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absolute
[ˈæbsəlut]
I am an absolute beginner.
我是个纯粹的初学者。adverse
[ædˈvɝs]
The development was adverse to our interests.
这种发展与我们的利益背道而驰。agitate
[ˈædʒɪtet]
His threatening words agitate her.
他威胁性的言语使得她很焦虑。appraisal
[əˈprezəl]
She gave us an appraisal of our chances.
她对我们的机率做了评估。at large
[æt lɑrdʒ]
Gossip percolated through the country at large.
闲话传遍了全国各地。audience
[ˈɔdɪəns]
His speech won the applause of the audience.
他的讲话赢得了听众的掌声。autumn
[ˈɔtəm]
Autumn turns the green leaves golden.
秋天将绿叶变成了金黄色。betray
[bɪˈtre]
The mistakes betray that he does not know grammar.
那些错误暴露他并不懂语法。bleak
[blik]
The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。bulky
[ˈbʌlkɪ]
Computers were bulky items in the past.
过去，电脑是庞大的物件。bully
[ˈbᴜlɪ]
He was frightened by the tall and strong bully.
他被这个又高又壮的恃强凌弱者吓坏了。capable
[ˈkepəbəl]
He's capable of loyalty.
他能做到忠心耿耿。capital
[ˈkæpɪtl]
Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.
华盛顿是美国的首都。civilise
[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]
School education helped to civilise the people.
学校教育帮助使人们文明起来。concede sth. to sb.
[kənˈsid ˈsʌmθɪŋ tu ˈsʌmbədɪ]
The President was obliged to concede power to the army.
总统被迫把权力让与军队。consecutive
[kənˈsɛkjətɪv]
He has been here for three consecutive days.
他已经在这儿待了连续三天。consist in
[kənˈsɪst ɪn]
Yet a considerable number of collections of criticism published in the 20 century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews.
然而，20世纪出版的大量批评文集中有很大一部分是报纸评论。convert
[kənˈvɚt]
We'll soon convert him to our way of thinking.
我们很快就会使他向我们的想法转变。count
[kaᴜnt]
to count from 10 to 20
从10数到20damp
[dæmp]
He damped a towel and wrapped it around his leg.
他弄湿毛巾，把它裹在腿上。defendant
[dɪˈfɛndənt]
He had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.
那天他仅已判决5、6个其他被告人强制性社区服务。deliver
[dɪˈlɪvɚ]
The doctor agreed to deliver her baby at home.
医生同意在家为她接生小孩。desperate
[ˈdɛspərɪt]
He was desperate after the failure of his last attempt.
最后一次尝试失败后，他绝望了。drug
[drʌɡ]
Anyone could drug that wine.
指不定谁在那酒里下了药。electrician
[ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən]
He was an electrician by profession.
他的职业是电工。enhanced
[ɪnˈhɑnst]
Nor was there any evidence that those who self-enhanced the most (that is, the participants who thought the most positively doctored pictures were real) were doing so to make up for profound insecurities.
也没有任何证据表明那些自我提高最多的人（即那些认为修改得最好看的照片是真实形象的受试者）这样做是为了弥补严重的不安全感。entire
[ɪnˈtaɪɚ]
He wrote the entire play in only two weeks.
整个剧本只花了他两个星期时间。escape
[ɪˈskep]
to escape from reality
逃避现实eventual
[ɪˈvɛntʃuəl]
His foolish behavior led to his eventual failure.
他的愚蠢行为导致了他最后的失败。exaggerate
[ɪgˈzædʒəret]
Many advertisements exaggerate the usefulness of the products.
很多广告都夸大了产品的效用。excess
[ˈɛkˌsɛs]
You have to pay for excess luggage on a plane.
在飞机上你得付超重的行李费。fade
[fed]
Flowers will soon fade when they have been cut.
花剪下后很快就会枯萎。federal
[ˈfɛdərəl]
Congress is the federal lawmaking body of the United States.
国会是美国的联邦立法机构。fortunate
[ˈfɔrtʃənət]
I'm fortunate in having such friends.
