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abrupt a.突然的;唐突的,魯莽的
Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, ;陌生電話里的那個(gè)男子 說話的聲音聽起來很唐 突,
I put the receiver down at once. ;我就立即把電話放下了.
There are abrupt weather changes. ;天有不測風(fēng)云.

abundance n.大量,豐富,充足
Nowadays in any city in China ;現(xiàn)在中國的任何一個(gè)城市
you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices. ;都能看到各種各樣、價(jià)位 不一的商品.

bachelor n.單身男子; 學(xué)士,學(xué)士學(xué)位
Richard Lee is a bachelor,but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls. ;李澤楷是個(gè)單身漢,但他 卻是女孩子眼里最佳的丈 夫人選之一.

compile vt.匯編,編撰
Each year the State Statistical Bureau ;每年國家統(tǒng)計(jì)局
will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions. ;都會(huì)按照行業(yè)和地區(qū)編 撰年報(bào).

compliment n.贊美(話),恭維(話); [p致意,問候
I sincerely appreciate your compliments,but I really feel I am not up to them. ;謝謝你的贊美,我真的覺 得受之有愧.
Extend my compliments to your mother!(My compliments to your mother!) ;向你母親代為致意.

exile n.流放,放逐;被流放者, 背井離鄉(xiāng)者 vt.流放,使流亡
Napoleon was once exiled(=was once sent into exile) to the island of St.Helena. ;拿破侖曾被放逐到圣赫 勒拿島.

expel vt.把…開除;驅(qū)逐, 趕走,放逐
The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week ;上周那個(gè)物理系的同學(xué)
because he cheated on the exams. ;因?yàn)榭荚囎鞅妆婚_除了.
Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, ;俄國最近驅(qū)逐了一名美 國外交官,
declaring he has done something improper. ;稱他干了與自己的身份 不相符合的事情.

gleam vi.閃亮,閃爍; (~with)閃現(xiàn),流露; n.閃光,閃亮
The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack. ;信號(hào)燈發(fā)出的微弱閃光 告訴我們,我們的部隊(duì)做 好了進(jìn)攻準(zhǔn)備.
The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement. ;新郎的眼睛流露著激動(dòng) 的神情.

grease n.(動(dòng)物)油脂;潤滑油 vt.給…加潤滑油
Because the grease was almost gone,the gears suffered from serious wear and tear. ;由于潤滑油差不多耗盡 了,齒輪磨損很嚴(yán)重.
The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way. ;“殼”牌公司的這種新 的潤滑油使得車的部件得 到很好的保護(hù).

hurricane n.颶風(fēng)
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific. ;大西洋的颶風(fēng)在太平洋 就被稱為臺(tái)風(fēng).

intrigue vt.激起…的好奇心,迷住 vi.耍陰謀,使詭計(jì) n.陰謀,詭計(jì)
That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line ;通過一根電話線,人們 就能跟在另一個(gè)洲的人 講話,
once tremendously intrigued everyone. ;這曾讓每個(gè)人驚嘆不已.
The royal palace was full of intrigue. ;皇宮中充滿了勾心斗角.

liner n.襯里,大客輪
The liner of this dress is made of silk. ;這條裙子的襯里是絲制 的.
On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation. ;在駛向新阿姆斯特丹的客 輪上,人們心里都滿懷期 待.

linger vi.(因不愿離開) 繼續(xù)逗留;留戀徘徊 (~on)繼續(xù)存留,緩慢消失
The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn't realize it was long past midnight ;這對戀人流連于咖啡館, 一點(diǎn)也沒意識(shí)到時(shí)間早就 過了午夜.

masculine a.男性的,男子的; 男子氣概
It is masculine when one faces life's challenges ;如果一個(gè)人勇敢面對生活 的挑戰(zhàn),
very bravery and never yields to them. ;從不退縮,我們就說他 很有男子漢的氣概.
In the modern competitive society, ;在現(xiàn)代這個(gè)競爭性的社 會(huì)里,
masculine characteristic will certainly put one at an advantage. ;男性性格顯然會(huì)使一個(gè) 人處于優(yōu)勢地位.

municipal a.市的,市政的
The municipal government has decided to open a new canal ;市政府決定新開辟一條 運(yùn)河,
to make the transportation more convenient between different districts. ;以使各個(gè)區(qū)之間運(yùn) 輸更加便利.

