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abroad
[əˈbrɔd]
Are you going abroad this summer?
你今年夏天到国外去吗？airline
[ˈɛrlaɪn]
The airline has checked their luggage out.
航空公司检查了他们的行李。ambulance
[ˈæmbjələns]
The crowd fell back to let the ambulance through.
人群往后退，让救护车通过。amiable
[ˈemɪəbəl]
There is an amiable smile on the hostess's face.
女主人脸上带着亲切的微笑。bite
[baɪt]
I can't eat a tomato in one bite.
我一口吃不下一个西红柿。brake
[brek]
He didn't brake in time, and crashed into the tree.
他没能刹住车，撞到了树上。certify
[ˈsɝtɪfaɪ]
I certify that he has received your money.
我证明他已经收到了你的钱。compare
[kəmˈpɛr]
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。contemplate
[ˈkɑntəmplet]
All day he did nothing but contemplate.
他整天除了沉思外没做任何事。corporation
[ˌkɔrpəˈreʃn]
It takes brains to manage a large corporation.
管理大公司需要有头脑。crane
[kren]
The crane soared high into the sky.
鹤高高地翱翔在天空。crush
[krʌʃ]
A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
风车被用来把谷粒碾压成面粉。definite
[ˈdɛfɪnɪt]
The workers demand a definite answer.
工人们要求一个明确的答复。demonstrate
[ˈdɛmənˌstret]
How can you demonstrate to us that your story is true?
你怎样才能向我们证明你所说的属实呢？dependent
[dɪˈpɛndənt]
The child is dependent on his parents for support.
这个小孩靠他的父母养活。devastate
[ˈdɛvəˌstet]
Typhoon will devastate the whole community.
台风将会毁灭整个社区。directly
[dɪˈrɛktlɪ]
I will telephone you directly if I hear the news.
我一听到消息，就会马上打电话给你。enormous
[ɪˈnɔrməs]
Long ago, enormous animals lived on the earth.
很久以前，巨大的动物曾生活在地球上。exclaim
[ɪkˈsklem]
The children exclaim with excitement.
孩子们兴奋地大叫。extravagant
[ɪkˈstrævəɡənt]
We don't promote the extravagant life.
我们不提倡生活铺张。favorite
[ˈfevərɪt]
Drawing is my favorite lesson.
画图画是我最喜欢的课程。feasible
[ˈfizəbəl]
It's not feasible to leave the problem to him to solve.
把问题留给他解决是行不通的。fountain
[ˈfaᴜntn]
There is a fountain at the centre of the park.
公园正中有一个喷泉。fright
[fraɪt]
The loud thunder gave me a fright.
这声响雷吓了我一大跳。hammer
[ˈhæmɚ]
He is hammering the iron sheet over and over again.
他正在反复地捶打这块铁皮。implicit
[ɪmˈplɪsɪt]
A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers.
士兵必须绝对服从他的长官。inaugurate
[ɪˈnɔɡəret]
They inaugurate the building in March.
他们将要在三月份为这座大楼举行落成典礼。incur
[ɪnˈkɝ]
His speech will incur hostility from the enemies.
他的讲话会招致敌人的敌意。individual
[ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl]
Students can apply for individual tuition.
学生可申请个别辅导。ivory
[ˈaɪvərɪ]
My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
我祖母有一些象牙首饰。kindergarten
[ˈkɪndɚgɑrtn]
Bring the children back from the kindergarten at four o'clock.
下午四点把孩子们从幼儿园接回来。machinery
[məˈʃinərɪ]
The problem was how to move the heavy machinery.
问题是怎样移动这台沉重的机器。mammal
[ˈmæməl]
A parallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds.
食肉哺乳动物和食鱼鸟类中存在类似的情形。manual
[ˈmænjuəl]
Work done by machines has replaced manual labor.
机器生产已经代替了手工劳作。misery
[ˈmɪzərɪ]
Fame brought her nothing but misery.
名声只给她带来了痛苦。module
[ˈmɑdʒul]
They will send an unmanned module to the space station.
他们要向太空站发射无人太空舱。movie
[ˈmuvɪ]
Do you like to see a movie with me?
你想和我去看电影吗？municipal
[mjuˈnɪsəpəl]
An angry mob gathered outside the municipal building.
一群愤怒的暴民聚集在市政大楼的外面。nest
[nɛst]
Swallows nest under the eaves.
燕子在屋檐下筑巢。nuisance
[ˈnusns]
It is a nuisance to take classes every day.
每天上课很讨厌。obstruction
[əbˈstrʌkʃən]
The road was cleared from obstruction.
那条路已被清除了障碍。original
[əˈrɪdʒənəl]
The room still has many of its original features.
房间还保留着当初的许多特点。overstate
[ˌovɚˈstet]
We shouldn't overstate our past achievements.
我们不要夸大已经取得的成绩。pathetic
[pəˈθɛtɪk]
The puppy is so thin and pathetic.
那小狗瘦得惹人怜悯。presume
[prɪˈzum]
I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.
我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。prosper
[ˈprɑspɚ]
Nothing will prosper in his hands.
在他手里什么事也办不成。publicity
[pʌbˈlɪsətɪ]
The press has given considerable publicity to the event.
出版界对这个事件已经做了很多宣传。quiet
[ˈkwaɪət]
The teacher told us to be quiet.
老师叫我们安静。regardless
[rɪˈgɑrdləs]
Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
他不顾危险地爬上了塔。scrutiny
[ˈskrutnɪ]
He made a scrutiny into the cause of the accident.
他仔细研究了这起事故的原因。significance
[sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns]
She attached no significance to his warning.
她不重视他的警告。situation
[ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən]
He was in a dangerous situation.
他处境危险。skilful
[ˈskɪlfəl]
He's not very skilful with chopsticks.
他用筷子不大熟练。spectacular
[spɛkˈtækjəlɚ]
We watched a spectacular sunset.
我们欣赏了非常壮观的日落。sphere
[sfɪɚ]
The atmosphere is merely a sphere.
大气层只不过是一个球体。stance
[stæns]
I shifted my stance from one foot to another.
我改变了站姿，把重心从一只脚移到另一只脚。stress
[strɛs]
The stress falls on the last syllable.
重音在最后一个音节上。structure
[ˈstrʌktʃɚ]
You need to structure your arguments more carefully.
你需要更为仔细地组织自己的论点。sturdy
[ˈstɝdɪ]
to offer a sturdy resistance
给以坚决的抵抗swallow
[ˈswɑlo]
He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.
他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。symmetry
[ˈsɪmətrɪ]
A kite is a quadrilateral with one line of symmetry.
风筝是个有一条对称线的四边形。temporal
[ˈtɛmpərəl]
He cares for nothing but temporal affairs.
他只关心世俗之事。unite
[juˈnaɪt]
We must unite as one at any time.
无论何时我们必须团结一致。vary
[ˈvɛrɪ]
Customs vary widely from one area to another.
不同地区的风俗迥然不同。virtual
[ˈvɚtʃuəl]
A virtual state of war exists between the two countries.
这两国间实际上处于战争状态。warfare
[ˈwɔrfɛr]
The naval warfare ended in our victory.
这次海战以我们的胜利而告终。wooden
[ˈwᴜdn]