slack
[ slk ]n. 松弛,家常裤
a. 松弛的,不流畅的
v. 使松弛,松弛
1. Business is slack just now. 目前生意萧条不振。

lack
[ lk ]n. 缺乏,无,不足
v. 缺乏,短少,不足
1. The plant died for lack of water. 植物因缺水而枯死了。

thrilling
[ 'rili ]a. 毛骨悚然的,令人兴奋的
1. It was a real thrill to meet the Queen. 能见到女王的确是令人兴奋的事.

thrill
[ ril ]n. 震颤,激动
v. 震颤,抖颤,激动
1. It's a sight that never fails to thrill me. 那是一种永远让我激动不已的景象。

upend
[ p'end ]v. 竖直,竖立,直放著

senator
[ 'sent ]n. 参议员
1. The senator voted to support the president. 这位参议员投票支持总统。

senate
[ 'senit ]n. 参议院
1. The Senate confirms all treaties. 所有的条约都由参议院批准。

cable
[ 'keibl ]n. 电缆,海底电报
v. 打海底电报
1. A number of cables are needed in this project. 这项工程需要大量电缆。

rap
[ rp ]n. 轻敲,拍击,责骂
v. 轻敲,厉声说出,叱责
1. There is a light rap at the door. 有轻轻的敲门声。

verse
[ v:s ]n. 诗,韵文
1. There are four verses in each poem. 每首诗有四个诗节。

unite
[ ju(:)'nait ]v. 联合,合并,混合
1. The more of the masses we unite with, the better. 我们联合起来的群众越多，就越有利。

unique
[ ju:'ni:k ]a. 独一无二的,独特的,稀罕的
1. He's caught the unique opportunity. 他抓住了那唯一的机会。

corrupt
[ k'rpt ]a. 腐败的,贪污的,败德的
v. 使...腐烂,使...恶化
1. She wrote a book declaiming against our corrupt society. 她写了一本书抨击我们这腐败的社会.

impatient
[ im'peint ]a. 不耐烦的,急躁的
1. He was impatient of any interruption. 他对任何打扰都感到不耐烦。
2. I am impatient for his arrival. 我渴盼着他的到来。

patient
[ 'peint ]a. 有耐心的,能忍耐的
n. 病人
1. I think I am quite a patient person. 我认为我是一个相当有耐心的人。

latitude
[ 'ltitju:d ]n. 纬度
限制，界限
1.The latitude of the island is 30 degrees north. 这个岛的纬度是北纬三十度。

lateral
[ 'ltrl ]a. 侧面的,旁边的
1. The lateral sides of the house were made with bricks, while the front and back were wooden.
这房子的侧面是砖造的，而前后却是木制的。

irritate
[ 'iriteit ]v. 激怒,使...发怒
1. His letter irritated me a little. 他的信使我有点恼怒。
2. Wool irritates my skin. 毛织物会使我的皮肤过敏。

irrigate
[ 'irigeit ]vi. 进行灌溉
vt. 灌溉
1. They are irrigating with water. 他们正用水灌溉土地。

compromise
[ 'kmprmaiz ]n. 妥协,折衷,折衷案
v. 妥协处理,危害
v. 妥协,让步
1. Compromise is not an option. 妥协不是我们的选择。

tobacco
[ t'bku ]n. 烟草
1. This is a mixture of the best tobacco. 这是由最好的烟叶配制成的。

neutral
[ 'nju:trl ]a. 中立的,中性的
n. 中立者
1. That country remained neutral in the war. 那个国家在那场战争中保持中立。

neutron
[ 'nju:trn ]n. 中子
1. Perhaps nuclear reactions, such as neutron capture? 也许是某种核反应，例如，中子捕获？

neural
[ 'njurl ]a. 神经的

mood
[ mu:d ]n. 心情,情绪,语气
1. She's too tired and in no mood for dancing. 她太累了，没有心情跳舞。

pierce
[ pis ]n. 皮尔斯
v. 刺穿,穿透,洞悉
1. The needle pierced her finger. 针刺进了她的手指。

piercing
[ 'pisi ]a. 刺骨的,刺穿的,讽刺的
1. All of a sudden a piercing scream broke the silence. 突然，刺耳的尖叫声打破了寂静。

