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A:

What is NY an

abbreviation

for ?

B:

New York.

abbreviation

n.縮寫, 縮寫詞

A:

You always

abide by

the law.

B:

Yes, I think it is important for national governance

abide

vt. 容忍

abide

by 遵守，履行

A:

I think my child’s behaviour is

abnormal

.

B:

No, he just has a lot of energy.

abnormal

a.反常的，異常的

A:

I think they should

abolish

all the rules in this school.

B:

But then there would be chaos.

abolish

vt. 廢止, 廢除(法律、制度、習(xí)俗等)

A:

Can you have an

abortion

in your country?

B:

Yes, do you agree with it?

abortion

n. 流產(chǎn), 墮胎

A:

Henry

abounds with

energy.

B:

I know I can never keep up with him.

abound

vi. 1. 大量存在 2.（in,with） 充滿 ,富于

A:

Do you read the newspaper every morning?

B:

Yes, I at least try to

keep abreast of

current affairs.

abreast

ad. 并列，并排 keep

abreast

of 與……齊頭并進(jìn)，了解……的最新情況

A:

I heard that you were nearly in an accident.

B:

Yes, it was a close call—but the car came to an

abrupt

stop just in time.

abrupt

a. 1. 突然的,意外的 2.（舉止、言談等）唐突的，魯莽的

A:

Why do you

abstain

from alcohol?

B:

I think it is better for my health.

abstain

vi. 1.棄權(quán) 2.（from）戒除

A:

That was an

absurd

joke.

B:

Maybe, but it was still funny.

absurd

a. 荒謬的，荒唐的

A:

There are an

abundance

of flies outside.

B:

I think that is because of the warm weather.

abundance

n. 大量，豐富，充足 in

abundance

充足，豐富

A:

Mary hangs around with Joe a lot.

B:

Yes, I almost mistook her as an

accessory

.

accessory

n. 1.附件，零件，配件 2.[常pl.]（婦女手提包之類的）裝飾品 3.同謀，幫兇，包庇犯

A:

He

acclaimed

that he was fully recovered.

B:

And do you think that he actually was?

acclaim

vt. 向……歡呼，為……喝彩 n. 稱贊，歡迎

A:

How many people will your hotel

accommodate

?

B:

Fifty, at a push.

accommodate

vt. 1.容納 2.向……提供住處（或膳宿） 3.使適應(yīng)，順應(yīng)

A:

Do you think that Mr. Hand committed the crime alone?

B:

No, he has an

accomplice

.

accomplice

n. 共犯，從犯

A:

Why were you late for work?

B:

I don’t have to tell you, I’m only

accountable

to my boss.

accountable

a. 負(fù)有責(zé)任的

A:

That was an

ace

tennis match.

B:

Yeah, it was fantastic.

ace

n. 1.（紙牌等中的）幺點(diǎn)，“A”牌 2.（網(wǎng)球等比賽中）發(fā)球得分 3.（在某方面的）佼佼者 a. 第一流的，杰出的

A:

Do you play the

acoustic

guitar?

B:

Usually I play the electric.

acoustic

a. 1.聽(tīng)覺(jué)的，聲音的 2.（樂(lè)器）原聲的

A:

Have you

acquainted

yourself with the material yet?

B:

No, I still have to read the book.

acquaint

vt. （with）使認(rèn)識(shí)，使了解，使熟悉

A:

Has the case come to a close?

B:

Yes, the suspect was

acquitted

because there was not enough evidence.

acquit

vt. 1.宣判……無(wú)罪 2.（oneself）使（自己）作出某種表現(xiàn)

A:

If you press that red button you will

activate

the bomb.

B:

I’ll be sure not to press it then.

activate

vt. 使活動(dòng)起來(lái)，使開(kāi)始起作用 A: What do you want to be when you grow up? B: A feminist

activist

, working for female rights

activist

n.（政治活動(dòng)的）積極分子，活動(dòng)家 A: Do you drink tea? B: Yes, but I am

addicted

to coffee.

addict

n. 1.有癮的人；2.入迷的人 vt. 使成癮，使入迷 A: I watch too much television. B: Me too, it is

addictive

addictive

a. 使人入迷的，使人上癮的 A: Are you going to wear those old shoes to the wedding? B: Yeah, I hate

adhering

to formalities.

adhere

vi. （to ）1.黏附，附著；2.遵守，堅(jiān)持；3.追隨，支持 A: Your poster has fallen down from the wall. B: I ran out of

adhesive

and forgot buy some more.

adhesive

n. 黏合劑 a. 可黏著的，粘性的 A: Where do you live? B:

Adjacent

to the hospital, and near the school.

adjacent

a. (to)鄰近的，毗連的 A: I always see Mary and Bill together. B: I do too, it is like as if they were

adjoined

at the hip.

adjoin

vt. 貼近，與…毗連 A: The pharmacy down the road is closed. B: Yes, it lost its license to

administer

over the counter drugs.

administer

vt. 1.掌管，料理…的事務(wù)；2.施行，實(shí)施；3.給予，派給，投（藥） A: I am reading a book about a sailing voyage set in 1900. B: Is that the one where the

admiral

gets thrown overboard?

admiral

n. 海軍將領(lǐng)，艦隊(duì)司令 A: He looks too young to be at university. B: I thought he was just an

adolescent

adolescent

n. 青少年 a. 青春期的，青少年的 A: I simply

adore

the band U2. B: They are good , but I prefer The Cranberries.

adore

vt. 1.崇拜，致敬，愛(ài)慕；2.非常喜歡 A: Did you enjoy the wedding? B: It was beautiful, the bride was

adorned

with rose in her hair.

adorn

vt. 裝飾，使生色 A: I can not wait until

advent

is over. B: Likewise, then I can open all of my Christmas presents.

advent

n. 出現(xiàn)，到來(lái) A: Peter and Mary are always fighting. B: I didn’t know that they had an

adversary

relationship.

adversary

n. 對(duì)手，敵手 A: Did you see the thunder and lightening last night? B: No, but the weather has been unusually

adverse

resently.

adverse

a. 不利的，有害的 A: By the way , I broke the radio

aerial

last night. B: I was wondering why the reception was so bad.

aerial

a. 1.飛機(jī)的，航空的，由飛機(jī)進(jìn)行的；2.空中俯瞰的，架空的 n. 天線 A: Do you like Monet’s work? B: No, I prefer Degas, He appeals more to my

aesthetic

sense.

aesthetic

見(jiàn) esthetic A: I am going on a study exchange to France next year. B: Oh, that’s right, your university is

affiliated

to one in Paris.

affiliate

vt. 使隸屬（或附屬）于 n. 附屬機(jī)構(gòu)，分公司 A: Simon

affirmed

that he was in good health. B: Good , so he will be fit for work tomorrow.

affirm

vt.1.斷言，堅(jiān)持聲稱；2.證實(shí)，確認(rèn) A: I could never

afflict

harm upon another creature. B: Does that mean that you are also a vegetarian?

afflict

vt. 使苦惱，折磨 A: You live in a very

affluent

area of the city. B: I am lucky, but I am not weathy.

affluent

a. 富裕的，富足的 A: I love being in thunderstorms. B: I must say that I prefer the

aftermath

.

aftermath

n. 后果，余波 A: My little sister

aggravate

my daily! B: But aren’t you glad that you have a little sister?

aggravate

vt. 1.加重；2.激怒，使惱火 A: Life is of

aggregate

all past experience. B: Indeed, so I better try to gain as much experience as possible.

aggregate

n. 總數(shù)，合計(jì) a. 總計(jì)的，合計(jì) vt. 1.總計(jì)達(dá)，合計(jì)；2.使聚集，使積聚 in the

aggregate

總共，作為總體 A: Stop

agitate

your brother! B: He is the one that started it .

agitate

vi. （for,against）煽動(dòng)，鼓動(dòng) vt. 1.攪動(dòng)，搖動(dòng)；2.使焦慮不安 A: Try to calm down. The wound is not serious. B: But I am in

agony

agony

n. （極度的）痛苦，創(chuàng)痛 A: Do you like your new neighbours? B: Yes, I find them very

agreeable

agreeable

a. 1.令人愉快的，愜意的；2.（欣然）同意的，樂(lè)意的 A: My grandmother lives alone. B: Oh, mine now has an

aide

to help her in the home.

aide

n. 助手，副官 A: You are not looking well today. B: Unfortunately, I always have some sort of

ailment

in the winter.

ailment

n. 小病，疾病 A: This room is far too warm. B: Turn on the

air-conditioning

then.

air-conditioning

n. 空調(diào)設(shè)備，空調(diào)系統(tǒng) A: I tripped up walking down the

aisle

in church last Sunday. B: That is because you never tie your laces property.

aisle

n. 過(guò)道，通道 A: Did you take a lot of photos on your holidays? B: Yeah, two

album

full.

album

n. 粘貼簿，集郵簿，像冊(cè) A: I’m not too fond of

alcoholic

drinks. B: Well I usually drink Coke as well.

alcoholic

a. 1.酒精的，含酒精的；2.由酒精引起的 n. 酗酒者 A: I would love to visit South America. B: So would I , but at the moment it seems almost

alien

to me.

alien

a. 1.外國(guó)的，外國(guó)人的；2.陌生的；3.性質(zhì)不同的，不相容的 n. 1.外國(guó)人，外僑；2.外星人 A: The new girl in our class seems to be

alienated

from us. B: I will invite her to join us at lunch, maybe that will help.

alienate

vt. 1.使疏遠(yuǎn)，使不友好，離間；2.轉(zhuǎn)讓，讓渡（財(cái)產(chǎn)等） A: He

alleged

that he was burgled during the night. B: I do not believe him, he is always telling lies.

allege

vt. 斷言，宣稱，硬說(shuō) A: Here is some cream to

alleviate

your pain. B: Thanks, I will use it straight away.

alleviate

vt. 減輕，緩解，緩和 A: Where did you lose your purse? B: In the

alley

beside my house.

alley

n. 小巷，胡同 A: I have been

allotted

only two shelves for all my belongings in the dor. B: I am sure that you can ask for more space if you need it.

allot

vt. 分配，撥出 A: Is your ring made of pure silver? B: No, I think that it is just an

alloy

.

alloy

n. 合金 vt. 將……鑄成合金 A: Mr. Jones often

alludes

to his wealth. B: yes, but actually I don’t think he is wealthy compared to Mrs. Devan.

allude

vi. （to）暗指，提及 A: Why did you come to Beijing? B: I was

allured

by the bright lights of the city.

allure

n. 誘惑力，魅力 vt. 誘惑，引誘，吸引 A: I heard an

almighty

amount of noise outside last night. B: Sorry, that was my dog chasing my neighbour’s cat.

almighty

a.1.全能的，萬(wàn)能的；2.很大的，很強(qiáng)的 A: How often will you be able to work? B: Only on

alternate

days I am afraid.

alternate

a.1.交替的，輪流的；供選擇的；2.間隔的 v. （使）輪流，（使）交替 A: I

amassed

a lot of lecture notes during my undergraduate degree. B: I hope that you

amassed

them in your head also!

amass

vt. 積累，積聚 A: Did you enjoy the end of the novel? B: No, it was too

ambiguous

for me.

ambiguous

a. 引起歧義的，模棱兩可的，含糊不清的 A: You work very hard. B: Maybe, but I ma

ambitious

and want to do well in my career.

ambitious

a.1.有抱負(fù)的，雄心勃勃的；2.有野心的 A: Your essay is good. But I think that you need to

amend

the conclusion. B: Oh, I thought the ending was the best part.

amend

vt. 修改，修訂，改進(jìn) n.[pl.]賠罪，賠償 A: Do your parents get along well? B: Yes, they at least have an

amicable

relationship.

amiable

a. 和藹可親的，友好的 A: The army in my county is under-funded. B: I think that it is a good thing that it can not afford more

ammunition

though.

ammunition

n. 彈藥，軍火 A: Is there enough space in the back of the car? B: Yes,

ample

.

ample

a.1.足夠的；2.寬敞的，面積大的 A: I can not hear the lecturer. B: He needs to

amplify

his voice more.

amplify

vt.1.放大（聲音等），增強(qiáng)；2.擴(kuò)大，詳述，進(jìn)一步闡述 A: My teacher used the

analogy

of an acorn and oak tree to explain the potential of the school. B: He must think you all have a lot of potential then.

analogy

n. 比擬，類比，類推 by

analogy

用類推的方法 A: That guy is crazy. B: Maybe he needs to see an

analyst

.

analyst

n.1.分析家，化驗(yàn)員；2.心理分析學(xué)家 A: You have a very

analytic

mind. B: I think that is why I enjoy mathematics.

analytic

見(jiàn)analytical A: Do you ever read the Financial Times? B: No, it is far too

analytical

for me.

analytical

a. 分析的，分析法的 A: My two year old son is very destructive. B: Maybe he wants to be a political

anarchist

when he grows up!

anarchist

n. 無(wú)政府主義者 A: I would like to research my

ancestry

some day. B: Do you even know the origin of your family name yet?

ancestry

n. 祖先，世系 A: I love Philip’s stories. B: Yes, particularly his

anecdotes

.

anecdote

n. 軼事，趣聞 A: Do you like Micheangelo’s paintings? B: Very much, particularly his depictions of

angels

.

angel

n.1.天使；2.可愛(ài)的人 A: My classmate had to go to hospital just before the exams. B: Probably too much

anguish

and stress.

anguish

n. （精神或肉體的）極度痛苦 A: Did you know that Germany

annexed

part of Czechoslovakia during the war? B: Yeah, I read about it in my history book.

annex

vt. 兼并，吞并 n. 附屬建筑物 A: Do you know who wrote this poem? B: No, it is

anonymous

, the poet did not disclose his name.

anonymous

a. 1.無(wú)名的，不具名的； 2.匿名的 ；3.無(wú)特色的，無(wú)個(gè)特征的 A: The film was about an

antagonism

between two countries. B: Sounds too violent for my liking.

antagonism

n.對(duì)抗，敵對(duì)，對(duì)立 A: Is that insect dangerous? B: Only if you touch it’s

antenna

.

antenna

n.1.觸角，觸須 ；2.天線 A: My grandfather went missing in South America while conducting a research project. B: Was he an

anthropologist

or a scientist?

anthropologist

n.人類學(xué)家，人類學(xué)者 A: Do you know the

antonym

of “fast”? B: Yes, “slow”. It was the opposite meaning of “fast”.

antonym

n.反義詞 A: Would you like to come to the zoo with me ? B: So long as we can visit the

ape

compound.

ape

n.猿 vt.模仿 A: I was

appalled

by the state of the living conditions of the poorer people in the region. B: Yes, but the government is doing their best to help the situation.

appall

vt.使驚駭，使大吃一驚 A: Can you help me with my science experiment? B: So long as you have the necessary

apparatus

and it is not dangerous.

apparatus

n.1.器械，器具，儀器 ；2.機(jī)構(gòu)，組織 A: Did you enjoy the meal? B: Yes, thanks. And it certainly

appeased

my hunger.

appease

vt.平息，撫慰姑息 A: I can’t find the information that you quoted. B: Look in

Appendix

Four, page 231.

appendix

n.1.闌尾 ；2.附錄 A: I think the performance was fantastic. B: The audience seemed to agreed, they

applauded

for five minutes.

applaud

vi.鼓掌，喝彩 vt.1.向...鼓掌，向...喝彩 ；2.稱贊，贊許 A: A journalist for the national paper wrote a warm

appraisal

for the new play. B: I must book a ticket soon then, before they are all sold out.

appraisal

n.估計(jì)，估量，評(píng)價(jià) A: Did they

apprehend

the criminal yet? B: No, I think that the police are still looking for him.

apprehend

vt.逮捕，拘押，領(lǐng)會(huì)，理解 A: What is your current occupation? B: I am an

apprentice

electrician but I will be qualified in two months.

apprentice

n.學(xué)徒，徒弟 A: Your shirt is filthy. B: Oops, I was cooking but did not have an

apron

.

apron

n.1.圍裙?。?.臺(tái)口(舞臺(tái)幕前的突出部分) ；3.停機(jī)坪 A: Your comment about inefficient train service was most

apt

. I have been waiting in this platform for half an hour. B: Oh, not quite. Here comes the train now.

apt

a.1.易于，有(做某事的)傾向 ；2.恰當(dāng)?shù)?，適宜的 ；3.聰明的，反應(yīng)敏捷的 A: Did you get into the university course that you applied for? B: Well, I have to pass an

aptitude

test first, and then if I am successful I will be admitted.

aptitude

n.(學(xué)習(xí)方面的)才能，資質(zhì)，天資 A: That is a beautiful bridge. B: Yes, it’s in the shape of an

arc

.

arc

n.1. 弧形(物) ；2.弧 ；3.電弧，弧光 A: The new town hall is now completed. B: Yes, I saw it , and the front

arches

look really beautiful.

arch

n.拱，拱門，拱形(結(jié)構(gòu)) v.(使)成拱形 a.調(diào)皮的，淘氣的 A: I am very interested in buried ruins and treasures. B: You should study

archaeology

.

archaeology

n.考古學(xué) A: It is my

ardent

wish to travel around the world. B: You better start saving your money now.

ardent

a.熱心的，熱情的，熱烈的 A: The concert will take place in the main

arena

. B: Wow, it will be huge. I know it can hold 30,000 people.

arena

n.1.表演場(chǎng)地，競(jìng)技場(chǎng) ；2.活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所 A: Mr. Smith was an

aristocrat

and owned a large piece of land in the south of the country. B: Does that mean that he was also very wealthy?

