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1.reward

vt.

givesth.inreturnforgoodandvaluabledoings奖赏；回报

Hewasrewardedhandsomelyforhisefforts.

Itisoftennecessarytorewardpeoplefortheirhardwork,ifyouwantthemtocontinueworkinghardforyou.

n.

[C,U]sth.asareturnforgoodandvaluabledoings 奖赏；回报

Asarewardforpassingtheexams,shegotanewbikefromherparents.

Shegotnorewardforallthehardworkshedid.

2.rewarding

.

givingsb.satisfaction,pleasure,orprofit值得做的，有益的，有意义的

Doingexercisecanbeveryrewardingforeveryone.

Shefindshercareerveryrewarding.

3.frustrate

vt.

1.causesb.tohavefeelingsofdisappointment使沮丧，使灰心

Thelackofevidenceinthiscaseisfrustratingthepolice.

Thedifficultiesoflearninganewlanguagefrustratedthestudentswhowantedtousethelanguagerightaway.。

2.causethefailureofsth. 使挫败，使受挫折

Thebadweatherfrustratedourhopesofgoingout.

Thepolicefrustratedhisattempttoescape.

4.

junior

a.

havingalowposition,level,orrank（地位、水平、层次）较低的

Shestartedworkasajuniorreporteronalocalnewspaperbeforeworkingherwayuptohigherpositions.

Studentsspendsixyearsinelementaryeducationandthreeyearsinjuniormiddleschool.

n.

1.[C]sb.whoisyounger 年少者

Heismyjuniorbyseveralyears.

Shemarriedamansevenyearsherjunior.

2.[C]sb.ofloworlowerposition （地位或等级）较低者；晚辈

Shejoinedthefirmayearagoandisnowmyjunior.

Theseniorofficershouldhavebeenawareofwhathisjuniorsweredoing.

5.positive

a.

1.helpfulandencouraginginachievingsth.积极的

EveryonewenttoMaryforadvice,becauseMarywasknownforhavingapositiveattitudeandbeingabletomakeotherpeoplefeelgood.

Weneedtotakepositivestepstoimprovethesituationoffamiliesinpoverty.

2.definite;allowingnoroomfordoubt 确实的，明确的

Itseemsunlikelytome,butsheseemedverypositive.

I'mabsolutelypositiveIhaven'tmadeamistake.

6.senior

a.

havingahigherposition,level,orrank（地位、水平、层次）较高的

Studentsleavemiddleschoolattheendoftheirsenioryear.

Thedelegationconsistsofseniorfiguresfromeducationandbusiness.

n.

1.[C]sb.whoisolder 较年长者

Seniorscangeta10%discountinthisdepartmentstore.

Herhusbandwasnineyearshersenior.

2.[C]sb.ofhighorhigherposition （地位或等级）较高者；长辈

Onlytheseniorsmadethedecisionsamongus.

Thethreeviceministersaremyseniors.

7.former

a.

ofanearlierperiod在前的，以前的，旧时的

Informertimes,peoplewerehangedforstealinginBritain.

Theparkhasbeenreducedtohalfitsformersize.

n.

（the~）thefirstofthetwopeopleorthingsjustmentioned 前者

Betweensmallchangesandbigchanges,theformeraremorelikely.

GiventhechoicebetweenawhiteT-shirtandagreenone,mostpeoplewouldchoosetheformerbecausegreenisnotpopular.

8.

unlike

prep.

notlike;differentfrom不像；和……不同

Hewasfirmandsteadyunlikeothermensheknew.

他坚毅、稳健

Herrecentreportisquiteunlikeherearlierwork.

9.

intimidate

vt.

createafeelingoffear恐吓，威胁

Theyintimidatedhimintodoingwhattheywanted.

Johnintimidatedhisbrotherintonottellingtheirparentsthetruth.

10.

opportunity

n.

[C,U]agoodmomentorchancefordoingsth.机会，时机

Helovedmusic,butbecausehisfamilywaspoor,hedidn'thaveanopportunitytotakelessons.

Allheneedsisanopportunitytoshowhisability.

11.

online

a.

connectedtoothercomputersthroughtheInternet联线的；联网的；在线的

HetookanonlinecoursetoimprovehisEnglish.

Theresultoftheonlinesurveyhasprovedtobepositive.

ad.

doingsth.online 联线地；联网地

I'lljustgoonlineandlookupheraddress.

Todaymorethan80%ofcustomer'squestionsareansweredonline.

现今，顾客80%以上的咨询都给予在线答复。

12.

communication

n.

[U]theactionofsendingandexchanginginformation交流；交际；通讯

Mobilephoneisanimportantmeansofcommunication.

Generationgaparisesfromalackofcommunicationbetweentheyoungandtheold.

代沟的产生是由于青老年间缺乏交流。

13.

medium

n.

[C]（pl.mediaormediums）amethodforgivinginformation媒介，媒体

TVisamediumforgivinginformationandopinions.

电视是传递消息和观点的媒体。

Lighttravelsthroughthemediumofair.

a.

ofmiddlesize,amount,orquality 中等的

Theyhaveamedium-sizedhouseintheheartofthecity.

Whatsizeshirtdoeshewear—mediumorlarge?

14.

modem

n.

[C]调制解调器

Heforgottogetamodemwhenheboughthiscomputer.

AmodemisnecessaryforconnectingtotheInternet.

15.

access

n.

1.[U]therighttohaveorusesth.享用权

Thepeopleintheschoolhaveaccesstothatcomputerlabforfree.