acute
[ 'kju:t ]a. 敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的
1. This area has an acute shortage of water. 这个地方缺水严重。

fierce
[ fis ]a. 猛烈的,残忍的,狂暴的,强烈的
1. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce. 因为失业严重，求职的竞争十分激烈。

addict
[ 'dikt ]v. 使...耽溺,使...上瘾
n. 耽溺者,上瘾者
1. He was addicted to cocaine. 他吸可卡因上瘾

addiction
[ 'dikn ]n. 耽溺,上瘾
1. They broke him of his addiction. 他们除去他吸毒的瘾。

pervade
[ p(:)'veid ]v. 弥漫,遍及,漫延
1. Nano technology will soon pervade the world. 奈米科技将很快普及于全世界。

pervasive
[ p:'veisiv ]a. 普遍的,蔓延的,渗透的
1. Information Technology is pervasive in today's firms. 信息技术普及于现今的公司。

distortion
[ dis't:n ]n. 扭曲,变形,曲解
1. A distortion of shape. 变形形状的扭曲

tortoise
[ 't:ts ]n. 龟
1. He bought two small tortoises for me. 他给我买了两只小乌龟。

symptom
[ 'simptm ]n. 症状,征兆
1. Fever is a symptom of illness. 发烧是患病的一种症状。

depress
[ di'pres ]v. 使...沮丧,压低
[计算机] 降低
1. Depress this button to rewind the tape. 按下这个按钮倒带。
2. The rainy days always depress me. 雨天总是使我沮丧。

depressant
[ di'presnt ]a. 有镇静作用的
n. 镇静剂
1. depressant drugs 安定药

diversion
[ dai'v:n ]n. 转向,转移,娱乐活动
1. Chess is his favorite diversion. 象棋是他最喜欢的娱乐活动.

divert
[ di'v:t ]v. 转移
1. They diverted the river to supply water to the town. 他们使河流改道以便向城市供水。

diverse
[ dai'v:s ]a. 不同的,相异的,多种多样的
1. Her interests are very diverse. 她的兴趣非常广泛。

dull
[ dl ]a. 钝的,迟钝的,无趣的
[计算机] 暗淡的
1. This book is rather dull. 这本书很枯燥。

harsh
[ h: ]a. 粗糙的,刺耳的,严厉的
1. The punishment was too harsh for him. 这种惩罚对他来说太严厉了。

rough
[ rf ]a. 粗糙的,粗略的,大致的,粗野的,粗暴的
ad. 粗暴地
vt. 殴打,草拟
1. The rough road made the car vibrate. 崎岖不平的道路使车颠簸得很厉害。

charity
[ 'triti ]a. 仁慈的、宽厚的
n. 慈善机关(团体),仁慈,宽厚
1. She was always very generous in her charity. 她行善时总是很慷慨。

donation
[ du'nein ]n. 捐赠物,捐款,捐赠
1. The donation aggregated to$10,000. 捐款合计达一万美元。

kindness
[ 'kaindnis ]n. 仁慈,好意
1. I can never repay her many kindnesses to me. 我无法回报她对我的许多帮助。

weary
[ 'wiri ]a. 疲倦的,厌烦的
v. 疲倦,厌烦,生厌
1. He began to weary of the work. 他开始对工作感到厌倦。

weaver
[ 'wi:v ]n. 织布者,织工
1. The two weavers were cheats out and out. 那两个织工是彻头彻尾的骗子。

casual
[ 'kjul ]a. 偶然的,随便的,非正式,漫不经心的
1. She is casual about winning the prize. 她对获奖漫不经心。

accidental
[ ksi'dentl ]a. 意外的,偶然的
1. Our meeting was quite accidental. 我们的相遇是很偶然的。

superficial
[ sju:p'fil ]a. 表面的,肤浅的
1. Superficial scratches can be easily removed. 表面的划痕很容易擦掉。

manifest
[ 'mnifest ]n. 载货单,运货单,旅客名单
a. 显然的,明白的
v. 显示,出现,证明
1. Any thought you hold will manifest. 你所拥有的任何思想都会显现。

