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考研英语核心词汇(版权所有:吴耀武) 
 
严格按照吴耀武老师课
堂指导,采用情景刺激完成首次记忆,然后按规定当天晚上睡觉
前和第二天早上把学习的单词复习一遍(
谨记跳跃式复习!!!),然后再分别过3天、7天、
15天、30天、60天各复习一遍,坚持下来,
到考前一周看最后一遍时,你会觉得大部分单
词都已经很熟悉了。另外,务必要把自己做过的历年真题或
模拟题中阅读里遇到的生词集中
整理起来,这样坚持学习,双管齐下,一定会取得良好学习效果!
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instrumentalist [,instru'mentəlist,
instrə-] 乐器演奏者;工具主义者 
aggravate ['æɡrəveit]
使恶化;使严重 
prominent ['prɔminənt] 突起的,凸出的 a ~
forehead 
prompt [prɔmpt] 敏捷的,迅速的 He is ~ on
the job 
preach [pri:tʃ] 讲道,布道 ~ to a packed
church 
preside [pri'zaid] 主持,主管(at, over)The
vice chairman of the board will ~ at 
today’s
meeting 
intellectual [,intə'lektjuəl, -tʃuəl]
n. 知识分子 adj. 智力的,显示智力的 
preoccupation
[pri:,ɔkju'peiʃən] n. 当务之急;抢先占据 
theological
[,θi:ə'lɔdʒikəl] adj. 神学的;神学性质的 
civility
[si'viləti] n. 文明,文化 
virtuosity
[,və:tju'ɔsəti] n. 艺术鉴别力;艺术上的精湛技巧 
sermon
['sə:mən] n. 训诫,说教,布道 
routine [ru:'ti:n] n.
常规,例行公事 a. 日常的, 常规的 
paradoxical
[,pærə'dɔksikəl]  a. 反论的,荒谬的,自相矛盾的  
harassment
['hærəsmənt, hə'ræsmənt] n.骚扰,扰乱;烦恼,烦乱
presume [pri'zju:m, -'zu:m]推测,假定,假设From the
way they talked, I ~d them to 
be married
prevail [pri'veil, pri:-] 流行,盛行 This custom
still ~s among members of the older 
generation
prey [prei] 被捕食的动物,捕获物 The lion seized its ~
and ate it 
prick [prik] 一刺,一扎 The boy burst
the balloon with a ~ of the needle 
proceed
[prəu'si:d](尤指停顿或打断后)继续进行 The train ~ed at the
same speed as 
before 
rape [reip]
n.强奸;破坏,蹂躏 vt.强奸;破坏,蹂躏  
rash [ræʃ] a.轻率的,鲁莽的
[反]deliberate   n.皮疹  
guideline ['ɡaidlain]
n.指导方针,指导原则,准则,标准  
gut [ɡʌt]
n.[pl.]胆量;内脏a.本能的vt.取出内脏  
habitat ['hæbitæt]
n.(动物的)栖息地,(植物的)产地  
refugee [,refju'dʒi:,
'refjudʒi:] n.(政治上的)避难者,难民  
 
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refund [ri'fʌnd] n.v. 退款;赔偿
relish ['reliʃ] n.喜好,乐趣;美味;胃口 v.爱好,喜欢
remnant ['remnənt] n.残余,剩余;残余物,残存部分
renaissance [ri'neisns] n.[the
R-]文艺复兴(时期);新生,复兴  
ritual ['ritjuəl, -tʃu-]
a.宗教仪式的,典礼的 n.仪式,典礼;惯例  
salvation [sæl'veiʃən]
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度;拯救,解困  
sanction ['sæŋ,kʃən]
v.同意(某事),批准,认可 n.批准,国际制裁  
sane [sein]
a.心智健全的,神志清醒的;明断的,理智的  
sarcastic [sɑ:'kæztik]
a.讽刺的,嘲笑的,挖苦的  
saturate ['sætʃəreit,
'sætʃərit] vt.使湿透,浸透;使充满,使饱和  
repertoire
['repətwɑ:] n.全部剧目,保留剧目,全部技能  
repression
[ri'preʃən] n.压抑,压制,镇压  
retention [ri'tenʃən]
n.保留;保持;记忆(力)  
retort [ri'tɔ:t] n.v.报复;反击;反驳
boost [bu:st] n.促进,激励;一抬;一推 vt.推动,增强
bowel ['bauəl] n.肠;[pl.]内部,深处  
retrieve
[ri'tri:v] vt.重新得到,取回;挽回,补救;检索  
retrospect
['retrəuspekt] v.n.回顾,回想,追溯[反]foresee
revelation [,revə'leiʃən]
n.揭示,透露,显示;被揭示的真相,新发现 
rut [rʌt]
n.车辙,常轨,惯例v.在……形成车辙 
redundant [ri'dʌndənt]
a.被解雇的;多余的,过剩的  
chromosome ['krəuməsəum] 性染色体
virtually ['və:tʃuəli] 事实上;差不多 
disdain
[dis'dein] 蔑视;鄙视 
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anemia [ə'ni:miə]
反常的 
boycott ['bɔikɔt] 拒绝购买 ,抵制 
troupe
[tru:p] 剧团;巡回演出 
philharmonic [,filhɑ:'mɔnik,
,filə-] 交响乐团的;爱好音乐的 
pension ['penʃən]
退休金;养老金;抚恤金 
lobby ['lɔbi] 游说;疏通 
compelling
[kəm'peliŋ] 有说服力的;扣人心悬的 
intuitively
[in'tju:itivli] 直觉的;直观的 
virtuosity
[,və:tju'ɔsəti]精湛技艺;艺术爱好者 
priority
[prai'ɔrəti] n. 优先(权) v.
把……(计划或目标)列入优先地位
recession [ri'seʃən] n.
撤回,工商业之衰退,不景气 
deride [di'raid] v. 嘲弄,嘲笑
ancestor ['ænsestə] n. 祖先,先驱,起源 
 
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foreseeable ['fɔ:si:əbl] adj.
可预知的,能预测的,能看透的 
boost [bu:st]  v.推进
paternal [pə'tə:nl]  adj.父亲的, 象父亲的 
kinship
['kinʃip] n.血缘关系  
genealogist
[,dʒi:ni'ælədʒist]  n.系谱学者, 系谱专家 
swabbing
['swɔbiŋ] n. 拖把, 药签vt.拭抹, 擦洗 
saliva [sə'laivə]
n.口水, 唾液 
hawk [hɔ:k]  n.鹰, 鹰派成员vi.放鹰, 像鹰一般地袭击
vt.捕捉, 咳出, 兜售 
mitochondrial [,maitəu'kɔndriəl]
n.【生】线粒体 
rigorous ['riɡərəs]
a.严格的,严厉的,严酷的(气候条件)  
riot ['raiət]
n.暴(骚)乱;(色彩等)极度丰富vi.聚众闹事  
rip [rip]
v.猛撕开;扯开;被撕开;裂开  
scandal ['skændəl]
n.丑事,丑闻;流言蜚语;反感,愤慨  
scramble ['skræmbl]
vi.(快速地)爬,攀登;互相争夺,争先  
siege [si:dʒ] n.包围,围攻,围困
sceptical ['skeptikəl] a.怀疑的  
skim [skim]
vt.撇去(液体表面)之漂浮物 vi.轻轻掠过  
skip [skip] vi.略过,跳过
n.跳跃 vt.故意忽略;略过  
texture ['tekstʃə]
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理  
transcend [træn'send,
trɑ:n-] vt. 超出,超越(理性等)的范围  
abolish [ə'bɔliʃ]
彻底废除(法律、制度、习俗等)abolish old custo 
prime [praim]
a.首要的,主要的 a matter of ~ importance 
foul [faul]
a.令人不快的;恶臭的;邪恶的 v.弄脏 n.(体育等)犯规  
fridge [fridʒ]
n.(refrigerator的略语)冰箱  
radiant ['reidiənt]
a.(面容、目光)洋溢着幸福的,明亮照耀的  
rap [ræp]
vt.急敲;突然厉声说出;训斥n.急敲(声)  
thermal ['θə:məl]
a.热的,由热造成的 ~burns  
trail [treil] 痕迹,足迹 a ~ of
destruction left by the violence 
tramp [træmp]
步行,跋涉 He loves ~ing over the hills 
fringe
[frindʒ] n.边缘;(窗帘)缘饰;额前垂发 vt.饰…的边  
fume
[fju:m] n.(usu pl.)(浓烈或难闻的)烟,气,汽  
blur [blə:]
n.模糊不清的事物 vt.使模糊,使看不清楚  
browse [brauz]
vi.随意翻阅,浏览;(牛、羊等)吃草  
prior ['praiə] 在先的,在前的
Stop making public statements without their ~
approval here 
privilege ['privilidʒ]
特权,优惠,特免 In countries where there are still not
many 
schools, education is a ~ 
probe
[prəub] 探索,探查,调查 ~ the roots of  war 
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absolute ['æbsəlju:t,
,æbsə'lju:t]  纯粹的,完全的  have absolute trust in sb.
verge [və:dʒ] 边,边缘,边沿 the ~ of a stream
verify ['verifai] 证明,证实Subsequent events
verified my suspicions  
vertical ['və:tikəl]
垂直的,立式的 a ~ engine 
veto ['vi:təu]
否决,否决权,否决权的行使 The rest of the committee could not
accept 
the ~ 
accustom [ə'kʌstəm]  使习惯于
accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint [ə'kweint]  使认识,使了解  
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homogenization [hɔ,mɔdʒənai'zeiʃən, -ni'z-]
同化;均匀化 
toxic ['tɔksik] a.有毒的,因中毒引起的
breach [bri:tʃ] n.违反,不履行;破裂 vt.冲破,攻破
briefcase ['bri:fkeis] n.手提箱,公事皮包
ambiguous [æm'biɡjuəs]  含糊不清的,模棱两可的  an
ambiguous answer 
ozone ['əuzəun] n. 臭氧;清新的空气
pact [pækt] n.合同,条约,公约  
tournament
['tuənəmənt, 'tɔ:-, 'tə:-] 锦标赛;联赛 
paperback
['peipəbæk] n.平装本,简装本  
script [skript]
n.剧本(原稿);手稿,原稿;笔迹,手迹  
scrutiny ['skru:tini]
n.周密的调查;仔细看;监视;选票复查  
sculpture ['skʌlptʃə]
n.雕刻(术),雕塑(术);雕刻作品  
tame [teim] 驯化的,驯服的,温顺的
~animails 
tan [tæn]棕黄色,黄褐色 buy some shoes in
tan 
abrupt [ə'brʌpt]  突然的,意外的  an abrupt
departure 
acute [ə'kju:t]  尖锐的,敏锐的  an acute
thinker   
versatile ['və:sətail] 多才多艺的 a ~ man
versus ['və:səs] 诉讼,竞赛等中以……为对手 The match
tonight is China ~ Japan  
blunt [blʌnt]  钝的
The sun was blazing down and the heat was
oppressive. 
blush [blʌʃ]  (因害羞、激动、窘困)脸红  blush
with(或for) joy 
demonstrate ['demənstreit]
论证,证明 :demonstrate a philosophical principle
thrill [θril] 使非常兴奋,使非常激动 It’s a sight that
never fails to ~ me 
thrive [θraiv] 兴旺发达,繁荣 His
business is thriving  
mania ['meiniə] 狂躁;狂热
tempt [tempt]引诱,诱惑 Nothing could ~ me to do
such a thing 
strain [strein] 拉紧,绷紧 If you ~
the elastic any more, it will break 
strap
[stræp] 带,皮带 silks ~s 
stretch [[stretʃ]] 伸直,伸长
He yawned and ~ed himself 
stride [straid]
阔步前进,大踏步走He strode to the platform 
 
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string [striŋ] 细绳,线,带 She took the
parcel and started to undo the string 
strip
[strip] 剥去,除去 The wind stripped the tree of all
its leaves 
toast ['təust] 烤面包,吐司 two slices of
~】 
noteworthy ['nəut,wə:ði] 值得注意的;显著的
quirk [kwə:k] 巧合;怪癖 
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fallout
['fɔ:l'aut] 放射性尘埃;后果;余波 
neurology
[,njuə'rɔlədʒi] 神经病学的;神经的 
token ['təukən]
表示,标志,象征He did that as a ~ of good faith
torture ['tɔ:tʃə] 拷打,拷问 ~ a confession from a
prisoner  
accommodate [ə'kɔmədeit]
使适应,使符合一accommodate oneself to changed
circumstances 
unfold [,ʌn'fəuld] 展开,打开  ~
a newspaper 
update [ʌp'deit, 'ʌpdeit] 更新,使现代化
~a textbook 
uphold [ʌp'həuld] 举起,高举 He upheld
his clenched hand 
adhere [əd'hiə]  黏附,附着
Paste is used to make one surface adhere to
another. 
adjacent [ə'dʒeisənt]  临近的,毗邻的(to)  a
city and its adjacent suburbs  
adjoin
[ə'dʒɔin]  贴近,与...毗邻  His house adjoins the lake.
thrust [θrʌst] 推,刺,戳,插,挤He was ~ into power
tilt [tilt] 使倾斜,使倾倒 Tilt your head back so
that I can look down your throat 
toss [tɔs,
tɔ:s] 扔,抛,掷 The children tossed the ball to each
other 
tough [tʌf] 坚韧的,牢固的 Some plastic are as
~ as metal 
tow [təu]拖,拉,牵引 tow a damaged ship
into port 
absurd [əb'sə:d]  荒谬的,荒唐的  The idea
that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.
uproar ['ʌprɔ:] 骚乱,骚动The public ~ over
unclear-radiation hazards continues 
to mount
utter ['ʌtə] 发出(声音等),说,吐露 ~ the truth
lavatory ['lævətəri, -,tɔ:ri] 盥洗室;洗手间
cognitive ['kɔɡnitiv] 认知的;后天习得的 
slope
[sləup] 倾斜,有坡度 The ground ~s down sharply at this
point 
sly [slai] 狡猾的,偷偷的 a ~answer 
smash
[smæʃ] 打碎,打破,摧毁 The ball ~ed the window 
snatch
[snætʃ] 夺得,一把抓住 The thief ~ed her handbag and ran
off 
immune [i'mju:n] 免除的,豁免的:Nobody is immune
from criticism 
impact ['impækt, im'pækt]
冲击,撞击:the impact of light on the eye  
impair
[im'pεə] 削弱,减少:The output of produce was impaired
by the bad weather  
impartial [im'pɑ:ʃəl]
公正的,无偏见的:A judge should be impartial 
implement
['implimənt, 'impliment] 工具,器具,用具:new types of
farm implements  
 
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stitch [stitʃ] 一针,针脚 Make your ~es closer
together 
compliance [kəm'plaiəns] 服从;顺从;可塑性
superfluous [sju'pə:fluəs] 过多的,剩余的,多余的a
~remark 
supervise ['sju:pəvaiz] 监督,管理,指导 ~
sb’s every move 
vanish ['væniʃ] 突然消失,逐渐消散 With
a wave of his hand, the magician made the
rabbit 
veil [veil] 面纱,面罩 Jewish women wore
~s in token of reverence and submission
ventilate ['ventileit] 使通风,使空气流通 ~ a room
venture ['ventʃə] 冒险,冒险行动,投机行动take a ~ in oil
uncover [,ʌn'kʌvə] 揭开,揭露 ~ a dish of food
underestimate [,ʌndə'estimeit] 低估 ~ the
difficulties of the task 
reassure [,ri:ə'ʃuə]
v.使安心,使放心;使消除疑虑  
highlight ['hailait]  n.
精彩场面,最显著(重要)部分vt. 加亮, 使显著 
falter ['fɔ:ltə]
颤抖;蹒跚;衰弱 
forfeit ['fɔ:fit] 被罚;罚金;没收provocation
挑衅;激怒 
connotation [,kɔnəu'teiʃən] 含义;言外之意
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susceptible [sə'septəbl]
易受影响的;易感染的;易动感情的 
vulnerable ['vʌlnərəbl]
易受伤的;脆弱的 
recede [ri'si:d] v.退去;缩进;收回,撤回
[反]approach  
recipient [ri'sipiənt] n.a person
who receives sth  收到者 
reckless ['reklis]
a.不注意的,大意的,卤莽的,不顾后果的  
rectangle ['rek,tæŋɡl]
n.[数]矩形, 长方形  
recur [ri'kə:] v.(尤指不好的事)一再发生;重现
portray [pɔ:'trei, pəu-] v.描写,描述;画(人物、景象等)
prone [prəun] a.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
prophet ['prɔfit] n.预言家;先知;提倡者  
undergo
[,ʌndə'ɡəu] 经历,遭受,忍受 ~ much suffering 
underlie
[,ʌndə'lai] 位于……之下 Many facts ~ my decision
undermine [,ʌndə'main] 在……下挖 ~ a wall
accord [ə'kɔ:d]  使符合,相一致(with)His violent
action do not accord with his 
peaceful words.
account [ə'kaunt]   记述,叙述  give a brief
account of what has happened  
address [ə'dres]
演说  a television address   
ultimate ['ʌltimət]
最后的,最终的 The war ended for us in ~ victory
unanimous [ju:'næniməs] 全体一致的,一致同意的 They are ~
in asking for a rise in 
pay 
undertake
[,ʌndə'teik] 着手做, 从事 ~ an attack 
 
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undesirable [,ʌndi'zaiərəbl]
不合意的,不受欢迎的 The drug has ~ side effects 
uneasy
[,ʌn'i:zi] 心神不宁的,不安宁的 be ~uneasy about the future
virtue ['və:tju:] 美德,德行 Among her many ~s are
loyalty ,courage, and  
truthfulness
substitute ['sʌbstitju:t, -tu:t] 代替者,代替物 He is
the doctor’s ~ during 
holidays times
subtle ['sʌtl] 微妙的,巧妙的 His whole attitude has
undergone a ~ change 
subtract [səb'trækt] 减,减去
Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6 
succession
[sək'seʃən] 连续,一系列 a ~ of debates 
suck [sʌk]
吸,A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back
of her hand 
vital ['vaitəl] 有生命力的 The heart is
a ~ organ 
void [vɔid] 空的 a ~ space 
wedge
[wedʒ] 楔子,三角木 Please put a ~ in the door so that
it will stay open 
diffuse [di'fju:s] 四散开;漫射
xerox ['ziərɔks] 静电复印(法),静电复印件,静电复印机 Make me a
~ of this report. 
yield [ji:ld] 生产,产生,带来 This
orchard ~s apples and pears. 
zeal [zi:l]
热心,热忱,热情 a man of ~ 
zigzag ['ziɡzæɡ] 之字形的,弯曲的
a ~ road 
warrant ['wɔrənt, 'wɔ:-]
授权,批准,正当理由,根据 He had no ~ for his action
waterproof ['wɔ:təpru:f, 'wɔ-] 不透水的,防水的 ~
material 
whisper ['hwispə] 低语,耳语,轻声说 ~ to sb
vicious ['viʃəs] 邪恶的,恶毒的,凶残的 lead a ~ life
volunteer [,vɔlən'tiə] 志愿者,自愿参加者 Are there any
~s for a swim? 
audit ['ɔ:dit] v.审计;查帐;核对;旁听
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archive ['ɑ:kaiv] 存档;归档 
vibrate
[vai'breit] 使震动,使摆动 His heavy footsteps upstairs
made the old house ~ 
weld [weld] 焊接,煅接 It
takes speed to ~ steel at this heat 
whirl
[hwə:l] 旋转,急转 The couples ~ed round the dance
floor 
audio ['ɔ:diəu] n.a.音频(响)(的);声音(的),听觉(的)
auditorium [,ɔ:di'tɔ:riəm] n.观众席,听众席;会堂,礼堂
stab [stæb] 刺,戳,猛的一击,突发的一阵 a ~ of anxiety
stacked [stækt] 整齐的一叠 a ~ of bills 
stain
[stein] 玷污,污染 His shirt was ~ed with blood
stale [steil] 食品等不新鲜的,走味的 These old peanuts
taste ~ 
stall [stɔ:l] 牛舍 
startle ['stɑ:tl]
惊吓,使吃惊 The horse ~s easily 
affiliation
[ə,fili'eiʃən] 从属群体,从属单位 
 
