absolve
v.郝免
The judge absolved the man of the crime.
法官赦免了他的罪。
bias
n.偏見
The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.
栽判員對兩方應(yīng)不偏不倚。
contend
v.競爭；辯論
Our baseball team is contending for the championship.
我棒球隊(duì)爭奪冠軍。
deplore
v.悲痛；深悔
We deplore the terrible traffic accident, in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.
我們對這次可怕的車禍造成30人死亡，50人受傷而悲痛不已。
fracture
n.挫傷；骨折
The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.
男孩從樹上摔下來，造成右手腳骨折。
magnitude
n.大小；量；長（度）
A crowd of great magnitude attended the President's inauguration.
大批民眾參加總統(tǒng)就職典禮。
pith
n.精華部分
The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
他演講的精華著重于教育的重要性。
relish
n.胃口；喜好
I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.
我不喜歡看別人被鞭笞。
sneak
v.潛行；行為鬼祟
Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.
他們?yōu)榱瞬槐蝗饲埔姡砉硭钏畹剡M(jìn)入房間。
tidings
n.消息
The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.
報(bào)信者帶來戰(zhàn)場上的消息。
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aghast
adj.驚駭?shù)模豢植赖?br /> Many people would be aghast at the thought of another war.
許多人一想到再打仗就覺得很恐怖。
cumber
v.阻礙；拖累
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.
我們不會因?yàn)樗淖l責(zé)，而妨礙得我們的想法。
decree
v.命令；決定
The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.
市政府頒令所有的狗都必須有牌照。
frolic
v.嬉戲；作樂
The children were frolicking with the puppy in the backyard.
小孩們和小狗在后院玩耍。
intercourse
n.交往；交通
There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.
第二次大戰(zhàn)前，這兩國有許多商業(yè)往來。
menace
n.威脅
In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.
干燥的天氣下森林火災(zāi)是一大威脅。
precipice
n.懸崖
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less that fifty feet deep.
我站在海岸的最邊緣，一個不低于50英尺深的懸崖。
sanctuary
n.圣所；圣堂；神殿
The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.
教堂通常被認(rèn)為是神圣的地方。
sprout
v.長出；發(fā)芽
After a light spring rain, leaves began to sprout from tress.
下了一場小小的春雨后，樹木開始長出新芽。
tread
v.行走于；步行于
She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
她輕手輕腳地走，以免吵醒睡夢中的嬰兒。
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ammunition
n.彈藥；軍火
The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.
士兵們空有槍炮卻無彈藥。
doting
adj.過于喜愛的；溺愛的
A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.
溺愛孩子的母親給孩子太多的愛，以至于和丈夫疏遠(yuǎn)了。
engross
v.全神貫注于
The artist was so engrossed in his painting that he didn't notice the people watching him.
藝術(shù)家太專注于作畫；以至于沒注意到人們在看他。
gush
n.涌出；傾流
If you got a deep cut in your arm, there's usually a gush of blood.
假使你的手臂有很深的割傷，通常會有鮮血涌出。
insuperable
adj.不能超越的；不能克服的
The deep river was an insuperable barrier to those who could not swim.
對不會游泳的人來說，這條深河是無法超越的障礙。
ordeal
n.殘酷的考驗(yàn)；痛苦的考驗(yàn)
Her life has been full of ordeals; sickness, poverty, and loss of her beloved son.
她的生命坎坷；病痛；貧窮又失去了她最親愛的兒子。
pouch
n.小袋；囊
He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.
煙草放在系在腰帶上的皮囊中。
screech
v.尖叫；囂叫
The brakes screeched and the car suddenly stopped with a jerk.
剎車尖響一下，車頓然停下。
stature
n.身材；身長
A man who is six feet tall is above the average stature in China.
在中國，一個身高六英尺是超乎一般人的身高。
undermine
v.1.以危險(xiǎn)手段傷害；暗中破壞 2，在…之下挖掘；逐漸損毀
The President's enemies are spreading ill rumors to undermine his authority.
總統(tǒng)的敵人在散布謠言來暗中破壞他的威信。
The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.
自從房基被洪水損毀后，房子很不安全。
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assess
v.評估；估定
Damages from last week's flood have been assessed at $50, 000.
上星期的洪水所造成的損失數(shù)目估計(jì)為5萬元。
chamber
n.1.房間；寢室 2.立法或司法團(tuán)體
The children searched each and every chamber of the house for the cat.
孩子們遍尋每一個房間尋找小貓。
The Congress of the United States has two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
美國國會分為參議院和眾議院。
disdain
v.鄙視；輕視
Now that she is rich, she disdains to speak to her old friends.
現(xiàn)在她富有了，不屑跟她的老朋友講話。
espy
v.看出；探出
One day Robinson Cruson espied a foot print on the sand.
有一天魯濱遜. 克魯索看到沙上的一個腳印。
glossy
adj.平滑的；有光澤的
The beautiful glossy coat of the cat shone as it lay in sunlight.
當(dāng)小貓?zhí)稍谔柟庀聲r(shí)，它那美麗的光滑的毛閃閃發(fā)光。
janitor
n.管門者
The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.
看門員每晚掃地板和鎖門。
packet
n.包裹（郵個等的）一捆
She bought a packet of envelops at the stationery store.
她在文具店買了一捆信封。
pulpit
n.(教堂的)講臺；說教臺
The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.
教堂講臺上生動而華麗的雕刻是印第安人的手筆。
scorch
v.1烘焦；燒焦 2 使萎；使估
The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.
那塊肉外表焦黑，但里面仍是生的。
The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summer.
夏天陽光強(qiáng)烈，以至于草地估萎。
surge
v.(波良)起伏；洶涌
The ship surged in the stormy seas, rolling and pitching with each wave.
大船在暴風(fēng)雨的海上隨波起伏。
utensil
n.器皿；用具
Pots, pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.
罐子，盤子和水壺是有用的廚房用具。
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bayonet
n.刺刀
When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.
當(dāng)士兵們用完了彈藥時(shí)，就把刺刀上膛。
compassion
n.憐憫；同情
Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.
因同情孤兒使他拿出錢來資助他們。
detain
v.1.使遲緩；阻止 2.拘留；扣留
Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.
懶惰的孩子在正課結(jié)束后通常被留在學(xué)校做額外的作業(yè)。
The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.
警察將竊嫌拘留作進(jìn)一步的訊問。
faction
n.小派；小黨派
A faction in our club tried to make president resign.
我們俱樂部中有一小派別，擬使主席辭職。
hue
n.色彩；色度
The diamond shone with every hue under the bright sun.
鉆石在陽光下閃爍著每一種色彩。
luster
n.1.光彩；光輝. 2.榮譽(yù)，光榮
He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.
他一直在磨著那塊金屬，直到它發(fā)出美麗的光澤。
The deeds of heroes add luster to a nation's history.
英雄的事績使國家的歷史增輝。
persevere
v.緊忍
He persevered in his study until he succeeded.
他孜孜不倦直到成功。
rave
v.發(fā)狂語
Because of his high fever, the sick man raved all night.
那位病人因高燒而整夜胡亂說話。
slay
v.殺；毀
He intended to slay his father's murderer.
他意欲弒殺謀殺他父親的兇手。
tablet
n.塊；片
The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.
醫(yī)生告訴她每天吃三片。
voluptuous
adj.肉感的
Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one with intelligent looks.
現(xiàn)今，妖艷的女演員似乎比智慧型的女演員吃香。