| a bucket of | 一桶 |
| abdicate | [T/I]退位,逊位 |
| abuzz | [adj]对...议论纷纷的 |
| acquaintance | [n]熟人 |
| acrobatic | [adj]杂技的 |
| advisor | [n]顾问。~ to sb on sth就...向...提建议的顾问 |
| aesthetics | [n]审美 |
| afloat | [adj](不作定语)有偿债能力,能维持下去 |
| age-discriminatory | [adj]年龄歧视的 |
| age | [U]老年。An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。 |
| agenda | [n](会议的)议程表,议事日程 |
| agroforestry | [n]农林业 |
| air of freedom | 无拘无束。[NCE4.5]They have an air of freedom.他们无拘无束。 |
| alarmist | [adj](含贬义)危言耸听的 |
| algae | [n]水藻,藻类 |
| alliteration | [n]头韵 |
| alumni | [n]校友 |
| amiable | [adj]和蔼可亲的 |
| amount to sth | (动词短语)总计;等于 |
| an aging society | 老龄化社会 |
| anaconda | [n]森蚺 |
| analogy | [n]类比 |
| analytical | [adj]分析的 |
| annoyance | [n]恼怒 |
| anomaly | [n]~ (in sth)异常事务,反常现象 |
| answer the phone | 接电话 |
| antisocial | [adj]不合群的,不喜社交的 |
| appliance | [n]用具,器具 |
| aquatic | [adj]水生的 |
| arbiter | [n](of sth)权威人士,决定者 |
| art house | 艺术剧院 |
| articulate | [adj]发音清晰的,善于表达的 |
| articulate | [v]清楚明白地说 |
| assess | [T]评估 |
| asset | [n]资产,财产 |
| assign | [v]布置,安排-[n]assignment任务,作业 |
| associate degree | 大专文凭,副学士学位 |
| associative | [adj]联想的,结合的 |
| audit | [v]旁听,审计 |
| auditorium | [n]礼堂,观众席 |
| aversion | 厌恶,讨厌 |
| avocado | [n]鳄梨,油梨 |
| badge | [n]徽章 |
| ballad | [n]民歌 |
| Band-Aid | [n]创可贴=plaster;(含贬义)权宜之计 |
| banish | [v]排除,放弃 |
| bank on | 寄希望于 |
| baptism | [n](基督教的)洗礼,浸礼 |
| base | [T]sb/sth/yourself in以...为据点(或总部等) |
| bay | [C](海或湖的)湾 |
| be entitled to | 使有权 |
| be intent on doing sth | 立志做某事 |
| beauty spot | 美人痣 |
| behavioural | [adj]行为的 |
| Being a problem is better than being a nobody. | 成为麻烦总好过默默无闻。 |
| belated | [adj]迟来的,晚出现的 |
| benevolent | 和善的,有帮助的,仁慈的 |
| biomass | [n]生物量 |
| blacksmith/smith | [n]铁匠 |
| blindfold | [adj/adv]被蒙住眼睛的(地) |
| blunder | [n]愚蠢(或粗心)的错误 |
| border | [v](国家或地区)和...毗邻,与...接壤 |
| borne | bear-bore-borne |
| brake | [n]刹车 |
| break the mould | 打破常规 |
| brochure | [n]资料(或广告)手册 |
| broke | [adj]破产的 |
| broker | [n]经纪人,中间人,掮客 |
| bronze | [n]青铜 |
| bugbear | [n]使人畏惧或厌恶的事物 |
| bumper | [adj](只作定语)(褒义)异常大的,丰盛的 |
| burble | [I]东拉西扯的说 |
| burrito | [C]玉米煎饼 |
| business | [C]公司 |
| cafetorium | [n]兼作礼堂和自助餐厅的大厅 |
| candlelit | [adj]点蜡烛的 |
| canonical | [adj](数学表达式)最简洁的 |
| canopy | [n]遮篷,(树)冠 |
| caravan | (汽车拖行的)临时度假屋 |
| carry thunder | 如雷贯耳。- He was recognized as the first king of England. Today his name still carries thunder.他被认作是英格兰的第一位国王。今天他的名字依旧如雷贯耳。
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| casket | [n]骨灰盒 |
| certificate of deposit | 定期存款单 |
| charter | [C]宪章 |
| cinematography | [n]电影艺术 |
| claim | 诉求,索赔。insurance claim保险索赔 |