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addict [ə'dikt,'ædikt] v.使沉溺;使上瘾
n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人  
advent ['ædvənt] n.(重要事件等的)到来,来临
affluent ['æfluənt] a. 富裕的,富足的  
stock
[stɔk]  原料,备料,库存,现货 Rags are used as a ~ for
making paper 
stoop [stu:p] 俯身,弯腰She ~ed to
pick up her fan  
statistics [stə'tistiks]
统计,统计资料 The recent ~ on marriage are interesting
steer [stiə] 掌舵,驾驶 ~ a car through the
entrance 
authentic [ɔ:'θentik]
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的  
awe [ɔ:]
n.敬畏,惊惧vt.使敬畏,使惊惧  
bait [beit] n.饵,引诱物
vt.用饵引诱;招惹,捉弄  
balcony ['bælkəni]
n.阳台;(电影院等的)楼厅,楼座  
ballet ['bælei, bæ'lei]
n.芭蕾舞,芭蕾舞剧;芭蕾舞团  
bizarre [bi'zɑ:]
adj.异乎寻常的,稀奇古怪的  
stubborn ['stʌbən] 顽固的,倔强的
The ~ boy refused to listen to his
parents’
advice 
stuff [stʌf] 原料,材料,物品,东西 He
has got all the ~ ready for building his 
new
house 
submerge [səb'mə:dʒ] 浸没,淹没,湮没 The stream
overflowed and ~d the farmland 
submit
[səb'mit] 屈服,服从,投降 ~ to foreign pressure
anguish ['æŋɡwiʃ] n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
antique [æn'ti:k] a.古式的,过时的 n.有价值的古物,古董
appall [ə'pɔ:l] v.使胆寒,使惊骇 (a. appalling)
wrap [ræp] 包,裹  ~ oneself in a blanket
wreck [rek] 失事,遇难 a train ~ 
wrench [rentʃ]
扳手 He is a ~ . 
ballot ['bælət]
n.(不记名)投票;投票总数;投票权 vi.投票  
barbecue
['bɑ:bikju:] n.烤肉用的台架;烤肉野餐 vt.在台架上烤肉  
barren
['bærən] a.贫瘠的;不育的;(植物)不结果的;无用的  
belly ['beli]
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛  
benign [bi'nain]
a.(病)良性的,(气候)良好的,仁慈的,和蔼的  
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bipedal
['bai,pedəl, bai'pe-] 两足动物的;直立姿势的 
secular
['sekjulə] 现世的;非宗教的 
beverage ['bevəridʒ]
n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料  
bin [bin] n.(贮藏食物等用的)箱子
wrinkle ['riŋkl] 皱,皱纹 He will wore the ~s of
anxiety on his forehead. 
album ['ælbəm] n.
唱片;集邮册,相册  
subordinate [sə'bɔ:dinət, -neit,
sə'bɔ:dineit] 下级的 In the army ,captains are ~ 
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to majors 
stationary
['steiʃənəri] 固定的,静止的,非流动的 ~ troops 
amiable
['eimjəbl]  a.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的  
amid [ə'mid]
prep.在…中间,在…之中,被…围绕  
auction ['ɔ:kʃən]
n./vt.拍卖  
blueprint ['blu:print] n.蓝图,设计图,计划
vt.制成蓝图,计划  
ego ['i:ɡəu, 'eɡəu]
n.自我,自负,利已主义;(心理学)自我意识  
eligible ['elidʒəbl]
a.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的  
endow [in'dau]
vt.资助,捐赠;(with)给予,赋予  
escalate ['eskəleit]
v.(使)逐步增长(或发展),(使)逐步升级 
escort ['eskɔ:t,
i'skɔ:t] vt.护送(卫);陪同 n.警卫,护送者;仪仗兵 
evade
[i'veid] vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避  
arrogant ['ærəɡənt]
a.傲慢的,自大的  
arrogant ['ærəɡənt] n.动脉;干线,要道
aspire [ə'spaiə] vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
assassinate [ə'sæsineit] vt.暗杀,行刺;中伤
waken ['weikən] 醒来,睡醒He wakened when the alarm
sounded 
virtual ['və:tʃuəl] 实际上的,事实上的 the ~
manager of the business 
weary ['wiəri] 疲倦的,疲劳的
a ~ look 
vigor ['viɡə] 体力,精力,活力 in the ~ of
manhood 
violate ['vaiəleit] 违反,违背 ~ the
traffic regulations 
zone [zəun] 地带,分布带 a
danger ~ 
abdomen [æb'dəumen, 'æbdəmen]
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)  
abound [ə'baund]
vi.大量存在;(in,with)充满,富于  
acclaim [ə'kleim]
v.向…欢呼,公认 n.欢呼,喝彩,称赞  
supplement ['sʌplimənt,
'sʌpləment] 增补,补充 a ~ to wages 
alleviate
[ə'li:vieit]减轻;缓解;缓和 
infancy ['infənsi]
婴儿期;早期;初始阶段 
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spur [spə:] 前进的,有动力的
extract [ik'strækt, 'ekstrækt] 拔出;摘录出
insightful ['in,saitful] 富有洞察力的;有深刻见解的
provocative [prəu'vɔkətiv] 煽动性的;刺激的
suppress [sə'pres] 压制,镇压 ~human rights
supreme [sju'pri:m, sə-] 最高的,至上的 a ~ ruler
surpass [sə'pɑ:s, -'pæs] 超过,优于,强于,胜过 ~
advanced world 
surplus ['sə:plʌs, -pləs] 过剩,剩余
a teacher ~ 
vain [vein] 徒劳的,无效的 ~ efforts 
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valid ['vælid] 有根据的 a ~
excuse 
blackmail ['blækmeil]  n.讹诈,敲诈,勒索;胁迫,恫吓
blouse [blauz] n.女衬衣,短上衣,宽阔的罩衫  
foster
['fɔstə] vt. 照管;培养;促进 
bruise [bru:z]
n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕vt.打青;挫伤  
bully ['buli] n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓
vt.威胁,欺侮        
bureaucracy [bjuə'rɔkrəsi]
n.官僚主义,官僚机构;(非民选的)委任官员  
burglar ['bə:ɡlə]
n.(入室行窃的)盗贼  
cape [keip] n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
carbohydrate [,kɑ:bəu'haidreit] n.碳水化合物;
糖类;(plural)淀粉质或糖类  
clergy ['klə:dʒi]
n.[总称]牧师,神职人员  
coalition [,kəuə'liʃən]
n.结合体,同盟;结合,联合  
costume ['kɔstju:m, kɔ'stju:m]
n. 戏装;泳装;服装 
cosy ['kəuzi] cozy a.暖和舒服的;舒适的
[反]uncomfortable  
credentials [kri'denʃəlz]
n.(个人能力及信用的)证明书,证件  
ebb [eb] vi.衰退,减退
n.处于低潮,处于衰退状态  
eccentric [ik'sentrik]
a.古怪的,怪癖的,异乎寻常的n.古怪的人  
futile ['fju:tail]
a.无效的,无用的,无希望的  
gender ['dʒendə]
n.(生理上的)性;(名词、代词等的)性  
glamour ['ɡlæmə] n.魔力,魅力
vt.迷住  
strenuous ['strenjuəs]
a.费力的,艰辛的;奋发的,努力的  
strife [straif]
n.争吵;冲突,斗争;竞争  
gorgeous ['ɡɔ:dʒəs]
a.华丽的;灿烂的;美丽的;宜人的;棒的  
graphic ['ɡræfik]
a.生动的,形象的;绘画的,文字的,图表的  
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layoff
['leiɔf] n.临时解雇;关闭;停歇  
lottery ['lɔtəri]
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事  
majesty ['mædʒisti] n.
stately, grand appearance; splendor
雄伟,壮丽,庄严majestic 
a. 
maneuvermanoeuvre
[mə'nu:və] vi.熟练地进入  
medieval [,medi'i:vəl,
,mi:-] a. 中世纪的 
excerpt [ek'sə:pt, 'eksə:pt]
n.摘录,节录 vt.摘,引用  
feat [fi:t] n.功绩,伟业,技艺
federation ['fedəreiʃən] n.联合会;结盟,联合  
fore
[fɔ:] ad.在前面 a.先前的;在前部的 n.前部  
solitary
['sɔlitəri] a.(好)孤独的;偏僻的;单一的,唯一的  
solo
['səuləu] n.独奏 a. ad.单独的(地);独唱的(地)  
spiral
['spaiərəl] a.螺旋形的 n.螺旋,螺线 v.螺旋上升;盘旋  
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stagger ['stæɡə]
vi.摇晃着移动;蹒跚 n.摇晃不稳的动作;蹒跚  
stalk [stɔ:k]
n.茎,梗vt.悄悄地跟踪vi.高视阔步地走  
statute ['stætju:t,
-tʃu:t] n.成文法,法令,法规;章程,规则,条例  
steak [steik]
n.牛排;大块肉(或鱼)片  
stereotype ['steriəutaip,
'stiə-] n.陈规,老套,模式化 vt.使定型,使模式化  
formidable
['fɔ:midəbl] a. difficult to defeat or deal with
难对付的;可怕的 
meditate ['mediteit] v.认真思考,沉思;计划,考虑
momentum [məu'mentəm] n. 动量;动力;势头 
monarch
['mɔnək, -ɑ:k] n.帝王,君主,最高统治者  
motivate
['məutiveit] vt.促动;激励,鼓励,作为…的动机  
optimum
['ɔptiməm] a.最适宜的 n.(生长繁殖的)最佳条件  
option
['ɔpʃən] n.选择(权);可选择的事物(或人),选课  
overturn
[,əuvə'tə:n, 'əuvətə:n] n. 推翻 
stun [stʌn]
vt.使…失去知觉;使目瞪口呆,使吃惊  
subsidy ['sʌbsidi]
n.补助金;津贴费  
suffice [sə'fais] v.足够,(食物)满足
suite [swi:t] n.套间;一套家具;套,组,系列  
summit
['sʌmit] n.顶,最高点;颠峰,高峰;最高级会议  
superstition
[,sju:pə'stiʃən] n.迷信,迷信的观念习俗  
oxid ['ɔksid] e
n. 氧化物 
grim [ɡrim] a.严酷的,令人害怕的;不愉快的,讨厌的
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grin [ɡrin] . 露齿笑,咧嘴笑 
grope
[ɡrəup] vi.暗中摸,摸索;探索,搜寻vt.摸索  
heave [hi:v]
v.(用力)举,提,拉;扔;拖;呕吐n.举起  
herb [hə:b, ə:b]
n.药草,(调味用的)香草,草本植物  
hierarchy ['haiə,rɑ:ki]
n.等级制度;统治集团,领导层  
pilgrim ['pilɡrim]
n.最初的移民(P大写,指1620由欧洲移居美国的清教徒)  
plea [pli:]
n.(法律)抗辩;请求,恳求,托词,口实  
skull [skʌl] n.头盖骨,颅骨
slaughter ['slɔ:tə] n.屠杀,屠宰 vt.屠杀,宰杀  
slot
[slɔt] n.狭缝;空位vt.放入狭缝中;把…纳入  
sneak [sni:k]
vi.偷偷地走,溜vt.偷偷地做(或拿、吃)  
sneeze [sni:z]
vi.打喷嚏,发喷嚏声n.喷嚏  
agitatedly ['ædʒi,teitidli]
搅动(液体等)  The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm [ə'lɑ:m]  惊恐,忧虑  The bandits scattered
in alarm. 
alert [ə'lə:t]  警惕的,留神的  In our
reading we should always be alert for new
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alien
['eiljən]  外国的  adjust to an alien culture
allege [ə'ledʒ]  断言,宣称  The newspaper alleges
the mayor's guilt. 
allocate ['æləukeit]
分配,分派,把...拨给  allocate funds for new projects
sniff [snif] vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视  
soar
[sɔ:] vi.(指鸟等)高飞,翱翔;飞涨;高耸  
sociable ['səuʃəbl]
a.好交际的,友好的,合群的  
solidarity [,sɔli'dæriti]
n.团结;休戚相关  
surge [sə:dʒ] vi.(如浪潮般)汹涌;奔腾
n.(感情等的)洋溢  
susceptible [sə'septəbl]
a.过敏的,敏感的;易动感情的,易受感动的  
tangle ['tæŋɡl]
n.纠缠;缠结;混乱 v.(使)缠绕;变乱  
temperamentally
[,temprə'mentli] n.气质,性格,性情;资质  
tropic
['trɔpik] n.回归线;[the T-s]热带地区  
tumortumour
['tju:mə] n.(肿)瘤,肿块 
amateur ['æmətə, ,æmə'tə:]
(艺术,科学等的)业余爱好者  an amateur golfer 
amend
[ə'mend]  修改,修订  amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
administrate [əd'ministreit]  掌管,料理...的事务
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crush [krʌʃ] 压碎;彻底毁掉 
adolescent
[,ædəu'lesnt]  (尤指16岁以下的)青少年  a film aimed at
adolescents 
seemingly ['si:miŋli] ad. in
appearance; apparently 表面上的,看起来的 
segregate
['seɡriɡit, -ɡeit] vt. separate or keep apart from
others  分离,隔离 
serial ['siəriəl, 'si:r-]
n.连本影片,连本电视节目 a.连续的  
shabby ['ʃæbi]
a.简陋的,破旧的;卑鄙的,不正当的  
aggravate ['æɡrəveit]
加重,加剧,恶化  aggravate the declining economy
aggressive [ə'ɡresiv]  侵犯的,侵略的  an aggressive
weapon 
allied ['ælaid]  结盟的,有关联的  allied
nations 
allowance [ə'lauəns]  津贴,补贴,零用钱  a
housing allowance 
alternate [ɔ:l'tə:nət,
'ɔ:ltə-, 'ɔ:ltəneit]  交替,轮流  Night and day
alternate. 
array [ə'rei]  排列,队形  The troops
were formed in battle array. 
articulate
[ɑ:'tikjulət, ɑ:'tikjuleit]  发音清晰的,善于表达的  He is
articulate 
about everything in the field of
economics. 
shatter ['ʃætə] n.碎片;粉碎
v.粉碎;使疲惫;使震骇  
shove [ʃʌv] vt.乱推;乱塞  vi.用力推,挤
n.猛推  
adverse ['ædvə:s, æd'və:s]  不友好的,敌对的
She felt adverse to her husband's 
friends.
advocate ['ædvəkeit, 'ædvəkət]  拥护,提倡,主张
advocate self-defence 
aesthetic [i:s'θetik]
美学的,艺术的,审美  an aesthetic theory 
affiliate
[ə'filieit, ə'filiit, -eit]  使隶属(或附属)于,使成为会员 a
government 
 
