现代大学英语精读3 单词

abundance

/bundnss/

• noun 1 a very large quantity. 2 the state of having a very large quantity;

plentifulness: vines grew in abundance. 3 the amount of something present in

a particular area, volume, or sample.

— ORIGIN Latin abundantia, from abundare ‘overflow’

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大量, 充足

There was an abundance of corn last year.

去年玉米丰收

abundance of the heart

热情洋溢; 感情充沛。

a‧bun‧dance [singular, uncountable]

a large quantity of something

abundance of

an abundance of wavy red hair

in abundance

One quality the team possessed in abundance was fighting spirit.

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accidental

• adjective 1 happening by accident. 2 incidental; subsidiary.

• noun

Music a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature

by raising or lowering a note.

— DERIVATIVES accidentally

adverb.

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意外的; 偶然(发生)的

Our meeting in New York was quite accidental.

我们在纽约的会见完全是偶然的。

继承用法

accidentally

adv.

参考词汇

[同义词]

accidental fortuitous casual incidental adventitious

acreage

[ˈeikəridʒ]

n.

英亩数

He has a very large acreage under the plough.

他有很大面积的耕地。

angle2

• verb 1 fish with a rod and line. 2 seek something desired by indirectly

prompting someone to offer it: she was angling for sympathy.

— DERIVATIVES angler

noun angling

noun.

— ORIGIN Old English.

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annual

• adjective 1 occurring once a year. 2 calculated over or covering a year. 3

(of a plant) living for a year or less.

• noun 1 a book or magazine of a series published once a year. 2 an annual

plant.

— DERIVATIVES annually

adverb.

— ORIGIN Latin annualis, from annus ‘year’

assault

• noun 1 a violent attack. 2

Law an act that threatens physical harm to a

person. 3 a concentrated attempt to do something difficult.

• verb make an assault on.

— DERIVATIVES assaultive

adjective.

— ORIGIN from Old French assauter, from Latin saltare ‘to leap’.

berry

• noun (pl. berries) 1 a small roundish juicy fruit without a stone. 2

Botany a fruit

that has its seeds enclosed in a fleshy pulp, e.g. a banana or tomato.

— ORIGIN Old English

cattle

• plural noun large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs,

domesticated for meat or milk or as beasts of burden; cows and oxen.

— ORIGIN Old French chatel ‘chattel’

chorus

• noun (pl. choruses) 1 a part of a song which is repeated after each verse. 2

something said at the same time by many people. 3 a large group of singers,

especially one performing with an orchestra. 4 a piece of choral music,

especially one forming part of an opera or oratorio. 5 (in ancient Greek tragedy)

a group of performers who comment on the main action.

• verb (chorused, chorusing) (of a group of people) say the same thing at

the same time.

— ORIGIN Latin, from Greek khoros.

colossal

• adjective extremely large.

— DERIVATIVES colossally

adverb.

— ORIGIN from Latin colossus (see

COLOSSUS).

confined

• adjective (of a space) enclosed; cramped.

consent

• noun permission or agreement.

• verb 1 give permission. 2 agree to do.

— ORIGIN from Latin consentire

‘agree’.

consent

[kənˈsent]

n.

准许, 同意, 赞成

Her parents refused their consent to the marriage.

她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。

vi.

同意; 赞成

My parents have consented.

我父母已经同意了。

considerable

• adjective 1 notably large. 2 significant or notable.

— DERIVATIVES considerably

adverb

contaminate

• verb make impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting

substance.

— DERIVATIVES contaminant

noun contamination

noun contaminator

noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contaminare ‘make impure’, from contamen ‘contact,

pollution’

contend

• verb 1 (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2

(contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3 assert as a

position in an argument.

— DERIVATIVES contender

noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contendere, from tendere ‘stretch, strive’

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• verb 1 (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2

(contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3 assert as a

position in an argument.

— DERIVATIVES contender

noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contendere, from tendere ‘stretch, strive’.

counterpart

• noun a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as

another.

crossfire

• noun gunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area.

damp

• adjective slightly wet.

• noun moisture in the air, on a surface, or in a solid.

• verb 1 make damp. 2 (damp down) control or restrain (a feeling or

situation). 3 (damp down) make (a fire) burn less strongly by reducing its air

supply. 4 reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a musical instrument).

— DERIVATIVES dampish

adjective damply

adverb dampness

noun.

— ORIGIN originally in the sense noxious inhalation: from Germanic.

deer

• noun (pl. same) a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, the male of which

usually has branched bony antlers that are shed annually.

