classic
a.经典的;典型的typical
n.经典;典范;文学名著;古典学
the clasics文学名著
a clasics degree古典学学位
dwarf
v. 使显得矮小
a. 矮小的
n. 小矮人,侏儒
muggy
(天气)闷热的fuggy
skyscraper
摩天楼
compliment
vt.恭维,赞美
n.恭维话,赞美
complimentary赞美的
complement补充;implement工具;实现
pest
害虫;讨厌鬼(尤指小孩)nuisance
pesticide杀虫剂;insect昆虫 ;bug小虫
genius
天才talent;天赋endowment
repute
v.据说,被认为consider
n.名声,名誉reputation
be reputed to
reputedly据说;disrepute丧失名誉
fauna
动物群
flora植物群
healthful
有益健康的
sympathetic
同情的;共振的,共鸣的(物理学);交感神经的(解剖学)
sympathetic vibration共振
mortality
死亡率,死亡人数
predecessor
前任,前辈antecedent
scrub
vt.用力擦洗rub hard;删除,取消delete,cancel
n.用力刷洗;灌木丛shrub
scrub dirt or stains off sth.
check
v.检查;打勾;抑制;托运
n.检查;账单;格子图案;支票(cheque)
check on sb./sth.察看
check(in)luggage
sb./sth. is held/kept in check
check in报到,登记
check out检验,结账离开;借出(书)
rough
a.粗糙的uneven;粗暴的,粗野的;(治安)乱的;艰难的tough;粗略的;大致的;风浪大的
n.高低不平的地面
surface is ~粗糙的
sb. or actions be rough粗鲁的
a rough area,school,city治安乱的
have a rough time艰难的
a rough calculation,guess,estimate粗略的
a ~ idea,description,drawing大致的
the see is rough,the weather at see is ~风浪大的
rough it 将就
stain
n.污渍
vt.玷污,留下污渍
stained沾了污渍的
multiple
a.多样的,多重的
n.倍数
one number is a multiple of a smaller number
visual
视觉的
visual arts视觉艺术;visual image可视图像
visualize想象,形象化;visually视觉上
rationality
理性;合理性
rational合理的;理性的
outrage
vt.震怒
n.震怒anger
be outraged by sth.
intrigue
n.阴谋,诡计
v.密谋;迷住
political intrigue政治阴谋
~ against sb.陷害某人
~ with sb.私通某人
intrigue sb.迷住某人
tout
v.兜售,吹嘘表不满;高价倒卖
n.票贩子
tout tickers
connote
意味着mean
a word or name connotes sth.
persistent
持久的,坚持的
secede
正式脱离
a region or group secedes from the country or larger group
cede割让(领土,主权)
disquiet
n. 忧虑不安worry,anxiety,unease
v. 使忧虑不安
bode
预兆
bode well/ill(for sb./sth.)
folkway
社会风俗,民俗
console
vt.安慰,抚慰
n.控制台
consolation安慰
overrun
v.迅速占领occupy quickly;(费用)超支;超时
n.超支
a.泛滥成灾的
an army or an armed force overruns a place,area,country迅速占领
a place is overrun with sth.泛滥成灾的
costs overrun费用超支
an event or meeting overruns超时
turmoil
骚动,混乱disorder,turbulence
amenable
愿意的willing;顺从的;有顺从义务的
interrelate
相互关联,紧密联系
nude
a.裸体的naked
n.裸体画
in the nude裸体中
redundant
多余的unnecessary;被裁减的
sb. be made redundant
inverse
a.相反的;倒置的,颠倒的
n.反面;倒置,颠倒
in inverse proportion to/be inversely proportional to成反比
have an inverse relationship反比关系
revive
复兴,恢复;重新上演(作品新版);苏醒 the economy/a business/a trend/a feeling is revived复兴 to revive the economy复兴 sb. revives a play/opera/ballet重新上演 revive sb./sb. revive苏醒
insulin
胰岛素
explore
v.考察,探险adventure;探讨probe for,search;勘探,探测;摸索
explore a place考察
explore an idea/suggestion/theory探讨
explore for a substance/oil/minerals勘探
explore sth. with your hands or fingers摸索
cart
n. 运货马车wagon;手推车
vt. 用车装运
pertinent
相关的relevant
mercy
n.仁慈sympathy;宽恕condone;幸运
a.善行的
at the mercy of 受’‘支配
mercy killing安乐死
show mercy表现仁慈
a mercy journey/mission善行
a mercy幸运
rebellious
叛逆的;反叛的(常指政治)
a rebellious teen
the rebellious officers
barrel
桶
barrelful n.一桶之量
transition
过渡;转变,转型changing,conversion
make the transition
transition(period)from’‘to’‘/between’‘and’’
transitional过渡期的
lyric
a. 抒情的
n. 抒情诗;歌词
adorn
vt.装饰,装扮decorate,beautify
adornment装饰;unadorned未装饰的,朴实的
ardor热情;adore崇拜
questionnaire
问卷,调查表
minority
n.少数fewness;少数民族
a minority of 少数
people are in the/a minority占少数
the region’ s ethnic minorities这个地区的少数民族
entitle
vt. 使’‘有权right;给(书等)题目
sb. be entitled to do sth.