| close-minded | [adj]保守的,思想闭锁的 |
| clumsy | [adj]笨拙的 |
| cod | [n]鳕鱼 |
| code of conduct | 行为准则 |
| collective | [adj](常作定语)集体的,共有的 |
| collide | [I]碰撞 |
| combative | [adj]好斗的 |
| combustible | [adj]易燃的 |
| come into one's head | 突然想到 |
| commissariat | [n]军粮供应 |
| commission | [v]委任,委托 |
| commute | [n]通勤来往的道路 |
| compact | [adj]紧凑的 |
| compliance | [U](with sth)服从,遵从 |
| complimentary | [adj]免费赠送的 |
| compromise | [n]妥协,折中方法 |
| compulsory | [adj]必修的 |
| conceited | [adj]自高自大的 |
| condense | [I]凝聚,浓缩 |
| conjuring | [n]魔术 |
| connectivity | [n]连接,连通性 |
| conscientious | [adj]认真的,尽责的 |
| consecutive | [adj]连续的,连贯的 |
| consistency | [U]一致性,连贯性 |
| conspire | [v](with sb)(against sb)/(together)密谋 |
| contradict | [T]反驳;相矛盾 |
| correspondence | [n]通信 |
| corrugated | [adj]有瓦楞的,波状的 |
| cosmetics | [n]化妆品 |
| counter | [n]柜台 |
| counterpart | [n]职位(或作用)相当的人,对应的事物=opposite number |
| coverage | [U]新闻报道 |
| crack on (with sth) | (为尽快完成而)努力干 |
| crave | [v]渴望 |
| credible | [adj]可信的,可靠的 |
| creek | [n](Am)小河,小溪;(Br)小海湾,小港湾 |
| creep in/into sth | 开始发生(或影响) |
| cricket | [n]板球 |
| crisp | [adj](含褒义)脆的;[T/I](使)变脆 |
| critic | [n]评论家,批评家 |
| crockery | [n]餐用器皿 |
| crystallization | [n]结晶,具体化 |
| crystallize | 使成型,具体化 |
| cultural exchange | 文化交流 |
| cunning | [adj]狡猾的,奸诈的=crafty=wily |
| cure-all | [C]万灵药 |
| cybernetic | [adj]控制论的 |
| cynic | [C]人皆自私论者 |
| Dane/Danish | [n]丹麦人/[adj]丹麦的,丹麦人的,丹麦语的 |
| dart | [C]飞镖 |
| dearth | [sing.](of sth)缺乏,不足=scarcity |
| decouple | [T](~ sth (from sth))(使两事物)分离,隔断 |
| deduction | [U/C]演绎,推论,推理;[U/C]扣除,减去 |
| deduction | 减少降低 |
| deep-pocketed | 财大气粗的 |
| defame | [T](fml)污蔑,诽谤,中伤 |
| defer | [T]推迟,使延期 |
| delta | [n]三角洲 |
| dependent | [n]家眷 |
| deposit | [n]存款(make a ~存入一笔钱) |
| descent | [n]血统,家世,出身 |
| desertification | [n]沙漠化 |
| designate | 指定 |
| despondent | [adj]沮丧的,失望的 |
| despute | [n]争议,争论 |
| detriment | 损害,伤害 |
| dialysis | [n]分离,分解,透析,渗析 |
| diameter | [n]直径 |
| dietary | [adj]饮食的 |
| dificiency | [U/C]缺乏,缺少,不足[C]缺点,缺陷 |
| dimension | [n]尺寸 |
| dirt-cheap | [adj]毫无价值的 |
| discard | [v]抛弃 |
| discernable | [adj]可辨别的 |
| discipline | [v]训导,管教 |
| disclose | [v]公开,揭露 |
| discourage | [T]使灰心,使沮丧 |
| disembark | [I](from sth)下(车、船、飞机等) |
| disperse | [v]使消散 |
| distort | [T]使变形,使失真 |
| distortion | [n]歪曲,扭曲,失真 |
| dive | [I]潜水 |
| divert | [T]改变(资金、材料等的)用途 |
| doctrine | [C/U]教义,信条 |
| downfall | [n]垮台或衰落的原因 |
| drawer | [n]抽屉 |
| dreary | [adj]沉闷的 |
| due | [adj]到期的,预期的 |
| duly | (due的副词形式)适当的;适时的 |
| dwarf | [T]使显得矮小,使相形见绌 |
| dweller | [n]居民,居住者 |
| e-dictionary | 电子词典 |
| earful | [n]怨言,数落 |
