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To grant a pension to 给 发养老金

Loyal service 忠诚服役

Pensioner 领养老金的人

This detergent won’t shrank wool. 这个洗涤剂不会让毛线缩水

The hot water shrank my sweater. 热水让我的毛衣缩水

The treatment should shrink the tumor. 这种治疗应该会使肿瘤缩小

To move back or away, esp. in fear 因害怕后退或者离开

A shy man shrinks from meeting strangers. 害羞的人怕见生人

It’s best to allow for shrinkage when buying cotton clothes. 买棉质衣服最好考虑他们的缩水问题

Greatest in power, authority, or rank 在权力 权威 程度 或者地位上 最大的

Use to reign as the supreme player in the NBA 在美国职业篮球赛中具有至高无上的地位

Highest in degree or quality 程度和质量最高

For me, dieting requires a supreme effort of will. 对我来说，节食需要极大的意志力

Supremacy 至高无上

The musician gave full tribute to his former teacher. 这个音乐家盛赞他的过去的老师

Victorious nations 战胜国

Demand from 向 要求

Former enemies 曾经的敌人 战败国

Flow into 流进

This is a tributary of ZhuJiang River. 这是珠江和的支流

A ruler or nation that pays tribute 朝贡统治者或者国家

Rivers tributary to the Thames. 泰晤士河的支流

There was a tributary of road near the end of the village 接近村庄尽头有岔道

Punishment administered in return for wrong committed  执行惩罚作为做坏事的回报

Evil actions will bring retribution. 邪恶的行为将带来惩罚

Of little significance or value 没什么意义或者价值

Never put the trivial above the important in doing  anything 无论做任何事切莫本末倒置

Trivia 琐事

Tighten the screws 拧紧螺丝

The table legs are screwed to the floor. 螺丝把桌子腿固定在地板

To turn or twist 去转或者拧

Screw up the jar 把瓶盖子拧上

Screw up one’s life 搞砸某人的人生

She unscrewed the cap of the water bottle 她拧开水壶的盖子

To create or make up( sth such as a story) to trick people 创造或者编造（某事 例如故事）欺骗人；捏造 伪造

Gang fabricated evidence 一伙歹徒伪造证据

Threaten witnesses 威胁证人

Fabricate an exhaust system 组装一个排气系统

To manufacture (a building, ship, etc.) in advance, esp. in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled  提前大量生产（一座房子，船等等）尤其按可以简单运输和装配的标准段

The company prefabricated sections of house and moved them to building sites to assemble. 公司大量预制房子各部件然后运输到建筑工地组装

Prefabricated 用预制构件组装

Tending to express oneself often or freely  倾向于经常或自由地表达自己

A vocal critic of the government 对政府直言不讳的批评者

Uttered or produced by the voice 发出声音或由声音产生

A cricket’s chirps are not vocal; they are make by rubbing the legs. 蟋蟀的叫声不是嗓音发出来的，是通过摩擦它们的腿