renew
vt.重新开始begin again,resume;修复,恢复(关系)restore;续期;再生;更新;重申repeat renew an activity重新开始 renew a relationship with sb.恢复关系 renew a licence/contract/lease延长有效期,续期 sth. be renewed再生
consistent
a.稳定的sustained;相符的;一致的,一贯的;始终如一的constant
one fact or idea is consistent with another相符的
an argument/set of ideas/theory is consistent论点观点前后一致的
consistency一致性,坚固性;inconsistent不一致的,矛盾的
quotation
引文,引语;报价
quote引用
magnitude
大小,量级;重要性,重要级;震级;星等
order of magnitude重要级,数量级
earthquake magnitude震级
absolute magnitude绝对星等
rectangle
矩形
telescope
望远镜
lightning
n. 闪电
a. 闪电的,飞快的
utensil
器皿,用具appliance(to cook,serve food,eat)
cooking utensils炊具
kitchen utensils厨房用具
kennel
狗窝;养狗场
kernel核,果仁
liquid
n.液体
a.液体的;流动的
liquid assets流动资金
liquid crystal液晶
remark
v.说,评论
n.话;评论
remark that说
make a remark about sth.评论某事
principal
a.最重要的major,main
n.校长;本金
principal component主成分
principal and interest本利
hide
v. 躲藏;掩藏conceal;掩盖cover
n. 兽皮skin
spoil
v.破坏damage,destroy,ruin;宠坏,溺爱;犒劳,优待;变质decay
spoil your life毁了你的生活
spoil children娇惯孩子
spoil yourself/sb. with sth.犒劳自己
food spoils 食物变质
sb. is spoiled/spoilt for choice(可选太多)不知如何选择
the spoils of war战利品
internship
实习期
membership会员身份
polish
n.抛光剂;擦亮,磨光;上乘境界表赞许
v.擦亮,磨光burnish,gloss;修改,润色,使完美
a.波兰的
a performance/piece of work/opera has polish具有上乘境界
polish(up)one’s technique/performance/skill改进
nail polish指甲油;shoe polish鞋油;wax polish上光蜡
polished擦亮的,磨光的;娴熟的
starch
淀粉fecula;浆粉(用于使布料挺直的)
corn starch玉米淀粉
potato starch马铃薯淀粉,太白粉
assimilation
同化;吸收absorption
detest
憎恨hate,dislike
gigantic
巨大的,庞大的
huge,enormous,tremendous,massive,macro
convention
n.习俗,惯例tradition,custom;公约agreement;正式会议large meeting
a social convention/convention of society社会习俗
international convention国际惯例;国际公约
convention center会议中心
national convention全国代表大会;国民大会
diagonal
a.斜线的;对角线的
n.斜线;对角线
diagonal stripes斜纹
diagonal lines斜线
diagonal matrix对角矩阵
absenteeism
旷课;旷工truancy
silversmith
银匠
cell
n.细胞;小牢房;小禅房
blood cells血细胞
digression
离题,跑题off the point,irrelevance
stake
n.股份;赌注;厉害关系;争夺赛contest;木桩
vt.以’‘打赌,拿’‘冒险
at stake有风险,成败难料
stake your money/reputation/future on the result下赌注
stake(out)a claim公开宣布对’‘的所有权
have a financial stake in sth.(商业中的)利害关系
the leadership stakes争夺赛
pesticide
杀虫剂;农药
pesticide-free无农药的
conflict
n.争执disagreement,argument,dispute;矛盾心态;冲突clash
v.冲突clash;不一致disagree;争论argue
people are in conflict有矛盾
his own inner conflict他内心的矛盾
conflict with与’‘冲突
accumulate
积累,积聚build up,collect,store up,scrape up
eternal
永恒的lasting
external外面的;外面
sting
v.刺,蜇
n.尾刺;刺痛
a plant/animal/insect sting you
feel a little sting
remarks/words/criticism sting you
extinct
绝种的,灭绝的
an extinct species已灭绝物种
an extinct volcano死火山
be/become extinct灭绝,绝种
sunset
日落时分;傍晚sundown
at sunset