gesture 手势,示意动作:raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair glance 一瞥,扫视:take a glance at the newspaper headlines glare 怒视,瞪眼:give the jury a glare
glimpse 一瞥,一看:have a glimpse of (into)sth
glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光),光彩夺目,闪耀:His language glitters with marvelous words glory 光荣,荣誉:The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field glow 发热,发光,发红:the fire glowing in the darkness gossip 流言蜚语:give rise to gossip govern 统治,管理:govern a nation
grace 优美:She ran well, grace in every movement graduate (使)大学毕业:graduate from college grant 同意,准予:grant a request
grease 油脂,动物脂:the grease spot on the envelope greet 问候,招呼:greet sb with a nod
grieve 使悲伤,使伤心:The little girl grieved over her kitten’s death grind (ground)磨,磨碎,碾碎:grind wheat into flour grip 抓紧,紧握:Fear gripped his heart gross 总的,毛的:gross income
guarantee 保证,保证书,保单:Wealth is no guarantee of happiness H
hail 欢呼,喝彩:The crowd hailed the actress with joy
halt (行进中的)暂停前进,中止,终止:The car came to a sudden halt hamper 妨碍,阻碍:hamper sb from getting elected
handicap 障碍,不利条件:Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student haste 急速,急忙,仓促,草率: Why all this haste? hatch 孵,孵出:hatch (out) chickens
hazard 危险,危害物,危险之源:a life full of hazards heal 治愈,愈合:heal the sick heap (一)堆:a big heap of books hedge (矮树)树篱:a quickset hedge
highlight 使显著,使突出:Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil
output
hinder妨碍,阻止:Bad weather hindered travel hint 暗示:drop(give ,throw out)a hint
hoist 举起,升起,吊起:The war hoisted prices
hold 拿着,抓住:The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous 同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的:homogeneous parts horizon 地平(线):The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospital 好客的,殷勤的,热情友好的:be hospital to the homeless hostile 敌人的,敌方的:a hostile army
humble 地位(或身份)低下的,卑贱的:a humble job
hysterical 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury I
identical 同一的:the same (very)identical menu
identify 识别,鉴别:He identified the coat as his brother’s idle 闲散的,闲置的:idle money
ignite点燃,使燃烧:ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
ignore 不顾,不理,忽视:He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it
illuminate 照明,照亮,解释,启发,启迪:The room was poorly illuminated by one candle illustrate (用图或例子)说明,阐明:A complicated rule can be illustrated by a simple example immerse 使浸没:He immersed himself in the pool
immune免除的,豁免的:Nobody is immune from criticism impact 冲击,撞击:the impact of light on the eye
impair 削弱,减少:The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather impartial 公正的,无偏见的:A judge should be impartial
implement 工具,器具,用具:new types of farm implements
impose 征(税),加(负担,惩罚等)于(on, upon):impose additional tax on business expansion impulse 推动,驱动:give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two
countries
inaccessible 达不到的:The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible incline倾斜:The shaft inclines almost thirty degree
incorporate 包含,吸收:His book incorporates his earlier essays incur 招致,引起,遭受:incur sb’s displeasure(envy)
indignant 愤怒的,愤慨的:The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions indispensable 必不可少的,必需的(to. for): Oxygen is indispensable to life induce 引诱,劝使:Nothing will induce me to do that
infer (根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred that he was a good student ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的,足智多谋的:an ingenious designer initiate 开始,发起:initiate a conversation
innovate 革新,改革,创新(in,on/upon):innovate on another’s creation inquire 询问,打听:He inquired what the weather was likely to be insert 插入,嵌入:In the pause he managed to inquire a question inspire 鼓舞,激起:His speech inspires the crowd
instant 紧急的,急迫的,立即的,即刻的:be in instant need of help institute 学会,协会,学院,研究院:an institute for the blind insulate 隔音,使隔绝(以免受到影响):We are not insulated from the real world the way we were insult 侮辱,辱骂:She insulted him by calling him a coward insure 保险,给。。。保险:Every father should insure his life for the sake of his wife and children intact 完整无缺的,未经触动的,未受损伤的:an intact family
integrate使成一体,使合并(with, into):integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western
medicine
interfere 妨碍,冲突(with):Misty weather interfered with the contact
intermittent 间歇的,断断续续的,周期性的:suffer from intermittent headaches intervene 插入,介入:A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day intricate 错综复杂的,复杂精细的:A detective story usually has an intricate plot invert 使反向,使倒转,使颠倒:The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty irrespective 不考虑的,不顾的(of) :irrespective of consequences irritate 激怒,使恼怒,使烦躁:be irritated by sb’s insolence
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justify 证明。。。正当或有理,正确:Such behavior is justified on these grounds K
knit 编织,编结:She’s knitting her husband a sweater L
label 标签,标记,标号:put labels on your luggage
lag 走得慢,落后,滞留:Some of the runners began to lag latent 潜在的,隐伏的,不易觉察的:a latent infection leak 漏洞,裂缝:The pipe has got a leak lean 斜,倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa lend 借给,贷款 Could you lend me your car length 长,长度 What is the length of the street?