The album features Jim Boquist on vocals.这唱片收录的事吉姆卜奎斯的演唱

Vocalist 歌手

The giraffe cannot make any vocalizations 长颈鹿的嗓子无法说话

To state firmly that sth. Is true 坚持声称某件事是对的

She asserted that he was innocent.她断言他是无辜的

To stat very strongly your right to sth 非常强调你有权利做某事

The republics began asserting their rights to govern themselves. 各共和国开始主张它们自治的权利

Assert oneself 坚持自己的想法

Assertive 肯定地 武断地

To find by searching, examining, or experimenting 通过搜索 调查 试验来发现

Locate the enemy’s site 定位敌人的所在位置 找出敌人的据点

The West Lake of Hangzhou is located in the center of the city. 杭州的西湖位于市中心

Chose to locate its factory near the airport  选择把工厂建者机场附近

They hoped locate in Chicago. 他们希望在芝加哥定居

Be located in/at/near 位于某地

Dislocated his shoulder in training 在训练中他的肩膀脱臼了

Throw into 投入

Flights have been dislocated by the fog. 大雾把航班班次搅乱了

Dampness 潮湿

 The chicken’s stone floor was shining with moisture 处方的石头地板受了潮闪闪发光

To make your skin less dry by using special cream 使用特俗乳霜让你的肌肤减少干燥；给 增加水分 滋润

You should cleanse and moisturize your skin every day 你因该每天清洁滋润自己的肌肤

To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement  协商通过讨论和共同协议来安排或解决

They are negotiating a contract  他们在协商合同

To succeed in going ever or through 成功地经历或经历

My horse negotiated the fence well 我的马轻易跨过了栅栏

It is difficult to negotiated when neither will trust 双方彼此不信任的时候很难进行协商

Negotiable 可协商的

A verbal controversy 争论

Legalize abortion 堕胎合法化

To argue about 就 发生争吵

The election result was disputed. 选举结果引起争议

The two sides continued to dispute the ownership of the territory. 两边持续争夺那片土地的所有圈

The two brothers disputed over the ownership of the company. 两兄弟就公司所有权发生争论

In dispute 在争论中

This question is still in dispute. 这个问题尚在争论之中

Beyond dispute or doute 除了争论或者怀疑；不容质变的

It is an indisputable fact that man is mortal. 人终有一死是不容争议的事实

Absolutely necessary 绝对有必要 必不可少的

Air and water are indispensable to life. 空气和水是生命中不可或缺的

Not essential 不是必需品

A grace is useful but not dispensable.房车虽然有用但是并不是必须的

The state or fact of being in need 处于需要的状态或者事实中

He seemed to feel the necessity of some slight explanation.  他觉得好像有必要有必要略微解释下

Of necessity 不可避免的 必定

Die sooner or later 早晚都会死

Of or near the North Pole or South Pole属于或者接近北极或者南极

As our climate warms up, the polar ice-caps will begin to melt. 随着我们气候的变暖 极地的冰冠将开始融化

Of (one of)the poles of a magnet 磁铁的磁极

Polar attraction 极向引力

Exactly or completely opposite in character or nature 在性质或本质上完全相反的

Love and hatred are polar feelings 爱与憎是完全相反的感情

Polarity is inherent in a magnet. 极性是磁铁的固有性质

There is a growing polarity between the workers and the management. 工人和管理的对立越来越严重

Shared by or common to two or more 两个或两个以上的人共享的或共同的

A joint account 联合账户

A joint venture 合资企业

A joint effort 共同努力

Put his bone into the joint again 把他的骨头重新归位 复位

A place or part at which two or more things are joined 链接2个或者更多事物的地方或部分

The two parts of the pipe have separated at the joint. 管子从接口处分成两部分

Out of joint 脱臼 出了问题

All things there are out of joint 一切都乱七八糟

They have been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. 他们在多起不可取胜的诉讼成了被告，因此破了产

Lacking order or organization 缺乏秩序或者系统

The film was so disjointed that I couldn’t tell you what the story was about. 电影的剧情太不连贯了 我都不知道告诉你这个故事讲了什么

A defect or shortcoming 一个瑕疵或者缺点

Vanity is the great flaw in the character. 虚荣是个性中最大的瑕疵

He greeted her in almost flawless English. 他用完美的英语和她打招呼

Go through 经过 

Go into sth 渗入

Radiation penetrating the earth’s atmosphere. 穿透地球大气层的辐射

The mist penetrated into the room. 雾气渗入房间

To enter, pass into, or force a way into. 进入 允许进入 强行进入—刺穿

These bullets can penetrate armor. 这些子弹可以穿透盔甲

The arrow penetrated through the target just in the centre. 弓箭射穿了八字的中心

The Japanese electronics market 日本的电子市场

Foreign agents  外国间谍

Penetrate the CIA 打入美国中央情报局

To grasp the significance of 掌握重要性

Don’t bother to penetrate girl’s minds as they are always changing. 不要为猜不透女孩的心思而烦恼，她们总是在变