aristocrat

n.貴族 A: I dreamt last night that a knight in shining

armor

rescued me from a burning tower. B: Let me guess the ending, you woke up before you had a chance to fall in love!

armor

n.盔甲，裝甲，保護(hù)物 A: The new shopping centre has a vast

array

of interesting products. B: Yes, but they are far too expensive.

array

n.1.展示，陳列，一系列 ；2.排列，隊(duì)形 ；3.衣服，盛裝 ；4.數(shù)組，陣列 vt.1.排列，配置(兵力) ；2.打扮，裝飾 A: Why did you break up with your first boyfriend? B: He was too

arrogant

and never listen to me.

arrogant

a.傲慢的，自大的 A: I heard that Ted was arrested for

arson

. B: Yeah, he set the local school on fire.

arson

n.縱火(罪) A: Don’t eat so many fatty foods, they will block your

arteries

. B: But they are the foods that I like the best.

artery

n.1.動(dòng)脈 ；2.干線，要道 A: I find Paul difficult to understand. B: That is because he does not

articulate

his words very clearly.

articulate

a.1.善于表達(dá)的，發(fā)音清晰的 ；2.表達(dá)得清楚有力的 vt.1.明確有力地表達(dá)；2.清晰地吐(字)，清晰地發(fā)(音) A: The army has amassed a huge amount of

artillery

. B: Let’s hope they don’t have to use it.

artillery

n.1.火炮，大炮 ；2.炮兵(部隊(duì)) A: Do you think that we

ascend

into heaven when we die? B: I am not sure. I am still undecided.

ascend

vi.漸漸上升，升高 vt.攀登，登上 A: I couldn’t

ascertain

whether he was joking or serious. B: Don’t worry, he has a strange sense of humor.

ascertain

vt.查明，弄清，確定 A: Your father

ascribed

beauty and intelligence to you. B: Thanks for the compliment.

ascribe

vt.1.(to)把...歸因于；2.把...歸屬于 A: The man’s body came

ashore

five days after he went missing from the ship. B: Oh, how terrible, that must have been the one that was found on the beach yesterday.

ashore

ad.在岸上，上岸 A: It is my

aspiration

to become a doctor. B: Well, if you stick to your goals I am sure you can do it.

aspiration

n.強(qiáng)烈的愿望，志向，抱負(fù) A: I do not think I have achieved enough yet. B: Well, if you always

aspire

to do your best then you will not be unhappy.

aspire

vi.渴望，追求，有志于 A: Is that a donkey or an

ass

? B: Neither, it is a small horse.

ass

n.1.笨蛋，傻瓜 ;2.驢 A: Did you hear that there was an attempted

assassination

on the president? B: Yes, but it was not true, somebody was spreading rumours.

assassination

n.刺殺，暗殺 A: We were warned about the risk of

assault

in the city. B: Good, it is always better to be aware of the dangers.

assault

vt.(武力或口頭上的)攻擊，襲擊 A: He

asserted

his points strongly during the debate. B: Why didn’t he win it then?

assert

vt.1.肯定地說(shuō)，斷言 2.維護(hù)，堅(jiān)持 A: I think that guy is too rude. B: Really, I think he is just trying to

assert himself

.

assert oneself

堅(jiān)持自己的權(quán)利，顯示自己的權(quán)威 A: I think that the new student has

assimilated

well into his new environment. B: Perhaps, but he does not seem to have many friends.

assimilate

vt. 1.吸收，消化；2.使同化 vi. 1.被吸收，被消化；2.被同化 A: I gave Linda an

assorted

box of sweets for her birthday. B: Did you not know that chocolates were her favourite?

assorted

a. 1.各種各樣的，混雜的，什錦的 A: I received

assurances

that I would get help. B: And did they come through?

assurance

n. 1.把握，信心；2.保證，表示保證（或鼓勵(lì)、安慰）的話；3.（人壽）保險(xiǎn) A: I am not able to run fast because I suffer from

asthma

. B: Don’t worry, I can’t run fast either because I am unfit!

asthma

n. 氣喘，哮喘 A: It is my dream to be an

astronaut

one day. B: I too would love to see the earth from space.

astronaut

n. 宇航員 A: I am going to visit the new

astronomy

research centre in town tonight, would you like to join me? B: I’d love too, is there a good telescope to view the stars with?

astronomy

n. 天文學(xué) A: They are closing down the local

asylum

. B: It is about time, the care facilities there were terrible.

asylum

n. 1.庇護(hù)，政治避難；2.精神病院 A: Do you have an

atlas

? I want to check where and in which ocean the Tongan Islands are. B: No, I don’t have one, but I think that they are in the Pacific.

atlas

n. 地圖集 A: Is

attendance

at the lecture absolutely necessary? B: Well, if you want to get credit for this course it is.

attendance

n. 1.出席人數(shù)；2.出席，參加，出席次數(shù)；3.護(hù)理，照料 A: I lost my wallet at the cinema yesterday. B: Did you ask the

attendant

on duty if it was found?

attendant

n. 服務(wù)人員，侍者，隨從 a. 伴隨的，隨之而產(chǎn)生的 A: The box of old photos that you are looking for is in the

attic

. B: On the right or left hand side?

attic

n. 閣樓 A: The

auction

will be held at 3pm on Saturday. B: Good, I’d like to set a starting price of one hundred dollars for my table.

auction

n./vt. 拍賣 A: Even though I’m not registered in this department, will it be alright if I

audit

your classes? B: It is fine with me, but it is best to check with the department first.

audit

vt. 審計(jì)，檢查（帳目） A: Are all the accounts from your business in order? B: No, the

auditor

still needs to check them.

auditor

n. 審計(jì)員，稽核員 A: Where will the classical concert be held? B: In the main

auditorium

auditorium

n. 1.觀眾席，聽(tīng)眾席；2.禮堂，會(huì)堂 A: He is suffering from an

auditory

infection. B: I hope he recovers soon.

auditory

a. 聽(tīng)覺(jué)的，聽(tīng)覺(jué)器官的 A: My salary will be

augmented

with the aid of extra hours. B: Great, but don’t work too hard.

augment

vt. 擴(kuò)大，增加，提高 A: I attended a memorial service last night. B: It must have a very

austere

occasion.

austere

a. 1.樸素的，無(wú)裝飾的；2.嚴(yán)峻的，一絲不茍的；3.十分簡(jiǎn)樸的，苦行的 A: Are you jeans

authentic

? B: No, they are just cheap copies of the original brand.

authentic

a. 1.真的，真正的；2.可靠的，可信的 A: John has such an

authoritative

voice. It is frightening. B: I find him scary at times also.

authoritative

a. 1.權(quán)威性的，可信的；2.專斷的，命令式的 A: Stop! You are not

authorized

to enter this section of the building. B: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that I needed special permission.

authorize

vt. 授權(quán)，批準(zhǔn) A: What are you reading? B: Nelson Mandela’s

autobiography

, I highly recommend it.

autobiography

n. 自傳 A: Is that dog over there real? B: No, I think that it is just an

automation

automation

n. 自動(dòng)化（技術(shù)），自動(dòng)操作 A: I am moving to an

autonomous

region of the country. B: Gosh, that will be an interesting experience.

autonomous

a. 1.自治的；2.獨(dú)立自主的 A: You are very independent. B: My

autonomy

is protected by the law.

autonomy

n. 1.自治，自治權(quán)；2.人身自由，自主權(quán) A: Where you able to get through to the ticket office when you telephoned? B: I tried several times, but to no

avail.

avail

n. [一般用于否定句或疑問(wèn)句中] 效用，利益，幫助 A: What was the film about? B: A guy trying to

avenge

the killing of his brother. It was quite violent.

avenge

vt. 1.為…復(fù)仇，報(bào)…之仇；2.(on)向…報(bào)仇 A: Let’s turn left down the next road. B: Good idea, that way we can

avert

the traffic jam.

avert

vt. 1.防止，避免；2.轉(zhuǎn)移（目光、注意力等） A: I heard that the national

aviation

company owes a lot of money to the government. B: Well, it must be because of the price of new planes.

aviation

n. 1.航空，航空學(xué)；2.飛機(jī)制造業(yè) A: I was filled with

awe

when I watched the sun rise this morning. B: It is a shame that I missed it, I was still in bed.

awe

n. 敬畏，驚懼 vt. 使敬畏，使驚懼 be / stand in awe of 敬畏 A: At what speed does the earth spin on its

axis

? B: I am not quite sure, you should check in your textbook.

axis

n. 1.軸，軸線，中心線；2.坐標(biāo)軸，基準(zhǔn)線

B

A: My brother got married last year. B: That surprises me, I thought that he would remain a

bachelor

for the rest of his life.

bachelor

n. 1.單身男士，單身漢; 2.學(xué)士,學(xué)士學(xué)位 A: That is a nice

badge

that you are wearing. B: Thanks, I bought it at the market this morning.

badge

n. 1.徽章，證章； 2.標(biāo)記，標(biāo)志; 3.象征 A: Would you like have a game of

badminton

with me this evening? B: Sorry, but I only play football.

badminton

n. 羽毛球運(yùn)動(dòng) A: Did you enjoy the film? B: Yeah, but I was

baffled

by the plot.

baffle

vt. 使困惑，難住 A: Was the criminal released from jail? B: Yes, but only on

bail

.

bail

n. 1.保釋金； 2.準(zhǔn)許保釋 vt. 1.(out) 保釋，幫助脫離困境; 2.用桶(從船里)舀水 A: I caught four fish, big ones. B: You must have been using good

bait

.

bait

n. 1.(釣魚等用的)餌,誘餌; 誘惑物，引誘物 vt.1.裝餌于,故意激怒 A: that man looks very young to be going

bald

. B: Yeah, he looks no more than twenty five.

bald

a. 1.禿頭的，禿的; 2.(織物,輪胎等)磨光的; 3.明顯的，不加掩飾的 A: Have you ever been to the

ballet

? B: Yes, but I always prefer the theatre.

ballet

n. 1.芭蕾舞，芭蕾舞劇; 2.芭蕾舞用 A: The voting for the president was done by the secret

ballot

. B: It must have been very fair then.

ballot

n. 1.投票表決(或選舉); 2.選票; 3.投票總數(shù) v. (使)投票表決 A: This meal is delicious, is there a secret ingredient? B: Not really, except I used lots of

bamboo

shoots.

bamboo

n. 竹,竹子 A: Help! I am bleeding. B: Here, use my scarf as a

bandage

. A: I was not able to

bandage

your wound properly. B: It is alright, so long as the bleeding has stopped.

bandage

n. 繃帶 vt. 用繃帶綁扎 A: This film is stupid. B: Really, you usually one the ones about

bandits

and cowboys.

bandit

n. 強(qiáng)盜，土匪，歹徒 A: I can’t

banish

my girlfriend from my dreams. B: It must be love then.

banish

vt. 1.放逐，驅(qū)逐;2.消除，排除 A: My university is putting on an huge

banquet

for my graduation. B: Sounds wonderful, can I come?

banquet

n. 宴會(huì)，盛宴 A: The weather is wonderful, let’s have a

barbecue

. B: You go ahead, I have already had my dinner.

barbecue

n. 1.金屬燒烤; 2.燒烤野餐 vt. 在烤架上燒烤 A: That is a very long boat in the canal. B: It is one of the largest

barges

in the country.

barge

n. 駁船 vi. (鹵莽而笨拙地)猛撞,沖，闖

barge

in 闖入,干預(yù) A: This tea tastes strange. B: That is because it is made out of

barley

.

barley

n. 大麥 A: The

barometer

indicates that it is going to be raining tomorrow. B: Oh, I never trust that old thing.

barometer

n. 氣壓計(jì),晴雨表 A: The

barracks

were burned down during the fighting. B: Was anyone injured?

barrack

v. 起哄，喝倒彩 n. [pl.] 兵營(yíng)，營(yíng)房 A: These fields are so

barren

I am amazed that even grass can grow on them. B: It can just about, but it has difficulty.

barren

a. 1.(土地等)貧瘠的，荒蕪的; 2.不結(jié)果實(shí)的，不(生)育的; 3.無(wú)益的，沒(méi)有結(jié)果的 A: My little brother has

barricaded

himself into his bedroom and refused to come out. B: Don’t worry, when he gets hungry he will come out. A: The old town walls were initially built as

barricades

to keep the enemy out. B: It is a shame that they have been so badly damaged!

barricade

n. 路障，柵欄，障礙 vt. 設(shè)路障于,擋住 A: Do you have a

basement

in your house? B: Yes, but we only use it for storage.

basement

n. 地下室 A: This music is terrible. B: I think that it is just because the

bass

is too loud.

bass

n. 1.男低音,低聲部,低音樂(lè)器; 2.鱸魚 A: I once read a book about an unwanted

bastard

child that was left to grow up alone in a forest. B: I think that I may have read that one also.

bastard

n. 1.壞蛋，混蛋; 2.私生子 A: There is a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen. B: I am glad that you like it, I have just made a

batch

of biscuits.

batch

n. 1.一批,一組,一群; 2.一批生產(chǎn)量 A: The woman was horribly

battered

by her husband. B: How awful, I hope that she left him A: Do you like pancakes? B: No, and nothing else that is made out of

batter

.

batter

v. 連續(xù)猛擊 n. (用雞蛋,牛奶等調(diào)制的)面糊 A: Where did you buy your necklace? B: Oh, I just bought the

beads

and made it myself.

bead

n. 1.小珠子; 2.(水,血,汗的)小滴 A: I

beckoned

him to come, but he refused to move. B: Perhaps you were not polite enough.

beckon

v. 示意,召喚 A: Watch out, there is a

beetle

crawling under your leg. B: Ah, I hate insects.

beetle

n. 甲蟲 A: You should have telephoned me

beforehand

when you knew you were going to be late. B: I am sorry, but my mobile phone is broken.

beforehand

ad. 預(yù)先，事先 A: There is no need to

bellow

orders at me. B: Sorry, but I did not think that you would hear me unless I shouted. A: The fire is going out. What should I do? B: Use the

bellows

to blow air onto it.

bellow

vi. 1.咆哮，怒吼; 2.(公牛般地)吼叫 vt. 大聲發(fā)出,大聲喝道 n. 1.喊聲，咆哮; 2.[~ s]風(fēng)箱 A: I have a pain in my

belly

. B: Well, you should have bad breakfast.

belly

n. 肚子,腹部 A: Thank you for the beautiful present, you are far too

benevolent

. B: You are most welcome. Kindness is not a complaint.

benevolent

a. 仁慈的，善意的,慈善的 A: The test results have come back and the lump was

benign

. B: Thanks, Doctor. I was so worried.

benign

a. 1.善良的，慈祥的； 2.(腫瘤等)良性的,無(wú)危險(xiǎn)的 A: I read in the newspaper that the city was

besieged

by unexpected attack. B: Oh, I never trust the newspapers.

besiege

vt. 1.圍攻，圍困; 2.圍住，擁在…周圍 A: I

bestow

this gift upon you as a sign of my gratitude and thanks. B: You are too generous.

bestow

vt. 贈(zèng)與,授予 A: Why are you looking so upset? B: My girlfriend has just

betrayed

me.

betray

vt.1.背叛，出賣; 2.失信于,辜負(fù); 3.泄露(秘密等); 4.(非故意地)暴露，顯露 A: Would you like a hot

beverage

, Richard? B: No thanks, Peter. I just had a coffee.

beverage

n. 飲料 A: I was bitten on the leg as I walked through the gate. B: Did you not read the sign, “

Beware

of the Dog” ?

beware

v. 謹(jǐn)防，當(dāng)心 A: Every time I look at the night sky I am

bewildered

by the stars. B: Me too, they are fascinating.

bewilder

vt. 使迷惑，使難住 A: It is difficult to write this article without being

biased

. B: Well, make sure you look at the issue from both sides before you start.

bias

n. 偏見(jiàn)，偏心，偏袒 vt. 使有偏見(jiàn) A: Now students, make sure you include a complete

bibliography

at the end of your work. B: But that takes so much time.

bibliography

n. 1.參考書目; 2.(有關(guān)某一專題的)書目 A: Did you hear about the new

bilateral

agreement between Russia and France? B: No, not yet, I have not listened to the news today.

bilateral

a. 雙邊的，雙方的 A: Did anyone call the fire brigade when the fire was detected? B: yes, but when they arrived it was too late, the smoke was already

billowing

out of the windows.

billow

n. 巨浪,如波濤滾滾向前之物(如濃煙,濃霧等) vi. 翻騰，洶涌 A: Please don’t throw your rubbish on the ground, there is a

bin

beside the door. B: Oh, sorry, I did not see it.

bin

n. 1.垃圾箱; 2.大貯藏箱 A: Oh, I wish I had brought my

binoculars

to the concert. B: Yeah, the performers look so small from the back row.

binoculars

n. 雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡 A: You have had such an interesting life, I would love to read your

biography

some day. B: Oh, really. I hadn’t planned on writing one.

biography

n. 傳記 A: Last night was

bizarre

, it snowed when it should have been dry. B: Well, it is difficult to predict the weather.

bizarre

a. 奇形怪狀的，怪誕的 A: Why did you steal the money? B: I was

blackmailed

into it.

blackmail

vt./n. 敲詐，勒索，要挾 A: My grandfather used to work with horses. B: Was he a

blacksmith

?

blacksmith

n. 鐵匠, 鍛工 A: Is there a toilet in this building? My

bladder

is about to burst. B: Just down the hallway, on the right.

