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alert n.警戒(狀態(tài)), 戒備(狀態(tài));報(bào)警
alert a.警覺的,留神的,注意的 vt.向報(bào)警,使警惕; 使認(rèn)識(shí)到
Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. ;空襲報(bào)警的警笛響起來.
Nuclear-armed bombers were put on the alert during the crisis. ;核武裝轟炸機(jī)在危機(jī)期間 進(jìn)入高度警備狀態(tài).

arbitrary a.隨意的,任意的; 專斷的,武斷的,專制的
The diet imposes overall calorie limits,but daily menus are arbitrary. ;食譜規(guī)定了總的熱量限 制,但每天的菜單可據(jù)喜 好自定.

behalf n.利益,方面
Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calutta's poor ;德蘭修女為加爾各答 窮人所做的一切努力
eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. ;最終為她贏得了諾貝爾和 平獎(jiǎng).

bulk n.大小,體積; 主體,絕大部分;大量 vt.顯得大,顯得重要
The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. ;大量必須做的工作真令人 痛苦.
Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft. ;在建造新的宇宙飛船時(shí), 安全考慮占了很大比重.

chip n.炸土豆條(或片); 集成電路片,集成塊; 缺口,瑕疵
chip v.削(或鑿)下(屑片或 碎片)n.屑片,碎片
"Fish and chips"is a typical English food. ;“炸魚土豆條”是典型的 英國食品.
The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. ;桌子接觸墻壁的地方漆皮 已剝落.

collapse vi/n.倒塌,塌下; 崩潰,突然失敗
The enterprose collapsed through lack of support. ;該企業(yè)因無力支持而 倒閉.

competition n.競爭,競賽
Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is very fierce. ;由于失業(yè)人員眾多,求職 的競爭十分激烈.
Five candidate cities including Beijing ;共有包括北京在內(nèi)的五個(gè) 城市
participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games. ;參加了爭奪第28屆奧 運(yùn)會(huì)主辦權(quán)的角逐.

decline n.下降,減少,衰退
The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence. ;雖有西方影響,中國的藝 術(shù)并未因此而衰落.
The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. ;手機(jī)的價(jià)格下降得非常 厲害.
The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined. ;大英帝國如今只是一個(gè)業(yè) 已衰落的帝國.

develop vi.生長,發(fā)育,形成; 發(fā)展,擴(kuò)展
A good teacher is surely an instructor ;一個(gè)好老師一定
develop vt.發(fā)展,開發(fā);制定, 研制,成長;逐步產(chǎn)生, 發(fā)揮
who can develop the capabilities of each student. ;是一個(gè)能激發(fā)每個(gè)學(xué)生 潛能的導(dǎo)師.
Juliet Wu's ambition ;吳士宏的抱負(fù)
is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. ;是要把一個(gè)國內(nèi)企業(yè)擴(kuò) 展成世界性的企業(yè).

elaborate a.精心計(jì)劃的,詳盡的; 復(fù)雜的 vt.詳述,詳細(xì)制訂 vi.詳述
I just want the facts in brief;you don't need to elaborate. ;我只想簡單了解事實(shí), 你不必作詳細(xì)說明.
I don't want elaborate lace pattern on my dress,just make it simple. ;我不想裙子上有復(fù)雜精美 的花邊圖案,簡簡單單 就行.

excite vt.使興奮,使激動(dòng); 引起,激起
Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;濃咖啡刺激神經(jīng), 使人興奮.
Emperor Qinshihuang's cruelty excited a rising of the people. ;秦始皇的殘暴引起了人民 的反抗.

fatal a.致命的,災(zāi)難性的, 毀滅性的;重大的, 決定性的
The city of Tangshan has such a new look that it hardly reminds ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 幾乎讓人想不起
people of the fatal earthquake that eccured over 30 years ago. ;30多年前的毀滅性的 地震.

formal a.正規(guī)的,正式的, 合禮儀的;形式上的, 表面的
Business letters are usually formal, ;商業(yè)信件通常都是講究格 式的,
but we write in a informal way to family members or friends. ;但我們給家人或朋友寫 信就比較隨便了.

gaze v./n.凝視,注視
In those boring letures,many students just sat gazing into the classroom window. ;在那些沉悶的課堂教學(xué) 中,許多學(xué)生知識(shí)呆呆地 望著窗外.

guard vt.守衛(wèi),捍衛(wèi) vi.(against)防止, 防范
guard n.警戒,警備;警衛(wèi)員, 看守,衛(wèi)兵
Be on your guard against pickpockets. ;謹(jǐn)防扒手.
Tooth paste with fluorine can effectively guard against tooth decay. ;含氟牙膏能有效防止 蛀牙.

