原则英语-30年
Abolish:
end the
existenee of (a custom, system, etc.)
Accord:
cause to con form;
gra nt
Acute:
(of diseases)
comi ng quickly to the critical stage;
Appreciation:
an expression
of gratitude; understanding of
Assemble:
bring or call
together into a group; fit together
Authorize:
give approval or
permission for; give authority to
Barrier:
thing that prevents
progress or movement
Boundary:
sth that indicates or fixes a limit or
extent
Brighten:
make or
become bright or brighter
Cabin:
small hut or shelter;
usu.
made of wood
Capture:
capturing or being captured
Compel:
force; get or bring
about by force
Confident:
feeli ng or
showi ng trust
in on eself or one's ability
Considerate:
thoughtful of
the rights and feelings of others;
Courageous:
brave; fearless
Dental:
of, relating to, or
for the teeth
Decade:
period
of ten years
Device:
a piece
of equipment designed to serve a special
Digest:
a short account of
written materials or data
Diminish:
make or become smaller or less
Disguise:
make look or sound
different from normal; give a
Draught:
a current of air;
the
amount taken in bv a single act
Endure:
continue in
existenc
巳
last;
suffer (sth ) patientlv
Expose:
leave uncovered; make
accessible to
Fancy:
sth imagined unfounded opinion or
belief
Flutter:
(cause to)
move about in a quick, irregular wav
Forge:
(fig) create bv means
of mush hard work
Fragile:
easily damaged or broken; not strong
and healthy
Fugitive:
person
who is running away
Generate:
being into existenee
Gratitude:
being thankful,
thankfulness
Historic:
famous or important in history
Illustrate:
provide with
visual features; clarify bv use of
Immerse:
cover
completely in a liquid; absorb deeply
Impose:
place a (penaltw
tax’ etc.) officially on
Improveme nt:
the act or in
stance of
improvi ng or being
Imprison:
put or keep in or
as if in prison
Instance:
a
single fact, eve nt, etc., expressi ng a gen eral
idea
Intent:
having the
stated firm intention
Invest:
commit (money or capital) in order to
gain a financial
Ironicallv
:
it seems ironic (that)
Marvelous:
causing wondei;
excellent
Masterpiece:
a
piece of work, esp. art, which is the best of
Mission:
particular task or
duty un dertake n bv an in dividual
Mock:
ridicule; make fun of
Motivate:
provide (sb.) with
a motive for doing sth; inspire
Nonsense:
foolish talk,
ideas, behavior
Overdue:
being sth that should have occurred
earlier
Overflow:
flow or
run over the top or banks
Oversee:
watch over supervise
Paramount:
of chief concern
or importanee
Patrol:
go
round (a town
,
an area, etc.)
to check that all is
Patronize:
go to as a customer
Pursue:
strive to gain or accomplish
Recede:
become fainter; move
back or awav from a point
Reflection:
a thing bringing discredit or
criticism; idea arising
Refuge:
(place giving) shelter or protectio n
from dan ger; etc.
Repay:
pay back, reward
Reverse:
turn around to the opposite directi on;
excha nge
Rural:
of in or
suggesting the countrvside
Scarcely:
not quite; almost not
Settlement:
a place where
people have come to settle
Slavery:
the state of being a slave or the
practice of owning
Slender:
(of
people) slim; not very
wide but comparatively
Sincere:
not
pretending, honest
Solitude:
the state or
quality of being alone or remote from
Sophisticated:
developed to
a high degree of complexity;
Specific:
relating to one thing and not others;
particular
Spot:
catch sight
of; recognize; discover
Sprinkle:
scatter (drops or particles of sth ) on
( sth ) scatter
Statement:
sth that is said,
esp
?
formally and officially
Statistics:
collection of
information expressed in numbers
Successive:
following one
after the other
Suspect:
believe to be
tru
巳
likely or
probable; feel doubt
Traditional:
of or in accordance with tradition
Tranquil:
calm, quiet and
undisturbed
Undergo:
go
through, experienee
Unload:
remove (the load or cargo) from a ship,
car; etc.;
Universal:
ot
affecting or done by all people or things in the
Uppermost:
highest in place
or rank” predominant
Urge
nt:
needi ng immediate attenti on,
actio n or decisi on
Verbal:
of or
in words; spoken; of
or connected with a verb
Wander:
move
about without a fixed
purpose