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n.alistofthesubjectstobediscussedatametting

n./v.thetotalafteralotofdifferentfiguresorpointshavebeenaddedtogether

adj.

behavinginanangry,threateningway,asifyouwanttofightorattacksomeone

verydeterminedorgetwhatyouwant

n.listofbooksorarticlesaboutaparticularsubjectorbyaparticularauthor

adj.verylarge;immense;huge

v.tojoinormixtogethertoformawhole

n.lightoramusingplaysorfilms,usu.withahappyending

n.thesumpaidintoanaccount,e.g.atabank

v.toput（money）intoabank,esp.toearninterest,etc

adj.sadandwithoutenthusiasm

v.（AmEenroll）toarrangeforyourselforforsb.elsetoofficiallyjoinacourse,school,etc.

n.abathroomthatisjoinedontoabedroom,especiallyinahotel

n.advice,criticismorinformationabouthowgoodorusefulsth.orsb’sworkis

adj.havingagreatdealofnaturalabilityortalent

adj.ofverygreatorextent;immense

n.（abbr.ha）measureofareainthemetricsystem,equalto10,000squaremetres

v.toshowthataparticularsituationexist,orthatsomethingislikelytobetrue

n.oneofthelightsonacarthatflashtoshowwhichwaythecaristurning

n.painthatyougetwhenyoursromachcannotbreakdownfoodthatyouhaveeaten

adj.lowerinrankorstanding（thansb.）

n.（AmE）studentinhisthirdyearofafour-yearcourseatcollegeorhighschool

n.（infml.）thingsthatareconsidereduselessoroflittlevalue

v.tobecomeormakesth.becomeliquidasaresultofheating

n.theparticularattitudeorwayofthinkingofapersonorgroup

adj.

notsupportinganyofthepeopleorgroupinvolvedinanargumentorinaway

aneutralcolourisacoloursuchasgrey,lightbrown.,orcream

adv.（fml.）inspiteofsth.thatyouhavejustmentioned

adj.ofgreatvalue（andbeauty）

v.tosaythatsomethingwillhappen,beforeithappens

n.astatementaboutwhatyouthinkisgoingtohappen,ortheactofmakingthisstatement

adj.morepowerful,morecommon,ormoreeasilynoticedthanothers

n.agroupofwordstakenfromabook,play,speech,etc.andusedagain,uau.bysb.otherthantheoriginalauthor

n.thingorpartofathingkakenasanexampleofitsgrouporclass（esp.forscientificresearchorforacollection）

n.grandpublicdisplay,procession,performance.etc

adj.makingaveryfinedisplayorshow

v.toformopinionswithouthavingdefiniteorcompleteknowledgeorevidence;guess

v.（fml.）tocometoanendorbring（sth.）toanend

n.technicaltermsofaparticularsubject

v.

tospreadopenorflat

ifaseriesofeventsunfold,theyhappen

adj.havingparticulartypeofclothingwornbyallthemembersofagroupororganizationsuchasthepolic,thearmy,etc

adj.（ofaseat,hotelroom,house,etc.）empty;notbeingused

n.eso.AmEaholiday,ortimespentnotworking

n.aspacethatiscompletelyemptyofallsubstances,includingallairorothergas

v.tocleanusingavacuumcleaner

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agenda---------programme

n.alistofthesubjectstobediscussedatametting议程表，议事日程

aggregate------amount

n./v.thetotalafteralotofdifferentfiguresorpointshavebeenaddedtogether总数；总计

aggressive同assertive反submissive

adj.

