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insane
a.蠢極的，荒唐的；精神失常的，瘋狂的
You must be insane to drive your car so fast.
你把車開得這么快，一定是瘋了。
instrumental
a.（in）起作用的，有幫助的；用樂器演奏的
Technical innovation is instrumental in improving the quality of products.
技術革新有助于提高產品的質量。
Encouragement is more instrumental for the development of children than blame.
鼓勵比責備對孩子的成長更有幫助。
insulate
vt.使絕緣，使隔熱，使隔音；隔離，使隔絕（以免受到影響）
The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people.
王室人員都毋須應付平民所面臨的許多困難。
Many houses in the north are warm in winter because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost.
北方的許多房子在冬天很暖和，因為它們都做了隔熱處理，使熱量不致散失。
locality
n.地區，地點
Localities, even individual villages, developed their own languages.
許多地區，甚至各村子都有他們自己的語言。
module
n.模塊，組件，模件；（航天器的）艙
It is very fast to use computation module to process files.
利用計算模塊來處理文檔速度很快。
numerical
a.數字的，用數表示的，數值的
We do not have any numerical information about casualties of the earthquake.
我們還沒有有關地震傷亡人數方面的報告。
prone
a.（to）易于…的，很可能…的；俯臥的
Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter.
體弱的孩子在冬天易患感冒。
propagate
vi.繁殖，增殖 vt. 繁殖，增殖；傳播，宣傳，使普及
Most plants propagate by seed.
大部分植物用種子繁殖。
Water easily propagates sound.
水容易傳導聲音。
resultant
a.作為結果而發生的，因…而造成的
Her rudeness and the resultant criticism from her parents made her ashamed.
她沒有禮貌結果被父母批評，這使她很羞愧。
retention
n.保留，保持
The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth.
延用舊技術阻礙了該公司的發展。
retrospect
n.回顧
The retrospect that the Chinese football team has been repeatedly defeated in the important matches was depressing.
回想起中國男子足球隊在重大比賽中屢戰屢敗真是令人沮喪。
spouse
n.配偶
You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse.
你可以選擇與配偶一起或分開交納所得稅。
sponge
n.海綿 vt. 用濕海綿（或布）擦，揩
Young people should not sponge off their parents.
年輕人不應該依賴父母。
stabilize
v.（使）穩定，（使）穩固
The primary task of the police is to stabilize the social order.
警察的首要任務是穩定社會秩序。
stereotype
n.陳規，老套，固定的模式（或形象） vt.對…形成固定看法
Regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding. Westerners are trendy, Midwesterners are dull, Northeasterners are brainy, and Southerners are lazy.
區域間的刻板印象自從美國建國以來就成為它的一部分。西部人時髦，中西部人木訥，東北部人機智，南方人懶惰。
It's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike.
把人們看做都是一樣的，這是錯誤的。
traverse
vt.橫過，穿過，經過
The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway traverses almost half of China.
京廣鐵路幾乎穿越大半個中國。
I have no intention to traverse that ground in my present lecture.
在這次演講中我不打算詳細討論這一點。
triple
a.三部分的；三倍的，三重的 vt. （使）增至三倍
The manager tripled his income.
經理使他的收入增加兩倍（增至3倍）。
verbal
a.口頭的；用言辭的，用文字的；動詞的
Verbal communication is primary in our social interaction.
口頭交際是我們社交中最主要的交際方式。
