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cite He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement. esteem All his friends held him in high esteem, for he was very sincere and diligent. grumble He was always grumbling about his low salary. hideous The old woman had such a hideous face that the girls couldn't even get close to her. loiter She loitered along the street, looking into all the show windows. rip She ripped her stocking on a sharp nail. specs She has very poor eyesight; she can read nothing without her specs. threshold Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the human brain works. token All the family wore black as a token of their grief. traitor The traitor sold our important military secrets to enemy. uphold The judge upheld the decision of the lower court. yawn He yawned several times during the lecture; he was not interested in it.
cite v.引用 他從這本書(shū)里引用了一段話來(lái)證明他的聲明。 esteem n.尊敬 他的朋友都很尊敬他，因?yàn)樗苷\(chéng)懇而且勤勉。 grumble v.抱怨 他總是抱怨他的薪水太低。 hideous adj.丑惡的 這位老婦人的面孔長(zhǎng)得如此丑惡，以致于女孩們都不敢接近她。 loiter v.閑蕩 她沿街閑逛，看所有的櫥窗擺設(shè)。 rip v.撕開(kāi) 她的襪子被一根銳利的釘子掛破了。 specs n.眼鏡 她的視力很差，沒(méi)有眼鏡她就什么也讀不了。 threshold n.開(kāi)端；人口 科學(xué)家對(duì)于人類(lèi)智慧如何運(yùn)用現(xiàn)在已開(kāi)始有了較進(jìn)一步的了解。 token n.象征 全家人穿黑衣以表示哀悼。 traitor n.賣(mài)國(guó)賊 這賣(mài)國(guó)賊把我方重要的軍事秘密賣(mài)給敵人。 uphold v.支持；確認(rèn) 法官確認(rèn)下級(jí)法院的決定。 yawn v.打呵氣 這堂課上他打了好幾次呵氣；他對(duì)這課不感興趣。