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affiliated company 
affirm [ə'fə:m]  断言,申明
affirm the truth of a statement 
artificial
[,ɑ:ti'fiʃəl]  人工的,人造的,人为的  artificial price
controls 
ascend [ə'send] 登高,(渐渐)上升,升高  The
airplane ascended into the cloud. 
ascertain
[,æsə'tein] 查明,弄清,确定  I ascertained that he was
dead. 
ashore [ə'ʃɔ:]  向岸,向陆地  He swam ashore.
assault [ə'sɔ:lt]  攻击,袭击  We made an assault
on the enemy fort. 
assemble [ə'sembl]  集合,召集
assemble the members of Parliament for a special
meeting. 
assert [ə'sə:t]  肯定地说(出),坚定地断言
He asserted his innocence. 
assign [ə'sain]
分配,布置(作业)  The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.
assimilate [ə'simileit]  吸收,消化  He is quick to
assimilate new ideas. 
associate [ə'səuʃieit,
ə'səuʃiət, -eit]  (使)联系,(使)结合  We naturally
associated the name of Darwin with the
doctrine of evolution. 
beforehand [bi'fɔ:hænd]
预先,事先 If you wanted soup for lunch you should have
told 
me beforehand. 
bewilder [bi'wildə]
使迷惑,使糊涂  I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.
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boom [bu:m]  低沉有回响的声音  The great
bell tolled with a deep boom. 
bore [bɔ:]
钻孔,挖(通道)  bore through a wall 
bounce [bauns]
弹起,反弹  The ball doesn’t bounce well. 
sovereign
['sɔvərin, 'sʌv-]  a.独立的,有主权的 n.君主,国王,统治者
spacious ['speiʃəs] adj.广阔的,宽敞的  
spectrum
['spektrəm] n.谱,光谱,频谱;范围,幅度,系列  
spicy
['spaisi] a.加很多香料的;(口味)浓郁的  
spine [spain]
n.脊柱,脊椎;(动植物的)刺;书脊  
bound [baund]  跳跃,弹回  She
bounded to her feet and waved her right hand
triumphantly. 
boycott ['bɔikɔt]
(联合起来)抑制,拒绝参加  boycott uncooperative manufactures
brace [breis]  托架,支架  He braced his muscles
and lifted the weight. 
breed [bri:d]  (使)繁殖
Rabbits breed families rapidly. 
bribe [braib]
贿赂  accept(或take)a bribe from sb. 
anchor
['æŋkə]  锚  The anchor catches (drags).
anonymous [ə'nɔniməs]  匿名的,无名的  an anonymous
letter (phone call) 
anticipate [æn'tisipeit]
预期,预料  The directors anticipated a fall in demand
(that demand would fall). 
brisk [brisk]
轻快的,生气勃勃的  a brisk pace 
brittle ['britl]
易碎的,一碰就破的  brittle glass 
 
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accumulate [ə'kju:mjuleit]
积累,积攒,积聚  accumulate wisdom 
accurate
['ækjurət]  准确的,精确的  an accurate estimate
accuse [ə'kju:z]  指控,指责  They accused her
publicly of stealing their books. 
activate
['æktiveit]  使活动起来,使开始起作用,启动  They have planted
secret 
agents in many countries who could be
activated whenever needed.  
bump [bʌmp]
碰,撞(against, into)  The truck bumped against the
wall in the dark. 
burst [bə:st]  爆炸,爆裂  The
boiler burst. 
cease [si:s]  停止,终止,结束  The
music ceased suddenly. 
certify ['sə:tifai]
证明,证实  The accounts were certified (as) correct.
appraise [ə'preiz]  估量,估计  appraise the
infant's weight 
apprehend [,æpri'hend]  对...担心
Do you apprehend that there will be any
difficulty? 
appropriate [ə'prəuprieit,
ə'prəupriət]  恰当的,相称的  Plain, simple clothes are
appropriate for school wear. 
approximate
[ə'prɔksimit]  大概的,大约的,近似的  The approximate time
is 10 
o'clock. 
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displace
[dis'pleis] 移动…的位置:Many of the inhabitants were
displaced by the 
rising floodwaters
dispose [dis'pəuz] 布置,整理:The stores disposed
the jewellery in an attractive 
display
disregard [disri'ɡɑ:d] 不理会,不顾:Disregard the
noise and keep working 
distinct [dis'tiŋkt]
有区别的,不同的:Three distinct types of people
distort [dis'tɔ:t] 扭歪,扭曲:a face distorted by
(或with)pain 
distract [dis'trækt] 使转向:be
distracted from one’s original purpose 
apt
[æpt]  (习性)易于......的,有......倾向的  A careless person
is apt to make 
mistakes. 
arbitrary
['ɑ:bitrəri]  随心所欲的,个人武断的,任意的  an arbitrary choice
cherish ['tʃeriʃ]  珍爱,珍视  cherish one’s native
land 
chew [tʃu:] 嚼,咀嚼  He chewed a mouthful of
meat. 
choke [tʃəuk]  窒息,噎住  be choked by smoke
bias ['baiəs] 偏见,偏心  have a bias against
sb.(或sth.) 
blast ['baiəu,blæst]  一阵(风),一股(气流)
a blast of wind 
blaze [bleiz] 火焰  The fire
sprang into a blaze. 
aggravate ['æɡrəveit]
加重,加剧,恶化  aggravate the declining economy
aggressive [ə'ɡresiv]  侵犯的,侵略的  an aggressive
weapon 
allied ['ælaid]  结盟的,有关联的  allied
nations 
allowance [ə'lauəns]  津贴,补贴,零用钱  a
housing allowance 
 
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alter ['ɔ:ltə]  改变,更改  alter an attitude
alternate [ɔ:l'tə:nət, 'ɔ:ltə-, 'ɔ:ltəneit]
交替,轮流  Night and day alternate. 
array [ə'rei]
排列,队形  The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate [ɑ:'tikjulət, ɑ:'tikjuleit]
发音清晰的,善于表达的  He is articulate 
about everything
in the field of economics. 
boast [bəust]
自吹自擂,自夸的话  He is full of boasts. 
bolt [bəult]
螺栓,(门,窗的)插销  a small bag of nuts and bolts
corrupt [kə'rʌpt] 堕落的,腐败的,贪赃舞弊的:lead a corrupt
life 
courtesy ['kə:tisi] 谦恭有礼。有礼的举止(或)言辞:come
in without courtesy 
shade [ʃeid] 荫,荫凉处The
group of trees provide some ~ from the sun
sham [ʃæm] 假装,虚伪 Her illness was a ~ to gain
sympathy 
shear [ʃiə] 剪,修剪 ~ a lawn 
shed
[ʃed] 流 ~ one’s blood for one’s country 
sheer
[ʃiə] 完全的,十足的  ~ nonsense 
connect [kə'nekt]
连接,连接  The bridge connects the island with(或to)
the 
mainland. 
conscious ['kɔnʃəs]
意识到的,自觉地  They were conscious that he disapproved.
consent [kən'sent]  同意,赞同,准许  The people will
never consent to another war. 
conserve
[kən'sə:v, 'kɔnsə:v] 保护,保藏,保存  conserve natural
resources 
consolidate [kən'sɔlideit]  巩固,加强
consolidate one’s position 
conspicuous
[kən'spikjuəs]  显眼的,明显的,引人瞩目的  He felt as
conspicuous as 
if he had stood on a stage.
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contrary ['kɔntrəri]相反的,对抗的:take
the contrary view 
contribute [kən'tribju:t]
捐(款等),捐献:He contributed 5dollars to the charity
every payday 
contrive [kən'traiv]
设计,想出:contrive a new method 
corrode [kə'rəud]
(渐渐)损害,(一点一点地)损伤:Bribery corrodes the confidence
that must exist between buyer and seller
dazzle ['dæzl] (强光等)使目眩,耀眼:He was dazzled by
his sudden success. 
decent ['di:sənt]
体面的,像样的:She didn’t have a decent dress for the
ball. 
appeal [ə'pi:l]  呼吁,恳求  I appealed to
the children to make less noise. 
applaud
[ə'plɔ:d]  鼓掌,喝彩,叫好  The audience applauds the
performers for three 
minutes. 
chorus
['kɔ:rəs]  合唱队 
chronic ['krɔnik]
(疾病)慢性的,(人)久病的  chronic indigestion 
clarity
['klærəti]  澄清,阐明  clarify an issue 
cling
[kliŋ]  粘着  The frightened child clung to her
mother. 
 