bladder

n 1.膀胱; 2.囊狀物. A: The food that I cook is usually very

bland

. B: No, I think it is quite spicy actually.

bland

a. 1.溫和的, 無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的; 2.(食物)清淡的，枯燥乏味的 A: The concert was incredible, the lead singer nearly

blazed

the house down with his energy. B: Gosh, it sounds almost dangerous.

blaze

vi. 1.熊熊燃燒，著火; 2.發(fā)(強(qiáng))光，放光彩; 3.迸發(fā)，爆發(fā) n. 1.火焰,烈火; 2.光輝，強(qiáng)烈(或眩目)的光; 3.迸發(fā),爆發(fā); 4.燦爛，炫耀

blaze

a trail 開(kāi)拓道路，作先導(dǎo) A: Have you cleaned the bath yet? B: No, sorry. I ran out of

bleach

.

bleach

n. 漂白劑 v. (使)變白,漂白 A: Winter is my favourite season. B: Oh, winters are too

bleak

for me, I prefer autumn.

bleak

a. 1.沒(méi)有希望的，凄涼的; 2.荒涼的; 3.寒冷刺骨的 A: My grandmother used to

bless

herself every time she passes a church. B: She must have been very religious.

bless

vt. 1.(with) 使有幸得到，使具有; 2.為…祈神賜福(或保佑) A: Did you have a good crop of potatoes this year? B: Unfortunately not, they were hit by

blight

.

blight

n. 1.(植物等)枯萎病; 2.造成破壞(或損壞)的因素 vt. 破壞，摧殘 A: I

blinked

and missed the town. It was so small. B: Drive more slowly then! A: With each

blink

I get older. B: Well, I am sorry, but I can not do anything to stop time passing.

blink

vi. 1.眨眼睛； 2.閃亮,閃爍 n. 眨眼睛，一瞬間 on the

blink

(機(jī)器等)壞了，出故障 A: Did anybody witness the accident? B: Yes, a

blonde

was walking down the street.

blonde

a. 金發(fā)的 n. 金發(fā)女子 A: Zoe

blossomed

into a world class pianist. B: She must have practiced very hard.

blossom

n. (尤指果樹(shù)的)花 vi. 1.(植物)開(kāi)花; 2.(out, into)發(fā)展，長(zhǎng)成 in (full)

blossom

正開(kāi)著花 A: I think this artist is very talented. B: I don’t . I think he just

blots

the paper with colour.

blot

vt. 1.(用墨水等)弄臟; 2.(用吸墨紙)吸干 n. 污點(diǎn)，污漬

blot

out 1.把…弄模糊，遮蔽; 2.完全清除(思想，記憶) A: We shall see the

blueprints

to start working on the building in September. B: OK, I shall get to work straight away.

blueprint

n. 藍(lán)圖，行動(dòng)計(jì)劃 A: Did James tell you what happened yesterday? B: Yes, but I am not sure if it was a lie of a

bluff

.

bluff

v. 虛張聲勢(shì),嚇唬 n. 1.虛張聲勢(shì)；2.懸崖，峭壁 a. 直率的，坦率的，粗率的 call sb.

bluff

要求某人攤牌，向某人挑戰(zhàn) A: Oops, I’ve made a

blunder

. B: Don’t worry, we can fix it.

blunder

n. (因無(wú)知,粗心等造成的)錯(cuò)誤 vi. 1.跌跌撞撞地走，慌亂地走; 2.犯錯(cuò)誤 A: Do you not know how to cut bread? B: Of course I do, but this knife is

blunt

.

blunt

a. 1.鈍的; 2.率直的，直言不諱的 vt. 1.使遲鈍，使減弱; 2.使鈍 A: Do you remember your first birthday? B: No, it is all a

blur

. A: He

blurred

the corners of the picture to make it look old. B: He did a good job of it.

blur

n. 模糊，模糊的東西 v. (使)變模糊 A: Brian

blurted

out the answer before I even had a chance to think about it. B: Yes, he is very smart.

blurt

vt. (out) 脫口而出 A: You are very beautiful. B: Stop, you are making me

blush

.

blush

vi./n. 臉紅 A: Are there any

bogs

in your country? B: Yes, plenty, particularly in the west, where it is very wet. A: Would you like to come to the cinema with me tonight? B: Can we go next week, I’m bogged down at work at the moment.

bog

n. 沼澤 v. (down) 1.(使)陷入困境; 2.(使)陷入泥沼 A: Family ties are the strongest form of

bondage

. B: I don’t agree, I am not very close to my parents.

bondage

n. 1.奴役；2.束縛 A: You have worked so hard. We have decided to give you a

bonus

. B: Gosh, thanks!

bonus

n. 1.獎(jiǎng)金，紅利; 2.額外給予的東西 A: What type of work does your company do? B: This

booklet

contains all the details that you will need.

booklet

n. 小冊(cè)子 A: The tickets will be on sale at the

booth

on the right. B: Great, I’ll be there when it opens at 8.

booth

n. 1.(隔開(kāi)的)小房間,公用電話亭, 崗?fù)? 2.售貨棚,貨攤 A: Is there a library in your town? B: No, I have to travel to the next

borough

.

borough

n. 自治城鎮(zhèn)，(大城市的)行政區(qū) A: I like to hold my baby to my

bosom

. B: It must be a very comfortable feeling.

bosom

n. 1.胸部，乳房； 2.胸懷，內(nèi)心 A: There was so much food at dinner last night. B: Yes, what a

bounty

!

bounty

n.1.(由政府提供的)獎(jiǎng)金，賞金; 2.慷慨，大方 A: Those flower are beautiful, who gave you the

bouquet

? B: My mother, they were a birthday gift.

bouquet

n. 1.花束; 2.(酒的)芳香 A: Where do you live? B: On the north side of the town, where the

bourgeois

tend to live.

bourgeois

a. 1.追求物質(zhì)享受的；2.中產(chǎn)階級(jí)的；3.資產(chǎn)階級(jí)的 n. 1.追求物質(zhì)享受的人; 2.中產(chǎn)階級(jí)分子； 3.資產(chǎn)階級(jí)分子 A: You are not looking very well at the moment. B: Yeah, I had a nasty

bout

of food poisoning last week.

bout

n. 1.(疾病等的)侵襲，發(fā)作; 2.一次,一陣，一回; 3.拳擊(或摔交)比賽 A: Doctor, I have been having some

bowel

problems lately. B: Well, sit down and I will see what I can do.

bowel

n. 1.腸; 2.[pl.]內(nèi)部，深處 A: I enjoy

bowling

and usually play on Sunday afternoon. B: I’d love to join you next week.

bowling

n. 保齡球運(yùn)動(dòng) A: The students set up a

boycott

outside the school gates. B: Why? What was the problem?

boycott

vt./n. (聯(lián)合)抵制,拒絕參與 A: I broke my leg and had to wear a

brace

for two months. B: That must have been very painful.

brace

vt. 1.使防備，使受鍛煉; 2.支住，撐牢; 3.使繃緊 n. 支架,托架 A: That is a beautiful

bracelet

that you are wearing. B: Thanks, it was my grandmother’s.

bracelet

n. 手鐲，臂鐲 A: Excuse me, sir, but should this sentence be put in

brackets

? B: No, they are not necessary. A: The bookshelves are falling down. B: That is because you did not

bracket

them to the wall.

bracket

n. 1.括號(hào); 2.(年齡，收入等的)等級(jí)段，檔次; 3.壁架，托架 vt. 1.把…置于括號(hào)內(nèi); 2.把…歸入同一類 A: Billy is always

bragging

about his success. B: Ah, he is still young, be patient with him.

brag

v. 自夸，吹噓 A: Would you like a

brandy

? B: No, thanks. It is too early for a drink.

brandy

n. 白蘭地酒 A: What happened to Peter? I see that he broke his arm. B: Oh, he got into a

brawl

on the street last night.

brawl

n./vi. 爭(zhēng)吵，打架 A: Why are you home from work? It is early. B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to

breach

my contract.

breach

n. 1.破壞，違反;2.(關(guān)系的)破裂，不和; 3. 缺口,裂口 vt. 1.攻破, 在…造成缺口; 2.破壞，違反 A: Sorry I am late, there was a

breakdown

on the road. B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.

breakdown

n. 1.垮臺(tái)，破裂；2.(健康，精神等)衰竭，衰弱; 3.(機(jī)器等的)損壞，故障; 4分類 A: Finally, a

breakthrough

in my science experiment. B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.

breakthrough

n. 突破，突破性進(jìn)展，重要的新發(fā)現(xiàn) A: Will you put the tea on to

brew

please? B: Sure, in a few minutes. A: After failing the exam he

brewed

for four days. B: And is he feeling better now? A: Is this a strong

brew

? B: No, it is fairly weak.

brew

vt. 1.釀造（啤酒）; 2.沖泡(茶,咖啡等) vi. 1.(茶,咖啡等)沖泡; 2.醞釀，行將發(fā)生 n. 沖泡(或釀造)的飲料 A: I was offered a

bribe

to give my students better marks in their exams. B: I hope that you did not accept it. B: Tell me, why did you break into the bank? B: I was

bribed

into it.

bribe

vt. 向…行賄，買通 n. 賄賂，行賄物 A: Where are the letter you were meant to post? B: Oh, they are in my

briefcase

, but I left it at the office.

briefcase

n. 公文包,公事包 A: What was your childhood dream? B: To become a member of the fire

brigade

.

brigade

n. 1.旅(陸軍編制單位); 2.隊(duì),組 A: The

brim

of your hat is covering your eyes. B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.

brim

n. 1.帽檐；2.(容器的)邊,邊緣 vi. 注滿，充溢

brim

over (with) 充滿，洋溢 A: I was on the

brink

of leaving my job, but decided to stay. B: What changed your mind?

brink

n. (懸崖，河流等的)邊緣，邊沿 on the

brink

of 瀕臨，處于…邊緣 A: Slow down, stop walking so fast! B: A

brisk

walk will be good for your health.

brisk

a. 1.輕快的，生氣勃勃的; 2.興隆的，繁忙活躍的; 3.寒冷而清新的 A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating. B: I have one with better

bristles

if you want to borrow it.

bristle

n. 短而硬的毛發(fā)，刷子毛 vi. 1.被激怒，怒發(fā)沖冠; 2.毛發(fā)(因驚懼等)直立

bristle

with 密集，充滿，被布滿 A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very

brittle

. B: Oops, sorry, it is too late.

brittle

a. 1.易碎的，易損壞的；2.脆弱的，靠不住的; 3.冷淡的，不友好的; 4.(聲音)尖厲的 A: What place did you come in in the race? B: Third. I won a

bronze

.

bronze

n. 1.青銅；2.青銅色，古銅色; 3.青銅(藝術(shù))制品，銅牌 A: This is a very complicated question, professor. B:

Brood

on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution. A: Are the hens sitting with their

brood

? B: No, they seem to have neglected them.

brood

vi. 1.(on, over, about)沉思，考慮; 2.孵蛋 n. 1.(雛雞等)一窩; 2.(一個(gè)家庭)全體孩子 A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small

brook

where you can fill your bottles with water. B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?

brook

n. 小溪 vt. [常用于否定句或疑問(wèn)句]容忍，忍受 A: Where were you this afternoon? B: In the bookshop, just

browsing

.

browse

vi. 1.隨意翻閱，瀏覽; 2. (牛，羊等)吃草 A: That is a nasty

bruise

. B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head. A: He

bruised

me with his nasty comments. B: Don’t listen to him then.

bruise

n. 1.青腫,挫傷; 2.(水果等的)傷痕，擦痕 vt. 1.打青，使受淤傷; 2.挫傷，傷害(感情等) A: That was a

brutal

crime. B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

brutal

a. 1.野獸般的，殘忍的; 2.無(wú)情的，冷酷的，難以忍受的 A: How much is the fare? B: Just two

bucks

, it is only a short journey. A: The horse

bucked

and kicked me in the face. B: Ouch! Why were you standing behind him? A:

Buck

up, it is not the end of the world. B: Easier said then done.

buck

n. 1.(一)美元，(一)澳元; 2.雄鹿,雄兔 vi. (馬等)猛然弓背躍起

buck

up (使)振奮，(使)打起精神 A: I like your new shoes. B: Thanks, but the

buckles

are too stiff at the moment. A: What happed to your bicycle? B: The wheel

buckled

when I hit a stone in the middle of the road.

buckle

v. 1.用搭扣扣緊； 2.(使)變形，彎曲 n. 搭扣，扣環(huán)

buckle

down 傾全力,開(kāi)始認(rèn)真從事 A: I am looking forward to the spring when the flowers will come into

bud

. B: Me too, it has been a long winter.

bud

n. 葉芽,花蕾 vi. 發(fā)芽，萌芽 A: Do you think that the

Buddhist

way of life is the best? B: I am not quite sure yet, I still need to think about it.

Buddhist

n. 佛教徒 a. 佛教的 A: Have you ever seen a

buffalo

? B: No, but I would like to.

buffalo

n. 水牛，(北美)野牛 A: He used his pillow as a

buffer

against the noise. B: Why, did he have difficulty sleeping? A: The mirror needs a polish. B: But I don’t have anything to

buffer

it with.

buffer

n. 1.起緩沖作用的人(或物); 2.緩沖器,減震器 vt. 緩沖，減輕 A: Will there be any food at the party? B: I heard that the hosts are providing a

buffet

.

buffet

n. 1.(火車站的)飲食柜臺(tái)，(火車內(nèi)的)餐車 vt. 反復(fù)敲打，連續(xù)猛擊 A: There is a

bug

crawling over foot, watch out. B: You could have warned me soon, I hate insects in any shape or form. A: Go away, you are

bugging

me. B: Please, I just have one more question.

bug

n. 1.蟲子；2.小病,(機(jī)器等)故障,缺陷; 3.竊聽(tīng)器 vt.1.煩擾，糾纏；2.在…裝竊聽(tīng)器 A: I have

bulges

in all the wrong places. B: Stop worrying about your weight, I think you are beautiful. A: Your bag is

bulging

, what have you got in it? B: Far too much, it is too heavy.

bulge

n. 膨脹，腫脹 vi. 1.膨脹，凸出,鼓起;2.塞滿，裝滿 A: Be careful, there is a

bull

in that field over there. B: Oh, I am not afraid of him.

bull

n. 1.公牛，雄獸; 2.買進(jìn)證券(或商品等)投機(jī)圖利者, (對(duì)股市行情)看漲的人 A: Did you receive the

bulletin

I sent you? B: No, but I did not check my post today.

bulletin

n. 1.(報(bào)紙,電臺(tái)等)簡(jiǎn)明新聞，最新消息; 2.公告,布告，公報(bào); 3.學(xué)報(bào)，期刊(尤指某機(jī)構(gòu)的機(jī)關(guān)刊物) A: Were you ever

bullied

in school? B: Just once, but the teacher found out and put a quick stop to it.

bully

n. 恃強(qiáng)欺弱者 vt.威嚇，欺負(fù) A: I must buy Time this week, there will be a

bumper

issue. B: It must be larger on account of the new year.

bumper

n.(汽車上的)保險(xiǎn)杠,緩沖器 a.特大的，豐盛的 A: Why do you always wear your hair in a

bun

? B: Because I think it is very elegant.

bun

n. 1.圓形的小面包或點(diǎn)心; 2.(女子的)圓發(fā)髻 A: As a child I always wanted to sleep on the top

bunk

. B: Me too, but so did my brother so we always argued. A: Hey, will you do a

bunk

today? B: No, I am afraid that the teacher will find out.

bunk

n.1.(車，船等依壁而設(shè)的)鋪位; 2.空話，廢話 do a

bunk

匆忙逃走 A: Typical

bureaucracy

, always too many forms to fill in. B: Be patient, you can not change the whole system straight away.

bureaucracy

n. 1.官僚主義,官僚作風(fēng); 2.政府機(jī)構(gòu)，官僚 A: A

burglar

broke into our house last night and stole the TV. B: My goodness, did the police catch him?

burglar

n. 竊賊，破門盜竊者 A: John’s sudden death was tragic. B: I know, I would like to go to the

burial

to show my respect to his family.

burial

n. 葬,掩埋，葬禮 A: Did you spot where the rabbit just went? B: Yeah, into his

burrow

by the tree.

burrow

vt. 1.挖掘(洞穴); 2鉆進(jìn) vi. 1.挖洞;2.翻尋 n. 地洞 A: He

bust

into the room and started shouting at me. B: Well, you should have locked the door.

bust

vt. 打破，打碎 vi. 爆裂,壞掉 n. 1.胸像，半身像; 2.胸部,胸圍 A: I hate going into the city at the weekend. B: I agree, too much

bustle

and people.

bustle

vi. 鬧哄哄地忙亂，奔忙 n. 1.忙亂，喧擾; 2.裙撐，襯墊 A: Could you please put your cigarette

butt

into the ashtray rather than on the floor? B: Sorry, I did not realize it would bother you.

butt

n. 1.笑柄；2.煙蒂；3.槍托; 4.大酒桶,大水桶; 5.臀部 v. 用頭撞或頂

butt

in 插嘴，插手，干涉 A: There is a wonderful atmosphere at this party. B: Yes, there is a great

buzz

. A: What is that annoying noise? B: My alarm clock

buzzing

. I forgot to switch it off.

buzz

vi. 1.發(fā)出嗡嗡聲; 2.(around, about)忙亂，急行; 3.發(fā)出嘈雜的談話聲 n. 1.嗡嗡聲; 2.嘈雜的談話聲 A: The local government wants to build a

bypass

to direct traffic away from our town. B: That will be bad for business in the town. What do the locals think about it?

