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tentative 試驗性的，試探性的，暫時的，推測的 a ～plan
avail 有利於，有助於 Will force alone avail us?
average 平均數，平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.
avert 擋開，防止，避免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.
ban （以官方明令）禁止，取締 He was banned from entering the city.
bang （突發的） sudden loud bang
cast 投，扔，拋，撒，擲 cast doubt(s) on the feasibility of a scheme
contempt 輕視,輕蔑:show a contempt for sb
contest 競賽,比賽,競爭:the contest between the two powers for the control of the region
contract 合同,契約:enter into(make)a contact with
contradict 反駁,同….相矛盾,同….相牴觸:The facts contradict his theory
defy 公然違抗，反抗：He was going ahead defying all difficulties.
degenerate 衰退，墮落，變壞（into）: Her eyesight degenerated with the years. deliberate 慎重的，深思熟慮的：The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.
denote 表示，是。。的標誌，意思是：A frown often denotes displeasure. 。
correspond 相符合相稱(to,with):Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipation
correspondent 通信者,通訊員,記者:a good(bad)correspondent
corresponding 符合的,一致的:corresponding fingerprints
compact 緊密的，堅實的 a compact piece of luggage
compare 比較，對照(with, to) compare the body to a finely tuned machine
compatible 能和睦相處的，合的來的 You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes.
detain 留住，擔擱：be detained by business.
detect （當場）發現（某人在幹壞事）:detect a student cheating
deteriorate （使）惡化,(使)變壞,(使)退化: Relations between the two countries began to deteriorate.
deviate 背離，偏離：deviate from the rule
devote 將……獻給（to）:Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.
compile 彙編，編制 compile an anthology of poems
comply 遵從，順從，服從 comply with rules(safety regulations)
compose 組成，構成 England, Scotland, and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.
compress 壓縮 He compresses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentences comprise 包含，包括 The shipyard comprises three docks.
compromise 妥協，折衷 compromise over the hard-fought next.
confront （使）面臨， （使）遭遇 The war confronted him with hardships.
crucial 決定性的，關鍵性的：a crucial decision
cue 提示，暗號，信號：throw cues to sb
cultivate 耕作，栽培，養殖：cultivate vegetables
differentiate 使不同，使有差別，區分，區別：differentiate varieties of plants
diffuse 擴散（氣體，液體等） ：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky. disgust 厭惡，噁心：feel disgust for bad odors
disperse 分散，驅散，散去：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas
displace 移動。。的位置：Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwaters
dispose 佈置，整理:The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive display
disregard 不理會，不顧：Disregard the noise and keep working
distinct 有區別的，不同的：Three distinct types of people
distort 扭歪，扭曲：a face distorted by (或 with)pain
distract 使轉向：be distracted from one’s original purpose
distribute 分配，分發：distribute the prizes among the winners
eliminate 排除,消除:eliminate the exploitation of man by man
elite 出類拔萃的人(或物),精華:the elite of the society
eloquent 雄辯的,口才流利的,有說服力的:an eloquent spokesman
embark 上船(或飛機,汽車等):embark for Europe at New York harbor
embody 使具體化,表現:embody principles in actions
embrace 擁抱:She embraced her son tenderly
enlighten 啟發,使擺脫偏見(或迷信)Would you enlighten me on your plans for the future?
enroll 吸收(成員),招生:The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year
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ensure 保證,擔保:His industriousness and ability will ensure his success
diminish 減少，降低：His illness diminished his strength.
diplomat 外交家，外交官，圓滑的人：a career diplomat
discard 丟棄，拋棄：discard an old pair of shoes
discern 看出，覺察出：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.
disclose 揭露，透露，使公開：disclose information to sb.
discharge 釋放：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.
discount 把（價格，費用等）打折扣，削價出售：
The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid when due.
discriminate 區別，辨別：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.
