1、supervise: vt./ vi.监督，管理；指导（supervision）
A third committee might supervise food and water supplies, or the movement of farm animals to safety.
2、peculiar: [pi'kju:lj?] adj. 特殊的；独特的；奇怪的；罕见的n. 特权；特有财产
Of a sudden, then, this show of fine clothes, place, and power took on peculiar significance. It was emphasised by contrast with his own distressing state. Peculiarity [pi,kju:li'?riti] n. 特性；特质；怪癖；奇特
3、interpretation: n. 解释；翻译；演出
Scientists may work out a new interpretation of that phenomenon.
4、extract: vt. 提取；取出；摘录；榨取 n. 汁；摘录；榨出物；选粹
After you are satisfied with an initial draft of your context scenario, you can analyze it to extract the personas' needs or requirements.
5、ambiguous: [?m'biɡju?s] adj. 模糊不清的；引起歧义的
He is so careful as not to say anything ambiguous.
6、indicate: vt. 表明；指出；预示；象征
When the plants indicate they need water, the robots can sprinkle them from a water pump.
7、illusion: n. 幻觉，错觉；错误的观念或信仰
It is an illusion to believe that leaders gain profundity while they gain experience.
8、be subject to: 服从；遭受；受…管制
If the forensic scientists are leaders in their field , they may be subject to a further conflict of interest.
8、knight: [nait] n. 骑士，武士；爵士vt. 授以爵位
9、revive: vi. 复兴；复活；苏醒；恢复精神vt. 使复兴；使苏醒；回想起；重演，重播 (revival) They failed to revive the economy .
10、amateur: ['?m?t?, ,?m?'t?:] n. 爱好者；业余爱好者；外行adj. 业余的；外行的 Success in attracting a sizeable audience has led others to consider turning their amateur passions into full-time businesses.
11、elaborate: [i'l?b?r?t, i'l?b?reit] adj. 精心制作的；详尽的；煞费苦心的
vt. 精心制作；详细阐述；从简单成分合成（复杂有机物）vi. 详细描述；变复杂
In many cases, they have a general aversion to the idea of elaborate theology.
12、dispute: vt. 辩论；怀疑；阻止；抗拒 vi. 争论 n. 辩论；争吵 Most Europeans dispute the idea of just war.
13、cater: ['keit?] vt. 投合，迎合；满足需要；提供饮食及服务 (for,to)
When companies try to cater for older customers, they do not always get it right.
1、patent: ['p?tnt] vt. 授予专利；取得…的专利权
adj. 专利的；新奇的；显然的 n. 专利权；执照；专利品(专利证书,patent certificate) The University of California has applied for patent protection for the technology.
2、grant: vt. 授予；允许；承认 vi. 同意 n. 拨款; [法] 授予物 We regret our inability to grant your request.
3、asset: ['?set] n. 资产；优点；有用的东西；有利条件
Just as every debt is a liability for the borrower, it is an asset for the creditor.
4、eliminate: vt. 消除；排除
This would eliminate the capital subsidy to the industry.
5、mutual: ['mju:t?u?] adj. 共同的；相互的，彼此的 (共同基金，mutual funds)
All legislation, all government, all society is formed upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, and courtesy.
6、initial: adj. 最初的；字首的 vt. 用姓名的首字母签名 n. 词首大写字母(头文字D，Initial D)
For individuals, the initial indication is that the rules are being enforced.
7、exclusive: adj. 独有的；排外的；专一的 n. 独家新闻；独家经营的项目；排外者
This is the firm that has an exclusive franchise to offer bus service in the city.
8、comply with: 照做，遵守
I think my salary shall comply with my ability and your company's fame.
To comply with the code, builders had to fit high-quality locks and burglar-proof windows and doors.
9、dismiss: vt. 解散；解雇；开除；让...离开 vi. 解散 (不屑一顾，置之不理) Mr Bush can perhaps dismiss the defeatist mood of the elite.
10、dignity: n. 尊严；高贵
He is a man of great dignity, superior talents and high ideals.
11、derive: vt. 源于；得自 vi. 起源
What information is needed to derive the production-possibility curve of each country?
12、precise：adj. 精确的；明确的；严格的
Recognition of the interesting targets is the key technology of precise guide weapon system.
13、precious：adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的
Previous：adj. 以前的；早先的；过早的 adv. 在先；在…以前
14、intuitive: adj. 直觉的；凭直觉获知的
Conservation laws, being based on the most elementary and intuitive ideas, are the most profound statements of natural law.
1、instant: adj. 立即的；紧急的；紧迫的 n. 瞬间；立即；片刻 The penalty for helping Jews was instant execution.
2、overstate: vt. 夸张；夸大地叙述（怎么说都不为过，it is hard to overstate）
The importance of fair value accounting to responsible systemic risk management is hard to overstate.
3、temporary: adj. 暂时的，临时的 n. 临时工，临时雇员
The firm has obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent them from making claims against the European parent.
4、extent: n. 程度；范围；长度
Some hide their pasts from families for decades, as the authorities obfuscate and lie to cover up the extent of their crimes.
5、skeptical: adj. 怀疑的；怀疑论的，不可知论的 (怀疑论、怀疑的态度，skepticism)
Although some psychologists and philosophers think they've solved it, most of us are a lot more skeptical.
6、exaggerate: vt. 使扩大；使增大 vi. 夸大；夸张
Sceptics point out that each mistake has tended to exaggerate the extent of climate change.
7、peer: vi. 凝视，盯着看；窥视 vt. 封为贵族；与…同等 n. 贵族；同等的人 Eyes, ears, and noses are thus prediction machinery to peer into time.