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clumsy
['klʌmzi]  笨拙的  a clumsy boy 
mortgage
['mɔ:ɡidʒ] 抵押(借款)He will have to ~ his land for a
loan. 
motion ['məuʃən] 动,运动the ~ of the
planets 
mount [maunt] 登上, 爬上~ the steps
cluster ['klʌstə]  (果实,花等的)串,束,簇; (人或物)的群,组  a
cluster of tourists 
clutch [klʌtʃ] 紧抓,紧握
clutch at an opportunity 
coherent
[kəu'hiərənt]  一致的,协调的  lack coherent political
goals 
decompose [,di:kəm'pəuz]
分解,腐烂,腐败:decompose a compound into its elements.
dedicate ['dedikeit, 'dedikit, -keit]
奉献,把…用在(to): The doctor dedicated 
himself to
finding a cure. 
deduce [di'dju:s] 演绎,推论:From
her conversation, I deduced that she had a large
family. 
deform [di'fɔ:m](使)变形:Heat deforms
plastic. 
constant ['kɔnstənt]  经常的,不断的  a
constant noise 
constitute ['kɔnstitju:t]
组成,构成  constitute a threat to sb. 
consume
[kən'sju:m] 消费,花费: consume much of one’s time in
reading 
contaminate [kən'tæmi,neit]
弄脏,污染,玷污,毒害: Fumes contaminate the air
capture ['kæptʃə]  俘虏,捕获  capture butterflies
assume [ə'sju:m, ə'su:m]  假定,假设  Farmers will
have a bumper harvest, assuming 
(that) the
weather si favarable. 
assurance [ə'ʃuərəns]
保证,把握,信心  He gave me his assurance that he would
help. 
astonish [ə'stɔniʃ]  使惊讶  I was
astonished at his sudden appearance. 
attach
[ə'tætʃ]  系,贴,连接  attach a label to a suitcase
attain [ə'tein]  达到,获得  attain one’s goal
attentive [ə'tentiv]  注意的,专心的  an attentive
audience 
attribute [ə'tribju:t, 'ætribju:t]
把归因于,把......(过错的责任等)归于(to)  He 
attributed his
success to hard work. 
auxiliary [ɔ:ɡ'ziljəri]
辅助的  an auxiliary rocket 
第15天任务 
gallop
['ɡæləp](马等的)飞跑,疾驰:The horse did a fine gallop
during the race 
gamble ['ɡæmbl] 赌博:gamble at
cards 
gasp [ɡɑ:sp, ɡæsp] 喘气,喘息:speak between
gasps 
gear [ɡiə] 齿轮,传动装置,(排)档:interlock cogs
and gears 
avail [ə'veil] 有利于,有助于  Will force
alone avail us? 
avert [ə'və:t]  挡开,防止,避免  Many
traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.
contempt [kən'tempt] 轻视,轻蔑:show a contempt for
sb 
contradict [,kɔntrə'dikt]
反驳,同….相矛盾,同….相抵触:The facts contradict his
theory 
 
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defy
[di'fai, 'di:-] 公然违抗,反抗:He was going ahead defying
all difficulties. 
degenerate [di'dʒenəreit,
di'dʒenərət] 衰退,堕落,变坏(into): Her eyesight
degenerated with the years. 
deliberate
[di'libərət] 慎重的,深思熟虑的:The government is taking
deliberate 
action to lower prices. 
denote
[di'nəut] 表示,是…的标志,意思是:A frown often denotes
displeasure. 
correspond [,kɔ:ri'spɔnd]
相符合相称(to,with):Fulfillment seldom corresponds to
anticipation 
correspondent
[,kɔ:ri'spɔndənt] 通信者,通讯员,记者:a
good(bad)correspondent 
corresponding
[,kɔ:ri'spɔndiŋ] 符合的,一致的:corresponding
fingerprints 
compact [kəm'pækt, 'kɔmpækt]
紧密的,坚实的  a compact piece of luggage 
compatible
[kəm'pætəbl]  能和睦相处的,合的来的  You should choose a
roommate more 
compatible to your tastes.
detain [di'tein] 留住,担搁:be detained by
business. 
detect [di'tekt]
(当场)发现(某人在干坏事):detect a student cheating
deteriorate [di'tiəriəreit]
(使)恶化,(使)变坏,(使)退化;背离,偏离:deviate 
from the rule
compile [kəm'pail]  汇编,编制  compile an
anthology of poems 
comply [kəm'plai]  遵从,顺从,服从
comply with rules(safety regulations) 
compress
[kəm'pres, 'kɔmpres]  压缩  He compresses a lifetime
as a soldier into a 
few sentences 
comprise
[kəm'praiz]  包含,包括  The shipyard comprises three
docks. 
compromise ['kɔmprəmaiz]  妥协,折衷
compromise over the hard-fought next. 
confront
[kən'frʌnt]  (使)面临,(使)遭遇  The war confronted him
with hardships. 
crucial ['kru:ʃəl] 决定性的,关键性的:a
crucial decision 
cue [kju:] 提示,暗号,信号:throw
cues to sb 
cultivate ['kʌltiveit]
耕作,栽培,养殖:cultivate vegetables 
differentiate
[,difə'renʃieit] 使不同,使有差别,区分,区别:differentiate
varieties 
of plants 
diffuse [di'fju:s]
扩散(气体,液体等):The colors of the sunset were diffused
across 
the sky. 
disperse [dis'pə:s]
分散,驱散,散去:Police dispersed the rioters with tear
gas 
distribute [di'stribju:t, 'dis-]
分配,分发:distribute the prizes among the winners
eliminate [i'limineit] 排除,消除:eliminate the
exploitation of man by man  
elite [ei'li:t,
i'li:t]出类拔萃的人(或物),精华:the elite of the society
eloquent ['eləkwənt] 雄辩的,口才流利的,有说服力的:an
eloquent spokesman 
embark [em'bɑ:k,
im-]上船(或飞机,汽车等):embark for Europe at New York
harbor 
embody [im'bɔdi] 使具体化,表现:embody
principles in actions 
 
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embrace [im'breis] 拥抱:She embraced her son
tenderly 
enlighten [in'laitən]
启发,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)Would you enlighten me on your plans
for the future? 
enroll [in'rəul]
吸收(成员),招生:The school enrolled about 300 pupils
last year 
第16天任务 
condense [kən'dens]
(使)压缩,(使)凝结,使简洁  condense a speech to half
confer [kən'fə:]  商谈,商议  confer with sb. Over
(on, about, concerning) sth. 
confess [kən'fes]
坦白,供认,承认,忏悔  confess one’s crime 
formulate
['fɔ:mjuleit] 规划(制度等),构想出(计划方法等)formulate a policy
diminish [di'miniʃ] 减少,降低:His illness
diminished his strength. 
diplomat ['dipləmæt]
外交家,外交官,圆滑的人:a career diplomat 
discard
[dis'kɑ:d, 'diskɑ:d] 丢弃,抛弃:discard an old pair of
shoes 
discern [di'sə:n, -'zə:n] 看出,觉察出:We
could discern from his appearance that 
he was
upset. 
disclose [dis'kləuz] 揭露,透露,使公开:disclose
information to sb.  
discharge [dis'tʃɑ:dʒ,
'distʃɑ:dʒ, dis'tʃ-] 释放The judge found him not
guilty and 
discharged him. 
discount
[['diskaunt, dis'k-]] 把(价格,费用等)打折扣,削价出售:The store
discounts 
3 per cent on all bills paid when
due. 
discriminate [dis'krimineit,
dis'kriminət] 区别,辨别:It’s difficult to
discriminate between the twin brothers.
disgrace [dis'ɡreis] 丢脸,耻辱:bring disgrace on
oneself 
entertain [,entə'tein] 给…娱乐,使有兴趣:The
child is entertaining himself with his
building blocks 
entitle [in'taitl]
给…权利,给…资格(to):Robert was entitled to see the
documents 
equivalent [i'kwivələnt] 相等的,相同的:The
misery of such a position is equivalent 
to its
happiness 
erase [i'reiz, i'reis]
擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk marks 
erect [i'rekt]
竖直的,垂直的,竖起的:an erect tree 
erupt
[i'rʌpt](火山,喷泉等)喷发:The volcano is due to erupt any
day 
essence ['esəns] 本质,实质,要素:Being thoughtful
of others is the essence of 
politeness
eternal [i'tə:nəl] 永恒的,永存的,永久的:eternal truths
evaluate [i'væljueit] 估价,评价:evaluate property
evaporate [i'væpəreit] (使)蒸发,(使)挥发:Heats
evaporate water 
exaggerate [iɡ'zædʒəreit]
夸张,夸大,对…言过其实:keep to the facts and don’t
exaggerate 
exceed [ik'si:d] 超出,胜过:Her
performance exceeded all the others 
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external [ik'stə:nəl]
外面的,外部的:external signs of a disease 
descend
[di'send] 下来,下降:Darkness descended too soon.
extract [ik'strækt, 'ekstrækt] 取出,提取:extract a
confession 
extravagant [ik'strævəɡənt]
奢侈的,浪费的:be extravagant in one’s way of living
fabricate ['fæbrikeit] 建造,制造:The finest
craftsmen fabricated this clock  
facilitate
[fə'siliteit] 使变得(更)容易,使便利  
fade [feid]
(颜色)褪去:The color in this material will not fade
faint ['feint] 不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint idea
dominate ['dɔmineit] 分配,统治:a white dominated
society 
donate [dəʊ'neɪt] 捐赠,赠送:They donate to
the Red Cross every year. 
doom [du:m]
命运,厄运,劫数:His doom was to be poverty. 
doze
[dəuz] 打瞌睡,打盹儿:The old lady dozed in her armchair.
drain [drein] 慢慢排去:drain water from a pool
dread [dred] 怕,畏惧:I dread to think of what may
happen. 
drift [drift] 漂流,漂泊:The sounds of
music drifted up to us. 
dubious ['dju:bjəs]
引起怀疑的,不确定的:a dubious reply 
due [dju:, du:]
欠款的,应支付的:A great deal of money is due to you.
dump [dʌmp] 倾倒,倾卸:He opened his bag and dumped
its contents on the desk. 
duplicate
['dju:plikət, 'dju:plikeit] 完全一样的,复制的:a duplicate
key  
excess [ik'ses, 'ek-, 'ekses, ik's-]
超越,超过:an excess of supply over demand 
execute
['eksikju:t] 实行,实施,执行,履行:execute a plan
exemplify [iɡ'zemplifai]
例示,举例证明,是…的例证(或榜样等):The teacher 
exemplified
the use of the word 
exert [iɡ'zə:t]
用力,尽力:exert all one’s strength 
第17天任务
sacrifice ['sækrifais] 献祭,供奉 a law banning the
~ of animals 
salute [sə'lju:t, sɑ:'lu:te]
敬礼,祝贺 ~ one’s superior officer 
retain
[ri'tein] 保留,保持  ~the right to reply 
revenge
[ri'vendʒ] 报仇,复仇 
concentrate ['kɔnsəntreit]
集中,专心  concentrate one’s attention 
exhaust
[iɡ'zɔ:st] 汲空,抽完:exhaust a well 
expel
[ik'spel] 驱逐,赶走:expel an invader from a country
expend [ik'spend] 花费,消费(on, in):They expended
all their strength in (on) trying 
to climb out
expire [ik'spaiə, ek-] 满期,届期,(期限)终止:His term
of office expires this year  
explicit
[ik'splisit] 详尽的,明确的:give explicit directions
exploit ['eksplɔit, ik's-]英勇的或冒险的行为或事迹:The
daring of exploit of the 
parachutists were
much admired 
 