disgrace 丟臉，恥辱：bring disgrace on oneself
entertain 給。。。娛樂,使有興趣:The child is entertaining himself with his building blocks
entitle 給。。。權利,給。。。資格(to):Robert was entitled to see the documents
equivalent 相等的,相同的:The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happiness
erase 擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk marks
erect 豎直的,垂直的,豎起的:an erect tree
erupt (火山,噴泉等)噴發:The volcano is due to erupt any day
essence 本質,實質,要素:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politeness
eternal 永恆的,永存的,永久的:eternal truths
evaluate 估價,評價:evaluate property
evaporate (使)蒸發,(使)揮發:Heats evaporate water
exaggerate 誇張,誇大,對…言過其實:keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate
exceed 超出,勝過:Her performance exceeded all the others
external 外面的,外部的:external signs of a disease
descend 下來，下降：Darkness descended too soon.
extract取出,提取:extract a confession
extravagant奢侈的,浪費的:be extravagant in one’s way of living
fabricate 建造,製造:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock
facilitate使變得(更)容易,使便利:
Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle East to Japan
fade (顏色)褪去:The color in this material will not fade
faint不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint idea
fancy想象力:Children usually have a lively fancy
fare車費,船費,飛機票價:full (half) fare
divorce 離婚，分離，脫離：sue for a divorce
dominate 分配，統治：a white dominated society
donate 捐贈，贈送：They donate to the Red Cross every year.
doom 命運，厄運，劫數：His doom was to be poverty.
doze 打瞌睡，打盹兒：The old lady dozed in her armchair.
drain 慢慢排去：drain water from a pool
dread 怕，畏懼:I dread to think of what may happen.
drift 漂流，漂泊：The sounds of music drifted up to us.
dubious 引起懷疑的，不確定的：a dubious reply
due 欠款的，應支付的：A great deal of money is due to you.
dump 傾倒，傾卸：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk.
duplicate 完全一樣的，複製的：a duplicate key
excess 超越,超過:an excess of supply over demand
execute 實行,實施,執行,履行:execute a plan
exemplify 例示,舉例證明,是…的例證(或榜樣等):The teacher exemplified the use of the word
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exhaust 汲空,抽完:exhaust a well
expand 擴大,擴展,膨脹:Reading(travel)expands one’s mind
expel 驅逐,趕走:expel an invader from a country
expend 花費,消費(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out
expire 滿期,屆期,(期限)終止:His term of office expires this year
explicit 詳盡的,明確的:give explicit directions
exploit英勇的或冒險的行為或事蹟:The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admired
exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorations
durable 耐用的：a durable fabric
dwell （dwelt 或 dwelled ）（尤指作為常住居民）居住: dwell on an island
economical節約的,節儉的,經濟的: an economical stove
generate 產生，發生(電、熱、光、力、摩擦力等)：generate electricity
genuine 真的，非人造的，名副其實的：genuine leather
gesture 手勢，示意動作：raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair
confine 限制，使侷限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
confirm 證實，肯定 confirm a rumour
conflict （尤指長期的）戰爭，戰鬥 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
conform 遵照，適應 confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)
flourish 茂盛,繁榮,興旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century
fluctuate波動,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it
flush 臉紅:Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不許,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children
forge鍛鍊:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
glance 一瞥，掃視：take a glance at the newspaper headlines
glare 怒視，瞪眼：give the jury a glare
dense 稠密的，密集的:a dense forest
deposit 存放： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
depress 使沮喪，使消沉：That movie depressed me.
deprive 剝奪，使喪失：deprive sb. of his property
derive 取得，得到：He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.
