secretary 秘书；书记The secretary made a note of the proceedings.秘书对进程做了记录。sense 感觉，官能You become a prisoner in a sense when you become addicted to any substance, including caffeine.当你对什么东西，包括咖啡因上瘾的时候，从某种意义上说你就成了囚犯了。stable 稳定的；牢固的Markets are flourishing and prices are stable.市场繁荣，物价稳定stock 股份，股票Do we have any of these items in stock?我们有这些物件的库存吗？sustain 维持；支撑The optimism that helped sustain Iraqis during the first few years of the war has dissolved into widespread fear, anger and distress.头几年支撑战争中的伊拉克人民的乐观情绪已经转化成广泛的恐惧、愤怒和痛苦。trend 趋势，倾向There is an undesirable trend nowadays to make films showing violence.现今的影片拍摄中有种暴力倾向。abnormal 反常的，不规则的They do not think such an abnormal phenomenon will last long.他们认为反常的现象不会持续太久。abolish 废除，废止Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制度。accelerate 加速；促进Does your heartbeat accelerate when you see the person of your heart?当你看到你的意中人的时候，你的心跳不会加速吗？accommodation 住处，膳宿The accommodations at this hotel are first-class.这家旅馆的住宿都是一流的。accordance一致；和谐Russia president Putin stressed that the energy tariffs should be raised gradually and in accordance with the growth in people's income.俄罗斯总统普京强调，能源关税应该逐步提高，与人们的收入增长保持一致。agenda 议程The question of salary increase is high on the agenda.工资增长的问题已经提上日程。alert 警惕的，警觉的Although he's over eighty his mind is still remarkably alert.他虽已年逾八十，但头脑仍十分机敏。ambition 野心，雄心When he was young, Liu Bang filled himself with ambition to become powerful.刘邦年轻的时候，是一个具有抱负和强大内心的人。ambitious 有雄心的；热望的China launched its second manned space mission, sending two astronauts into orbit as it opened a new chapter in its ambitious drive to become a global space power.中国刚刚进行了第二次载人飞船发射，将两名宇航员送入轨道，揭开了其充满雄心跨入世界空间强国行列的新篇章。appearance 外貌，外观He is making his first appearance at a local theatre.他将首次在当地剧院亮相。