8、diminish: vt. 使减少；使变小 vi. 减少，缩小；变小
The graver threat this time is that countries are tempted to diminish their debts through higher inflation.
9、boost: vt. 促进；增加；支援 vi. 宣扬；偷窃 n. 推动；帮助；宣扬
European nations and the United States are also considering further measures to boost flagging demand.
10、boosting: n. 助推，局部通风；升压加力 v. 推进（boost的现在分词形式）
It expands investors' holdings of money, encouraging them to shift to other assets, boosting wealth and investment.
11、looming: n. 上现蜃景；庞视；幽影 adj. 隐隐约约的;正在逼近的
v. 逼近；隐约可见（loom的ing形式）
Chinese real estate prices accelerated last month, rising by their fastest pace in two years despite government efforts to cool the market amid fears of a looming property bubble.
12、grocery: n. 食品杂货店
The little grocery shop is losing all its customers to the new supermarket.
13、ultimate: adj. 最终的；极限的；根本的 n. 终极；根本；基本原则
Many college students don’t select their ultimate career path until after graduation.
1、category: ['k?tiɡ?ri] n. 种类，分类；[数] 范畴
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2、ethic: n. 伦理；道德规范 adj. 伦理的；道德的（等于ethical）
Negativity gets on people's nerves and calls your work ethic into question.
3、instinct: n. 本能，直觉；天性 adj. 充满着的 Cats live on instinct.
4、valid: adj. 有效的，有根据的；正当的
Only when a group of cancer patients taking seaweed extract is compared with a control group can we draw a valid conclusion.
5、preserve: vt. 保存；保护；维持；腌；禁猎 n. 保护区；禁猎地；加工成的食品
On a shelf nearby is coffee, already packed cans to preserve its flavor.
6、vessel: n. 船，舰；[组织] 脉管，血管；容器，器皿 (血管，blood vessel)
IWC monitors would be placed aboard every vessel to document the kill and take DNA samples, so the meat can be traced.
7、strain: n. 张力；拉紧；负担；扭伤；血缘 vi. 拉紧；尽力 vt. 拉紧；滥用；滤去；竭力 That will add strain to financial markets.
8、feedback: n. 反馈；成果，资料；回复
One very important caveat: Do not rely on feedback from your nearest and dearest.
9、contract: vi. 收缩；感染；订约 vt. 感染；订约；使缩短 n. 合同；婚约 They can contract or expand with demand.
10、sustain: vt. 维持；支撑，承担；忍受；供养；证实
In general, investment in roads, railways and the power grid will help China to sustain future rapid growth.
11、moderate: adj. 稳健的，温和的；适度的，中等的；有节制的
vi. 变缓和，变弱vt. 节制；减轻
They propose moderate tax cuts for the middle class.
12、precede: vt. 领先，在…之前；优于，高于 vi. 领先，在前面
Unfortunately, the chapters in the history books about how to deal with asset bubbles usually precede tales of woe.
13、converse：adj. 相反的，逆向的；颠倒的 vi. 交谈，谈话；认识
n. 逆行，逆向；倒；相反的事
Good manner is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest persons uneasy is the best bred in the company.
14、conservative: adj. 保守的 n. 保守派，守旧者
The report says the prediction of substantial damage by 2030 is conservative.
1、composition: n. 作文，作曲；[材] 构成；合成物
Even if the US were to do so, it would not change the size of the US trade deficit, only its composition.
2、estimate: vi. 估计，估价 n. 估计，估价；判断，看法 vt. 估计，估量；判断，评价
In the United States, health officials estimate that about five percent of adolescents are depressed.
3、depart: vi. 离开；出发，起程；违反；去世 adj. 逝世的 (for/from)
Although we meet and depart both in a hurry, we possess eternity in our short life course. I believe our friendship today will be the best memory for tomorrow.
4、turbulent: adj. 骚乱的，混乱的；狂暴的；吵闹的
The system input in this case is turbulent air which produces random pitching motion of the vehicle.
5、invert: vt. 使…转化；使…颠倒；使…反转；使…前后倒置
n. 颠倒的事物；倒置物；倒悬者 adj. 转化的
To invert Karl Marx, investment bankers may have nothing to gain but their chains
6、arrogant: adj. 自大的，傲慢的
Jacob is a deceiver; Joseph is an arrogant, spoiled brat; Judah reneges on his obligations to his daughter-in-law and goes off and sleeps with a prostitute.
7、obsess: vt. 迷住，缠住；使…着迷；使…困扰
But a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallow in the past, and obsess about the future.
8、cite: vt. 引用；传讯；想起；表彰
He cited no other evidence or sources of the information and earlier reports on the raid had made no mention of Olympic targets.
9、provoke: vt. 驱使；激怒；煽动；惹起 (刺激的、令人生气的、激怒人的,provoking)
No compromise seemed possible and each side knew aggressive pushes would provoke an equally fierce response.
10、subconscious: [,s?b'k?n??s] adj. 潜意识的；下意识的 n. 潜在意识；下意识心理活动 Effectively, this allows you and the hypnotist to work directly with the subconscious.
11、permanent: ['p?:m?n?nt] adj. 永久的，永恒的；不变的 n. 烫发（等于permanent wave）
China needs a plan to allow people to become permanent city residents.
12、glamour: n. 魅力，魔力；迷人的美 vt. 迷惑，迷住 (迷人的、富有魅力的,glamorous)
13、discipline: n. 学科；纪律；训练；惩罚 vt. 训练，训导；惩戒
Another reason why profits cannot remain permanently high is the iron discipline of capitalism itself.
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