— ORIGIN Old English, originally also denoting any quadruped.

deliberate

• adjective /dilibbrt/ 1 done consciously and intentionally. 2 careful and

unhurried.

• verb /dilibbrayt/ engage in long and careful consideration.

— DERIVATIVES deliberately

adverb deliberateness

noun.

— ORIGIN Latin deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from librare ‘weigh’

ecosystem

• noun a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical

environment.

emerge

• verb 1 become gradually visible or apparent. 2 (of facts) become known. 3

recover from or survive a difficult period.

— DERIVATIVES emergence

noun.

— ORIGIN Latin emergere, from mergere ‘to dip’

[fə:n]

fern

n. 羊齿植物

形容词:ferny

英英解释:

名词 fern:

1. any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true

roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by

spores

flicker

['flikə]

n. 闪烁,闪光,颤动

v. 闪动,闪烁,摇动

动词过去式:flickered 过去分词:flickered 现在分词:flickering 第三人称单数:flickers

例句与用法:

1. All the lights flickered for a moment.

所有的灯都闪了一会儿。

2. A slender smile still flickered across her face.

她脸上闪过一丝微笑。

英英解释:

名词 flicker:

1. a momentary flash of light 同义词：spark, glint

2. North American woodpecker

3. the act of moving back and forth 同义词：waver, flutter

动词 flicker:

1. move back and forth very rapidly 同义词：waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

2. shine unsteadily 同义词：flick

3. flash intermittently 同义词：flick

flock

[flɔk]

n.

v. 成而行,聚集

动词过去式:flocked 过去分词:flocked 现在分词:flocking 第三人称单数:flocks

例句与用法:

1. People are flocking to the cinema to see the new film.

人们正蜂拥到电影院去看这部新电影。

2. There are many flocks of tourists in the palace.

宫殿里有好几游客。

英英解释:

名词 flock:

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a church congregation guided by a pastor

a group of birds

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

an orderly crowd 同义词：troop

a group of sheep or goats 同义词：fold

动词 flock:

1. move as a crowd or in a group

2. come together as in a cluster or flock 同义词：cluster, constellate, clump

furthermore

[fɜ:ðə'mɔ:(r)]

ad. 而且,此外

例句与用法:

1. Furthermore, the computer is the most obedient and diligent"house-keeper" or"servant" of

housewives; It is also a game expert admired by children.

甚至，它是一个家庭主妇们最听话、最勤奋的“管家”和“服务员”，它也是孩子们钦佩的游戏高手。

2. "The house is too small, and furthermore, it's too far from the office."

＂这座房子太小，而且离办公地点也太远。＂

英英解释:

副词 furthermore:

1. in addition 同义词：moreover, what is more

harmony

['hɑ:məni]

n. 协调,和睦,调和

名词复数:harmonies

例句与用法:

1. Being in harmony; agreed.

和睦的；一致的

2. His tastes are in harmony with mine.

他的爱好和我的相同。

3. There was not much harmony in international affairs during those years.

那些年国际事态不很协调。

英英解释:

名词 harmony:

1. compatibility in opinion and action

同义词：harmoniousness

2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

同义词：musical harmony

3. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds);

congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

同义词：concord, concordance

4. agreement of opinions

同义词：concord, concordance

5 an agreeable sound property

impetuous

[im'petjuəs]

a. 冲动的,猛烈的,轻率的

名词:impetuousness 副词:impetuously

例句与用法:

1. She regretted her impetuous decision.

她後悔自己做了冲动的决定。

It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a trivial matter.

英英解释:

形容词 impetuous:

1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)

同义词：hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway, brainish

2. marked by violent force

indiscriminately

[indi'skriminitli]

ad. 无差别

例句与用法:

1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of human beings indiscriminately and

cruelly.

大屠杀，残杀对人类大规模地和残暴地进行屠杀的行动或事件

英英解释:

副词 indiscriminately:

1. in a random manner

同义词：randomly, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way

2. in an indiscriminate manner

同义词：promiscuously

insecticide

[in'sektisaid]

n. 杀虫剂

词形变化:

副词:insecticidally 形容词:insecticidal

英英解释:

名词 insecticide:

1. a chemical used to kill insects

同义词：insect powder

[inˌtensifi'keiʃən]

intensification

n. 增强(强化,加剧,加厚)

例句与用法:

1. A sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease.

发作突然的发作、复发或疾病的加剧

英英解释:

名词 intensification:

1. action that makes something stronger or more extreme

2. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)

intermingle

[ˌintə(:)'miŋgl]

v. 混合,搀杂

词形变化:

动词过去式:intermingled 过去分词:intermingled 现在分词:intermingling 第三人称单数:intermingles

例句与用法:

1. Oil and water will not intermingle.

油和水不相融.

