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讲台；说教台

The edoquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.

教堂讲台上生动而华丽的雕刻是印第安人的手笔。

Scorch

v. 1

烘焦；烧焦

2

使萎；使估

The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.

那块肉外表焦黑，但里面仍是生的。

The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summet

夏天阳光强烈，以至于草地估萎。

Surge

v.(

波良

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起伏；汹涌

The ship surged in the stormy seas,rolling and pitching with each wave.

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大船在暴风雨的海上随波起伏。

Utensil

n.

器皿；用具

Pots,pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.

罐子，盘子和水壶是有用的厨房用具。

Bayonet

n.

刺刀

When the soldiers ran out of ammunition,they fixed bayonets to their rifles.

当士兵们用完了弹药时，就把刺刀上膛。

Compassion

n.

怜悯；同情

Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.

因同情孤儿使他拿出钱资助他们。

Detain

v. 1

使迟缓；阻止

2

，拘留；扣留

Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons

are finished.

懒惰的孩子在正课结束后通常被留在学校做额外的作业。

The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.

警察将窃窃拘留作进一步的讯问。

Faction

n.

小派；小党派

A factionin our club tried to make to president resign.

我们俱乐部中有一小派别，拟使主席辞职。

Hue

n.

色彩；色度

The diamond shone with every hue under the bright sun.

钻石在阳光下闪烁着一种色彩。

Luster

n.1

光彩；光辉

.2.

荣誉，光荣

He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.

他一直在磨着那块金属，直到它发出美丽的光泽。

The deed s of heroes add luster to a nation's history.

英雄的事绩使国家的历史增辉。

Persevere

v.

紧忍

He persevered in his study until he succeeded.

他孜孜不倦直到成功。

Rave

v.

发狂语

Because of his high fever,the sick man raved all night.

那位病人因高烧而整夜胡乱说话。

Slay

v.

杀；毁

He intended to slay his father's murderer.

他意欲杀死谋杀他父亲的凶手。

Tablet

n.

块；片

The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.

医生告诉她每天吃三片。

V

oluptuous

adj.

肉感的

Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one

with intelligent looks.

现今，妖艳的女演员似乎比智慧型的女演员吃香。

Access

n.1

进入

2

接近

The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.

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进入那农舍的唯一通路是穿越稻田。

Only high officials had access to the emperor.

只有显赫的官员才能接近皇帝。

Beckon

v.

招手或点头示意

The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.

导游招手叫我们跟着他。

Concur

v. 1

同意；意见一致

2

同时发生

I concur with the speaker in condemming every criminal.

我同意演说者斥责罪犯。

This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.

今夏我们两个星期的假期都下雨。

Denounce

v.

当众指责

He was denounced as a coward and traitor.

他被指责为懦夫和卖国贼。

Fray

v.1

争吵；关争

2

磨损；磨破

The first blow makes the anger,but the second makes the fray.

第一拳引起愤怒，第二拳招致争吵。

Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.

长期穿着使得他的旧衬衫的领口和袖口磨损不堪。

Hamper

v.

阻碍

Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.

笨重的衣服阻碍了登山者的行动。

Malady

n.

疾病

Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.

癌症和肺结核在每个国家都是严重的疾病。

Plod

v.

缓步或重步在

……

走

The old man was plodding wearily along the tank of the river.

那老人拖着疲惫的步子沿着河岸走。

Ramnant

n.

残余；遗物

Since the factory moved,this town has only a remnant of its former population.

自从那家工厂移走后，这个小镇只剩下一些原先居民。

Snore

v.

发鼾声

The child with a cold in his nose snored all night.

小孩的鼻子着凉了，整夜发鼾声。

Tinge

v.

微染；染以轻淡的颜色

Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.

当他清洗伤口时，

血把水染成红色。

Ailment

n.

疾病

It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.

给他们吃物效药治疗疾病是必要的。

Bicker

v.

争吵；争论

The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.

小孩们在互相争吵看谁最高。

Contrive

v.

发明；设计

The inventor contriveda new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.

发明家设计一种新的引擎，含有较少的活动零件。

Dazzle

v.