hostile a.敵對(duì)的,敵意的,不友 善的;敵方的
It was very strange ;很奇怪,
how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband. ;她對(duì)所有接近丈夫的漂亮 女孩都心存敵意.

indentical a.相同的,同等的; 同一的
My opinion are not always identical with my parents's. ;我的意見并不總是和父母 的意見相同.
All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are identical, ;所有雞蛋看上去相似, 但沒有兩只雞蛋是完全 相同的
Leonardo da Vinci's teacher once said to him. ;達(dá)芬奇的老師曾經(jīng)告訴 他說.

inferior n.下級(jí),下屬 a.劣等的,次的;下級(jí)的
No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;決不能讓任何次品漏網(wǎng).
In the past,women were regarded as inferior to men. ;過去,人們認(rèn)為女人不如 男人.

launch n.發(fā)射;(船)下水 (新產(chǎn)品)投產(chǎn)
The first artifical satellite was launched by the former Soviet Union, ;前蘇聯(lián)發(fā)射了第一顆人 造衛(wèi)星,
launch vt.發(fā)射;發(fā)起(運(yùn)動(dòng)) 推出(產(chǎn)品);使開始 從事;使(船)下水
which shocked the United States. ;讓美國人大驚失色.

mechanism n.機(jī)械裝置;機(jī)制,機(jī)理; 辦法,途徑
The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. ;骨骼和肌肉是人體的組成 機(jī)體.
The shell of my watch is transparent and the mechanisms inside can be seen. ;我的手表外殼是透明的, 可以看見里面的機(jī)械 裝置.

match n.比賽,競賽;對(duì)手,敵手; 匹配,相配的人(或物); 火柴
The prince and princess in the fairy tales ;童話中的王子與公主

match vt.和...相配, 和...相稱, vi.相配,相適合
are always perfectly matched(=were always a perfect match). ;永遠(yuǎn)都是天造地設(shè)的 一對(duì).
The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can't be matched for friendliness. ;廣州白天鵝賓館良好的 服務(wù)態(tài)度是無與倫比的.
These shoes do not match;one is large and the other is small. ;這雙鞋不相配,一只大, 一只小.

negative a.否定的; 反面的,消極的; 負(fù)的,陰性的
negative n.負(fù)數(shù);(照相機(jī)的) 負(fù)片,底片
He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative. ;他被懷疑服用了興奮劑, 但他的尿樣檢測卻是呈陰 性的.
Two negative makes a positive. ;負(fù)負(fù)得正.

obligation n.義務(wù),責(zé)任
To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen. ;納稅是每一個(gè)公民的 義務(wù).

panic n.驚慌,恐慌,慌亂 v.(使)恐慌, (使)驚慌失措
The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities. ;亞洲金融危機(jī)引起了債券 的恐慌拋售.

peer pi ;n.同齡人,同等地位的人; 貴族 vi.仔細(xì)看,費(fèi)力地看
To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;為減少來自同齡群體的壓 力,許多學(xué)校要求學(xué)生們 穿校服.
He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was. ;他仔細(xì)地看著計(jì)算機(jī)的顯 示屏,想知道他的程序出 了什么錯(cuò).

press n.報(bào)刊,報(bào)界,新聞界; 出版社,通訊社; 壓,按,擠;印刷機(jī)
press v.壓,按,擠; 壓榨,壓迫
In the press conference, ;在新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上,
the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions. ;白宮發(fā)言人總是避免直 接回答問題.
Time presses.Let's press on with our work. ;時(shí)間緊迫.我們加緊工作 吧.
Just press this button,and you'll start the engine. ;只要按一下這個(gè)按鈕便可 啟動(dòng)這臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)了.
The problem of fuel presses for solution. ;這個(gè)燃料的問題急待 解決.

rarely ad.不常,難得
Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong. ;在倫敦“大本鐘”很少出 差錯(cuò).
Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. ;我極少到飯館吃飯.

scandal n.丑事,丑聞;流言蜚語; 反感,憤慨
The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, ;菲律賓前總統(tǒng)貪污稅款,
it was such a scandal. ;可謂一大丑聞.

thread n. 線,細(xì)絲;線索,思路; 螺紋 vt.穿(針、線等)
You lose the thread of your argument. ;你們的論點(diǎn)有失條理.
You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle. ;如果看不清楚無法穿線, 你需要一枚穿針器.