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incinerate

burn rubbish or waste material completely in a special container.

They were incinerating hazardous waste without a licence.
As North Korea hones its missile reach and nuclear abilities — while threatening to incinerate Seoul, Washington and U.S. bases in the Pacific — it appears the limits of such behavior have yet to be discovered.

ford

If you ford a river or stream, you cross it without using a boat, usually at a shallow point.

They were guarding the bridge, so we forded the river.

wreck

摧毁；[n]残骸，撞车事故

He wrecked the garden.
His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
He was killed in a car wreck.

decipher

/dɪˈsaɪfə/ 破译

I'm still no closer to deciphering the code.

demolish

To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.

A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets.
Attempts to interest investors have fallen flat, and the building itself may be too expensive to demolish.
In an interview with the CBS television network, Saddam indicated that he would not demolish the missiles.

If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable

Our intention was quite the opposite – to demolish rumours that have surrounded him since he took office.

sap

If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.

I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength
inevitably, bad inflation and high interest rates sap the spirits of businesses and consumers.

solicit

[sə'lɪsɪt] If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it.

Dell implemented IdeaStorm as a way to solicit ideas from customers and non-customers alike.
People can continue to give to the fund, but the charity will no longer solicit donations.
Solicit ideas and input from people at all levels of the organization, and listen.

commence

[正式]开始

The academic year commences at the beginning of October.
They commenced a systematic search.
The performances will commence in a minute.

eff it up

弄糟，搞砸

Don't eff it up.

get something in an iron grip

某事在牢牢掌握之中

potter

do unimportant but enjoyable things, without hurrying.

I started pottering around outside, not knowing what I was doing. 游荡
She liked to potter in the kitchen. 磨蹭
Otherwise we're pottering around the house or watching TV...But small moments can have great power.

accommodate

(building, space) has enough room for; provide sb. with a place to stay; 适应变化

The school was not big enough to accommodate all the children.
a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding.
The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes.
time will stretch to accommodate what we choose to put into it.

wind up

结束做某事；摇上（车窗）

The president is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.
He started winding the window up but I grabbed the door and opened it.
All this is being recorded on her time log, winds up taking seven hours of her week.

savor

enjoy it as much as you can; eat or drink it slowly in order to taste its full flavour and to enjoy it properly.

She savoured her newfound freedom.
Just relax, eat slowly, and savour the full flavour of your food.

loll

sit or lie in a very relaxed position; hangs down in a loose, uncontrolled way.

He was lolling on the sofa in the shadows near the fire.
He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
Tongue lolling, the dog came back from the forest.
When he let go the head lolled sideways.

flock

If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting 云集

People flock to its cool, clean waters for boating, water skiing and lazy shoreline lolling
Next summer, sports enthusiasts from all over the world will flock to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.

incubate

The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
We want them to incubate new ideas and be able to take them to market fast.

spawn

产卵；产生，引发

go upstream, spawn and then die.
Bad regulations are always at the root of black markets and the criminality they spawn.

rejuvenate

[rɪ'dʒuvənet] 使..年轻，恢复活力

Shelley was advised that the Italian climate would rejuvenate him.
The government pushed through plans to rejuvenate the inner cities.
It is hoping that Internet gambling, which it legalized this year, will help rejuvenate the market

spur

鼓动，激励，推进

It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats.
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth.
In the aftermath of the bombing it would spur action against racial hatred.
[n.] .. sees competition as a spur to efficiency

tuck

put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat

He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.['traʊzɚz]
That night I tucked you into bed. I will never forget how you sat up and said, "...”

gloat

showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. 幸灾乐祸，洋洋得意

Well, they can gloat about the time they saved until they gotta buy another glove next week.
Anti-abortionists are gloating over the court's decision.

scribble

草草地写；乱涂乱画

She scribbled a note to tell Mom she'd gone out.
When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.
And he knew, whenever you get bored you scribble stars on the cuffs of your jeans.

cuff

袖口

a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs.

give way

（树枝）折断

And I suddenly feel the branch give way. I'm on the ground

hyperventilate

begin to breathe very fast in an uncontrollable way, usually because they are very frightened, tired, or excited.

I hyperventilate when they come near me with the needle.

be or become overexcited

After some angry tweeting and a little hyperventilating, things returned to normal
Blogs and Twitter are full of fans hyperventilating about what it all means.

moan

呻吟；抱怨

Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side.
Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.
...moaning about the weather.

shoot the breeze

朋友之间的闲扯

This partner had a particularly strong scientific background, and was generally very down to earth, so it was usually great fun to shoot the breeze with her.
We pick a spot and shoot the breeze like buddies do.

slip up

make a small or unimportant mistake.

There were occasions when we slipped up.
This is the place where people typically slip up in debugging.

slam

猛地（关门，摔下，撞击）

She slammed the door and locked it behind her.
I was relieved to hear the front door slam.
slammed the phone down
The plane slammed into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off.
I've learned to slam on the brake before I even turn the key
The famed filmmaker slammed the claims as "an outrageous lie." 抨击

stumble

踉跄，差点摔倒 put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.

He stumbled and almost fell.

buck up

振作，打起精神

Can we buck up just enough to see the world won't fall apart?

reconcile

['rɛkənsaɪl]

It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father.协调，调和
He never believed he and Susan would be reconciled. 和好
She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again 让自己妥协，不情愿地接受

swoon

痴迷（仿佛要昏迷） be strongly affected by your feelings for someone you love or admire very much

Virtually every woman in the 20's swooned over Valentino
Some of the fans swooned at the sight of their beloved stars.

plummet

(amount, rate, or price) decreases quickly by a large amount

In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day.
The president's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks.

coax

gently try to persuade somebody to do something or give information to you

After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself.
The officer spoke yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim.
It was like a parent trying to coax a lying child into admitting an obvious truth.

epitomize

be a perfect example of something.

Seafood is a regional speciality epitomized by Captain Anderson's Restaurant.

spray

喷出，溅出

Tanker trucks spray water on the dirt roads in an effort to contain the dust
He ran to the top of the building, spraying bullets into shoppers below. 扫射
hair spray [n]喷剂

vacate

[veɪˈkeɪt] If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people.

He quickly vacated the gym after the workout.
When you vacate the room, you should hand over the door key to me.

stagnate

/stæɡˈneɪt/ （社会经济）停滞不前

Industrial production is stagnating.

delude

We delude ourselves that we are in control. 自欺欺人
Television deludes you into thinking you have experienced reality, when you haven't.

absolve

免除责任

A police investigation yesterday absolved the police of all blame in the incident.

elucidate

[formal] make it clear and easy to understand

As this chapter will elucidate, poor choices of the distance function can sometimes be disastrously misleading depending on the application domain.