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adequate
[ˈædɪkwɪt]
This small flat is not adequate for five of us.
这套小房间不够住我们五个人。administer
[ædˈmɪnɪstɚ]
It takes brains to administer a large corporation.
管理大公司要有头脑。artificial
[ˌɑrtɪˈfɪʃl]
This dress is made of artificial fibers.
这条裙子是人造纤维的。awake
[əˈwek]
I awake at six every morning.
我每天早上六点醒来。bill
[bɪl]
After a long debate, the bill was passed.
经长时间的辩论，议案获得通过。bundle
[ˈbʌndl]
My uncle sent me a large bundle on my birthday.
我生日时叔父给我寄来一个大包裹。bureaucrat
[ˈbjᴜrəkræt]
Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions.
然而，至于专家和官员如何成功找出需要帮助的人群并引导他们的行为向好的方向发展，这一点更加无法确定。cancer
[ˈkænsɚ]
Her mother died of breast cancer.
她母亲死于乳腺癌。ceremony
[ˈsɛrəmonɪ]
The wedding ceremony took place in the church.
结婚典礼在教堂举行。coalition
[ˌkoəˈlɪʃn]
The several parties formed a coalition.
这几个政党组成了联盟。cohesive
[koˈhisɪv]
They see themselves as a cohesive group.
他们把他们看成是统一的整体。compensation
[ˌkɑmpenˈseʃn]
The injured worker has received no compensation.
这个受伤的工人没有得到任何赔偿。compress
[kəmˈprɛs]
A cold compress can alleviate your pain.
冷敷能帮你减轻疼痛。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。continual
[kənˈtɪnjuəl]
Her proposal met with continual rejections.
她的建议一再遭到拒绝。convince
[kənˈvɪns]
Your argument is too weak to convince me.
你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。crane
[kren]
The crane soared high into the sky.
鹤高高地翱翔在天空。crystal
[ˈkrɪstəl]
Those wine glasses are made of crystal.
那些酒杯是用水晶做的。denial
[dɪˈnaɪəl]
Her denial of my advice hurts me.
她拒绝我的忠告伤害了我。descent
[dɪˈsɛnt]
There was a descent of temperature after rain.
雨后气温下降了。discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪməˈneʃən]
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。enquiry
[ɛnˈkwaɪrɪ]
Thank you for your enquiry about my health.
谢谢你问候我的健康情况。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。expand
[ɪkˈspænd]
Her vocabulary expands through reading.
她的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。frown
[fraᴜn]
She had a resentful frown on her face.
她怨恨地蹙起了眉。gasoline
[ɡæsəˈlin]
Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.
汽油慢慢地从倾斜的油罐里流出来。grand
[ɡrænd]
He will pay you ten grand if you work for him.
若你为他工作，他将支付你一万英镑。grave
[grev]
He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
他保持庄重威严的仪态。hypocrisy
[hɪˈpɑkrəsɪ]
I can't put up with your hypocrisy any more.
我再也不能容忍你的虚伪态度了。implement
[ˈɪmplɪmɛnt]
The government is going to implement the new policies.
政府即将执行新政。in contact with
[ɪn ˈkɑntækt wɪθ]
You will be put in awe of him if you get in contact with him.
你跟他一接触就会对他产生敬畏。indispensable
[ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl]
A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
学习外语不可缺少好的词典。informed
[ɪnˈfɔrmd]
Informed people know the company is shaky.
了解情况的人知道该公司状况不佳。infrastructure
[ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃɚ]
Infrastructure works have been completed.
基础建设工程已经完成。injury
[ˈɪndʒərɪ]
He made his mind that he wouldn't do her an injury.
他决心不让她受到一点伤害。instrument
[ˈɪnstrəmənt]
The king signed the instrument of abdication.
国王签署了退位的文告。irrespective
[ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv]
He is going to buy it irrespective of what you say.
不管你说什么，他是买定了。juvenile
[ˈdʒuvənaɪl]
The magazine aims at juvenile readers.
这本杂志以少年读者为对象。layman
[ˈlemən]
He is not a priest; he is just a layman.
他不是一个牧师，他只是一个普通信徒。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。mistress
[ˈmɪstrɪs]
The dog ran alongside his mistress.
狗在女主人的身边奔跑。napkin
[ˈnæpkɪn]
He wipes his mouth with the napkin.
他用餐巾擦了擦嘴。negative
[ˈnɛɡətɪv]
I need you to answer this question in the negative.
我需要你用否定式来回答这个问题。nucleus
[ˈnukliəs]
These young people formed the nucleus of the club.
这些年轻人成了俱乐部的核心。oblige
[əˈblaɪdʒ]
The laws oblige parents to send their children to school.
法律要求父母送子女入学。oppose to
[əˈpoz tu]
We do not advocate smoking and even we oppose to it.
我们不提倡甚至反对吸烟。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。peculiar to
[pɪˈkjulɪɚ tu]
This style of cooking is peculiar to the South-Eastern provinces.
这种烹调方法是东南几省的特色。perfection
[pɚˈfekʃn]
She plays the piano to perfection.
她的钢琴演奏技巧到了完美的地步。perish
[ˈpɛrɪʃ]
Civilizations do eventually perish.
文明最后都会消亡。pharmaceutical
[ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkl]
The pharmaceuticals were of no use.
这种药物起不了作用。practical
[ˈpræktɪkəl]
He is a practical person.
他是位讲究实际的人。pretty
[ˈprɪtɪ]
They all know each other pretty well.
他们彼此都相当了解。reclaim
[rɪˈklem]
Her mission was to reclaim criminals.
她的任务是感化罪犯。recycle
[riˈsaɪkəl]
We must recycle the cardboard boxes.
我们必须循环使用纸盒子。ripe
[raɪp]
I picked a ripe apple from the tree.
我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。scrape through
[skrep θru]
Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scrapped through (scrape through)a couple of A-levels.
我的两个兄弟都拿到了大学学位，我只是勉强有几个A。sometimes
[ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz]
Sometimes he plays games after school.
有时，他放学后玩游戏。sound
[saᴜnd]
It's a sound investment.
这是可靠的投资。spacious
[ˈspeʃəs]
The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable.
这旅馆既不宽敞也不舒服。sphere
[sfɪɚ]
The atmosphere is merely a sphere.
大气层只不过是一个球体。spiral
[ˈspaɪrəl]
Vines spiral upward toward the roof.
藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。spokesman
[ˈspoksmən]
He is the spokesman for the conference.
他是会议的发言人。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。standpoint
[ˈstændˌpɔɪnt]
From my standpoint, this thing is just ridiculous.
依我看来，这件事简直荒唐。summarize
[ˈsʌməˌraɪz]
The authors summarize their views in the introduction.
作者在引言中概括了他们的观点。survival
[sɚˈvaɪvl]
We need food and water for survival.
我们为了生存需要食物和水。swamp
[swɑmp]
Their company is in a financial swamp.
他们的公司陷入了财政困境。sympathize
[ˈsɪmpəθaɪz]
I sympathize with him in his afflictions.
我同情他的困苦。terrific
[təˈrɪfɪk]
The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.
随着一声可怕的巨响，天花板塌了下来。undoubtedly
[ʌnˈdaᴜtɪdlɪ]
Undoubtedly, animals can not live without water.
毫无疑问地，动物没有水是无法生存的。verify
[ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ]
He tried every way to verify this theory.
他想一切办法来验证这个理论。weird
[wɪɚd]
I heard a weird scream in the darkness.
我在黑暗中听到奇怪的尖叫声。wreck
[rɛk]