abandon vt.离弃,丢弃; 遗弃,抛弃;放弃

The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife and ran away with all their money. ;那个没良心的男人抛弃了 残疾的妻子,还带走了两 人所有的钱.

Since there was no way to save the ship and its cargo, ;眼见拯救船只和船上货 物无望,

the captain issued the order to abandon ship. ;船长发出了弃船令.

acknowledge vt.承认,承认 的权威; 告知收到,确认,报偿

Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA. ;迈克尔.乔丹是公认的前 NBA最佳篮球选手.

We acknowledge receipt of your cable No.123 sent this morning concerning the sample. ;兹确认,我方已收到你方 关于样品的123号电传.

In the dim light I couldn''t see clearly and bumped into a tree. ;昏暗中我看不清,一头撞 在一棵树上.

bump vt. 碰,撞;颠簸着前进 n. 碰撞;隆起物

circuit n.电路,线路; 环行,环行道

I run two circuits of the track every morning ;我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈

in order to pass the 800-meter running test. ;以通过800米考试。

In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, ;你要是查阅《朗文当代英 语词典》

you will see CCTV is the abbreviation of "Closed Circuit Television". ;就会发现CCTV是“闭路 电视”的缩写.

complain vt.抱怨,诉苦; 投诉,控告

Those who are always complaining should turn their attention ;那些天成天牢骚满腹的 人,应该想想

to figuring out how to make it better. ;如何改变现状.

You are always complaining about something. ;你总是满腹牢骚.

conventional a.普通的,习惯的, 常规的;符合习俗的, 因循守旧的

The Russian Defense Minister maintained ;俄罗斯的国防部长坚持 认为

that his country should reduce expenditure on conventional weapons ;俄应削减花在常规武器上 的开支,

and spend more on strategic weapons. ;而更多地在战略武器上 投入.

Mother is so conventional in her views. ;妈妈的观点太保守.

destruction n.毁灭,破坏,消灭

The hot ash and the lava from the volcano Etna ;来自埃及特纳火山的滚烫 的火山灰和熔岩

brought total destruction to the village. ;给那个小村庄带来彻底 的毁灭.

emergency n.紧急情况

Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him ;瓦希德威胁说如果国会弹劾他,他就宣布紧急状态.

The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency ;病人在有紧急情况时可以 按铃,

and the nurses on duty would come straight away. ;然后当班的护士就会立 即前来.

fantasy n.想象,幻想; 想象的产物

Young people often live in a world of fantasy, ;年青人常生活在幻想的 世界里,

and parents always tell them to face the reality. ;而父母亲总会告诉他们 要面对现实.

Stop looking for a perfect job--it''s just a fantasy. ;别想找到十全十美的工 作了,那简直是幻想.

function n.功能,作用,职能; 重大聚会;函数

The function of a chairman at a meeting is to lead and control meetings. ;在会上,主席的职责是引 导并控制会议.

An old machine won''t function properly if you don''t oil it regularly. ;旧机器如果不经常加油是 不能正常运转的.

heave vt.举起,拉起;扔; (沉重地)发出(叹息、 呻吟等)

heave ;vi.(用力)举起,提起 (有节奏的)起伏;呕吐 n.举起,升降

The naughty children have just heaved a stone through my window. ;淘气的孩子们刚刚把一块 石头扔进我的窗户.

identify vt.认出,鉴定; (~with)把...等同于 vi.(~with)认同

Do you identify beauty with wisdom? ;你认为美貌与智慧能相等 同吗?

The characters on the rubbings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify. ;拓片上的文字模糊不清, 难以识别.

jail n.监狱,看守所 vt.监禁,拘留

Romeo was sentenced to jail for 15 days for starting a fight with his rival. ;因为与情敌发生冲突,罗 密欧被判15日监禁.

Has it ever occurred to you that jails were first invented for debtors? ;你有没有想过,监狱最初 是为了关押欠债人而发 明的?

line n.线条;方针,路线; 线路,电话线;线,绳; 排,行;行业,专长

line vt.使排成一行;划线于 vi.排队,排齐

People lined the streets to see the famous man go past. ;人们站在街道两旁看那位 著名人士走过.

Line and color are both important in portrait painting. ;线条和色彩在肖像绘画中 都很重要.

master n.男主人,雇主;能手, 名家,大师;

master vt.掌握,精通;征服,控制 a.主要的,重要的; 精通的,优秀的

Who is the master mind behind this plan? ;谁是这个计划的幕后 决策人?