bypass

n. 1.(繞過(guò)市鎮(zhèn)的)旁道,迂回道; 2.分流術(shù),旁通管 vt. 1.繞過(guò)，繞…走; 2.越過(guò)，置…于不顧 H

A: I think we have an obligation to protect our natural

habitat

. B: I agree. That is why I promote recycling.

habitat

n.?。▌?dòng)物的）棲息地，住處 A: How did he get your personal details? B: He

hacked

into my computer and stole them.

hack

vt.?。保?；２．騎（馬）緩行 vi.?。保?，砍；２．開(kāi)出租車；３．騎馬緩行 n.?。保磕_文人，雇傭文人；２．出租車，出租車司機(jī)；３．劈，砍；４．騎用馬，供出租的馬

hack

into 私自存取或篡改（他人電腦資料）

hack

through　在．．．中開(kāi)路 A: Is it snowing? B: No, I think it is

hail

.

hail

n.?。保ⅲ唬玻魂?vi.　下雹 vt.?。保泻?，高呼；２．熱情贊揚(yáng)，為．．．喝彩

hail

from　來(lái)自，出生于 A: Would you like to have a

hamburge

r? B: No thanks. I’m a vegetarian.

hamburger

n.?。保疂h堡包；２．牛肉糜 A: I won a

hamper

in the raffle. B: Well done. Can I have a share of your winnings!

hamper

vt.　妨礙，束縛，限制 n.?。ㄓ猩w的）大籃子 A: Do you know when our summer holidays are from university? B: I’m not sure of the dates, but if you look in the

handbook

they are printed on the second page.

handbook

n.　手冊(cè)，便覽 A: Your injury must have been a severe

handicap

. B: At the time it was, but now I have adapted.

handicap

n.?。保ㄉ眢w或智力方面的）缺陷；２．障礙，不利條件 vt.　妨礙，使不利 A: There was a case of

harassment

in my workplace. B: Sounds serious. What was the outcome?

harassment

n.?。保}擾，擾亂；２煩惱，煩亂 A: Will I be able to leave these plants outdoors during the winter? B: Yes, they are

hardy

and will survive the cold weather.

hardy

a.?。保艹钥嗄蛣诘模瑘?jiān)強(qiáng)的；２．（植物等）耐寒的 A: Do you play any musical instruments? B: Yes, I play the

harp

.

harp

n.　豎琴 vi. (on, upon)　嘮叨，喋喋不休地說(shuō) A: That was a

hasty

retreat he made from the room. B: I don’t think that he wanted to be here.

hasty

a.?。保萋实模p率的；２．急速的，匆忙的，倉(cāng)促完成的 A: Have the chicks

hatched

yet? B: No, perhaps they will in a couple more days.

hatch

vt.?。保醭?，孵；２．籌劃，圖謀，策劃 vi.　(out)（小雞等）出殼，孵出 n.?。保w機(jī)等的）艙門；２．（門等的）開(kāi)口；３．孵化 A: I had to

haul

the coal indoor every day during the winter when I was a child. B: Oh you poor thing, what a hard life!

haul

vt.?。保ㄓ昧Γ┩?，拉；２．（用車等）托運(yùn)，運(yùn)送 n.?。保?，拉，拖運(yùn)；２．一次獲得（或偷得等）的數(shù)量 A: I heard that your house is

haunted

, how scary. B: I’m not afraid of ghosts.

haunt

vt.?。保ü砘甑龋╅L(zhǎng)出沒(méi)于；２．使苦惱，使擔(dān)憂；３．（思想，回憶等）縈繞在心頭，纏繞 n.　常去的地方 A: The countryside offers me a welcome

haven

from city life. B: Yes, it is necessary to get some clean and fresh air every once and a while.

haven

n.　安全的地方，避難所，庇護(hù)所 A: There was

havoc

in the country when news of the war broke out. B: I am not surprised.

havoc

n.　大破壞，大毀壞 play

havoc

with　毀壞，擾亂 A: That is a very large bird in the sky. B: I think it is a type of

hawk

.

hawk

n.?。保?；２．（主戰(zhàn)或主張強(qiáng)硬路線的）＂鷹派＂人物 vt.　叫賣，兜售 A: Did you enjoy your drive? B: Not really. There was

haze

and I could not see much out of the window.

haze

n.?。保疅熿F；２．懵懂，迷糊 vi. (over)　變模糊，變朦朧 A: Let’s sit around the

hearth

tonight and tell stories. B: Great idea, I’ll light the fire.

hearth

n.　爐床，壁爐邊 A: I just bought 100

hectares

of land. B: That is a lot of land. What are you going to do with it?

hectare

n.　公頃 A: The policewoman’s talk

heightened

my awareness of the dangers in the city. B: Yes, she gave an informed speech.

heighten

v.?。ㄊ梗┨岣?，加強(qiáng) A: I am the sole

heir

to my father’s wealth. B: Lucky you. It is shame that your father is not very wealthy!

heir

n.　繼承人 A: Why are you wearing that

helmet

? B: I am pretending to be a firefighter!

helmet

n.　頭盔 A: Excuse me, but the

hem

on your skirt is showing. B: Oh, thanks. I meant to sew it up this morning.

hem

n.　貼邊，鑲邊 vt.?。保o．．．縫貼邊；２．（in）包圍，限制，約束 A: Have you been to the Southern

Hemisphere

? B: No, I have never even traveled outside of Europe.

hemisphere

n.　１．地球的半球；２．大腦半球 A:

Henceforth

, I promise to work much harder. B: You promise that every year!

henceforth

ad.　從今以后，從此以后 A: The trumpet blast

heralded

the news of the king’s arrival. B: And did the crowds gather after hearing it?

herald

vt.?。保A(yù)示．．．的來(lái)臨（或發(fā)生）；２．宣布，歡呼 n.　１．傳令官，信使；２．預(yù)兆，先兆 A: This meal is very tasty. B: Oh, that must be the

herbs

that I put into it.

herb

n.　藥草，（調(diào)味用的）香草，草本植物 A: Do you agree that the position of the King should be

hereditary

? B: Well, I am not really a supporter of the monarchy, so no.

hereditary

a.?。保z傳的，遺傳性的；２．可繼承的，世襲的 A: The castle is an important site of our national

heritage

. B: Then why is it in ruin?

heritage

n.　遺產(chǎn)，繼承物，傳統(tǒng) A: I have not seen you for days. B: I decided to become a

hermit

!

hermit

n.　隱士，遁世者 A: The

heroine

of this play I think has the strongest role. B: And the actress did a wonderful job performing it.

heroine

n.?。保鹘?；２．女英雄 A: My new hairstyle is

hideous

. B: No, it is not, it is just a bit different, that’s all.

hideous

a.　極其丑陋的，難看的 A: I dislike the

hierarchy

in my workplace. B: Yes, I agree. It is competitive and unfair.

hierarchy

n.?。保燃?jí)制度；２．統(tǒng)治集團(tuán)，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層 A: Did you hear that the place was

hijacked

by terrorists? B: Gosh, was anyone injured?

hijack

v. / n.　劫持（尤指動(dòng)機(jī)） A: I’m going for a two-day

hike

over the weekend. B: I’d love to join you if the weather is good.

hike

n.?。保讲铰眯?；２．（數(shù)量，價(jià)格等）增加，上升 vi.　徒步旅行 vt.　提高（價(jià)格等） A: May I help you in the kitchen, Dad? B: No, you’ll

hinder

me, and I’ll be quicker by myself.

hinder

vt.　阻礙，妨礙 A: The door

hinges

are making a lot of noise. B: Oh, could you oil them for me please?

hinge

n.　鉸鏈

hinge

on/ upon　依．．．而定，以．．．為轉(zhuǎn)移 A: What is that noise in the grass? B: I think it is a snake

hissing

, be careful.

hiss

vi.　１．發(fā)出嘶嘶聲；２．發(fā)噓聲表示不滿 vt.?。ㄒ虿粷M）對(duì)．．．發(fā)噓聲 A: I want to be a famous

historian

when I grow up. B: What aspect of history do you want to focus on?

historian

n.　歷史學(xué)家，史學(xué)工作者 　 A: May I

hitch

a ride? B: Sure, hop in, where do you want to go?

hitch

vt.?。保赓M(fèi)搭（車旅行）；２．（用繩，鉤等）系住，栓住，鉤??；３．(up)　急速提起（或拉起） vi.　免費(fèi)搭車旅行 n.?。保收希系K；２．急提，急拉 A: I just discovered a piece of information

hitherto

unknown. B: Excellent, I hope it will help us solve the case.

hitherto

ad.　到目前為止，迄今 A: I think there is going to be a food shortage. B: Don’t worry, I have a

hoard

in a secret location.

hoard

n.　貯藏，聚藏（物） v. (up)　貯藏，囤積 A: I’m

hoarse

, I can’t speak. B: How did you lose your voice?

hoarse

a.?。曇簦┧粏〉?，粗啞的 A: I’m going to play a game of

hockey

this afternoon, want to join in? B: I won’t play, but I’ll watch.

hockey

n.?。保髑?；２．冰上曲棍球，冰球 A: Have you seen the

hoe

? B: Not since the last time you were gardening.

hoe

n.　鋤 v.　用鋤整（地），用鋤除草 A: They

hoisted

a flag in honour of our victory. B: Indeed what an honour, but you deserved it.

hoist

vt.　舉起，升起，吊起 n.?。保鹬仄餍?；２．舉起，升起，吊起 A: Stop! What is that under your coat? B: My gun and its

holder

.

holder

n.?。保钟姓?，占有者；２．支托物，夾具 A: I’ve come to pay

homage

to you. B: Why, I did nothing special.

homage

n.　尊敬，敬意，崇敬 A: There are not very many nationalities represented in my country. B: Yes, I agree, it is far too

homogeneous

.

homogeneous

a.　同種類的，同性質(zhì)的，有相同特征的 A: Put up your

hood

, it is raining. B: I don’t have one , but I do have a umbrella.

hood

n.?。保L(fēng)帽，兜帽；２．罩，排風(fēng)罩；３．車蓋，（折疊式）車篷 A: There are

hoof

prints in the garden! B: Oh, I went horse riding in the morning.

hoof

n.?。R，牛等的）蹄 A: Shall we take a taxi? B: No, let’s just

hop

on a bus, it is only a short journey.

hop

vi.?。保ㄈ耍﹩巫闾S，單足跳行；２．（鳥(niǎo)，昆蟲等）齊足跳躍，齊足跳行 vt.　跳上（汽車，火車，飛機(jī)等） n.　１．蹦跳；２．（飛機(jī)的）短程航行 A: I was

horrified

by the tragic events. B: Me too, they were shocking.

horrify

vt.　使震驚，使毛骨悚然 A: There has been an increase in

hostility

between the two fighting nations. B: Yes, and I am afraid that it will soon get more serious.

hostility

n.?。保?dāng)硨?duì)，敵意，對(duì)抗；２．抵制，反對(duì)；３．［pl.］交戰(zhàn)，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) A: What type of dog is that ? B: It is a

hound

.

hound

n.　獵犬 vt.　追逼，煩擾，糾纏 A: The airplane

hovered

above the airport for ten minutes. B: It must have been waiting for space to land on the runway.

hover

vi.?。保B(niǎo)等）翱翔，盤旋；２．逗留在近旁，徘徊；３．彷徨，猶豫 A: I heard a lot of

howling

last night. B: Sorry, my dog wanted to come indoors.

howl

vi. / n.?。保ɡ?，狗等）嗥叫，（風(fēng)等）呼嘯；２．（因憤怒，痛苦等）吼叫，哀號(hào) A: Ah, look at those chicks all

huddling

together. B: Aren’t they sweet?

huddle

vi.?。保奂谝黄穑瑪D作一團(tuán)；２．把身子蜷成一團(tuán)，蜷縮 vt.　使聚集在一起 n.　擠在一起的人，一堆雜亂的東西 A: The

hue

from the lights was golden. B: Yes, they created a wonderful atmosphere in the room.

hue

n.　色彩，色調(diào)

hue

and cry?。保舐暱棺h，吶喊；２．捉拿聲 A: He hugged the teddy bear for a feeling of security. B: Why didn’t he

hug

you?

hug

vt.　１．（熱烈地）擁抱；２．緊抱，懷抱 vi.　緊抱在一起，互相擁抱 n.　緊抱，熱烈擁抱 A: Can you

hum

along to this tune? B: I would if I knew it, but I am afraid that I don’t .

hum

vi.?。保咔?；２．發(fā)嗡嗡聲；３．(with)忙碌，活躍 vt.　哼（曲子） n.　嗡嗡聲，營(yíng)營(yíng)聲，嘈雜聲 A: What do you think is more beneficial to

humanity

, socks or shoes? B: What type of a silly question is that!

humanity

n.?。保祟悾劭偡Q］人；２．人性；３．人道，博愛(ài)，仁慈；４．［pl.］人文學(xué)科 A: The

humidity

reached almost ninety five percent. B: That is almost unbearable, you must have found it difficult.

humidity

n.　濕度，潮濕，濕氣 A: You

humiliated

me in front of my friends. B: Sorry, please forgive me, I didn’t intend it.

humiliate

vt.　使蒙羞，羞辱，使丟臉 A: Did you run in the race? B: Yes, but I knocked down three

hurdles

and so came in last.

hurdle

n.?。保鴻冢瑱诩?；２．障礙，困難 vi.　進(jìn)行跨欄賽 A: Please do not

hurl

the rubbish across the room, children. B: Sorry Miss, we won’t do it again.

hurl

vt.　１．猛投，力擲；２．大聲叫罵 A: The winds were so strong that I thought it was a

hurricane

. B: Was there any damage done?

hurricane

n.　颶風(fēng) A: I

hushed

the children up. B: Good, they were making too much noise.

hush

v.?。ㄊ梗┌察o下來(lái) n.　安靜，寂靜

bush

up　防止．．．張揚(yáng)出去，掩蓋 A: Do you like going into the city on the train? B: No, there is too much noise and

hustle

.

hustle

vt.?。保妻?，猛推；２．竭力兜售或獲取 vi.?。保吡Χ凳刍颢@取；２．催促，催趕 n.　忙碌，奔忙 A: Universities are how

hybrids

of the academic and the business worlds. B: I agree, and unfortunately the students often get neglected.

hybrid

n.?。保s交生成的生物體，雜交植物（或動(dòng)物）；２．混合物，合成物 A: His

hygiene

standards are terrible. B: Yeah, I don’t think that he has the chance to wash very often.

hygiene

n.　衛(wèi)生，保健學(xué) A: We will sing the

hymn

on page 100 of your books today. B: Oh, but we sang that one last week.

hymn

n.　贊美詩(shī)，圣歌，頌歌 A: My surname is Bailey Smith. B: Is there

hyphen

between Bailey and Smith?

hyphen

n.　連字符，連（字）號(hào) A: His speech was utter

hypocrisy

. B: I agree, it was very unreasonable.

hypocrisy

n.　偽善，虛偽 A: Before we do the experiment, we have to form an

hypothesis

. B: Do you have any suggestions?

hypothesis

n.　假說(shuō)，假設(shè)，前提 A: The comedy show was

hysterical

. B: Oh, but I did not find it to be particularly funny.

hysterical

a.　情緒異常激動(dòng)的，歇斯底里般的 I

A: I need to see some

identification

before I can let you in. B: But I’m not carrying any.

identification

n.　１．身份證明；２．鑒定，驗(yàn)明，認(rèn)出；３．認(rèn)同 A: My

ideologies

and ideas about life have changed over the years. B: That is natural, it is called growing up!

ideology

n.　思想（體系），思想意識(shí) A: I’m up the creek without a paddle. B: Stop talking in

idiom

!

idiom

n.　１．習(xí)語(yǔ)，成語(yǔ)；２．（在藝術(shù)等方面所表現(xiàn)的）風(fēng)格，特色 A: I lost your wallet, I’m sorry. B: You

idiot

, you are always misplacing things.

idiot

n.　白癡，傻子，笨蛋 A: Madonna is my

idol

. B: And you are mine!

idol

n.?。保枷瘢艹绨莸娜嘶蛭?；２．神像 A: The fire was

ignited

by an accident. B: Are you sure that it was not arson?

ignite

vt.　點(diǎn)燃，引發(fā) vi.　著火 A: The new lights

illuminate

the room well. B: Yes, I had them specially designed.

illuminate

vt.?。保彰鳎樟?；２．闡明，啟發(fā) A: Is that you Helen or are you an

illusion

? B: Yes, it really is me and I haven’t seen you for years!

illusion

n.?。保孟?，錯(cuò)誤的觀念；２．錯(cuò)覺(jué)，幻覺(jué)，假象 A: Your essay was very

imaginative

but lacking detail> B: But you did say, Sir, that you wanted us to be creative.

imaginative

a.　富有想象力的，愛(ài)想象的 A: Is that the real painting or just an

imitation

? B: No, it is just a copy.

imitation

n.?。保７拢唬玻轮?，仿制品；３．贗品 A: You are always

immersed

in a book. B: I love reading, I can’t help it.

immerse

vt.?。保钩两唬玻?in)使沉浸在，使專心于 A: My departure will be

imminent

. B: Then why are you still standing here!

imminent

a.　即將發(fā)生的，臨近的，逼近的 A: My grandfather is so old that he thinks that he in

immortal.