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exterior [ik'stiəriə] 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior
decorations 
durable ['djuərəbl] 耐用的:a durable
fabric 
dwell [dwel] (dwelt 或 dwelled
)(尤指作为常住居民)居住: dwell on an island  
gesture
['dʒestʃə] 手势,示意动作:raise one’s hands in a gesture
of despair 
confine [kən'fain, 'kɔnfain]
限制,使局限  They succeeded in confining the fire to
a small area. 
conflict [kən'flikt,
'kɔnflikt] (尤指长期的)战争,战斗  The conflict between
Greece 
and Troy lasted ten years. 
conform
[kən'fɔ:m]  遵照,适应  confirm to(或with) the rules(the
law) 
flourish ['flauriʃ] 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting
flourished in Italy in the fifteenth 
century
fluctuate ['flʌktjueit]波动,起伏:You can’t march
in a straight line to the victory, 
you
fluctuate it 
flush [flʌʃ] 脸红:Her cheeks
flushed red 
forbid [fə'bid] 不许,禁止:Wine is
absolutely forbidden to all the children 
forge
[fɔ:dʒ] 锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
glance [ɡlɑ:ns, ɡlæns] 一瞥,扫视:take a glance at
the newspaper headlines 
glare [ɡlεə]
怒视,瞪眼:give the jury a glare 
dense [dens]
稠密的,密集的:a dense forest 
deposit [di'pɔzit] 存放:
She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
depress [di'pres] 使沮丧,使消沉:That movie depressed
me. 
deprive [di'praiv]  剥夺,使丧失:deprive sb. of
his property 
derive [di'raiv] 取得,得到:He derived
his enthusiasm for literature from his father.
controversy ['kɔntrə,və:si](尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证:a
point of controversy 
convention
[kən'venʃən](正式)会议,(定期)大会:draft a new constitution
at a 
convention 
convert
[kən'və:t]转变,转化:convert coal to (into) pipeline
gas 
convey [kən'vei]运送,输送,传送:a wire conveys an
electric current  
convict
[kən'vikt](经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of
smuggling 
coordinate [kəu'ɔ:dinit,
kəu'ɔ:dineit] 调节,协调:coordinate the functions of
government agencies 
cordial ['kɔ:djəl]
热情友好的,热诚的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation)
glimpse [ɡlimps] 一瞥,一看:have a glimpse of
(into)sth 
glitter ['ɡlitə]
闪闪发亮(或发光),光彩夺目,闪耀:His language glitters with
marvelous words  
glory ['ɡlɔ:ri] 光荣,荣誉:The
soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field
glow [ɡləu] 发热,发光,发红:the fire glowing in the
darkness 
gossip ['ɡɔsip] 流言蜚语:give rise to
gossip  
 
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grant
[ɡrɑ:nt, ɡrænt] 同意,准予:grant a request 
grease
[ɡri:s] 油脂,动物脂:the grease spot on the envelope
heal [hi:l] 治愈,愈合:heal the sick 
heap
[hi:p] (一)堆:a big heap of books 
hedge [hedʒ]
(矮树)树篱:a quickset hedge 
第18天任务 
highlight
['hailait] 使显著,使突出: 
fracture ['fræktʃə] 裂缝,裂痕:
a fracture in the pipe 
frequent ['fri:kwənt,
fri'kwent] 时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less
frequent now 
frown [fraun] 皱眉:frown at sb
frustrate [frʌs'treit] 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate
a plan 
furnish ['fə:niʃ] 供应,提供:furnish
blankets for the refugees 
fury ['fjuəri]
狂怒,暴怒:fly into a fury  
fuss [fʌs]
大惊小怪,乱忙,小题大做:make much fuss over losing a penny
hinder ['hində] 妨碍,阻止:Bad weather hindered
travel 
hint [hint] 暗示:drop(give ,throw out)a
hint 
enforce [in'fɔ:s] 实施,使生效:The principal
enforced the rules of the school 
finite
['fainait]  有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts
flare [flεə] (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring
in the wind 
flash [flæʃ] 闪光,闪烁:a flash of
lighting  
flat [flæt] 平坦的,扁平的:a flat land
inaccessible [,inæk'sesəbl] 达不到的:The two rocks
at the top of the steep hill is 
at first sight
inaccessible  
incline [in'klain] 倾斜:The shaft
inclines almost thirty degree 
incorporate
[in'kɔ:pəreit, in'kɔ:pərət] 包含,吸收:His book
incorporates his earlier 
essays 
incur
[in'kə:] 招致,引起,遭受:incur sb’s displeasure(envy)
modify ['mɔdifai] 修改,更改 ~a law  
momentary
['məuməntəri] 片刻的,瞬息的 a ~ feeling of fear
designate ['deziɡneit, 'deziɡnit, -neit]
指明,表明:designate boundaries  
desolate
['desələt, 'desəleit] 荒芜的,不毛的:desolate land
despise [di'spaiz] 蔑视,鄙视:He despises flattery.
detach [di'tætʃ] 拆卸:They detached their
trailer and set up camp. 
diagnose ['daiəɡnəuz,
,daiəɡ'nəuz] 诊断,判断:The doctor diagnosed the
illness as 
influenza. 
dictate [dik'teit,
'dikteit] 口授,使听写:dictate a letter to a secretary
coincide [,kəuin'said]  相符,相一致  100 Centigrade
coincides with 212 Fahrenheit. 
 
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collaborate [kə'læbəreit]
(尤指在文艺、科学等方面)合作,协作  He and I collaborated 
in
writing plays. 
collapse [kə'læps]  倒坍,崩溃,瓦解
The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
collide [kə'laid]  碰撞,互撞  The car collided
with the truck. 
commemorate [kə'meməreit]
纪念,庆祝  commemorate a holiday 
commend [kə'mend]
表扬,称赞  commend a soldier for bravery 
extinct
[ik'stiŋkt] (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire)
extinguish [ik'stiŋɡwiʃ] 熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a
cigarette(candle) 
multiply ['mʌltiplai] 乘,相乘~
7 and 8  
narrate ['næreit, nə'reit] 叙述,讲述 ~
the story of sb’s life 
negligent ['neɡlidʒənt]
疏忽的,大意的 be ~ about traffic regulations
indignant [in'diɡnənt] 愤怒的,愤慨的:The actress was
at the columnist’s personal 
questions
indispensable [,indis'pensəbl] 必不可少的,必需的(to.
for): Oxygen is indispensable 
to life
induce [in'dju:s, in'du:s] 引诱,劝使:Nothing will
induce me to do that 
infer [in'fə:]
(根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred
that 
he was a good student 
ingenious
[in'dʒi:njəs] (人,头脑等)灵巧的,足智多谋的:an ingenious
designer  
instant ['instənt]
紧急的,急迫的,立即的,即刻的:be in instant need of help
iinsulate ['insjuleit, 'insə-]
隔音,使隔绝(以免受到影响):We are not insulated from 
the
real world the way we were 
insult [in'sʌlt]
侮辱,辱骂:She insulted him by calling him a coward
flatter ['flætə] 奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly
flattered by your invitation 
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flee
[fli:] 逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter
confusion 
flexible ['fleksibl] 柔韧,
易弯曲的:flexible cord 
fling
[fliŋ](用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison 
hoist
[hɔist] 举起,升起,吊起:The war hoisted prices
homogeneous [,hɔmə'dʒi:niəs, ,həu-]
同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的:homogeneous 
parts 
horizon
[hə'raizən] 地平(线):The sun has sunk below the
horizon 
hospitable [hɔ'spitəbl, 'hɔspitəbl]
好客的,殷勤的,热情友好的:be hospitable to the 
homeless
hostile ['hɔstail, -təl] 敌人的,敌方的:a hostile
army 
withstand [wið'stænd, wiθ-] 经受,承受
~hardships 
speculate ['spekjuleit] 推测,推断 I
cannot ~ on their motives for doing this
spill [spil] 溢出,溅出 The ship ~ed oil while in
port  
 
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spin [spin]
纺制  ~ cotton into yarn 
splash [splæʃ] 溅泼A
passing car ~ed my dress 
split [split]
劈开,切开,裂开 ~ the firewood with an axe 
sponsor
['spɔnsə]  发起者,主办者,保证人,赞助者the ~ of the annual
Christmas 
parade 
spot [spɔt] 斑点,污点  a blue
tie with ~s 
spray [sprei]  浪花,水花 The new
shower heads reduce ~ and waste less water
sprout [spraut] 抽条,发芽,长出 The seeds we planted
finally ~ed 
spur [spə:] 靴刺,踢马刺a pair of ~s
renovate ['renəuveit] 修复,整修 ~ a two storey
building 
repel [ri'pel] 击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥 ~ the
enemy 
repent [ri'pent] 后悔,懊悔 ~of a thoughtless
act 
transmit [trænz'mit, træns-, trɑ:n-] 播送,发射
~ a match live 
transparent [træns'pærənt,
-'pεə-, trænz-, trɑ:n-] 透明的 Glass is ~ 
trifle
['traifl] 琐事,小事 One should not get angry about
such a ~ 
trim [trim] 整齐的,整洁的 ~ lawns
triple ['tripl] 三倍的,三重的,三部分的,三方的 
triumph
['traiəmf, -ʌmf] 胜利 a ~ over the enemy 
trivial
['triviəl] 琐碎的,不重要的,无价值的 ~ matters 
tuck [tʌk]
夹入,藏入 He ~ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t
lose it 
tug [tʌɡ] (用力)拖或拉He tugged the door
but it wouldn’t open 
stroke [strəuk] 敲,打,鸣
drive in a nail with one ~ of the hammer 
tend
[tend] 趋向,倾向 Interest rates are ~ing upwards
tender ['tendə] 嫩的 a ~ piece of meat
reproach [ri'prəutʃ] 责备,指责,斥责 mute ~
scratch [skrætʃ] 抓,刮,擦 The cat ~ed me with its
claws 
shield [ʃi:ld]  盾,保护物,防御物 They piled
more sand on top as a ~ 
snob [snɔb]
势力的人,谄上欺下的人  a ~ of the first water 
soak
[səuk] 湿透,浸湿,浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the
rain-your clothes 
are ~ing  
sober ['səubə]
未醉的 A driver must stay ~ 
sophisticated
[sə'fistikeitid] 老于世故的 a young man quite ~ for his
age 
sore [sɔ:] 痛的,痛苦的,痛心的touch sb on a ~ place
sow [səu] 播种 This plot of land was sown with
maize  
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sparkle ['spɑ:kl] 发光,闪耀 Her
eyes were sparkling with anger 
tentative
['tentətiv] 试验性的,试探性的,暂时的,推测的 a ~plan
terminate ['tə:mineit] 停止,结束,使终止 ~ a contract
 
