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Nomad
n.
游牧部落的人
,
流浪者
,
游牧民
.
adj.
游牧的
Roamer
n.
流浪者
,
漂泊者
Slither
vi
不稳地滑动
.vt..
使滑动
If you slither somewhere, you slide
along in an uneven way.
Robert lost his footing and slithered
down the bank.
=Pass, Move
Gregarious
people.
Adj.
社交的
,
群居的
Someone
who
is
gregarious
enjoys
being
with
other
She is such a
gregarious and outgoing person.
=Friendly, Sociable
Ravenous
Adj.
贪婪的
,
渴望的
,
狼吞虎咽的
If
you
are
ravenous,
you
are
extremely
hungry.
Amy
realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving
Bruton Street, and she was ravenous.
= starving, piggest, greedy
Concentric
Adj.
同中心的
concentric
circles or rings have the same centre.
On a blackboard, he drew five
concentric circles.
Inspect
vt.
检查
,
视察
v.
检查
If you inspect something, you look at
every part
of it carefully
in order to find out about it or check
that it is all right.
Elaine
went outside to inspect the playing field...
= examine
Inhale
vt.
吸入
vi.
吸气
When you
inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something
such
as smoke, you take it into your
lungs when you breathe in.
He took a
long slow breath, inhaling deeply...
He
was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke.
≠
exhale
= breathe in
Reapply
v
再运用
,
再申请
=Applied again
Invisible
adj.
看不见的
,
无形的
If
you
describe
something
as
invisible,
you
mean
that
it
cannot be seen, for example because it
is transparent, hidden, or very small.
The lines were so finely etched as to
be invisible from a distance...
≠
visible
Circumvent
vt.
围绕
,
包围
,
智取
If
someone circumvents
a
rule
or
restriction,
they
avoid
having to obey the
rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps
dishonest way. (FORMAL)
Military planners tried to circumvent
the treaty.
= get round
Recede
v.
后退
If something recedes from you, it moves
away
.
Luke's footsteps
receded into the night...
If a person
has a receding hairline, what does he look like?
He is going bald, he
hairline is moving back
(
书中例句
)
Impose
vt.
征税
,
强加
,
以
.
..
欺骗
vi.
利用
< br>,
欺骗
,
施影响
If you impose
something on
people, you use your
authority to force them to accept it.
Britain imposed fines on airlines which
bring in passengers without proper papers...
Many companies have imposed a pay
freeze...
=placed upon.
We
should place emphasis on this problem.
我们应当强调这个问题
V
ociferous
adj.
大声叫的
,
喊叫的
If you
describe someone as vociferous, you mean that they
speak with great energy and
determination, because they want their views to be
heard.
He was a vociferous opponent of
Conservatism...
= strident
Inhibit
< br>vt.
（常与
from
连用）阻
止；抑制
.
If something inhibits
an event or process, it
prevents it or
slows it down.
The high cost of
borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in
new equipment.
= restrict repress
restrain impede prevent
Intrinsic
adj. (
指价值、性质
)
固有的
,
内在的
,
本质的
,
天生的才能
If
something
has
intrinsic
value
or
intrinsic
interest,
it
is
valuable
or
interesting
because
of
its
basic
nature
or
character, and not because of its
connection with other things. (FORMAL)
The paintings have no intrinsic value
except as curiosities...
=inherent ingrained innate instinct
native inborn
Surveillance
n.
监视
,
监督
Surveillance is the careful watching of
someone, especially by
an organization
such as the police or the army.
He was
arrested after being kept under constant
surveillance...
=observation, stakeout
Proclivity
n.
倾向
A
proclivity
is
a
tendency
to
behave
in
a
particular
way
or
to
like
a
particular thing, often a
bad way or thing. (FORMAL)
He was
indulging his own sexual proclivities.
=tendency, propensity, inclination
Which word
means Extreme
heat?
Swelter
Which word means
unfair or unequal treatment?
Anticipate
Discrimination
vt.
预期
,
期望
,
过早使用
,
先人一着
,
占先
v.
预订
,
预见
,
可以预料
If
you
anticipate an event, you
realize in advance that it may happen and you are
prepared for it.
At the time we
couldn't have anticipated the result of our
campaigning...
= expect; tongues in
advance; to think of ahead of time; to foresee
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