241. refreshment?[r?'fre?m?nt]

n.①(pl.)茶點(diǎn)，點(diǎn)心和飲料 ②恢復(fù)精力

??示例：

Having not yet lunched, we went to the refreshment bar for ham sandwiches.我們都沒(méi)吃午飯，于是便去小吃店買了火腿三明治。



242. renovate?['ren?ve?t]

vt.修復(fù)，整修

??示例：

The school master has accepted proposals to renovate the old schoolhouses.校長(zhǎng)已經(jīng)接受了翻新舊校舍的提議。



243. repay?[r?'pe?]

vt.①歸還 ②償還

??示例：

I can never repay you for your kindness.我永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法報(bào)答你的好意。



244. reside?[r?'za?d]

vi.居住

??示例：

The true face of Lushan is lost to my sight, for it is right in this mountain that I reside.不識(shí)廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中。



245. ridicule?[r?d?kju?l]

vt./n.嘲笑，奚落

??示例：

I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking back.她能聽(tīng)任他們嘲笑卻從不還擊，這讓我更加敬佩她。



246. romance?[r??'m?ns]

n.①戀愛(ài)(關(guān)系) ②浪漫氣氛

??示例：

We want to recreate the romance and excitement that used to be part of rail journeys.我們想再度營(yíng)造以前坐火車旅行的浪漫和興奮。



247. runway?[?r?nwe?]

n.①飛機(jī)跑道 ②T型臺(tái)

??示例：

As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.飛機(jī)降落沿跑道滑行的時(shí)候機(jī)翼擦到了一堆碎石。



248. scent?[sent]

n.①香味 ②香水

??示例：

I like the sweet scent of ripe fruit.我喜歡成熟水果那種甜甜的香味。



249. setback?[?setb?k]

n.挫折,阻礙

??示例：

Our business had a nasty setback.我們的業(yè)務(wù)遇到極大的挫折。



250. shit?[??t]

n.①討厭的家伙 ②糞便 ③(sing.)拉屎 ④廢話int.(表示惱怒)胡說(shuō)！

??示例：

You're in a world of shit! 你的麻煩大了！



251. shrimp?[?r?mp]

n.①小蝦 ②矮小的人

??示例：

They drifted on the lake, fishing and catching shrimp to get by. 他們漂泊湖上，以打魚(yú)捕蝦為生。



252. situate?[?s?t?ue?t]

vt.①使坐落于 ②將……置于

??示例：

The village is situated in a valley. 這個(gè)村子處于一山谷中。



253. skyline?['ska?la?n]

n.(建筑物、樹(shù)、山等在天空映襯下的)輪廓線

??示例：

Chicago city has the most beautiful skyline in the world.芝加哥有世界上最美麗的城市天際線。



254. snack?[sn?k]

n.（正餐以外的）快餐,小吃,點(diǎn)心

??示例：

Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. 今天，巧克力可以是一種熱飲，一種冰凍的飯后甜點(diǎn)，或者就只是一種小吃。



255. soar?[s??]

vi.①猛增,劇增 ②高飛,升騰 ③高聳,屹立 ④(情緒、期望等)高漲

??示例：

If the birds have not flown for three years, they will soar into the clouds. If they have not sung for three years, their songs will take everyone by surprise. 三年不蜚，蜚將沖天；三年不鳴，鳴將驚人。



256. sparkle?['spɑ?kl]

vi.①閃耀,發(fā)光 ②（眼睛）發(fā)亮

??示例：

She sparkled as a performer.她作為一名演員才華出眾。



257. staircase?['ste?ke?s]

n.樓梯



258. staple?[ 'ste?pl]

n.①訂書(shū)釘 ②主食

??示例：

The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet.中國(guó)人也把一種面食作為他們的主食之一。



259. statute?['st?t?u?t]

n.法規(guī)，法令，條例

??示例：

The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children.新法令涵蓋了兒童保育、養(yǎng)育和保護(hù)的相關(guān)內(nèi)容。



260. stool?[stu?l]

n.①凳子 ②大便，糞便

??示例：

The stool had a torn, red plastic seat. 那個(gè)凳子的紅色塑料座面已經(jīng)破舊不堪。



261. strive?[stra?v]

vi.(for,against)努力,奮斗

??示例：

As far as quality is concerned, we must not make do with what we have, but must constantly strive for excellence.在質(zhì)量方面，不能將就，要精益求精。