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terrify ['terifai]
使害怕,使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits
humble ['hʌmbl] 地位(或身份)低下的,卑贱的:a humble job
hysterical [his'terikəl] 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里的  an
hysterical outburst of fury  
identical
[ai'dentikəl] 同一的:the same (very)identical menu
identify [ai'dentifai] 识别,鉴别:He identified the
coat as his brother’s  
idle ['aidl]
闲散的,闲置的:idle money 
ignite [iɡ'nait]
点燃,使燃烧:ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
impose [im'pəuz] 征(税),加(负担,惩罚等)于(on,
upon):impose additional tax on 
business
expansion 
impulse ['impʌls] 推动,驱动:give an
impulse to the development of the friendly
relations between the two countries 
intact
[in'tækt]完整无缺的,未经触动的,未受损伤的:an intact family
integrate ['intiɡreit, 'intiɡrit, -ɡreit]
使成一体,使合并(with, into):integrate 
traditional
Chinese medicine with western 
medicine
interfere [,intə'fiə] 妨碍,冲突(with):Misty
weather interfered with the contact
intermittent [,intə'mitənt]
间歇的,断断续续的,周期性的:suffer from intermittent
headaches 
hazard ['hæzəd] 危险,危害物,危险之源:a
life full of hazards 
label ['leibl]
标签,标记,标号:put labels on your luggage 
lag [læɡ]
走得慢,落后,滞留:Some of the runners began to lag
latent ['leitənt] 潜在的,隐伏的,不易觉察的:a latent
infection  
leak [li:k] 漏洞,裂缝:The pipe has got
a leak  
initiate [i'niʃieit, i'niʃiət, -eit]
开始,发起:initiate a conversation 
innovate
['inəuveit] 革新,改革,创新(in,onupon):innovate on
another’s creation 
tumble ['tʌmbl] 跌到,滚下The
baby is just learning to walk and he’s always
tumbling 
over 
tune [tju:n, tu:n] 曲调,曲子 She
wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote
the ~ 
turbulent ['tə:bjulənt]
骚乱的,动荡的,混乱的,狂暴的a ~ crowd 
twinkle ['twiŋkl]
闪烁,闪耀,闪亮 The diamond on her finger ~d in the
firelight 
twist [twist] 捻,搓,绞,拧 ~ a rope out
of threads 
wholesome ['həulsəm] 有益于健康的 ~
surroundings 
wicked ['wikid] 坏的,邪恶的,淘气的,恶作剧的 ~
habits 
tease [ti:z] 戏弄,取笑 The boy is teasing
the cat 
tedious ['ti:diəs, 'ti:dʒəs]
单调乏味的,冗长的,罗嗦的a ~ debate 
liable ['laiəbl]
会……的,有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes
 
testify ['testifai] 作证,证明 He agreed to ~
on behalf of the accused man          
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liberal ['libərəl] 慷慨的,大方的 a
liberal donation 
limp [limp] 软的,松沓的 a young
man in a limp gray sweater 
linger
['liŋɡə]逗留,徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo
until closing time 
lubricate ['lubrikeit] 使润滑
lubricate the skin with cold cream  
lump
[lʌmp] 块,小方块 a lump of coal  
第21天任务
macroscopic [,mækrəu'skɔpik] 肉眼可见的 
magnet
['mæɡnit] 磁铁,磁铁石 The pin was extracted with a
magnet 
magnify ['mæɡnifai] 放大,扩大 I want to
magnify this picture 
malfunction [mæl'fʌŋkʃən]
发生功能障碍,发生障碍 If the computer malfunctions it
fails to work properly 
manifest
['mænifest] 显然的,明了的manifest superiority
nominal ['nɔminəl] 名义的,有名无实的 a ~ leader
nominate ['nɔmineit, 'nɔminət, -neit] 提名 a ~
leader  
noteworthy ['nəut,wə:ði]值得注意的,显著的a ~
day  
intervene [,intə'vi:n] 插入,介入:A week
intervenes between Christmas and New Year’
s
Day  
intricate ['intrikət] 错综复杂的,复杂精细的:A
detective story usually has an 
intricate plot
invert [in'və:t, 'invə:t] 使反向,使倒转,使颠倒:The
magician inverted the bag to 
show it was empty
irrespective [,iri'spektiv] 不考虑的,不顾的(of)
:irrespective of consequences  
irritate
['iriteit] 激怒,使恼怒,使烦躁:be irritated by sb’s
insolence 
knit [nit] 编织,编结:She’s knitting her
husband a sweater 
grieve [ɡri:v] 使悲伤,使伤心:The
little girl grieved over her kitten’s death
grind [ɡraind]  (ground)磨,磨碎,碾碎:grind wheat
into flour 
gross [ɡrəus] 总的,毛的:gross income
guarantee [,ɡærən'ti:] 保证,保证书,保单:Wealth is no
guarantee of happiness 
hail [heil] 欢呼,喝彩:The
crowd hailed the actress with joy 
halt [hɔ:lt]
(行进中的)暂停前进,中止,终止:The car came to a sudden halt
hamper ['hæmpə] 妨碍,阻碍:hamper sb from getting
elected 
handicap ['hændikæp] 障碍,不利条件:Poor
eyesight is a handicap to a student 
manipulate
[mə'nipjuleit] (熟练地)操作 Mr. Smith manipulated the
ivory chopsticks 
with great dexterity
merit ['merit] 长处,优点,价值,功绩 merits and demerits
migrate [mai'ɡreit, 'maiɡ-] 移居(尤指移居国外),迁移
migrate to another country 
minimum ['miniməm]
最低限度,最少量,最低点 
mobilize ['məubilaiz] 动员 Our
country’s in great danger, we must ~ the army.
 
