alternate a.交換的,輪流的;間隔的 vt./vi.交換, 輪流

　　The fashionable style designed by the famous designer has some alternate stripes of blue and white which made the fashion quite special.由這位著名服裝設計師設計的新潮時裝上有藍白相間的條紋,這正是其與眾不同的獨特之處.

　　The two candidates for the presidency will alternate in giving their respective election speeches on TV.兩位總統候選人將會在電視上輪番進行競選演說.

　　assurance n.把握,信心;保證,表示保證的話;保險

　　During the interview, I answered all the questions raised by the interviewer with assurance.在面試的過程中,我信心十足地回答了面試人提出的所有問題.

　　Despite my friends repeated assurance before the interview,I was still very nervous.面試之前,雖然我的朋友說了很多鼓勵的話,但我仍然十分緊張.

　　Coincide vi.同時發生;相符,相一致;位置重合,重疊

　　We can say that one is lucky if his vocation coincide with his avocation.如果一個人的職業剛好與他的愛好一致,那么我們就可以說他是非常幸運的

　　Comply vt.遵從,依從,服從

　　All the citizens must comply with the law.所有公民都必須遵守法律.

　　consolidate v.鞏固,加強;聯為一體,合并

　　The two banks will consolidate in July next year.這兩家銀行明年7月將合并.

　　Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company.幾家小企業合并成一家勢力雄厚的大型公司.

　　Dazzle v.眩目,眼;使贊嘆不已,使傾倒 n.耀眼的光;令人贊嘆的東西

　　He was dazzled by his sudden success.突然的成功沖昏了他的頭腦.

　　The diamond ring dazzled with brilliancy.這只鉆石戒指閃耀奪目.

　　destructive a.破壞的,毀滅性的

　　Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned.有礙經濟發展的政策應該擯棄掉.

　　Distract vt.轉移;使分心

　　The noise in the street distracted me from my reading.街上嘈雜聲使我無法專心讀書.

　　The school students were distracted by the wonderful world outside the classroom.教室外的精彩世界使學生們不能集中注意力.

　　expenditure n.經費,費用,支出額;花費,支出,消耗

　　All the departments are required to limit their expenditure to whats essential.每個部門都被要求限制在必要的開支上.

　　Flaw n.缺點,瑕疵,缺陷

　　Vanity is the great flaw in the character of many women.愛慕虛榮是很多女性性格中的重大缺陷.

　　Its a pity that the scar flawed her skin.很遺憾,這塊疤痕在她皮膚上造成了缺陷.

　　Hatch vt.孵出,孵;策劃,圖謀 vi.孵出 n.艙門開口;孵化

　　Dont count the chickens before they are hatched. 雞蛋還未孵,別忙數雞雛.

　　What mischief are you hatching ?你們在搞什么鬼花樣?

　　Ignite vt.點燃,引發 vi.著火

　　A lighted cigarette can ignite a big forest fire.一根點燃的香煙就可以引起森林大火.

　　His enthusiastic speech ignited the audience.他熱情洋溢的演說讓聽眾熱血沸騰.

　　Indignant a.憤怒的,憤慨的,義憤的

　　All the Chinese people were indignant when learning that the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia had been bombed by NATO.當聽說中國駐南聯盟大使館被北約轟炸時,全中國人民都感到無比憤慨.

　　instantaneous a.瞬間的,即刻的

　　Im looking forward to an instantaneous reply to this letter.本人翹首盼望對此信件的即刻答復.

　　Invalid n.病弱者,殘疾者

　　Invalid a.無效的,無可靠根據的,站不住腳的

　　Unless it is signed,a cheque is invalid.支票除非簽了字,否則是無效的.

　　The invalid is gathering strength.這位病弱者體力正在逐漸恢復.

　　Minimize vt.減少到最低限度;極力貶低,對做出最低估計

　　One of the effective measure to minimize the dangers of driving is to teach people to obey all the traffic rules.使發生車禍的機會減到最低的有效措施之一就是教育人們遵守一切交通規則.

　　Obscure a.不著名的,不重要的;費解的,模糊不清的; vt.使變模糊,掩蓋

　　Jude,the Obscure is a masterpiece written by Thomas Hardy, one of the most famous English novelists.《無名的裘德》是哈代的代表作,哈代英國最著名的作家之一.

　　Ones success obscure his failures.一個人的成功使他的失敗顯得微不足道.

　　The moon was obscured by dark clouds.月亮被烏云遮住了.

　　participant n.參與者,參加者

　　Susan B. Anthony,the American champion of womans suffrage,was also a participant in the movement to end slavery.蘇珊.比.安東尼是美國爭取婦女參政的倡導者,也是廢奴運動的參加者.

　　persuasion n.說服,勸說;信念,信仰

　　Parents are encouraged to rely on persuasion rather than punishment.鼓勵父母們依靠說服的方法而不要靠懲罰.

