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重点词汇
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amiable和蔼可亲的
The next-door neighbours are very amiable people.
隔壁的邻居很和蔼。
intimate亲密的；私人的
aural听觉的
bracket括号；支架；等级，档次
Put your name in brackets at the top of each page.
把你的名字填在每页上端的括弧内。
The party is popular with the 18-25 age bracket.
这个政党在18至25岁的青年中很受欢迎。
breach破坏，违反
brood一窝，一家孩子；
He was then brooding what to do.
他当时正沉思要做什么。
caress爱抚，抚摸
cognitive认知的，感知的
compact紧密的；使紧凑，压缩
Stamp the soil down so that it's compact.
把泥土踩结实。
contemplate沉思，仔细考虑
=ponder=meditate
He contemplated what the future would be like.
他思忖着将来会如何
contempt轻视，轻蔑
Her contempt for foreigners was obvious.
她对外国人的蔑视显而易见
cruise巡航，乘船游览
They will go cruising in the Mediterranean.
他们将在地中海上巡游。
browse吃草；浏览
bruise擦伤
denounce公开指责，痛斥，揭发
He denounced the bad woman to the police.
他向警察局告发了这个坏女人。
desperate不顾一切的，拼命的；危急的
imperative必要的，紧急的(事)；命令的important
He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.
他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
detain扣留，拘留；耽搁
The bad weather detained us for several hours.
恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。
retain保留，保持
dimension尺寸，面积；
规模，范围；
方面
There is another dimension to this problem which you haven't considered.
这个问题还有你尚未考虑到的另一方面。
discrepancy差异, 不符合(之处); 不一致(之处)
The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.
他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系
dissipate驱散；浪费
The news dissipated my fear.
这个消息驱散了我的恐惧。
He soon dissipated his fortune.
他不久便把财产挥霍光了。
dissipated驱散了的，分散的；
放荡的，浪费的
doze打瞌睡
embark上船；装船
Passengers with cargo must embark first.
带货物的乘客先上船。
This ship embarked cargoes.
这艘船装载货物。
esteem尊敬；认为，以为
No one esteems your father more than I do.
没有人比我更敬重你的父亲了。
He esteemed that he understood what I had said.
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他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。
evacuate撤离，疏散
They all evacuated when the enemy approached the city.
敌人逼近这个城市时他们已撤退了。
evade逃避，回避，躲避【invade入侵，侵略】
The lion evaded the hunter.
那狮子躲开了猎人。
exposition说明，讲解；展览会，博览会
John gave a very exposition of the facts.
约翰把事实解释得很清楚。
展览会, 博览会
His pictures were shown at the Paris exposition of 1878.
他的画在1878年巴黎博览会上展览过。
exquisite精美的，精致的
It's an exquisite portrait.
这是幅精美的画像。
foul难闻的，令人不快的，恶劣的，邪恶的
I've had a foul morning; everything's gone wrong.
我今天早上很不愉快, 事事不对劲。
foul犯规；弄脏【动词】
He has fouled things up.
他把事情搞砸了
hurl猛投，用力掷；大声叫骂
He hurled curses at the unfortunate man who had made the mistake.
他对着这个犯了错误的可怜人大声叫骂。
empire帝国
imperial帝国的
imperialism帝国主义
introduction引进
induce引起，导致
induction感应；(吸入；就职，入伍)
This is an induction motor.
这是台感应电动机。
intimidate威吓，威胁
He intimidates the children by shouting at them.
他朝孩子们大声叫喊以吓唬他们。
intrude闯入，入侵；打扰
I do not want to intrude if you are busy.
如果你忙我就不打扰你了。
legacy遗产，遗赠物
levy征收; 征税
A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.
地方政府征收了食品税。
lofty高耸的；崇高的；傲慢的
This mountain is lofty.
这座山极高。
Young people should have lofty ideals and aims.
年轻人应该有崇高的理想和目标。
I didn't like her lofty treatment of her visitors.
我不喜欢她那样傲慢地对待来访者。
longitude经度
latitude纬度
malignant恶性的；恶意的
He was died of a malignant tumour.
他死于恶性肿瘤。
benign良性的；有利的
benignant良性的；有益的
manoeuvre使移动；操纵，控制；调动，演习；策略，花招
She manoeuvred her car into a difficult parking space.
她把车子开进了一个不方便停车的地方。
masculine男性的，阳性的
femininen女性的
metropolitan大都市的，首都的
Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.
大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
mourn哀悼，悼念
The couple mourned for their dead child.
