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obsess |
v.迷住（charm）；牵挂 |
例 Evens early was obsessed by the possibiloties of mechanized production and steam power.埃文斯早些时候对机械化生产和装汽动分总可能性很入迷。 |
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atomic |
a. 原子的；原子能的 |
例 Atoms that have different atomic numbers generally behave differently.具有不同原子数的原子一般表现也不同。 |
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senior |
a. 地位较高的（superior）；较年长的n.较年长者（elder）；四年级学生 |
例 He has ten years' experience at senior management level. 他有十年的高层管理经验。 |
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finalize |
ut. 使完成；把⋯最后定下来；定稿 |
例 We will meet tomorrow to finalize the terms of the treaty. 我们明天要见面确定条约的条款。 |
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utter |
vt. 出声；说（speak, express） a. 完全的 |
例 He didn't utter a word during lunch.吃午饭时，他一言不发。 |
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outrageously |
ad. 令人不能容忍地；肆无忌惮地 |
例 These watches are outrageously expensive. 这些手表贵得离谱。 |
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mammal |
n. 哺乳动物 |
例 Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated.适应了沙漠环境的哺乳动物在极度脱水时还能正常哺乳。 |
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bare |
a. 赤裸的（naked, bald）；光秃的，无遮盖的；最基本的 vt.脱掉（衣服）；显露 |
例 I like to walk around in bare feet. 我喜欢光着脚走来走去。 |
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sticky |
a. 黏的，黏性的；（天气）闷热的；棘手的 |
例 My fingers are sticky from that candy bar. 我的手指被巧克力条弄得黏糊糊的。 |
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personnel |
n.全体人员，员工（crew） |
例 The fungus infections afflicted many military personnel. 很多军事人员遭受着真菌感染的折磨。 |
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inclination |
n. 爱好，意愿（*preference）；趋向，趋势（tendency）；倾斜度 |
例 They had neither the skills nor the inclination to become farmers.他们既无当农民的技能，又不愿成为农民。 |
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particle |
n.微粒，颗粒（fragment, grain）；【语】小品词 |
例 The smoke particles are so small that they cool rapidly. 烟的微粒非常小，能迅速冷却。 |
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notify |
vt. 通报（inform） |
例 I didn't notify them about camp registration. 我没有通知他们露营登记的事。 |
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survey |
n.调查；概述 v.调查：概述 |
例 A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire.调查是一种研究，通常采用采访或问卷的形式. |
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abortive |
a. 落空的，失败的 |
例 Tom tried to unlock the door, but his attempt proved abortive. 汤姆企图把锁撬开，但失败了。 |
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catholic |
a.广泛的，包罗万象的；［C-］天主教的n.［C-J天主教 |
例 One of the Word's largest religions, Christianity, later Split into Catholic and Protestant.作为当时世界上最大的宗教之一的基督教，后分化为天主教和新教。 |
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offset |
n.分支；补偿；抵消 vt.补偿；抵消 |
例 The good news is that international trade will provide an offset. 好消息是国际贸易将对其形成抵消。 |
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stable |
a. 稳定的，安定的（steady, balanced）；牢固的；沉稳的 n.马厩 |
例 The patient's condition is becoming stable after injection. 打过针之后，病人的病情趋于稳定。 |
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ambiguity |
n. 模棱两可的话；歧义（现象） |
例 I find that this word itself is full of ambiguity. 我发现这个词本身就充满歧义。 |
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retrospective |
a. 回顾的，追想的；有追溯效力的 |
例 I went to an exhibition that is a retrospective review of many famous artists'works.我去看了一个展览，是对许多著名艺术家作品的回顾展。 |
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overt |
a.公开的，非秘密的 |
例 As the text reads, we should learn to fight the enemy in both overt and covert ways. 就像课本上说的那样，我们应该学会同敌人做公开的和隐蔽的斗争。 |
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contributory |
a. 贡献的；捐助的；促进的 |
例 Many factors were contributory to the failure of this project.造成这个项目失败的因素很多。 |
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strenuous |
a. 费劲的，费力的，艰苦的；精力充沛的；奋力的 |
例 Regular exercises can adapt the body for strenuous activities. 坚持铍炼可使身体适应剧烈活动。 |
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puff |
v. 喘气，喘息；（使）喷出（烟等）n. 吸；（烟等的）一缕；喘息 |
例 I don't like smokers, who puff their cigarette smoke into my eyes. 我讨厌那些把烟往我的眼睛里喷的吸烟者。 |
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instill |
vt. 慢慢灌输：逐渐培养 |
例 Teachers try to instill some new ideas into students' minds. 老师们努力给学生们灌输一些新观念。 |
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depress |
vt.降低，削弱；使沮丧；使萧条 |
例 It depressed me that nobody seemed to care about my absence. 似乎没人关心我的缺席，这让我很沮丧。 |
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avenge |
vt. 复仇，报仇；向⋯报仇 |
例 The girl was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her. 那个女孩决心报复那个负心的男人。 |
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meditate |
v. 沉思，冥想；考虑；谋划 |
例 Some people meditate to improve their spiritual life, and others want to find inner peace. 有些人冥想是为了提升精神生活，有些人是为了寻求内心的平静。 |
