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fury:狂暴；狂怒的人
fuse:保险丝；融合v
fusion 融化n
galaxy 星系；银河；一群闪耀的人
gamber 冒险n;赌博v
garment衣服；外衣；外表
gasp 喘息vi/vt
gauge[geid] 标准尺，规格；测量v
initial 最初的
initiate 开始；发起
initiative主动性；首创精神n
inject 注射
inland 内地的adj
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pathetic[pəˈθetik] 可怜的；悲惨的adj
patriot[ˈpeitriət] 爱国者He was represented[ˈrepriˈzent]描绘（代表） as a true patriot. patriotic[ˈpeitriˈɔtik] 爱国的；有爱心的adj His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.
patrol[pəˈtrəul]出巡v We have been patrolling for days but have seen nothing.;巡逻n They made
hourly patrol of the area.
patron[ˈpeitrən] 赞助人The student wants to find a wealthy patron in America.
pattern模式；样式；图案Why should all writers follow a pattern?They patterned仿造 a new machine.He patterned the hall all the day.他一整天都在用图案装饰大厅。
pave[peiv]为...铺平道路The street is paved with asphalt[ˈæsfælt]柏油./I do hope the treaty条约
[tri:ti] will pave the way to peace in the Middle East.
peak[pi:k] 山峰；顶点；最高的The plane flew over the peaks.
peek[pi:k]She peeked over the top of her menu.她从菜单上往外偷看。
pearl[pə:l] 珍珠
pedal[ˈpedl]踏板He pressed down the accelerator[ækˈseləreitə]加速装置 pedal of his car.
pedestrian[peˈdestriən]步行者；徒步的；呆板的The pedestrian stopped at the curbside[kə:b]./a pedestrian race竞走
peel[pi:l]剥；削；剥落peel an apple削苹果
peg[peɡ]钉；桩；固定vt Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.
penalty[ˈpenəlti]处罚;罚款n One of the penalties of fame is that people point at you in the street./If you knock the ball with your hand in football, you will suffer a penalty.
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Inlet[ˈinlet] 进口；水湾 They went to a fishing villa[i]ge on a small inlet of the sea.
Innovation 改革；创新n An enterprise should encourage innovation./Famers are introducing innovation which increase the productivity. Inovate改革vi
innumerable[iˈnju:mərəbl]数不清的；Technological [ˈteknəˈlɔdʒikəl]innovation have brought innumerable benefits.
Insane[inˈsein]患精神病的；Insane people are sometimes dangerous[ˈdeindʒərəs].
Insect昆虫；He was bitten by an insect in the garden. Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人。
Insight 洞察力；见识He is a man of great insight.
inspiration[ˈɪnspəˈreiʃən]灵感；These events provided the inspiration for his first
novel[n[ˈnɔvəl].
inspire[inˈspaiə]鼓舞vt; His speech inspired the crowd群众.
Installment部分；分期付款
instance[ˈinstəns]实例 one instance out of many 许多例子中的一个；场合，情况 in your
instance;诉讼程序 a cour of fist instance 初审法庭，一审法院；要求，请求 I came here at the instance of Dr.li
instantaneous[ˈɪnstənˈteinjəs]瞬间的，即时的；He had an instantaneous response. 他立刻作了反应。
Commonwealth [ˈkɔmənwelθ] 共和国; 联邦, 团体, 协会 leaders have backed a
multi-billion-dollar plan to help developing nations [ˈneiʃən] to deal with climate[klaimit] change [tʃeindʒ] and cut greenhouse温室 gases.
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flexible[ˈfleksəbl] cooper wire铜线is flexible.
fling[fliŋ]vt 扔，抛 The monkey was up to the tree, flinging nuts to the ground.
Vt 扑进, 冲出; 急伸, 猛动 The angry father flung the door and marched into his daughter’s room.
N 尽情欢乐的一阵, 放纵 Let’s have a fling and eat at that expensive restaurant for a change.
Flip vt.轻弹, 轻抛[扔] They flipped a coin to decide who would go first.
Vi 发疯, 失去理智 My brother really flipped after his experience[iksˈpiəriəns] in the war. fluctuate[ˈflʌktjueit] vi 波动, 涨落, 起伏 The price of vegetables fluctuate seasonally. Flush [flʌʃ] vt 冲刷，清洗 Please flush these test tubes[tju:b]试管.
