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ample a.足夠的; 寬敞的,面積大的
We have ample money for the journey. ;我們有足夠的錢去旅行.

biography n.傳記
A biographer tends to flatter the person he intends to write about in his biography. ;傳記作者常常在傳記中美 化他的傳主.

brisk a.輕快的,生機(jī)勃勃的; 興隆的,繁忙活躍的; 寒冷而清新的
Britney Spears speaks in a brisk tone, drawing everyone's attention. ;布瑞特妮.斯皮爾斯講話 聲調(diào)輕快,引人注目.

bronze n.青銅;青銅色;青銅 (藝術(shù))制品,銅牌
King David's statue was made of bronze and it attracted many sculptors. ;大衛(wèi)王的塑像是用青銅 鑄造的,吸引了無數(shù)的雕 塑家.

captive a.被俘虜?shù)?被捕獲的 n.俘虜
Lying in my hospital bed, ;躺在醫(yī)院里的病床上,
I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories. ;我只好聽那些乏味的舊 故事.

Catholic a.天主教的; [C普通的,廣泛的 n.天主教徒
Most non-Christians find it hard to under- stand why a Catholic isn't a Protestant. ;非基督徒很難理解天主 教徒與基督教徒有什么 不同.

commend vt.表揚(yáng),稱贊;推薦
We should commend good people and good deeds. ;我們應(yīng)當(dāng)表揚(yáng)好人好事.

deem vt.認(rèn)為,視為
Murdock deemed it was time for a change,so he quit the Time- Warner Corporation. ;默多克覺得是換換環(huán)境的 時(shí)候了,于是辭職離開了 時(shí)代-華納公司.

doom n.厄運(yùn),劫數(shù) vt.注定,命定
With its natural habitat shringking day by day, ;隨著它的棲息地日益萎 縮,
the species is doomed to extinction. ;這個(gè)物種命中注定要 滅絕.

drought n.干旱,旱災(zāi)
When a drought wrecks havoc,millions of people are compelled to run for life. ;當(dāng)旱災(zāi)肆虐的時(shí)候,數(shù)百 萬的人被迫將流離失所.

endeavor n.努力,盡力,嘗試
Sweden has failed in its endeavor to rank among the world powers in table tennis. ;瑞典本想在世界乒乓球 強(qiáng)國中占有一席之地, 但是失敗了.

endow vt.資助,捐贈(zèng),向…捐錢 (或物)(~with)給予, 賦予,認(rèn)為具有某種特質(zhì)
Great musicians like Mozart and Beethoven certainly were endowed with musical talent. ;像莫扎特,貝多芬一類的 偉大音樂家確實(shí)具有音樂 天賦.

feminine a.女性的,女子的; 女子氣的
Michael Jackson has a feminine face after the face-lifting. ;整容后,邁克爾.杰克遜 有著一張女性氣質(zhì)的臉.

formulate vt.構(gòu)想出(計(jì)劃、方法等 規(guī)劃(制度等);系統(tǒng) 地(或確切地)闡述
The idea of setting up this corporation was formulated over coffee. ;喝咖啡的時(shí)候,設(shè)立該 公司的想法形成了.

gossip n.流言蜚語;愛說長道短 的人; vi.傳播流言蜚語, 說長道短
It is ridiculous that here newspapers are read mainly for their gossip columns. ;真滑稽,這里的人們讀報(bào) 主要是沖著閑話欄目而去

heritage n.遺產(chǎn),繼承物,傳統(tǒng)
Every generation has the duty to pass down heritage of knowledge from the past. ;每一代人都有責(zé)任把過去 繼承的知識(shí)傳下去.

imperative a.必要的,緊急的, 極重要的;命令的 n.必要的事必須完成的 事;祈使語氣
It is absolutely imperative that the whole international community ;國際社會(huì)共同行動(dòng),
works together to stop polluting the earth. ;制止環(huán)境污染是極為 必要的.

lame n.跛的,瘸的;站不住腳 的,差勁的,蹩腳的
Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late. ;睡過了頭不能成為遲到 的充足理由.

mash vt.(~up)把…搗成糊狀 n.糊狀物
Mother mashed the potatoes and made a potato cake. ;媽媽把土豆搗成糊狀, 做了土豆餅.

mock vt.嘲笑,嘲弄; (為了取笑)模仿 vi.嘲笑,嘲弄 a.模擬的,演習(xí)的;假的,
He made us laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke. ;他模仿老師說話的樣子, 把我們都逗笑了.

nickel n.鎳;(美國和加拿大的) 五分錢,五分鎳幣
To buy that pudding, the poor old gentleman counted out dimes, nickles,and cents. ;為了買那個(gè)布丁,那位可 憐的老先生數(shù)出了一堆1 角、5分、1分面值的硬幣
Don't take any wooden nickels. ;[美(臨別用語) 再見,多加小心.

oath n.誓言,誓約; 咒罵,詛咒語
A new prime minister should take an oath to rule by the constitution. ;新首相需宣誓遵守憲法.

paralyze vt.使癱瘓,使麻痹; 使喪失作用; 使驚諤,使呆若木雞
The electricity failure paralyzed the train service. ;電力中斷使得列車無法 運(yùn)行.

pope n.[常the P(天主教) 教皇,羅馬主教
The Pope holds the hightest position of the Roman Catholic Church. ;教皇在羅馬主教堂中的 地位最高.

reap vt.收割,收獲; 獲得,得到
They are just shameless:we invented the idea and they reaped its profit. ;他們真是寡廉鮮恥:主意 是我們想出來的,好處卻 被他們占了.

reminder n.使人憶起某事之物 (人);提示
If they don't pay their bills,send them a reminder. ;如果他們拖欠帳單不付, 給他們送一張催帳單去.
This album is the only reminder left of my college days. ;惟有這本相冊能讓我想起 大學(xué)時(shí)光.

shabby a.破舊的;衣衫襤褸的; 卑鄙的,不公平的
She looks rather shabby in that shabby old dress. ;她穿著那件破舊的裙子 顯得寒酸.

silicon n.硅
Silicon Valley has been hailed as a symbol of creativity and success. ;硅谷作為創(chuàng)新與成功的象 征而被人們推崇.

sovereign n.君主,元首 a.至高無上的, 擁有最高統(tǒng)治權(quán)的 具有獨(dú)立主權(quán)的
The true sovereigns of a country are those who determine its mode of thinking. ;國家的真正領(lǐng)袖是那些 決定該國思想方式的人.

successor n.接替的人或事物, 繼任者
J.F.Kennedy Sr. would have blown his top ;老肯尼迪會(huì)氣沖牛斗
at hearing what his unworthy successor had done. ;要是老肯尼迪知道他卑 鄙的繼任者的所作所為 的話.

witch n.女巫,巫婆
Why are witches always depicted as bad in fairy tales? ;為什么在童話里巫婆總 是邪惡的代表呢?