accelerate
v.加速进行
The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.
火车司机启动更多的动力，使火车加速进行。
averse
adj.反对的；不愿的
I will keep it secret, I feel averse to telling it to someone.
我会保密的，不愿告诉任何人。
corroborate
v.确证
Two person who saw the road accident corroborated the driver's statement.
两个目睹车祸的人证实了驾驶员的陈述。
encamp
v.扎营
It took the soldiers only half an hour to encamp in the heavy rain.
士兵们在大雨中扎营只花了半小时。
humid
adj.潮湿的
The air is very humid near the sea or large lake.
靠近海或大湖的地方，空气非常潮湿。
irrigation
n.灌溉
It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without irrigation.
未经灌溉，植物在沙漠中不可能生长。
preeminent
adj.卓越的
Every baseball player envies him, he is preeminent above all his rivals for pitching.
每个棒球员都羡慕他，因为在投球方面，他胜过任何竞争者。
rudiment
n.初步
Everyone learns the rudiments of arithmetic in elementary school.
每人在小学都学初级算术。
stifle
v.使窒息
When they got in the boiler room they were almost stifled by the heat.
进入汽锅室时，他们几乎热得透不过气来。
versatile
adj.多才多艺的
He is a very versatile performer; he can act, sing, dance, and play the piano.
他是个非常多才多艺的表演者，他会演戏、唱歌、跳舞，还会弹钢琴。
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anatomy
n.身体结构
The anatomy of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.
和人比较起来，蚯蚓的身体结构要简单的多了。
brawn
n.肌肉（尤指强壮的肌肉）
Football requires brain as well as brawn.
踢足球需要智力及体力。
dexterity
n.灵巧；机敏
Dexterity in questioning the witnesses helped the lawyer win many cases.
这位律师擅长于询问目击者，这帮助他赢了许多案子。
erupt
n.爆发
Mount Vesuvius hasn't erupted for a good many years.
维苏威火山有许多年没有爆发了。
hypothesis
n.假说
Let's discuss this topic on the hypothesis that it is true.
我们假定它是真的，来讨论这主题。
manipulate
v.操纵
To drive an automobile, you must learn how to manipulated the steering wheel and pedals.
要想驾驶汽车，你必须学习如何操纵方向盘及踏板。
prowess
n.英勇
The tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
族人唱着胜利之歌，歌颂他们在战场上的勇武。
scrupulous
adj.1.正直的 2.谨慎小心的
A less scrupulous man wouldn't give the money back to its owner.
稍不正直的人就不会将钱送还给失主。
The nurse treated the wounded soldiers with the most scrupulous care.
护士无微不至地照顾受伤的士兵。
suffice
v.足够
One hundred dollars a month will suffice for the old lady's need.
一个月一百元足够那老妇人花用。
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antique
adj.古代的
He really likes antique art much more than modern art.
他的确喜爱古典艺术远超过现代艺术。
coherent
adj.连贯的
In coherent writing, every sentence is connected in thought to the previous sentence.
在连贯的写作中，每一个句子思想上都要和前面的句子相连。
doze
v.小睡
After dinner my father often dozes in his chair for a while.
晚饭后，我的父亲常在他的椅子上小睡片刻。
fascinate
v.使迷惑，着迷
The actress's beauty and cleverness fascinated everyone in the room.
那女演员的美与聪明迷住了房间内的每一个人。
innovate
n.革新
Some people like to innovate the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
有些人喜欢改革旧有的制度及传统，有些人却喜欢保留他们。
mystify
v.使困惑
The magician's tricks mystified the audience in the theater.
那位魔术师的把戏使剧院里的观众困惑。
recur
v.再发生
Leap year recurs every four years, and in that year February has 29 days.
每四年闰年一次，而那一年中，二月只有二十九天。
shimmer
v.发闪烁之光
The sky was clear, and moonlight was shimmering on the lake.
天空中没有一片云，而月光照在湖面上，闪闪发光。
technicality
n.专门的事项
The general explained the military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reporters.
那将军向报纸的记者解释该事军事上专门的事项。
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articulate
adj.发音清晰的 v.发音清晰
A baby cries and gurgles but does not use articulate speech.
婴儿仅啼哭和咯咯作声，却无法清晰地发音。
The speaker was careful to articulate his words so that everyone in the hall could understand him.
那说话者小心地使发音清晰，以便大厅中的每个人都能听懂。
confront
v.面对
The soldiers were confronted by two terrorists as they left their camp.
士兵们离开营帐时，迎面来了两个恐怖分子。
ecstasy
n.出神
While she was waiting for her boy friend in the tea room, a sweet melody filled her with ecstasy.
她正在茶室里等男朋友时，一阵美妙的旋律使她出神入迷。
foster
v.助长
The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently.
那母新借常带儿子去听音乐会的方式，尝试着培养她儿子对音乐的兴趣。
irradiate
v.照耀
The hall is not dim; the four large lamps irradiate it.
厅内并不暗；有四盏大灯照耀着。
obstinate
adj.固执的
The obstinate man would go his own way, in spite of all warning.
固执的人不顾所有的警告，依然我行我素。
repugnant
adj.使人讨厌的
Some people eat foods that are repugnant to others.
某些人讨厌的食物，有些人却爱吃。
soporific
adj.催眠的
After his soporific speech for an hour, the speaker received no applause from the audience.
在那催眠般的一小时演讲后，演说者没有得到任何来自听众的掌声。
triumph
n.大成功
The conquest of outer space is one of the greatest triumphs of modern science.
外太空的征服是现代科学最伟大的成就之一。