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abstract a.抽象的 n.摘要,梗概 vt.提取,做...的摘要
Cloning babies,however sound in the abstract, ;泛泛地談論克隆嬰兒不 管多么動聽,
is always dangerous when applied to practice. ;付諸實施總是很危險.

assure vt.使確信,使放心; 確保,保證給
Nothing can assure permanent happiness. ;沒有什么東西能確保 永久的幸福.

blend?v.(使)混合,(使)混雜 n.混合物;混合,交融
Oil and water do not blend. ;油和水不能融合.
I like a blend of coffee and tea (I like to blend coffee and tea). ;我喜歡把咖啡和茶混合 起來喝.

boast vi.自夸,夸耀 vt.夸口,吹噓; 以擁有…而自豪 n.自吹自擂,自夸的話
Nobody should boast of his learning. ;誰也不應當夸耀自己的 學識.

campaign n.運動;戰(zhàn)役 vi.參加(或發(fā)起)運動
Can you guess who would laugh last in the presidential election campaign? ;你能猜測出誰會最后贏 得總統(tǒng)大選嗎?

ceremony n.典禮;儀式; 禮節(jié),禮儀
An elaborate marriage ceremony wastes both energy and money. ;鋪張的婚禮真是勞民傷財.
The head of state was welcomed with full ceremony. ;人們以最高的儀式 歡迎國家元首.

civilize vt.使文明,使開化
The African countries hoped to civilize all primitive tribes. ;非洲國家希望把非洲所有 的原始部落都變成文明社 會.

civilization n.文明,文化
Some people still have conventional ideas on what women are ;有些人還是抱有傳統(tǒng)的 觀念,對于婦女的本質(zhì)
or how they should behave in our modern civilization. ;以及婦女在我們的現(xiàn)代 文明中應起的作用.
It is generally accepted that the Chinese ancient civilization ;普遍認為中國古代文明
is one of the oldest in the world. ;是世界上最古老的文化 之一.

discourage vt.使泄氣,使灰心;
Don't let one failure discourage you.(Don't be discouraged by just one failure.) ;不要因為一次失敗就氣 餒.

democratic a.民主的, 有民主精神的
The Democratic Party ;民主黨
is one of the two main political parties in the United States. ;是美國兩大政黨之一 (比爾.克林頓就是其 中一員).

embrace vt.擁抱,懷抱; 包圍,環(huán)抱 n.擁抱,懷抱
In the past, ;過去
Chinese lovers were too reserved to embrace or kiss each other in public. ;中國的情侶太過含蓄而 不會當眾擁抱或親吻,
But it is not the case now. ;但是現(xiàn)在不同了.

exterior a.外部的外貌的外表的 n.外部,外貌,外表
Esmeralda has a tough exterior (=Esmeralda is tough on the exterior), ;加西莫多(小說 《巴黎圣母院》中人物) 外表兇惡,
but he is autually very kind. ;但內(nèi)心很善良.

fatigue n.疲勞,勞累 v.(使)疲勞
Increasing numbers of people in high-powered jobs are suffering from fatigue ;越來越多在工作中執(zhí)掌 大權的人容易疲勞,
and stress-related illnesses. ;受到因壓力引發(fā)的疾病 的折磨.
The hustle and bustle of city life fatigues many people. ;奔波的城市生活使很多 人精疲力竭.

forge vt.偽造(貨幣, 文件等);鍛造,錘煉
Some people try to get forged diplomas in order to find a good job. ;有些人為了找份好工作 而設法獲取各種偽造文 憑,
They are only deceiving themselves by such an act. ;他們這樣做只是自欺欺人.

guarantee vt.保證,擔保 n.保證,保證書
Nowadays,students are not guaranteed jobs when they graduate from college. ;如今,學生大學畢業(yè)時 不能保證有工作.

insure vt.給…保險; 保證,確保
It's surprising that some pop stars ;有些流行歌星
have insured their legs or moustache for millions of dollars. ;竟然給自己的腿或者胡子 買了好幾百萬的保險.

handy a.方便的,近便的
This manual of college English vocabulary is a handy reference book ;這本大學英語詞匯手冊是 一本使用簡易方便的參考 書.

independent a.獨立的,自主的; 不相關聯(lián)的
Now most Chinese women in urban areas go to work ;
and are financially independent after marriage. ;現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)在城市的中 國婦女婚后仍然參加工 作并保持經(jīng)濟上的獨立.

innocent a.清白的,無罪的, 無辜的;無害的; 天真幼稚的;無知的
She has such an innocent face ;她長著一張?zhí)煺鏌o邪的 臉,
that I find it hard to think that she can do any harm. ;我很難相信她會做壞事.

invest vt.投資;投入(精力、 時間等) vi.投資
Low interest rate in the bank encourages citizens to invest in the stock market. ;銀行利率低促使市民向 股市投資.

justify vt.證明…正當或有理, 為…辯護
The pursuit of good ends does not justify the employment of bad means. ;追求正當?shù)哪康牟⒉蛔C 明可以用不正當?shù)氖侄?

mission n.使命,職務; 代表團,使團
James Bond's mission is to save three hostages kidnapped by some terrorists. ;詹姆士.邦德(007)的 使命是去解救三個被恐 怖分子綁架的人質(zhì).
This time, ;這次,

outline n.提綱,要點,概要; 外形,輪廓 vt.概述,概括; 描…外形,描…輪廓
Some writers prefer to give an outline of the setting first ;一些作家喜歡先寫出 背景概要,
and then flesh out the plot and characters. ;然后寫出情節(jié)和人物.

parallel n.平等線;可相比的事物, 相似處;緯線 a.平行的;類似的;并列 vt.與…相當
There are few parallels between the American football and European football. ;美國足球和歐洲足球 沒有什么相似之處.

punch vt.猛擊;穿孔 n.猛擊;沖床, 穿孔機;力量
A woman was punched unconscious by two muggers in a street this afternoon. ;一個婦女今天下午在大街 上被兩個歹徒打得失去知 覺.
None of the hundreds of on-lookers tried to prevent it or call the police. ;數(shù)百個圍觀者中沒有人 阻止或報警.

reform vt.改革,改良,改造 vi.改過自新,改正 n.改革,改良
Many deputies to the People's Congress have called for a reform of the medical system ;許多人大代表呼吁醫(yī)藥 制度改革
to stop unnecessary use of expensive medicine. ;以杜絕濫用昂貴藥品.

resident n.居民,定居者 a.居住的,定居的
It is reported that rats outnumber residents in New York by 9 to 1. ;據(jù)報道紐約的老鼠是 其居民的九倍.

rub vt.擦,摩擦
Can you rub my painful back? ;我背疼,能幫我 揉一揉嗎?

select vt.選擇,挑選 a.精選的;優(yōu)等的
A mouse is a device ;鼠標是一種工具
which makes it easier to select different options from computer menus. ;更加便捷地從計算機菜單 上進行選擇操作.

setting n.環(huán)境,(小說等的) 背景,(舞臺等的) 布景;調(diào)節(jié), 設定的位置
The setting of the Italian film Beautiful Life ;意大利電影《美麗人生》 的故事
is a concentration camp in the Second World War. ;背景是二戰(zhàn)時的集中營.

tendency n.趨向,趨勢
There is a growing tendency in society to regard money ;社會上一種越來越流行 的趨向是把錢看得
more highly than quality of life. ;比生活的質(zhì)量更重要.

witness n.目擊者,見證人 v.目擊,注意到, 為…作證
In the past twenty years China has witnessed momentous changes. ;過去20年里中國發(fā)生了 巨大的變化.