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ensure |
vt.确保，担保，保证 |
E What can we do to ensure that each staff get the medical insurance? 我们能做些什么来确保每位员工都能获得医疗保险呢？ |
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gush |
v.滔滔不绝地说（话）；喷涌n.喷出，涌出；进发，发作 |
例 Tom likes to gush out ideas to impress others. 汤姆喜欢滔滔不绝地阐述观点以给别人留下印象。 |
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predispose |
v.事先（在某方面）影响某人；（使）易受感染（或患病） |
例 Too much stress can predispose people to heart attacks. 压力大容易诱发心脏病。 |
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languish |
vi. 憔悴；凋谢，枯萎；受煎熬 |
例 Although we are living in the prosperous city, millions of people still languish in Poverty.尽管我们生活在繁华的城市，但仍有数百万人备受贫穷的煎熬。 |
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ravage |
v. 毁坏；（尤指军队等）抢劫，掠夺 |
例 The girl was in despair because of her ravaged face from the accident. 女孩陷入绝望之中，因为一场意外毁了她的面容。 |
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exodus |
n.大批离去，成群外出 |
例 Once the exodus begins， everyone may go through the same exit.一旦人们开始大批离开，所有人可能都会走同一个出口。 |
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compound |
n.化合物，复合物 a. 化合的，复合的vt.使恶化，使加重；混合 |
例 Kins are used to dissolve iron compounds 干燥炉用来分解铁化合物。 |
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subject |
n. 主题（theme）：对象（object） a.受⋯支配的 vt. 使服从 |
例 Organic material trapped in sediments is slowly buried and subject to increased temperatures and pressures.沉淀物中的有机物质慢慢被掩埋，继而会受到升温和增压的影响。 |
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couple |
n.（一）对，（一）双（pair）；夫妇，情侣；几个人，几件事 vt.连接，结合 |
例 I have already had a couple of ideas about how to do this experiment.我对怎么做这个实验已经有了一些想法。 |
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downtown |
a. 市中心的ad. 在市中心；往市中心 |
例 I just got back from the new art gallery downtown.我刚从市中心新开的艺术画廊回来。 |
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backlighting |
n.逆光 |
例 |
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mild |
a. 轻微的（slight）；温和的（temperate）；随和的 |
例 The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine climate。西南沿海地区是湿润温和的海洋性气候。 |
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consistency |
n.浓度，密度；一致性，协调；连接，结合 |
例 Unitarians stress the consistency of the character portrayed in the poetry. 一神论者强调诗歌中所描述的人物的一致性。 |
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exalt |
vt. 高度赞扬，褒扬；提升，提拔 |
例 He was exalted to the position of manager. 他获得提拔，当上了经理。 |
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soluble |
a. 可溶的；可解决的 |
例 Glucose is soluble in water.葡萄糖可溶于水。 |
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academy |
n.学会，研究院；专科院校 |
例 The Academy was founded in March 2004 in response to demand for Knowledge and skills in intellectual property training. 该学院成立于 2004年3月，旨在提供知识产权培训方面的知识和技能。 |
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prodigious |
a. 巨大的 |
例 Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes of water in a short time.沙漠动物可以在短时间内饮用大量的水。 |
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brief |
a. 简短的，短暂的（fleeting, short）；简洁的 vt.向⋯介绍基本情况 n.指示；摘要 |
例 They are having a brief staff meeting. 他正在开一个简短的员工会议。 |
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optimistic |
a. 乐观的 |
5) Few people are optimistic about the team's chances of winning. 很少有人对该队获胜的可能性持乐观态度。 |
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marked |
N 显著的（*noticeable. pronounced）；有记景的：被监视的 |
例 Crows have marked preferences for certain kinds of foods.乌鸦对某些食物有明显的偏好。 |
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typify |
vt.是…的典范；成为⋯的特征 |
例 These house which were popular in the early 1990s typify what's known as the unique style .20 世纪初流行的这些房子是当时独特风格的典范。 |
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imitation |
n.模仿，仿效（mock）；仿制；仿造品 |
例 The increasing popularity of winter cycling can be attributed to the creation of mountain bike and its subsequent imitations. 冬季骑车的日趋流行要归因于山地车及随后其仿制品的出现。 |
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gallery |
n.画廊，美术馆 |
例 The gallery is a good place for the exhibition.美术馆是举办这个展览的好场所。 |
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compile |
vt. 汇编（*put together）；编辑，编纂 |
例 Computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. 计算机能快速收集并分析如此大量的气象信息。 |
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propel |
v. 推进，驱使（push, drive）；激励 |
例 The small plants and animals float about or weakly propel themselves through the sea. 小植物和动物要么漂浮着，要么就在海中轻轻地推动自己前行。 |
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hoe |
v.用锄头锄n.锄头 |
例 You should hoe the flower beds. 你应该给花坛除除草、松松土。 |
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stride |
n.大步；步法（pace）；进展vi.大步走 |
例 They are making great strides in the search for a cure. 在探索治疗方法方面，他们正不断取得重大进展。 |