以强光使目眩

The bright light of the motor car on the dark country road dazzled my eyes.

在黑暗的乡村道路上，汽车照耀的灯光使我目眩。

Fumble

v.

摸索，搜寻

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She fumbled about in her had-bag for a pen o write a memorandum.

她在手提包里摸索着找钢笔，想写个备忘录。

Impair

v.

损害

Poor food and hard work impaired her health and sth be-came thin.

不好的食物和辛苦的工作损害她的健康，使她变瘦了。

Mortify

v.

使感到羞辱；使蒙屈辱

The parents were mortified by their children's bad behavior before the guests.

孩子们在客人面前的不良行为，使父母蒙羞。

Predominant

adj.

主要的；有势力的

The United States became the predominant nation in the West-ern Hemisphere.

美国成为西半球主要的国家。

Sanitary

adj.

卫生的

He worked to improve the sani-tary condtions of slums.

他谋求改进贫民区的卫生情形。

Wallet

n.

皮包；皮夹

He always keeps a lot of mon-ey in his wallet.

他总是在钱夹内放许多钱。

Warrant

n.

正当的理同；权利

Do

you

consider

the

wild

behavior

of

the

crowd

was

enough

of

a

warrant

for

the

police to use force?

你认为群众野蛮的行为足以使警察使用武力吗？

Allocate

n.

拔出，留下

The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer re-search.

福特基金会拨出几百万元作为问癌症的研究。

Brawl

n.

争吵，打架

The brawl in the street could be heard in the house nearby.

附近的房子都可听到街上的争吵。

Cynical

adj.

怀疑人生的价值的；讽刺的

The boys made several

cynical remarks to

cover up their disap-pointement at being

left out of the play.

男孩子们冷嘲热讽地来掩盖他们的不被允许参加游戏 的失望。

Embellish

v.

装置；布置

She embellished the simple dress with colorful laces and ribbons.

她用花边和缎带来装饰她那平淡的服饰。

Gallant

adj.

英勇的

The defence of the Alamo was a heroic action of gallant men.

艾勒摩防御战是勇者的英雄行为。

Immerse

v.

浸入

He immered his aching feet in a bucket of cold water.

他把疼痛的双脚浸入一桶凉水中。

Ostentatious

adj.

夸张的；虚饰的

He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way.

他骑了一部新的脚踏车，在我家前面夸耀地骑来骑去。

Presentiment

n.

预感；预觉

Soapy followed the man with a presentiment that luck would again run against him.

索皮跟随着那人，却有预感幸运将再次与他北道而驰。

Satiate

v.

使饱，使满足

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She was so satiated with bananas that she would not even look at one.

这女孩吃香蕉过多而生腻，故对午蕉年都不愿意看。

Undulate

v.

波动，起伏震动

The field of wheat was undulating in the breeze.

麦田在微风中起伏。

Apparel

n.

衣服；装饰

A shop selling woman's apparel is at the corner of the street.

街角有一家妇女服饰店。

Cajole

v.

以甜言蜜语诱惑

He cajoled his friends into deciding in his favor.

他诱惑朋友做有益于己的决定。

Discard

v.

抛弃

You can discard your old coat but not your old friends.

你可以抛弃旧衣服，但不可抛弃老朋友。

Effete

adj.

疲惫的；枯竭的

During the middle ages,Greek civilization declined and became offete.

中世纪期间，希腊文明衰微县城枯竭了。

Grudge

n.

怨恨

She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.

从我不赞成她之后，她对我怀恨在心。

Kidnap

v.

绑架；勒赎

Four men kidnapped the little girl,but the police soon caught them and rescued the girl.< /p>

四人人绑架一女童，但是警察很快地抓到他们，解救了那个女孩。

Pact

n.

协定；公约

There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.

这两国间有签订和平公约的希望。

Pry

v.

细查；探问

She pries too closely into the private life of her friends.

她太爱管她的朋友的私生活了。

Scour

v.1

搜索

2

磨亮；擦净

Men scoured the whole coun-try looking for the lost child.