2. This book intermingled fact with fiction.

这本书事实和虚构情节交织。

英英解释:

动词 intermingle:

1. combine into one

同义词：blend, intermix, immingle

[in'veəriəb(ə)li]

invariably

ad. 不变化地,一定不变地,常常地

例句与用法:

1. Invariably I take a nap after lunch.

午饭后，我总是睡个午觉。

2. A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes

is invariably plain.

说教的男人通常是个伪善者，而说教的女人则必定是丑女。

英英解释:

副词 invariably:

1. in an invariable manner

inventive

[in'ventiv]

a. 善于创造的,发明的

词形变化:

副词:inventively 名词:inven-tiveness

例句与用法:

1. Marked by inventive skill and imagination.

灵巧的拥有创造性天才和想象力的

英英解释:

形容词 inventive:

1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

同义词：imaginative, ingenious

irrecoverable

[ˌiri'kʌvərəbl]

a. 不能收回的,不能挽回的,不能复原的

副词:irrecoverably 名词:irrecoverableness

英英解释:

形容词 irrecoverable:

1. incapable of being recovered or regained

同义词：unrecoverable

isolated

['aisəleitid]

a. 分离的,孤立的

例句与用法:

1. There is a strong spirit of fraternity among these isolated people.

这些与世隔绝的人之间有强烈的兄弟般的情谊.

2. Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.

科学家英英解释:

动词 isolate:

1. place or set apart 同义词：isolate, insulate

2. obtain in pure form 同义词：isolate

3. set apart from others

同义词：sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate

4. separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

同义词：isolate

形容词 isolated:

1. not close together in time

同义词：stray

2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others

同义词：detached, separated, set-apart

3. marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements- Scientific Monthly

同义词：disjunct

4. cut off or left behind

同义词：marooned, stranded

5. under forced isolation especially for health reasons

同义词：quarantined

6. remote and separate physically or socially

同义词：apart, obscure

landscape

['lændskeip]

n. 风景,山水,风景画

v. 美化…的景观,进行造园工程

名词:landscaper 动词过去式:landscaped 过去分词:landscaped 现在分词:landscaping 第三人称单数:landscapes

例句与用法:

1. That new factory is a blot on the landscape.

那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景.

2. The landscape unfolded before us.

那景展现在我们面前.

英英解释:

名词 landscape:

1. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

2. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

3. a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

同义词：landscape painting

4. an extensive mental viewpoint

动词 landscape:

1. embellish with plants

2. do landscape gardening

laurel

['lɔrəl]

n. 月桂树,荣誉

v. 戴桂冠,授予荣誉

动词过去式:laureled/laurelled 过去分词:laureled/laurelled 现在分词:laureling/laurelling 第三人称单数:laurels/laurels

例句与用法:

1. He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.

他得摆好戴著月桂花冠的姿势.

2. Our team won the regional laurels.

我们的球队赢得了地区冠军。

3. All other laurels wither before hers.

所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失。

英英解释:

名词 laurel:

1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and

often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

同义词：Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

3. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

同义词：laurel wreath, bay wreath

lethal

['li:θəl]

a. 致命的

副词:lethally 名词:lethality

例句与用法:

1. In situation like this, she wish she have a gun or some lethal weapon.

在这种情况下，她真希望自己有一把或什么致命武器。

2. Pot-holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

路上的坑坑洼洼骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险.

英英解释:

形容词 lethal:

1. of an instrument of certain death

同义词：deadly

migrant

['maigrənt]

n. 移居者

例句与用法:

1. Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work.

流动工人为了寻工作从一个城市移居到另一个城市。

英英解释:

名词 migrant:

1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another

同义词：migrator

形容词 migrant:

1. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

同义词：migratory

Millennia

millennium的复数

例句与用法:

1. In the course of millennia the dinosaurs died out.

在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。

英英解释:

名词 millennium:

1. a span of 1000 years

同义词：millennium, millenary

2. (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with

Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much

debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years

of justice and peace and happiness

同义词：millennium

3. the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

同义词：millennium, millenary

modify

['mɔdifai]

v. 修改,更正,修饰

词形变化:

动词过去式:modified 过去分词:modified 现在分词:modifying 第三人称单数:modifies 形容词:modifiable 名词:modifiability

例句与用法:

1. He'll have to modify his views if he wants to be elected.

他要想当选就得把观点改得缓和些.

