accustom
vt.使習慣于
She could not accustom herself to a hot climate in Africa.
她不適應在非洲酷熱的氣候。
ankle
n.踝關節，踝
Human beings and all other animals that have feet and legs have ankles.
人類和其他所有有腳腿的動物都有足踝。
bachelor
n.學士；單身漢
The young bachelor will soon be taking a wife.
那年輕的單身漢不久就會娶妻子。
border
n. 邊境；邊界；國界
When we went camping, we put up our tents on the border of the lake.
當我們去野營時，我們臨近湖邊搭起了帳篷。
calm
adj.靜的，平靜的；沉著的
Mother's calm behavior made the frightened child quiet.
母親很冷靜的行為使受驚的孩子安靜下來。
chew
n.咀嚼；咀嚼物vt.嚼碎，咀嚼
You should chew your food well before you swallow it.
你應該先咀嚼食物再把它吞下去。
complex
n.復合體；綜合設施adj.復雜的；合成的
The instructions for building the radio were so complex that we could not follow them.
組裝收音機的說明太復雜了，我們看不懂。
consolidate
vt. & vi.(使)鞏固；(使)加強；(使)合并
Britain is trying to consolidate her position in the North Atlantic.
英國正努力鞏固它在北大西洋的地位。
crawl
vi.爬， 爬行； 徐緩而行n.緩慢的爬行
The wounded soldier tried to crawl back to the tent.
受傷的士兵設法爬回帳篷里。
decent
adj.正派的；得體的；相當好的
You need decent clothes when you go to church.
當你去教堂時需要穿得體的衣服。
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despair
n.絕望；令人絕望的人或事vi.絕望，喪失信心
A feeling of despair came over him as the boat sank deeper in the water.
當輪船在水中下沉時，一種絕望的感覺向他襲來。
distress
n.危難，不幸；貧困；悲痛
Her husband has just died and she is in great distress.
她的丈夫剛死，她極為悲痛。
edge
n.邊緣；優勢；刀刃；鋒利
Don't put the glass on the edge of the table, it may get knocked off.
不要把玻璃杯放在桌子的邊緣，它可能被碰掉。
enterprise
n.事業，計劃；事業心
Building the steel manufacturing company is a great enterprise.
建立鋼鐵制造公司是一項偉大的事業。
export
vt. & vi. 出口， 輸出n. 輸出， 出口；輸出物
Last year our exports exceeded our imports in value.
去年我們的出口商品超出了我們的進口商品的價值。
fasten
vt.系緊， 拴牢vt.&vi. 閂住
He fastened the pages together with a pin.
他用別針把書頁釘起來。
flesh
n.肉；果肉；肉體
A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.
胖子的肉比瘦子的肉要多得多。
fund
n.基金，?？睿滑F款；資金
That fund will be used for the expenses of the poor people.
那項基金將被用于作窮人的費用。
graduate
vi.畢業；漸變
Her brother graduated from Harvard University last year.
她的弟弟去年畢業于哈佛大學。
heal
vt.& vi.(使)愈合，治愈，(使)恢復健康
The medicine and rest will soon heal your wound.
藥物治療和休息會使你的傷口很快愈合。
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illustrate
vt.給…加插圖；說明， 闡明；表明
The teacher compared the heart to a pump to illustrate its function.
老師把心臟比作打氣筒(抽水機)，說明了它的功能。
insist
vt.&vi.堅決宣稱，堅持認為；堅決要求
She insisted that she was right.
她堅持認為她是對的。
jar
n.罐；廣口瓶
A jar has a wide mouth and sometimes has two handles.
罐有個大口有的還有兩個把手。
lane
n.小巷；航線；車道
He was driving his car down the narrow lane in the town.
他當時在城中沿著一條狹窄的小胡同開車。
loan
n.貸款；借款
He asked his brother for a small loan to buy a house.
他向他兄弟借一點錢買一所房子。
maple
n.楓樹；淡棕色
We have a maple in our yard.
我們的院內有棵楓樹。
mingle
vt. 使混合；使相混vi. 混合；交往
It is not easy for him to mingle with people because he was very shy.
