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ambiguous a.引起歧義的, 摸棱兩可的,含混的
The President's ambiguous directions confused the staff who didn't know what to do ;總統(tǒng)含糊的指令讓他的下 屬有些茫然,不知如何是 好.
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authentic a.真的,真正的; 可靠的,可信的
Can you distinguish between an authentic antique and a fake one? ;你能辨認古董真品和贗 品嗎?
Nowadays it's quite difficult to tell an authentic news report from an invented one, ;現(xiàn)在有的新聞報道可謂是 真假難辨,
especially news about the celebrities. ;尤其是對于那些名流 們的報道.

compulsory a.必須做的,強制性的, (課程)必修的
Is English a compulsory course in your school? ;在你們學校,英語是必 修的課程嗎?
A nine year compulsory education is implemented in China. ;中國實行9年義務教育.

conspicuous a.顯眼的;明顯的
She's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style. ;因為她衣著鮮艷,發(fā)型古 怪,所以總是惹人注目.
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decisive a.決定性的;堅定的, 果斷的;決斷的
Waterloo was the decisive battle of the whole war. ;滑鐵盧一役左右了整個 戰(zhàn)局.
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deteriorate v.惡化,變壞
He Long's health had deteriorated while he was in prison. ;賀龍在獄中時健康已經(jīng) 越來越惡化了.
diversion n.轉移,轉向,消遣,娛樂; (修路時)臨時繞行路
Some students marred their writings by a diversion into irrelevant material. ;一些學生由于插入無關材 料偏離主題而把作文寫糟 了.
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engagement n.訂婚,婚約;約會
The two lovers had an engagement to meet secretly after dark. ;兩個戀人約好在天黑以 后秘密會面.
Their engagement was announced in the local paper. ;他們訂婚的消息已登在 當?shù)貓蠹埳?

expire v.期滿,(期限)終止, 斷氣,死亡
My passport expires in a month. ;我的護照再過一個月就 到期了.

fluctuate vi.波動,漲落,起伏
The prices of vegetables and fruits fluctuate with the seasons. ;蔬菜和水果的價格隨季 節(jié)而波動.

haul vt.(用力)拖,拉; (用車等)拖運,運送
haul n.拖,拉,拖運;一次獲得 (或偷得等)的數(shù)量
When dusk came,the fishermen hauled the boat up onto the shore. ;黃昏降臨,漁夫們用力 把船拖上岸.
Raised for its milk, meat,and hide, ;飼養(yǎng)馴鹿除了要獲取奶、 肉和皮革之外,
the reindeer is also used to haul things from place to place. ;還要用來把東西從一個 地方運送到另一個地方.

illuminate vt.照明,照亮; 闡明,啟發(fā)
Tian'anmen Square really looks magnificent at night when it is illuminated ;在晚間燈光的照耀下,天 安門廣場看起來確實很 壯觀.

indignation n.憤怒,憤慨,義憤
The manager expressed his indignation at being unfairly dismis- sed by the president. ;經(jīng)理對他被總裁不公平 解雇的一事憤憤不平.

integrity n.正直,誠實,完整, 完全,完整性
Some people have a lot of integrity in keeping their principles. ;有的人在遵守原則方面 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩.

invaluable a.非常寶貴的;極為貴 重的,無價的
Good health,not wealth,is an invaluable blessing. ;健康(不是財富)才是千 金難買的福氣.

literal a.照字面上的,原義的; 逐字的
The literal meaning of "ponder" is to "weigh". ;"ponder"(權衡)的字 面原意是“你…的分量”

literally ad.逐字的,照原文、 照字面的;確實地, 真正地;簡直
To translate literally is not always the closest to the original meaning. ;逐字翻譯不一定最接近 原義.
There are people in the world who literally do not know how to boil water. ;世界上確實有不知道怎么 燒水的人,

misfortune n.不幸,厄運,逆境; 不幸事故,災難,災禍
Misfortune never come alone. ;[禍不單行.
I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折斷了腿.

oppress vt.壓迫,壓制;(使心 情等)沉重,使煩惱
Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;貧窮折磨著人們的心靈.
I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到悶熱難受.

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

ponder v.思索,考慮,沉思
I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想靜靜想一想下一步 怎么辦.
Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;許多人都在苦苦思索生活 的意義.

provocative a.挑釁的,煽動的, 刺激的;挑逗的
The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt. ;在時裝表演中,漂亮的模 特兒穿著一條透明的迷你 裙,看上去十分撩人.

prevalent a.流行的,普通的
Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;煙霧在市中心更為普遍.
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refute vt.駁斥,駁倒
The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律師充分利用大量的有 利證據(jù)
to refute his counterpart's testimony. ;駁倒了對手的證詞.

rip vt./vi.扯破;撕壞 n.裂口,裂縫
Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;閃電劃破烏云的夜空.
There's a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口.

specification n.[常p規(guī)格,規(guī)范; 明確說明;(產(chǎn)品) 說明書
The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美國憲法的第一條修正案
that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是關于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的規(guī)定.

subsidy n.補助金,津貼
Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? ;失業(yè)了我可以申請失業(yè)補 助金嗎?

tentative n.試探性的,實驗性的
Kissinger's first visit to China was a tentative one. ;基辛格對中國的第一次訪 問是試探性的.

transplant vt.移栽,移種(植物等); 移植(器官);使遷移, 使移居 n.(器官)移植
Tea was transplanted from China to India and Sri Lanka. ;茶樹是從中國移植到印度 和斯里蘭卡的.
Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一個器官移植都 能成功,
because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues. ;因為移植的器官可能會 受周圍細胞的排斥.

virgin n.處女,未婚女子 a.未經(jīng)開發(fā)的,未經(jīng)使用 的,未經(jīng)觸動的;處女的
The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus' mother. ;圣母瑪利亞是耶蘇基督 的母親.