behavinginanangry,threateningway,asifyouwanttofightorattacksomeone攻击性的

verydeterminedorgetwhatyouwant积极进取的

bibliography

n.listofbooksorarticlesaboutaparticularsubjectorbyaparticularauthor（有关某一专题或某一著作的）书目，索引，文献

colossal同huge,gigantic,immense,enomous,massive

adj.verylarge;immense;huge巨大的；广大的；庞大的

combine同joint,unite

v.tojoinormixtogethertoformawhole（使物件）组合或混合形成一个整体；组合；合并

comedy

n.lightoramusingplaysorfilms,usu.withahappyending喜剧；喜剧片

deposit近

bank

n.thesumpaidintoanaccount,e.g.atabank存款v.toput（money）intoabank,esp.toearninterest,etc将（钱）存入银行

depressed同downcast

adj.sadandwithoutenthusiasm忧愁的；消沉的

enrol

v.（AmEenroll）toarrangeforyourselforforsb.elsetoofficiallyjoinacourse,school,etc.（使）加入；注册

ensuite

n.abathroomthatisjoinedontoabedroom,especiallyinahotel独立卫生间

feedback

n.advice,criticism['kriti,sizəm]orinformationabouthowgoodorusefulsth.orsb’sworkis反馈的意见（或信息）

gifted同intelligent

adj.havingagreatdealofnaturalabilityortalent有天才的；有天赋的

gigantic同huge

adj.ofverygreatorextent;immense巨大的；庞大的

hectare

n.（abbr.ha）measureofareainthemetricsystem,equalto10,000squaremetres公顷

indicate同show

v.toshowthataparticularsituationexist,orthatsomethingislikelytobetrue表明；显示

indicator

n.oneofthelightsonacarthatflashtoshowwhichwaythecaristurning（车辆的）方向指示装置（尤指闪动的灯光）

Hisleft-hand/right-handindicatorisflashing.

他的左/右信号灯在闪动。

indigestion

n.painthatyougetwhenyourstomachcannotbreakdownfoodthatyouhaveeaten消化不良

Othersideeffectsaredizziness['dizinis]orheadaches,andindigestionorstomachache.

其他副作用包括头晕、头疼、消化不良或者胃疼。

junior反

senior

adj.lowerinrankorstanding（thansb.）（较某人）身份或地位低的

Themostjuniorofficersworearedstripeontheirsleeves.

最下级的职员字袖口处配有红色带子。

n.（AmE）studentinhisthirdyearofafour-yearcourseatcollegeorhighschool（四年制的大学或中学的）三年级学生

junk

n.（infml.）thingsthatareconsidereduselessoroflittlevalue无用的或无价值的东西

Imustcleanoutthiscupboard-it’sabsolutelyfullofjunk.

我必须得打扫一下橱柜，里面尽是没用的东西。

melt同liquefy

v.tobecomeormakesth.becomeliquidasaresultofheating（使）融化；（使）熔化

Theicemeltedwhenthesunshoneonit.

冰块在太阳的炙烤下很快就融化了。

mentality[men'tæləti]

n.theparticularattitudeorwayofthinkingofapersonorgroup心态；思想状况

Ican’tunderstandthementalityoffootballhooligan.

我无法理解足球流氓的心态。

merchandise['mə:

tʃəndaiz]

n.（fml.）goodsthatareboughtorsold;goodsthatareforsaleinashop货品；货物

awideselectionofmerchandise

品种丰富的商品

neutral['nju:

trəl]近

abstract

adj.

notsupportinganyofthepeopleorgroupinvolvedinanargumentorinaway中立的

aneutralcolourisacoloursuchasgrey,lightbrown.,orcream中性色

SwitzerlandremainedneutralduringWorld

.

瑞士在二战时期保持中立。

nevertheless

adv.（fml.）inspiteofsth.thatyouhavejustmentioned尽管如此；然而

Thereislittlechancethatwewillsucceedinchangingthelaw.Nevertheless,itisimportantthatwetry.

我们几乎没有可能成功地改变法律，不过，重要的是我们努力过了。

precious同costly

adj.ofgreatvalue（andbeauty）贵重的；高贵的

ForAustralia,waterisapreciousresourceanditswisemanagementisofthegreatestimportance.

