 medieval a. 中世纪的
excel vi.(at,in)突出,擅长vt.胜过,优于 excerpt n.摘录,节录 vt.摘,引用
exile n.流放;被流放者 vt.流放,放逐,把…充军
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fairy adj.幻想中的,虚构的 feat n.功绩,伟业,技艺 federation n.联合会;结盟,联合
fore ad.在前面 a.先前的;在前部的 n.前部 solitary a.(好)孤独的;偏僻的;单一的,唯一的 solo n.独奏 a. ad.单独的(地);独唱的(地) spiral a.螺旋形的 n.螺旋,螺线 v.螺旋上升;盘旋 spouse n. a wife or husband 配偶
stagger vi.摇晃着移动;蹒跚 n.摇晃不稳的动作;蹒跚 stalk n.茎,梗vt.悄悄地跟踪vi.高视阔步地走 staple n.主要产品;名产;纤维;主要成分,主食 statute n.成文法,法令,法规;章程,规则,条例 steak n.牛排;大块肉(或鱼)片
stereotype n.陈规,老套,模式化 vt.使定型,使模式化 formidable a. difficult to defeat or deal with 难对付的;可怕的meditate v.认真思考,沉思;计划,考虑 momentum n. 动量;动力;势头 monarch n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
motivate vt.促动;激励,鼓励,作为…的动机 nightmare n.恶梦;可怕的事物,无法摆脱的恐惧 optimum a.最适宜的 n.(生长繁殖的)最佳条件 option n.选择(权);可选择的事物(或人),选课 overturn n. 推翻
stun vt.使…失去知觉;使目瞪口呆,使吃惊 subsidy n.补助金;津贴费 suffice v.足够,(食物)满足
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suite n.套间;一套家具;套,组,系列
summit n.顶,最高点;颠峰,高峰;最高级会议 superstition n.迷信,迷信的观念习俗 oxide n. 氧化物
grim a.严酷的,令人害怕的;不愉快的,讨厌的
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grin n.vi. 露齿笑,咧嘴笑
grope vi.暗中摸,摸索;探索,搜寻vt.摸索 heave v.(用力)举,提,拉;扔;拖;呕吐n.举起 herb n.药草,(调味用的)香草,草本植物 hierarchy n.等级制度;统治集团,领导层 hike n.徒步旅行;增加vi.徒步旅行vt.提高 passerby n.过路人,路人
pilgrim n.最初的移民(P大写,指1620由欧洲移居美国的清教徒) plea n.(法律)抗辩;请求,恳求,托词,口实 skull n.头盖骨,颅骨
slaughter n.屠杀,屠宰 vt.屠杀,宰杀 slot n.狭缝;空位vt.放入狭缝中;把…纳入 sneak vi.偷偷地走,溜vt.偷偷地做(或拿、吃) sneeze vi.打喷嚏,发喷嚏声n.喷嚏
agitate 搅动(液体等) The machine agitated the mixture. alarm 惊恐,忧虑 The bandits scattered in alarm.
sort 种类,类别 He is not the ~ of man to do such a cruel thing sound 健康的,健全的,完好的 a ~body in a ~ mind sour 酸的,酸味的 ~pickles
alert 警惕的,留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages. alien 外国的 adjust to an alien culture
allege 断言,宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt. allocate 分配,分派,把...拨给 allocate funds for new projects
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sniff vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 soar vi.(指鸟等)高飞,翱翔;飞涨;高耸 sociable a.好交际的,友好的,合群的 solidarity n.团结;休戚相关
surge vi.(如浪潮般)汹涌;奔腾 n.(感情等的)洋溢 susceptible a.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的 tangle n.纠缠;缠结;混乱 v.(使)缠绕;变乱 temperament n.气质,性格,性情;资质 tropic n.回归线;[the T-s]热带地区 tumour/tumor n.(肿)瘤,肿块
amateur (艺术,科学等的)业余爱好者 an amateur golfer
ambition (对名利等的)强烈欲望,野心 His political ambitions still burn. amend 修改,修订 amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
administrate 掌管,料理...的事务 In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the
wife.
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adolescent (尤指16岁以下的)青少年 a film aimed at adolescents advance 使向前移动 advance a chessman sector n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
seemingly ad. in appearance; apparently 表面上的,看起来的 segregate vt. separate or keep apart from others 分离,隔离 serial n.连本影片,连本电视节目 a.连续的 setback n.挫折;失效;复发;倒退
shabby a.简陋的,破旧的;卑鄙的,不正当的
aggravate 加重,加剧,恶化 aggravate the declining economy aggressive 侵犯的,侵略的 an aggressive weapon allied 结盟的,有关联的 allied nations
allowance 津贴,补贴,零用钱 a housing allowance alter 改变,更改 alter an attitude
alternate 交替,轮流 Night and day alternate.
arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry.
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array 排列,队形 The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate 发音清晰的,善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of
economics.
shatter n.碎片;粉碎 v.粉碎;使疲惫;使震骇 shove vt.乱推;乱塞 vi.用力推,挤 n.猛推 shuttle n.往返汽车/列车/飞机;穿梭 v.往返穿梭
adverse 不友好的,敌对的 She felt adverse to her husband's friends. advocate 拥护,提倡,主张 advocate self-defence aesthetic 美学的,艺术的,审美 an aesthetic theory
affliliate 使隶属(或附属)于,使成为会员 a government affiliated company affirm 断言,申明 affirm the truth of a statement
artificial 人工的,人造的,人为的 artificial price controls
ascend 登高,(渐渐)上升,升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud. ascertain 查明,弄清,确定 I ascertained that he was dead. ashamed 惭愧的,羞耻的 I am ashamed for being so stupid. ashore 向岸,向陆地 He swam ashore. aside 在旁边 We stood aside to let her pass.
assault 攻击,袭击 We made an assault on the enemy fort.
assemble 集合,召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting. assert 肯定地说(出),坚定地断言 He asserted his innocence. assess 估价,评价,评论 assess the present state of the economy assign 分配,布置(作业) The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson. assimilate 吸收,消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.
associate (使)联系,(使)结合 We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine
of evolution.
bar 条,块,杆,棒, 酒吧 a bar of gold
beforehand 预先,事先 If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand. bewilder 使迷惑,使糊涂 I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.
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boom 低沉有回响的声音 The great bell tolled with a deep boom. bore 钻孔,挖(通道) bore through a wall bounce 弹起,反弹 The ball doesn’t bounce well. sovereign a.独立的,有主权的 n.君主,国王,统治者 spacious adj.广阔的,宽敞的
spectrum n.谱,光谱,频谱;范围,幅度,系列
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