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Question 1

Incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv]

Answer 1

n. 动机;刺激/鼓励 There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

Question 2

Bribery [ˈbraɪbəri]

Answer 2

n. 贿赂;受贿;行贿 He was jailed on charges of bribery.

Question 3

Improvisation [ɪmˌprɑːvəˈzeɪʃn]

Answer 3

n. 即兴创作 But with the classic American goodies there is a lot of

room for improvisation.

Question 4

Instigation [ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃn]

Answer 4

n. 煽动,鼓动 It was done at his instigation.

Question 5

Differentiate [ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt]

Answer 5

v. 区分,区别 A child may not differentiate between his imagination and

the real world.

Question 6

Gland [ɡlænd]

Answer 6

n. 腺 the hormones secreted by our endocrine glands. 我们的内

分泌腺分泌的荷尔蒙。

Question 7

Genomics [dʒiˈnɑːmɪks]

Answer 7

n. 基因组学 the genomics revolution.

Question 8

Rudimentary [ˌruːdɪˈmentri]

Answer 8

adj. 基本的;初步的 He had only a rudimentary knowledge of French.

Question 9

Vast [væst]

Answer 9

adj. 广阔的;巨大的;大量的;巨额的 Afrikaner farmers who own vast stretches of land.

Question 10

Plummet [ˈplʌmɪt]

Answer 10

v/n. 骤然下降 In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth

successive day.

Question 11

Promising [ˈprɑːmɪsɪŋ]

Answer 11

adj. 有希望的, 有前途的 He was voted most promising new director.

Question 12

Intractable [ɪnˈtræktəbl]

Answer 12

adj. 棘手的 The economy still faces intractable problems.

Question 13

Conspicuously [kənˈspɪkjuəsli]

Answer 13

adv. 显著地,明显地;超群地,惹人注目地 Women were conspicuously absent from the planning

committee.

Question 14

Aesthetic [esˈθetɪk]

Answer 14

adj. 美的;美学的;审美的 products chosen for their aesthetic appeal as well as their

durability and quality.

Question 15

Sensuous [ˈsenʃuəs]

Answer 15

adj. 感觉上的,感官方面的; 吸引人的 I’m drawn to the poetic, sensuous qualities of her

paintings.

Question 16

Exile [ˈeksaɪl,ˈeɡzaɪl]

Answer 16

Vt./n. 流放,放逐 He returned after 40 years of exile.