面红耳赤; (使)脸红 The setting sun flushed the mountain tops. 落日的余辉染红了山顶。 adj(尤指钱)充裕的, 富裕的 He is always flush of money.
flutter[ˈflʌtə]vi 飘动 The coloured flags are fluttering in the breeze. 彩旗在微风中飘扬。 (心)快速跳动 His heart fluttered with excitement.
振翼, 拍翅膀 The bird fluttered its wings in the cage.
Focus[ˈfəukəs] The camera has two focuses.
foil[fɔil] 箔, 金属薄片Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil. 牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔做的。
陪衬, 衬托In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince. Vt挫败; 使受挫折 we foiled his attempt to escape.
wicked[ˈwikid] 邪恶的, 恶劣的; 缺德的That was wicked of him. 他真邪恶。
淘气的, 顽皮的 Wicked children are quite annoying.
noble[ˈnəubl] 高尚的 He is a noble man, we all admire him.
雄伟的 The great wall is a noble sight.
贵族的, 显贵的 He was decsended from a noble family.他生于显贵之家。 fold折叠; 对折交叠 A fan folds. 扇子可以折叠起来
包围, 包起; 笼罩 Dark clouds folded the hills.
Foremost[ˈfɔ:məust]最著名的, 最重要的; 最好的; 主要的 He was concidered the foremost British artist of this century.
Foresee 预知, 预见 He foresaw the world war.
forge[fɔ:dʒ] 锻造The blacksmith[ˈblæksmi:θ] 铁匠, 锻工 is forging the horseshoe. 伪造, 仿造He forged money.
Foam[fəum] 起泡沫; 吐白沫The beer foamed up and overflowed the glass.
泡沫; 泡沫材料The glass of beer was mostly foam.
hesitate[ˈheziteit] If you hesitate too long, you will miss the opportunity
He hesitated to take such a big risk.
hierarchy[ˈhaiərɑ:ki]等级制度There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.
统治集团, 领导层 That’s a trip of two hierarchies. 那是两个领导层之间的互访。
rigid[ˈridʒid] 刚硬的; 僵硬的; 不弯曲的We just need a tent帐篷 supported on a rigid framework. 我们正需要一座有坚硬架子支撑的帐篷。
严格的; 死板的; 不变的He is rigid about points of procedure[prəˈsi:dʒə].
hike[haik] (在乡间)徒步旅行After the hike to the river the soldiers camped露营 for the night. (数量、价格等)增加, 上升The union demands a 7% wage hike.
hinder[ˈhində] 阻碍; 妨碍Heavy snow hindered the construction work.
hinge[hindʒ] 铰链The door hangs by its hinges. 门是用铰链装上的。
用铰链连接(某物), 给(某物)装上铰链 The ailerons[ei] on a airplane are hinged to the wing. 飞机的副翼是用铰链装在机翼上的。
historian[hisˈtɔ:riən] 历史学家, 史学工作者As a historian ,he was most typical of the times in which he lived.
hitherto[ˈhiðəˈtu:]Hitherto he had experienced no great success in his attempt尝试，企图. hoist[hɔist] 把…吊起, 升起The sailors hoisted the cargo货物 onto the deck甲板.
homogeneous[ˈhɔməˈdʒi:njəs] 同性质的, 同类的 We are homogeneous people.
hop[hɔp] 单足蹦跳, 跳跃The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest. 跃过, 跳过The ditch沟 was so broad that no animal can hop it.
搭乘During the depression,he used to hop freights at least once a month. 一次飞行的距离It’s a short hop from London to Paris.
hose[həuz] 连裤袜, 长统袜, 短统袜 she bought a pair of woolen【’wulin】 hose yesterday. 软管, 胶管, 水龙头It’s a fifty feet long hose.
hospitality[ˈhɔspiˈtæliti] I received the hospitality of the family.
hostage[ˈhɔstidʒ] 人质He’s managed to secure the release of the hostages.
secure[siˈkjuə] 牢固的; 可靠的That is a secure foothold. 那是一可靠的落脚点。
有把握的; 确切的Your future in the company is secure.
握紧; 关牢Secure the prisoner so that he won't escape again
(使)获得; 把…弄到手We have secured a first-class cook.
hostile[ˈhɔstail] 怀有敌意的, 不友善的Their hostile looks showed that he was unwelcome. 敌人的, 敌方的This is a hostile territory领土
hound [haund] 猎狗, 猎犬The hunter has twenty more hounds.