Studentshaveaccesstomanydifferentcoursestosatisfytheirindividualinterestsandcareerplans.

学生可以选择多种课程以满足他们的个人兴趣和职业规划。

2.[U]themeansofenteringaplace 通道；入口

Thatistheonlyaccessintothebuilding.

Theroadwastheonlyaccessintoandoutofthesmallvillage.

16.

participate

vi.

takepart参与，参加

Somemembersrefusedtoparticipate.

Onlypersonsaged8yearsorovermayparticipateinthespellingcontest.

17.

virtual

a.

1.createdbythecomputertobesimilartotheexperienceofreallife虚拟的

Thisdevicehelpsmakevirtualrealityamoreusableandaccessibletechnology.

该设备有助于提高虚拟现实技术的实用性和易用性。

Theirrecentonlinestudiesbeganwithanintroductiontothedemandsofthevirtualclassroom.

他们新近的在线研究是以对虚拟教室需求介绍开始的。

2.almostwhatisstated 实质上的；实际上的

Itisavirtualcertaintythatyouwillbecomethebeststudentinthisclass;you'vealwaysbeenthebestineverything.

事实上已肯定你将是班上最好的学生；你一直在各方面都是最棒的。

Findingaparkingspaceinthebusyseasonisavirtualimpossibility.

想在旺季找到停车位是不现实的。

18.

commitment

n.

1.[U]thehardworkandloyaltythatsb.givestoanorganization,activity,etc.投入,致力，献身

Mycommitmenttostudyhasmademethemostsuccessfulpersoninmysmalltown.

It'sapart-timeprogram,butit'sstillabigtimecommitment.

2.[C]apromisetofollowcertainbeliefsoractions 承诺，许诺，保证

Marriageisalifelongcommitment.

Thegovernorhasmadeastrongcommitmenttocreatingmorejobsinthestate.

州长信誓旦旦地保证要给州里创造更多工作机会。

19.

discipline

n.

1.[U]astateoforderandcontrol;self-control纪律；自制能力

Hedidnotlikethearmybecauseofthestrictdiscipline.

Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoeatlessandloseweight.

要做到少吃减肥得遵守许多清规戒律。

2.[C]abranchoflearning 学科

Shehasnotyetdecidedwhichdisciplinetotakeatcollege,butshemightstudyhistory.

Thetraditionalacademicdisciplinesarelesspopularamongstudents,whonowprefersubjectssuchasbusinessstudies.

传统的学术科目受学生欢迎的程度有所降低，而今工商类的课程更受他们青睐。

20

minimum

a.

theleast,orthesmallestpossible最低的，最小的

Theminimumagetobuycigarettesis18.

Theminimumamountofmoneytoopenanaccountatthatbankistendollars.

n.

[sing.]thesmallestamount 最低限度；最少量

Youhavetostayforaminimumofsevendays.

你起码要呆上7天。

Thepriceisherminimum;sherefusestoloweritanymore.

这是她开的最低价，她拒绝再降价。

21

assignment

n.

[C]apieceofworkgiventoaparticularperson任务；作业

Halftheworkersweregivendifferentassignments.

Theteacheraskedherstudentstofinishtheirassignmentseveryday.

22

embarrass

.

makesb.feelashamed,nervous,oruncomfortable使尴尬，使难堪

Gettinguponstagewithoutknowingwhattosayembarrassedme.

IhopeIdidn'tembarrassyouinfrontofyourfriends.

23.embarrassing

a.

makingsb.feelembarrassed使人尴尬的；令人难堪的

Don'taskmesuchembarrassingquestions.。

Thesituationisembarrassing.

24.frustration

n.

[C,U]thefeelingofbeingdisappointed,annoyed,orupset沮丧；不安；灰心

PoetryhelpsmeexpresssomeofthefrustrationsIfeelattheworld.

Iwasclosetotearswithfrustrationwhiletryingtocompletethedifficultmathexam,butIheldback.

数学考试很难，做题时我沮丧得差点掉泪，但还是忍住了。

25.post

vt.

putupsth.onascreen,wall,ornoticeboard发帖子；张贴

Couldyouphotocopytheadvertisementandpostitonthenoticeboardforus?

TheypostnoticesontheInternet,recommendingthatallusers,whetherfrequentorcasual,havetheirdisks（软盘）checked.

26.continual

a.

1.continuingwithoutstopping不间断的，不停的

Thecontinualnoiseismakingmeangry.

Despitecontinualpain,herefusedalldrugs.

2.happeningagainandagain 多次重复的；频繁的

Therehavebeencontinualrequestsforimprovedworkingconditions.

Thecontinualnewsreportsabouttheeconomyhavescaredmanymanufacturers.

有关经济状况的频繁新闻报道使很多生产厂家担心不已。

27.　continually

ad.

1.continuingforalongtimewithoutstopping不间断地，不停地

TheMuseumiscontinuallydeveloping—there'ssomethingnewtoseeeveryyear.

Nomatterhowhardyoutrynottothinkaboutpastfailures,theycontinuallycrossyourmind.

2.repeatedlyformanytimesandoveralongperiodoftime 多次重复地；频频地

Thechildwascontinuallychanginghismind.

小孩的想法老是在变。

28.reap

vt.

1.getsth.,esp.sth.good,asaresultofwhatonehasdone获得，得到

Nowtheyhavecometoreapthebenefitsoftheirhardwork.

现在他们该摘取他们的劳动成果了。

Thosewhotakerisksoftenreapgreatrewards.

2.cutandgatheracropofgrain 收割；收获

Thewomen