access
n. 1.进入 2.接近
The only access to the farm house is across the rice fields.
进入那农舍的唯一通路是穿越稻田。
Only high officials had access to the emperor.
只有显赫的官员才能接近皇帝。
beckon
v.招手或点头示意
The guide for visitors beckoned us to follow him.
导游招手叫我们跟着他。
concur
v. 1.同意；意见一致 2.同时发生
I concur with the speaker in condemning every criminal.
我同意演说者斥责罪犯。
This summer two weeks of rain concurred with our vacation.
今夏我们两个星期的假期都下雨。
denounce
v.当众指责
He was denounced as a coward and traitor.
他被指责为懦夫和卖国贼。
fray
v.1.争吵；关争 2 .磨损；磨破
The first blow makes the anger, but the second makes the fray.
第一拳引起愤怒，第二拳招致争吵。
Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.
长期穿着使得他的旧衬衫的领口和袖口磨损不堪。
hamper
v.阻碍
Heavy clothing hampered the movements of the climbers.
笨重的衣服阻碍了登山者的行动。
malady
n.疾病
Cancer and tuberculosis are serious maladies in every country.
癌症和肺结核在每个国家都是严重的疾病。
plod
v.缓步或重步在……走
The old man was plodding wearily along the bank of the river.
那老人拖着疲惫的步子沿着河岸走。
remnant
n.残余；遗物
Since the factory moved, this town has only a remnant of its former population.
自从那家工厂迁走后，这个小镇只剩下一些原先居民。
snore
v.发鼾声
The child with a cold in his nose snored all night.
小孩的鼻子着凉了，整夜发鼾声。
tinge
v.微染；染以轻淡的颜色
Blood tinged the water as he washed his wound.
当他清洗伤口时，血把水染成红色。
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ailment
n.疾病
It was necessary for them to have remedies for their ailments.
给他们吃特效药治疗疾病是必要的。
bicker
v.争吵；争论
The children are bickering with each other about who is the tallest among them.
小孩们在互相争吵看谁最高。
contrive
v.发明；设计
The inventor contrived a new kind of engine with fewer moving parts.
发明家设计一种新的引擎，含有较少的活动零件。
dazzle
v.以强光使目眩
The bright light of the motor car on the dark country road dazzled my eyes.
在黑暗的乡村道路上，汽车照耀的灯光使我目眩。
fumble
v.摸索，搜寻
She fumbled about in her handbag for a pen to write a memorandum.
她在手提包里摸索着找钢笔，想写个备忘录。
impair
v.损害
Poor food and hard work impaired her health and she became thin.
不好的食物和辛苦的工作损害她的健康，使她变瘦了。
mortify
v.使感到羞辱；使蒙屈辱
The parents were mortified by their children's bad behavior before the guests.
孩子们在客人面前的不良行为，使父母蒙羞。
predominant
adj.主要的；有势力的
The United States became the predominant nation in the Western Hemisphere.
美国成为西半球主要的国家。
sanitary
adj.卫生的
He worked to improve the sanitary conditions of slums.
他谋求改进贫民区的卫生情形。
wallet
n.皮包；皮夹
He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet.
他总是在皮夹内放很多钱。
warrant
n.正当的理由；权利
Do you consider the wild behavior of the crowd was enough of a warrant for the police to use force?
你认为群众野蛮的行为足以使警察使用武力吗？
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allocate
n.拔出，留下
The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.
福特基金会拨出几百万元作为癌症的研究。
brawl
n.争吵，打架
The brawl in the street could be heard in the house nearby.
附近的房子都可听得到街上的争吵。
cynical
adj.怀疑人生价值的；讽刺的
The boys made several cynical remarks to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.
男孩子们冷嘲热讽地来掩盖他们不被允许参加游戏的失望。
embellish
v.装置；布置
She embellished the simple dress with colorful laces and ribbons.
