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appraisal n.估計(jì),估量,評(píng)價(jià)
The members of the IOC made an objective appraisal of Beijing. ;國際奧林匹克委員會(huì)成員 對(duì)北京做出了客觀的評(píng) 價(jià).

arch n.拱門,拱型(結(jié)構(gòu)) v.(使)成拱型 a.調(diào)皮的,淘氣的
The cat arches its back when it sees the dog. ;貓看到狗, 就會(huì)把背拱起.
A bright rainbow arched above after the rain. ;雨后彩虹在天上形成 弓狀.

arena n.競(jìng)技場(chǎng),表演場(chǎng)所; 活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所
The world is as an arena of moral conflict. ;世界像一個(gè)道義沖突的 競(jìng)爭場(chǎng)所.

bureaucracy n.官僚,官僚作風(fēng); 官僚機(jī)構(gòu)
We must fight against the bureaucracy in order to improve governmental work. ;為了提高政府部門的 工作效率,我們必須 與官僚作風(fēng)作斗爭.

confer v.協(xié)商,交換意見 vt.授予(稱號(hào)、學(xué)位等) 贈(zèng)與,把…贈(zèng)與,協(xié)議
The engineers and technicians ;工程師和技術(shù)員們
are still conferring on the unexpected accident of the fire damp explosion. ;還在討論此次瓦斯爆炸 的以外事故.

consecutive a.連續(xù)的;連貫的; 順序的
I am extremely busy every week on three consecutive days, ;我每星期連續(xù)三天 都非常忙,
Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. ;是在星期一、星期二、 星期三.

consensus n.一致同意, 多數(shù)人的意見,輿論
The voters' consensus was that the capital penalty should not be abolished. ;大多數(shù)選民的意見是 不應(yīng)該廢除死刑.
What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting? ;下午會(huì)議上一致的 意見是什么?

consequent a.作為結(jié)果的, 隨之發(fā)生的
His long illness and consequent absence put him far behind in his work. ;他因病缺席很久, 耽誤了很多課程.

contend v.斗爭,競(jìng)爭,主張; 辯論;聲稱
The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible. ;被警方聲稱證據(jù)是 不可接受的.

discrepancy n.差異,不一致; 矛盾,偏差,誤差
There was a discrepan- cy in the two reports of the loss of the earthquake in India. ;對(duì)于印度這次地震的損 失,兩份報(bào)告不一致.

discrete a.分離的,分立的, 無聯(lián)系的
The picture consisted of a lot of discrete spots of color. ;這幅由許多零散的色 點(diǎn)組成.

disrupt vt.使中斷,干擾
An accident of the collision of a truck with a train ;一輛卡車與一列火車 相撞的事故
has disrupted railroad services into and out of Paris. ;中斷了進(jìn)出巴黎市的 鐵路交通.
Protesters in Poland disrupted Clinton's speech. ;波蘭的抗議者干擾了 克林頓的演說.

exceptional a.例外的,特殊的, 優(yōu)越的,杰出的
Mozart showed exceptional musical talent when he was only 3 years old. ;莫扎特3歲就表現(xiàn)出 非凡的音樂才能.

execution n.執(zhí)行;實(shí)行;執(zhí)行遺囑; 處決,處死
Executions used to be held in public. ;死刑過去常常當(dāng)眾執(zhí)行.

forthcoming a.即將到來的;準(zhǔn)備好的; 樂意幫助的;友善的
When she was asked why she was absent for the party,no answer was forthcoming. ;當(dāng)問到她為什么沒來參加 晚會(huì),她不作任何回答.
We asked several villagers the way to the mine,and they are very forthcoming. ;我們向好幾個(gè)村民詢問 通往礦山的路,他們都 很樂意幫助.

fracture v.(使)破裂;(使)斷裂 n.骨折,挫折
A fracture in any part of the body can be very serious in elderly people. ;老年人身體的任何部位 發(fā)生骨折都有可能成為 嚴(yán)重疾患.

hysterical a.歇斯底里的, 異常興奮的
On hearing the news that he was elected senator,he was in hysterical laughter. ;一聽到他當(dāng)選參議員 的消息,他一陣狂笑.