人们巡行全城搜索迷失的孩子。

The servant scoured the frying pan until it shone like silver.

服务生擦洗炸锅，直到它们空空如银为止。

Swagger

v.

昂首阔步

He swaggered down the street after winning the fight.

打赢之后，他昂首阔步地沿着路走去。

Vagary

n.

奇异的幻想妄想

The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man's vagary.

这栋房至庙宇式的外型，是一位富人的奇想。

Asset

n.

有价值或有用的东西

Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.

在商业界，能与别人相处是可贵的。

Chasm

n.

深坑或裂缝；利害冲突

There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war.

两国间的政治冲突是几乎导致战争。

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Despoil

v.

夺取，抢劫

The cities of Greece and Asia were despoiled of their most valuable ornaments.

希腊与亚洲城市中最宝贵的装饰品被劫掠一空。

Facetious

adj.

好开玩笑的

I became angry with the little boy at hi sfacetious remarks.

我对那小男孩的笑话感生气。

Hurtle

v.

碰撞；动手

The wing of the airplane came off and the machine hurtled to the ground.

机翼脱落，于是飞机撞到地面。

Larceny

n.

盗窃；盗窃罪

He wanted to be accused of larceny,because he felt comfortable in prison.

他欲以盗窃的罪起诉，因监狱令他觉得舒适。

Pervade

v.

遍布；弥漫

He worked so hard that the weariness pervaded his whole body.

他努力工作，以致全身疲倦。

Recant

v.

公然撤回或取消

Though he was tortured to make him change his prisoner would not recant.

她 囚犯虽受酷刑迫他改变他的宗教信仰，但他绝不改变。

Shambles

n.

混乱，迷惑

He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died.

当他死后，他留下的东西一片混乱。

Taboo

n.

禁忌；禁止

Eating human flesh is a taboo in civilized countries.

在文明的国度里，吃人肉是被禁止的。

Trappings

n.

马的装饰物；装饰

He wore all the trappings of high office.

他穿上所有的高官的装饰物。

Abdicate

v.

放弃权力

When the king abdicated his throne,his brother succeeded him.

国王逊位时，其弟继承王位。

Accrue

v.

自然增殖，自然增加

Ability to think clearly will accrue to you from good habits of study.

你的思考能力将因良好的学习习惯而自然增进。

Badger

v.

困扰

The salesman has been badgering my father for two weeks to buy a new car.

二人多礼拜来，那推销员一直缠着我父亲，要求他买他的新车。

Baffle

v.

使困惑；使迷惑

They succeeded in baffling the enemy's attack plans.

他们成功地扰乱了敌人的攻击计划。

Conjecture

v.

推测；猜想

He conjectured that his new stocks would rise on the stock market.

他猜他的新股票价格在股票市场上升。

Derange

v.

使错乱；扰乱

The poor woman's mind has been deranged for many years.

那女人已精神错乱好几年了。

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Fiend

n.

恶魔；穷凶极恶的人

The natives thought the explorer was possessed by a fiend.

土著们认为探险家被恶魔附身。

Pine

v.

渴望；苦思

The mother was pining to see her son and daughter.

母亲渴望见到她的子女。

Smother

v.

使窒息；闷死

The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time.

煤矿工差点被瓦斯闷死，好在他们及时逃出。

Throb

v.

悸动；跳动

The long climb up the mountain made her heart throb rapidly.

长程爬山使她心跳加速。

Broth

n.

煮肉的清汤

Many people usually drink hot broth when thay are sick.

很多人在生病时喝热的肉汤。

Crevice

n.

裂缝；破口

Some tiny plants grow in the crevice of the stong wall.

有些小植物从石墙的裂缝中长出来。

Demean

v.

贬抑；降低

The duke's son demeaned himself by doing manual labor with his servants.

公爵的儿子降低自己的身份和佣人一起做工。

Foster

n.

养育；看护

We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.

当这个小女孩的母亲的医院时，我们照顾她。

Incentive

n.

刺激；鼓励

Our country has prospered by various incentive systems.

我们的国这因各种不同的奖励制度而繁荣起来。

Maze

n.