Impenetrable 无法刺穿 费解

To state publicly that sth.  is true 公开声明 某件事是真的 断言 证实

The general affirmed rumors of an attack 将军证实了袭击的传闻

To strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea 强化感觉 信仰 或者期望 

Moral standards 道德标准

There are moral standard that we must affirm for our children 我们必须对孩子强化的道德标准

To formally state(sth) again in order to emphasize that it is true 为了强调真实性再次正式声明

Peace process 和平进程

A calm and serious quality 冷静严肃

The dignity of the occasion was split when she fell down the steps.  当她跌下楼梯 破坏了该场合的庄严氛围

Only a truly free person has human dignity.只有真正自由的人才能具有人的尊严

A person of high rank or position 地位或者职位很高的人

Many of the local dignitaries attended his grandfather’s funeral.  爷爷的葬礼有很多当地显贵参加

Many families in this area live on charity 住在这片区域的人靠救济生活

The Red Cross 红十字会

International charity 国际慈善组织

Generosity toward others or toward humanity 慷慨面对他人 或者 仁慈面对

She regarded his moral faults with charity. 她原谅了他的品行不端

Uncharitable  刻薄的

Auction price 拍卖价格

The costumes from the movie are to be auctioned. 电影里的服装将被拍卖

Auctioneer 拍卖商

To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose 为将来做特殊的目的而保留

All rights reserved 版权所有 侵权必究

I have reserved a room for you at the hotel. 我帮你在酒店定了一个房间

Gold reserve 黄金储备

Without reserve 无保留 无条件地

Three competitors plus one reserve 三个参赛者一个候补

Nature/game reserve 禁猎区

Reservist  预备役军人

So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe

His whole attitude has undergone a subtle change. 他的整个态度已经有了微妙的变化

The two notes are similar, but subtle difference still can be found. 这两张纸钞很像但是仍然有细微差别

Difficult to understand 很难懂

A subtle smile 诡秘的笑容

Subtlety is one of the arts of both diplomacy and statecraft. 微妙莫测是外交和政治手腕艺术之一

A subtle difference=subtlety 精细敏锐

There are still subtlety between the two books. 两本书始终有细微差别

He was as ready to forgive as he was hasty to offend; he was open-handed and munificent to profusion; in war circumspect in design in skillful in execution; in politics a child, lacking in subtlety and experience.

Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness

Doing all these calculations without a computer would be extremely tedious.

We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.

To make extremely tired 

We are all exhausted after a long cycle ride.

To use up completely 

My patience is exhausted. 我没耐心了

To consider or talk about(a subject) thoroughly or completely

We’ve exhausted this subject; let’s go on to the next.

Jet exhaust 排气

The smell of the exhaust 排气装置

That cannot be entirely consumed or used up 

The rivers afford an inexhaustible supply of fish. 这几条河有取之不尽的鱼

He’s still very weak, and must be fed fluids only. 她很虚弱 只能吃流食

Fluid lava 流体熔岩

Fluid assets 流动资产

His painting become more fluid 他的画变得流畅多了

Fluidity 流动性

Some birds migrate to find warmer weather 一些鸟迁徙寻找更温暖的气候

To move from one country to region and settle in another 

Americans have been migrating south and west in larger number since World War Ⅱ. 美国自二战以来一直以更大规模的向南部和西部迁徙

Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work. 移民工作者从一个城市搬到另一个城市寻找工作

It has been really rare to see migrant birds here. 这里很少能看见迁移的鸟了

A characteristic pronunciation 口音

She speaks English with a Chinese accent. 他说的英语有中国口音

Mark with a printed accent 标注重音

To stress or emphasize the pronunciation of 

The first syllable should be accented  第一个音节应该重读

To give special attention to sth 强调=Highlight/emphasize 

His speech accented positive of the plan 他的演讲强调了计划的积极部分

to make more noticeable 强调

He is right to accentuate the positive  他强调信心是对的

The tight jumper only accentuated his fat stomach. 那紧身毛衣反而突出他的胖肚子