在澳大利亚，水是非常宝贵的资源，合理运用水资源是非常重要的。

predict同foretell

v.tosaythatsomethingwillhappen,beforeithappens预测；预计

SomescientistspredictthattheEarth’stemperaturewillrisebyasmuchas5coverthenext20yers.

有些科学家预测在未来20年全球气温会上升多达5c

prediction

n.astatementaboutwhatyouthinkisgoingtohappen,ortheactofmakingthisstatement预测；预言

It’sabitearlytomakepredictions.

现在就做预测还有点为时过早。

predominant近chief

adj.morepowerful,morecommon,ormoreeasilynoticedthanothers主要的；占优势的；最显著的

Housingisthepredominantsocialissueoftheday.

住房是如今的主要社会话题。

quotation

n.agroupofwordstakenfromabook,play,speech,etc.andusedagain,uau.bysb.otherthantheoriginalauthor语录；引文；引用语

adictionaryofquotations

语录汇编

specimen同sample

n.thingorpartofathingkakenasanexampleofitsgrouporclass（esp.forscientificresearchorforacollection）样品，标本（尤用于科研或作收藏品）

Thereweresomefinespecimensofrocksandoresinthemuseum.

博物馆里有很好的岩石和矿石标本。

spectacle['spektəkl]

n.grandpublicdisplay,procession,performance.etc大场面（壮观的公开展示、队列、表演等）

TheceremonialopeningofParliament['pɑ:

ləmənt]wasafineapectale.

该议会的开幕式场面隆重。

spectacular[spek'tækjulə]同sensational[sen'seiʃənəl]

adj.makingaveryfinedisplayorshow壮观的；精彩的

aspectaculardisplayoffirewords

壮观的烟火会

speculate同ponder

v.toformopinionswithouthavingdefiniteorcompleteknowledgeorevidence;guess思考；推断；推测

Insteadallwecandoishypothesize[hai'pɔθisaiz]aboutthecausesandspeculateuponthefuture.

换言之，我们能做的只是猜测其因与推测未来。

terminate['tə:

mineit]同end

v.（fml.）tocometoanendorbring（sth.）toanend结束；使（某事）终止，终结

Thecompanyhadtherighttoterminatehisemploymentatanytime.

公司有权在任何时候解聘他。

terminology[,tə:

mi'nɔlədʒi]

n.technicaltermsofaparticularsubject（某学科的）专门用语，术语

awordnotusedexceptinmedicalterminology

仅用于医学的专业词

unfold同open

v.

tospreadopenorflat展开；打开

ifaseriesofeventsunfold,theyhappen发展；展开

WediscoverthatJackisn’tasinnocentasheseems,astheplotunfolds.

随着剧情的展开，我们发现皆可并非向他看上去那么单纯。

unfortunate[,ʌn'fɔ:

tʃənət]同unlucky

adj.havingbadluck;causedbybadluck不幸的；倒霉的

Hewasunfortunatetoloseinthefinalsound.

他不幸在最后一轮输了。

uniform

adj.havingparticulartypeofclothingwornbyallthemembersofagroupororganizationsuchasthepolic,thearmy,etc制服；工作服

Iusedtohatewearingaschooluniform.

我曾经讨厌穿校服。

vacant['veikənt]同empty

adj.（ofaseat,hotelroom,house,etc.）empty;notbeingused空着的；未被占用的

Theseatnexttohimwasvacant.

他旁边的座位是空的。

vacation[və'keiʃən]同holiday

n.esp.AmEaholiday,ortimespentnotworking假期

theChristmas/Easter/summervacation

圣诞节假期/复活节假期/暑假

vacuum['vækjuəm]

n.aspacethatiscompletelyemptyofallsubstances,includingallairorothergas真空

v.tocleanusingavacuumcleaner用吸尘器打扫

Haveyouvacuumedthecarpets?

你有没有拿吸尘器吸过地毯？