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ornament
['ɔ:nəmənt, 'ɔ:nəment] 装饰品,点缀品 We bought ~s for
the Christmas tree 
orthodox ['ɔ:θədɔks]
正统的,正宗的 an ~ economic theory 
overflow
[,əuvə'fləu, 'əuvəfləu] 泛滥 Every spring the river
~s 
overhaul [,əuvə'hɔ:l, 'əuvəhɔ:l]
大修,全面检查,彻底革新~ a faulty machine 
overhear
[,əuvə'hiə] 偶然听到,偷听到I wouldn’t like to be ~d
odd [ɔd] 奇数的,单的,奇怪的One ,three five are
~numbers 
wicked ['wikid] 坏的,邪恶的,淘气的,恶作剧的 ~
habits 
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withhold ['wið'həuld, wiθ-]
使停止,阻挡 be obliged to ~ one’s pen 
withstand
[wið'stænd, wiθ-] 经受,承受 ~hardships 
offence
[ə'fens] 犯法行为,过错 They were arrested for drug ~s.
offset [,ɔf'set, ,ɔ:-, 'ɔfset, 'ɔ:-] 补偿,抵消They
gains ~the losses. 
omit [əu'mit] 省略,删去 Minor
points may be omitted. 
overlap [,əuvə'læp,
'əuvəlæp] 重叠,部分相同 The Renaissance overlapped the
later 
Middle Ages 
overthrow [,əuvə'θrəu,
'əuvəθrəu] 推翻,打倒 a plot to ~ the government
overwhelm [,əuvə'hwelm] 征服,压倒,毁坏 He took 45%
of the ballots and ~ed his two 
main rivals
pace [peis, 'peisi] 步,步速,步伐 He took three ~s
forward 
pack [pæk] 包,包裹 The climber carried
some food in a ~ on his back 
pant [pænt]
气喘,气喘吁吁地说话 He ~ed along beside the bicycle
patent ['pætnt] 专利,专利权,专利品 take out a ~ for an
invention 
periodical [,piəri'ɔdikəl] 期刊,杂志 a ~
room 
perish ['periʃ] 卒,丧生~ from disease
perpetual [pə'petʃuəl, -tju-] 永久的,永恒的,长期的 a ~
arms race 
notorious [nəu'tɔ:riəs] 臭名昭著的a ~
thief 
notwithstanding [,nɔtwiθ'stændiŋ, -wið-]
虽然,尽管 They traveled on,~ the storm 
nourish
['nʌriʃ, 'nə:-] 养育Milk is all we need to ~our
small baby   
numb [nʌm] 麻木的,失去感觉的 fingers ~
with cold  
object ['ɔbdʒikt, -dʒekt, əb'dʒekt]
物体,事物  cultural ~s 
obscure [əb'skjuə, ɔb-]
晦涩的,费解的 an ~ text 
nasty [['nɑ:sti, 'næs-]]
龌龊的,肮脏的 a~ room 
necessitate [ni'sesi,teit,
nə-] 使成为必须,需要 The emergency ~d a change in
plans. 
obsolete ['ɔbsəli:t, ,ɔbsə'li:t]
废弃的,淘汰的 Wooden warships are ~. 
obstinate
['ɔbstinit, -nət] 顽固的,固执的,倔强的The girl would go her
own way, 
in spite of all warnings 
occasion
[ə'keiʒən, əu-] 时刻,场合They met on three ~s 
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opaque [əu'peik] 不透明的A
brick wall is ~. 
portable ['pɔ:təbl, 'pəu-]
便于携带的,手提式的,轻便的This little TV is 
extremely ~
pose [pəuz] 姿势,样子 The model was asked to adopt
various ~s for the photographer 
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rally ['ræli] 集合,团结 ~ public opinion in favor
of price controls 
paralyze ['pærəlaiz] 使瘫痪,使麻痹
A stroke ~d half his face 
impartial
[im'pɑ:ʃəl]不偏不倚的;公正的 
remark [ri'mɑ:k] 评论,议论
(on, upon) It would be rude to ~ upon her
appearance 
remedy ['remidi] 治疗,治疗法,药品 a folk ~
spectacle ['spektəkl] 景象,奇观,壮观,场面 The burning
house was a terrible ~ 
squeeze [skwi:z] 榨,挤 ~
juice from oranges 
stern [stə:n] 严厉的,苛刻的 a ~
punishment 
stimulate ['stimjuleit] 刺激,促使 ~
economic growth 
ignore [iɡ'nɔ:] 不顾,不理,忽视:He
who ignores history is doomed to repeat it
illuminate [i'lju:mineit] 照明,照亮,解释,启发,启迪:The
room was poorly illuminated 
by one candle
patch [pætʃ] 补钉,补片 patches at elbows of a
jacket  
hip [hip] n.臀部,髋;屋脊  
pave [peiv]
铺路,铺砌,铺筑 ~ a road with concrete 
hum [hʌm]
v.哼曲子;发嗡嗡声;忙碌n.嗡嗡声,嘈杂声  
profound [prəu'faund]
很深的 a ~ sleep 
prohibit [prəu'hibit] 禁止 Tourist
class passengers are ~ed from using the first
class lounge  
prolong [prə'lɔŋ, 'lɔ:ŋ]
延长,拉长,拖延 a means of ~ing life 
proclaim
[prəu'kleim] 宣告,宣布,声明 ~ war  
prosper ['prɔspə]
兴旺,繁荣,昌盛,成功 His farm ~ed through good management
provoke [prəu'vəuk] 挑动,激起,导致 He tried to ~
them into fighting 
radiate
['reidieit](光,热等)辐射,发射 The sun ~s light and heat
radical ['rædikəl] 根本的,基本的a ~ error
humiliate [hju:'milieit] v.使羞辱,使丢脸[同]disgrace
lapse [læps] n.失误;(时间的)流逝 vi.逐渐下降;终止
laptop ['læptɔp] n.小型计算机  
perplex
[pə'pleks] 使困惑,使茫然 The question ~ed him
persecute ['pə:sikju:t] 虐待,残害,迫害 ~ animals
perspective [pə'spektiv] 透视画法,透视图 a lesson in
drawing class on ~ 
pessimistic [,pesi'mistik]
悲观的 I am ~ about my chances of getting the job
petition [pi'tiʃən] 请愿,请愿书 get up a ~ 
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pierce [piəs] 刺入,刺穿,穿透
The thorn ~d his heel 
pilot ['pailət] 飞行员,驾驶员
pin [pin] 大头针,别针 
pinch [pintʃ] 捏,拧,夹 I ~ed
myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming
plausible ['plɔ:zəble] 论点等貌似有理的 a ~ excuse
plead [pli:d] 恳求,请求 His parents ~ed that he
should be given one more chance 
pledge [pledʒ]
保证,誓言,誓约 fulfill one’s ~ 
plot [plɔt] 小块土地 a
vegetable ~ 
plug [plʌɡ] 塞子,栓 He wears rubber
~s in his ears when he swims 
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illustrate ['iləstreit] (用图或例子)说明,阐明:A
complicated rule can be illustrated 
by a
simple example 
immerse [i'mə:s] 使浸没:He
immersed himself in the pool  
shrewd [ʃru:d]
机灵的,敏锐的,精明的 a ~ guess 
synchronize
['siŋkrənaiz] 使同步,使结合,使协调 Their steps ~d 
taboo
[tə'bu:, tæ-] 禁忌,忌讳Movies producers attempted to
break down all the ~
s 
tackle ['tækl] 用具,装备
shaving ~ 
transient ['trænziənt, -si-, -ʃənt,
'trɑ:n-] 短暂的,转瞬即逝的 ~ happiness 
simulate
['simjuleit] 假装,冒充 use tricks to ~ illness
sketch [sketʃ]  素描,速写 make a ~ of a face in
pencil 
slack [slæk]  不紧的,不严的 a ~ soft rope
slender ['slendə] 苗条的,修长的,细长的She is ~ and has
long dark hair 
edible ['edibl]
可以吃的,可食用的:edible oil 
elaborate [i'læbərət,
i'læbəreit] 精心计划(或制作)的,详尽的:an elaborate plot
plunge [plʌndʒ] 猛地投入或插入 He ran to the edge of
the swimming pool and ~d in 
pocket ['pɔkit]
衣袋,口袋,袋子 a change ~ 
poll [pəul] 民意测验 A recent
~ shows a change in public opinion 
layman
['leimən] n.俗人,外行,门外汉  
random ['rændəm]
胡乱的,任意的,随意的,a ~talk 
reap [ri:p] 收割,收获 ~ the
rice in the field 
rear [riə] 后部,后边,背部a garden
at the ~ of the house 
reckon ['rekən] 计算,数 ~
the days till Christmas 
hurl [hə:l]
vt.猛投,力掷;大声叫骂  
hurricane ['hʌrikən] n.飓风 ;十二级风
hypocrisy [hi'pɔkrisi] n.伪善,虚伪  
ideology
[,aidi'ɔlədʒi, ,idi-] n.意识形态,(政治或社会的)思想意识
infrastructure ['infrə,strʌktʃə] n.基础结构,基础设施
 
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inhale [in'heil]
v.吸入(气体等),吸(烟)  
juvenile ['dʒu:vənail, -nil]
n.少年 a.青少年的,适合青少年的;幼稚的  
kin [kin] n.家族,亲属
a.亲属关系的  
reclaim [ri'kleim] 使改过,改造 ~ former
criminals 
recollect [,rekə'lekt] 回忆,想起 I am
trying to ~ a forgotten address 
recommend
[,rekə'mend] 推荐,称赞  He ~ed me for the post of
headmaster 
reconcile ['rekənsail] 使和解,使和好After
each fight they ate soon ~d 
recruit [ri'kru:t]
招募(新兵)招收(新成员)try to ~300 men in two days
rectify ['rektifai] 纠正,改正,矫正 ~ the mistakes in
a bill 
refine [ri'fain] 提炼~ crude oil into
various petroleum products 
pump [pʌmp] 泵 fill
a bucket from the ~ 
pursue [pə'sju:, -'su:]
追赶,追随,追求 He felt their eyes pursuing him
quench [kwentʃ] 消除,平息,压制,扑灭 ~ hatred 
queue
[kju:] 一队人,一行列车 from a ~  
quit [kwit] 停止,放弃 It
hasn’t ~ raining yet 
peculiar [pi'kju:ljə]
奇怪的,古怪的 He has always been a little ~ 
peel
[pi:l] 削皮,剥皮 peel potatoes 
penetrate
['penitreit] 穿透,渗入 The nail ~d the wood at least
two inches 
perceive [pə'si:v] 感知,感觉,觉察 He was
only able to ~ light and color he could 
not
see properly 
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perfume [pə'fju:m]
香水,香料,香气She loves French ~(s)  
hop [hɔp]
v.人单足跳;跳上(车等)n.蹦跳;短程飞行  
hound [haund]
n.猎狗;卑鄙的人 vt.用猎狗追,追逐  
hover ['hɔvə, 'hʌ-] vi.
盘旋;徘徊 
howl [haul] n.怒吼,嗥叫 vi.(风等)怒吼,咆哮
huddle ['hʌdl] vi.挤作一团;蜷缩vt.聚集n.挤在一起的人
quiver ['kwivə] 颤抖,抖动 ~ with cold   
quote
[kwəut, kəut] 引用,引述,援引 She ~d several verses to us
rack [ræk]  架子,支架,搁架 a clothes ~  
refresh
[ri'freʃ, ri:-] 使恢复活力,使振作精神 Sleep ~es the body
refute [ri'fju:t, ri:-] 驳斥,驳倒 The argument
cannot be d at the moments 
regenerate
[ri'dʒenəreit, ri:-] 使恢复,使复兴,再生The human body can
~ hair, 
nails, etc 
reign [rein] 为王,统治In
England ,the sovereign ~s but does not rule
reinforce [,ri:in'fɔ:s] 增援,加强 They hope to ~
their domination in these 
countries
rejoice [ri'dʒɔis] 使感到高兴,使充满喜悦 The whole
nation ~ over the victory 
 
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relate [ri'leit] 讲述,叙述 She ~d the
experience of a Chinese girl in the United
States 
rescue ['reskju:] 营救,救援,搭救 ~
hostages held by the terrorists 
resent
[ri'zent] 怨恨 ~ those unfair comments 
reserve
[ri'zə:v] 保留,储备 We’ll the ticket for you till
tomorrow noon 
resolve [ri'zɔlv] 决定,打定注意要 Have
you ~d where to go next? 
resort [ri'zɔ:t]
求助,凭借,诉诸 ~ to sb for help 
reverse [ri'və:s]
相反的,颠倒的,倒退的a ~ dictionary 
revive [ri'vaiv]
苏醒,复苏 He is dead and never will ~ 
ridiculous
[ri'dikjuləs] 可笑的,荒唐的,荒谬的  
rigid ['ridʒid]
刚性的,坚硬的 a ~ piece of plastic 
ripe [raip]
成熟的,时机成熟的 a ~ cluster of grapes 
rot [rɔt]
腐烂,腐坏,腐朽,腐败,腐化Meat may ~ if it is not refrigerated
roundabout ['raundə,baut] 绕道的,绕圈子的,不直接的  The
car has to take a ~ course 
to avoid the flood
scorn [skɔ:n] 轻蔑,鄙视 He ~s lying 
scrap
[skræp] 碎片,零屑 ~s of bread 
scrape [skreip] 刮,擦
~one’s chin 
elevate ['eliveit]举起,提高,抬起:elevate
the living standards of the people 
fascinate
['fæsineit] 强烈的吸引,迷住,使神魂颠倒:be fascinated with
history 
emigrate ['emiɡreit]
移居外国(或外地区):emigrate from Canada to Australia
emit [i'mit] 发出,散发(光,热,电度,声音,液体,气味等),发射电子:The
chimney emitted 
a cloud of smoke 
endeavor
[in'devə] (为达到某一目的而)努力,尝试:How much he endeavored,
goal stayed 
unattained 
compulsory
[kəm'pʌlsəri]  必须做的,义务的  a compulsory subject
conceal [kən'si:l]  隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽  He concealed his
disappointment from his 
friends. 
conceive
[kən'si:v]  构想出,设想  conceive an idea 
restore
[ri'stɔ:] 恢复,修复,康复 The temple has been ~d out of
all recognition 
restrain [ri'strein] 抑制,遏止 ~
one’s anger 
resume [rezju:'mei, ri'zju:m;
-'zu:m] 重新开始,继续 When I quit golf, I ~d writing
rouse [rauz] 惊起 The boat ~d wild ducks to
flight  
row [rəu] 吵闹,争吵 What’s all this ~
about? ||rub [rʌb] 擦,摩擦 He rubbed his 
eyes
||rust [rʌst] 锈,铁锈 Iron gathers ~easily ||
ruthless ['ru:θlis] 无情的,
残忍的,冷酷的  a~ enemy||
sack [sæk]  麻袋,纸袋,塑料袋 a ~of cement ||sacred
['seikrid] 神圣的the ~ name of God  
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