manifesto
[ mni'festu ]n. 宣言,声明
1. The party set out its manifesto yesterday. 该党昨天发表了它的声明。

court
[ k:t ]n. 法院,庭院,奉承,球场
v. 献殷勤,追求,招致危险
1. The court sustained his claim. 法庭确认了他的要求。

courteous
[ 'k:tjs ]a. 有礼貌的
1. It was courteous of him to help the old lady with her bundles. 他很有礼貌地帮助那个老太太扛包裹。

observation
[ bz:'vein ]n. 观察
vb.了解
1. He was taken into hospital for observation. 他被送进医院观察。

exclusively
[ ik'sklu:sivli ]ad. 排他地(独占地,专门地,仅仅,只)
1. This room is exclusively for women. 这个房间是供妇女专用的。

sigh
[ sai ]n. 叹息
v. 叹息之声,渴望
1. He sighed with despair. 他绝望地叹了口气。

haste
[ heist ]n. 急速,急忙
v. 匆忙,赶快
vi. 赶紧,赶快
1. Haste makes waste. 欲速而不达。
2. In his haste, he forgot to bring his glasses with him. 匆忙之中，他忘了带眼镜。

fasten
[ 'f:sn ]v. 拴紧,使固定,系
1. Don't try and fasten the blame on me. 别想把过错推到我头上。

pill
[ pil ]n. 药丸
1. Occasionally she had to take sleeping pills. 她偶尔不得不吃安眠药。

mask
[ m:sk ]n. 口罩,假面具,掩饰
v. 戴面具,掩饰,化装
[计算机] 掩码
1. Her smile masked true feelings. 她的微笑掩饰了她的感情。

disguise
[ dis'gaiz ]n. 假面目,假装
v. 假装
1. It proved difficult to disguise his anxiety. 他的焦虑难以掩饰。

claw
[ kl: ]n. 爪
v. (用爪)抓,撕
1. Cats have sharp claws. 猫有锋利的爪子。

approval
[ 'pru:vl ]n. 批准,认可,同意,赞同
1. I hope the arrangements meet with your approval. 我希望这些安排会得到你的同意。

suspicion
[ ss'pin ]n. 猜疑,怀疑
1. His loyalty is above suspicion. 他的忠诚无可置疑。
2. He managed to avert suspicion. 他设法避嫌。

suspect
[ ss'pekt ]n. 嫌疑犯
a. 令人怀疑的,不可信的
v. 怀疑,猜想
1. I suspect him to have done it. 我疑心这是他干的。

suspicious
[ ss'pis ]a. 怀疑的
1. His strange behavior made the police suspicious. 他不寻常的举止引起了警察的怀疑。

incurably
ad. 治不好地,不能矫正地
1. The child has an incurable habit. 那孩子有个无法矫正的习惯。

euthanasia
[ ju:'neizi ]n. 安乐死
1. Should euthanasia be made legal? 是否应将安乐死合法化?

diagnose
[ 'daignuz ]v. 诊断
vi. 判断,诊断(疾病)
vt. 诊断(疾病)
1. The doctor diagnosed measles. 医生诊断出麻疹.

certificate
[ s'tifikit ]n. 证(明)书,执照
vt. 批准
1. The driver's certificate was suspended by the police. 这个司机的驾驶执照被警察吊销了。

certify
[ 's:tifai ]v. 证明,保证
1. I can certify to her honesty. 我可以证明她是诚实的。

objection
[ b'dekn ]n. 反对,异议
1. There is no objection to your opening the window. 你开窗没有什么不可以的。

objective
[ b'dektiv ]a. 客观的
n. 目标,目的
1. Try to be more objective about it. 尽量更客观地对待此事吧。

sink in
vt. 被充分理解(留下印象)
1. Wood does not sink in water, it floats. 木头在水中不沉, 而是漂在水面.

dam
[ dm ]n. 水坝
1. The village was swept away when the dam burst. 村庄在水坝决堤时被冲走了。

bid
[ bid ]n. 出价
v. 命令,吩咐,投标
1. Have they put in a bid for the contract? 他们有没有投标争取承包合同？

bid up
竞出高价
If the product is in short supply relative to the demand, the price will be bid up. 如果产品供不应求，那么其价格就会被抬高。