nominate vt.提名,任命
The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister ;首相已任命前國防部長
as the new foreign minister. ;擔(dān)任新政府的外長.
A US physicist and his German associate ;兩位分別來自美國和德國 的物理學(xué)家
were nominated for this year's Nobel Prize in physics. ;獲得今年諾貝 爾物理獎(jiǎng)提名.

overflow vi.溢出,泛濫; n.溢流口,溢流管
I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again. ;我忘了關(guān)水龍頭,結(jié)果廁 盆里的水溢出了,搞壞了 家里的木地板.
The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked.Get a repairman. ;魚缸的溢流管好像被堵住 了.趕快叫一個(gè)修理工.

overhear vt.無意中聽到,偷聽
The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner ;女仆聽到兩個(gè)小偷在角落 里低聲說話,
and told it to her mistress. ;于是告訴了女主人.

pamphlet n.小冊子
On the streets you can often see students ;在大街上,你會(huì)經(jīng)?？匆?學(xué)生們
wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise. ;戴著彩帶向路人發(fā)放各種 商品的小冊子.
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pest n.害蟲;討厭的人
Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise. ;有時(shí)候殺蟲劑給我們的健 康帶來很大危害,還不如 不用它.
The little boy,usually behaving himself,is now a thorough pest to all of us. ;那個(gè)平時(shí)很乖的小孩, 現(xiàn)在簡直讓我們所有人頭 痛不已.

purify vt.使純凈,提純;使純潔
Now the water from the sewage system is pass- ing through special mud to be purified, ;現(xiàn)在這從下水道里流來的 水正通過一種特殊的泥以 便凈化,
do you believe it? ;你相信有這樣的事嗎?

rejoice vi.充滿喜悅,感到高興
Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life ;許多哲學(xué)家教導(dǎo)我們要陶 然于簡單生活
rather than the physical pleasure. ;而不要追求物質(zhì)上的 享受.

shear vt.剪(羊毛,頭發(fā)) n.(剪羊毛、樹枝等的) 大剪刀
I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off. ;我想來個(gè)新形象,于是滿 頭的卷發(fā)都被剪掉了.
Believe it or not,but Mrs.Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears. ;信不信由你,克林頓夫人 總是親自手握一把大大的 剪刀修理樹枝.

supersonic a.超聲的,超音速的
Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic. ;現(xiàn)在要找到一架不是超音 速的大型民用客機(jī)很難.

supervise vt.監(jiān)督,管理,指導(dǎo)
Most of us know how to do our own work properly, ;我們大多數(shù)人都知道如何 干好自己的工作,
but it is quite another story to supervise others. ;但要指導(dǎo)別人又是一 回事了.
You can't see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? ;你看不見這個(gè)車間有任何 管理生產(chǎn)流程的人員嗎?
Yes we have computers to do the job. ;是的,我們用電腦來管理.

terrify vt.使害怕,使驚嚇
The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance. ;那個(gè)粗暴的警察恐嚇老 人,老人只有同意.

tow vt.拖,拉,牽引
As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, ;由于其引擎和其他一些重 要零件出了故障,
the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair. ;那艘船只好被拖回船塢 檢查維修.

unfold vi./vt.展開,打開
When they reached the top of Mt.Tai, ;他們登上泰山之巔,
an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes. ;無與倫比的自然風(fēng)光 展現(xiàn)在眼前.
General Patton unfolded the map on the ground ;巴頓將軍把地圖在地上 攤開,
and began to study it very carefully with his general staff. ;和他的參謀人員仔 細(xì)地謀劃起來.

verse n.詩,詩句
I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music. ;我喜歡詩歌,不喜歡散 文,因?yàn)樵姼杩梢韵褚魳?一樣吟唱.
Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, ;除了37部戲之外,莎士 比亞,
the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, ;這位人類歷史上最偉大 的劇作家,
wrote 154 verses as well. ;還寫了154首詩歌.

wretched a.難受的,可憐的; 令人苦惱的,討厭的
The little boy who broke his father's antique vase stood there wretched, ;那個(gè)打爛了他爸爸古董花 瓶的小男孩,可憐巴巴地 站在那里,
expecting punishment. ;知道處罰是少不了的.