accelerate
v.加速進行
The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.
火車司機啟動更多的動力，使火車加速進行。
averse
adj.反對的；不愿的
I will keep it secret, I feel averse to telling it to someone.
我會保密的，不愿告訴任何人。
corroborate
v.確證
Two person who saw the road accident corroborated the driver's statement.
兩個目睹車禍的人證實了駕駛員的陳述。
encamp
v.扎營
It took the soldiers only half an hour to encamp in the heavy rain.
士兵們在大雨中扎營只花了半小時。
humid
adj.潮濕的
The air is very humid near the sea or large lake.
靠近海或大湖的地方，空氣非常潮濕。
irrigation
n.灌溉
It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without irrigation.
未經灌溉，植物在沙漠中不可能生長。
preeminent
adj.卓越的
Every baseball player envies him, he is preeminent above all his rivals for pitching.
每個棒球員都羨慕他，因為在投球方面，他勝過任何競爭者。
rudiment
n.初步
Everyone learns the rudiments of arithmetic in elementary school.
每人在小學都學初級算術。
stifle
v.使窒息
When they got in the boiler room they were almost stifled by the heat.
進入汽鍋室時，他們幾乎熱得透不過氣來。
versatile
adj.多才多藝的
He is a very versatile performer; he can act, sing, dance, and play the piano.
他是個非常多才多藝的表演者，他會演戲、唱歌、跳舞，還會彈鋼琴。
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anatomy
n.身體結構
The anatomy of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.
和人比較起來，蚯蚓的身體結構要簡單的多了。
brawn
n.肌肉（尤指強壯的肌肉）
Football requires brain as well as brawn.
踢足球需要智力及體力。
dexterity
n.靈巧；機敏
Dexterity in questioning the witnesses helped the lawyer win many cases.
這位律師擅長于詢問目擊者，這幫助他贏了許多案子。
erupt
n.爆發
Mount Vesuvius hasn't erupted for a good many years.
維蘇威火山有許多年沒有爆發了。
hypothesis
n.假說
Let's discuss this topic on the hypothesis that it is true.
我們假定它是真的，來討論這主題。
manipulate
v.操縱
To drive an automobile, you must learn how to manipulated the steering wheel and pedals.
要想駕駛汽車，你必須學習如何操縱方向盤及踏板。
prowess
n.英勇
The tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
族人唱著勝利之歌，歌頌他們在戰場上的勇武。
scrupulous
adj.1.正直的 2.謹慎小心的
A less scrupulous man wouldn't give the money back to its owner.
稍不正直的人就不會將錢送還給失主。
The nurse treated the wounded soldiers with the most scrupulous care.
護士無微不至地照顧受傷的士兵。
suffice
v.足夠
One hundred dollars a month will suffice for the old lady's need.
一個月一百元足夠那老婦人花用。
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antique
adj.古代的
He really likes antique art much more than modern art.
他的確喜愛古典藝術遠超過現代藝術。
coherent
adj.連貫的
In coherent writing, every sentence is connected in thought to the previous sentence.
在連貫的寫作中，每一個句子思想上都要和前面的句子相連。
doze
v.小睡
After dinner my father often dozes in his chair for a while.
晚飯后，我的父親常在他的椅子上小睡片刻。
fascinate
v.使迷惑，著迷
The actress's beauty and cleverness fascinated everyone in the room.
那女演員的美與聰明迷住了房間內的每一個人。
innovate
n.革新
Some people like to innovate the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
有些人喜歡改革舊有的制度及傳統，有些人卻喜歡保留他們。
mystify
v.使困惑
The magician's tricks mystified the audience in the theater.
那位魔術師的把戲使劇院里的觀眾困惑。
recur
v.再發生
Leap year recurs every four years, and in that year February has 29 days.
每四年閏年一次，而那一年中，二月只有二十九天。
shimmer
v.發閃爍之光
The sky was clear, and moonlight was shimmering on the lake.
天空中沒有一片云，而月光照在湖面上，閃閃發光。
technicality
n.專門的事項
The general explained the military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reporters.
那將軍向報紙的記者解釋該事軍事上專門的事項。
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articulate
adj.發音清晰的 v.發音清晰
A baby cries and gurgles but does not use articulate speech.
嬰兒僅啼哭和咯咯作聲，卻無法清晰地發音。
The speaker was careful to articulate his words so that everyone in the hall could understand him.
那說話者小心地使發音清晰，以便大廳中的每個人都能聽懂。
confront
v.面對
The soldiers were confronted by two terrorists as they left their camp.
士兵們離開營帳時，迎面來了兩個恐怖分子。
ecstasy
n.出神
While she was waiting for her boy friend in the tea room, a sweet melody filled her with ecstasy.
她正在茶室里等男朋友時，一陣美妙的旋律使她出神入迷。
foster
v.助長
The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently.
那母新借常帶兒子去聽音樂會的方式，嘗試著培養她兒子對音樂的興趣。
irradiate
v.照耀
The hall is not dim; the four large lamps irradiate it.
廳內并不暗；有四盞大燈照耀著。
obstinate
adj.固執的
The obstinate man would go his own way, in spite of all warning.
固執的人不顧所有的警告，依然我行我素。
repugnant
adj.使人討厭的
Some people eat foods that are repugnant to others.
某些人討厭的食物，有些人卻愛吃。
soporific
adj.催眠的
After his soporific speech for an hour, the speaker received no applause from the audience.
在那催眠般的一小時演講后，演說者沒有得到任何來自聽眾的掌聲。
triumph
n.大成功
The conquest of outer space is one of the greatest triumphs of modern science.
外太空的征服是現代科學最偉大的成就之一。