迷宫

A guide led us through the maze of tunnels in the cave.

向导带领我们通过山洞里如迷宫般的隧道。

Proe

1v.

熟读；熟视

2 n.

毛孔；孔

She pored over the picture book in silence enjoying the various colors.

她默默地读那图画书，欣赏着各种不同的颜色。

Like human skin,soil has holes that are called pore.

和人类的皮肤一橛，土壤也有许多洞叫做毛细孔。

Rubbish

n.

废物；垃圾

Pick up the rubbish and throw it in the garbage can.

把废物捡起来丢进垃圾桶内。

Speculate

v.

沉思；思索

We don't need to speculate about the possible winner in the game.

我们不必去想谁可能是这场比赛的赢家。

Transfix

v.

刺穿

Sweet music caught and held him transfixed against the iron fence.

甜美的音乐穿过了铁墙而紧紧地扣住他的心弦。

Anomaly

n.

反常之事物

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A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.

一只不能飞的鸟是异常的。

Converge

v.

集中于一点

If you look at the end of your nose,your eyes converge.

你如望着你的鼻尖，你的两眼就向一点集中。

Duplicate

adj.

完全相同的；副的

We have a duplicate key to the front door.

我们有一把一开前门用的相同的钥匙。

Epoch

n.

纪元；时代

There were few peaceful epoches in the history of our country.

我国的历史中，很少有和平的时期。

Gaunt

adj.

憔悴的；骨瘦如柴的

Hunger and suffering from cold had made the lost hikers gaunt.

迷路的徒步旅行者因饥饿和寒冷而骨瘦如柴。

Incessant

adj.

不断的

The incessant barking of the dog kepthim awake through the night.

不断的狗叫声使他整夜未能入睡。

Mute

adj.

沉默的；无言的

Though the teacher asked a simple question about her parents the little girl stood mute

with embarrassment.

虽然老 师只问了一个有关她父母亲的简单问题，

但好小女孩无言地站着，

似乎很

困窘的样子。

Partisan

n.

帮伙，同党者

He was a passionate partisan of these people and had organized a Worker's Union.

他是这些人的热心伙伴，组织了一个工会。

Scan

v.1

细察；审视

2

匆匆一阅

The parents of the sick boy scanned the doctor's face for a sign of hope.

病孩的父母审视医生的脸，相查明是否有希望的征兆。

She scanned the newspaper in a few minutes.

她在几分钟之内反报纸大略翻阅一下。

Stab

v.

刺；刺伤

He stabbed a piece of meat from the plate with his fork.

他用叉子从盘中叉了一片肉来。

botchv.

因工作笨拙而弄坏

I tried to cook a nice dinner,but I'm afraid I've rather botched it.

我想煮一顿美好的晚餐，但却恐怕把它弄坏了。

Chafe

v.

擦热；擦痛

Her new shoes chafed the skin on both her feet.

她的新皮鞋把她两只脚弄痛了。

Dissipate

v 1

使消散；驱散

2

浪费

After a brisk morning wind dissipate the clouds,the sky was clear all day.

早上一阵强风把云吹散后呈整天天空万里无云。

The foolish son dissipated is fathers' fortune by spending it on drinking and gambling.

愚蠢的儿子把父亲的财产乱花在喝酒和赌博上。

Efface

v.

消除；抹杀

The inscriptions on the ancient monuments have been effaced by time.

古代石碑上的文字，已经因时间长久而磨蚀去了。

Glint

n.

闪烁；闪光

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There was a glint in her eyes that showed she was angry.,

她眼中有生气的眼神。

Onerous

adj.

繁重的；烦苛的

Overtime work is often onerous,though it is well paid.

加班的工作报酬很好，但常常是很繁重的。

Iterate

v.

重做；重述

The girl did not move though the policeman iterated his command that she go

警察重述他的命令叫她走，她还是没走。

Propensity

n.

倾向；嗜好；习性

Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.

大多数男孩子有玩机械的倾向。

Singe

v.

微烧；烫焦

Mother singed chicken to get rid of hairs.

