concentrate全神贯注
I can’t concentrate with all that noise going on. 吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
monotonous单调的
It’s monotonous work, like most factory jobs. 这个单调的工作，和大多数工厂工作一样。
vengeance复仇，报仇
He swore vengeance on his child’s killer.他发誓要找杀害他孩子的凶手报仇。
spilled溢出
He always spilled the drinks.他总是不小心把饮料给洒了。
moron傻瓜
They’re a bunch of morons.他们说一群蠢货。
innumerable无数的
Innumerable books have been written on the subject.已经有无数书籍写过这个主题。
ingredients材料，佐料
Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients.我们的护肤霜只含有、天然成分。
various各种各样的；多方面的
Tents come in various shapes and sizes.帐篷有各种各样的形状和大小。
hemisphere半球
It is further divided into four regions, or lobes, in each hemisphere.每个半球又进一步分化为四个区域或叶。
continent大陆
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.饥荒威胁着该大陆人口数量。
residing属于
Happiness does not reside in strength or money.幸福不存在于力量和金钱之中。
cement水泥
He had spent several hours mixing cement.他用了几个小时的时间来搅拌水泥。
chiffonier小衣橱
That chiffonier is made of oak.那件小衣橱是橡木制成。
sarcastic挖苦的；冷嘲热讽的
‘There’s no need to be sarcastic,’ she said.“不必挖苦人嘛。”她说。
glance扫视，匆匆一看
He glanced around the room.他环视了一下房间。
compositions作文；论文
We had to write a composition on the subject “My Pet.”我们得就“我的宠物”这个主题写一篇作文。
tough恶棍；艰苦的
She’s been having a tough time of it lately.她最近的日志一直很难熬。
puke呕吐;呕吐物
The baby puked all over me this morning.宝宝今天早上吐了我一身。
phony假冒者；赝品
The people are so phony.这些人太假了。
fencing剑术
He is an old hand at fencing.击剑他是老手
desire欲望；希望得到
We all desire health and happiness.我们都渴望健康和幸福。
scratching划伤；擦伤
It provides a raised area at the back of the phone which helps stop you scratching the handset when you put it down.它在手机背面提供了一个抬高的区域，以助于防止你在放下它时把电话听筒划伤。
senior年长者；资历较深的
Seniors can enjoy 25% discount on the ticket price.老年人可以享受25%的票价折扣。
suicide自杀
He’s bent on suicide.他一心想自杀。
crumby低劣的;柔软的
That isn’t too far from this crumby place.那地方离我目前可怜的住处不远。
falsies胸罩衬垫
hotshot高手
Hotshot Eddie needed money to buy a new guitar.自命不凡的艾迪需要钱买把新吉他。
touchy过敏的；易生气的
She is very touchy about her past.她对自己的过去非常敏感。
apiece每个；没人
He and I had two fish apiece.我和他没人有两条鱼。
lousy讨厌的；污秽的；
All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.她给我买的就这件破T恤。
I’m a lousy cook.我是个蹩脚的厨师。
grave墓穴
There were flowers on the grave.坟上有些花。
ancestral祖先的；祖传的
They want to know why we left our ancestral house.我们为什么离开祖先的房子。
homestead宅邸；田产
He looked around, not just up the road but toward the homestead and edge of the woods.他向四周看了看，看了看路上也看了看宅基地和树林的边缘。
enlightened启迪；解释
His words have enlightened me.他的一番话使我开了窍。
desperate不顾一切的；令人绝望的
She was unable to restrain her desperate anger.她无法抑制她那不顾一切的愤怒。
pile堆；大量
She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk.她惶恐的望着桌子上堆积如山倒信函。
miscarriage流产
The pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 11 weeks.怀孕到第11周便流产了。
herbal植物志；草本的
Herbal remedies are remarkably successful in treating eczema.草药疗法医治湿疹非常成功。
depressed沮丧的；萧条的
People eat when they’re depressed. 人们会在沮丧时吃东西。
vomit吐出；呕吐
Any product made from cow’s milk made him vomit.任何牛奶制品都会让他呕吐。
foul犯规
The referee signalled a foul.裁判鸣哨示意犯规
bellows波纹管；风箱
He bellows, rends the air with anguish.他咆哮着，痛苦的喊声滑坡长空。
expected预期；盼望
Progress was slower than expected.进展比预计的缓慢。
trot慢跑
Her horse broke into a trot.她的马突然加速小跑。
sedan轿车；轿子
After five years, this luxury sedan loses 84% of its purchase price.五年之后，这款豪华轿车的售价下降了84%。
haunt闹鬼的
The house was said to be haunted.据说这座房子里闹鬼。
tuft一丛
He had a small tuft of hair on his chin.他下巴上有一小撮胡须。
decorated装饰
The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time.男孩们正计划在他们有时间的时候装修。
cheek面颊
He gave me a little peck on the cheek.他在我脸上轻轻一吻。
mole痣
Researchers studied moles on those aged between 12 and 50.研究者们研究了12岁到50岁的人身上长的痣。
consistent一致的；始终如一的
Her work has been of a consistently high standard.她的工作一直说高水准的。
sprinkled撒
He sprinkled sand along the icy path.他沿着结冰的路撒砂子。
creepy诡异的;令人毛骨悚然的;
It’s natural to feel creepy, he says, when you have to make trips by yourself into the destroyed rooms.当你必须独自走进被毁坏的房间时，感到毛骨悚然时很自然的。他说。
dense稠密的；浓厚的
