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1、n. pain that you get when your sromach cannot break down food that you have eatenadj. lower in rank or standing （than sb.） n.（AmE） student in his third year of a four-year course at college or high schooln. （infml.） things that are considered useless or of little valuev. to become or make sth. becom

2、e liquid as a result of heatingn. the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or groupnot supporting any of the people or group involved in an argument or in a waya neutral colour is a colour such as grey, light brown., or creamadv. （fml.） in spite of sth. that you have just mentionedadj.

3、 of great value （and beauty）v. to say that something will happen, before it happensn. a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statementadj. more powerful, more common, or more easily noticed than othersn. a group of words taken from a book, play, speech, etc.an

4、d used again, uau. by sb. other than the original authorn. thing or part of a thing kaken as an example of its group or class（esp. for scientific research or for a collection）n. grand public display, procession, performance.etcadj. making a very fine display or showv. to form opinions without having

5、 definite or complete knowledge or evidence; guessv. （fml.） to come to an end or bring （sth.） to an endn. technical terms of a particular subjectv. to spread open or flatif a series of events unfold, they happenadj. having particular type of clothing worn by all the members of a group or organizatio

6、n such as the polic, the army, etcadj. （of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.） empty; not being usedn. eso. AmE a holiday, or time spent not workingn. a space that is completely empty of all substances, including all air or other gasv. to clean using a vacuum cleaneragenda -programmen. a list of the su

7、bjects to be discussed at a metting议程表，议事日程aggregate -amountn./v. the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together总数；总计aggressive 同 assertive 反submissive behaving in an angry ,threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone攻击性的very determined or get what you w

8、ant积极进取的bibliographyn. list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author（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 huge巨大的；广大的；庞大的combine 同 joint,unitev. to join or mix together to form a whole（使物件）组合或混合形成一个整体；组合；合并comedyn. light or amusing pl

9、ays or films, usu. with a happy ending喜剧；喜剧片deposit 近bankn. the sum paid into an account, e.g. at a bank存款v. to put（money） into a bank, esp. to earn interest, etc将（钱）存入银行depressed 同downcastadj. sad and without enthusiasm忧愁的；消沉的enrolv. （AmE enroll） to arrange for yourself or for sb. else to officiall

10、y join a course, school, etc.（使）加入；注册en suiten. a bathroom that is joined onto a bedroom, especially in a hotel独立卫生间feedbackn. advice, criticism kriti,sizm or information about how good or useful sth. or sbs work is反馈的意见（或信息）gifted 同intelligentadj. having a great deal of natural ability or talent有天才

11、的；有天赋的gigantic 同 huge immense巨大的；hectaren. （abbr. ha） measure of area in the metric system, equal to 10,000 square metres公顷indicate 同 showv. to show that a particular situation exist, or that something is likely to be true表明；显示indicatorn. one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the c

12、ar is turning（车辆的）方向指示装置（尤指闪动的灯光）His left-hand/right-hand indicator is flashing.他的左/右信号灯在闪动。indigestionn. pain that you get when your stomach cannot break down food that you have eaten消化不良Other side effects are dizziness dizinis or headaches, and indigestion or stomachache.其他副作用包括头晕、头疼、消化不良或者胃疼。juni

13、or 反senioradj. lower in rank or standing （than sb.）（较某人）身份或地位低的 The most junior officers wore a red stripe on their sleeves. 最下级的职员字袖口处配有红色带子。n.（AmE） student in his third year of a four-year course at college or high school（四年制的大学或中学的）三年级学生junkn. （infml.） things that are considered useless or of lit

14、tle value无用的或无价值的东西I must clean out this cupboard-its absolutely full of junk.我必须得打扫一下橱柜，里面尽是没用的东西。melt 同 liquefyv. to become or make sth. become liquid as a result of heating（使）融化；（使）熔化The ice melted when the sun shone on it.冰块在太阳的炙烤下很快就融化了。mentality mentltin. the particular attitude or way of thin

15、king of a person or group心态；思想状况I cant understand the mentality of football hooligan.我无法理解足球流氓的心态。merchandise m:tndaizn. （fml.）goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop货品；货物a wide selection of merchandise品种丰富的商品neutral nju:trl 近abstractnot supporting any of the people or group

16、 involved in an argument or in a way中立的a neutral colour is a colour such as grey, light brown., or cream中性色Switzerland remained neutral during World.瑞士在二战时期保持中立。nevertheless adv. （fml.） in spite of sth. that you have just mentioned尽管如此；然而There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the la

17、w. Nevertheless, it is important that we try.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 costlyadj. of great value （and beauty）贵重的；高贵的For Australia, water is a precious resource and its wise management is of the greatest importance.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foretellv. to say that something

18、 will happen, before it happens预测；预计Some scientists predict that the Earths temperature will rise by as much as 5c over the next 20 yers.有些科学家预测在未来20年全球气温会上升多达5cpredictionn. a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statement预测；预言Its a bit early to make predictio

19、ns.现在就做预测还有点为时过早。predominant 近 chiefadj. more powerful, more common, or more easily noticed than others主要的；占优势的；最显著的Housing is the predominant social issue of the day.住房是如今的主要社会话题。quotationn. a group of words taken from a book, play, speech, etc.and used again, uau. by sb. other than the original au

20、thor语录；引文；引用语a dictionary of quotations语录汇编specimen 同 samplen. thing or part of a thing kaken as an example of its group or class（esp. for scientific research or for a collection）样品，标本（尤用于科研或作收藏品）There were some fine specimens of rocks and ores in the museum.博物馆里有很好的岩石和矿石标本。spectacle spektkln. grand

21、 public display, procession, performance.etc大场面（壮观的公开展示、队列、表演等）The ceremonial opening of Parliament p:lmnt was a fine apectale.该议会的开幕式场面隆重。spectacular spekkjul 同 sensational senseinladj. making a very fine display or show壮观的；精彩的a spectacular display of firewords壮观的烟火会speculate 同 ponder guess思考；推断；推测

22、Instead all we can do is hypothesize haipisaiz about the causes and speculate upon the future.换言之，我们能做的只是猜测其因与推测未来。terminate t:mineit 同 endv. （fml.） to come to an end or bring （sth.） to an end结束；使（某事）终止，终结The company had the right to terminate his employment at any time.公司有权在任何时候解聘他。terminology ,t:m

23、inldin. technical terms of a particular subject（某学科的）专门用语，术语a word not used except in medical terminology仅用于医学的专业词unfold 同 opento spread open or flat展开；打开if a series of events unfold, they happen发展；展开We discover that Jack isnt as innocent as he seems, as the plot unfolds.随着剧情的展开，我们发现皆可并非向他看上去那么单纯。un

24、fortunate ,nf:tnt 同 unluckyadj. having bad luck; caused by bad luck不幸的；倒霉的He was unfortunate to lose in the final sound.他不幸在最后一轮输了。uniformadj. having particular type of clothing worn by all the members of a group or organization such as the polic, the army, etc制服；工作服I used to hate wearing a school u

25、niform.我曾经讨厌穿校服。vacant veiknt 同 empty not being used空着的；未被占用的The seat next to him was vacant.他旁边的座位是空的。vacation vkein 同holidayn. esp. AmE a holiday, or time spent not working假期the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation圣诞节假期/复活节假期/暑假vacuum vkjumn. a space that is completely empty of all substances, including all air or other gas真空v. to clean using a vacuum cleaner用吸尘器打扫Have you vacuumed the carpets?你有没有拿吸尘器吸过地毯？