母亲把鸡稍稍烫了一下，以便去毛。

Strut

v.

昂首阔步

The little boy put on his father's medals and strutted aroundthe room.

那孩子佩上他父亲的勋章，在房内昂首阔步。

Unravel

v.

解开；阐明

There are many kinds of diseases that medical science is yet to unravel.

有许多种疾病医学尚无办法解决。

Bellow

v.

大声呼叫；怒吼

He bellowed in pain when the hammer came down on his finger.

当铁锤砸到手指时，他痛得大叫。

Cloak

n. 1

宽大有袖或无袖的外衣

2

掩饰；隐匿

The horseback rider drew his cloak tightly around him in the rian.

在雨中，马背上的骑士把外衣拉紧。

His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intention.

他友善的行为掩饰他的恶意。

Devout

adj.

虔诚的

The ministry was a very devout man and devoted his whole life to Christian mission

work.

那位牧师是位虔诚的教徒，把他的一生献于基督教传教工作。

Guise

n.

装束；外貌

A man appeared at the castle gate in the guise of a woodcutter.

有一个有以樵夫的装束出现在城堡的大门口。

Latent

adj.

隐藏的；不易被察觉

The power of a grain of eheat to grow into a plant remains latent if it is not planted.

如果不种植的话，一颗麦子长成一株植的力量仍然潜在着

Pawn

v.

典当；抵押

He pawned his watch to buy food until be could get a job.

他把表当了去买食物，直到他有工作再赎回来。

Quake

v.

震动；战栗

When the cannon was fired,the earth quaked under his feet.

当开炮时，地在他脚下震动。

Sequel

n.

继续，结果

Famine has often been the sequel of war.

饥饿常是战争的结果。

Salvage

n.

对海上遇险的船舶，船员及货物的救护

After the ship sank,salvage of its cargo was impossible

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船沉了之后，货物是不可能被救起来的。

virtual

adj.

实质上的；事实上的

The battle was won with so great a loss of soldiers that it was a virtual defeat.

该仗的获胜损失兵员甚多；故实际等于是一次败仗。

wizard

n.

男巫

He does things that are mar-vellous or apparently impossible;he is a wizard.

他能做奇异的或显然不可能的事；他真是个巫师。

admonish

v.

警告

He admonished his friend not to be late for his work.

他警告他的朋友工作不可迟到。

bide

v.

等待

He seems to be doing nothing,but really he's just biding his time.

他好象无事可做，其实他在等待良机。

condon

v.

宽恕；赦免

A man who cheats on his in-come tax and on his expense account tends to condone

these practices in his friends.

一个在所得税和费用帐户上做 手脚的人，有原谅他朋须如是做的倾向。

fend

v.

抵挡；抵御

Most animals let their young fend for themselves at an early age.

大部分的动物让年轻的一代在年幼时保护自己。

hardy

adj.

强大的

Only hardy plants will survive the severe cold in the Arctic area.

只有强壮的植物才能忍受北极地区酷寒而生存下来。

limber

v.

使（自身）变柔软灵活

Baseball

players

do

exercises

at

the

beginning

of

hte

season

in

order

to

limber

themselves up.

棒球选手在球季开始时做练习，以使身体灵活。

philanthropy

n.

慈善心

You

must

pay

in

humiliation

of

spirit

for

every

benefit

received

at

the

hands

of

philanthropy.

你必须回报以谦虚的精神，因为每一既得的利益受自慈善心。

recollect

v.

记起，忆起

Can you recollect the name of the author of Ivanhoe?

你能想到《劫后英雄传》的作者的名字吗？

smite

v.

打；击

He was smitten with the view that he stopped and tood out his camera.

他被这景象所震撼，所以停下来拿出照相机。

testimony

n.

证实；口供

According

to

the

testimony

of

the

medical

profession,the

health

of

the

mation

is

improving.

据医学宣称，该国的国民健康正在进步中。

ale

n.

麦酒（一种啤酒）

He liked the bitter taste of the ald:beer is his favorite drink.

她喜欢的麦酒苦苦味道；啤酒是他喜爱的饮料。

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blend

v.