B: Well, maybe he is!

immortal

a.?。保L(zhǎng)生的，不死的；２．不朽的，流芳百世的 n.?。保裣?；２．不朽人物 A: Try not to get ill. B: Don’t worry, I am

immune

to disease!

immune

a.　１，免疫的，有免疫力的；２．(to)不受影響的；３．(from)免除的，豁免的 A: Your sight will be

impaired

if you sit that close to the TV. B: I think it is too late, why do you think I have to sit this close!

impair

vt.　損害，損傷，削弱 A: As a teacher it is my job to

impart

knowledge. B: You have a very responsible job.

impart

vt.?。保嬷?，透露；２．賦予，給予 A: Now, it is

imperative

that you listen to my instructions. B: What will happen if we don’t!

imperative

a.　１．必要的，緊急的，極重要的；２．命令的 n.　１．必要的事，必須完成的事；２．祈使語(yǔ)氣（的動(dòng)詞） A: The

imperial

ship set sail for India in 1843. B: What was the aim of the voyage?

imperial

a.?。保蹏?guó)的，帝王的；２．專橫的，傲慢的；３．（度量衡）英制的 A: I am going to Canada tomorrow. I decided today. B: That was an

impetus

decision.

impetus

n.?。保苿?dòng)，促進(jìn)，刺激；２．推動(dòng)力 A: Do you think I will be able to do the job? B: Absolutely, you have my

implicit

confidence.

implicit

a.?。保谎悦鞯模畹?；２．(in)內(nèi)含的，固有的；３．無(wú)疑問(wèn)的，無(wú)保留的 A: I bought my car on

impulse.

B: And do you regret it now?

impulse

n. １．沖動(dòng)，一時(shí)的念頭；２．推動(dòng)，驅(qū)使；３．脈沖 on

impulse　

一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，一時(shí)心血來(lái)潮 A: The priest will be

inaugurated

on Saturday. B: Is that meant to be a sad or happy occasion?

inaugurate

vt.　１．開(kāi)始，開(kāi)展；２．為．．．舉行就職典禮，使正式就任；３．為．．．舉行開(kāi)幕式，為．．．舉行落成儀式 A: What is the strong smell in the room? B: Oh, I am burning some

incense

.

incense

n.　香，焚香時(shí)的煙（或香氣） vt.　激怒，使憤怒 A: I will give you a bonus as an

incentive

to do more work. B: But I don’t have time to do more work.

incentive

n.　刺激，鼓勵(lì) A: Stop with your

incessant

moaning. B: But you won’t listen to me otherwise.

incessant

a.　不停的，連續(xù)不斷的 A: The

incident

tool place at 8 pm on Saturday. B: We will need to look for witnesses to the crime.

incident

n.　突然事件 A:

Incidentally

, are you free on Friday? B: I’m afraid not, why , what did you have planned?

incidentally

ad.　順便說(shuō)及地，順便提一句 A: The President was trying to

incite

the masses into action. B: Do you think that the population will respond?

incite

vt.　煽動(dòng)，鼓動(dòng) A: I would like to have Monday to Friday off

inclusively

. B: Do you mean each week?

inclusive

a.?。保ㄒ磺械?，包括一切費(fèi)用在內(nèi)的；２．所有數(shù)目（或首末日期）包括在內(nèi)的 A: If we

incorporate

your ideas with mine, I think we will have a splendid plan. B: Sounds good to me.

incorporate

vt.?。保由?，吸收；２．把．．．合并，使并入 A: It is

incumbent

upon you to follow my orders. B: Why, what gives you the authority to say such?

incumbent

a.?。保蔀樨?zé)任的，有義務(wù)的；２．現(xiàn)任的，在職的 n.　現(xiàn)任者，在職者 A: I need you to go on a business trip. Naturally we will reimburse you for all expenses that you

incur

. B: Sure, when and where would you like me to go?

incur

vt.　招致，遭受，引起 A: I will be eternally

indebted

to my parents for giving me an education. B: Yes, you are lucky, they have been very supportive.

indebted

a.　感激的，受惠的，蒙恩的 A: When will you return? B: I’m not sure, I’m going away for an

indefinite

length of time.

indefinite

a.?。保疅o(wú)限期的；２．不明確的，含糊的 A: Is your accent

indicative

of your region? B: Yes, I think that I speak in a fairly typical way.

indicative

a.?。保?of)　標(biāo)示的，指示的，象征的；２．陳述的，直陳的 n.　陳述語(yǔ)氣 A: Paul tends to

indict

everyone that disagrees with him. B: I disagree!

indict

vt.　控告，起訴，告發(fā) A: The unjust situation filled me with

indignation

. B: I would not have been pleased either.

indignation

n.　憤怒，憤慨，義憤 A: I am having difficulty sleeping at night. B: I hear that warm milk helps to

induce

sleep.

induce

vt.?。保T，勸；２．引起，導(dǎo)致 A: I have eaten so much. B: But it is your birthday, you are allowed to

indulge

once a year!

indulge

vt.?。保梗ㄗ约海┏聊缬冢瑵M足（自己的欲望等）；２．縱容，遷就 vi. (in)　沉溺，縱容自己，肆意從事 A: There was a feeling of

inertia

and inactivity when I entered the room. B: That is because every one was sleeping!

inertia

vt.?。保换顒?dòng)，惰性；２．慣性 A: Johannesburg in South Africa has an

infamous

reputation. B: Yes, I have heard that there is very high crime rate.

infamous

a.?。保暶墙宓?，臭名昭著的；２．邪惡的，無(wú)恥的 A: The

infantry

fired several shots into the air. B: I hope it was just as a warning to the enemy.

infantry

n.?。劭偡Q］步兵（部隊(duì)） A: Doctor, I have a terrible cough. B: I’m afraid that you have a serious chest

infection

.

infection

n.　１．傳染??；２．傳染，傳播，感染 A: Is my disease

infectious

, Doctor? B: No, you can not pass it on to others, but you still need to be careful.

infectious

a.　１．傳染的，有傳染性的；２．有感染力的 A: Can you help me

inflate

this balloon? B: I’m not sure if I have enough air in my lungs for that!

inflate

vt.　１．使充氣，使膨脹；２．使得意，使驕傲；３．抬高（物價(jià)），使（通貨）膨脹 A: Why are you a vegetarian? B: I don’t want to

inflict

harm on animals.

inflict

vt. (on, upon)　把．．．強(qiáng)加給，使遭受，使承擔(dān) A: How can your camera take picture in the dark? B: It has an

infrared

light to help it focus.

infrared

a.　紅外線的 A: The roads and railways in my country are terrible. B: Yes, the government needs to develop the

infrastructure

.

infrastructure

n.　基礎(chǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)，基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施 A: I think I will take the day off work> B: What an

ingenious

idea!

ingenious

a.?。保ㄎ锛龋┰O(shè)計(jì)獨(dú)特的，（方法等）別致的，巧妙的；２．（人，頭腦）靈巧的，關(guān)于創(chuàng)造發(fā)明的 A: Di VInchi was a painter and designer of great

ingenuity

. B: Yes, he was certainly very talented.

ingenuity

n.　獨(dú)創(chuàng)性，巧妙 A: I would love to

inhabit

a small tropical island. B: Alone? Would you not get lonely?

inhabit

vt.　居住于，（動(dòng)物）棲居于 A: Please

inhale

the sweet fragrance from the flowers. B: Sorry, my nose is blocked.

inhale

v.　吸入（氣體等），吸（煙） A: There are certain facts

inherent

in the situation that I am unable to understand. B: Perhaps you need to spend some more time thinking about it then.

inherent

a. (in)　內(nèi)在的，固有的，生來(lái)就有的 A: I was

inhibited

form entering the building. B: Why were there barriers in your way?

inhibit

vt.　阻止，妨礙，抑制 A: I’d like to

initiate

a new project. B: Sounds exciting, what are your plans?

initiate

vt.?。保_(kāi)始，創(chuàng)始，發(fā)起；２．使初步了解；３．接納（新成員），讓．．．加入 n.　新加入組織的人 A: I had to have the medicine

injected

directly into my veins. B: Ouch! That sounds painful!

inject

vt.　１．注射（藥液等），給．．．注射； ２．注入，引入，投入 A: Do you live by the coast? B: No, I live

inland

, about five hours from the sea.

inland

a.　內(nèi)地的，內(nèi)陸的 ad. 在內(nèi)地（或內(nèi)陸），向內(nèi)地（或內(nèi)陸） A: let’s go for a picnic. B: Good idea, I know a small

inlet

where we spend the afternoon.

inlet

n.?。保疄常?；２．進(jìn)口，入口 A: The prison

inmates

were protesting because of their living conditions. B: Yes, the prisoners have a hard time.

inmate

n.　（獄中的）囚徒，（精神病院等中的）被收容者 A: You are such a good pianist, it must be

innate

. B: No, the prisoners have a hard time.

innate

n.　天生的，固有的，天賦的 A: I’m going to an exhibition of modern innovations this afternoon. B: Oh, can I come? I’m fascinated by new

inventions

.

innovation

n.?。保路椒?，新事物；２．革新，創(chuàng)新 A: There are

innumerable

reasons why I can’t marry you. B: Surely there can not be that many .

innumerable

a.　無(wú)數(shù)的，數(shù)不清的 A: I would love to sail around the world alone. B: You must be

insane

.

insane

a.　１．蠢極的，荒唐的；２．（患）精神病的，精神失常的，瘋狂的 A: Can you read the

inscription

in the book to me? B: Sorry, I don’t have my glasses and the lettering it too small.

inscription

n.　銘文，碑文，題字 A: You are looking tired. B: Yes, I am suffering from

insomnia

.

insomnia

n.　失眠（癥） A: You are an

inspiration

to me. B: You are quite amazing also!

inspiration

n.?。保`感；２．鼓舞人心的人（或事物） A: Did you buy your car with cash? B: No, I arranged that I will pay in monthly

installments

.

installment

n.?。保制诟犊睿制诮桓?；２．（分期連載的）部分 A: That medicine worked great. B: Yes, it had

instantaneous

results.

instantaneous

a.　瞬間的，即刻的 A: What are the words to that song you were humming? B: Oh, it was just an

instrumental

piece.

instrumental

a.?。保?in)起作用的，有幫助的；２．用樂(lè)器演奏的 A: My house is freezing in the winter. B: Perhaps you need to

insulate

it better.

insulate

vt.　１．使絕緣，使隔熱，使隔音；２．隔離，使隔絕（以免受到影響） A: Did the parcel arrive

intact

? B: Yes, there was no damage to it at all.

intact　

a.　完整無(wú)缺的，未經(jīng)觸動(dòng)的，未受損傷的 A: What is the annual

intake

of students into your school each year? B: Oh, about 100 pupils join each year.

intake

n.　１．吸入，納入；２．進(jìn)氣口，入口 A: You played an

integral

part in the project, thanks for your help. B: You are welcome, but I do not think that my assistance was that important.

integral

a.　構(gòu)成整體所必需的，基本的 A: I admire your

integrity.

B: Thanks, I think it is essential to stick to your principles.

integrity

n.?。保?，誠(chéng)實(shí)，誠(chéng)懇；２．完整，完全，完善 A: My

intellect

is the most important aspect of my mind. A: And you certainly use your well.

intellect

n.　１．智力，理解力；２．才智非凡的人 A: Mark always holds

intelligible

conversation. B: Yes, he is very smart.

intelligible

a.　可理解的，明白易懂的，清楚的 A: We could

intensify

the light in the room by painting the walls white. B: Or we could just add more lights.

intensify

v.?。ㄊ梗┰鰪?qiáng)，（使）加劇 A: I did not commit the crime with

intent

. B: But that will be impossible to prove in court.

intent

n.　意圖，意向，目的 a.　１．(on)專心的，轉(zhuǎn)注的；２．(on)急切的 to all

intents

(and purposes)　幾乎在一切方面，實(shí)際上 A: I need to i

nteract

with some new people. B: Good , but how are you going to meet them?

interact

vi.　相互作用，相互影響 A: I think our post has been

intercepted

. B: Why, were the letters open when they arrived?

intercept

vt.　攔截，截住，截?fù)?A: The conference facilitated

intercourse

with many groups of people. B: I hope that you had some interesting and productive conversations.

intercourse

n.?。保越?；２．交流，交往，交際 A: What do you study in college? B: The

interface

between humans and computers

interface

n.?。保涌?；２．界面，交接處 v.　互相作用（或影響，聯(lián)系），互相配合工作 A: We have to submit an

interim

report by the end of the month. B: And when will the official one have to be completed?

interim

a.　暫時(shí)的，臨時(shí)的 n.　間歇，過(guò)度期間 in the

interim　

在其間 A: May I offer an

interjection

into the argument? B: No, the debate must continue without disruption.

interjection

n.　１．感嘆詞；２．（突然的）插入 A: How was the weather on your holiday? B: Apart form the

intermittent

rain, it was fine.

intermittent

a.　間歇的，斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的 A: Turn left at the next

intersection

. B: I thought we have to turn right.

intersection

n.?。保畽M斷，交叉；２．道路交叉口，交點(diǎn) A: My parents are always arguing. B: Is there anything you can do to

intervene

?

intervene

vi.?。备缮?，干預(yù)；２．干擾，阻撓 A: I am planning an

intervention

into the affairs of my neighbours. B: Why are you so interested in what they are doing ?

intervention

n.　介入，干涉，干預(yù) A: Jane is always so outspoken. B: But don’t be

intimidated

by her.

intimidate

vt.　恐嚇，威脅 A: He was completely

intoxicated

after coming home from the pub last night. B: Yes, I knew he had a lot to drink.

intoxicate

vt.?。保购茸?；２．使陶醉，使欣喜若狂 A: The details in the painting are exceptionally

intricate

. B: Yes, it must have taken a long time to complete.

intricate

a.　錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的，復(fù)雜精細(xì)的 A: Did you enjoy the novel I lent you? B: It was excellent, the plot was full of

intrigue

and mystery.

intrigue

vt.　激起．．．的好奇心（或興趣），迷住 vi.　耍陰謀，施詭計(jì) n.　陰謀，詭計(jì)，密謀 A: I found a piece of evidence that is

intrinsic

to our case. B: Gosh, why did we not realize it sooner?

intrinsic

a.　固有的，本質(zhì)的，內(nèi)在的 A: I don’t mean to

intrude

, but can I join your conversation? B: Don’t worry, you are not interrupting anything private.

intrude

vi.　侵入，侵?jǐn)_，打擾 A: My

intuition

told me that he is bad news. B: Yes, I never trusted him either.

intuition

n.　直覺(jué) A: I am afraid this is the only piece of identification that I have. B: But it is out of date which makes it

invalid

.

invalid

a.?。保ㄖ阜缮希o(wú)效的，作廢的；２．無(wú)可靠根據(jù)的，站不住腳的 n.　（需要有人照顧的）病弱者，殘疾者 A: Your help was

invaluable

to me, thanks. B: Don’t mention it, it was my pleasure.

invaluable

a.　非常寶貴的，極為貴重的，無(wú)價(jià)的 A:

Invariably

the car broke down on the way to my exam. B: Typical! What did you do?

invariably

ad.　不變地，始終如一地，總是 A: I would like to have an

inventory

of all the furniture in the house before I move in. B: Certainly, that can be arranged.

inventory

n.　詳細(xì)目錄，存貨清單 make

inventory

　清查存貨，存貨盤存；調(diào)查；評(píng)價(jià) A: I can’t get the lid off this jar, Mum. B: Try

inverting

it and then bang the jar on the floor.

invert

vt.　使倒轉(zhuǎn)，使倒置，使顛倒 A:

Ironically

, I missed the plane even though I was at the airport two hours in advance. B: I call that unlucky!

ironically

ad.　１．具有諷刺意味地；２．嘲諷地，挖苦地 A: Do you think Jack is a good comedian? B: No, he relies too heavily on

irony

.

irony

n.　１．反語(yǔ)，冷嘲；２．具有諷刺意味的事，嘲弄 A:

Irrespective

of the weather, I think we should still go sailing. B: But what if there is a thunder storm?

irrespective

a. (of)　不考慮的，不顧及的 A: Despite the dry weather, I am amazed at how many crops the farmers are growing. B: That is because they have developed an extensive and efficient

irrigation

system.

irrigation

n.　灌溉 A: My little sister always

irritates

me. B: Mine is also very annoying.

irritate

vt.?。保箰琅篃┰?；２．使（身體某部分）不適，使疼痛 A: Is Iran a Christian country? B: No, it is

Islamic

.

