absolve
v.郝免
The judge absolved the man of the crime.
法官赦免了他的罪。
bias
n.偏见
The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.
栽判员对两方应不偏不倚。
contend
v.竞争；辩论
Our baseball team is contending for the championship.
我棒球队争夺冠军。
deplore
v.悲痛；深悔
We deplore the terrible traffic accident, in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.
我们对这次可怕的车祸造成30人死亡，50人受伤而悲痛不已。
fracture
n.挫伤；骨折
The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.
男孩从树上摔下来，造成右手脚骨折。
magnitude
n.大小；量；长（度）
A crowd of great magnitude attended the President's inauguration.
大批民众参加总统就职典礼。
pith
n.精华部分
The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
他演讲的精华着重于教育的重要性。
relish
n.胃口；喜好
I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.
我不喜欢看别人被鞭笞。
sneak
v.潜行；行为鬼祟
Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.
他们为了不被人瞧见，鬼鬼祟祟地进入房间。
tidings
n.消息
The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.
报信者带来战场上的消息。
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aghast
adj.惊骇的；恐怖的
Many people would be aghast at the thought of another war.
许多人一想到再打仗就觉得很恐怖。
cumber
v.阻碍；拖累
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.
我们不会因为他的谴责，而妨碍得我们的想法。
decree
v.命令；决定
The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.
市政府颁令所有的狗都必须有牌照。
frolic
v.嬉戏；作乐
The children were frolicking with the puppy in the backyard.
小孩们和小狗在后院玩耍。
intercourse
n.交往；交通
There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.
第二次大战前，这两国有许多商业往来。
menace
n.威胁
In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.
干燥的天气下森林火灾是一大威胁。
precipice
n.悬崖
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less that fifty feet deep.
我站在海岸的最边缘，一个不低于50英尺深的悬崖。
sanctuary
n.圣所；圣堂；神殿
The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.
教堂通常被认为是神圣的地方。
sprout
v.长出；发芽
After a light spring rain, leaves began to sprout from tress.
下了一场小小的春雨后，树木开始长出新芽。
tread
v.行走于；步行于
She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.
她轻手轻脚地走，以免吵醒睡梦中的婴儿。
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ammunition
n.弹药；军火
The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.
士兵们空有枪炮却无弹药。
doting
adj.过于喜爱的；溺爱的
A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.
溺爱孩子的母亲给孩子太多的爱，以至于和丈夫疏远了。
engross
v.全神贯注于
The artist was so engrossed in his painting that he didn't notice the people watching him.
艺术家太专注于作画；以至于没注意到人们在看他。
gush
n.涌出；倾流
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伤，通常会有鲜血涌出。
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.
对不会游泳的人来说，这条深河是无法超越的障碍。
ordeal
n.残酷的考验；痛苦的考验
Her life has been full of ordeals; sickness, poverty, and loss of her beloved son.
她的生命坎坷；病痛；贫穷又失去了她最亲爱的儿子。
pouch
n.小袋；囊
He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.
烟草放在系在腰带上的皮囊中。
screech
v.尖叫；嚣叫
The brakes screeched and the car suddenly stopped with a jerk.
刹车尖响一下，车顿然停下。
stature
n.身材；身长
A man who is six feet tall is above the average stature in China.
在中国，一个身高六英尺是超乎一般人的身高。
undermine
v.1.以危险手段伤害；暗中破坏 2，在…之下挖掘；逐渐损毁
The President's enemies are spreading ill rumors to undermine his authority.
总统的敌人在散布谣言来暗中破坏他的威信。
The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.
自从房基被洪水损毁后，房子很不安全。
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assess
v.评估；估定
Damages from last week's flood have been assessed at $50, 000.
上星期的洪水所造成的损失数目估计为5万元。
chamber
n.1.房间；寝室 2.立法或司法团体
The children searched each and every chamber of the house for the cat.
孩子们遍寻每一个房间寻找小猫。
The Congress of the United States has two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
美国国会分为参议院和众议院。
disdain
v.鄙视；轻视
Now that she is rich, she disdains to speak to her old friends.
现在她富有了，不屑跟她的老朋友讲话。
espy
v.看出；探出
One day Robinson Cruson espied a foot print on the sand.
有一天鲁滨逊. 克鲁索看到沙上的一个脚印。
glossy
adj.平滑的；有光泽的
The beautiful glossy coat of the cat shone as it lay in sunlight.
当小猫躺在太阳光下时，它那美丽的光滑的毛闪闪发光。
janitor
n.管门者
The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.
看门员每晚扫地板和锁门。
packet
n.包裹（邮个等的）一捆
She bought a packet of envelops at the stationery store.
她在文具店买了一捆信封。
pulpit
n.(教堂的)讲台；说教台
The eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands.
教堂讲台上生动而华丽的雕刻是印第安人的手笔。
scorch
v.1烘焦；烧焦 2 使萎；使估
The meat was black and scorched outside but still raw inside.
那块肉外表焦黑，但里面仍是生的。
The grass is scorched by so much hot sunshine in summer.
夏天阳光强烈，以至于草地估萎。
surge
v.(波良)起伏；汹涌
The ship surged in the stormy seas, rolling and pitching with each wave.
大船在暴风雨的海上随波起伏。
utensil
n.器皿；用具
Pots, pans and kettles are useful kitchen utensils.
罐子，盘子和水壶是有用的厨房用具。
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bayonet
n.刺刀
When the soldiers ran out of ammunition, they fixed bayonets to their rifles.
当士兵们用完了弹药时，就把刺刀上膛。
compassion
n.怜悯；同情
Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.
因同情孤儿使他拿出钱来资助他们。
detain
v.1.使迟缓；阻止 2.拘留；扣留
Lazy boys sometimes are detained at school to do extra work after ordinary lessons are finished.
懒惰的孩子在正课结束后通常被留在学校做额外的作业。
The police detained the suspected thief for more questioning.
警察将窃嫌拘留作进一步的讯问。
faction
n.小派；小党派
A faction in our club tried to make president resign.
我们俱乐部中有一小派别，拟使主席辞职。
hue
n.色彩；色度
The diamond shone with every hue under the bright sun.
钻石在阳光下闪烁着每一种色彩。
luster
n.1.光彩；光辉. 2.荣誉，光荣
He polished the metal until it had a fine luster.
他一直在磨着那块金属，直到它发出美丽的光泽。
The deeds of heroes add luster to a nation's history.
英雄的事绩使国家的历史增辉。
persevere
v.紧忍
He persevered in his study until he succeeded.
他孜孜不倦直到成功。
rave
v.发狂语
Because of his high fever, the sick man raved all night.
那位病人因高烧而整夜胡乱说话。
slay
v.杀；毁
He intended to slay his father's murderer.
他意欲弑杀谋杀他父亲的凶手。
tablet
n.块；片
The doctor told her to take three tablets a day.
医生告诉她每天吃三片。
voluptuous
adj.肉感的
Nowadays an actress with voluptuous beauty seems to be more popular than the one with intelligent looks.
现今，妖艳的女演员似乎比智慧型的女演员吃香。