混合；混杂

Blend the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredients of the cake.

在加蛋糕的其它成分之前，先把奶油和糖混合一下。

carnivorous

adj.

食肉的

The carnivorous animals are characterized especially by large,sharp canine teeth.

肉食动物的特征是大而尖的牙齿。

denizen

n.

公民；居民

The

common

English

sparrow

is

a

denizen

of

America;it

was

first

brought

from

Europe to America about 1850.

美洲的英国种麻雀是外来的，大约在

1850

年第一次由欧洲带到美洲。

frenzy

n.

暴怒；狂乱

She was in a frenzy of grief when she heard that her dhild was missing .

当她听到她的孩子走失时，她伤心得快发狂。

incapacitate

v.

使不能；使不适于

The play's injury incapacitated him for participating in the football match.

运动员的伤势使得他无法参加足球比赛。

massacre

v.

大屠杀

The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffalos of the

plains,killing several

million in a short time.

来自东 部的猎人屠杀平原的水牛，在很短的时间内就杀了好几百万头。

ponder

v.

考虑；沉思

When I asked his advice he pondered the matter and then told me not to go.

当我询问 他的意见时，他考虑了一下那件事，然后告诉我不要去。

riddle

v.

不可解之问题；谜

To the riddle

in the evening? the an-swer is

谜题：

什 么东西早上用四只脚走路，

中午用两只脚，

黄昏用三只脚？

“

答案是

“

人

”

spank

v.

打

The father spanked the maugh-ty child for his kbad manners.

父亲因那顽皮小孩的坏行为而打他。

totter

v.

蹒跚

The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa.

那老人蹒跚地走过房间，然后坐在沙发上。

sppease

v.

使平静，安静

He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.

他试图以糖果安抚哭泣的小孩子。

catastrophe

n.

异常的大灾祸

The

war

was

a

terrible

catastrophe

in

which

many

people

died

and

mnay

buildings

were destroyed.

战争是可怕的大灾祸，其间有许多人丧失生命，许多建筑物被摧毁。

daunt

v.

恐吓；使失去勇气或信心

He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.

他面临的困难感到完全的气馁。

gape

v.

张嘴注视

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The

crowd

gaped

at

the

daring

tricks

performed

by

the

tightrope

by

the

bightrope

walker.

观众们张口注视着走绳索人大胆的表演。

duration

n.

持续的时间

He will be in the hospital fot the duration of the school year.

整个学年中他都会呆在医院里。

implore

v.

哀求，苦求

We implored him to act before it was too late.

我们苦求他及时行动。

muffle

v.

围住；将

……

蒙起以使声音低沉

She muffled her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold

她且一温暖的围巾围起脖子，以免感冒。

prank

n.

戏谑；恶作剧

On April Fool's day people often play pranks on each other.

在愚人节人们彼此戏谑。

saunter

v.

闲逛；漫步

Soapy took the umbrella and sauntered off with it slowly.

索皮拿着雨伞闲逛。

trickle

n.

细流

There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.

他脸上的伤处有鲜血渗出。

astound

v.

使惊异

She was astounded by the news that had won the speech sontest.

她听到自己赢了演讲比赛的消息，感到十分惊讶。

clan

n.

宗族；部落

The people living in that valley are all members of one clan.

住在那山谷的都是同一部落的人。

distort

v.

歪曲；扭曲

Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often distorted.

报上登载的政治及国际事件常是歪曲的。

entrust

v.

信托；交托

While travelling,they entrusted their children to the care of a baby sitter.

旅行时，他们孩子交给保姆看管。

glutton

n.

贪食，贪多者

Sometimes he gets hungry and eats like a glutton.

当他饿的时候，吃起东西来象个老饕。

invalid

1adj.

无效的；

2adj.n.

有病的（人）

Unless a check is signed,it is invalid.

支票除非签了名，否则是无效的。

He became invalid as the result of ill health and lack of exercise.

他生病是健康情形不良又缺甜乏动动的结果。

overtone

n.

寓意；弦外音

His words were polite but there was an overtone of anger in his voice.