2. The policy was agreed by the committee, but only in a modified form.

那项政策经修改后才获得委员会同意。

3. The union has been forced to slightly modify its position.

工会被迫稍稍改变立场。

英英解释:

动词 modify:

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme

2. add a modifier to a constituent

同义词：qualify

3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

同义词：change, alter

mold

[məuld]

n. 模子,雏型,霉

v. 形成,塑造,发霉

词形变化:

名词:molder 动词过去式:molded 过去分词:molded 现在分词:molding 第三人称单数:molds

形容词:moldable

例句与用法:

1. A mold in which such metal is cast.

金属铸模金属锭在其中被铸的模子

2. The shape or pattern of a mold.

模型一个模子的形状或式样

英英解释:

名词 mold:

1. the distinctive form in which a thing is made 同义词：cast, stamp

2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens 同义词：mould, cast

3. loose soil rich in organic matter 同义词：mould

4. the process of becoming mildewed 同义词：mildew

5. a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic

matter 同义词：mould

6. sculpture produced by molding 同义词：mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay

sculpture

动词 mold:

1. form in clay, wax, etc

同义词：model, mould

2. become moldy; spoil due to humidity

同义词：mildew

3. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

同义词：cast, mould

4. make something, usually for a specific function

同义词：shape, form, work, mould, forge

5. fit tightly, follow the contours of

6 shape or influence; give direction to

同义词：determine, shape, influence, regulate

organism

['ɔ:gənizəm]

n. 生物体,有机体

词形变化:

副词:organismically 形容词:organismal

例句与用法:

1. An aborted organism.

流产的生物体

2. The army is an extremely complex organism.

军队是极其复杂的组织。

3. Germs may invade the organism.

细菌会侵入有机体。

英英解释:

名词 organism:

1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

同义词：being

2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

harsh

[hɑ:ʃ]

a. 粗糙的,刺耳的,严厉的

名词:harshness 副词:harshly 形容词比较级:harsher 最高级:harshest

例句与用法:

1. The judge dealt out harsh sentences to the rioters.

法官对者处以严刑.

2. Good advice is harsh to the ear.

【谚】忠言逆耳。

英英解释:

形容词 harsh:

1. unpleasantly stern 同义词：rough

2. disagreeable to the senses

3. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

同义词：coarse

4. unkind or cruel or uncivil

同义词：rough

5. severe

6. sharply disagreeable; rigorous

同义词：abrasive

['krɔplænd]

cropland

n. 农田, 植作物之农地

span

[spæn]

n. 跨度,跨距,范围

v. 持续,贯穿,跨越

动词过去式:spanned 过去分词:spanned 现在分词:spanning 第三人称单数:spans

例句与用法:

1. They always keep their kitchen spick and span.

他们的厨房总是很整洁.

2. Modern medicine has increased man's life span.

现代医学延长了人的寿命。

futile

['fju:tail, -til]

a. 无效的,无用的

词形变化:

名词:futileness 副词:futilely

例句与用法:

1. As a whole our efforts did not prove to be futile.

总体说来, 我们的努力没有白费。

2. Futile or idle labor or thought.

徒劳，空想无用的或徒然的劳动或想法

英英解释:

形容词 futile:

1. producing no result or effect

同义词：ineffectual, otiose, unavailing

2. unproductive of success

同义词：bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain

resurgence

[ri'sɜ:dʒəns]

n. 再起,复活,再现

英英解释:

名词 resurgence:

1. bringing again into activity and prominence

同义词：revival, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification

spray

[sprei]

n. 水沫,喷雾器

v. 喷雾,扫射,喷射

名词:sprayer 动词过去式:sprayed 过去分词:sprayed 现在分词:spraying 第三人称单数:sprays

例句与用法:

1. We parked the car by the sea and it got covered with spray.

我们把汽车停在海边，结果车上全是水沫。

immune

[i'mju:n]

a. 免除的,免疫的

n. 免疫者

1. He seems to be immune to criticism.

他似乎不受批评的影响。

英英解释:

名词 immune:

1. a person who is immune to a particular infection

形容词 immune:

1. relating to the condition of immunity

2. secure against

3. relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

同义词：resistant

4. (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence

coat

[kəut]

n. 外套

v. 外面覆盖

动词过去式:coated 过去分词:coated 现在分词:coating 第三人称单数:coats 形容词:coated

POTENT : 1: having or wielding force, authority, or influence :

