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Lesson 10
第10課
intent
n. 意圖 a. （on）專心的；（on）急切的
Don't reproach her any more.Anyway, she seemed to behave foolishly but with good intent.
別再責備她了，雖說她的行為是有些魯莽，但她的出發點是好的。
orientation
n. 方向；熟悉情況
The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation.
彎彎曲曲的小徑使徒步旅行者迷失了方向。
patrol
v. 巡邏 n. 巡邏；巡邏兵
The waters here are patrolled by the enemy mariners day and night.
敵人的潛艇日日夜夜都在這一帶海域巡邏。
reproach
n./vt. 責備
She reproached me for my lack of foresight.
她責備我缺乏先見之明。
preclude
vt. 阻止，排除，妨礙
The suicide note precluded the possibility of murder.
那封絕命書排除了他殺的可能性。
radiate
v. 發出；流露
There was a tenderness that radiated from her that touched and ached me.
她身上散發出的柔情讓我感動，也讓我心痛。
radiant
a. 容光煥發的，喜形于色的；光芒四射的；輻射的
This is a radiant morning. The bride's hands are radiant with rings. She is radiant with joy.
這是一個陽光明媚的早晨，新娘子雙手的戒指光彩奪目，她臉上洋溢著華光照人的幸福。
probe
v. 探索，查究；探測 n. 探測器；探索
It's impolite to probe too deeply into other's personal affairs.
對別人的私事刨根究底是不禮貌的。
startle
vt. 使驚嚇，使吃驚
The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.
汽車的聲音嚇著了小鳥，它們成群飛到了空中。
scrap
n. 碎片；廢金屬；(pl.)殘羹剩飯；少量 vt. 廢棄
There was not a single scrap of evidence to connect him with the murder of the Nepalese King.
沒有一丁點證據表明他與尼泊爾國王的遇刺有任何牽扯。
suppress
vt. 鎮壓；禁止發表；抑制；阻止…的生長
The demonstration was suppressed by the police.
游行示威遭到警方鎮壓。
applaud
v. 鼓掌；稱贊
I applaud your decision.
我贊成你的決定。
warehouse
n. 倉庫，貨棧
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.
貨倉就是用于儲存大量貨物的建筑物。
accessory
n. 附件；(常pl.)裝飾品；同謀
Ladies like wearing accessories such as diamond rings, necklaces and earrings.
女士喜歡戴諸如鉆戒、項鏈、耳環之類的首飾。
blunder
n. （因粗心等造成的）錯誤 vi. 跌跌撞撞地走；犯錯誤
Learning that his girl friend had fallen in love with another well-off and handsome young man, he blundered out of the booth.
得知女朋友已經移情別戀，愛上了一個腰纏萬貫而又英俊瀟灑的年輕人時，他跌跌撞撞地走出了電話亭。
disable
vt. 喪失能力
His uncle was disabled in the civil war; he lost his left arm.
他的叔父在內戰中失去左臂，成了傷殘人。
commonplace
a. 普通的 n. 尋常的事物
We believe that traveling to the moon will soon be commonplace.
我們相信，登月旅行很快將變得非常普通。
contemplate
vt. 盤算；思量；凝視
We must contemplate the problem from all sides.
我們必須從各方面慎重考慮這個問題。
elevate
vt. 提高；使情緒高昂；舉起
Reading good books elevates one's mind.
閱讀好書可提高人的心靈修養。
glare
vi. （at）怒目而視；發出刺眼的光線 n. 強光；怒視；炫耀
To avoid the glare of the sun, you had better wear a pair of sunglasses.
為避免耀眼的陽光（照射），最好戴上墨鏡。
confidential
a. 秘密的；表示信任的；擔任機密工作的
Don't become too confidential with strangers.
對陌生人不能太信任。
degenerate
vi. 衰退，墮落，蛻化
Her health degenerated as the days went by.
她的健康狀況日漸惡化。
essence
n. 本質；精髓
This shampoo contains herbal essence.
這種洗發露含有草本精華。
fabricate
vt. 捏造，偽造（文件等）；建造，制造
The gang fabricated evidence and threatened witnesses.
那一伙歹徒偽造證據并威脅目擊者。
homogeneous
a. 同種類的，有相同特征的
Japan has a largely homogeneous population.
日本的人口基本上同屬于一個種族。
interact
vi. 相互作用
Harry Potter interacts well with other children in the class.
