201. municipal?[mju?'n?s?pl]

a.市的,市政的，市辦的

??示例：

He works in the municipal government. 他在市政府工作。



202. narrate?[n?'re?t]

vt.①敘述 ②(給紀錄片或節(jié)目)作解說

??示例：

The discovery of Maderia is narrated with all the exaggeration of romance.人們在講述馬德利島的發(fā)現(xiàn)過程中,用了大量的浪漫、夸張的手法。



203. naughty?['n??ti]

a.(尤指兒童)頑皮的,淘氣的

??示例：

What a naughty child! 這孩子真皮！



204. negate?[n?'ɡe?t]

vt.①取消，使無效 ②否定，否認

??示例：

You can negate me, but not my love for you. 你可以否定我這個人，但是不要否定我對你的感情。



205. nude?[nju?d]

a.裸體的 n.裸體藝術品

??示例：

He was one of Australia's most distinguished artists, renowned for his portraits, landscapes and nudes. 他是澳大利亞最為杰出的藝術家之一，以肖像畫、風景畫和裸體畫而聞名。



206. obese?[??'bi?s]

a.肥大的,肥胖的

??示例：

Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean people. 胖人常常比瘦人血壓高。



207. odo(u)r?[??ud?]

n.①（尤指難聞的）氣味 ②臭味

??示例：

I love the delightful odour of freshly roasted coffee beans. 我喜歡新烘咖啡豆的清香氣味。



208. optimism?['?pt?m?z?m]

n.樂觀(主義)

??示例：

Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess it becomes foolishness.（Roosevelt） 樂觀是一種優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，但如果過分樂觀就是愚蠢了。（羅斯福）



209. opt?[?pt]

vi.選擇，挑選

??示例：

He didn't exactly opt out because he never opted in.確切地說他并沒有退出，因為他壓根兒就沒有參加。



210. organism?['??ɡ?n?z?m]

n.①生物 ②有機組織

??示例：

Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless. 并不是所有常見于生物體中的化學物質(zhì)都無害。



211. outbreak?['a?tbre?k]

n.(戰(zhàn)爭、情感、火山等的)爆發(fā)

??示例：

He was born just before the outbreak of the war.他生于戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)前不久。



212. outdated?[?a?t?de?tid]

a.過時的，陳舊的

??示例：

Our methods of management are too outdated and simplistic. 我們的管理方式過于陳舊單一。



213. outskirts?[ 'a?tsk??ts]

n.市郊

??示例：

Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York. 我們幾小時后到達了紐約市郊。



214. overdue?[???v?'dju?]

a.①(到期)未付的 ②早該發(fā)生的

??示例：

The library called in all overdue books.圖書館要求把所有逾期未還的書收回。



215. overhear?[???v?'h??]

vt.偶然聽到,無意中聽到［△故意竊聽、偷聽是eavesdrop］

??示例：

I overheard their conversation.我無意中聽到了他們的談話。?



216. oversee?[???v?'si?]

vt.監(jiān)督，監(jiān)管

??示例：

It's not my responsibility to oversee new staff.監(jiān)督新員工可不是我的責任。



217. oversight?['??v?sa?t]

n.①疏忽,忽略 ②負責

??示例：

I had the oversight of their collection of books and manuscripts. 我負責照管他們收藏的書籍和手稿。



218. overthrow?['??v?θr??]n. [??v?'θr??]vt.

n.推翻 vt.①(尤指用武力)推翻，打倒 ②摒棄

??示例：

He was arrested for attempting to overthrow the government.他企圖推翻政府，因而被逮捕了。



219. ozone?['??z??n]

n.臭氧

??示例：

Ozone is produced by the reaction between oxygen and ultraviolet light. 臭氧由氧氣和紫外線發(fā)生反應而產(chǎn)生。



