elite出类拔萃的人(或物),精华:the elite of the society
eloquent雄辩的,口才流利的,有说服力的:an eloquent spokesman embark上船(或飞机,汽车等):embark for Europe at New York harbor embody使具体化,表现:embody principles in actions embrace拥抱:She embraced her son tenderly
enlighten 启发,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)Would you enlighten me on your plans for the future? enroll 吸收(成员),招生:The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year
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ensure 保证,担保:His industriousness and ability will ensure his success diminish 减少,降低:His illness diminished his strength. diplomat 外交家,外交官,圆滑的人:a career diplomat discard 丢弃,抛弃:discard an old pair of shoes
discern 看出,觉察出:We could discern from his appearance that he was upset. disclose 揭露,透露,使公开:disclose information to sb. discharge 释放:The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.
discount 把(价格,费用等)打折扣,削价出售:The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid
when due.
discriminate 区别,辨别:It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers. disgrace 丢脸,耻辱:bring disgrace on oneself
entertain 给。。。娱乐,使有兴趣:The child is entertaining himself with his building blocks entitle 给。。。权利,给。。。资格(to):Robert was entitled to see the documents equivalent 相等的,相同的:The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happiness erase 擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk marks erect 竖直的,垂直的,竖起的:an erect tree
erupt (火山,喷泉等)喷发:The volcano is due to erupt any day
essence 本质,实质,要素:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politeness eternal 永恒的,永存的,永久的:eternal truths evaluate 估价,评价:evaluate property
evaporate (使)蒸发,(使)挥发:Heats evaporate water
exaggerate 夸张,夸大,对…言过其实:keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate exceed 超出,胜过:Her performance exceeded all the others external 外面的,外部的:external signs of a disease descend 下来,下降:Darkness descended too soon. extract取出,提取:extract a confession
extravagant奢侈的,浪费的:be extravagant in one’s way of living fabricate 建造,制造:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock
facilitate使变得(更)容易,使便利:Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle
East to Japan
fade (颜色)褪去:The color in this material will not fade
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faint不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint idea fancy想象力:Children usually have a lively fancy fare车费,船费,飞机票价:full (half) fare divorce 离婚,分离,脱离:sue for a divorce dominate 分配,统治:a white dominated society
donate 捐赠,赠送:They donate to the Red Cross every year. doom 命运,厄运,劫数:His doom was to be poverty. doze 打瞌睡,打盹儿:The old lady dozed in her armchair. drain 慢慢排去:drain water from a pool
dread 怕,畏惧:I dread to think of what may happen. drift 漂流,漂泊:The sounds of music drifted up to us. dubious 引起怀疑的,不确定的:a dubious reply
due 欠款的,应支付的:A great deal of money is due to you.
dump 倾倒,倾卸:He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk. duplicate 完全一样的,复制的:a duplicate key excess 超越,超过:an excess of supply over demand execute 实行,实施,执行,履行:execute a plan
exemplify 例示,举例证明,是…的例证(或榜样等):The teacher exemplified the use of the word exert 用力,尽力:exert all one’s strength
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exhaust 汲空,抽完:exhaust a well
expand 扩大,扩展,膨胀:Reading(travel)expands one’s mind expel 驱逐,赶走:expel an invader from a country
expend 花费,消费(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out expire 满期,届期,(期限)终止:His term of office expires this year explicit 详尽的,明确的:give explicit directions
exploit英勇的或冒险的行为或事迹:The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much
admired
exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorations durable 耐用的:a durable fabric
dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作为常住居民)居住: dwell on an island economical节约的,节俭的,经济的: an economical stove
generate 产生,发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等):generate electricity genuine 真的,非人造的,名副其实的:genuine leather gesture 手势,示意动作:raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair
confine 限制,使局限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. confirm 证实,肯定 confirm a rumour
conflict (尤指长期的)战争,战斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years. conform 遵照,适应 confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)
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flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century fluctuate波动,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it flush 脸红:Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不许,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children forge锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
glance 一瞥,扫视:take a glance at the newspaper headlines glare 怒视,瞪眼:give the jury a glare dense 稠密的,密集的:a dense forest
deposit 存放: She deposited her bag in the cloakroom. depress 使沮丧,使消沉:That movie depressed me. deprive 剥夺,使丧失:deprive sb. of his property
derive 取得,得到:He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. controversy(尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证:a point of controversy convention(正式)会议,(定期)大会:draft a new constitution at a convention convert转变,转化:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas convey运送,输送,传送:a wire conveys an electric current
