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1~10
emperor
n
exact
adj
traditional
adj
lack
n / vt
pardon
- excl
- A: balabala… B: Pardon?
- n / vt
- They lobbied(游说) the government on his behalf and he was granted a presidential pardon.
- She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.
regent
n
- When the king left on the Second Crusade, he appointed Suger as regent and left him in charge of the government.
burgeon
vi
- The market for collectibles has burgeoned in recent years.
- The trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean.
- To serve the burgeoning tourist industry, an array of professionals has emerged.
argue
v
barely
adv
- The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
methane
n
As the waste materials decompose(腐烂), they produce methane gas.
You can see the methane bubbling out of lakes in Siberia.
11~20
hierarchy
n
- Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties.
guidance
n
easy-going
adj
electrical
adj
- The test records the electrical activity of the brain.
- The company is a world leader in electrical goods.
electronic
adj
- This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
- The plane is used for electronic jamming and radar detection.
roll film
n
philosophy
n
chronic
adj
- chronic back pain
- a chronic worrier
desirable
adj
- The house has many desirable features.
- It is no longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents.
consortium
n
- The consortium includes some of the biggest building contractors in North America.
- The consortium is a nonprofit group affiliated with the University of Chicago.
21~30
buckle
- n
- It’s straps closed, and it has a buckle in the front.
- v
- She buckled the seat belt.
- The crash buckled the front of my car.
- A weaker man would have buckled under the pressure.
curry
n / vt
- Add a little curry to your diet.
subliminal
adj
- Colour has a profound, though often subliminal, influence on our senses and moods.
- The AD is directed to women, with the assumption that the women will present the AD to the men, giving a subliminal message that the diamond is exactly what they want.
chamber
n
- the chamber of a gun
- They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.
- Divers transfer from the water to a decompression chamber.
frequent
adj
prosperous
adj
- We are confident that our country will be more powerful and prosperous in the process of relieving poverty.
- A stable, open and prosperous China will surely make still more contribution to world peace and development.
purpose
n / v
variety
n
immigration
n
natural
adj
31~40
bet
v / n
consumer
n
physician
n
- Certain chronic conditions, such as diabetes, require special diets that should be monitored by your physician.
equal
adj / vt
resort
n / vi
- a popular holiday resort
- There are hopes that the conflict can be resolved without resort to violence.
- We may have to resort to using untrained staff.
leadership
n
equity
n
- In making these decisions we should be governed by the principle of equity.
excavate
vt
- The site has been excavated by archaeologists(考古学家).
- Who can fully excite staff’s job enthusiasm, excavate staff’s latent energy, who can hold an advantage position in the market competition.
nuclear
adj
mutual
adj
- mutual respect/understanding/support/aid
- The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress.
41~50
hectare
n
- This spring Mr Pisa will reap around 3 tonnes of soyabeans per hectare.
density
n
massive
adj
- massive air attacks
- The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.
congratulate
vt
companion
n
- We became companions in misfortune.
rig
- n
- a supply vessel for oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
- vt
- She accused her opponents of rigging the vote.
- He made his pile first by cheating investors in bonds and then through conspiring successfully to rig the market in steel.
input
n / vt
merely
adv
- It is not merely a job, but a way of life.
- He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.
impart
vt
- The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers.
- She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing.
forfeit
- v
- If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit.
- n
- That is the forfeit he must pay.
51~60
calorie
n
- Sweetened drinks contain a lot of calories.
van
n
- The van has additional load space over the driver’s cab.
- A van was parked at the side of the road.
ventilation
n
- The only ventilation comes from tiny sliding windows.
- Make sure that there is adequate ventilation in the room before using the paint.
intermediate
adj
- Students are categorized as novice, intermediate, or advanced.
eternal
adj
- the quest for eternal youth
- I’m tired of your eternal arguments.
invasion
n
nevertheless
- adv
- Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless.
- conj
- The news may be unexpected; nevertheless, it is true.
celebrate
v
inspiring
adj
attendance
n
61~70
optional
adj
enable
vt
departmental
adj
- The Secretary of Education is right to seek a bigger departmental budget.
heal
v
- It took a long time for the wounds to heal.
- We have begun to heal the wounds of war in our society.
dismantle
vt
- Gaddafi also declared he would dismantle all weapons of mass destruction.
- The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
wage
n
- His wages have gone up.
- Some of them earn below the minimum wage.
landscape
- n
- vt
- They had landscaped their garden with trees, shrubs, and lawns.
emotion
n
commonwealth
n
- the Asian, Caribbean and African members of the commonwealth
- The “White Commonwealth“ used to mean Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
newsletter
n
- The organization now has around 18,000 members who receive a quarterly newsletter.
- The newsletter was printed toward the end of June and ready for mailing July 1.
71~77
periodical
- n
- For each answer students were required to provide an unimpeachable source, either a person (with contact information) or bibliographic citation for a book or periodical.
- adj
- She made periodical visits to her dentist.
- You will have to come here for periodical check-ups.
receptionist
n
- The receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
security
n
clip
- n
- a hair clip
- v
- Clip the pages together.
apace
adv
- Yet cinema-building is proceeding apace, and supply has created demand.
- Trade with China in particular is developing apace.
yield
- n
- improving the yield of the crop
- v
- trees that no longer yield fruit
- He may yield control.
- He refused to yield up his gun.
fair
adj / adv