Islamic

a.　伊斯蘭教的，伊斯蘭教信徒的 A: The

isle

where we camped was just one hour by boat off shore. B: Were there any inhabitants on it?

isle

n.　小島，島 A: I’m

itching

to travel. B: Perhaps you can go away following your studies.

itch

vi.?。保W，發(fā)癢；２．渴望，熱望 vt.　使發(fā)癢 　 A: Your necklace is very unusual. B: That’s because it is made out of

ivory

.

ivory

n.?。保笱溃唬玻笱郎?，乳白色 A: I need to cut back the

ivy

from my windows. B: Yes, it tends to grow at a rapid rate.

ivy

n.　常春藤 J

A: I need to change the wheel of my car, I have a flat. B: I’ll help, do you have a

jack

?

jack

n. 千斤頂 vt. 1.用千斤頂頂起；2。停止，放棄；3。提高，增加 A: What type of stone is your ring? B: It is

jade

, quite rare.

jade

n. 1。玉，翡翠；2。淺綠（色） A: Did you understand the article I gave you? B: No, there was too much

jargon

and terms that I had not seen before.

jargon

n. 術(shù)語(yǔ)，行話 A: I’m going to rent a

jeep

for the weekend and drive to the mountains. B: Great idea, can I come?

jeep

n. 吉普車 A: No, I’m not going to cheat on the exam. B: Good, there is no point in

jeopardising

your degree.

jeopardise

vt. 危機(jī)，損害 A: You nearly hit Andrew on the head. B: Good thing that he

jerked

just in time to miss it.

jerk

vt. 使猝然一動(dòng)，猛拉 vi. 猝然一動(dòng) n. 急推，急拉，急扭 A: What would you like for your birthday? B: Some new

jewellery

would be nice, maybe a necklace.

jewellery

n. 珠寶，首飾 A: You’re so small you would make an excellent

jockey

. B: Oh, I don’t like horse riding.

jockey

n. 1。騎師；2。[美俚]駕駛員，（機(jī)器等的）操作手 vi. (for) 謀取 vt. 勸說(shuō)，誘使 A: I go for a short

jog

around the lake every night. B: You must be very fit.

jog

v. / n. 1。慢跑；2。（尤指不正當(dāng)?shù)兀┹p輕碰撞

jog

sb.’s memory 喚起某人的記憶 A: Mr. Smith has a

jolly

sense of humour, B: Yes, I have always found him to be very pleasant.

jolly

a. 快樂(lè)的，高興的，愉快的 ad. 很，非常 vt. 勸服，哄 A: Was the car damaged in the accident? B: No, it just got a slight

jolt

. There was no damage done.

jolt

vt. 1。使顛簸，使搖晃；2。使震驚 vi. 顛簸，搖晃 n. 1。震動(dòng)，搖動(dòng)，顛簸；2。震驚 A: The

judicial

proceedings will take place after all the evidence has been collected. B: How long do you think that will take?

judicial

a. 1。司法的，法庭的，審判的；2。明斷的，公正的 A: Shall I pour the milk into a

jug

? B: Yes, if you can find a clean one!

jug

n. 1。大罐，壺；2。一大罐（壺）的容量 A: I’m trying to

juggle

two jobs at once. B: That must be difficult, how do you manage?

juggle

v. 1。（用球等）玩雜耍；2。盡力應(yīng)付，力圖平衡；3。篡改（數(shù)字等）以圖掩蓋 A: There is a

jumbo

edition of the magazine out this week. B: Are you sure you will have time to read it?

jumbo

a. 特大的，巨型的 n. 大型噴氣式飛機(jī) A: The traffic lights on the main

junction

are out this week. B: Are you sure you will have time to read it ?

junction

n. 聯(lián)結(jié)點(diǎn)，（道路等的）會(huì)合點(diǎn)，樞紐 A: What are you doing in your room? B: I’m trying to clear it of all the

junk

I have collected over the years.

junk

n. 廢舊物品，破爛 vt. 丟棄，廢棄 A: What are you doing in this part of town? B: Sir, it is my new

jurisdiction

.

jurisdiction

n. 1。司法權(quán)，審判權(quán)，裁判權(quán)；2。權(quán)力，管轄權(quán)； 3。權(quán)限，管轄范圍 A: Sorry, Sir, my dog ate my homework. B: That is not adequate

justification

for being late again.

justification

n. 正當(dāng)?shù)睦碛?，借?A: John was taken to the

juvenile

court for the hearing. B: Oh, that is right he is only 14 and too young to be on trial in the central court.

juvenile

a. 1。少年的，少年特有的；2。幼稚的，不成熟的 n. 未成年人，少年 K

A: I dreamt I was

kidnapped

by a gang of thieves. B: You were not dreaming!

kidnap

vt. 綁架，誘拐 A: Doctor, I have a severe pain in my lower back. B: It may be your

kidneys

, let me check.

kidney

n. 腎，腎臟 A: Who is your next of

kin

? B: My father.

kin

n. [總稱]親屬，家屬 A: I’ve hurt myself, do you have a bandage? B: Yeah, there is one in the first aid

kit.

kit

n. 1。成套的工具，（適應(yīng)特定需要的）成套用品 vt.(out) 裝備 A: I just bought a new

kitten

, she is very cute. B: She may be now, but she will soon grow up!

kitten

n. 小貓 A: You are my

knight

in shining armor. B: Well, that makes you my princess.

knight

n. 1。（中世紀(jì)）騎士；2。爵士；3。（國(guó)際象棋中）馬 vt. 封……為爵士 A: Did you make this blanket? B: Yes, it took three weeks to

knit

.

knit

vt. 1。編結(jié)，編織；2。使緊密地結(jié)合，使緊湊；3。皺緊，皺（眉） vi. 1。編織，編結(jié)；2。（骨折）愈合 A: The potatoes are best with a

knob

of butter. B: Oh, but I don’t like potatoes or butter.

knob

n. 1。（門、抽屜的）球形把手，球形柄；2。（收音機(jī)等的）旋扭；3。小塊 A: What happened to your

knuckles

? They are bleeding. B: Oh, I cycled in a wall and grazed them.

knuckle

n. 指節(jié) vi. 1. (down) 開(kāi)始努力工作；2.(under)屈服

Ｌ　

A: Be careful, your

laces

are undone. B: Oh, I never learned how to tie them properly.

lace

n.　１．網(wǎng)眼花邊，透空織品，花邊；２．鞋帶，系帶 vt. (up)　用系帶束緊 A: Sorry I’m late, my alarm did not go off on time. B: That is a

lame

excuse, don’t let it happen again.

lame

a.?。保说模车?；２．站不住腳的，差勁的，蹩腳的 A: I am

lamenting

the loss of my dear friend. B: Goodness, what happened to him?

lament

vt.?。保У?，痛惜；２．抱怨，為．．．而遺憾 vi.　哀悼，悲痛 n.　挽歌，悼詞 A: I am going to the lake to float some

lanterns

. B: It would be best to wait until it is dark.

lantern

n.　燈籠，提燈 A: I saw my father again after a

lapse

of twenty years. B: That must have been an emotional meeting.

lapse

n.　１．失誤，疏忽；２．（時(shí)間的）流逝，間隔；３．（興趣等的）減少，（信心的）喪失；４．陷入（或進(jìn)入）（某種狀態(tài)）(into) vi.　１．終止，失效；２．(into)陷入（或進(jìn)入）．．．狀態(tài) A: Stop annoying your brother. B: Don’t

lash

out at me, he was the one that started it.

lash

v.?。保ㄓ美K索等）將（物品）系牢；２．鞭打，抽打，（風(fēng)，雨等）猛烈打擊；３．猛烈抨擊，嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé) n.?。保拮?，鞭端繩索（或皮條）；２．鞭打；３．眼睫毛；４．鞭梢

lash

out (at)　猛烈抨擊 A: I know you have the ability to do the task, it is

latent

within you. B: But I am not so confident that it is there.

latent

a.　潛在的，隱伏的，不易察覺(jué)的 A: On what line of

latitude

is France? B: Well, it will span several lines, but you should check in an atlas for the exact figures.

latitude

n. １．緯度；２．［pl.］緯度地區(qū)；３．（言語(yǔ)，行動(dòng)等的）回旋余地，自由 A: Did you enjoy the wedding? B: Indeed, it was a very

lavish

affair.

lavish

a.?。保^(guò)分豐富的，無(wú)節(jié)制的；２．過(guò)分慷慨的，浪費(fèi)的 vt. (on,upon)　慷慨地給予，揮霍 A: Was our teacher also a priest? B: No, he was just a

layman

.

layman

n.　門外漢，外行 A: There were a lot of

layoffs

recently in my town. B: That will be hard on the families in the region, do you think they will be able to find new jobs?

layoff

n.?。ㄓ戎概R時(shí)）解雇 A: Could you please give me some additional information about your organization? B: Certainly, this

leaflet

has all the details that you will need.

leaflet

n.　傳單，散頁(yè)印刷品，小冊(cè)子 v.?。ㄏ颍┥l(fā)傳單（或小冊(cè)子） A: Have you seen my shoes, Mum? B: Yes, they are drying on the window

ledge

.

ledge

n.?。保畮r架，巖石突出部；２．架狀突出物，壁架 A: Mr. Smart had a full and an interesting life. B: Yes, he indeed left a

legacy

.

legacy

n.　遺贈(zèng)的財(cái)物，遺產(chǎn) A: I am fascinated with ancient folk tales and

legends

. B: Yes, there are some wonderful stories that survived the ages.

legend

n.　１．傳說(shuō)，傳奇故事；２．傳奇人物 A: This time, Sir, I have a

legitimate

excuse for being late, I was ill. B: Do you have a doctor’s note to prove it?

legitimate

a.　１．合情合理的；２．合法的，法律認(rèn)可的 vt.　使合法 A: Would you like a glass of

lemonade

? B: Oh, yes please, that sounds very refreshing.

lemonade

n.?。保畽幟仕?；２．汽水 A: Even though you have been naughty, I will be

lenient

just this one time. B: Thanks, Mum, and I promise not to do it again.

lenient

a.　寬大的，仁慈的 A: Do you need anything from the shops? B: Yes, I’d need to make a salad. Could you buy some

lettuce

please?

lettuce

n.　萵苣，生菜 A: I can’t open the window. B: Here is a stick, use it as a

lever

to force it open.

lever

n.　１．杠，杠桿；２．途徑，工具，手段 vt.?。ㄓ酶軛U）撬動(dòng)，撬起 A: My boss never gives much

leverage

, I don’t think I’ll be able to get the day off work. B: Oh, at least try one last time.

leverage

n.?。保α?，影響，手段，優(yōu)勢(shì)；２．杠桿作用，杠桿的力量 A: The government has increased the

levy

on imports. B: By what percentage?

levy

vt.　征收（稅等） n.　征稅，稅款 A: You are a

liability

around the house. B: I’m not dangerous. I’m just energetic.

liability

n.　１．責(zé)任；２．［pl.］負(fù)債，債務(wù)；３．不利條件，起妨礙作用的人（或物） A:

Lilies

are my favourite kind of flower. B: Oh, mine too!

lily

n.　百合，百合花 A: I arrive to the ball by

limousine

. B: Oh, I could not afford one, so I came by bus!

limousine

n.　轎車 A: Sarah has a very

limp

handshake. B: Yes, I don’t think that she is confident in herself.

limp

a.?。保浫醯模瑹o(wú)生氣的，無(wú)精神的；２．軟的，松沓的 vi.　一瘸一拐地走，蹣跚 n.　跛行 A: Have you done

linear

equations in math class yet? B: No, I think we cover them next year.

linear

a.?。保€的，直線的，線狀的；２．長(zhǎng)度的；３．線性的 A: Is your shirt made from cotton or

linen

? B: I am not sure what kind of fabric it is.

linen

n. １．日用織品，亞麻織品；２．亞麻布 A: I worked on a cruise

liner

for three months. B: Sounds exotic, but I’m sure that it was hard work!

liner

n.?。保罂洼?；２．（化妝用）眼線膏，眼線筆，描唇筆；３．襯里 A: What would you like to do this morning? B: Just

linger

in bed a while longer.

linger

vi.　１．（因不愿意離開(kāi)而）繼續(xù)逗留，留戀徘徊；２．(on)繼續(xù)存留，緩慢消失 A: I had a problem learning how to speak correctly when I was a child. B: Oh, I also had some

linguistic

problems.

linguistic

a.　語(yǔ)言的，語(yǔ)言學(xué)的 A: Is that

lipstick

on your collar? B: No, it is just tomato sauce, trust me!

lipstick

n.　唇膏，口紅 A: What do you do in your spare time? B: I’m involved in a

literacy

project, teaching kids how to read.

literacy

n.　識(shí)字，有文化，讀寫能力 A: You should try to look beyond

literal

translations of the poem. B: But it is too difficult for me.

literal

a.　１．照字面的，原義的；２．逐字的 A: You should not take everything that I say

literally

. B: Well, you should be more direct.

literally

n.?。保鹱值兀赵?，照字面地；２．確實(shí)地，真正地；３．簡(jiǎn)直 A: My grandmother was the only

literate

girl in her family. B: She was lucky to get an education.

literate

a.　１．有讀寫能力的；２．有文化修養(yǎng)的 A: Please put your

litter

in the bin. B: Oh, I can’t see one.

litter

n.　１．廢棄物，被胡亂扔掉的東西；２．一窩（仔，崽）；３．（一堆）雜亂的東西 vt.　亂扔?xùn)|西于 vi.　亂扔廢棄物 A: The

livestock

on my farm are doing very well. B: How many cows and sheep do you have in total?

livestock

n.?。劭偡Q］家畜，牲畜 A: Were you out in the sun? B: Yes, I got burnt and I look like a

lobster

.

lobster

n.　龍蝦 A: Are there any libraries in your

locality

? B: No, but there is one in the next town.

locality

n.　地區(qū)，地點(diǎn) A: Oh no, I left my watch in the

locker

in the gym. B: You better go back and get it.

locker

n.?。ü矆?chǎng)所供個(gè)人使用的）寄物柜 A: I’m interested in early

locomotive

travel. B: I have never really been interested in trains myself.

locomotive

n.　機(jī)車 A: You have very

lofty

ideals. B: No, I just have high expectations of myself.

lofty

a.?。保甙恋?，傲慢的；２．崇高的，高尚的；３．高聳的，極高的 A: My family has never enjoyed

longevity

. B: But you are lucky, you are already 91!

longevity

n.?。保L(zhǎng)壽；２．壽命 A: What line of

longitude

are the Falkland Islands located on? B: Not sure, you better check a map.

longitude

n.　經(jīng)度 A: My grandmother made all her clothing on a

loom

. B: Did she teach you how to use it?

loom

n.　織布機(jī) vi.　１．陰森地逼近，隱現(xiàn)，赫然聳現(xiàn)；２．即將來(lái)臨 A: What did you do with the stolen

loot

? B: I hid the money in a secret location.

loot

n.　贓物，戰(zhàn)利品，掠奪物 v.　搶劫，劫掠，掠奪 A: My skin is too dry, it must be because of the hot weather. B: Here is some

lotion

, rub it on to help.

lotion

n.　洗液，洗濟(jì)，護(hù)膚液 A: Whether I win or lose is a

lottery

. B: Are you sure there is nothing you can do to increase your chances of winning?

lottery

n.　１．抽彩給獎(jiǎng)法；２．碰運(yùn)氣的事，難于算計(jì)的事 A: This is an unusual dish, what is the main ingredient? B: It is made from

lotus

leaves.

lotus

n.　蓮，蓮花 A: They will announce the match results over the

loudspeaker

. B: We had better pay more attention then.

loudspeaker

n. 揚(yáng)聲器，喇叭 A: Did you see my scarf, Dad? B: Yes, it is the

lounge

, near the TV.

lounge

n.　休息廳，休息室 vi.?。保☉醒笱蟮兀┮校☉猩⒌兀┨?；２．閑逛，閑蕩 A: The brakes on my bike are not working. B: Perhaps you need to

lubricate

them.

lubricate

vt.　使?jié)櫥?A: I just landed a new

lucrative

job. B: Great, would you like to share some of your hard earned cash with me?

lucrative

a.　賺錢的，可獲利的 A: I had to close my shop. Business had

lulled

. B: That is such a shame.

lull

vt.?。保拱察o，使入睡；２．緩和，減輕，哄騙 n.　暫時(shí)的平息（或平靜） A: I will have to

lumber

a clearing in the forest. B: Oh, are you sure it is necessary to cut down the trees?

lumber

vi.　笨拙地移動(dòng)，緩慢吃力地移動(dòng) vt.　拖累，使陷入困境 n.　１．（堆放著的）家用廢舊雜物；２．木材，不料，鋸制板 A: The room was

luminous

with the light. B: It must have looked beautiful, especially in the evening.

luminous

a.　發(fā)光的，發(fā)亮的，光明的 A: I’d like to make a

lunar

landing some day. B: I’d also love to visit the moon.

lunar

a.　月的，月球的 A: Why did you move to the city? B: I was

lured

by the bright lights.

lure

vt.　吸引，引誘，誘惑 n.?。保ΓT惑物；２．誘餌，魚餌 A: You have a strong

lust

for power. B: Yes, I consider myself ambitious.

lust

n.?。保◤?qiáng)烈的）性欲，淫欲 vi. (after, for)　對(duì)．．．有強(qiáng)烈的欲望 A: Shakespeare wrote exceptional

lyric

poetry. B: I agree, his work is amazing, Jack.

lyric

a.　抒情的 n.?。鄢l.］歌詞 M

A: Has the case been closed yet? B: No, the

magistrate

still needs to decide the outcome.

magistrate

n.　地方行政官，地方法官，治安官 A: I am unable to read the small print in the book. B: It seems you need to

magnify

it.

magnify

vt.?。保糯?，擴(kuò)大；２．夸大，夸張 A: That was a terrible storm. B: Indeed, but it is too early to determine the

magnitude

of the damage.

magnitude

n.?。保匾?，重大；２．巨大，廣大 A: A young fair

maiden

like you shouldn’t be single. B: That is because I am a young fair independent maiden.

maiden

n.　少女，年輕姑娘，未婚女子 a.　首次的，初次的 A: You look

majestic

sitting on that high chair. B: Yes, I am pretending to be the king!

majestic

a.　雄偉的，壯麗的，莊嚴(yán)的，高貴的 A: Please cook me dinner now. B: Yes, your

majesty

, I’m at your service.

majesty

n. １．［Ｍ－］陛下（對(duì)帝王，王后的尊稱）；２．雄偉，壯麗，莊嚴(yán) A: Doctor, I traveled to Africa and I think I caught

malaria

. B: Did you take any medicine as a precaution?