我有这样一些朋友，真是幸运。fossil
[ˈfɑsl]
He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.
他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。garage
[gəˈrɑʒ]
He sent his car to the garage for repair.
他把汽车送到修车厂修理。groan
[gron]
I gave a groan in disappointment.
我失望地发出一声叹息。ill
[ɪl]
Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity.
科学技术可以解决人类的一切困难。incompetent to do sth.
[ɪnˈkɑmpɪtənt tu du ˈsʌmθɪŋ]
He is incompetent to practise medicine.
他不具有行医的能力。inner
[ˈɪnɚ]
She went into the inner room to change her dress.
她走进内室去换衣服。juvenile
[ˈdʒuvənaɪl]
The magazine aims at juvenile readers.
这本杂志以少年读者为对象。lump
[lʌmp]
to lump along the road with a heavy bag
背着沉重的包笨重地在路上行走mosquito
[məˈskito]
Mosquito sucks the blood of people and animals.
蚊子吸人和动物的血。navigation
[ˌnævɪˈɡeʃən]
The compass is an instrument of navigation.
罗盘是航行仪器。particular
[pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ]
The story happened on that particular day.
故事就发生在那一天。peak
[pik]
The number of tourists will tend to peak this holiday.
这个假期，游客数量将达到高峰时期。perceive
[pɚˈsiv]
We can perceive his sorrow by the looks on his face.
我们从他的表情中觉察出悲伤。phenomenon
[fəˈnɑmɪnən]
Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.
磁力吸引是一种有趣的现象。physiological
[ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl]
He bought a physiological book.
他买了一本生理学方面的书。prescribe
[prɪˈskraɪb]
It's easy for doctors to prescribe something that makes their patients feel better.
开一些使病人感觉好转的药，对医生来说并不难。quite
[kwaɪt]
He has quite a lot of friends.
他有很多朋友。relieve
[rɪˈliv]
This will relieve the heat of the fever.
这会减轻发烧的热度。requirement
[rɪˈkwaɪɚmənt]
We will try to meet your special requirement.
我们将尽可能地满足你的特殊需要。respective
[rɪˈspektɪv]
After morning exercises, the classes went to their respective rooms.
早操后，各班学生回到各自的教室。ridiculous
[rɪˈdɪkjələs]
It's ridiculous to argue about such things.
为这种事情争论太荒谬了。select
[sɪˈlɛkt]
They select a diamond ring.
他们挑选一枚钻石戒指。slacken
[ˈslækən]
The demand for coal begins to slacken off in the spring.
煤的需求在春天开始减少。spectacle
[ˈspɛktəkəl]
The sunrise was a splendid spectacle.
这日出可是个壮观的景象。spill
[spɪl]
The coffee is so full that it might spill over .
咖啡太满可能溢出来。spontaneous
[spɑnˈtenɪəs]
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
火山的喷发是自然产生的。strenuous
[ˈstrɛnjuəs]
Training for a marathon is extremely strenuous.
为马拉松进行训练是非常艰苦的。stressed-out
[strɛst aᴜt]
In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.
数个研究显示，当倍受压力的雌鼠的子宫被移除，它们的化学反应变得与雄性鼠一样了。sway
[swe]
He has almost no sway over education and health.
他在教育和医疗问题上几乎没什么影响力。tame
[tem]
That tiger is impossible to tame.
那只老虎难以驯服。tariff
[ˈtærɪf]
There is a very high tariff on jewelry.
宝石的税率很高。thirst
[θɝst]
I satisfied my thirst with a glass of water.
我喝了一杯水解渴。to some extent
[tu sʌm ɪkˈstɛnt]
To some extent, her failure is due to her bad luck.
从某种程度上来说，她的失败是由于运气不好。unfavorable
[ʌnˈfevərəbəl]
The conditions were unfavorable for agriculture.
这些条件不利于农业。wealth
[wɛlθ]
Wealth had not brought them happiness.
他们的财富并没有给他们带来幸福。whereby
[wɛrˈbaɪ]