insane a.毫無見識(shí)的, 患精神病的;瘋狂的
You must be insane to drive your car so fast ;你把車開得那么快, 一定是瘋了.

instrumental a 有幫助的;有作用的; 儀器的,器械的, 樂器的
Technical innovation is instrumental in improving the quality products. ;技術(shù)革新有助于提高 產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量.
Encouragement is more instrumental for the development of children than blame. ;鼓勵(lì)比責(zé)備對(duì)孩子的 成長更有幫助.

insulate vt.使絕熱;使絕緣; 隔離;使孤立
The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people. ;王室人員都毋須應(yīng)付 平民所面臨的許多困難.
Many houses in the north are warm in winter ;北方的許多房子在 冬天很暖和,
because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost. ;因?yàn)樗鼈兌甲髁烁魺?處理,使熱量不致散失.

locality n.地區(qū),地點(diǎn),現(xiàn)場(chǎng)
Localities,even individual villages developed their own languages. ;許多地區(qū),甚至各村子 都有他們自己的語言.

module n.模塊,組件; (宇宙飛船上獨(dú)立的)艙
It is very fast to use computation module to process files. ;利用計(jì)算模塊來處理文擋 速度很快.

numerical a.數(shù)字的,用數(shù)表示的, 數(shù)值的
We do not have any numerical information about casualties of the earthquake. ;我們還沒有有關(guān)地震 傷亡人數(shù)方面的報(bào)告.

prone a.易于…的; 傾向于…的;俯臥的
Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter. ;體弱的孩子在 冬天易患感冒.

propagate vi.繁殖;增殖 vt.繁殖,增殖; 傳播,宣傳
Most plants propagate by seed. ;大部分植物用種子繁殖.
Water easily propagates sound. ;水容易傳導(dǎo)聲音.

resultant a.作為結(jié)果發(fā)生的, 合成的
Her rudeness and resultant criticism from her parents made her ashamed. ;她沒有沒有禮貌結(jié)果 被父母批評(píng),這使她 很羞愧.

retention n.保留,保持
The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth. ;延用舊技術(shù)阻礙了 該公司的發(fā)展.

retrospect n.回顧,回想; 懷舊,追憶
The retrospect that the Chinese football team ;回想起中國男子足球
has been repeatedly defeated in the important matches was depressing. ;在重大比賽中屢戰(zhàn)屢敗 真是令人沮喪.

spouse n.配偶(指夫或妻)
You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse. ;你可以選擇與配偶一起 或分開交納所得稅.

sponge n.海綿,海面體 vt.用濕布或海綿擦拭
Young people should not sponge of their parents. ;年輕人應(yīng)該不依賴父母.

stabilize v.(使)穩(wěn)定,使穩(wěn)固
The primary task of the police is to stabilize the social order. ;警察的首要任務(wù)是 穩(wěn)定社會(huì)秩序.

stereotype n.陳腔濫調(diào),老套 vt.套用老套, 使一成不變
Regional stereotypes ;地區(qū)性舊習(xí)
have been part of America since its founding Westerners are trendy, ;自從美國建國以來就 成為它的一部分.
Midwesterners are dull Northeasterners are brainy,and Southerners are lazy. ;西部人時(shí)髦,中西部人 木訥,東北部人機(jī)智, 南方人懶惰.
It's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike. ;把人們看作都是一樣的, 這是錯(cuò)誤的.

traverse vt.橫過,穿過,經(jīng)過
The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway traverses almost half of China. ;京廣鐵路幾乎穿越 大半個(gè)中國.
I have to intention to traverse that ground in my present lecture. ;在這次演講中我不打算 詳細(xì)討論這一點(diǎn).

triple a.三倍的,三部分的 vt.使成三倍
The manager tripled his income. ;經(jīng)理使他的收入增加兩倍 (增至三倍).
Verbal communication is primary in our social interaction. ;口頭交際是我們社交 中最主要的交際方式.
verbal a.口頭的,語言的; 用詞的;動(dòng)詞的