哈利·波特和班里的其他孩子相處得很好。
mediate
vi. （in, between）調解 vt. 經調解解決；經斡旋促成
The minister of foreign affairs mediated between two warring countries.
外長在兩個交戰國之間進行積極的斡旋。
impart
vt. 告知，透露；賦予，給予
Women tend to impart their secrets to their intimate friends.
女人往往喜歡把秘密向她們的閨中密友吐露。
junction
n. 聯結點，（道路等的）會合點，樞紐
The hydro-power station stands at the junction of two rivers.
水力發電站位于兩條河流的匯合處。
proclaim
vt. 宣告；顯示
In Britain one's accent proclaims his social status.
在英國，一個人的口音顯示他所處的社會地位。
originate
vi. （in, from, with）起源于 vt. 創造
Just as Mao Zedong puts it, "All theories originate from/in practice and in turn serve practice."
正如毛澤東所說："任何理論都來源于實踐，反過來又為實踐服務。"
ingenious
a. （物件等）設計獨特的；（人、頭腦）靈巧的
James Watt, an ingenious English inventor, invented and tested the steam machine in 1765.
英國的天才發明家詹姆斯·瓦特在1765年發明并成功測試了蒸汽機。
intervene
vi. 干涉，干預；干擾，阻撓
The superpower country likes to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries.
那個超級大國總是把干涉別國內政當作一種樂趣。
negligible
a. 可忽略不計的，微不足道的
In buying an expensive object, a difference of ten yuan in price is negligible.
就購買貴重物品而言，價格上10元的差別是微不足道的。
predominant
a. 占主導地位的，顯著的
Sunny days are predominant over rainy days in desert regions.
在沙漠地帶，下雨天少得可憐，絕大多數日子是艷陽高照。
superiority
n. 優越（性），優等
The official always has a sense of superiority, as he often assumes an air of superiority before others.
這個當官的總有那么一種優越感，老在別人面前擺架子。
retort
v./n. 反駁，回嘴
"It's none of your business," he retorted.
"你管不著！"他反駁道。
seemingly
ad. 表面上，看上去
Seemingly there is nothing we can do.
看來我們幫不上忙。
stationary
a. 固定的，靜止不動的
Don't get off the bus until it is stationary.
等公共汽車停穩了再下車。
threshold
n. 門檻，門口；開端，起始點
He paused on the threshold before ringing the doorbell.
按門鈴前他在門口停了下來。
acquaint
vt. （with）使了解
The Internet and newspapers acquaint us with recent happenings around the world.
互聯網和報紙使我們能及時了解天下之事。
underlying
a. 含蓄的，潛在的
It's the economist's mission to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.
努力探索出造成經濟衰退的潛在原因是經濟學家的任務。
turbulent
a. 動蕩的，混亂的；洶涌的，狂暴的
There still exist turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents in this seemingly peaceful world.
在這個表面上和平的世界里，騷亂與動蕩的潛流依然存在。
array
n.一系列；排列，隊形；衣服，盛裝；數組，陣列 vt. 排列；打扮
When the array of players of the Royal Madrid turned out in force in the stadium, the fans broke into loud cheers.
當兵強馬壯的皇家馬德里隊員魚貫進入體育場時，球迷們爆發出震耳欲聾的歡呼聲。
capsule
n. 膠囊（劑）；航天艙，密封艙
Tito has become the first tourist in the world who entered the capsule and took a tour in a spaceship.
蒂托成為世界上進入航天艙、乘坐宇宙飛船遨游太空的第一人。
degrade
vt. 降低…的身份；使降解
You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.
說謊會貶低自己的身份。
eternal
a. 永恒的；沒完沒了的
Do you believe in eternal love?
你相信有永恒的愛嗎？
discern
vt. 看出，察覺出；識別，認出
It was so dark outside that I was just able to discern the road in the dark.
外面一片漆黑，我在黑暗中勉強能分辨出道路。
configuration
n. 配置，布局，構造
We know little about the configuration of the star's surface.
我們對該恒星的表面構造知之甚少。
contrive
vt. 謀劃，策劃；設法做到；想出，設計
The notorious drug-pusher has been contriving an escape from the prison.
這個臭名昭著的大毒梟一直都在圖謀越獄。
justification
n. 正當的理由
The revolutionaries considered misgovernment to be a justification for revolution.
