Lesson_31

appropriate a.適當?shù)?恰當?shù)?vt.私占,侵吞,挪用; 撥出(款項等)供專用
Appropriating public funds is a crime. ;挪用公款是犯罪行為.

arbitrary a.隨意的,任意的; 專斷的,武斷的, 專制的
The diet for people who are on a diet imposes overall calorie limits, ;減肥食譜規(guī)定了總的 卡路里限制,
but daily menus are arbitrary. ;但每天的菜單可據(jù)喜好 隨意自定.
A good judge should try to be fair and not to make arbitrary decisions. ;一位好的法官應當努力做 到公平而不應做武斷的決 定.

bulk n.(巨大的)物體, (巨大的)形體或身軀 主體,絕大部分; (大)量
It's not their weight that makes these sacks hard to carry it's their bulk. ;這個袋子難搬運,不是 因為重而是因為體積太 大.
The bulk of the chickens had to be killed because of the bird flu virus. ;由于禽流感病毒,大部分 的雞都不得不被宰殺掉.
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convince vt.使確信,使信服, 說服
An insurance broker is good at convincing people to buy insurance policies. ;保險經(jīng)紀人很會說服人 買保單.
Evidences are indispen -sable when you want to convince the judge of your innocence. ;要使法官相信你的清白, 證據(jù)是必有可少的.

cope vi. (~ with) (成功地)應付, (妥善地)處理
I just got my driving licence and I can't cope with driving in heavy traffic. ;我剛拿到駕駛執(zhí)照, 交通擁擠的時候我 就開不好車.

courage n.勇氣,膽量
Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping? ;你有膽量玩蹦極跳嗎?

court n.法庭,法院;球場; 宮廷,宮室;庭院,院子
No noise is allowed in the Supreme Court. ;在最高法院內(nèi)不得喧嘩.

distinction n.差別,不同;區(qū)分, 辨別;優(yōu)秀,杰出; 榮譽,優(yōu)待
The greatest distinction between humans and apes ;人與類人猿之間身體上 最大的差別
is the hollow space humans have under their chins. ;是人的下巴下方有凹陷 的空間.

distress n.痛苦,憂慮;貧困; 危難,不幸 vt.使痛苦,使悲傷, 使憂慮
Company in distress makes trouble less. ;同病相憐,同憂相救.
I was distressed about lack of money at the end of every month. ;我每個月末都為錢不夠 用而感到憂慮.

division n.分,分開,分隔; 分配;分歧,分裂; 部門;除法
Division of labour is important in industry today. ;勞動分工在今天的企業(yè) 中很重要.

doubt n.懷疑,疑惑 v.懷疑,不相信
There's no doubt that China is playing an extremely important role in the world. ;無疑,中國在國際上正 扮演著極其重要的角色.

doubtful a.難以預測的,未定的; 懷疑的,可疑的
Any theory that has not been tested is a doubtful one. ;任何未經(jīng)檢驗的理論都 是不足為信的.

exceed vt.超過,越出
Exceeding the speed limit in urban areas will be fined. ;在市區(qū)內(nèi)超速駕車會 被??

excite vt.使激動,使興奮; 引起,激起
Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;濃咖啡刺激神經(jīng), 使人興奮.
I was very excited when I knew I had passed the visa interview. ;得知能過簽證面試, 我非常興奮.

flexible a.易彎曲的,柔韌的; 靈活的,可變通的
As we don't know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday. ;因為不知道天氣狀況如 何,我們?yōu)榧倨谧隽遂` 活的計劃.

grip n.緊握,抓牢;掌握,控制 vt.握緊,抓牢;吸引住… 的注意力(或想像力)
Van Gogh's Sunflower always grips my imagination. ;梵高的畫《向日葵》 總引起我的想像.

hostile a.敵對的,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. ;她對所有接近 她丈夫的 漂亮女孩都心存敵意.

horror n.恐怖,憎惡;令人 恐懼(或討厭)的 事物(或人)
People with claustrophobia have a horror of being trapped in the lift. ;有幽閉恐怖癥的人極度 恐懼困在電梯里.
Horror films make your flesh crawl. ;恐怖影片令人毛骨悚然.

input n.輸入,投入;輸入物, 輸入的數(shù)據(jù)
The input was larger than the output,so they lost money. ;投入大于產(chǎn)出,所以 他們虧本了.

inquiry n.打聽詢問;調(diào)查
For further inquiry, please consult our website. ;如需進一步咨詢,請登陸 我們的網(wǎng)站.

library n.圖書館,藏書室; 藏書
My grandpa is always proud of his library. ;我爺爺總是對他的藏書 感到自豪.

mercy n.慈悲,仁慈,寬容; 恩惠,幸運
I won't show mercy to the cockroaches, ;我對蟑螂從不仁慈,
and I will beat them to death whenever I see them. ;只要給我看見, 我就會消滅它們.
It's a mercy that no one was hurt in the accident. ;所幸意外當中無人受傷.

opposite prep. & ad.在對面 a.對面的,相反的; 對立的 n.對立面,對立物
My view is just the opposite.Do you accept opinions opposite to yours? ;我的觀點正相反.你接 受與你的意見相對立的 意見嗎?

precise a.精確的,準確的; 嚴謹?shù)?/strong>
Having won a gold medal in the Olympics, ;贏得奧運金牌,
Tao Luna has become famous as one of the world's most precise sharpshooters. ;陶璐娜以世界最準確的 神槍手之一而成名.
A lawyer needs a precise mind. ;律師要有嚴謹?shù)念^腦.

predict vt.預言,預測,預告
The witch said that her crystal ball could predict the future. ;女巫說她的水晶球可以 預測未來.

resign vi.辭職 vt.辭去,放棄; (~ to)使順從
I resigned because of the low salary. ;因為工資太低, 我辭職了.
I resigned myself to a long wait in line. ;我聽天由命的排隊等了 很長時間.

resistance n.抵抗,抵制;抵抗力, 抵抗性;阻力,電阻
The environmentalists put up resistance to fur-clothing companies. ;環(huán)保人士對皮衣公司 提出了抗議.

resistant a. 抵抗的,抗…的, 耐…的(~ to)
I prefer the plants that are resistant to bad climate. ;我比較喜歡那些對惡劣 的氣候有抵抗力的植物.

speculate vi.(~ about,~ on) 推測,推斷;投機, 做投投買賣 vt.推測,推斷
This detective story is boring, ;這個偵探故事很沒意思,
because you can speculate the ending in the beginning. ;因為剛開始看你就能 推斷出它的結局.

sponsor n.發(fā)起者,主辦者,贊助者 vt.發(fā)起,主辦;資助, 贊助;支持
The presidency campaign in the United Sates needs lots of sponsors. ;美國的總統(tǒng)競選需要 很多的資助者.
The following program is co-sponsored by "Rejoice","Motorola", "WaHaHa",and "Kongka". ;以下節(jié)目由“飄柔”, “摩托羅拉”, “娃哈哈”和“康佳” 聯(lián)合贊助播出.

usual a.通常的,慣常的
Let's meet at the usual place. ;我們老地方見.

violate vt.違反,違背;褻瀆; 侵犯,妨礙
Violating traffic regulations will be fined. ;違反交通規(guī)則要被罰.

wealthy a.富裕的
Up till now,Bill Gates has been recognized as the most wealthy man in the world. ;迄今為止,比爾.蓋茨仍 被公認為世上最有錢的人
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