malaria

n. 瘧疾 A: I hate you! B: Why are you so full of

malice

?

malice

n.　惡意，怨恨 A: I’m afraid that the test results have come back and your lump is

malignant

. B: That means it’s serious, doesn’t it, doctor?

malignant

a.?。保異盒缘模旅?；２．惡意的，惡毒的 A: I’m going shopping in the

mall

this afternoon, want to join me? B: No, thanks, I have plans already.

mall

n.?。ㄓ稍S多商店組成的）購(gòu)物中心 A: That child looks very unhealthy. B: Yes, he does not have enough to eat. He is suffering from

malnutrition

.

malnutrition

n.　營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良 A: What distinguishes mammals from other animals, teacher? B:

Mammals

feed their young on milk.

mammal

n. 哺乳動(dòng)物 A: I was able to park the car in one single

maneuver

. B: Well done, you have improved.

maneuver

n. 1．謹(jǐn)慎而熟練的動(dòng)作；２．策略，花招；３．［pl.］演習(xí) vt.?。保O(shè)法使變動(dòng)位置；２．（敏捷或巧妙地）操縱，控制 vi.　１．設(shè)法變動(dòng)位置；２．用策略，?；ㄕ?A: Are you telling me you saw a ghost? B: Yes, it

manifested

itself on me during the night.

manifest

a.　明顯的，顯然的，明了的 vt.　１．顯示，表明，證明；２．使顯現(xiàn)，使顯露 A: I’m not able to untie this knot. B: If you

manipulate

the knot a bit more you may be able to open it.

manipulate

vt.?。保倏v，控制，影響；２．（熟練地）操作，使用 A: I just bought the new house. B: That is too big to be a house. It is a

mansion

.

mansion

n.　大廈，（豪華的）宅邸 A: I discovered an ancient

manuscript

. B: Are you going to donate it to the library?

manuscript

n.?。保指?，原稿，底稿；２．手寫本 A: What type of tree is that? B: I think it is a

maple

maple

n.　槭樹(shù)，楓樹(shù)，槭木 A: I really dislike Stephanie. B: Don’t try to

mar

me with your negative impressions of her before I even meet her.

mar

vt.　破壞，毀壞 A: I’m getting a new fireplace installed. B: Is it the

marble

one you had your eye on?

marble

n.?。保罄硎?；２．（用玻璃、石頭等制成的）彈子；３．［pl.］彈子游戲 A: The

mare

is expecting her foal in three weeks. B: Oh! I thought a

mare

was a male horse, silly me!

mare

n.　母馬，母驢 A: Did you do well in the exam, Sir? B: Yes, you only made some

marginal

errors.

marginal

a.?。保⑿〉?，少量的，不重要的；２．僅以微弱多數(shù)票獲勝的；３．記（或引）在頁(yè)邊的，有旁注的 A: Have you ever smoked

marijuana

? B: No, I have never tried drugs.

marijuana

n.　大麻，大麻煙 A: What is your

marital

status? B: I am married.

marital

a.　婚姻的，夫妻的 A: I’m going to visit the

maritime

museum this afternoon. B: I assume that it is the one by the sea.

maritime

a.　１．海的，海事的，航海的；２．近海的，海的 A: It rained so much. My garden is like a

marsh

. B: Don’t worry, it will dry out soon.

marsh

n.　沼澤，濕地 A: I was a

marshal

in the army for 11 years. B: Gosh, that is a high rank, you must have worked hard to get there.

marshal

n.　１．元帥，最高指揮官；２．（某些群眾活動(dòng)的）總指揮，司儀；３．（美國(guó)的）執(zhí)法官，警察局長(zhǎng)，消防隊(duì)長(zhǎng) vt.　整理，排列，集結(jié) A: I read that the ancient Romans were

martial

people. B: I’m not sure if they were inclined to war.

martial

a.　戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的，軍事的，武術(shù)的 A: The sunset is amazing. B: Yes, I am sitting here

marveling

at it right now.

marvel

vi. (at)　驚嘆，贊佩 vt.　對(duì)．．．感到驚異 n.　令人驚異（或不可思議）的事，奇跡 A: That girl looks particularly

masculine

. B: Maybe it is because she lifts weights.

masculine

a.?。保行缘模凶拥?；２．男子氣的 A: Shall I

mash

your potatoes? B: No, thanks, I like them whole.

mash

vt. (up)　把．．．搗成糊狀 n.　糊狀物 A: The soldiers

massacred

each other with gunfire during the war. B: Do you know how many people were killed?

massacre

vt.　１．大規(guī)模屠殺，殘殺；２．徹底擊敗 n.?。保笸罋ⅲ瑲垰?；２．（比賽等）殘敗 A: I had a wonderful body

massage

last night. B: Was it painful?

massage

n.　按摩，推拿 vt.　給．．．按摩 A: What flag is that hoisted on the

mast

? B: It is the national flag. Don’t you recognize it?

mast

n.?。保ΓU，旗桿；２．天線桿 A: Your book is a

masterpiece

, well done. B: Thanks, I hope that the publishers think so , too.

masterpiece

n.　杰作 A: I would love to have a baby soon. A: That sounds like your

maternal

instincts talking!

maternal

a.?。保赣H的，母親般的；２．母系的，母方的 A: Did you put your money in the bank? B: No, I hid it under the

mattress

.

mattress

n.　褥墊，床墊 A: I love walking in the

meadows

in spring. B: Me too, the fields are best at that time of year.

meadow

n.　草地 A: My brothers are having a serious argument. B: Are you going to

mediate

in the hope of solving it?

mediate

vi. (in, between)　調(diào)解，周旋 vt.　１．經(jīng)調(diào)解解決；２．經(jīng)周旋促成 A: I visited several

medieval

castles while in France. B: So that means they date from the Middle Ages, correct?

medieval

a.　中世紀(jì)的，中古（時(shí)代）的 A: I try to practice

meditation

at least once a day. B: Oh, I can never sit still for long periods.

meditation

n.　１．默想，默念；２．沉思，冥想，沉思錄 A: Why are you looking so

melancholy

, Rory? B: I just lost my job.

melancholy

a.　憂郁的，使人憂郁的，悲傷的 n.　憂郁，悲傷 A: The atmosphere at the party was exceptionally

mellow

. B: Yes, all the guests were very relaxed.

mellow

a.?。保伾蚵曇簦┤岷偷模唬玻ㄋ┦焱傅?，甘美多汁的，（酒）芳醇的；３．成熟的，老練的，穩(wěn)健的；４．高興的，微醉的 v.　１．（使）變得柔和；２．（使）成熟；３．（使）變得香醇 A: Sing along to this

melody

. B: I would, but I haven’t a note in my head.

melody

n.?。保桑{(diào)；２．悅耳的音樂(lè) A: Would you like to try some

melon

? B: I’d love to, is it sweet?

melon

n.　瓜，甜瓜 A: Does Kelly know where to meet us? B: Yeah, I left a

memo

for her.

memo

n.　備忘錄 A: You have had such an interesting life, you should write your

memoirs.

B: I’ve already started them.

memoir

n.?。保踦l.］回憶錄，自傳；２．記事錄 A: Do we have to

memorise

the whole poem, Sir? B: No, only the first two verses.

memorise

v.　記住，熟記 A: Get out from the kitchen, you are such a

menace

. B: Sorry, I was only trying to help.

menace

n.　１．具有危險(xiǎn)性的人（或物）；２．威脅，威嚇 vt.　威脅，威嚇 A: I do not understand Robin’s

mentality

. B: Yeah, she has some strange ideas sometimes.

mentality

n.　心態(tài)，思想方法 A: All of the

merchandise

in the shop is half price today. B: Oh, let’s go in!

merchandise

n.?。劭偡Q］商品，貨物 vt.　買賣，經(jīng)營(yíng) A: Be careful, there is

mercury

in the thermometer. B: Don’t worry, I will be careful.

mercury

n.?。?，水銀，汞；２［Ｍ－］［羅神］墨丘利 A: I think our ideas are beginning to

merge

. B: I think that is because we have spent so much time together.

merge

v.?。ㄊ梗┙Y(jié)合，（使）合并，（使）合為一體 A: Can you bring this note to your Mum? B: No, I am not your

messenger.

messenger

n.　送信人，信使 A: This car is a little more expensive because of the

metallic

paint. B: I think it is worth is though.

metallic

a.?。保饘俚模饘僦频?；２．有金屬特性的，像金屬的 A: Now, please pick out the main

metaphors

in the poem. B: Can you give us a clue, teacher?

metaphor

n.?。保[喻；２．象征 A: You are very

methodical

. B: I just like to be organized.

methodical

a.?。保袟l理的，井然的；２．辦事有條不紊的 A: You were

meticulous

about the details of our trip. B: I just wanted everything to go smoothly.

meticulous

a.　極其仔細(xì)的，一絲不茍的 A: Shall we take the bus? B: No, the

metro

will be quicker.

metro.

n.　地鐵 A: Did you report the crime? B: Yeah, straight away to the

metropolitan

police.

metropolitan

a.　大城市的，大都會(huì)的 A: You are a great violinist. B: I agree, I think we have a star in our

midst

.

midst

n.　中部，中間，當(dāng)中 in the

midst

of １．在．．．之中；２．正當(dāng)．．．的時(shí)候 A: I am making a film about

migrant

workers in the city. B: That will be so interesting. I can’t wait to see it when it is finished.

migrant

n.　１．移居者，移民；２．候鳥(niǎo)，遷移動(dòng)物 A: These birds

migrate

south in the winter every year? B: I’d like to go to warmer places also!

migrate

vi.?。保ê蝤B(niǎo)等）遷徙，移棲；２．移居（尤指移居國(guó)外），遷移 A: Even though this car is old, the

mileage

is not very high. B: I shall buy it so.

mileage

n.　１．里程，英里數(shù)；２．好處，利潤(rùn) A: A

militant　

group of reformers attempted to overthrow the government. B: Were they successful?

militant

a.　激進(jìn)的，好斗的 n.　激進(jìn)分子，斗士 A: I want to be a

millionaire

some day. B: Well, you will either have to win the Lottery or work very hard.

millionaire

n.　百萬(wàn)富翁，大富翁 A: The flavours in this soup have

mingled　

well. B: Yes, it is delicious.

mingle

vt.　使混合，使相混 vi.　１．相交往，相往來(lái)；２．混合起來(lái)，相混合 A: I bought a

miniature

house for my doll. B: And when you are old enough you will be able to buy a normal sized one!

miniature

a.　小型的，微小的 n.?。保⑿〉哪Ｐ?，縮影；２．微型畫，微型人物像 in

miniature　

　小規(guī)模，小型 A: We will rent a

minibus

to take us to the match. B: Are you sure we won’t all fit in a car?

minibus　

n.　小型公共汽車 A: Margaret, you always do the

minimal　

amount of work. B: Sorry, I will try harder from now on.

minimal

a.　最小的，最低限度的 A: Shall I turn the computer off? B: No just

minimize　

the current screen.

minimize

vt.?。保箿p少（或縮?。┑阶畹拖薅龋唬玻畼O力貶低，對(duì)．．．做最低估計(jì) A: Would you like a

mint　

? B: No thanks, I have just brushed my teeth.

mint

n.?。保『桑唬玻T幣廠 vt.?。保T造（硬幣）；２．創(chuàng)造（詞，詞組等） A: I’m surprised to see you so soon after your accident. B: Yes, the doctors said I made a

miraculous　

recovery.

miraculous

a.　奇跡般的，不可思議的 A: I hope you are not up to

mischief　

in there, Son. B: No Dad, I’m only playing a video game.

mischief

n.?。保異鹤鲃?，胡鬧，搗蛋；２．淘氣，頑皮；３．損害，傷害，危害 A: My grandfather encountered a lot of

misery

during his lifetime. B: Yes, I am glad that I was not born back them.

misery

n.?。保纯?，苦惱，苦難；２．悲慘的境遇，貧苦 A: It rained heavily on my wedding day. B: Oh, what a

misfortune　

!

misfortune

n.?。保恍遥蜻\(yùn)，逆境；２．不幸事故，災(zāi)難，災(zāi)禍 A: Aside from some slight

misgivings　

, I think Mrs. Jones should have the job. B: Actually I think she is perfect for it.

misgiving

n.　疑慮，擔(dān)憂，害怕 A: I was educated in South Africa by some

missionaries　

. B: Oh, what country were they from?

missionary　

n.　傳教士 A: I think David has a

mistress　

. B: No, he is happily married.

mistress

n.　１．情婦；２．主婦，女主人 A: But I don’t want to do the washing up. B: The sooner you stop

moaning　

, the quicker it will get done.

moan

vi.?。保胍?，嗚咽；２．(about)抱怨，發(fā)牢騷 vt.　抱怨 n.?。保胍髀?，嗚咽聲；２．怨聲，牢騷 A: I was attacked by an angry

mob

on my way home. B: How terrible, were you hurt?

mob　

n.　暴民，烏合之眾 vt.　成群圍住，聚眾襲擊 A: How are we going to

mobilize　

the masses? B: It is certainly difficult to get them going, but we shall manage.

mobilize

vt.?。保畡?dòng)員；２．調(diào)動(dòng)，鼓動(dòng)起 vi.　動(dòng)員起來(lái) A: How did he recover so quickly? B: He

mock　

his illness in the first place.

mock

vt.?。保靶?，嘲弄；２．（為了取笑）模仿 vi.　嘲笑，嘲弄 a.?。保M的，演習(xí)的；２．假的，假裝的 A: I have only two more

modules　

to complete and then I have my degree. B: Congratulations!

module

n. １．組件，模塊，模件；２．（航天器的）艙 A: On this

momentous　

occasion I would like to thank all those who supported my cause. B: There is no need to thank us.

momentous

a.　重大的，重要的 A: Are you in favour of the

monarchy　

? B: No, I don’t support the king or the queen.

monarchy

n.?。保髦?，君主政體；２．君主國(guó) A: How do I get to your house? B: Pass the

monastery　

on the other side of the town and my house is the first on the right.

monastery

n.　修道院，寺院 A: What do you think of the new

monetary　

union in Europe? B: Oh, I think that it will be good for trade.

monetary

a.　錢的，貨幣的，金融的 A: I met a

monk　

on my travels. B: Oh, did you visit a monastery?

monk　

n.　修道士，僧侶 A: The play was excellent. B: I agree, especially the long

monologue

performed by the main actress.

monologue

n.?。保▌e人簡(jiǎn)直無(wú)法插嘴的）滔滔不絕的話；２．（戲劇，電影等中的）獨(dú)白 A: Mr. Dalton has somewhat of a

monopoly　

in the town. B: Yes, he owns of the shops and restaurants.

monopoly

n.?。保畨艛啵瑢Ｙu；２．壟斷物，壟斷商品，專賣商品；３．獨(dú)占，完全控制 A: Do you enjoy your work? B: No, it is

monotonous　

.

monotonous

a.　單調(diào)無(wú)聊的，毫無(wú)變化的 A: There are

monsters　

under my bed, Mum. B: Don’t be silly, how would they fit?

monster　

n.?。保治铮唬玻畼O其殘酷的人；３．巨人，巨獸，巨大的東西 a.　巨大的，龐大的 A: I split some water on the carpet B: Don’t worry, I’ll

mop　

it up later.

mop

n.?。保习?；２．蓬亂的頭發(fā) v.　１．用拖把拖洗；２．擦干

mop　

up?。保ㄓ貌嫉龋┎寥ィ唬玻畳呤?，肅清；３．完成，結(jié)束 A: The film was uplifting. B: Yes, it was good for my

morale　

.

morale

n.　士氣，斗志 A: Do you think you have a strict set of principles? B: Yes, I think I have a strong sense of

morality　

.

morality

n.　１．道德，（行為等的）道德性；２．德行，品行 A: Be careful, that is dangerous. B: Oh, we are all

mortals　

and have to die at some stage or another.

mortal

a.?。保K有一死的；２．致命的；３．你死我活的，不共戴天的 n.　人 A: Did you buy your house with cash? B: Not at all, I had to take out a huge

mortgage　

.

mortgage

n.　抵押，抵押借款 vt.　抵押 A: The drains are not working. B: They must be filled with

moss　

again, I will clear them.

moss

n.　蘚類植物，苔蘚 A: Shall we stay in a hotel? B: No, let’s save money and stay in a

motel　

.

motel.

n.　汽車旅館 A: There is a hole in your sweatshirt. B: Oh, it was eaten by

moths　

.

moth

n.　蛾 A: Do you drive a car? B: No, but I can ride a

motorcycle　

.

motorcycle

n.　摩托車 A: What was the

motto

of your school? B: I’m not sure if it had one.

motto

n.　箴言，格言，座右銘 A: The castle was built on the top of the

mound

overlooking the village. B: I assume they did that for protection.

mound

n.　１．土墩，沙土堆；２．（一）堆，（一）垛 A: It has been a long time since your father passed away. B: Yes, but I’m still in mourning. mourn v. １．哀悼；２．（對(duì)．．．）感到痛心（或遺憾） A: Have you ever grown a beard? B: No, but I did have a

moustache　

once.

moustache

n.　八字須 A: The grass is getting long. B: Well, it is about time that you

mowed　

it then.

mow

v.　割（草）

mow　

down　大量殺傷，掃殺，摧毀 A: Don’t come into the house with

muddy　

shoes. B: OK, I’ll take them off now.

muddy

a.?。保酀舻模礉M爛泥的；２．（光，色澤）灰暗的，暗淡的；３．模糊的，糊涂的 vt.?。保拐瓷蠣€泥；２．使（形勢(shì)，爭(zhēng)端等）顯得撲朔迷離 A: You are as slow as a

mule　

. B: You are no spring chicken yourself.

mule

n.?。保呑?；２．［pl.］拖鞋；３．十分固執(zhí)的人 A: Are you planning to feed the

multitudes　

with this meal? B: Yes, I cook rather a lot.

multitude

n.?。保罅浚S多；２．［the ~］大眾，民眾 a

multitude / multitudes　

of　許多，大量 A: Did you hear what Mandy said? B: No, she was

mumbling　

.

mumble

v.　含糊地說(shuō)（話），咕噥 n.　咕噥，含糊的話（或聲音） A: I am going to see an exhibition in the

municipal

gallery tomorrow. B: Oh, can I join you?

municipal　

a.　市的，市政的 A: The room was so silent you could hear a pin drop. B: You mean there was not even a

murmur　

.

murmur

v. / n.?。保÷曊f(shuō)（話）；２．小聲抱怨，咕噥；３．（微風(fēng)，流水等）發(fā)出連續(xù)而低沉的聲音 A: You are looking incredibly

muscular　

. B: Oh, thanks, I have been going to the gym five times a week.

muscular

a.　１．肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的，強(qiáng)壯的；２．（有關(guān)）肌肉的 A: Do you follow any particular religion? B: Yes, I am a

Muslim　

.