262. surname?['s??ne?m]

n.姓

??示例：

The majority of British women adopt their husband's surname when they marry. 大多數(shù)英國(guó)女性結(jié)婚后隨夫姓。



263. swipe?[swa?p]

v.①揮拳打 ②偷竊 ③刷(磁卡) ?n.①重?fù)?，猛?②抨擊，譴責(zé)

??示例：

There's something wrong with the swipe machine, so you would better pay with cash. 刷卡機(jī)出了點(diǎn)問(wèn)題，您最好付現(xiàn)金。



264. takeoff?[ 'te?k?f]

n.(飛機(jī)或火箭)起飛,升空

??示例：

The jet crashed soon after takeoff, killing all the passengers and crew.那架噴氣式飛機(jī)起飛后不久就墜毀了，所有乘客和機(jī)組人員無(wú)一生還。



265. tangible?[ 't?nd??bl]

a.①確實(shí)的 ②可觸知的，有形的

??示例：

The plan brought few tangible benefits to the students.這個(gè)計(jì)劃沒(méi)有給學(xué)生帶來(lái)多少實(shí)際好處。



266. telecommunications?['tel?k?mju?n? 'ke?t?nz]

n.(pl.)電信，電訊［△簡(jiǎn)寫(xiě)為telecoms］

??示例：

The television screens of the next century will be linked up to an emerging world telecommunications grid. 下個(gè)世紀(jì)的電視屏幕將會(huì)接入到正在形成的全球電信網(wǎng)絡(luò)中。



267. tenant?[ 'ten?nt]

n.房客，租戶

??示例：

The desk was left by the previous tenant.這張桌子是前任房客留下的。



268. terrific [t?'r?f?k]

a.①極好的 ②極其巨大的

??示例：

There's a terrific restaurant in South Street.南大街新開(kāi)了一家飯館，好極了。?



269. thanksgiving?[ 'θ??ksɡ?v??]

n.①感恩節(jié) ②感恩

??示例：

Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.感恩節(jié)的日期每年不同。



270. thesis?[ 'θi?s?s]

n.①論文 ②論點(diǎn) ③（文章的）主題

??示例：

He was awarded his PhD for a thesis on industrial robots. 他憑一篇研究工業(yè)機(jī)器人的論文獲得博士學(xué)位。



271. transcript?['tr?nskr?pt]

n.①抄本 ②學(xué)生成績(jī)報(bào)告單

??示例：

Have a copy of your high school transcript and resume at hand. 準(zhǔn)備一份你高中的成績(jī)報(bào)告單和個(gè)人履歷。



272. transit??['tr?ns?t]

n.載運(yùn),運(yùn)輸

??示例：

During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries. 會(huì)談中，兩位總統(tǒng)討論了兩國(guó)間貨物運(yùn)輸?shù)膯?wèn)題。


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273. trigger?['tr?ɡ?]

vt.①引起，激發(fā) ②開(kāi)動(dòng)?n.①(槍的)扳機(jī)

??示例：

Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying triggering factor.甚至像背疼這樣的小問(wèn)題都常常有潛在的誘發(fā)因素。



274. triple?[tr?pl]

a.①三部分的 ②三倍的 vt.使增至三倍

??示例：

I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled.我得到了一份非常好的新工作，薪水漲到了原來(lái)的3倍。



275. trolley?[?tr?li]

n.①手推車,小車 ②(AmE)有軌電車

??示例：

A porter relieved her of the three large cases she had been pushing on a trolley. 搬運(yùn)工幫她卸下了她一直用手推車推著的3個(gè)大箱子。



276. tuition?[tju'??n]

n.①學(xué)費(fèi) ②教學(xué),講課

??示例：

The courses will give the beginner personal tuition in all types of outdoor photography.該課程將為初學(xué)者一對(duì)一地講授各種戶外攝影技巧。



277. tumor?['tju?m?]

n.瘤，腫瘤，腫塊

??示例：

Just a few tumor cells in blood are enough to spread cancer to other parts of the body.在血液中，僅少數(shù)腫瘤細(xì)胞就可以將癌癥轉(zhuǎn)移到身體的其它部分。


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278. underdeveloped?[ ??nd?d??vel?pt]

a.(國(guó)家、地區(qū)等)經(jīng)濟(jì)不發(fā)達(dá)的

??示例：

For underdeveloped countries, improved health and education are urgently needed.對(duì)不發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家來(lái)講，當(dāng)務(wù)之急是改善健康和教育狀況。