不断侵扰, 烦扰I must finish the work so that my boss will stop hounding me. household[ˈhaushəuld] 家庭的, 家用的He is doing household chores家常杂物.
surge[sə:dʒ] n.(感情等)洋溢, 奔放,浪涛般汹涌奔腾vi.(人群等)蜂拥而出,(感情等)洋溢, 奔放(波涛等)汹涌, 奔腾
unveil[ʌnˈveil] 揭去…的面罩, 除去…的遮盖物The memorial[miˈmɔ:riəl] 纪念碑, 纪念物to
those who had died in the war unveiled in 1948.
dispute[disˈpju:t]辩论; 争论Some husbands and wives are always disputing
怀疑…的真实性或妥当性I disputed the minister's figures, the true cost of the project is much higher.
辩论, 争端, 争执We had a dispute about how much money he owed me.
authorize[ˈɔ:θəraiz] [ˈɔ:θəraiz] 授权, 批准; 委托The government are authorized an irrigation project. irrigation[ˈiriˈɡeiʃən] 灌溉,冲洗
autonomous[ɔ:ˈtɔnəməs] 自治的Each of the U.S. states has an autonomous government. autonomy[ɔ:ˈtɔnəmi] 自治, 自治权Branch[brɑ:ntʃ] managers have full autonomy in their own areas.
avail[əˈveil] 效用, 利益We tried to keep him alive but no avail. 我们全力抢救他, 但却徒劳无功。
有用于, 有益于, 有助于All his efforts did not avail.
available[əˈveiləbl]可用的或可得到的I will send you all the periodicals available. 我将把我能得到的期刊给你寄去。可会见的, 可与之交谈的 The doctor is not available now. 医生现在没空。 Avert[əˈvə:t] 防止, 避免He managed to averl suspicion.
转移 She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
aviation[ˈeiviˈeiʃən] 航空, 航空学Pilots[ˈpailət]飞行员 of large aircraft are masters of
aviation. 大型飞行器的驾驶员是航空学方面的专家. 航空工业Ten years ago ,they began[biˈɡaen] to develop the aviation industry.
avoid[əˈvɔid] I avoided him as much as possible.
award[əˈwɔ:d] 授予, 奖给; 判给The court awarded heavy damages[ˈdæmidʒ]. 奖品, 奖金n
aware[əˈwɛə] 意识到的, 知道的He doesn’t seem to be aware of the problems.
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Black tea Would you like black tea or green tea?
500 chests箱；胸腔 ceylon black tea. 500箱锡兰,
We serve Wu Long tea,black tea,jasmine[ˈdʒæsmin]茉莉 tea ,puer普洱 tea and chrysanthemum[kriˈsænθəməm]菊花 tea.
Humble[ˈhʌmbl]谦逊的；卑微的；简陋的 abode [əˈbəud] 住所 -------蜗居
Humble income微薄收入；
dwell[dwel]居住, 住 Those two men are dwelling with us.
squalid[ˈskwɔlid] (尤指因被忽视而)污秽的, 不洁的, 邋遢的 Live in a squalid hut小屋 He feels boxed in, living in that tiny flat。
tiny[ˈtaini] 极小的, 微小的 flat平的, 扁平的, 平坦的;单调的, 沉闷的;一套房间, 公寓套房nun[nʌn] (通常指基督教的)修女; (佛教的)尼姑 Take the vows of a nun.发誓成为一个尼姑。 vow[vau] 誓言
monk[mʌŋk] 修道士, 僧侣 The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.
XOXO[eks əu eks əu] 亲亲抱抱。 用于书信或短信结尾表示爱的温暖问候。. 它是一种表达爱意的问候语,常常用在信的结尾,就跟爱你一万年差不多的意思.1. It is a kind of affection greeting, often used in the letter at the end, just love you ten thousand similar meaning.
Irish bull自相矛盾的说法 “It was hereditary in his family to have no children” is a well konwn irish bull. “没有后嗣是他家族的遗传”这句话是众所周知的自相矛盾的笑话。
hereditary[hiˈreditəri] (生物学中)遗传的She believes that hereditary peerages贵族阶级 should
be abolished. [əˈbɔliʃ]废除
irish[ˈaiəriʃ] 爱尔兰的; 爱尔兰人[语, 文化…]的, 爱尔兰人
bull[bul] 公牛, 雄兽 bull and bear market 牛市和熊市。Bear market 空头市场
bear operations空头交易
political[pəˈlitikəl] 政治的Henry was forced to leave his motherland for political reasons. politician[ˈpɔliˈtiʃən] 政治家The mayor is a skilled politician.
mayor[mɛə]市长
irish version of burgoo[bə:gu:]爱尔兰版本的菜炖肉。Burgoo 燕麦牛奶粥
puppy[ˈpʌpi] love少男少女短暂的爱情,早年初恋He’s mad about his biology teacher,but it’s only puppy love.puppy 小狗，幼犬，浅薄自负的年轻男子
mad疯了的, 发疯的, 神经错乱的;恼火的, 发怒的When the boss gets mad,leave him alone.