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fade |
v. 褪色；凋谢（wither）；逐渐消失 |
例 I've heard the printing really fades when you wash them. 我听说印花一洗真的会褪色。 |
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tunnel |
n.隧道（tube）；地道 v. 开凿隧道；挖地道 |
例 These caves form a labyrinth of tunnels.这些洞穴形成迷宫般的隧道。 |
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highlight |
vt. 强调，突出（stand out）；以强烈光线照射n.最精彩部分 |
例 The light highlights the figures of the sailors. 灯光突出了水手们的身影。 |
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friction |
n. 摩擦；摩擦力；矛盾，冲突 |
例 The forward movement of a small animal is seriously reduced by the air friction. 小动物向前的运动因受到空气的摩擦而大幅減缓。 |
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calm |
a.（天气、海洋等）平静的；镇静的，沉着的v. 使平静，使镇定，平息 |
例 A majority of people take investment in stock market seriously because the financial markets are still not calm at the moment. 鉴于目前金融市场仍不稳定，多数人在投资股市上都很谨慎。 |
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wrinkle |
n.皱纹v.（使）起皱纹 |
例 There are fine wrinkles around her eyes. 她眼角出现了鱼尾纹。 |
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cube |
n.立方体；立方形的东西（尤指食物）；立方 |
例 Cut the meat into cubes. 把肉切成丁儿。 |
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plank |
n. 木板（board）；政策要点，政纲的核心 |
例 The central plank of the bill was urban development. 这一法案的核心是城市发展。 |
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transfer |
v.转移（move）转学；转让：换乘 几.转移：转学：转让：换乘 |
例 Pollen can be transferred by birds that come into contact with flowers. 花粉可以通过接触花朵的鸟来传播。 |
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situated |
a.坐落在…的（located）：处于⋯境地的 |
例 If a city is well situated to its hinterland, its development is much more likely to continue 一座城市如果腹地位置不錯，就更有可能持续发展。 |
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eclecticism |
n.折中主义 |
例 It is accompanied by a nostalgic impulse for the past and at the same time by an international cultural eclecticism.与之相伴的是一种对过去的缅怀，同时还有一种国际文化折中主义。 |
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piracy |
n.海盗行为；抢劫行为；剽窃行为 |
例 During periods of heavy piracy at sea, the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably.在海盗活动猖獗期间，利益总数和政策成本显著增长。 |
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deception |
n.骗局；诡计：欺骗，欺诈 |
例 He was accused of obtaining property by deception.他被指控骗取钱财。 |
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blanket |
n.毯子；覆盖物 |
例 The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy. 审讯在高度保密状态下进行。 |
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subtle |
a.细微的，微妙的（*slight）：精巧的，巧妙的；狡猾的；敏锐的 |
例 This interdependence is sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious.这种相互依赖性有时不易察觉，有时显而易见。 |
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dissenter |
n.不同意者，反对者 |
例 It's important in building our organizational machines not to exclude the dissenters.我们在建立组织机构时，不应将持异议者排拒在外，这一点很重要。 |
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habit |
n. 习惯（custom）；习性，脾性 |
例 Professor Johnson, for my sociology project this term I'm thinking of interviewing all the residents in town on their TV viewing habit. 约翰逊教授，关于这个学期社会学的项目，我想就看电视的习惯采访镇里的所有居民。 |
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dictate |
v. 规定；决定 口述；支配n.命令，规定 |
例 The quality of the hinterland dictated the pace of growth of the cities.腹地的特征决定了城市的发展速度。 |
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subway |
n. 地铁 |
例 You can take the subway to get there. 你可以乘地铁去那。 |
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aroma |
n. 芳香，香味：气氛，氛围 |
例 The aroma of fresh pastry came to us from the kitchen. 我们闻到了从厨房飘来的新鲜糕点的香味。 |
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niche |
n. 生态位；壁龛 |
例 Ancestral horse types moved from their forest niche out onto the grassy plains.马的祖先离开了森林环境，来到了草原。 |
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rush |
v.（使）冲，（使）突进；奔，急速流动；（使）仓促从事；突袭 n.冲，急速行进；匆忙；（交通等的）繁忙 a.（交通）繁忙的 |
例 When gold was discovered in California in the mid- 1800s, hundreds of people rushed in, hoping to get a part of the wealth.19 世纪中叶在加州发现黄金之后，成百上千的人蜂拥而至，希望分得一杯羹。 |
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embody |
vt.表达,体现(express ); 含有(contain) |
例 That's a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill. 那是一支体现了竞争精神和技能的国家队。 |
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inviting |
a.动人的，诱人的（*attractive）：引人注目的 |
例 The regions have become increasingly inviting playgrounds for the growing number of recreation seekers. 这些地区已日益成为吸引越来越多娱乐探索者的活动场所。 |
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elective |
a.选举的；可选择的：选修的（optional） |
例 Students are required to take at least eight courses. 学生们至少需要上八门选修课。 |
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benefit |
n.益处，好处；恩惠：津贴v.（使）受益（profit）；得益于 |
例 He has benefited from the woman's help.他得益于这个女子的帮助。 |