anaesthetic
n.麻醉劑；麻藥
The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.
麻醉劑的使用還不到一百年。
beacon
n.烽火；信號
The fire on the hill was a beacon to the villagers that the enemy was coming.
山丘上的火是通知村民敵人來了的信號。
coroner
n.驗尸官
The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.
驗尸官斷定那個婦人的死亡是意外的。
duel
n.決斗；相斗
They decided to settle their quarrel by a duel.
他們決定以決斗來解決他們的紛爭。
graft
v.嫁接
Peach trees can be grafted on plum trees.
桃樹可以被嫁接到梅樹上。
impersonal
adj.一般人稱的
"First some, first served" is an impersonal remark.
“先到，先得”是不以特定人為對象的語句。
loom
v.隱現(xiàn)；隱約可現(xiàn)
A large iceberg loomed through the thick, gray fog.
從厚厚的，灰灰的霧中隱約可見一座大冰山。
peal
n.響聲；很響的鈴聲
As the speaker made a funny joke, peals of laughter rang through the auditorium.
當(dāng)演說者說了一個有趣的笑話時，響亮的笑聲傳遍了禮堂 。
roundup
n.趕攏；驅(qū)集
The missing cattle are discovered in the annual roundup.
遺失的牛在一年一度的驅(qū)集中被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
straggle
v.散開；迷途
The cowboys worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd.
牧童們工作了整夜，以聚集那些離了隊散落在后面的牛群。
ulterior
adj.隱密的；未揭露的。
He was suspected of having ulterior motives for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.
他的慷慨奉獻(xiàn)被懷疑是有隱秘不明的動機(jī)，但是事實(shí)上他是出自內(nèi)心的。
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auction
n.拍賣
The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction.
那把舊齊本德耳式椅子在拍賣時賣了很好的價錢。
calligraphy
n.書法
The old man is famous for superb calligraphy.
那個老人以出色的書法著名。
cope
v.應(yīng)付
Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.
自從珍出了車禍后，在交通擁擠時，她無法駕駛得很順利。
cucumber
n.黃瓜
Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I'll make pickles.
請在賣蔬果部門買些黃瓜，我想做腌瓜。
gruel
n.粥
Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel for him by boiling oatmeal in water.
他的祖父現(xiàn)年九十六，每餐她必須為他煮麥片粥。
hustle
v.驅(qū)趕
She hustled off her children to school and started working.
她驅(qū)趕著孩子上學(xué)，然后開始工作。
maneuver
n.調(diào)遣；策略；演習(xí) n.調(diào)遣；操縱
Every year the army and thd navy hold maneuvers for practice.
每年陸軍和海軍都舉行防空演習(xí)。
She maneuvered her car into a narrow parking space with ease.
她輕易地操縱著她的車，進(jìn)入很窄的停車場。
plight
n.(惡劣的)情勢；苦境
He was in a terrible plight, trapped at the back of the cave.
他正處于惡劣的情勢，被誘入洞穴的后面。
scoff
n.嘲笑；嘲弄
I came to the meeting to scoff, but the speaker persuaded me.
我來嘲弄這個會議，但被演說者勸阻了。
stun
n.昏暈；目瞪口呆
She was stunned by the news of her mother's death.
她聽到母親過世的消息驚呆了。
vulture
n.兀鷹
A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.
兀鷹靠死去的動物的肉來維生。
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bankrupt
n.破產(chǎn)者；無還債能力者
After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.
店給燒毀后，店主就破產(chǎn)了。
cavern
n.巨穴
It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern.
突然下起雨來，我們躲進(jìn)洞穴里躲避。
chrysanthemum
n.菊花
Chrysanthemum usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.
菊花通常在秋天開，開著各式各樣大小顏色不同的花。
fishery
n.漁業(yè)；漁場
The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.
港口的居民們主要從事漁業(yè)。
gust
n.陣風(fēng)；一陣
In a gust of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture into pieces.
他在無法控制的發(fā)怒中，將圖畫撕成碎片。
ingratiate
v.逢迎；討好
She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.
她試著以珍貴的禮物來討好她的教師。
munition
n.軍火；軍需品
The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions.
我們打仗夫敗的原因并不只是因為軍火短缺。
prostrate
n.平臥；臥倒
The wretched slaves prostrated themselves before their master.
可憐的奴隸臥倒在他們主人的面前。
smolder
v.悶燒；潛伏
The campfire smoldered for several hours after the blaze died down.
火焰漸熄后，營火悶燒了好幾個小時。
tattoo
n.連續(xù)的輕敲
The hail beat a loud tattoo on the windowpane.
冰雹落在窗戶的玻璃上，連續(xù)地敲響出很大的聲音。
wield
v.支配；控制
In a democratic system it is the people that wield the power.
在民主體制中，人民掌握權(quán)力。
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allude
v.暗指；提及
In his letter he alluded me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.
他在信中向我提及一件我已經(jīng)完全忘了的事。
chisel
n.鑿子；鏨子
A chisel and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor.
對一個雕刻家來說，鏨子和鐵錘是不可缺少的工具。
cricket
n.蟋蟀
Male crickets make a chirping noise by rubbing their front wings together.
雄蟋蟀憑借前翅的磨擦發(fā)出唧唧聲。
flit
v.飛躍；輕快地飛
As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.
我們走進(jìn)灌木叢時，鳥兒在樹間飛躍。
high-handed
adj.專橫的；高壓的
It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.
為了這意外事件而處罰孩子，真是專橫。
lag
v.慢慢地瞳；落后
The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.
這個小孩困為非常疲倦而落后于其他小孩。
naughty
adj.頑皮的；淘氣的
You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.
這個頑皮的小孩！我告訴過你不要在馬路上玩。
rattle
n.嘎嘎聲
We used to hear the rattle of the mild bottles in the early morning.
我們習(xí)慣于聽那清早牛奶瓶的嘎嘎作響聲。
soot
n.煤煙，油煙
Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.
油煙是因于不完全燃燒而使煙變黑。
tributary
n.支流屬國；納貢國
The Ohio River is one of the tributaries of the Mississippi River.
俄亥俄河是密西西比河的一條支流。
undo
v.廢棄；打消；解開
The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid their work.
一場暴風(fēng)雨破壞了工人們已修好的道路。
The children began to undo the string round the parcel to see what was in it.
小孩們開始解開那綁著包裹的繩子，以看看里而到底是什么東西。
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belabor
v.重打；痛擊
The rider belabored his tired horse with a stick.
騎士用鞭子重重地打了那匹疲倦的馬。
circumference
n.圓周；周圍
After dinner they walked around the circumference of the lake.
晚飯后他們沿著湖的周圍漫步。
devolve
v.傳一；授與
In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.
如果沒有直系子孫，王位就傳給最親近的王子。
fret
v.煩躁；激怒
Don't fret too much; everything will be all right.
不要煩燥不安，每年事都會很順利的。
honk
v.(雁)鳴叫
The wild geese honked high in the autumn sky.
雁在秋天的空中鳴叫。
levy
v.征集；征稅
The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.
政府決定征收煙草稅，這向來是不征稅的。
override
v.不顧；藐視
The new rule overrides all the previous ones.
新的法規(guī)不顧所有舊的規(guī)定。
rally
v.重整；重振；集合
The scattered soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.
為了下次的出擊，分散了的士兵被集合在山谷中。
sprawl
v.仰臥；伸開手腳
Many people sprawled on the beach in their bathing suits.
許多人穿著泳衣在海濱仰臥。
trudge
v.跋涉；吃車地走
The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.
老人在深雪中跋涉走向家中。