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他客气的话语中实际有愤怒之声。

probe

v.

探求；细察

They probed his past careet to judge his qualifications.

他们探求他过去的职业，以评断他的资格。

shrine

n.

圣地

There are many sacred shrines in the Near East.

在近东有许多古迹圣地。

statute

n.

成文法；法规

The statute increased the taxes we must pay.

法律提高了我们必须付的税。

writher

v.

绕；转动

The wounded soldier writher uncomfortably in pain.

受伤的士兵痛得不舒服地打转。

behold

v.

看

Whaching

the

first

man

land

on

the

moon,we

beheld

a

sight

never

seen

before

by

man.

看那踏上月球的第一人，我们看了人类所未见的景象。

condescend

v.

屈尊；降格相从

They should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased what is pleasing.

他们应该改变这种不好的习惯，而屈身去和正常的人一同欢笑。

dike

n. 1

提

2

沟

More that 5,000years age the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with

dikes.

五千年前，中国人用堤防来控制洪水泛滥。

The farmers dug a deep dike to carry water to the rice field.

农人们挖深沟把水引到稻田。

flip

v.(

< br>以指

)

弹投

He flipped a coin on the coun-ter to decide whether to go to the theatre or not.

他把硬币掷在柜台上以决定要不要去看电影。

grisly

adj.

可怕的；狰狞的

My uncle who had travelled to many countries in the world fold a grisly story about

people who are human flesh.

我那遍游世界各地的舅舅说了一个吃人肉的要怕故事。

knave

n.

骗子；诡计多端的人

The knaves who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.

纵火绕谷仓的骗子被抓起来送牢里里了。

parley

n.

谈判；商议

The general held a parley with the enemy's leader about exchanging prisoners.

将军和敌军的领袖商议交换俘虏之事。

shred

n.

碎片；细条

There is no ta shred of evidence that missing money was stolen.

毫无证据说丢了的钱是被偷走的。

sumise

v.

臆测；猜度

The judge surmised his guilt;there was no proof that he killed the man.

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法官猜度他的罪行；没有证据显示他杀了那个人。

vicissitude

n.

变迁；变化

The future is so uncertain that we cnanot know all the vicissitudes of our fortunes.

未来是无法确知的，我们无法知道将来的命运所有的变化。

warden

n.

看守人；监护人

The fire warden told us not to light matches near the gas station.

消防队长告诉我们不要在靠近加油站的地方点火柴。

abhor

v.

憎恶；痛恨

Most people abhor the criminal of kilnapping the children.

大部分的人憎恶绑架儿童的罪犯。

boost

v.1

由后推；推上

n.2

为之吹嘘；捧

If you boost me up,I can reach the window easily.

假使你把我往上推，我就能轻易地碰到窗子。

His friend's willingness to help his was a big boost to him morale.

他朋友自愿帮助他，是士气的一大鼓舞。

detentaion

n.

监禁；延迟

The jail is used for detention of persons who have been arrested.

监狱是用来监禁被逮捕的人的。

explicit

adj.

明确的

He gave such explicit directions that everyone understood them.

他给的指示很明确，每人都了解。

invidious

adj.

易招怨恨的

Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.

聪明的老师避免学生厌恶的规定。

malign

v.

诋毁；诽谤

You malign a generous prson when you call him a stingy person.

当你说一个慷慨的人吝啬时，你是在诋毁他。

potable

adj.

适于饮用的

In places where the water is not potable,they set up purifying systems.

在无法饮用的地方，人们设立净化系统。

rue

v.

后悔；悔恨

I never went to school,and I've rued it bitterly all my life.

我终身懊悔没上过学。

subsist

v.

存在

People in the far north subsist chiefly on fish and meat.

住在北极地方的人主要以鱼和肉为生。

unruly

adj.

难控制的；不守法的

She was uch an unruly child that nobody could get along with her

她是一个不守规矩的孩子，没人能和她相处。

agile

adj.

活泼的；敏捷的

The boy had an agile mind,and could come up with excuses as quickly as hi smother

asked for them.

那男孩有机敏的头脑，当他母亲要求理由时，他马上就能想到。

caprice

n.