好不容易他和人們交往，因為他很害羞。
muscle
n.肌肉；力量
You can develop your arm muscle by playing tennis.
通過打網球你可以鍛煉你的手臂肌肉。
object
n.目標；物體；客體
A dark object moved between me and the door.
一個黑暗的物體在我和門之間移動。
object
vt.提出…作為反對的理由vi.反對；拒絕
He stood up and objected in strong language.
他站起來，用強烈的語言表示反對。
origin
n.起源；原點；出身；開端
Ancient Greece is often called the origin of Western civilization.
古希臘常被稱為西方文明的起源。
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parlor
n.客廳；會客室；業務室
The parlor was crowded with many people during the party.
聚會時客廳擠滿了很多人。
perceive
vt.察覺，感覺；理解；認知vi.感到，感知；認識到
I soon perceived that I could not change his mind.
我很快就察覺到我無法改變他的想法。
poisonous
adj.有毒的；惡毒的；討厭的
Some plants have poisonous roots or fruits.
有一些植物的根或果實有毒。
previous
adj.以前的；早先的；過早的adv.在先；在…以前
I can't go, for I have a previous engagement.
我不能去，因為我有約在先。
province
n.??；領域；職權
Most countries are divided into several provinces.
大多數國家被分成數個省。
recommend
vt.推薦，介紹；勸告vi.推薦；建議
The doctor recommended that she should stay in bed for a week.
醫生建議她應該呆在床上躺一個星期。
replace
vt.取代，代替；替換，更換；歸還，償還；把…放回原處
Most telephone operators have been replaced by dial telephones.
大多數的話務員已被自動電話取代。
ridiculous
adj.可笑的；荒謬的
It would be ridiculous to speak ill of one's parents in public.
公開說自己父母的壞話是荒謬的。
shift
vt.轉移；改變；替換vi.移動；轉變；轉換
The wind shifted from east to west.
風由東轉向西。
slip
vi.滑， 滑倒
She slipped on the ice and hurt her hand.
她在冰上滑倒并且傷了手。
He inserted a slip marking his place in the book.
他在書中放置紙片，以標明他讀到的地方。
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sphere
n.范圍；球體
All points on the surface of a sphere are equally distant from the center.
一個球體表面上所有的點離球中心距離相等。
startle
vt.使嚇一跳；使驚奇；使大吃一驚vi.驚嚇；驚跳；驚奇
I was startled at the news of his death.
在聽到他逝世的消息時我大吃一驚。
stroke
n.敲擊；鳴，響；敲擊的鐘點vt.敲擊
The strokes of the church bell awakened us.
教堂的鐘聲喚醒了我們。
suspicion
n.懷疑；嫌疑；疑心vt.懷疑
The young man is under suspicion of murder.
這個年輕人有謀殺的嫌疑。
temple
n.廟宇；寺院；太陽穴
The people went to the temple to pray.
人們去寺院里祈禱。
He had a cut on his right temple.
他右邊太陽穴上有個傷口。
toad
n.蟾蜍；癩蛤??；討厭的家伙
Toads have shorter legs and are generally clumsier than frogs.
蟾蜍的腿比青蛙短，而且通常比青蛙笨拙。
troublesome
adj.麻煩的；討厭的；使人苦惱的
He is the most troublesome person in our class.
他在我們班是最討厭的人。
vessel
n.船，艦； 脈管，血管；容器，器皿
Empty vessels make the most sound.
空瓶子咣當響。
The mark on her skin was caused by broken blood vessels.
她皮膚上的疤痕是因血管破裂所造成。
The port of London is filled with vessels of all kinds.
倫敦港口停泊了各種各樣的船只。
web
n.網；織物；圈套
A spider captures small insects with its web.
蜘蛛用網捕捉小昆蟲。
yell
n. 喊聲，叫聲vt. 喊叫著說vi. 大叫，叫喊
His yell of anger could be heard in the next room.
隔壁房間都聽得見他生氣的叫喊聲。
During the game the students often yelled with cheers.
學生們經常在比賽中尖聲歡呼。