torture 拷打,拷問(wèn)~ a confession from a prisoner
trash n. 垃圾;拙劣的作品;渣滓,敗類 vt.搗毀
toxic a. 有毒的,因中毒引起的
amaze 使驚愕,使驚異 I am amazed that he should get the post.
ambiguous 含糊不清的,模棱兩可的 an ambiguous answer
ozone n. 臭氧;清新的空氣
pact n. 合同,條約,公約
trace 痕跡,蹤跡 The wound healed, leaving almost no ~ of a scar
track 足跡,蹤跡~s in the snow
primitive 原始的,上古的,早期的 a ~ forest
prior 在先的,在前的 Stop making public statements without their ~approval here
privilege 特權(quán),優(yōu)惠,特免 In countries where there are still not many schools, education is a ~
probe 探索,探查,調(diào)查~ the roots of war
absolute 純粹的,完全的 have absolute trust in sb.
verge 邊,邊緣,邊沿 the ~ of a stream
verify 證明,證實(shí)Subsequent events verified my suspicions
vertical 垂直的,立式的 a ~ engine
veto 否決,否決權(quán),否決權(quán)的行使 The rest of the committee could not accept the ~
accustom 使習(xí)慣于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint 使認(rèn)識(shí),使了解
tame 馴化的,馴服的,溫順的~animails
tow 拖,拉,牽引 tow a damaged ship into port
abstract 抽象的 A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.
absurd 荒謬的,荒唐的 The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.
uproar 騷亂,騷動(dòng)The public ~ over unclear-radiation hazards
continues to mount
utilize 利用~ solar energy
utter 發(fā)出(聲音等),說(shuō),吐露~ the truth
vacant 未被占用的 a ~ seat in a bus
vague 含糊的,不明確的,模糊的 a ~ answer
slip 滑倒,滑落,滑行 She ~ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開(kāi),撕開(kāi)~ the envelope open
slope 傾斜,有坡度 The ground ~s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的,偷偷的 a ~answer
sovereign a.獨(dú)立的,有主權(quán)的 n.君主,國(guó)王,統(tǒng)治者
spacious adj.廣闊的,寬敞的
spectrum n.譜,光譜,頻譜;范圍,幅度,系列
spicy a.加很多香料的;(口味)濃郁的
spine n.脊柱,脊椎;(動(dòng)植物的)刺;書(shū)脊
shade 蔭,蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ~ from the sun
sham 假裝,虛偽 Her illness was a ~ to gain sympathy
smash 打碎,打破,摧毀 The ball ~ed the window
snatch 奪得,一把抓住 The thief ~ed her handbag and ran off
superfluous 過(guò)多的,剩余的,多余的a ~remark
supervise 監(jiān)督,管理,指導(dǎo)~ sb’s every move
stress 壓力,緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ~es of modern life
stretch 伸直,伸長(zhǎng) He yawned and ~ed himself
stride 闊步前進(jìn),大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊,撞 A stone struck me on the head
retrospect v.n. 回顧,回想,追溯[反]foresee
revelation n. 揭示,透露,顯示;被揭示的真相,新發(fā)現(xiàn)
string 細(xì)繩,線,帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝?nèi)?,除?The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
vanish 突然消失,逐漸消散 With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit
veil 面紗,面罩 Jewish women wore ~s in token of reverence and submission
ventilate 使通風(fēng),使空氣流通~ a room
venture 冒險(xiǎn),冒險(xiǎn)行動(dòng),投機(jī)行動(dòng)take a ~ in oil
uncover 揭開(kāi),揭露~ a dish of food
underestimate 低估~ the difficulties of the task
reassure v.使安心,使放心;使消除疑慮