I don''t think we can master a language in a year''s study. ;我不相信经过一年的 学习我们就可以掌握一种 语言.

notion n.概念,观念;意图, 想法,念头

The notion that the earth is round has been widely accepted ;关于地球是圆的概念已广 泛为人们所接受

since Magellan accomplished the first voyage around the world. ;自从麦哲伦首次完成环球 旅行以来,

Some men have a notion that women should never wear cosmetics. ;有些男人认为女人应该 素面朝天.

option n.选择;选择权,选择 自由;(供)选择的事物 (或人物)

The government has two options, ;政府只有两种选择,

to reduce spending or to increase taxes. ;不是削减开支便是增加 税收.

Please make a list of the various options. ;请列出可供选择的项目.

pay vt.付钱给,支出; 给予(注意等), 进行(访问等)

pay vi.付款;有利,值得; 付出代价,受到惩罚 n.工资,薪金

It will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers ;从长远来看,在城市里鞭 炮是值得的,

is effectively banned in the cities. ;真正有效地禁放.

I''ll certainly pay you back for what you did to me! ;你那样对待我,我一定要 回敬你的!

rare a.稀有的,罕见的; 珍奇的,出类拔萃的;

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths. ;贾斯珀.怀特是那些少 有的相信古代神话的人 之一.

rare a.(空气)稀薄的; (肉等)煎得嫩的

The higher we go above the earth,the rarer the air is. ;我们离开地面越高,空气 越稀薄.

reflection n.映象,倒映; 反射;反映,表达; 深思,考虑,反省

Don''t act without sufficient reflection. ;不要未经深思就采取 行动.

The dog barked at his reflection in the river. ;那条狗对着小河中自己的 倒影吠叫.

satisfactory n.令人满意的

When you think it over,you will see that it is the satisfactory way out. ;你好好考虑,就会明白那 是惟一令人满意的出路.

The Johnson Administration failed to come up with a satisfactory solution ;约翰逊当局拿不出令人 满意的解决办法

to the economic crisis. ;来解决经济危机.??

shame vt.使蒙受羞辱,使丢脸

shame n.羞耻,羞愧,耻辱; 可耻的人(或事物); 遗憾的事,可惜

It is a shame to be so wasteful. ;这样浪费太可惜了.

Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam? ;学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?

(Will students be shamed by their failure to pass the final exam?) ;学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?

superficial a.肤浅的,浅薄的; 表面的

Superficial scratches can be easily removed. ;表层的划痕很容易除掉.

I have only a superficial knowledge of this subject. ;我对这个问题仅略知 皮毛.

sympathize vi.(~with)同情,怜悯 (~with) 体谅,赞同

I sympathize with you; I''ve had a similar unhappy experience myself. ;我很同情你,我自己也有 过类似的不幸遭遇.

We sympathize with the goals of the committee. ;我们赞同委员会的目标.

treaty n.条约,协定

The two leaders underline that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile(ABM) Treaty ;两位领导人强调1972年 的《反弹道导弹条约》

is a vital cornerstone of global strategic security. ;是全球战略安全的基石.

undertake vt.承担,着手做; 同意,答应,保证

During her husband''s presidency, ;在丈夫担任总统期间,

Jacqueline Kennedy undertook the coordin- ation of the White House restoration. ;杰奎林.肯尼迪承担了协 调白宫的修复工作.

unusual a.不平常的,少有的; 与众不同的,独特的

It is quite unusual for a freshman to be younger than eighteen or older than nineteen ;一年级新生小于18岁 或大于19岁的相当少,

but I was barely 16 when I entered college. ;但是我进大学时才16岁.

The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. ;最奇特的小汽车是辆只有 3个轮子的奔驰小汽车.

violate vt.违反,违背;亵渎; 侵犯,妨碍

The soldier violated the church by using it as a stable. ;士兵们把教堂当马厩用而 亵渎了它.

You have violated the traffic regulation. ;你违反了交通规则.

This is double yellow line and no parking is allowed. ;这是双黄线,不可以停 车的.

wage n.薪水;报酬,报应

The railroad workers have asked for a wage increase ;铁路工人要求增加工资,

and the management is working on that. ;资方正在研究此事.

The six members to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ;"上海合作组织"签约的 6个成员国

have determined to wage war against terrorism,separatism and extremism. ;决定向恐怖主义、分裂主 义和极端主义开战.