toxic a. 有毒的,因中毒引起的
amaze 使驚愕,使驚異 I am amazed that he should get the post.
ambiguous 含糊不清的,模棱兩可的 an ambiguous answer
ozone n. 臭氧;清新的空氣
pact n. 合同,條約,公約
trace 痕跡,蹤跡 The wound healed, leaving almost no ~ of a scar
track 足跡,蹤跡~s in the snow
tragedy 悲劇 Hamlet is one of shakespeare’s best known tragedies.
paperback n. 平裝本,簡(jiǎn)裝本
script n. 劇本(原稿);手稿,原稿;筆跡,手跡
scrutiny n. 周密的調(diào)查;仔細(xì)看;監(jiān)視;選票復(fù)查
sculpture n. 雕刻(術(shù)),雕塑(術(shù));雕刻作品
fume n.(usu pl.)(濃烈或難聞的)煙,氣,汽
blur n. 模糊不清的事物 vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
browse vi. 隨意翻閱,瀏覽;(牛、羊等)吃草
primitive 原始的,上古的,早期的 a ~ forest
prior 在先的,在前的 Stop making public statements without their ~approval here.
privilege 特權(quán),優(yōu)惠,特免 In countries where there are still not many schools, education is a ~.
probe 探索,探查,調(diào)查~ the roots of war
absolute 純粹的,完全的 have absolute trust in sb.
verge 邊,邊緣,邊沿 the ~ of a stream
verify 證明,證實(shí) Subsequent events verified my suspicions.
vertical 垂直的,立式的 a ~ engine
veto 否決,否決權(quán),否決權(quán)的行使 The rest of the committee could not accept the ~.
accustom 使習(xí)慣于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint 使認(rèn)識(shí),使了解
tame 馴化的,馴服的,溫順的~
tan 棕黃色,黃褐色 buy some shoes in tan
tax 稅(款) Half of his wages go in tax.
abrupt 突然的,意外的 an abrupt departure
acute 尖銳的,敏銳的 an acute thinker
versatile 多才多藝的 a ~ man
versus 訴訟,競(jìng)賽等中以……為對(duì)手 The match tonight is China ~Japan.
blunt 鈍的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.
blush (因害羞、激動(dòng)、窘困)臉紅 blush with(或for) joy
abide 遵循(…by);容忍 The one thing she cannot abide is lying.
aaccelerate 加速,增速 accelerate one’s steps
thread 線,線狀物 cotton ~
thrill 使非常興奮,使非常激動(dòng) It’s a sight that never fails to ~ me.
thrive 興旺發(fā)達(dá),繁榮 His business is thriving.
abuse 濫用 abuse one's authority(office)
temper 心情,脾氣 be in a good~
tempt 引誘,誘惑 Nothing could ~ me to do such a thing.
strain 拉緊,繃緊 If you ~ the elastic any more, it will break.
strap 帶,皮帶 silks ~s
stream 小河,溪流 on the banks of a ~
stress 壓力,緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ~es of modern life.
stretch 伸直,伸長(zhǎng) He yawned and ~ed himself.
stride 闊步前進(jìn),大踏步走 He strode to the platform ~.
strike 打擊,撞 A stone struck me on the head.
retrospect v.n. 回顧,回想,追溯[反]foresee
revelation n. 揭示,透露,顯示;被揭示的真相,新發(fā)現(xiàn)
string 細(xì)繩,線,帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string~.
strip 剝?nèi)?,除?The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves.