pursuit
[ p'sju:t ]n. 追求,追赶,工作
1. What's your favorite pursuit? 你的爱好是什么？

pursue
[ p'sju: ]v. 追捕,追求,继续从事
1. The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner. 警方正在追捕一名越狱的逃犯。

therapy
[ 'erpi ]n. 疗法,治疗
1. She was in therapy. 她正在接受治疗。

fatal
[ 'feitl ]a. 致命的,毁灭性的
1. His illness was fatal to our plan. 他的患病给我们的计划带来灾难。

fate
[ feit ]n. 命运
1. They met with a terrible fate. 他们的结局十分悲惨。

extravagant
[ iks'trvgnt ]a. 奢侈的,浪费的
1. He makes the most extravagant claims for his new system. 他对他的新制度提出过分的要求。

abreast
[ 'brest ]ad. 并肩地,相并地,赶得上
1. The ships were abreast of the fort. 那些船与炮台处于同一水平位置。

stumble
[ 'stmbl ]n. 绊倒,失策
v. 使绊倒,失策
1. I stumbled over a tree root. 我在一个树根上绊了一跤。

interactive
[ intr'ktiv ][计算机] 交互的
1. Our English software is an interactive educational software. 我们的英语软件是一种交互式教育软件。

intercept
[ int'sept ]n. 截取,妨碍,截距
v. 拦截,阻止,截取
[计算机] 截断
1. The police had been intercepting my mails. 警方一直截查我的邮件。

intersection
[ int(:)'sekn ]n. 交集,十字路口,交叉点
[计算机] 交集
1. Cut to the left at the next intersection. 在下一个十字路口向左急转

criteria
[ krai'tiri ]n. 标准
1. What are the criteria for deciding who gets the prize? 评定获奖者以什麽作标准?

bacteria
[ bk'tiri ]n. 细菌
1. Many diseases are caused by bacteria. 许多疾病是由细菌引起的。

intellect
[ 'intilekt ]n. 智力，思维逻辑领悟力，理解力/nn. 知识份子，智力高的人，才智超群的人
1. He is a child of great intellect. 他是个极具聪明才智的男孩。

intelligence
[ in'telidns ]n. 理解力,智力
n. 情报,情报工作,情报机关
1. His intelligence quotient is very high. 他的智商很高。

counsel
[ 'kaunsl ]n. 商议,忠告,法律顾问
v. 商议,劝告
1. Good counsel has no price. 【谚】忠言无价。

council
[ 'kaunsil ]n. 理事会,委员会
1. The council have told us to cut down the trees. 地方议会通知我们砍掉这些树。

counsellor
[ 'kaunsl ]n. 顾问
1. His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend. 他姐姐过去一直指导他，给他出主意，是他的朋友。

implicit
[ im'plisit ]a. 暗示的,盲从的
[计算机] 隐式
1. Her attitude was implicit in the answer she gave us. 她在给我们的答复中态度是含蓄的。

imply
[ im'plai ]v. 暗示,意味
1. I don't wish to imply that you are wrong. 我无意暗示你错了。

drawback
[ 'dr:bk ]n. 不利点,退税
1. Everything has its drawbacks. 凡事都有不足之处。

striking
[ 'straiki ]a. 引人注目的,显著的
1. I was attracted by the striking idea. 我被这个惊人的想法吸引住了。

insidious
[ in'sidis ]a. 隐伏的,阴险的,狡猾的
1. That insidious man bad-mouthed me to almost everyone else. 那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。

thrive
[ raiv ]v. 兴旺,繁荣
1. Few plants or animals thrive in the desert. 很少植物或动物能在沙漠中很好地生长。

thrift
[ rift ]a. 节约,节俭
n. 节俭,节约
1. Thrift is the basement of richness. 节约是富裕的基础。

predecessor
[ 'pri:dises ]n. 前辈,前任
1. Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor. 我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。

precede
[ pri(:)'si:d ]v. 在...之前,优于,较...优先
1. He came in, preceded by his wife. 他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。

decease
[ di'si:s ]死,死亡
1. His decease made us very sad. 他的去世使我们非常悲伤。

predecease
[ 'pri:di'si:s ]n. 之前死
1. He didn't think that she might predecease him. 他没有考虑到妻子可能死得比他早.

even
[ 'i:vn ]a. 平坦的,偶数的,相等的
ad. 甚至,恰好,正当
1. John doesn't go out even in the summer. 约翰甚至在夏天也不出门。

evenly
[ 'i:vnli ]ad. 平衡地,平坦地,平等地
1. His day is evenly divided between work and relaxation. 他一天的时间一半花在工作上, 一半用在娱乐上。

evenness
[ 'i:vnnis ]n. 平均,平坦,平等

thumb through
浏览
1. He thumbed through the address book to look for the number. 他翻阅地址簿，寻找号码。

humiliation
[ hju:mili'ein ]n. 耻辱,丢脸,谦卑
1. It is an experience of humiliation. 那是一次不光彩的经历。

shortlist
[ ':tlist ]n. <英>供最后挑选(或考虑)用的候选人名单

ballot
[ 'blt ]n. 投票,投票用纸
1. He was elected by ballot. 他是由无记名投票选举的。

attendee
[ 'tendi: ]出席者

attend
[ 'tend ]v. 参加,注意,照料
1. I shall be attending the meeting. 我会参加会议。

recipe
[ 'resipi ]n. 食谱,处方,秘诀
1. What's your recipe for success? 你取得成功有什么窍门？

recipient
[ ri'sipint ]n. 接受者,收信人
1. The recipient of an honor. 接受荣誉的人

plough
[ plau ]n. 犁,耕地
v. 用犁耕田,耕犁
1. The ship ploughed across the ocean. 轮船在大海上破浪前进。

plough through
费劲地阅读
吃力地钻研
艰难地通过
1. The tuck slowly ploughed through the mud. 车在泥泞中吃力地缓慢行驶。

junior
[ 'du:nj ]n. 年少者,地位较低者,大学三年级学生
a. 年少的,下级的,后进的
1. He is studying at a junior middle school. 他正在上初中。

conspicuous
[ kn'spikjus ]a. 显著的,显而易见的
1. A traffic sign should be conspicuous. 交通标志应该明显。

polish
[ 'pli ]n. 光泽,优雅,精良
v. 擦亮,磨光,推敲
1. I polished my buttons with a handkerchief. 我用手帕把钮扣擦亮。

abolish
[ 'bli ]v. 废止,革除
1. Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States. 亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。

indicator
[ 'indikeit ]n. 指示器,指示剂
[计算机] 指示符

indicate
[ 'indikeit ]v. 显示,象征,指示
v.指明,表明
1. Don't forget to indicate before turning. 拐弯之前别忘记指示车行方向。

downscale
缩减...规模
1. Mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions. 按高价服装的样式大量生产的适于低收入消费者的服装

scale
[ skeil ]n. 鳞,刻度,衡量,数值范围
v. 依比例决定,攀登
1. Scale the fish before cooking them. 烧鱼之前先去掉鱼鳞。

ingredient
[ in'gri:dint ]n. 成分,因素
1. There is a list of ingredients on the side of the packet. 包装袋的边上印有所含配料表。

overbid
[ uv'bid ]v. 出价较...为高,报谎价
n. 谎价,高价

manicurist
[ 'mnikjurist ]n. 指甲修饰师

manicure
[ 'mnikju ]n. 修指甲
vt. 修剪
1. I am not going to manicure my nails. Just save it as it is. 我不打算修指甲。就让它这样吧。

frenzy
[ 'frenzi ]n. 狂暴,狂怒
1. In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy. 在一阵痛恨的狂乱中，他杀死了敌人。

frenzied
[ 'frenzid ]a. 疯狂的,激怒的
1. The dog jumped at the intruder with frenzied barks. 那狗狂吠著跳起扑向闯进来的人.

real-estate :
adj. 不动产的

silver lining
n. （不幸或失望中的）一线希望
1. Every cloud has a silver lining. st. 黑暗中总有一丝光明.

lining
[ 'laini ]n. 衬里,内层
1. He put on a coat with a fur lining. 他穿上一件有毛皮衬里的外衣。

bubble
[ 'bbl ]n. 泡沫
1. The gas bubbled to the surface of the water. 气体变成气泡升上水面。

swing
[ swi ]n. 摇摆,改变,冲力
v. 摇摆,使...旋转,动摇
1. The children were swinging on a rope. 孩子们抓着绳子荡来荡去。

sustained
[ ss'teind ]a. 持久的,经久不衰的
1. Hope alone sustained him in his struggle. 在奋斗中，只有希望支持着他。

boom
[ bu:m ]n. 繁荣,隆隆声
v. 急速发展
1. It's a boom year this year. 今年是繁荣昌盛的一年。

bloom
[ blu:m ]n. 花
v. 开花
1. The roses are in full bloom. 玫瑰花盛开了。

flourish
[ 'flri ]v. 繁荣,茂盛,活跃
1. She rushed in flourishing a document. 她急匆匆地走了进来，手里挥舞着一份文件。

remedy
[ 'remidi ]n. 药物,治疗法,补救
v. 治疗,补救,矫正
1. Her illness is beyond remedy. 她的病不可救药。

entrepreneur
[ ntrpr'n: ]n. 企业家
1. An unsuccessful entrepreneur. 一个不成功的企业家

vulnerable
[ 'vlnrb()l ]a. 易受伤害的,有弱点的
1. The potato is vulnerable to several pests. 马铃薯易受几种害虫的侵害.

weak
[ wi:k ]a. 不充分的,淡薄的,弱的,虚弱的,无力的
1. Your argument is too weak to convince me. 你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。

fragile
[ 'frdail ]a. 易碎的,脆的
1. This glass plate is very fragile. 这个玻璃盘子很容易碎。

contemplative
[ 'kntempleitiv ]a. 沉思的,爱默想的,冥想的

contemplate
[ 'kntempleit ]v. 注视,沉思,打算
1. The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生细想他要进行的棘手的手术。

proclaim
[ pr'kleim ]v. 宣布,公告,宣言
1. His accent proclaimed that he was an American. 他的口音表明他是一个美国人。

entertainer
[ ent'tein(r) ]n. 表演娱乐节目的人,演艺人员
1. He's a popular television entertainer. 他是大众喜爱的电视演员

distaste
[ 'dis'teist ]n. 不喜欢,厌恶
1. She grimaced in/with distaste at the thought of it. 她一想到那个就厌恶得作怪相.

populist
[ 'ppjulist ]n. 平民主义者,平民论者
1. A populist aversion to business monopolies. 人民党主义对商业垄断的反对

rigorous
[ 'rigrs ]a. 严厉的,严酷的,严格的
1. He makes a rigorous study of the plant in the area. 他对该地的植物进行了慎密的研究。

rigor
[ 'rig ]n. 严格,酷烈,严密
1. He deserves to be punished with the full rigor of the law. 他应该受到法律最严厉的惩罚。

panic
[ 'pnik ]n. 恐慌,惊惶
a. 惊慌的,没有理由的,恐慌的
v. 使...惊慌
1. Don't panic! 别怕!

innate
[ 'ineit ]a. 天生的,固有的
1. Ability is not innate, but comes through practice. 本事不是天生的，是锻炼出来的。

instinct
[ 'instikt ]a. 充满的
n. 本能,天性,直觉
1. Birds learn to fly by instinct. 鸟类学习飞翔是出于本能。

transcend
[ trn'send ]v. 超越
1. She far transcends the others in beauty and intelligence. 她才貌出众.

ascend
[ 'send ]v. 上升,攀登
1. The airplane ascended higher and higher. 飞机渐渐升高。

descend
[ di'send ]v. 降,传
1. The sun descended behind the hills. 太阳下山了。

transcendent
[ trn'sendnt ]a. 卓越的
n. 卓越的人

restraint
[ ris'treint ]n. 抑制,克制,束缚
1. His rage was beyond restraint. 他怒不可遏。

belly
[ 'beli ]n. 腹部
1. My belly is empty. 我肚子饿了。

bellyful
n. 满腹,满肚子
v. 满腹,腹部,胃
1. I've had a bellyful your silly advice. 我对你的糊涂意见实在是听够了。

theorize
[ 'iraiz ]vt. 推理(建立理论,理论化)

hostility
[ hs'tiliti ]n. 敌意
1. I feel no hostility towards anyone. 我对任何人均无敌意。

hostile
[ 'hstail ]a. 怀敌意的,敌对的
1. The new government was hostile to them. 新政府对他们怀有敌意。

ponder
[ 'pnd ]v. 沉思,考虑
1. He pondered for some minutes before giving an answer. 他思考了几分钟才作答复。

grievance
[ 'gri:vns ]n. 委屈,冤情,苦况
1. I am too busy to listen to her endless grievance. 我太忙了，没空听她那没完没了的牢骚。

grieve
[ gri:v ]v. 使...悲伤
1. It grieves me to see him in such bad health. 看见他的健康状况如此不佳，我很伤心。

grief
[ gri:f ]n. 悲痛,忧伤
1. We were struck dumb with horror and grief. 惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。

