equivalent 相等的,相同的
forte 长处,特长
tamper 干预,弄乱 Dont ~ with my business
prone 俯仰的;有倾向
estimate 评估,地产 We just need an ~ of the numver of people who will come
uniform 不变的。一贯的
pupil 瞳孔,瞳仁
ambulance 救护车 the ~ service
shallow 浅的,肤浅的
fume 烟,气
disc 圆盘,圆面,磁盘
emergency 紧急情况,突发事件
geology 地质学
stem 茎
prey 捕食,被捕食的动物
frost 严寒,霜
gravel 沙砾,碎石
dividend 红利,股息
pump 泵
strain 拉紧,紧张,拉力,劳累
nibble 啃,一点一点咬 He ~d the biscuit cautiously
ally 同盟者,伙伴,结盟
facilitate 使便利
twig 嫩枝,细枝 There is the bird ,sitting on a twig halfway up the tree
gape 张口,张开,裂开 A hole gaped on the door
ample 宽敞的,丰富的
contingency 偶然,偶然事件 a ~ plan
validity 有效,正当
monotonous 单调的,无变化的
peel 剥皮,皮
forte 长处,特长
leap 扑向,欣然接受 the dognwent after it in a flying leap
necessitate 使成为必需
conviction 定罪,深信
dread 畏惧,恐惧 I‘ve got an interview tomorrw and i'm dreading it.
script 剧本
supersonic 超声的,超声速的 ~ aircraft
scale 鳞,尺度;等级
alien 外国人的,不相容的
axis 轴,轴心
fluent 说话流利地,流畅的
design 设计,构思
mundane 世间的,世俗的 the work was pretty ~
withdraw 收回,取回
synchronize 使同时发生,使同步发生It was virtually impossible to ~ our lives.
individual 个人的,个别的,个体的
afford 冒险,得起
light 明亮的,轻的
perceptible 察觉的到的,看得出的
luxury 奢侈,奢侈品 He was leading a life of ~ in Australia
derive 得到,起源于
executive 执行的,行政的
soar 翱翔
abundance 丰富
susceptible 敏感的,易受感动的 be aimed at ~ young children
automatic 自动的,无意识的
corrupt 腐败的,贪污的
multilateral 多边的,多国参加的
formulate 制定,用公式表示
facet(问题的)一个方面 The issues are complex and multi-faceted.
supersede 代替 the map has been ~d by photographic atlases
hostile 敌对的,对方的,不友好的
solo 独唱,独奏
ruthless 残忍的,无情的
contest 争论,斗争 His wife is ~ing a seat on the council
agreeable 令人愉快的,乐于同意的
tube 管道
flourish 繁荣,挥舞The economy is booming and small business are ~ing
detect 发现,发觉,侦察
tarnish 失去光泽,玷污 His regime was ~ed by human rights abuses
counterfeit 伪造的 He admitted processing and delivering ~ currency
chew 咀嚼
devour 挥霍,耗尽 The boys ~ed their pancakes
offend 犯罪,冒犯,攻击
cosy 温暖而舒适的 The living room was warm and cosy
suck 吸,舔 They waited in silence and ~ their sweets.
employment 职业,雇用;使用
amend 改进,修正
update 使现代化,使靠最近
vengeance 报仇 a desire for ~
factor 因素,要素
abort 取消,流产
scapegoat 替罪羊 make him the scapegoat
imposing 壮观的,气势雄伟的 an ~ building
toll 通行费,损失,代价 税收 pay a toll to drive on the highway
irritate 激怒,使烦躁
assassination 暗杀
subjective 主观的
surgery 外科,外科手术
yoke 纽带,枷锁 under the yoke of slavery 在奴隶制的枷锁之下
overthrow 击败,推翻,使毁灭 ~ the government
soak 浸透,浸 ~ the clothes in cold water
poise 平衡,保持平衡 have much more poise and confidence
interim 临时的,暂时的 an ~ report
prompt 迅速的 Prompt actions must be taken
applaud 鼓掌欢迎,赞成
cling 抱紧,坚守
jail 监狱,监禁
paradox 悖论
flock 群,一群人 a small ~of sheep
divert 转向
filth 污秽 I don't know how you can watch the ~
enquire 询问,打听
haste 急速,仓促 I soon regretted my ~
attractive 有吸引力的,讨人喜欢的
plantation 种植园
reclaim 开垦,开拓,要求归还 This land will be ~ for a new airport
muddle 使混乱;弄糟
metallic 金属的
The key turned in the loc with a loud matallic click
obvious 明显的,清楚的
sentiment 思想感情;情操;情绪
harass 使烦恼,折磨 br ~ed by the police
constrain 强迫,限制,克制