279. underestimate?[ ??nd?r'est?me?t]

vt.低估

??示例：

Never underestimate the power of a woman.決不能低估女人的能力。



280. unemployed [ ??n?m'pl??d ]

a.失業(yè)的，待崗的

??示例：

Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity. 她丈夫失業(yè)了，全家人靠救濟(jì)金過(guò)日子。



281. upgrade?[?p'ɡre?d]vt. ['?pɡre?d]n.

vt.①使(計(jì)算機(jī)等)升級(jí) ②提高，改善（尤指服務(wù)）③給（某人）升職 n.向上的斜坡?

??示例：

She was upgraded to sales director.她被提升為銷售部主任。



282. vendor?[?vend?]

n.①小販，攤販 ②(某種產(chǎn)品的)銷售公司 ③(房屋等的)賣主

??示例：

Remember, the estate agent is working for the vendor. 記住，房地產(chǎn)代理商是為房地產(chǎn)賣方服務(wù)的。



283. versus?[ ?vs??s]?

prep.①對(duì)抗 ②與……相對(duì)

△ versus用于指比賽或訴訟中一方“對(duì)”另一方,縮略為v.或vs.?

??示例：

Have you watched the game last night? It was France versus Italy.昨天晚上的比賽你看了嗎？是法國(guó)隊(duì)對(duì)意大利隊(duì)。



284. vigor?[ 'v?ɡ?]

n.活力,精力

??示例：

This is a season of spring, as the youth we have, full of vigor and vitality.這是一個(gè)春意盎然的季節(jié)，就像我們所擁有的青春一樣，充滿生機(jī)和活力。



285. vocation?[v???ke??n]

n.使命感

??示例：

Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.那時(shí)候的工會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與其說(shuō)是一份職業(yè)，倒不如說(shuō)是一種使命。



286. vulnerable?[ 'v?ln?r?bl]

a.①脆弱的 ②易受攻擊的

??示例：

People with high blood pressure are especially vulnerable to diabetes.有高血壓的人尤其易患糖尿病。



287. ware?[we?]

a.留神的，注意的 v.當(dāng)心，謹(jǐn)防

??示例：

Without proposal, be ware of possibly having no bride on your wedding day. 不求婚，小心結(jié)婚當(dāng)天沒(méi)有新娘。



288. warfare?[w??fe?]

n.①戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)(狀態(tài)) ②斗爭(zhēng),沖突

??示例：

The signal is clear: the cyber warfare is no science fiction anymore. 演習(xí)發(fā)出了一個(gè)明顯的信號(hào)：網(wǎng)絡(luò)戰(zhàn)不再是科幻小說(shuō)了。



289. warrior?['w?ri?]

n.武士，勇士，斗士

??示例：

Like all boys, I dream of becoming a warrior. 和所有的男孩一樣，我夢(mèng)想著成為一名勇士。



290. wary?['we?ri]

a.(對(duì)待人或事物時(shí))謹(jǐn)慎的，小心的

??示例：

Let us be honest: We know that some are wary of the future. 請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我直言不諱：我們知道有些人對(duì)未來(lái)小心翼翼。



291. watertight?['w??t?ta?t]

a.①防水的 ②無(wú)懈可擊的

??示例：

The police had a watertight case. They even got his fingerprints from that glass cabinet.警方找到了確鑿的證據(jù)。他們甚至在那個(gè)玻璃櫥柜上提取到了他的指紋。



292. wilderness?[?wild?n?s]

n.①荒野 ②荒蕪的地方

??示例：

He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.他為自己從荒地上開(kāi)辟出的花園而感到自豪。



293. willpower?[ 'w?lpa??]

n.意志力

??示例：

They had the drive, determination, and willpower that you have right now.他們有你現(xiàn)在擁有的動(dòng)力、決心和毅力。



294. workout?[?w??ka?t]

n.體育鍛煉，訓(xùn)練

??示例：

Just one simple workout can ease stress and anxiety.僅僅一種簡(jiǎn)單的鍛煉就可以減輕緊張和焦慮。



295. zoology?[zu'?l?d?i]

n.動(dòng)物學(xué)

??示例：

It is the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats.它是動(dòng)物學(xué)中研究動(dòng)物在其自然生活環(huán)境中的行為的分支。