brief
[ bri:f ]n. 摘要,简报,公事包
a. 简短的,简洁的
v. 对...作简报,摘要
1. He drew up a brief for his speech. 他起草了一份讲话的概要。

good nature
好脾气
1. He took advantage of her good nature. 他利用了她脾气好这个特点。

token
[ 'tukn ]n. 表征，记号,代币
1. He gave his wife a ring as a token of his love. 他送给妻子一枚戒指，作为爱情的信物。

by the same token
由于同样原因,同样地

in token of
a. 表示(作为...的标志)
1. Please accept this gift in token of our affection for you. 请接受这一礼物，这是我们微薄的情意。

grape
[ greip ]n. 葡萄
1. He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us. 他剪下一串葡萄招待我们。

slice
[ slais ]n. 薄的切片,一部份
v. 切成薄片,分配
1. Give me a slice of bread please. 请给我一片面包。

adjoining
[ 'dini ]a. 毗邻的
1. We heard laughter in the adjoining room. 我们听到了邻屋的笑声.
2
markedly
[ 'm:kidli ]ad. 显著地,醒目地,明显地
1. One that is markedly superior to all others. 明显优于所有其他人的人.

mark
[ m:k ]n. 标志,分数,马克
v. 做标记于,留意,打分数
1. The road we should take is marked on the map. 我们要走的路已经标在地图上了。

in exchange for
a. 交换(调换)
1. I gave Mary an apple in exchange for my favorite banana. 我送给玛丽一个苹果换我最喜欢吃的香蕉。

reluctant
[ ri'lktnt ]a. 不情愿的,勉强的
1. He gave a reluctant promise. 他勉强答应下来了。

toss
[ ts ]n. 投掷,震荡
v. 投掷,摇荡,辗转
1. The children tossed the ball to each other. 孩子们互相把球扔来扔去。

toss down
一口喝下

toast
[ tust ]n. 土司面包,烤面包,干杯
v. 敬酒,烤
1. I propose a toast to the health of the guests. 我提议为来宾的健康干一杯。

induce
[ in'dju:s ]v. 引诱,招致,感应
1. Too much food induces sleepiness. 吃得太饱会引起睡意。

righteous
[ 'raits ]a. 公正的,公义的,当然的
1. He is a righteous young man. 他是一个正直的年轻人。

indignation
[ indig'nein ]n. 愤怒,愤慨,义愤
1. They felt strong indignation against their teacher. 他们对他们的老师感到强烈愤慨。

dignify
[ 'dignifai ]v. 增威严,使高贵,故做显贵
1. The broad steps in front of the mansion made it look very dignified. 宽阔的台阶使大厦的正面显得有气派。

outrage
[ 'autreid ]n. 暴行,侮辱,愤怒
v. 凌辱,虐待,触犯
1. We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders. 我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

rage
[ reid ]n. 愤怒,情绪激动
v. 发怒,震怒,风行
1. He was mad with rage. 他快要气疯了。

tardy
[ 't:di ]a. 缓慢的,迟缓的
1. He was tardy for the meeting. 那次开会他迟到了。

chamber
[ 'teimb ]n. 室,房间,会所,枪膛
v. 放在枪膛内,关在室内
1. The judge met the two lawyers in his chambers. 法官在他的办公室里会见了两位律师。

incline
[ in'klain ]n. 倾斜,斜坡,斜面
v. 使...倾向,爱好,易于
2. I'm inclined to tiredness in winter. 我在冬天易于疲劳。

decline
[ di'klain ]n. 衰微,跌落
v. 降低,婉谢
1. I wish prices would decline. 但愿物价下降。

be inclined to
conj. 倾向于(有意)
1. He was inclined to give them a free hand. 他倾向于放手让他们干。

inconclusive
[ inkn'klu:siv ]a. 非决定性,不确定的,不得要领的
1. The jury found the evidence against the prisoner inconclusive and acquitted him. 陪审团发现控告囚犯的罪证不确凿，所以释放了他。

conclude
[ kn'klu:d ]v. 结束,作结论,推断
1. The concert concluded with the National Anthem. 音乐会最后以演奏国歌结束。

lobby
[ 'lbi ]n. 大厅,门廊,门厅,休息室,游说议员者
v. 游说
1. I waited for her in the lobby of theatre yesterday. 昨天我在戏院的大厅等她。