　　Pretext n.借口,托辭

　　Dont always use a headache as a pretext for not going to school!不要老以頭痛為借口不上學.

　　Propel vt.推進,推動;激勵,驅使

　　The change in China is being propelled by the new economic upsurge.新經濟的浪潮正把中國的變革推向前進.

　　refreshment n.茶點,點心;恢復,精神爽快

　　Ice cream is a good refreshment on a hot day.冰淇淋在熱天是解暑提神的佳品.

　　Refreshments will be served after the meeting.會后有點心供應.

　　Revive vt.復蘇 vi.恢復

　　The drooping plants revived in the rain.萎蔫的植物在雨中有恢復了生氣.

　　Hot coffee revived me; I had been cold and tired.熱咖啡使又冷又累的我恢復了精力.

　　Snatch vt.奪,奪走;一下子拉一把抓住;抓住機會做,抽空做 vi.一把抓住

　　Snatch n.片段

　　The thief snatched my handbag and ran off.小偷一把奪走我的手提包便逃之夭夭.

　　During the exam,I can only sleep in snatchs at night.考試期間,夜晚我只能睡一會兒覺.

　　subsidiary a.輔助的,次要的,附設的 n.子公司,附屬機構

　　The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of whether the project will be approved.財務問題是這一項目是否獲準的附帶問題.

　　Tempt vt.吸引,引起的興趣引誘,誘惑

　　The warm weather tempted us into going for a walk.暖和的天氣吸引我們去散步.

　　transition n.過渡,轉變

　　Women in menopausal disorders are subject to frequent transitions from high spirits to depression and anger.有更年期綜合癥的女人常是喜怒無常.有更年期綜合癥的女人常是喜怒無常.

　　Vicinity n.周圍地區,鄰近地區

　　The two restaurants in close vicinity compete violently.兩家比鄰餐廳競爭非常激烈.

　　vulnerable a.易受傷的,脆弱的;易受攻擊的,難防御的

　　Young birds are very vulnerable to predators.幼小的鳥易受肉食動物的傷害.

　　Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio and television.年輕人容易受廣播和電視的影響.

　　Warrant n.授權令;理由,根據 vt.證明是正當的

　　The Constitution guarntees that private homes will not be searched without a warrant.憲法保證了沒有搜查證,不得任意搜查私人家宅.

　　You had no warrant for doing that.你那樣做毫無道理.

　　Warranty n.擔保書,證書,保單

　　You can have a five- year-period warranty for the television you bought.你買的電視機有五年的保用期.

　　alternate a.交換的,輪流的;間隔的 vt./vi.交換, 輪流

　　The fashionable style designed by the famous designer has some alternate stripes of blue and white which made the fashion quite special.由這位著名服裝設計師設計的新潮時裝上有藍白相間的條紋,這正是其與眾不同的獨特之處.

　　The two candidates for the presidency will alternate in giving their respective election speeches on TV.兩位總統候選人將會在電視上輪番進行競選演說.

　　assurance n.把握,信心;保證,表示保證的話;保險

　　During the interview, I answered all the questions raised by the interviewer with assurance.在面試的過程中,我信心十足地回答了面試人提出的所有問題.

　　Despite my friends repeated assurance before the interview,I was still very nervous.面試之前,雖然我的朋友說了很多鼓勵的話,但我仍然十分緊張.

　　Coincide vi.同時發生;相符,相一致;位置重合,重疊

　　We can say that one is lucky if his vocation coincide with his avocation.如果一個人的職業剛好與他的愛好一致,那么我們就可以說他是非常幸運的

　　Comply vt.遵從,依從,服從

　　All the citizens must comply with the law.所有公民都必須遵守法律.

　　consolidate v.鞏固,加強;聯為一體,合并

　　The two banks will consolidate in July next year.這兩家銀行明年7月將合并.

　　Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company.幾家小企業合并成一家勢力雄厚的大型公司.

　　Dazzle v.眩目,眼;使贊嘆不已,使傾倒 n.耀眼的光;令人贊嘆的東西

　　He was dazzled by his sudden success.突然的成功沖昏了他的頭腦.

　　The diamond ring dazzled with brilliancy.這只鉆石戒指閃耀奪目.

　　destructive a.破壞的,毀滅性的

　　Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned.有礙經濟發展的政策應該擯棄掉.

　　Distract vt.轉移;使分心

　　The noise in the street distracted me from my reading.街上嘈雜聲使我無法專心讀書.

　　The school students were distracted by the wonderful world outside the classroom.教室外的精彩世界使學生們不能集中注意力.

　　expenditure n.經費,費用,支出額;花費,支出,消耗

　　All the departments are required to limit their expenditure to whats essential.每個部門都被要求限制在必要的開支上.

　　Flaw n.缺點,瑕疵,缺陷

　　Vanity is the great flaw in the character of many women.愛慕虛榮是很多女性性格中的重大缺陷.

　　Its a pity that the scar flawed her skin.很遺憾,這塊疤痕在她皮膚上造成了缺陷.

