paperback n. 平裝本,簡裝本
script n. 劇本(原稿);手稿,原稿;筆跡,手跡
scrutiny n. 周密的調(diào)查;仔細看;監(jiān)視;選票復查
sculpture n. 雕刻(術(shù)),雕塑(術(shù));雕刻作品
fume n.(usu pl.)(濃烈或難聞的)煙,氣,汽
blur n. 模糊不清的事物 vt.使模糊,使看不清楚
browse vi. 隨意翻閱,瀏覽;(牛、羊等)吃草
tan 棕黃色,黃褐色 buy some shoes in tan
tax 稅(款)Half of his wages go in tax
abrupt 突然的,意外的 an abrupt departure
acute 尖銳的,敏銳的 an acute thinker
versatile 多才多藝的 a ~ man
versus 訴訟,競賽等中以……為對手 The match tonight is China ~Japan
blunt 鈍的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.
blush (因害羞、激動、窘困)臉紅 blush with(或for) joy
abide 遵循(…by);容忍 The one thing she cannot abide is lying.
aaccelerate 加速,增速 accelerate one’s steps
thread 線,線狀物 cotton ~
thrill 使非常興奮,使非常激動 It’s a sight that never fails to ~ me
thrive 興旺發(fā)達,繁榮 His business is thriving
abuse 濫用 abuse one’s authority(office)
accommodate 使適應,使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances
unfold 展開,打開~ a newspaper
uniform 制服;不變的,相同的,均勻,統(tǒng)一的 a ~ temperature
unify 使成一體,統(tǒng)一 become a unified nation
update 更新,使現(xiàn)代化~a textbook
upgrade 提高,使升級,改善~ products and services
uphold 舉起,高舉 He upheld his clenched hand
upright 挺直的,垂直的 an ~ seat
adhere 黏附,附著 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.
adjacent 臨近的,毗鄰的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs
adjoin 貼近,與...毗鄰 His house adjoins the lake.
thrust 推,刺,戳,插,擠He was ~ into power
immune 免除的,豁免的:Nobody is immune from criticism
impact 沖擊,撞擊:the impact of light on the eye
impair 削弱,減少:The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather
impartial 公正的,無偏見的:A judge should be impartial
implement 工具,器具,用具:new types of farm implements
sting 刺,螫,叮 A bee stung him on the neck
stir 使微動,移動 A breeze ~red my hair
stitch 一針,針腳 Make your ~es closer together
sue 控告,起訴~ sb for slander
summary 總結(jié),概要 This book has a ~ at the end of each chapter
superb 極好的,一流的,杰出的~ science and engineering
superficial 表面的 a ~resemblance
temper 心情,脾氣 be in a good~
tempt 引誘,誘惑 Nothing could ~ me to do such a thing
shear 剪,修剪~ a lawn
shed 流~ one’s blood for one’s country
sheer 完全的,十足的~ nonsense
shelter 掩蔽處,躲避處 a bus ~(加微信號:kaoyanyun)
secure 安全的,可靠的,有把握的 a castle ~from attack
sensible 明知的,合情理的 a ~ choice
screen 屏,幕,簾 a folding ~
strain 拉緊,繃緊 If you ~ the elastic any more, it will break
strap 帶,皮帶 silks ~s
stream 小河,溪流 on the banks of a ~
tragedy 悲劇Hamlet is one of shakespeare’s best known tragedies
tick (鐘聲等發(fā)出的)滴答聲
tilt 使傾斜,使傾倒 Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat
toss 扔,拋,擲 The children tossed the ball to each other
tough 堅韌的,牢固的 Some plastic are as ~ as metal