ladder
[ 'ld ]n. 梯子
1. The ladder has eight rungs. 这梯子有八级。

enlist
[ in'list ]v. 徵募,参与,支持
1. We must enlist more men. 我们必须征募更多士兵。

man-made :
a. 人造的, 合成的, 人为的

preface
[ 'prefis ]n. 序文,绪言,前言
v. 作序,写前言,以...开始
1. The preface of this diary recounted her life. 这本日记的前言叙述了她的生活。

quarter
[ 'kw:t ]a. 四分之一的
n. 四分之一,一刻钟
vt. 四等分
1. It's a quarter past ten. 现在是十点一刻。

steward
[ 'stjud ]n. 乘务员
1. His neighbor is a chief steward. 他的邻居是一个乘务员领班。

stew
[ stju: ]n. 炖汤,焖,烦恼
v. 炖汤,焖,忧虑
1. Do you like stewed beef? 你喜欢吃炖牛肉吗？

drunkard
[ 'drkd ]n. 酒鬼
1. She divorced with her husband because she found him a drunkard. 她和丈夫离婚了，因为她发现他是个酒鬼。

initiative
[ i'niitiv ]a. 创始的,初步的,自发的
n. 第一步,首创精神
1. It's only the initiative of the investigation. 这仅仅是调查的开始。

incentive
[ in'sentiv ]a. 刺激的,鼓励的
n. 刺激,鼓励,动机
1. He hasn't much incentive to work hard. 他没有努力工作的动力。

formula
[ 'f:mjul ]n. 公式,配方,规则；婴儿食品
1. What is the formula for water? 水的分子式是什么？

formulate
[ 'f:mjuleit ]v. 用公式表示,明确的叙述
1. He formulated his thought clearly. 他清楚确切地表达了自己的思想。

byproduct
[ 'baiprdkt ]n. 副产品

harness
[ 'h:nis ]n. 马具,系在身上的绳子,甲胄
v. 束以马具,披上甲胄,利用产生动力
1. The farmer harnessed the horse. 农夫给马套上挽具。

persistent
[ p'sistnt ]a. 固执的,坚持的
1. Despite persistent denials, the rumor continued to spread. 尽管一再否认，谣言还是不胫而走。

therapist
[ 'erpist ]n. 临床医学家
1. despite seeing a therapist once a week. 尽管她每周去理疗一次 。

shadow
[ 'du ]n. 影像,阴暗,预兆
v. 遮蔽,使...忧沉,预示
1. He walked along in the shadows hoping no one would recognize him. 他走在暗处，希望没有人认出他来。

recur
[ ri'k: ]v. 回到,重现,再来
1. His fever recurred. 他的感冒又复发了。

occur
[ 'k: ]v. 发生
vi. 出现,存在,发生
1. Didn't it occur to you that he was lying? 你当时没想到他在撒谎吗？

aspire
[ s'pai ]v. 热望,立志
1. The young girl aspired to be a scientist. 小女孩立志要做一名科学家。

controversy
[ 'kntrv:si ]n. 争论,争议
1. The new government appointments have caused much controversy. 政府在人事上作的新的委任，引起了许多争论。

liberal
[ 'librl ]n. 自由主义者
a. 慷慨的,不拘泥的,宽大的
1. He is liberal with his money. 他用钱慷慨。

authentic
[ :'entik ]a. 可靠的,可信的,真的,真正的
1. Is that an authentic painting or a copy? 那幅画是原作还是复制品？

authority
[ :'riti ]n. 权力,权威,当局
1. The government is the highest authority in the country. 政府是国家的最高权力机构。

genre
[ :r ]n. 类,型
1. The literary genre represented by novels. 以小说表出现的文学类型

spontaneity
[ spnt'ni:iti ]n. 自然发生,自生,自发

spontaneous
[ spn'teinjs, -nis ]a. 自发的,自然产生的
1. He is spontaneous to offer help. 他主动提供帮助。

sponsor
[ 'spns ]n. 保证人,赞助者
v. 发起,赞助
1. Mr. Robert Brown was announced as the sponsor. 罗勃特。布朗先生被宣布为赞助人。

craft
[ kr:ft ]n. 工艺,手艺,航空器
1. He graduated from a school of crafts and arts. 他毕业于一所工艺美术学校。

straight
[ streit ]a. 直的,正直的,坦率的
ad. 直接
1. Come straight away after school. 放学后直接回家。

chunk
[ tk ]n. 大块,矮胖的人或物
1. I've completed a fair chunk of my article. 我已经把文章的一大部分写完了.

choke
[ tuk ]v. 窒息,阻塞
1. She choked with emotion. 她激动得说不出话来。

grieve over
因...悲伤或悲叹