　　Hatch vt.孵出,孵;策劃,圖謀 vi.孵出 n.艙門開口;孵化

　　Dont count the chickens before they are hatched. 雞蛋還未孵,別忙數雞雛.

　　What mischief are you hatching ?你們在搞什么鬼花樣?

　　Ignite vt.點燃,引發 vi.著火

　　A lighted cigarette can ignite a big forest fire.一根點燃的香煙就可以引起森林大火.

　　His enthusiastic speech ignited the audience.他熱情洋溢的演說讓聽眾熱血沸騰.

　　Indignant a.憤怒的,憤慨的,義憤的

　　All the Chinese people were indignant when learning that the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia had been bombed by NATO.當聽說中國駐南聯盟大使館被北約轟炸時,全中國人民都感到無比憤慨.

　　instantaneous a.瞬間的,即刻的

　　Im looking forward to an instantaneous reply to this letter.本人翹首盼望對此信件的即刻答復.

　　Invalid n.病弱者,殘疾者

　　Invalid a.無效的,無可靠根據的,站不住腳的

　　Unless it is signed,a cheque is invalid.支票除非簽了字,否則是無效的.

　　The invalid is gathering strength.這位病弱者體力正在逐漸恢復.

　　Minimize vt.減少到最低限度;極力貶低,對做出最低估計

　　One of the effective measure to minimize the dangers of driving is to teach people to obey all the traffic rules.使發生車禍的機會減到最低的有效措施之一就是教育人們遵守一切交通規則.

　　Obscure a.不著名的,不重要的;費解的,模糊不清的; vt.使變模糊,掩蓋

　　Jude,the Obscure is a masterpiece written by Thomas Hardy, one of the most famous English novelists.《無名的裘德》是哈代的代表作,哈代英國最著名的作家之一.

　　Ones success obscure his failures.一個人的成功使他的失敗顯得微不足道.

　　The moon was obscured by dark clouds.月亮被烏云遮住了.

　　participant n.參與者,參加者

　　Susan B. Anthony,the American champion of womans suffrage,was also a participant in the movement to end slavery.蘇珊.比.安東尼是美國爭取婦女參政的倡導者,也是廢奴運動的參加者.

　　persuasion n.說服,勸說;信念,信仰

　　Parents are encouraged to rely on persuasion rather than punishment.鼓勵父母們依靠說服的方法而不要靠懲罰.

　　Pretext n.借口,托辭

　　Dont always use a headache as a pretext for not going to school!不要老以頭痛為借口不上學.

　　Propel vt.推進,推動;激勵,驅使

　　The change in China is being propelled by the new economic upsurge.新經濟的浪潮正把中國的變革推向前進.

　　refreshment n.茶點,點心;恢復,精神爽快

　　Ice cream is a good refreshment on a hot day.冰淇淋在熱天是解暑提神的佳品.

　　Refreshments will be served after the meeting.會后有點心供應.

　　Revive vt.復蘇 vi.恢復

　　The drooping plants revived in the rain.萎蔫的植物在雨中有恢復了生氣.

　　Hot coffee revived me; I had been cold and tired.熱咖啡使又冷又累的我恢復了精力.

　　Snatch vt.奪,奪走;一下子拉一把抓住;抓住機會做,抽空做 vi.一把抓住

　　Snatch n.片段

　　The thief snatched my handbag and ran off.小偷一把奪走我的手提包便逃之夭夭.

　　During the exam,I can only sleep in snatchs at night.考試期間,夜晚我只能睡一會兒覺.

　　subsidiary a.輔助的,次要的,附設的 n.子公司,附屬機構

　　The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of whether the project will be approved.財務問題是這一項目是否獲準的附帶問題.

　　Tempt vt.吸引,引起的興趣引誘,誘惑

　　The warm weather tempted us into going for a walk.暖和的天氣吸引我們去散步.

　　transition n.過渡,轉變

　　Women in menopausal disorders are subject to frequent transitions from high spirits to depression and anger.有更年期綜合癥的女人常是喜怒無常.有更年期綜合癥的女人常是喜怒無常.

　　Vicinity n.周圍地區,鄰近地區

　　The two restaurants in close vicinity compete violently.兩家比鄰餐廳競爭非常激烈.

　　vulnerable a.易受傷的,脆弱的;易受攻擊的,難防御的

　　Young birds are very vulnerable to predators.幼小的鳥易受肉食動物的傷害.

　　Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio and television.年輕人容易受廣播和電視的影響.

　　Warrant n.授權令;理由,根據 vt.證明是正當的

　　The Constitution guarntees that private homes will not be searched without a warrant.憲法保證了沒有搜查證,不得任意搜查私人家宅.

　　You had no warrant for doing that.你那樣做毫無道理.

　　Warranty n.擔保書,證書,保單

　　You can have a five- year-period warranty for the television you bought.你買的電視機有五年的保用期.