liable 会……的,有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes liberal 慷慨的,大方的 a liberal donation
light 光,光亮,光线 The house blazed with light
limp 软的,松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater
linger逗留,徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time long 长的,远的,久的 a long journey
lubricate 使润滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream lump块,小方块 a lump of coal M
macroscopic肉眼可见的
magnet 磁铁,磁铁石 The pin was extracted with a magnet magnify 放大,扩大 I want to magnify this picture maintain 维持,保持 maintain law and order
malfunction 发生功能障碍,发生障碍 If the computer malfunctions it fails to work properly maltreat 粗暴地对待,虐待 We’ll not intervene unless the children are being physically
maltreated
manifest 显然的,明了的manifest superiority
manipulate (熟练地)操作 Mr. Smith manipulated the ivory chopsticks with great dexterity mature 熟的,成熟的 a mature fruit
meet 遇见,碰到 He met her there by chance melt 使融化,使熔化 The sun melted the snow mend 修理,修补 mend clothes
merit 长处,优点,价值,功绩 merits and demerits
migrate 移居(尤指移居国外),迁移 migrate to another country minimum 最低限度,最少量,最低点 minor 较小的,较少的,较不重要的
mislead 把……引错方向,把……引入歧途
moan 呻吟声,呜咽声 Each time she moved her leg she let out a ~ . mobilize 动员 Our country’s in great danger, we must ~ the army. mock 嘲笑,嘲弄 He had ~ed her modest ambitions. model 模型,原形 build airplane ~s modify 修改,更改 ~a law
momentary 片刻的,瞬息的 a ~ feeling of fear monitor (学校的)班长 a ~ in class 5.
mortgage 抵押(借款)He will have to ~ his land for a loan. motion 动,运动the ~ of the planets motive 动机,目的be proper in~ mount登上, 爬上~ the steps multiply 乘,相乘~ 7 and 8 muscle 肌肉 facial ~s
mutual 相互的, 彼此的 ~ aid N
narrate 叙述,讲述 ~ the story of sb’s life nasty 龌龊的,肮脏的 a~ room
necessitate 使成为必须,需要 The emergency ~d a change in plans. necessity 必要(性),(迫切)需要 There is no ~ for disappointment. neglect 忽视,忽略 ~ one’s health
negligent 疏忽的,大意的 be ~ about traffic regulations nominal 名义的,有名无实的 a ~ leader nominate 提名 a ~ leader
noteworthy值得注意的,显著的a ~ day notorious 臭名昭著的a ~ thief
notwithstanding 虽然,尽管 They traveled on,~ the storm nourish养育Milk is all we need to ~our small baby numb 麻木的,失去感觉的 fingers ~ with cold O
object 物体,事物 cultural ~s objective 目的,宗旨 political ~s
oblige 强迫,迫使 In certain countries the law ~s parents to send their children to school obscure 晦涩的,费解的 an ~ text
obsolete 废弃的,淘汰的 Wooden warships are ~.
obstinate 顽固的,固执的,倔强的The girl would go her own way, in spite of all warnings occasion 时刻,场合They met on three ~s occupy 占用,占有My books ~ a lot of space
occur 发生,存在,出现 when did the earthquake ~?
odd的奇数的,单的,奇怪的One ,three five are ~numbers offend 冒犯,使生气 She was afraid of ~ing anyone. offence 犯法行为,过错 They were arrested for drug ~s. offset 补偿,抵消They gains ~the losses. omit 省略,删去 Minor points may be omitted. opaque 不透明的A brick wall is ~. optimistic 乐观的,乐观主义的
option 选择权 It is your ~ to take it or leave it
orient 东方,东方国家 political theory in the West and in the Orient origin 起源,由来 a word of Latin ~
ornament 装饰品,点缀品 We bought ~s for the Christmas tree
orthodox 正统的,正宗的 an ~ economic theory
outline轮廓,外形 He saw the ~ of a house against the sky overflow 泛滥 Every spring the river ~s
overhaul 大修,全面检查,彻底革新~ a faulty machine overhear 偶然听到,偷听到I wouldn’t like to be ~d
overlap 重叠,部分相同 The Renaissance overlapped the later Middle Ages overtake 赶上,超过 He ran out of the door to ~ her overthrow 推翻,打倒 a plot to ~ the government
overwhelm 征服,压倒,毁坏 He took 45% of the ballots and ~ed his two main rivals P
pace 步,步速,步伐 He took three ~s forward
pack 包,包裹 The climber carried some food in a ~ on his back pad 垫,衬垫 a seat ~
pant 气喘,气喘吁吁地说话 He ~ed along beside the bicycle parallel 平行的 The road is ~ to the river
paralyze 使瘫痪,使麻痹 A stroke ~d half his face
partial 偏向一方的,偏袒的,偏爱的 A parent should not be ~ to any one of his children participate 参与,参加,In a modern democracy people want to ~ more fully particular 特殊的,特别的 a matter of ~ importance
pat (用掌或扁平物)轻拍,轻打She patted a place next to her for me to sit down patch 补钉,补片 patches at elbows of a jacket
patent 专利,专利权,专利品 take out a ~ for an invention pattern 模范,榜样 set the ~ for
pave 铺路,铺砌,铺筑 ~ a road with concrete
peculiar 奇怪的,古怪的 He has always been a little ~ peel 削皮,剥皮 peel potatoes
penetrate 穿透,渗入 The nail ~d the wood at least two inches
perceive 感知,感觉,觉察 He was only able to ~ light and color ;he could not see properly perfect 完美的,理想的 a ~ couple
perform 做,执行,完成~ an experiment
perfume 香水,香料,香气She loves French ~(s) periodical 期刊,杂志 a ~ room perish 卒,丧生~ from disease
perpetual 永久的,永恒的,长期的 a ~ arms race perplex 使困惑,使茫然 The question ~ed him persecute 虐待,残害,迫害 ~ animals
perspective 透视画法,透视图 a lesson in drawing class on ~ pessimistic 悲观的 I am ~ about my chances of getting the job petition 请愿,请愿书 get up a ~
pierce 刺入,刺穿,穿透 The thorn ~d his heel pile 一堆,一叠 a ~ of sand pilot 飞行员,驾驶员