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favorable
赞成的
Her attitude towards the plan is favorablefeat
壮举feeble
Braid was ill and too feeble to stand upfierce
His fierce dog bit an innocent boy
In the fierce fighting the wounded refused to leave the battlefinding
Our latest findings were presented in the meetingflap
Dont get in flap when you encounter terrorist attackflare out
突然发怒flatter
flatter remarks
Most women enjoy being flattered by the menflesh
动植物的新鲜的肉
Chicken's fleshfling
Dont fling your clothes at the sofa! Hanp them up
He fling a cup at herflourish
Plants will not flourish without waterfore
ahead
The captain went fore to check the directionforge
fake
Jimmy forged his father's name on the check
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habitat
栖息地
Reservoir will create a perfect habitat for snailshail
下冰雹,It hailed last night
向...欢呼,He hailed me on the other side of the streethalt
come to a halt,止步不前,His car comes to a sudden halt outside his roomhandicap
身体或者智利上的缺陷
A minor handicap can not hamper her step forwardhardship
艰难,困苦
No matter what hardships face me, I endure!!harness
harness the river, harness the nuclear energyharsh
harsh remarks, harsh realitieshaste
,hasty
eat a hasty lunch, a hasty kiss, make hastehatch
孕育,谋划hazard
noise hazardhedge
篱笆hemisphere
半球
the northern hemisphereheritage
historical heritage, cultural heritagehitherto
迄今为止
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secure
adj: 安全的 safe Make sure our network is secure
vt. 获得独立 Hongkong secured its independence in 1997
防卫segregate
隔离
隔离病人sensation
感觉,直觉 He lost all the sensation after the horrible accident
轰动一时的事情 The prominent politician was quite a sensation at the banquet
become a sensation
cause a sensationsentiment
formal, an opinion or feeling you have about something
Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians
We share the same sentiments about....
feelings of pity, love, sadness etc that are often considered to be too strong or not suitable for a particular situation
There's no place for sentiment in business!setting
下山
底座 The diamond was held in a gold settingsew
缝纫shabby
Play a shabby tricksham
pretend
伪装shatter
shatter his collarbones
shatter the dream of peaceshear
修剪草坪 shear a lawn
理发 shear his hairsheer
By sheer chance 纯属巧合
By sheer luck 纯靠运气shiver
发抖
A cool breeze makes him shivershorthand
速记 make a shorthandshrewd
good at judging what people or situations are really like
A shrewd businessmanshrug
耸肩
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holder
持有者 patent holder 专利持有者hum
嘴唇闭着对xxx哼哼歌曲
He began to hum a song
if a place hums, it is full of activity - use this to show approval [↪ busy]:
By nine o'clock, the restaurant was humminghurl
扔东西,尤其表示非常生气的时候
Jim gathered the books and hurled them on the floor
hurling abuse, hurling insults
He was accused of hurling abuse at the refereehurricane
飓风hypocrisy
When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisyhysterical
He became hysterical and began screamingidentify
recognize
He was too far away to be able to recognize his face
把xxx和xxx混为一谈
identify poverty with crime and social problemsideology
思想体系,意识形态ignorance
dont't know
Excuse my ignorance, but how does it works?
We are in complete ignorance of his thoughts
our ignorance of the true situationilliterate
文盲的illustrate
To illustrate my point....
Illustrate her discussion with diagramsimaginary
虚构的,想象中的immense
大的,巨大的
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statue
['stætʃu:] sculpture
雕像status
['steitəs]
marital status
status report on foreign affairsstatute
['stætʃu:t]
章程,规则
The statute did not meet the State's goalstem
stem from 起源于 发生于
His cancer stem from smokingstern
strict, serious
'Wait!' I shouted in my sternest voice
stern look/expression/voicesteward
['stu:ərd]
乘务员
Has the steward clean our cabin yet?stimulate
stimulation
stimulate sb's intereststool
凳子stoop
弯腰,You have to stoop down to tie your shoesstraw
吸管strenuous
needing a lot of effort or strength
a strenuous climb
The doctor advised Ken to avoid strenuous exercise.stretch
stretch your feet 伸出双脚 He stretch his feet to the heaterstrife
conflict
political strifestrive
try
formal:to make a great effort to achieve something
strive to do something, strive for/after
We must continue to strive for greater efficiencystroll
闲逛,漫步stubborn
顽固的stumble
结结巴巴说话
stumble acrossstun
使震惊
The resignation of Brady stun the political worldsubmerge
浸没subordinate
次要的,附属的,下级的
subordinate officer
These aims were subordinate to the main aims of the missionsubsidy
政府机构提供的价格补助
trade subsidy
subsidy for home applicantssubstitute
备胎
substitute bfsubtle
not obvious
The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them
The warning signs of the disease are so subtle that they are often ignoredsuburb
郊区
各种困难:
difficult to do:hard
,tough
,challenging
,daunting
difficult and needing a lot of physical effort:tough
,strenuous
,back-breaking
,gruelling
,arduous
,punishing
difficult to deal with or talk about:tricky
,awkward
,delicate
,sensitive
,touchy
words for describing a difficult person:awkward
,trying
words for describing difficult conditions:adverse
,hostile
各种走:
stroll
in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander
with no aim or direction
stride
in a confident or angry way
march
soldiers
hike
for long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe
very quietly
wade
through water
stagger
in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured
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impair
Too long jogging can impair your lungsimpart
传授
The good tutor not only impart knowledge but also morals to his studentsimperative