Muslin

n.　穆斯林 a.　穆斯林的，伊斯蘭教信徒的 A: Would you like any sauce on your sandwich? B: Do you have any mustard? mustard n.?。保婺?；２．芥菜 A: After witnessing the accident my brother was

mute　

for three years. B: And why did he start to speak again?

mute　

a.?。保}默的，無(wú)聲的；２．啞的，不會(huì)說(shuō)話的；３．（字母）不發(fā)音的 vt.　消除（聲音），減輕（聲音） A: He

muttered　

the answer into my ear but I still was unable to hear him. B: You should have asked him to repeat it more clearly.

mutter

v. / n.　輕聲低語(yǔ)，小聲抱怨 A: Is this chicken or beef? B: Neither, it is

mutton　

.

mutton

n.　羊肉 A: My dog bit a young child once. B: Is that why he now wears a

muzzle　

?

muzzle　

n.　１．（四足動(dòng)物的）鼻口部；２．（防止動(dòng)物咬人的）口套；３．槍口，炮口 vt.　１．使緘默，鉗制．．．言論；２．給（狗等）戴口套 A: There are

myriad　

reasons why I should not go on holidays now. B: But there is one reason why you should, me!

myriad

a.　無(wú)數(shù)的 n.　無(wú)數(shù)，極大數(shù)量 A: My neighbour claims that she is a

mystic　

. B: Do you think that she actually has magical powers?

mystic

n.　神秘主義者 a.　１．神秘的，玄妙的；２．神秘主義（者）的 A: The moon looks

mystical

tonight. B: Perhaps that is because it is a full moon on a clear night.

mystical

見(jiàn)

mystic

A: I want to study ancient

mythology　

. B: What interests you in particular about the stories?

mythology

n.　神話，神話學(xué)

Ｎ　

A: He has a very

naive

attitude towards works. B: Yeah, he thinks that money grows on trees.

naive

a.?。保字傻?，輕信的；２．天真的 A: I’m feeling a bit tired. B: Why don’t you have a quick

nap

?

nap

n. / vi?。ㄓ戎冈诎滋欤┬∷?，打盹 catch sb

napping

?。保l(fā)現(xiàn)某人在打瞌睡；２．使措手不及 A: Here is a

napkin

is case you spill your drink. B: Oops, too late!

napkin

n.　餐巾 A: Did you enjoy the novel you just completed? B: Yes, very much, the

narrative

was exceptional.

narrative

n.　１．?dāng)⑹鑫?，故事；２．?dāng)⑹觯v述 A: That is a

nasty

cold that you have. B: Oh, it is getting better, you should have seen me last week!

nasty

a.　１．令人討厭的，令人厭惡的；２．難弄的，困難的；３．嚴(yán)重的，惡劣的，險(xiǎn)惡的；４．下流的，道德敗壞的 A: My son is so

naughty

. B: Don’t worry, he will grow up soon.

naughty

a.?。保B皮的，淘氣的；２．猥褻的 A: The rain

necessitated

that the concert was held indoors. B: Oh, I did not realize that it had rained.

necessitate

vt.　使成為必要，需要 A: Have you seen my new

necklace

? B: Yes, just below your chin, you are wearing it!

necklace

n.　項(xiàng)鏈 A: The school was found guilty of

negligence.

B: Was it closed down as a result?

negligence

n.　疏忽，粗心大意 A: Did you make any progress in learning French this month? B:

Negligible

, I did not work hard enough.

negligible

a. 可忽略不計(jì)的，微不足道的 A: Where is your apartment? B: Right beside the shop with the bright

neon

sign.

neon

n.?。保?；２．氖燈，霓虹燈 A: What would you like to do when you leave school? B: I’d love to be a

newscaster

on TV?

newscaster

n.　新聞播音員 A: They will be showing a recent

newsreel

just before the film in the cinema. B: Oh good, I have not seen the news for a long time.

newsreel

n. 新聞?dòng)捌?A: Mum, can I have my pocket money please? B: I haven’t even a

nickel

to give you this week.

nickel

n. １．鎳；２．（美國(guó)和加拿大的）五分鎳幣，五分錢 A: Do you have a

nickname

, Steven? B: Well, my father calls me “pest”, if that counts!

nickname

n.　綽號(hào) vt.　給．．．起綽號(hào) A: Keith’s teeth are badly stained with

nicotine

. B: Yes, he smokes a lot.

nicotine

n.　尼古丁 A: What was the score in the football match? B: One-

nil

, to our team.

nil

n.　無(wú)，零 A: Did the committee do good work? B: No, it was only

nominal,

I think the members met only once.

nominal

a.?。保x上的，有名無(wú)實(shí)的；２．（費(fèi)用等）很少的，象征性的；３．名詞性的 A: I am going to

nominate

you to be the president of our organization. B: Oh, thanks, I didn’t realize you thought so highly of me.

nominate

vt.　提名，任命 A: Even though Peter hurt his foot he

nonetheless

won the race. B: Yeah, he has always been a determined athlete.

nonetheless

ad.　盡管如此，依然，然而 A: What usually happens at the end of one of these meetings? B: I’m not sure what the

norm

is.

norm

n.?。保畼?biāo)準(zhǔn)，規(guī)范；２．［常pl.］準(zhǔn)則 A: I spent the afternoon looking at old photos. B: That must have made you

nostalgic

.

nostalgic

a. 懷舊的，引起對(duì)往事懷戀的 A: Why are dragons said to have large

nostrils

? B: So that they can blow fire through them.

nostril

n.　鼻孔 A: Mr. Hardy made a

notable

presentation at the conference. B: Well, tell me the details then.

notable

a.　值得注意的，顯著的，著名的 n.　名人，要人 A: Did you play this piece at the concert? B: No, I was unable to read the musical

notation

. It wasn’t printed clearly.

notation

n.　１．記號(hào)，標(biāo)記法；２．注釋，記錄 A: I am

notorious

for my bad spelling. B: Yes, your teacher did mention it to me once.

notorious

a.　臭名昭著的，聲名狼藉的 A:

Notwithstanding

the weather, we had a great day out. B: Yeah, it is best not to let the rain spoil our plans.

notwithstanding

prep. / ad. 盡管 A: What are you doing? B: I am reading a book to

nourish

my mind.

nourish

vt.?。保B(yǎng)育，喂養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；２．懷有（希望等），增強(qiáng)（希望等） A: My daughter sleeps with her new shoes on. B: Don’t worry, the

novelty

will wear off soon.

novelty

n.?。保缕媸挛?；２．新奇，新奇感，新奇性；３．新穎小巧而廉價(jià)的物品 A: What did you think of the

nude

painting in the gallery? B: I thought it was a masterpiece.

nude

a.　裸體的 n.　裸體畫，裸體雕像 A: What is the

numerical

value you would attach to happiness? B: That is an impossible thing to give a figure to .

numerical

a.　數(shù)字的，用數(shù)字表示，數(shù)值的 A: My aunt wants to become a

nun

. B: She must be very religious.

nun　

n.　修女，尼姑 A: My plants just died. B: That is because you didn’t

nurture

them. Plants are like children!

nurture

vt. / n.　養(yǎng)育，培育，滋養(yǎng) A: I love all types of fruit. B: Excellent, and they are so rich in

nutrients

.

nutrient

n. 營(yíng)養(yǎng)品，滋養(yǎng)物 a.　營(yíng)養(yǎng)的，滋養(yǎng)的 A: The young child looked very unwell. B: Yes, I think he was lacking

nutrition

.

nutrition

n.　營(yíng)養(yǎng) O

A: What type of tree is that? B: I think it is an

oak

tree. It is certainly large enough to be one.

oak

n. １．櫟樹(shù)，橡樹(shù)；２．櫟木，橡木 A: Oh no, I’ve dropped an

oar

. B: We will have to swim to the shore now.

oar

n.　槳，櫓 A: Please tell me the big secret. B: Sorry, I took an

oath

and swore that I wouldn't.

oath

n.?。保难?，誓約；咒罵，詛咒語(yǔ) on / under

oath

在法庭上宣過(guò)誓 A: My pupils are so

obedient

, they always do their home work. B: You are lucky, mine are terrible.

obedient

a.　服從的，順從的 A: Robert told an

obscene

joke last night. B: Is it too rude to repeat to me?

obscene

a.　１．淫穢的，下流的；２．可憎的，可惡的 A: Did you understand the theatre performance? B: No, it was too

obscure

for me.

obscure

a.?。保恢模恢匾?；２．費(fèi)解的，模糊不清的；３．隱藏的，偏僻的 vt.　使變模糊，掩蓋 A: You are always playing video games. B: I know. I have an

obsession.

obsession

n.　困擾，無(wú)法擺脫的思想（或情感） A: Excuse me, but your car is

obstructing

the entrance to my home. B: Oh, I’ll move it right away.

obstruct

vt.?。保枞氯?；２．阻礙，阻止，妨礙 A: Can I move into the apartment today? B: No, you can have

occupancy

next week.

occupancy

n.　占有，使用，居住 A: What is that terrible

odour

? B: Oh, sorry, it must be my socks.

odour

n.　氣味 A: Beverley looked stunning at the party. B: Yes, her outfit was

offset

by her jewelry.

offset

vt.　補(bǔ)償，抵消 A: Do you have any

offspring

? B: Yes, I have three daughters.

offspring

n.?。保优訉O，后代；２．（動(dòng)物的）崽 A: Do you like

olives

? B: Yes, especially black ones in salad.

olive

n.　橄欖，橄欖樹(shù) A: Is that glass clear? B: No, it is

opaque

, that is why you are having difficulty seeing through it.

opaque

a.?。保煌该鞯?，不透光的；２．難理解的，晦澀的 A: Women in the old days were frequently

oppressed

by their husbands. B: I am glad that times are changing.

oppress

vt.?。保畨浩龋瑝褐?；２．使（心情等）沉重，使煩惱 A: You would like the blue car? B: No, I think I’ll

opt

for the red one.

opt

vt. (for)　選擇，挑選 A: The weather will be wonderful tomorrow. B: You are always filled with

optimism

.

optimism

n.　樂(lè)觀，樂(lè)觀主義 A: I study at my

optimum

between eight and ten in the morning. B: Oh, I work best in the evenings.

optimum

a.　最合適的，最優(yōu)的，最佳的 A: Where did you get the apples? B: I picked them in the

orchard

down the road.

orchard

n.　果園 A: I was in a serious car accident last year. B: That must have been a terrible

ordeal

.

ordeal

n.　苦難經(jīng)理，折磨，煎熬 A: I love studying science. B: I

orient

more towards the Arts.

orient

vt.?。保惯m應(yīng)，使熟悉情況（或環(huán)境等）；２．（to ,toward）使朝向，以．．．為方向（目標(biāo)） n.　東方，亞洲（尤指遠(yuǎn)東），東半球 A:

Oriental

cuisine is my favourite. B: Yes, I also love Chinese food.

oriental

a. 東方的，東方人的，東方文化的 A: I was unable to find my

orientation

in the city. B: You should have carried a map with you.

orientation

n.?。保较?，目標(biāo)，方位；２．熟悉情況，適應(yīng)，情況介紹 A: From where does the guitar

originate

? B: Well, there are many types of guitar, so probably many countries.

originate

vi. (in,from,with)　起源于，來(lái)自，產(chǎn)生 vt.　創(chuàng)造，創(chuàng)始，開(kāi)創(chuàng) A: That is a beautiful

ornament

beside the TV. B: Thanks, it was a gift from a friend.

ornament

n.?。保b飾品，點(diǎn)綴品；２．裝飾，點(diǎn)綴 vt.　裝飾，點(diǎn)綴，美化 A: I was an

orphan

until the age of seven. B: Goodness, do you know what happened to your parents?

orphan

n.　孤兒 vt.　使成為孤兒 A: You look very unusual today. B: Yes, I was tired with the

orthodox.

orthodox

a.?。保畟鹘y(tǒng)的；２．正統(tǒng)的，正宗的 A: I was

ousted

from the number one position. B: But you will have a chance to win it back, don’t worry.

oust

vt.　１．驅(qū)逐；２．罷免，把．．．撤職（以取而代之） A: There was an

outbreak

of skin disease in my town. B: Oh, did you contract it?

outbreak

n.　（戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、情感、火山等的）爆發(fā)，（疾病，蟲害等的）突然發(fā)生 A: That is a beautiful

outfit

you are wearing. B: Thanks , I got it specially made for this occasion.

outfit

n.?。保ㄓ糜谀撤N場(chǎng)合的）全套服裝；２．（協(xié)同工作的）一組人；３．全套裝備，全套工具 A: Let’s go on an

outing

. B: OK, where would you like to go?

outing

n.　遠(yuǎn)足，郊游，短途旅行，外出參觀（或看戲等） A: I saw a film about

outlaw

in the Wild West. B: Oh, I hate those types of movies.

outlaw

n. 歹徒，亡命之徒 vt.　宣布．．．為不合法 A: There will be

outrage

if I am home late again. B: Don’t worry, they won’t get angry.

outrage

n.?。保x憤，憤慨；２．暴行，駭人聽(tīng)聞的事件 vt.　激起．．．的義憤，激怒 A: Who won the match? B: There was no

outright

winner. It was a draw.

outright

ad.?。保孤实?，直率地，無(wú)保留地；２．完全地，徹底地；３．立即，當(dāng)場(chǎng) a.?。保宄?，無(wú)疑的，明白無(wú)誤的；２．完全的，徹底的 A: Do you live in the centre of the town? B: No, just on the

outskirts

.

outskirts

n.　外圍地區(qū)，郊區(qū)，郊外 A: My library books are five days

overdue

. B: Oh, will you have to pay a fine?

overdue

a.　１．過(guò)期的，到期未付的；２．早該有的，遲到的，延誤的 A: The bath is

overflowing

! B: Oh no, I forgot that I had one running.

overflow

vt.?。保疂M得外溢，外流，泛濫；２．(with)充滿，洋溢　 vt.　淹沒(méi)，從．．．中溢出，多得使無(wú)法容納 n.　１．容納不下的物（或人）；２．溢出，滿出；３．溢流口，溢流管 A: Excuse me. I couldn’t help but

overhear

, but I think I am the person you are looking for. B: What a coincidence!

overhear

vt.　無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到，偷聽(tīng)到 A: It is a shame that our holidays don’t

overlap

. B: Indeed, I would love to go on holidays with you.

overlap

v.?。保ㄅc．．．）部分重疊；２．（與．．．）部分相同 n.　重疊，重疊的部分 A: Did you make it to the other side of the mountain? B: No, the

overpass

was blocked.

overpass

n.　天橋，立交橋 A: My comment

overrides

my previous statement. B: You are always changing your mind.

override

vt.　１．不顧，不理睬，否決；２．壓倒，優(yōu)先于 A: His dislike for me was

overt

. B: Oh, he did not make it that obvious.

overt

a.　公開(kāi)的，不隱蔽的 A: I am planning to

overthrow

the government. B: That is a big plan. you will need help.

overthrow

vt.?。保品?，打倒；２．使終止，屏棄 n.　傾覆，終止，結(jié)束 A: Our car

overturned

when it hit the tree. B: Was anyone injured?

overturn

vt.　１．使翻轉(zhuǎn)，使傾覆，使倒下；２．顛覆，推翻 vi.　傾覆，翻轉(zhuǎn)，翻倒 A: Were you surprised by the gift? B: Yes, I was completely

overwhelmed

.

overwhelm

vt.?。保ǜ星樯希┦故懿涣耍共恢?；２．征服，制服 A: I have an

overwhelming

need to sleep right now. B: Well, what is keeping you from having a rest?

overwhelming

a.?。保瑒?shì)不可擋的，壓倒的；２．巨大的 A: What is that bird? B: I think it is an

owl

.

owl.

n.　貓頭鷹 A: Is water a type of

oxide

? B: Yes, as it contains oxygen.

oxide

n.　氧化物 A: Do you enjoy eating

oysters

? B: I have never tasted them.

oyster

n.　牡蠣 A: Did you hear that the hole in the

ozone

is increasing in size? B: Yes, it is a shame.

ozone

n.　臭氧