POWERFUL

2: achieving or bringing about a particular result :

EFFECTIVE

3 a: chemically or medicinally effective

b: rich in a characteristic constituent

4: able to copulate —usually used of the male

— potently adverb

primary:

1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than

secondhand

2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

radiation energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or

waves or particles

3. the act of spreading outward from a central source

4. syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure

to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions);

reserve:

hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

resurgence: bringing again into activity and prominence

sinister:

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

1. stemming from evil characteristics or forces;

2. on or starting from the wearer's left

slight:

having little substance or significance

3. almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little

4. being of delicate or slender build

spiral:

to wind or move in a spiral course form a spiral

move in a spiral or zigzag course

1. substantial:

fairly large

同义词：significant

2. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important,

meaningful, or considerable

同义词：substantive

3. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary-

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同义词：real, material

4. providing abundant nourishment

同义词：hearty, satisfying, solid, square

5. of good quality and condition; solidly built

suppress:

to put down by force or authority

6. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

7. control and refrain from showing; of emotions

8. keep under control; keep in check

9. put out of one's consciousness

synthetic:

not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

同义词：man-made, semisynthetic

ing or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate

elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis-

同义词：synthetical

atic combining of root and modifying elements into single

words

a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or

facts

同义词：synthetical

cial as if portrayed in a film

同义词：celluloid

genuine or natural- George Will

tamper: 名词 tamper:

1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or

a charge into a drill hole etc.)

同义词：tamp, tamping bar

动词 tamper:

1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or

dishonestly

同义词：fiddle, monkey

2. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

同义词：meddle

Target: 名词 target:

1. a reference point to shoot at

同义词：mark

2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule

or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

同义词：prey, quarry, fair game

3. the location of the target that is to be hit

同义词：target area

4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or

archer to aim at

同义词：butt

5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be

attainable)

同义词：aim, object, objective

动词 target:

1. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

territory:

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

同义词：district, territorial dominion, dominion

2. an area of knowledge or interest

3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

throb: throb:

1. a deep pulsating type of pain

2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

同义词：throbbing, pounding

动词 throb:

1. pulsate or pound with abnormal force

2. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

同义词：pulsate, pulse

3. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

同义词：shudder, shiver, thrill

Trout: trout:

1. flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

2. any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly

smaller than typical salmons

undergo:

1. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

同义词：experience, receive, have, get

2. go or live through

同义词：experience, see, go through

3. accept or undergo, often unwillingly

同义词：take, submit

vegetation:

1. all the plant life in a particular region or period

同义词：flora, botany

2. the process of growth in plants

3. an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence

on the valves of the heart)

4. inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the

inactivity of plant life

weed:

1. any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

2. a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

同义词：mourning band

3. street names for marijuana

witchcraft::the art of sorcery

courtesy ['kə:tisi, 'kɔ:-]

n. 礼貌,好意,恩惠

词形变化:名词复数:courtesies

1. There is always enough time for courtesy.

现在不必在这里说客气话。

2. They showed us every courtesy.

他们对我们彬彬有礼。

majestic [mə'dʒestik]

a. 宏伟的,壮严的

词形变化:

副词:majestically 异体字:majestical

The majestic Rocky Mountains were covered with snow.

巍峨的落矶山上覆盖着白雪。

inimitable [i'nimitəbl]

a. 无法仿效的,不可比拟的

词形变化:

副词:inimitably 名词:inimitability

pessimistic [ˌpesi'mistik]

a. 悲观的

I have to say I'm rather pessimistic.

我得说我相当悲观。

She tried to shut all pessimistic thoughts out of her mind.

她努力从头脑中排除一切悲观的想法。

skeptically ['skeptikəli]

ad. 怀疑地

副词 skeptically:

dictatorially

ad. 独裁地, 自大地

animate ['æniˌmeit]

v. 使...有生气,赋予生命

词形变化:

动词过去式:animated 过去分词:animated 现在分词:animating

第三人称单数:animates

例句与用法:

A smile animated her face.

一丝笑容使她脸上平添了生气.

The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.

那条狗卧著一动也不动, 简直不像活的.

inanimate [in'ænimit]

a. 无生命的

词形变化:

名词:inanimateness 副词:inanimately

wit [wit]

n. 智力,才智

词形变化:

动词过去式:wist 过去分词:wist 现在分词:witting 第三人称单数:wot

例句与用法:

He hadn't the wit to say no.