We fought our way through the dense vegetation.我们在茂密的植被中开出一条通路。
shudder发抖
Just thinking about the accident makes me shudder.只要一想起那场事故，我就发抖。
numb麻木的
I’ve just been to the dentist and my face is still numb.我刚刚去看了牙医，脸上现在还没有知觉呢。
scalp头皮
He smoothed his hair back over his scalp.他把头发顺着头皮往后捋平。
stammer口吃
Many children stammer but grow out of it.很多小孩口吃，但长大就改过来了。
falter衰弱；衰退;犹豫；踌躇
She walked up to the platform without faltering.她健步走上了讲台。
chaff糠；谷壳
it isn’t always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff.分清好坏并不总是容易的。
exhausted精疲力尽的;耗尽
I’m exhausted! 我累死了。
waist腰部
He put his arm around her waist.他搂住了她的腰。
enthusiasm热心，热情
She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching.她从未失去过教书的热忱。
adobe粘土
a few blocks of adobe house几个由土坯房组成的街区
taboo禁忌
The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.毒瘾在我们家依然是个有些忌讳的话题。
glow发出微弱而稳定的光
A cigarette end glowed red in the darkness.一个烟头在黑暗中发着红光。
passionately adv.热情地；强烈地
I am passionately opposed to the death penalty.我强烈的反对死刑。
nestled依偎，舒适而温暖地安定下来
He nestled the baby in his arms.他怀里抱着孩子。
decoct煎；熬
decoct egg煎鸡蛋
detoxifying排毒；净化
Vitamin C helps to detoxify pollutants in the body.维生素C有助于为体内的污染物去毒。
nourishing滋养；养育；有营养的
Fruit is very nourishing.水果富有营养。
prescription药方
They are not available without a prescription.这些药没有处方不能出售。
prescribed规定的
She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets.她服用了所开剂量两杯的安眠药。
essence本质，实质
The essence of dialectical thought is division.辩证思想的实质是二分法。
gossip小道传闻；闲聊；传播流言蜚语
Don‘t believe all the gossip you hear.别对那些道听途说都信以为真。
tear撕裂；撕碎
I tore the package open.我把包裹撕开。
polish擦亮
The dentist scaled and polished my teeth.牙医为我刮除了牙石，抛光了牙齿。
scissor剪刀
These scissors are awfully heavy.这些剪刀非常重。
meekly温顺的
It was the best butter, the March Hare meekly replied. 这是最好的奶油，三月兔温顺地回答
dowry嫁妆
squeezed挤压
He squeezed her arm reassuringly.他安慰地捏了捏她的手臂。
dumb哑的
She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。
horn号角
I’m sure she doesn’t want us horning in on her business.我肯定她不希望我们插手她的事。
capable有能力的
He’s quite capable of lying to get out of trouble.靠撒谎度过难关他挺有一套。
formality手续；礼节
Some contrast are more formality.有些合同纯属走形式。
spine脊柱
The disease had deformed his spine.疾病导致他脊柱变形。
trough水槽
The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.那尊古老的石制牛食槽依旧位于主要入口处。
gambling赌博
Gambling is a from of entertainment.赌博是一种娱乐形式。
conclusion结论
foregone conclusion预料之中必然发生的事情;不可避免的结局
Most voters believe the result is a foregone conclusion.多数投票人认为结果是早成定局的事。
rotten腐烂的
Scoop out the rotten part of the pear.把梨烂的地方挖掉。
gloomy沮丧的；阴郁的
They found him in a gloomy, downbeat mood.他们发现他心情沮丧而消沉。
nonchalant冷淡的；漠不关心的
Denis tried to look nonchalant and uninterested.丹尼斯尽力作出冷淡、不感兴趣的样子。
revealing揭示；展现
He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth.他笑了起来，露出一排洁白的牙齿。
torment折磨
At times the memories returned to torment her.有时这些记忆会又来折磨她。
summoned传唤;召集
She summoned the water.她召唤服务员过来。
chill寒冷；寒意
It’s spring but there’s still a chill in the air.初春季节仍有寒意。
tremble颤抖；战栗
I will never forget the look on the patient’s face, the tremble in his hand.我将永远不会忘记那病人脸上的表情和她颤抖的手。
tingling麻刺感
tangled紊乱的；纠缠的
Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown.动物被缠在渔网里淹死了。
cease停止
They voted to cease strike action immediately.他们投票决定立即停止罢工。
reign统治
In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles’s reign.这一节课我将着重讲查理王超的早期统治思想。
sanctified认可的；批准的
This was a practice sanctified by tradition.这是一种合乎传统的做法。
destiny命运
We are masters of our own destiny.我们是自己命运的主人。
dominate控制；支配
He denied that his country wants to dominate Europe.他否认他的国家想称霸欧洲。
sealed密封的；盖印
The organs are kept in sealed plastic bags.这些器官保存在密封塑料袋里。
legion军团
skeletons骷髅；骨架
The town of Rudbar had ceased to exist, with only skeletons of buildings remaining.鲁德巴尔城已不存在，只剩一些建筑骨架。
addict吸毒成瘾的人；使沉迷；使上瘾
Traffic data can be addicting at time.有时流量数据会让人上瘾。
trellis格子
grape葡萄
enlighten启发vt.
It was a very enlightening interview.那次面谈让人很受启发。
vague模糊的
The description was pretty vague.这项描述是相当含糊的。
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