狂热的; 着迷的He is mad for fame.\
Morning session早市
session[ˈseʃən] (尤指法庭、议会等)开庭, 开会They will go into a secre[ˈsi:krit]t session. 学期。一段时间This is a recording session.
brothel[ˈbrɔθl]妓院 whore[hɔ:]妓女，whorehouse青楼
an apple of love 西红柿
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Designate[ˈdeziɡneit] a. 选出而未上任的 The chairman had designated Christina as his successor继承人.
replicate[ˈreplikeit] 复制; 重复They commandeer霸占 their host’s resource to replicate just as biological viruses do.
Expound[iksˈpaund] 详细说明,解释 The candida[i]te候选人 expounded his views on foreign policy[ˈpɔləsi]政策.
Proposition[ˌprɔpəˈziʃən] 论点; 主张 The young man give a clear proposition at the meeting. 建议; 提案 The business proposition was rejected as impractical. 命题 This proposition has its core核心，精髓of truth.
impractical[imˈpræktikəl] 不切实际的, 无用的, 不现实的
gang [ɡæŋ] vi. 成群结队,联合在一起 The gang of hoodlu[ə]ms dusted off a cop. 一批流氓将一个警察狠揍了一顿. The gang leader was shopped by one of the robbers. 有个劫匪向警方告发了匪首
dust off 掸〔拭〕去灰尘,(长期搁置后)重新使用〔温习〕,迅速离开She dusted off faster than a wind. shop----shopped vi 告发。N商店
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qwell[kwel]压制，平息，减轻。The police has called in to qwell the minor disturbance. Soldiers was send in to qwell the riots[ˈraiət]暴乱. minor[ˈmainə] 较小的, 较少的, 低级的, 次要的adj.
未成年人 No minor inside
副修科目He had three minors this semester[siˈmestə] 六个月
的时期; (美、德等国学校课程的) 半学年; 一学期.
bluff[blʌf] vi以假象欺骗, 吹牛He says he will win the race,but he’s only bluffing. vt以虚张声势找出或达成He could bluff his way through any difficulty. 他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。
n.欺骗, 恐吓;悬崖, 峭壁 It’s not easy to climb a bluff mountain.
unify[ˈju:nifai] 使联合, 统一The first emperor fought eastward to unify China. 秦始皇是向东作战统一中国的
使相同; 使一致The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. conspicuous[kənˈspikjuəs] 显眼的, 明显的
Man’s first moon landing was a conspicuous achievement.
Her outlandish[autˈlændiʃ] 古怪的, 奇异的 attire盛装 made her conspicuous in the crowd.
devise[diˈvaiz]想出; 计划; 设计; 发明
He has devised a scheme for making money.
Some plan must be devised for defray[ei]ing支付 the expenses.
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coincide[ˈkəuinˈsaid] v. 巧合,重合,一致,符合My views don’t coincide with theirs.
crucial[ˈkru:ʃəl] 决定性的, 紧要关头的Safety first ,precaution crucial.安全第一，预防为主。 precaution[priˈkɔ:ʃən] 预防措施I took the precaution of locking money in the safe. gallant[ˈɡælənt]堂皇的, 壮丽的, 雄伟的;英勇的Huang Juguang’s gallant deed is known by all men. The knight is a gallant fighter. 那位骑士是个勇敢的斗士.
knight[nait] (中古时代的)武士, 骑士;爵士
casualty[ˈkæʒjuəlti] 伤亡者She read through the casualty list anxiously.
受害者, 牺牲品Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firm's cut-backs.
No casualties were reported thus far迄今为止.
The collapse of the building caused no casualties.
collapse[kəˈlæps] 倒塌, 塌下The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train.
崩溃, 突然失败His health collapsed from undernourishment营养不良.
nourish[ˈnʌriʃ]养育，喂养，滋养They needed good food to nourish their bodies.
保持, 增长(情绪等)He has been nourishing the hope of a trip abroad. 他一直怀着出国旅行的愿望。
blues [blu:z]沮丧，忧郁；蓝调，布鲁斯
recommend [ˈrekəˈmend] 推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物]Can you recommend a classmate who can take up the job?
