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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。agitate
[ˈædʒɪtet]
His threatening words agitate her.
他威胁性的言语使得她很焦虑。anxiety
[æŋˈzaɪətɪ]
What's the origin of your anxiety?
你焦虑的根源是什么？at large
[æt lɑrdʒ]
Gossip percolated through the country at large.
闲话传遍了全国各地。bachelor
[ˈbætʃəlɚ]
Yes, a bachelor's degree opens more doors.
是的，学士学位能打开更多的大门。brand
[brænd]
These cattle have my brand on them.
这些牛身上打了烙印，标明是我的牛。bulky
[ˈbʌlkɪ]
Computers were bulky items in the past.
过去，电脑是庞大的物件。burdensome
[ˈbɚdnsəm]
It's really burdensome to have many children.
孩子多了真累赘。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。canal
[kəˈnæl]
The Panama Canal joins two oceans.
巴拿马运河连通两大洋。challenge
[ˈtʃæləndʒ]
I challenge that interpretation.
我质疑那一解释。civilize
[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]
School education helped to civilize the people.
学校教育帮助使人们文明起来。compliment
[ˈkɑmplɪmənt]
I was embarrassed by their compliment.
他们的称赞使我感到尴尬。confidential
[ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl]
Don't let out the confidential information.
不要泄露这份机密的信息。cooperate
[koˈɑpəˌret]
We need to cooperate perfectly to win the game.
要想赢得比赛，我们需要密切配合。copyright
[ˈkɑpiraɪt]
Copyright expires 50 years after the death of the author.
版权在作者死后50年即行终止。culprit
[ˈkʌlprɪt]
Are you the culprit who broke this window?
你就是那个打破窗户的人吗？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。democratic
[ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk]
He voted for the democratic candidate.
他投了民主党派的候选人一票。electronic
[ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk]
The television receiver is an electronic device.
电视接收器是一种电子装置。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。expand
[ɪkˈspænd]
Her vocabulary expands through reading.
她的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。fossil
[ˈfɑsl]
He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.
他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。graph
[ɡræf]
Our research results are displayed in the form of a graph.
我们的研究结果已用图表列出。grave
[grev]
He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
他保持庄重威严的仪态。group
[ɡrup]
We all group around the tree for a photograph.
我们全体围着这棵树照了张相。hold back
[hold bæk]
The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.
警察不得不用武力阻止人群。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。impatient
[ɪmˈpeʃənt]
They are growing impatient for waiting so long.
他们等太久渐渐不耐烦了。invasion
[ɪnˈveʒən]
science fiction about an invasion of aliens
关于外星人入侵的科幻小说juvenile
[ˈdʒuvənaɪl]
The magazine aims at juvenile readers.
这本杂志以少年读者为对象。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。magnitude
[ˈmægnɪtud]
People were shocked by the magnitude of the crisis.
人们被这场危机的严重程度震惊了。monkey
[ˈmʌŋkɪ]
The monkey is jumping.
那只猴子在跳。nephew
[ˈnɛfju]
He asked his nephew to execute his will.
他请自己的侄子执行遗嘱。panorama
[ˌpænəˈræmə]
I climbed a hill for a panorama of the valley.
我爬上小山看山谷的全景。participant
[pɑrˈtɪsɪpənt]
Man himself is a participant in this environment.
人类本身是其环境的参与者。particular
[pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ]
The story happened on that particular day.
故事就发生在那一天。peel
[pil]
These potatoes don't peel easily.
这些土豆的皮很难剥。penalty
[ˈpɛnəltɪ]
What is the penalty for dangerous driving?
对危险驾车给予什么处罚？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。pessimistic
[ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk]
I'm a little pessimistic about our team's chances to win.
我对我们队获胜的机会并不看好。physiological
[ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkəl]
He bought a physiological book.
他买了一本生理学方面的书。preliminary
[prɪˈlɪmɪnɛrɪ]
There is a preliminary contest before the final one.
在决赛前有一场预赛。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。proficiency
[prəˈfɪʃənsɪ]
His proficiency in English helped a lot in his career.
精通英语对他的事业有很大帮助。quantify
[ˈkwɑntɪfaɪ]
It's difficult to quantify the value of space exploration.
把太空探索的价值进行量化是很困难的。rake
[rek]
Ragged fingernails rake her skin.
粗糙的指甲划过她的皮肤。rebellion
[rɪˈbɛljən]
The slaves rose in rebellion against their masters.
奴隶们起来反抗他们的主人。religious
[rɪˈlɪdʒəs]
His religious belief doesn't allow him to eat meat.
他的宗教信仰不允许他吃肉。remnant
[ˈrɛmnənt]
She bought a remnant of silk at a bargain.
她廉价购得一块零头丝布。repay
[rɪˈpe]
Today you should repay the debt.
今天你该偿还欠债了。residence
[ˈrɛzɪdəns]
They have a summer residence in the countryside.
他们在乡间有夏季住宅。sane
[sen]
It's hard to stay sane under such awful pressure.
在如此可怕的压力下很难保持理智。shiver
[ˈʃɪvɚ]
Hearing the good news, Mary gave a shiver of delight.
听到那个好消息，玛丽兴奋地颤抖着。slacken
[ˈslækən]
The demand for coal begins to slacken off in the spring.
煤的需求在春天开始减少。specification
[ˌspɛsəfɪˈkeʃən]
Do you have a product of this specification?
你有没有这种规格的产品？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。spouse
[spaᴜs]
He loves his spouse deeply.
他深深地爱着他的配偶。squirrel
[ˈskwɝrəl]
A squirrel collects nuts for the winter.
松鼠为过冬收集坚果。substantial
[səbˈstænʃəl]
There is no substantial connection between these two sentences.
这两个句子之间并没有实质联系。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。sympathetic
[ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk]
She was very sympathetic when my mother died.
我母亲去世时，她对我深表同情。tame
[tem]
That tiger is impossible to tame.
那只老虎难以驯服。thousand
[ˈθaᴜzənd]
one thousand one hundred and twenty
一千一百二十unfavorable
[ʌnˈfevərəbəl]
The conditions were unfavorable for agriculture.
这些条件不利于农业。yellow
[ˈjelo]