convict(经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of smuggling coordinate调节,协调:coordinate the functions of government agencies cordial热情友好的,热诚的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation) glimpse 一瞥,一看:have a glimpse of (into)sth
glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光),光彩夺目,闪耀:His language glitters with marvelous words glory 光荣,荣誉:The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field glow 发热,发光,发红:the fire glowing in the darkness gossip 流言蜚语:give rise to gossip govern 统治,管理:govern a nation
grace 优美:She ran well, grace in every movement graduate (使)大学毕业:graduate from college grant 同意,准予:grant a request
grease 油脂,动物脂:the grease spot on the envelope heal 治愈,愈合:heal the sick heap (一)堆:a big heap of books hedge (矮树)树篱:a quickset hedge
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highlight 使显著,使突出:Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil
output
fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe
frequent时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now frown 皱眉:frown at sb
frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan
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fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract furnish供应,提供:furnish blankets for the refugees fury狂怒,暴怒:fly into a fury
fuss大惊小怪,乱忙,小题大做:make much fuss over losing a penny hinder妨碍,阻止:Bad weather hindered travel hint 暗示:drop(give ,throw out)a hint
enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school
engage (用契约诺言等)约束,使订婚:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer enhance 提高(价格,质量,吸引力等),增加,增强:enhance one’s reputation figure 数字:according to official figures finance 财政,金融:skill in finance
finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts
flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land
inaccessible 达不到的:The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible incline倾斜:The shaft inclines almost thirty degree
incorporate 包含,吸收:His book incorporates his earlier essays incur 招致,引起,遭受:incur sb’s displeasure(envy) modify 修改,更改 ~a law
momentary 片刻的,瞬息的 a ~ feeling of fear designate 指明,表明:designate boundaries desolate 荒芜的,不毛的:desolate land despise 蔑视,鄙视:He despises flattery.
detach 拆卸:They detached their trailer and set up camp.
diagnose 诊断,判断:The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza. dictate 口授,使听写:dictate a letter to a secretary
coincide 相符,相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.
collaborate (尤指在文艺、科学等方面)合作,协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays. collapse 倒坍,崩溃,瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. collide 碰撞,互撞 The car collided with the truck. commemorate 纪念,庆祝 commemorate a holiday commend 表扬,称赞 commend a soldier for bravery extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire) extinguish熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle) multiply 乘,相乘~ 7 and 8 muscle 肌肉
facial ~s
mutual 相互的, 彼此的 ~ aid
narrate 叙述,讲述 ~ the story of sb’s life
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negligent 疏忽的,大意的 be ~ about traffic regulations
indignant 愤怒的,愤慨的:The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions indispensable 必不可少的,必需的(to. for): Oxygen is indispensable to life induce 引诱,劝使:Nothing will induce me to do that
infer (根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred that he was a good student ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的,足智多谋的:an ingenious designer instant 紧急的,急迫的,立即的,即刻的:be in instant need of help institute 学会,协会,学院,研究院:an institute for the blind
insulate 隔音,使隔绝(以免受到影响):We are not insulated from the real world the way we
were
insult 侮辱,辱骂:She insulted him by calling him a coward flatter奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation
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flee逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion flexible柔韧易,弯曲的:flexible cord fling(用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison hoist 举起,升起,吊起:The war hoisted prices hold 拿着,抓住:The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous 同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的:homogeneous parts horizon 地平(线):The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospital 好客的,殷勤的,热情友好的:be hospital to the homeless hostile 敌人的,敌方的:a hostile army withstand 经受,承受 ~hardships
speculate 推测,推断 I cannot ~ on their motives for doing this spill 溢出,溅出 The ship ~ed oil while in port spin 纺制 ~ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ~ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor splash 溅泼A passing car ~ed my dress
split 劈开,切开,裂开 ~ the firewood with an axe spoil 损坏,毁掉 It would ~ my reputation
sponsor 发起者,主办者,保证人,赞助者the ~ of the annual Christmas parade spot斑点,污点 a blue tie with ~s
spray 浪花,水花 The new shower heads reduce ~ and waste less water sprout 抽条,发芽,长出 The seeds we planted finally ~ed spur 靴刺,踢马刺a pair of ~s
renovate 修复,整修 ~ a two storey building repel 击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥 ~ the enemy repent 后悔,懊悔 ~of a thoughtless act
replace 代替,取代,更换The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus
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