controversy(尤之以文字形式進行的爭論),辨證:a point of controversy
convention(正式)會議,(定期)大會:draft a new constitution at a convention
convert轉變,轉化:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas
convey運送,輸送,傳送:a wire conveys an electric current
convict(經審訊)證明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of smuggling
coordinate調節,協調:coordinate the functions of government agencies
cordial熱情友好的,熱誠的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation)
glimpse 一瞥，一看：have a glimpse of (into)sth
glitter 閃閃發亮(或發光)，光彩奪目，閃耀：His language glitters with marvelous words
glory 光榮，榮譽：The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field
glow 發熱，發光，發紅：the fire glowing in the darkness
gossip 流言蜚語：give rise to gossip
govern 統治，管理：govern a nation
grace 優美：She ran well, grace in every movement
graduate (使)大學畢業：graduate from college
grant 同意，准予：grant a request
grease 油脂，動物脂：the grease spot on the envelope
heal 治癒，癒合：heal the sick
heap (一)堆：a big heap of books
hedge (矮樹)樹籬：a quickset hedge
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highlight使顯著,使突出:Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output
fracture 裂縫,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe
frequent時常發生的,頻繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now
frown 皺眉:frown at sb
frustrate 挫敗,阻撓,使灰心,使無效:frustrate a plan
fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,實現,完成: fulfill a contract
furnish供應，提供：furnish blankets for the refugees
fury狂怒，暴怒：fly into a fury
fuss大驚小怪，亂忙，小題大做：make much fuss over losing a penny
hinder妨礙，阻止：Bad weather hindered travel
hint 暗示：drop(give ,throw out)a hint
enforce實施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school
engage (用契約諾言等)約束,使訂婚:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer
enhance 提高(價格,質量,吸引力等),增加,增強:enhance one’s reputation
figure 數字:according to official figures
finance 財政,金融:skill in finance
finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts
flare (火焰)閃耀,(搖曳不定地)燃燒:candle flaring in the wind
flash 閃光,閃爍:a flash of lighting
flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land
inaccessible達不到的:The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible
incline傾斜：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree
incorporate 包含，吸收：His book incorporates his earlier essays
incur 招致，引起，遭受：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)
modify 修改，更改 ～a law
momentary 片刻的，瞬息的 a ～ feeling of fear
designate 指明，表明：designate boundaries
desolate 荒蕪的，不毛的：desolate land
despise 蔑視，鄙視：He despises flattery.
detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp.
diagnose 診斷，判斷：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
dictate 口授，使聽寫：dictate a letter to a secretary
coincide 相符，相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.
collaborate （尤指在文藝、科學等方面）合作，協作 He and I collaborated in writing plays.
collapse 倒坍，崩潰，瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.
collide 碰撞，互撞 The car collided with the truck.
commemorate 紀念，慶祝 commemorate a holiday
commend 表揚，稱讚 commend a soldier for bravery
extinct (火等)熄滅了的:an extinct cigarette(fire)
extinguish熄滅,撲滅:extinguish a cigarette(candle)
multiply 乘，相乘～ 7 and 8
muscle 肌肉facial ～s
mutual 相互的， 彼此的 ～ aid
narrate 敘述，講述 ～ the story of sb’s life
negligent 疏忽的，大意的 be ～ about traffic regulations
indignant 憤怒的，憤慨的：The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions
indispensable 必不可少的，必需的(to. for)： Oxygen is indispensable to life
induce 引誘，勸使：Nothing will induce me to do that
infer (根據已知事實等)推斷，推定(from)：From his grades I inferred that he was a good student
ingenious (人,頭腦等)靈巧的，足智多謀的：an ingenious designer
instant 緊急的，急迫的，立即的，即刻的：be in instant need of help
institute 學會，協會，學院，研究院：an institute for the blind
insulate 隔音,使隔絕(以免受到影響):We are not insulated from the real world the way we were
insult 侮辱，辱罵：She insulted him by calling him a coward
flatter奉承,使高興:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation
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flee逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion
flexible柔韌易,彎曲的:flexible cord
fling(用力)扔,擲,拋,丟:fling sb into prison
hoist 舉起，升起，吊起：The war hoisted prices
hold 拿著，抓住：The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous 同種類的，同性質的，有相同特徵的：homogeneous parts
horizon 地平(線)：The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospital 好客的，殷勤的，熱情友好的：be hospital to the homeless
hostile 敵人的，敵方的：a hostile army
withstand 經受，承受 ～hardships