劝告，建议I recommended caution in dealing with this matter. 我建议慎重处理此事。 instrumental [ˈɪnstruˈmentl] 为器乐谱写的; 用乐器演奏的adj.
有帮助的, 起作用的He was instrumental in catching the criminal.
If you are looking for something more instrumental,i can help you.
A cash machine to get some money.
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pompous[ˈpɔmpəs] 自高自大的; 自负的; 夸张的He was very pompous at the meeting. virtue[ˈvə:tju:]美德，德行 Among her many vertues are loyalty ,courage,and truthfulness. 优点，长处 The chair has the virtue of being adjustable.
The love of country is the first virtue in a civilized有礼貌的，有素养的 man. 爱国是文明人类第一美德
humiliate[hjuˈmilieit] 使蒙羞, 羞辱, 使丢脸
parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are pre[i]sent.
excessive [ikˈsesiv] 过度的, 过分的; 极度的she takes an excessive interests in clothes. Avoid excessive use of heat stylers热吹风机
stimulate[ˈstimjuleit] 刺激; 激励The art course stimulate me. 艺术课激发了我的灵感。 The exhibition[ˈeksiˈbiʃən]展览，展览会 stimulated interest in the artist’s work. 12/29
Magic hands 心灵手巧 in sb’s light 挡住某人视线
hitch[hitʃ] (免费)搭乘他人之车; 搭便车 we hitched a ride 要求免费搭车 in a truck yesterday.
(用环、钩等)套住, 钩住(某物)he hitched the rope round a bough of the tree.
Bough[bau] 大树枝 a breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。 sigh[sai] 叹气, 叹息 she sighed and looked sad.
plague[pleiɡ] 瘟疫Plague was once very common here. 以前, 瘟疫在这里时有发生。
使染瘟疫he has been plaguing me with silly questions. 他老是拿些愚蠢的问题来烦我。 Plague with用......来烦扰人
The plague caused thousands of deaths. 鼠疫造成数千人死亡
silly[ˈsili]蠢的, 傻的; 糊涂的, 可笑的
verge[və:dʒ] 接近,下沉,趋向such a remark verged on impertinence.这种话近于无礼。
/边, 边缘, 界线 She was on the verge of bursting into tears. 她快要哭出来了。
impertinence[imˈpəːtinəns]无礼，不适宜，鲁莽
remark on 就..... 发表意见评论 verge on 接近，近乎
detect[diˈtekt]发现; 发觉, 查明he detected a note of agency in her voice. He was detecded in the act of breaking into her house. 他闯入她屋子时被人当场发现 In the act of 正要做某事
texture[ˈtekstʃə] 手感, 质感, 质地 this kind of material has its unique texture and colour texture can be equally misleading. 质构同样也会产生误导作用
equally[ˈi:kwəli] 相等地, 同等地
wrap[ræp] 包, 裹; 卷 you’d better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.
Wrap up穿暖make sure you wrap up in the clod wind.
包扎he wrapped up the parcel[ˈpɑ:səl]包裹
Sprain[sprein] 扭伤(关节)my wrist/ankle扭伤手腕/脚腕
disguise[disˈɡaiz] 假扮, 化装; 伪装/掩盖, 掩饰
it’s impossible to disguise the fact that business is bad.
stressful[ˈstresful]有压力的
overtime超出的时间; 额外的时间
obligation[ˈɔbliˈɡeiʃən]义务，责任
brush up 温习
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earring[ˈiəˈriŋ] 耳环she wore golden earring.
practical[ˈpræktikəl] 实际的, 实践的he lacks practical experience.
实用的he is studying practical English.
festival[ˈfestəvəl] 节日, 节期, 喜庆日 we spent most of the Spring festival at home.
Foreign At the banquet all the foreign guests wore evening dress.
banquet[ˈbæŋkwit]宴会, 盛宴 Everything you cook for me is a banquet.
general[ˈdʒenərəl] 普遍的, 全面的; 总体的, 整体的 the general opinion is in favour of us. 正常的, 常规的; 通常的the serum[ˈsiərəm]血清 is available to the general public. 大致的, 笼统的 i have a general idea of how a car works.
available[əˈveiləbl] 可用的或可得到的 i’ll send you all the periodicals available.
可会见的, 可与之交谈的 the doctor is not available mow.
periodical[ˈpiəriˈɔdikəl] 期刊 they have already put out a new periodical.