tear 撕开,撕裂tear open an envelope
rectify纠正,改正,矫正 ~ the mistakes in a bill
identify 识别,鉴别:He identified the coat as his brother’s dictate 口授,使听写:dictate a letter to a secretary
plunge 猛地投入或插入 He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and ~d in stretch 伸直,伸长 He yawned and ~ed himself strip 剥去,除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
score 得分,比分,分数,成绩 At the end of first half there’s no ~ wire 金属丝,金属线steel ~
pierce 刺入,刺穿,穿透 The thorn ~d his heel
blunt 钝的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive. enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school
propose提议,建议 When she was very ill ,her lawyer has ~d to her that she might like to make a will
deviate 背离,偏离:deviate from the rule
extravagant奢侈的,浪费的:be extravagant in one’s way of living
preside 主持,主管(at, over) The vice chairman of the board will ~ at today’s meeting boom 低沉有回响的声音 The great bell tolled with a deep boom. blaze 火焰 The fire sprang into a blaze. storm 风暴,暴风雨,暴风雪 A ~ arose
bump 碰,撞(against, into) The truck bumped against the wall in the dark. latent 潜在的,隐伏的,不易觉察的:a latent infection release 排放,释出 ~ a bomb from an aircraft
consent 同意,赞同,准许 The people will never consent to another war.
conflict (尤指长期的)战争,战斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
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tip 末端,尖端 the tips of the fingers
activate 使活动起来,使开始起作用,启动 They have planted secret agents in many countries who could be activated whenever needed. press 按,挤,压 ~ the bell
tug (用力)拖或拉He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open astonish 使惊讶 I was astonished at his sudden appearance. upset 弄翻,打翻 I’ve ~ a tin of paint on the carpet feasible 可行的:a feasible plan(idea)
trace 痕迹,踪迹 The wound healed, leaving almost no ~ of a scar set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder
adapt (使)适应 adapt oneself to new conditions underlie 位于……之下 Many facts ~ my decision
slender 苗条的,修长的,细长的She is ~ and has long dark hair choke 窒息,噎住 be choked by smoke
secure 安全的,可靠的,有把握的 a castle ~from attack weigh 称……重量,称~ oneself on the scales
allow 允给,准许,允许 He missed her more than he would allow himself to admit. rush 冲,奔 ~ into the room
drain 慢慢排去:drain water from a pool
sort 种类,类别 He is not the ~ of man to do such a cruel thing taboo 禁忌,忌讳Movies producers attempted to break down all the ~s ignite点燃,使燃烧:ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper dread 怕,畏惧:I dread to think of what may happen. distract 使转向:be distracted from one’s original purpose cherish 珍爱,珍视 cherish one’s native land
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rejoice 使感到高兴,使充满喜悦 The whole nation ~ over the victory ambition (对名利等的)强烈欲望,野心 His political ambitions still burn. length 长,长度 What is the length of the street?
visible 看得见的,可见的 a ship barely ~ on the horizon unify 使成一体,统一 become a unified nation
stubborn 顽固的,倔强的 The ~ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice implement 工具,器具,用具:new types of farm implements gear齿轮,传动装置,(排)档:interlock cogs and gears chorus 合唱队
hysterical 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury tune 曲调,曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ~ confidence 信任 break sb.’s confidence
hospital 好客的,殷勤的,热情友好的:be hospital to the homeless strength 力量,力气,活力,效力 the economic ~ of a nation
calculate 计算,推算 calculate the distance between New York and Chicago
endeavor (为达到某一目的而)努力,尝试:How much he endeavored, goal stayed unattained compromise 妥协,折衷 compromise over the hard-fought next.
justify 证明。。。正当或有理,正确:Such behavior is justified on these grounds assault 攻击,袭击 We made an assault on the enemy fort.
chase 追逐,追求 The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last. replace 代替,取代,更换The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus
infer (根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred that he was a good student rack 架子,支架,搁架 a clothes ~
trail 痕迹,足迹 a ~ of destruction left by the violence tan棕黄色,黄褐色 buy some shoes in tan
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subject 题目,主题 the ~ for a debate mutual 相互的, 彼此的 ~ aid
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