speculate 推測，推斷 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill 溢出，濺出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin 紡制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash 濺潑A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈開，切開，裂開 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil 損壞，毀掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 發起者，主辦者，保證人，贊助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑點，汙點 a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽條，發芽，長出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur 靴刺，踢馬刺a pair of ～s
renovate 修復，整修 ～ a two storey building
repel 擊退，抵制，拒絕，排斥 ～ the enemy
repent 後悔，懊悔 ～of a thoughtless act
replace 代替，取代，更換The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus
transmit 播送，發射 ～ a match live
transparent 透明的 Glass is ～
transplant 移植，移種，移居 ～ a human heart into a patient
treasure 財寶，財富 dig for buried ～
trend 傾向，趨勢an upward ～ of prices
trick 詭計，騙局 He got the money by a ～
trifle 瑣事，小事 One should not get angry about such a ～
trim 整齊的，整潔的 ～ lawns
triple 三倍的，三重的，三部分的，三方的Black unemployment rate runs ～ the figure for whites
triumph 勝利 a ～ over the enemy
trivial 瑣碎的，不重要的，無價值的 ～ matters
tuck 夾入，藏入 He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it
tug （用力）拖或拉He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open
stroke 敲，打，鳴 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
tend 趨向，傾向 Interest rates are ～ing upwards
tender 嫩的 a ～ piece of meat
represent代表,象徵To many local people these castles ～ a hundred years of foreign domination
reproach 責備，指責，斥責 mute ～
scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
shield 盾，保護物，防禦物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
snob 勢力的人，諂上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 溼透，浸溼，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～
sophisticated 老於世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sow 播種 This plot of land was sown with maize
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spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle 發光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
tentative 試驗性的，試探性的，暫時的，推測的 a ～plan
terminate 停止，結束，使終止 ～ a contract
terrify 使害怕，使驚嚇 She was terrified out of her wits
testify 作證，證明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man
humble 地位(或身份)低下的，卑賤的：a humble job
hysterical 情緒異常激動的，歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury
identical 同一的：the same (very)identical menu
identify 識別，鑑別：He identified the coat as his brother’s
idle 閒散的，閒置的：idle money
ignite點燃，使燃燒：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
impose 徵(稅)，加(負擔，懲罰等)於(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion
impulse 推動，驅動：
give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries
intact 完整無缺的，未經觸動的，未受損傷的：an intact family
integrate使成一體，使合併(with, into)：
integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine
interfere 妨礙，衝突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact
intermittent 間歇的，斷斷續續的，週期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches
hazard 危險，危害物，危險之源：a life full of hazards
label 標籤，標記，標號：put labels on your luggage
lag 走得慢，落後，滯留：Some of the runners began to lag
latent 潛在的，隱伏的，不易覺察的：a latent infection
leak 漏洞，裂縫：The pipe has got a leak
lean 斜，傾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa
initiate 開始，發起：initiate a conversation
innovate 革新，改革，創新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation
inquire 詢問，打聽：He inquired what the weather was likely to be
insert 插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question
inspire 鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd
tumble 跌到，滾下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over
tune 曲調，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～
turbulent 騷亂的，動盪的，混亂的，狂暴的a ～ crowd
turn 轉動，旋轉Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock
tutor 家庭教師,指導教師
When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them
twinkle 閃爍，閃耀，閃亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight
twist 捻，搓，絞，擰 ～ a rope out of threads
whistle 吹口哨，鳴笛 The train ～d
whitewash 粉飾
wholesome 有益於健康的 ～ surroundings
wicked 壞的，邪惡的，淘氣的，惡作劇的 ～ habits
tease 戲弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat
tedious 單調乏味的，冗長的，羅嗦的a ～ debate
liable 會……的，有……傾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes
liberal 慷慨的，大方的 a liberal donation
limp 軟的，松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater
linger逗留，徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time
lubricate 使潤滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream
lump塊，小方塊 a lump of coal
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