220. paddy?['p?di]

n.①稻田 ②(常sing.)(BrE)發(fā)火，發(fā)怒

??示例：

What was formerly a sandbank has now become fertile paddy fields. 原來的沙灘如今變成了米糧川。



221. paperback?['pe?p?b?k]

n.平裝書,簡裝書

??示例：

A paperback edition is now available at bookshops. 平裝本現(xiàn)在在書店可以買到。



222. paradox?['p?r?d?ks]

n.①悖論 ②自相矛盾的人(或事物、情況)

??示例：

The paradox of earth is that it cradles life and then entombs life.大地的奧妙在于它既生長萬物，亦埋葬萬物。



223. pastime?[ 'pɑ?sta?m]

n.消遣,娛樂

??示例：

Playing cards is our favorite pastime when we travel by train.打牌是我們乘火車旅行時最喜歡的娛樂消遣。



224. payroll?[ 'pe??r??l]

n.①工資名單 ②(常sing.)(公司的)工資總支出

??示例：

They had 87 000 employees on the payroll. 他們在編員工有87,000名。



225. peanut?[?pi??n?t]

n.花生

??示例：

The Orientals use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil. 東方人不吃黃油，他們更喜歡對健康非常有益處的花生油。



226. pearl?[ 'p??(r)l]

n.珍珠

??示例：

She wore a string of pearls at her throat. 她戴了一串珍珠項鏈。



227. peril?[ 'per?l]

n.①(嚴重)危險 ②(常sing.)禍害

??示例：

Many species are in peril of extinction because of our destruction of their natural habitat. 許多物種由于我們破壞了它們的自然環(huán)境，現(xiàn)在正面臨滅絕的危險。



228. persevere?[?p??s? 'v??]

vi.(in)堅持，孜孜以求

??示例：

They persevere in spite of all kinds of difficulties.盡管有各種困難，他們還是堅持下去。



229. pessimism?['pes??m?z?m]

n.悲觀，悲觀情緒，悲觀主義，悲觀主義者

??示例：

He looked upon his parents' quarrels with growing pessimism and apathy.他對父母的爭吵越來越悲觀和不關心。



230. petty?[ 'peti]

a.①小的,瑣碎的 ②小氣的,小心眼的

??示例：

I think that attitude is a bit petty.我覺得那種態(tài)度有點小題大做。



231. pirate?['pa?r?t]

n.①海盜 ②侵權者 vt.盜版

??示例：

It was said that the pirate buried their treasure on this island.據(jù)說海盜把他們的金銀財寶埋藏在這個島上。



232. plumbing?[ 'pl?m??]

n.①自來水管道 ②水暖工的工作

??示例：

Plumbing and electrics are installed to a high standard. 管道設備和電路按照高標準安裝。



233. preach?[pri?t?]

v.①講道 ②鼓吹

??示例：

Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all.現(xiàn)在健康專家都在宣揚，即使是少量的運動也遠比根本不運動好得多。



234. proficient?[pr??fi?nt]

a.熟練的，精通的

??示例：

After two years of living and working in China, Ms. Berman is proficient in Mandarin.在中國工作和生活了兩年后，Berman的普通話已經(jīng)非常熟練了。



235. profound?[pr?'fa?nd]

a.①深奧的 ②見解深刻的

??示例：

Reading makes a full man,meditation a profound man,discourse a clear man.（Franklin）博覽群書使人充實；冥思苦想使人深邃；探討論證使人明辨。（富蘭克林）



236. prose?[pr??z]

n.散文

??示例：

Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental. 舒特的散文平鋪直敘，沒有感情，讓人感覺冷冰冰的。



237. proverb?['pr?v??b]

n.諺語，格言

??示例：

An old Arab proverb says, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” 一句古老的阿拉伯諺語說，“敵人的敵人是朋友。”



238. quantify?['kw?nt?fa?]

vt.量化

??示例：

It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的損失，所以很難得出一個精確的數(shù)字。



239. quota?['kw??t?]

n.①定額,配額,限額 ②定量，指標

??示例：

The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers. 該法案將迫使雇主在招聘工人時采取限額制度。



240. refrain?[r?'fre?n]

vi.抑制,克制,忍住

??示例：

How shall I refrain from tears when we part? 我們分手時，我怎么能抑制住眼淚？