这对夫妻哀悼死去的孩子。
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重点词汇
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obstruct阻挡，阻碍
He was charged for obstructing the highway.
他因阻碍交通而受控告。
patrol巡逻
The police patrolled in the streets.
patron赞助人；顾客，常客
The student wants to find a wealthy patron in America.
那学生想在美国找一个富有的赞助人。
permeate渗透，扩散
The banquet was permeated with an atmosphere of friendship.
宴会洋溢着友好的气氛
perspective远景；前途；观点
prospect景色；前景
prospective预期的，可能的
retrospect回顾
respective各自的
precede在…之前，先于
The days that preceded were filled with activity.
前几天排满了活动。
precedent先例，范例
proceed进行，继续下去
It proceeded smoothly.
事情进展得很顺利。
proceeding过程；诉讼
The proceedings were interrupted.
会议的进程被打断了。
She started proceedings against her husband for divorce.
她提出与她丈夫离婚的诉讼。
preclude阻止，妨碍；排除=exclude
We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.
我们努力排除任何误解的可能性。
proclaim宣告，声明
profile侧面；轮廓；简介
We could see the profile of a distant hill if it is very clear.
如果天气晴朗, 我们可看到远山的轮廓。
The newspaper publishes a profile of a leading sportsman every week.
该报每周刊登一篇关于一名优秀运动员的简介。
prone易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
The police found him in a prone position with a knife in his back.
警方发现他俯卧着, 背上有一把刀。
prophesy预告，预言
She prophesied the tragic outcome.
她预言有悲惨的结果。
prophet预言家，先知
prosecute检举，控告
He was prosecuted for theft.
他因偷窃而被告发。
persecute迫害
His mother was persecuted to death.
他母亲被迫害致死。
receipt收到；收据，发票
You have to sign here and acknowledge receipt.
你得在这儿签名, 表示已收到。
reception接待，接见
Their school gave a reception to their new principal.
他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。
principle主要的；负责人，校长
recipient接受者
reciprocal互惠的，相互的
Our relationship is based on reciprocal respect.
我们的关系是以互相尊重为基础的。
refund归还，退款
They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.
他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
remain
remnant剩余部分，残余；剩余的
resent对…表示愤恨
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He resented his friend's remark.
他怨恨他朋友所说的话。
resultant因而发生的，必然产生的
retort反驳
resort求助
distort扭曲
retrieve取回；找回；挽回
Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train.
昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。
He did his best to retrieve the situation, amidst some laughter.
他在哄笑中尽力挽回尴尬的局面。
riot暴动，闹事
They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.
自己的球队输了以后, 他们在小镇上到处撒野。
rip扯破，撕坏；裂口
He ripped the letter and read it.
他撕开信便读起来。
reap收获，收割
sack麻袋；解雇；洗劫
I bought three sacks of rice.
我买了三袋米。
He got the sack for petty thiev-ing.
他因小偷小摸而被开除了。
The invaders put all to the sack.
入侵者把所有的东西洗劫一空。
satire讽刺；讽刺作品
The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.
那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
tease戏弄，嘲笑
scrutiny仔细检查，审查
He drew the conclusion after scrutinies.
经过详尽的调查他才得出这个结论。
shatter粉碎，破坏
shove乱挤，推
The people shoved to get on the bus.
人们你推我挤争着上公共汽车。
sniff嗅，闻
sneeze打喷嚏
solidarity团结，团结一致=hold together
They must preserve their solidarity.
他们必须维护他们的团结
consolidate巩固
solitary单独的
stagger摇晃，蹒跚
He staggered to his feet.
他摇摇摆摆地站起来。
stalk悄悄的跟踪，潜近
He spent the weekend stalking deer in the Scottish highlands.
他周末在苏格兰高地追踪鹿的行踪。
statement陈述，声明
strenuous费力的，需用力的
He made strenuous attempts to stop her.
他为阻止她付出了极大的努力。
symphony交响乐，交响曲
texture手感，质感，质地
We could feel the smooth texture of silk.
我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
token代币，代金券，象征
The council gives old people free tokens.
委员会发给老年人免费代金券。
tilt倾斜，使倾斜
She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.
她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
transcend超越，超过
Such matters transcend human understanding.
这些事情是人类所无法理解的。
turnover营业额
twist扭，拧；歪曲，曲解
undermine挖洞，侵蚀…的基础；暗中破坏
Many severe colds undermined the old man's health.
多次严重的感冒损害了老人的健康。
verify证实，证明
versus对，与…相对
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