革命者把對國家治理不當看做是革命的正當理由。
glide
vi./n. 滑行，滑動，滑翔
The years glided past.
歲月不知不覺地流逝。
inherent
a. （in）內在的，固有的
Polarity is inherent in a magnet.
極性是磁鐵的固有性質。
elicit
vt. 誘出，探出
After much questioning among the people concerned, the headmaster at last elicited the truth regarding the incident.
經過對有關人員進行反復詢問，校長終于問出了那件事的真相。
facet
n.（問題等的）一個方面；（多面體的）面
I am writing a blog to record every facet of life.
我在寫博客，記錄生活的方方面面。
impulse
n. 沖動；推動；脈沖
For some people, the prime impulse of doing business is the making of money.
對有些人來說，經商的主要動力就是賺錢。
intimidate
vt. 恐嚇
They failed in their attempt to intimidate the witness into silence/keeping quiet.
他們想恐嚇目擊證人迫使他保持緘默的企圖失敗了。
merge
v. （使）結合，（使）合并
The steel trusts merged various small businesses.
鋼鐵托拉斯聯合兼并了許多小企業。
compact
a. 緊湊的；緊密的 vt. 把…壓實 n. 合同
The dormitory rooms are very compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.
宿舍房間小巧緊湊，有一張書桌、床和嵌入式衣櫥。
hospitality
n. （對客人的）友好款待，好客
Chinese people are famous for their hospitality.
中國人以熱情好客著稱于世。
notable
a. 顯著的 n. 名人
Sled dogs are notable for their stamina.
雪橇狗以它們的忍耐力而著稱。
suspicious
a. 猜疑的；可疑的；（of）表示懷疑的
The ignorant are suspicious.
無知者多疑。
ornament
n. 裝飾品；裝飾 vt. 裝飾
We bought ornaments for the Christmas tree.
我們購買裝飾品來點綴圣誕樹。
permeate
v. 彌漫，遍布；滲入，滲透
Our thinking is permeated by our historical myths.
我們的歷史神話滲透著我們的思想。
premise
n. (pl.)經營場址；前提
The law is based on the premise that people are innocent until they are proved to be guilty.
該法規的前提是人在被證明有罪之前是無辜的。
random
a. 任意的，隨機的
The magician asked the audience to choose a card at random from his hand.
魔術師讓觀眾在他手上隨意抽一張牌。
productive
a. 多產的；富有成效的
The productive writer cannot produce any more works now.
此高產作家現在已經是江郎才盡了。
retrieve
vt. 重新得到；挽回；檢索
Some dogs are trained to retrieve game.
一些狗被訓練來銜回獵物。
sentiment
n. 意見；感情
Sentiment should be controlled by reason.
感情應受理智的控制。
articulate
a. 善于表達的；表達得清楚有力的 vt. 明確有力地表達；清晰地發（音）
Wu Jinglian, a well-known economist in China, is articulate about the trend of the so-called "New Economy".
中國著名經濟學家吳敬璉對于"新經濟"的走向講得頭頭是道。
disperse
vi. 使分散；使消散vt.分散；驅散
The crowd dispersed in all directions.
人群向各個方向散開了。
adhere
vi. （to）黏附，附著；遵守，堅持；支持
They failed to adhere to our original agreement.
他們未能遵守我們原來的協議。
strive
vi. 努力，奮斗
Modern men have to strive with/against various temptations.
現代人不得不與各種各樣的誘惑作斗爭。
chronic
a. 慢性的；長久的；積習難改的
A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan from developing its economy.
長期的內戰使阿富汗根本無法發展自己的經濟。
compatible
a. 兼容的；合得來的
Hard work and play are compatible.
努力工作和玩樂是可以兼得的。
conform
vi. （to, with）遵守，適應；一致
This piece of equipment does not conform to the official safety standards.
這件設備不符合官方規定的安全標準。
deprive
vt. （of）剝奪
Women in old China were deprived of the right to education.
在舊中國，婦女被剝奪了受教育的權利。
distribute
vt. 分發；散布
His part-time job on Sunday was to distribute leaflets on the street.
他在星期天的兼職是到街上去派發傳單。
uphold
vt. 支持，維護
Men should also do everything to uphold women's legal rights.
男人也應該竭其所能去維護婦女們的合法權益。
converge
vi. （在一點上）會合，互相靠攏；聚集，集中；（思想、觀點等）趨近
Parallel lines converge at infinity.
平行線永不相交。