他笨得连说一句拒绝的话都不会说。

Oscar Wilde was a famous wit.

奥斯卡·王尔德是个著名的风趣的人。

render ['rendə]

vt. 提供,报答,着,致使

vi. 给予补偿

n. 交纳, 粉刷, 打底

词形变化:

名词:renderer 动词过去式:rendered 过去分词:rendered 现在分词:rendering 第三人称单数:renders 形容词:renderable

例句与用法:

The artist had rendered her gentle smile perfectly.

该艺术家把她那温柔的笑容表现得惟妙惟肖。

rig [rig]

n. 装备,帆具,服装

v. 装配,装扮,垄断

词形变化:

动词过去式:rigged 过去分词:rigged 现在分词:rigging 第三人称单数:rigs

例句与用法:

The oil rig is now fully operative.

石油钻塔现全面开工.

They rigged the little boy out as a sailor.

他们把小男孩打扮成水手模样。

wick [wik]

n. 芯

词形变化:

动词过去式:wicked 过去分词:wicked 现在分词:wicking 第三人称单数:wicks

例句与用法:

A vessel containing oil or alcohol burned through a wick for

illumination.

酒精灯一种装有油或酒精并通过灯芯燃烧来照明的容器

acid ['æsid]

a. 酸的

n. 酸

词形变化:

名词:acidness 副词:acidly

例句与用法:

I am doing an experiment of neutralizing acid.

我在做一个中和酸的实验。

Acids react with bases to form salts.

酸与碱反应生成盐。

exquisite ['ekskwizit]

a. 精致的,细腻的,敏锐的

词形变化:

名词:exquisiteness 副词:exquisitely

例句与用法:

The girl came up with a set of exquisite stamps.

那姑娘拿出一套精美的邮票。

Her skirt has very exquisite lace.

她的裙子有非常精致的花边。

fallacious [fə'leiʃəs]

a. 使人误解的,谬误的,不合理的

词形变化:

副词:fallaciously

例句与用法:

Nothing is so fallacious as fact, except figures.

除了数字外，没有一样东西是像事实那样靠不住的。

A fallacious/illogical argument/conclusion.

不合逻辑的推论，谬论错误的或不合逻辑的观点或结论

inviolate [in'vaiələt]

a. 未亵渎的,未受侵犯的,无污点的

词形变化:

副词:inviolately 名词:inviolacy

例句与用法:

They considered themselves inviolate from attack.

他们认为自己是不可侵犯的.

ebb [eb]

n. 退潮,衰退

v. 潮退,衰退

词形变化:

动词过去式:ebbed 过去分词:ebbed 现在分词:ebbing 第三人称单数:ebbs

例句与用法:

His energy seemed to ebb.

他的精力似乎正在衰退。

A crab was left stranded on the beach when the tide ebbed.

退潮时，一只蟹被困留在沙滩上。

eternal [i(:)'tə:nl]

a. 永久的,永恒的

词形变化:

副词:eternally 名词:eternality

例句与用法:

She felt eternal gratitude to him for saving her life.

她终生感激他的救命之恩.

He is, as it were, an eternal boy.

他好像是个永远年轻的小伙子。

toxic ['tɔksik]

a. 有毒的

词形变化:

副词:toxically

例句与用法:

The factory had been sending out toxic fumes.

这家工厂一直在排放有毒的废气。

tamper ['tæmpə]

v. 干预,玩弄,贿赂

词形变化:

名词:tamperer 动词过去式:tampered 过去分词:tampered 现在分词:tampering 第三人称单数:tampers

例句与用法:

Don't tamper with that car.

不要乱碰那部车子。

The records of the meeting had been tampered with.

会议记录已被人擅自改动.

Someone has been tampering with the lock.

有人乱动过这把锁.

astounding [əs'taundiŋ]

a. 令人惊骇的

例句与用法:

"You're an astounding card, " he said staring. "I shall come

and hear your sermons if they're as amusing as your manners."

"你真是个妙人，"他凝视着说。"要是你的讲道像你的行为那么有趣，我倒要来听听。"

bewildering

a. 令人困惑的,使人混乱的

Big city traffic bewilders me.

大城市的交通使我晕头转向。

array [ə'rei]

n. 数组,排列,陈列,大批,一系列

v. 排列,布署,打扮

词形变化:

动词过去式:arrayed 过去分词:arrayed 现在分词:arraying 第三人称单数:arrays

例句与用法:

People are all in holiday array.

人们都穿着节日盛装。

Banners are arrayed on the wall.

墙上张挂着锦旗。