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serious a.嚴肅的,莊重的; 嚴重的,危急的; 認真的;重大的
The mad cow disease ;瘋牛病
has become a serious problem threatening the world as well as Europe. ;已成為一個不僅威脅 歐洲且威脅全世界的 嚴重問題.

heavy a.重的;沉重的; 大量的;繁重的; 笨重的
My head was heavy after a whole day's exams. ;考試考了一整天, 我的頭腦都變遲鈍了.

severe a.嚴厲的,嚴格的; 嚴重的,劇烈的; 嚴峻的,艱難的
Don't be too severe with your children nor should you spoil them. ;不要對孩子要求過于嚴厲 也不要寵壞他們.

expose vt.暴露,顯露; (~to)使處于……作用 (或影響)之下,使接觸 揭露,袒露
Don't expose your skin to the sun for too long at high noon, ;正午的時候不要讓皮膚 在陽光下暴曬過久,
or it will easily get burnt. ;否則很容易曬傷.
A teacher should expose his students to real life situations. ;教師應當使學生接觸到 真實的生活環(huán)境.

exhibition n.展覽,展覽會
To hold art exhibitions is something every painter dreams of. ;舉辦畫展是每個畫家 的夢想.

acquire vt.取得,獲得;學到
To acquire great success,you must work hard. ;要獲得成功,必須努力.

inquire v.詢問,打聽
It's the secretary's job to inquire about the flights for the manager. ;為經(jīng)理查詢有關航班的 情況是秘書的職責.

request vt. & n.要求,請求
You are requested not to smoke. ;請不要吸煙.
We shall give your request our careful consideration. ;我們將仔細考慮你的 要求.

require vt.需要,要求;規(guī)定
The room requires cleaning (=to be cleaned). ;房間該打掃了.

furnish vt.布置,為…配備家具 提供,裝備
The new house is not furnished yet. ;新房子還沒有配置家具.
Many university career offices furnish students with resource materials ;許多大學職業(yè)介紹機構 向學生提代資料,
to help them in their searches. ;幫助他們找工作.

propose v.提議,建議;提名, 推薦;未婚;計劃
Has anyone proposed Hilary as a candidate for the presidency? ;有人提名希拉里作為 總統(tǒng)候選人嗎？
Must a man give a girl roses and a diamond ring when he proposes marriage to her? ;一個男人向一個姑娘求 婚時一定要給她玫瑰花 和鉆戒嗎？

pull v.拉,拖,拔;移動 n.拉,拖;拉力, 牽引力
Most dentists suggest that wisdom teeth should be pulled out ;大多數(shù)牙醫(yī)都會建議把 牙拔掉
because they often cause inflammation. ;因為它們經(jīng)常引起發(fā)炎.

pick [pi ;v.挑選,選擇;采摘 n.鎬,鶴嘴鋤
Don't pick those colorful mushrooms; they are poisonous. ;不要采那些色彩鮮艷的 蘑菇,它們有毒.

dense [den ;a.稠密的,密集的; 密集的;密度大的
An area with a dense population (A densely populated area) ;人口密集的地區(qū)
is a breeding place for infectious disease. ;是傳染病發(fā)生的地方.

vast a.廣闊的,遼闊的; 巨大的,大量的
Echo found her inspiration from the vast Sahara desert. ;三毛從茫茫的撒哈拉 沙漠中獲得了靈感.

plan n.計劃,安排;規(guī)劃; 平面圖,設計圖 vt.計劃 打算;給…訂計劃 vi.訂計劃
Do you have any plans for you summer vacation? ;暑假有什么安排？
I plan to get a part-time job at the McDonald's. ;我打算到麥當勞做兼職.

device n.裝置,設備; 手段,策略
The sundial is the oldest known device for the measurement of time. ;日晷是已知的最古老的 一種測算時間的裝置.
Silence is a device to avoid disputes. ;沉默是避免爭吵的 一個策略.

trap n.陷阱;圈套,詭計;困境 vt.設陷阱捕捉,誘捕; 使陷入困境
We can trap the mice by putting candies in the rat-bane. ;我們可以把糖果放進 滅鼠藥里,以此誘捕 老鼠.

limit n.限度; [p范圍;極限 vt.限制,限定
"Liberty,too,must be limited in order to be possessed." (Edmund Burke) ;“為了維護自由,自由 同樣要受到限制." (埃德蒙.伯克)
There is a limit to everything. ;凡事皆有限度.

field n.田地,田野;運動場; 領域,范圍; (電,磁等)場
In the field of cultural study, ;在文化研究領域,
some say that Hollywood movies reflect American culture. ;有人說好萊塢電影 反映美國文化.

special a.特殊的,特別的;專門的 n.特價,特刊, (電視)特別節(jié)目
The developer wanted to ;發(fā)展商想為
create a special place called Urban Shangri-la for city-dwellers. ;城里人創(chuàng)造一個名叫 “城中香格里拉”的 特別地方.

constant a.連續(xù)不斷的; 穩(wěn)定不變的;忠實的 n.常數(shù),恒量
In South China,the constant rain in spring is disgusting. ;春天細雨連綿是華南地區(qū) 一件令人討厭的事.
Good friends keep constantly encouraging each other. ;好朋友總是經(jīng)常互相鼓勵

trick n.詭計,花招,騙術; 竅門,訣竅;把戲 vt.欺騙,哄騙
The misleading advertisement is a trick to draw customers. ;誤導的廣告就是誘騙 消費者的花招.

reduce vt.減少,縮小; 使降級;迫使
When stores have an oversupply of goods, ;當商店供給過多時,
they will reduce prices to encourage sales. ;他們會減價以鼓勵銷售.
The great Depression from 1929 to the early 1930's ;1929年到20世紀30年代 初的(世界性經(jīng)濟) 大蕭條
reduced many to begging on street corners. ;使許多人淪落到街頭 乞討.

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