她用花边和缎带来装饰她那平淡的服饰。
gallant
adj.英勇的
The defence of the Alamo was a heroic action of gallant men.
艾勒摩防御战是勇者的英雄作为。
immerse
v.浸入
He immersed his aching feet in a bucket of cold water.
他把疼痛的双脚浸入一桶凉水中。
ostentatious
adj.夸张的；虚饰的
He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way.
他骑了一部新的脚踏车，在我家前面夸耀地骑来骑去。
presentiment
n.预感；预觉
Soapy followed the man with a presentiment that luck would again run against him.
索皮跟随着那人，却有预感幸运将再次与他背道而驰。
satiate
v.使饱，使满足
She was so satiated with bananas that she would not even look at one.
这女孩吃香蕉过多而生腻，故对于香蕉看都不愿意看。
undulate
v.波动，起伏震动
The field of wheat was undulating in the breeze.
麦田在微风中起伏。
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apparel
n.衣服；装饰
A shop selling woman's apparel is at the corner of the street.
街角有一家妇女服饰店。
cajole
v.以甜言蜜语诱惑
He cajoled his friends into deciding in his favor.
他诱惑朋友做有益于己的决定。
discard
v.抛弃
You can discard your old coat but not your old friends.
你可以抛弃旧衣服，但不可抛弃老朋友。
effete
adj.疲惫的；枯竭的
During the middle ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete.
中世纪期间，希腊文明衰退且枯竭了。
grudge
n.怨恨
She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.
从我不赞成她之后，她对我怀恨在心。
kidnap
v.绑架；勒赎
Four men kidnapped the little girl, but the police soon caught them and rescued the girl.
四人人绑架一女童，但是警察很快地抓到他们，解救了那个女孩。
pact
n.协定；公约
There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.
这两国间有签订和平公约的希望。
pry
v.细查；探问
She pries too closely into the private life of her friends.
她太爱管她的朋友的私生活。
scour
v.1.搜索 2.磨亮；擦净
Men scoured the whole country looking for the lost child.
人们巡行全城搜索迷失的孩子。
The servant scoured the frying pan until it shone like silver.
服务生擦洗炸锅，直到它们闪亮如银为止。
swagger
v.昂首阔步
He swaggered down the street after winning the fight.
打赢之后，他高视阔步地沿着路上走。
vagary
n.奇异的幻想；妄想
The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man's vagary.
这栋房至庙宇式的外型，是一位富人的奇想。
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asset
n.有价值或有用的东西
Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.
在商业界，能与别人相处是可贵的。
chasm
n.深坑或裂缝；利害冲突
There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to a war.
两国间的政治冲突几乎导致战争。
despoil
v.夺取，抢劫
The cities of Greece and Asia were despoiled of their most valuable ornaments.
希腊与亚洲城市中最宝贵的装饰品被劫掠一空。
facetious
adj.好开玩笑的
I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.
我对那小男孩的玩笑话感到生气。
hurtle
v.碰撞；动手
The wing of the airplane came off and the machine hurtled to the ground.
机翼脱落，于是飞机撞到地面。
larceny
n.盗窃；盗窃罪
He wanted to be accused of larceny, because he felt comfortable in prison.
他欲以盗窃罪被起诉，因监狱令他觉得舒适。
pervade
v.遍布；弥漫
He worked so hard that the weariness pervaded his whole body.
他努力工作，以致全身疲倦。
recant
v.公然撤回或取消
Though he was tortured to make him change his religion, the prisoner would not recant.
那囚犯虽受酷刑迫他改变他的宗教信仰，但他绝不改变。
shambles
n.混乱，迷惑
He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died.
当他死的时侯，他留下的事物呈现一片混乱。
taboo
n.禁忌；禁止
Eating human flesh is a taboo in civilized countries.
在文明的国度里，吃人肉是被禁止的。
trappings
n.马的装饰物；装饰
He wore all the trappings of high office.
他穿上所有高官的装饰物。