abhor
v.憎恶；痛恨
Most people abhor the criminal of kidnapping the children.
大部分的人憎恶绑架儿童的罪犯。
boost
v.由后推；推上 n.为之吹嘘；捧
If you boost me up, I can reach the window easily.
假使你把我往上推，我就能轻易地碰到窗子。
His friend's willingness to help his was a big boost to him morale.
他朋友自愿帮助他，是士气的一大鼓舞。
detention
n. 监禁；延迟
The jail is used for detention of persons who have been arrested.
监狱是用来监禁被逮捕的人的。
explicit
adj. 明确的
He gave such explicit directions that everyone understood them.
他给的指示很明确，每人都了解。
invidious
adj. 易招怨恨的
Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
聪明的老师避免令学生厌恶的规定。
malign
v. 诋毁；诽谤
You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
当你说一个慷慨的人吝啬时，你是在诋毁他。
potable
adj.适于饮用的
In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
在水无法饮用的地方，人们设立净化系统。
rue
v. 后悔；悔恨
I never went to school, and I've rued it bitterly all my life.
我终身懊悔没上过学。
subsist
v.存在
People in the far north subsist chiefly on fish and meat.
住在北极地方的人主要以鱼和肉为生。
unruly
adj. 难控制的；不守法的
She was such an unruly child that nobody could get along with her
她是一个不守规矩的孩子，没人能和她相处。
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agile
adj. 活泼的；敏捷的
The boy had an agile mind, and could come up with excuses as quickly as his mother asked for them.
那男孩有机敏的头脑，当他母亲要求理由时，他马上就能想到。
caprice
n. 反复无常，善变
His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary things.
他缺钱是他把钱乱花，买些不需要的东西的结果。
disconsolate
adj. 孤独的；绝望的
She is disconsolate about the death of her father.
父亲的死令她悲痛欲绝。
fallacy
n. 谬见，谬误
It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.
假定财富永远带来幸福是常有的谬见。
ingenuous
adj. 坦白的；老实的
She gave ingenuous answers to all of the strangers' question.
她诚实回答所有陌生人的问题。
mirage
n. 海市蜃楼；空想
I saw a mirage that made highway ahead seem to be flooded with water.
我看见一个幻影，使得前头的公路好似被水淹没一般。
preclude
v. 妨碍；阻止；使不可能
The heavy thunderstorm precluded our going to the beach.
大雷雨阻止我们去海滨。
sheer
adj 1.极薄的 2.垂直的
Sheer white curtains bung at the little window to let in as much light as possible.
小窗上挂着极薄的白窗帘，尽量使阳光照进来。
From the top of the wall there was a sheer drop of 100 fet to the water below.
从墙上的最上端到最下端的水直落100呎。
succinct
adj. 简明的；简洁的
His letter ws succinct, with all the major points on one page.
他的信很简洁，所有的重点都在一页上。
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arable
adj.适于耕种的
There is not much arable land on the side of a rocky mountain.
在岩石的山坡没有多少可耕之地。
complacent
adj. 自然的
The winner's complacent smile annoyed the loser in the football game.
胜利者洋洋自得的微笑使得足球赛的失败者深感厌恶。
dismember
v 1.肢解 2.分裂；分割
The wolves dismembered the deer's dead body with their sharp teeth.
野狼用那锐利的牙齿肢解小鹿的死尸。
After the war, the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a nation.
战争后，战败的国家被瓜分，不再是个国家了。
glee
n. 欢乐；高兴
She danced with glee when she saw the new toys whihc her father bought for her birthday present.
当她看到父亲为她买的生日礼物玩具时，她高兴得手舞足蹈。
implicit
adj. 暗含的；含蓄的
He gave us implicit consent to take the apples, for he smiled when he saw us do it.
他暗示我们可以拿取那些苹果，因为当他看到我们在拿时，他微微一笑。
mischievous
adj. 恶作剧的；淘气的
Someone is spreading mischievous stories about minister's private life.
有人的散播有关部长私生活的谣言。
redundant
adj. 过多的
In the sentence "She lives along by herself" the word "alone" is redundant.
在句子“她自己孤独生活”中，“孤独”是多余的字。
solicitude
n. 焦虑；关怀
The solicitude shown to him by his neighbours after the robbery impressed him very deeply.
抢劫之后，他的邻居的焦念之情，给他以深刻的印象。
surplus
n.过剩的，剩余的
The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.
银行保存一笔很大的准备金。
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abate
n. 减少，减轻
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
那医生给他一些药以减轻痛苦。
consummate
v. 成就，完成
His ambition was consummated when he won the prize.
当他获奖时，他的抱负达成了。
dwindle
v. 缩减；减少
Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.
自从我太太进医院以后，我们的存款减少了。
haphazard
adj. 偶然的；随便的
It is haphazard timetable; sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren't.
这是个不定的课程表；有时有课；有时没课。
obvious
adj. 显然的；明白的
It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile.
一个瞎子不应该骑摩托车是很明显的事。
overt
adj. 公然的；明显的
I know only his overt reasons for refusing; he may have others.
我只知他拒绝的表面理由；也许还有其他的。
rebuff
n.(对请求等)断然拒绝
We tried to be friendly, but his rebuff made us think he wnated to be left alone.
我们试图友善，但他的拒绝使我们认为他不想被干涉。
somber
adj. 阴沉的；幽暗的
He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.
他很不快乐，他对未来感到前途渺茫。
thwart
v. 反对；妨碍；挫折
The boy's lack of money thwarted his plans for college.
那男孩缺钱，所上大学的计划受阻。
vehement
adj. 暴裂的；猛裂的
I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals.
我对残害动物的人很反感。
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benign
adj. 亲切的；各蔼的
The benign old lady sent us a kind and warm smile.
那位和蔼亲切的老婆婆给我们一个亲切而温暖的微笑。
degrade
v. 降级；降格；免职
The sergeant was degraded to private for the reason of disobeying order.
那中士因不服从命令被降为二等兵。
ephemeral
adj. 朝生暮死的；短命的
My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.
我其它的作品很短命，但这本书将永远为人记住。
illiterate
adj. 文盲的
People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.
没上过学的人通常是目不识丁的。
lavish
adj.1.浪费的；2.滥用的
Not every rich man is lavish in spending money.
不是每一位富人都滥用金钱。
It is a mistake to lavish kindness on ungrateful people.
对忘恩负义的人太好是错误的。
peddle
v. 沿街叫卖，兜售
He is the one who is peddling the drugs unlawfully.
他非法兜售药品。
reprove
v. 谴责；责骂
She reproved the maid in an angry voice for breaking the dish.
她生气地责骂女佣，因她打破盘子。
synthetic
adj. 人工制造的
Many kinds of fabrics, furs and drugs are synthetic products.
许多种的布，毛和药是人工产物。
unbounded
adj. 无限制的；无际的
His unbounded courage and compassion made him an excellent leader of the nation.
他那无穷的勇气和怜悯心，使他成为国家的优秀领导者。
wretched
adj. 可怜的；不幸的
He was wretched when he failed the entrance examination again.
他很不幸，入学考试又没考好。