必要的、紧急的
It was absolutely imperative that he speak with you right away
It was imperative to meet the client face to faceimpetus
推动力、促进
The discovery gave fresh impetus to the researchimpulse
a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do
He couldn't resist the impulse to kiss her
a sudden impulse to laugh
buy sth. on impulse 冲动购物incentive
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity
Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skillsimpose
征税 impost a tax on foodindignant
由于受到不公正待遇而愤愤不平的
She was indignant at the way her child had been treatedindispensable
极其重要的、必不可少的
This book is indispensable to anyone interested in CFDinfer
推断
I infer from your letter that you have not made your mind yetinference
推论
We drew the inference that Jim was satisfied with the exam
by inference 根据推断ingenious
新颖的、别出心裁的
Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting their eggs from the predators
an ingenious deviceinherent
固有存在的
Im afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system
Personality is to a large extent inherentinhibit
阻止发展、发育
An unhappy family may inhibit children's learning
Childhood infections will inhibit the development of brain cells
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monotonous
单调的,万古不变
A monotonous diet
give up this monotonous workmonument
纪念碑morality
sexual morality
public/personal morality
conventional/traditional moralitymortgage
loan['mɔ:gidʒ]
Those graduates had to take out a loan to buy a house in Beijing
They've taken out a 30 year mortgage
vt. 抵押出去
Now my houses and lands are all mortgagedmotive
the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden
What do you suppose the killer's motive was?
motive for (doing) something
The police believe the motive for this murder was jealousymourn
哀悼
We mourn the passing of a great manmultitude
formal
A multitude of somebody/somethingmunicipal
市政的
municipal wastemurmur
小声说 murmur against =mutter
咕哝 抱怨necessitate
to make it necessary for you to do something
Lack of money necessitated a change of plan
The increase of food price necessitate a change in our burget
necessitate doing something
This would necessitate interviewing all the staffnecessity
必需品
the necessities of life
water and air are necessities of life
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rotary
The stir stopped its rotary motion because of the failure of powerroundabout
委婉的(说法),迂回的(路线)
It's a roundabout way of telling us to leaverouse
formal,唤醒某人
His banging roused the neighbours
to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it
a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to actionroutine
例行公事
常规的 adj
I have some few routine questionsruby
红宝石rust
铁锈。生锈
Stainless steel does not rustsack
袋
a sack of applesacred
[ˈsekrɪd]
神圣的,庄严的
a sacred vow
Certain animals were considered sacredsalvation
The drug treatment program was his only salvation
The internet turned out to be the salvation of the companysanction
国际制裁 复数
Economic sanctions
impose sanctions of entertainment on North Korean
批准 不可数
I got the official sanction to meet with the mayorsane
insane
理智的sarcastic
[sɑ:rˈkæstɪk]
讽刺的
Was she being sarcastic?
His sarcastic comments insult Johnsaturate
[ˈsætʃəˌret]
formal to make sth very wet
Water saturated the carpet
to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more
Our culture is saturated with phonesscrape
用刀刮下去
The earth on the carrot was scraped away
刮伤 vt
I scraped my knee
擦伤_n_
scrape on my facescratch
抓、搔
route
尤其指长距离的旅行路线,course
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canteen
小卖部captive
俘虏cardinal
- very important or basic Having clean hands is one of the cardinal rules when preparing food.
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carrier
运载者,携带者
HIV carriercast
- to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand:
Research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe
The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject. - 全体演员
The audience were on their feet when the cast came out to take their bows
cater
cater for
to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business
This is the biggest event that we've ever catered for
The restaurant caters for veggies and those with a sweet toothcathedral
大教堂cease
formal to stop doing something or stop happening
He ceased to be a member of the association
The peace plan is calling for a cease of fire between the countriescellar
地下室cement
使组织、人、国家之间的友谊加强
Hoping to cement the friendship, I invited Chris on a vacation with my gfcensus
人口普查cereal
谷物charter
宪章
national charterchoke
噎住
He choked on a piece of bread
The smoking is choking me
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desolate
荒凉的despair
n. vi. desperate adj.
a feeling that you have no hope at all
drive sb. to despair
对某人感到绝望 despair of sb.
My teacher began to despair of medispatch
formal 为了特定的目的send某人或某物到某地
Dispatch several officers to Beijingdespise
蔑视
I despise all cowardsdetain
拘留deteriorate
恶化,变坏
cause the leather to deterioratedeviate
偏离
deviate from the truth
deviate from the original plandictate
dictation
口述,使听写
The boss dictate the plan to us
She is dictating a plan to her secretarydiminish
reducediscern
to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully
Officials were keen to discern how much public support there was
I would discern what his heart and soul were likediscourse
演讲
I felt at home in this kind of discourse
a discourse on artdiscreet
小心谨慎的
I stood back at a discreet distance
Reporters asked some discreet questionsdiscrepancy
a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same
Police found discrepancies in the two men's reports