反复无常，善变

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His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary things.

他缺钱是他把钱乱花，买些不需要的东西的结果。

disconsolate

adj.

孤独的；绝望的

She is disconsolate about the death of her father.

父亲的死令她悲痛欲绝。

fallacy

n.

谬见，谬误

It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.

假定财富永远带来幸福有常有的谬见。

ingenuous

adj.

坦白的；老实的

She gave ingenuous answers to all of the strangers' question.

她诚实回答所有陌生人的问题。

mirage

n.

海市蜃楼；空想

I saw a mirage that made highway ahead seem to be flooded with water.

我看见一个幻影，前头的公路好似被水淹没一般。

preclude

v.

妨碍；阻止；使不可能

The heavy thunderstorm precluded our going to the beach.

大雷雨阻止我们去海滨。

sheer

adj 1.

极薄的

2

垂直的

Sheer white curtains bung at the little window to let in as much light as possible.

小窗上挂着极薄的白窗帘，尽量使阳光照进来。

From the top of the wall there was a sheer drop of 100 fet to the water below.

从墙上的最上端到最下端的水直落

100

尺。

succinct

adj.

简明的；简洁的

His letter ws succinct,with all the major points on one page.

他的信很简洁，所有的重点都在一页上。

arable

adj.

适于耕种的

There is not much arable land on the side of a rocky mountain.

在岩石的山坡上没有多少可耕之地。

complacent

adj.

自然的

The winner's complacent smile annoyed the loser in the football game.

胜利者洋洋自得的微笑使得足球的失败者深感厌恶。

dismember

v 1.

肢解

2

分裂；分割

The wolves dismembered the deer's dead body with their sharp teeth.

野狼用那锐利的牙齿肢解小鹿的死尸。

After the war,the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a

nation.

战争后，战败的国家被瓜分，不再是国家了。

glee

n.

欢乐；高兴

She

danced

with

glee

when

she

saw

the

new

toys

whihc

her

father

bought

for

her

birthday present.

当她看到父亲为她买的生日礼物玩具时，高兴得手舞足蹈。

implicit

adj.

暗含的；含蓄的

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He gave us implicit consent to take the apples,for he smiled when he saw us do it.

他暗示我们可以拿取那些苹果，因为当 他看到我们在拿时，他微微一笑。

mischievous

adj.

恶作剧的；淘气的

Someone is spreading mischievous stories about minister's private life.

有人的散播有关部长私生活的谣言。

redundant

adj.

过多的

In the sentence

在句子

“

她自己独自生活中

”“

独自

”

是多余的词。

solicitude

n.

焦虑；关怀

The solicitude shown to him by his neighbours after the robbery impressed him very

deeply.

抢劫之后，他的邻居的焦念之情，给他以深刻的印象。

surplus

n.,

过剩的，剩余的

The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.

银行保存一笔很大的备用金。

abate

n.

减少，减轻

The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.

那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦。

consummate

v.

成就，完成

His ambition was consummated when he won the prize.

当他获奖时，他的抱负实现了。

dwindle

v.

缩减；减少

Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.

自从我太太进医院以后，我们的存款减少了。

haphazard

adj.

偶然的；随便的

It is haphazard timetable;sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren't.

这是个不定的课程表；有时有课；有时没课。

obvious

adj.

显然的；明白的

It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile.

一个瞎子不应该骑摩托车是很明显的事。

overt

adj.

公然的；明显的

I know only his overt reasons for refusing;he may have others.

我只知他拒绝的表面理由；也许还有其他的。

rebuff

n.(

对请求等

)

断然拒绝

We tried to be friendly,but his rebuff made us think he wnated to be left alone.

我们试图友善，但他的拒绝使我们认为他不想被干涉。

somber

adj.

阴沉的；幽暗的

He was sad,and hi sthought about future was very somber.

他很不快乐，他对未来感到前途渺茫。

thwart

v.

反对；妨碍；挫折

The boy's lack of money thwarted his plans for college

那男孩缺钱，所上大学的计划受阻。

vehement