| ecotourism | [U]生态旅游 |
| elapse | [v](通常不用于进行时)(时间)消逝,流逝(等同于go by) |
| electronically | [adv]以电子形式 |
| elemental | [adj]基本的 |
| embark on | 着手做某事 |
| empower | [v](fml)授权=authorize;增加某人自主权 |
| endorphin | [n]内啡肽 |
| endorse | [v]公开支持,赞同 |
| enforcement | [n]实施,执行 |
| engineering | [U]工程 |
| engrossed | [adj]全神贯注的 |
| enrage | [T](常用被动)激怒=infuriate |
| entrepreneur | [n]企业家 |
| envious | [adj](of sb/sth)羡慕的,忌妒的 |
| equal | [n]同等的人,相等物 |
| erosion | [n]侵蚀 |
| escapism | [n]逃避现实 |
| espionage | [n]间谍活动 |
| etiquette | [n]礼仪 |
| exaggerate | [T]夸张,夸大 |
| exceptional | [adj]杰出的,卓越的 |
| excerpt | [C]节选 |
| exempt | [adj](from sth)(不作定语)免除(责任、付款等) |
| exhibit | =exhibition [C](一批)展览品 |
| expertise | [n]专门技术,专门知识 |
| explicable | [adj](fml)(不作定语)可解释,可说明,可理解 |
| express | [n]快递(公司) |
| extended | [adj]扩大化的 |
| extract | [n]榨出物,汁,精 |
| extroverted | [adj]外向的 |
| fade | [I]退化,衰退 |
| fatuous | [adj]愚蠢的 |
| fearfulness | [n]恐惧,害怕 |
| fertilize | [T]施肥,使肥沃 |
| feudalism | [U]封建制度,封建主义 |
| fictitious | [adj]虚构的。The account he gives of his childhood is fictitious.他给的他童年的描述是虚构的。 |
| Filipino | [C]菲律宾人;[U]菲律宾语;[adj]菲律宾(人/语)的 |
| finance | [T]为...提供资金 |
| finances | [pl](个人、组织、国家的)财力,财源,财务管理 |
| fitness check-up | 健康检查 |
| fleet | [n]机群 |
| flirtatious | [adj]调情的 |
| fluid intelligence | 液态智力 |
| follow-up | [adj]后续的,增补的 |
| for a change | 为了改变通常情况 |
| forfeiture | [U]丧失,没收 |
| forgo | [T]放弃,弃绝(想做的事或想得之物) |
| fraudulent | 欺诈的 |
| freebie | [n]免费品,赠品 |
| frontier | [n]边疆 |
| frustrating | [adj]令人沮丧的 |
| fry-up | [n]煎火腿,煎鸡蛋 |
| fusion | [U,sing]融合,熔接,结合 |
| futsal | [n]五人制足球 |
| gape | [I](open)裂开 |
| garage | [C]停车房,车库 |
| gather one's wits | 镇静一下 |
| genetic makeup | 基因构成 |
| genre | [n](fml)(文学、艺术等的)体裁,类型 |
| genuine | [adj]真诚的 |
| get insight into | 深入了解 |
| get-rich-quick | 迅速致富的。- a get-rich-quick scheme快速致富的方案
- She despised the get-rich-quick mentality of the 1980s她鄙视1980年代快速致富的思维模式
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| gilt | [C]金边证券 |
| give priority to | 优先考虑 |
| give sb a test | 给某人进行一个测试 |
| global village | 地球村 |
| gloom | [U]黑暗 |
| glow | [I]发出暗淡的光 |
| go clubbing | 泡夜总会 |
| grab and go | 取了就走,打包带走 |
| graphic novel series | 系列漫画小说 |
| gravitational force | 重力 |
| greasy spoon | 廉价小吃店 |
| grip | [v]紧握,紧抓 |
| grit | [n]毅力,坚毅 |
| grizzly bear | 灰熊 |
| grumpy | [adj]易怒的,脾气暴躁的 |
| gulf | [C]海湾 |
| halt | [I/T](使)停止,停下 |
| hard laughter | 大笑 |
| harmony | [n]和声 |
| harp | [n]竖琴 |
| harpy eagle | 美洲角雕 |
| hasty | [adj]仓促的,匆忙的 |
| have no clue | 毫无头绪的,一无所知的 |
| head | [C/U]负责人,领导人 |
| heading | [n](页首或章节开头的)标题;(讲话或作品各章节的)主题 |
| headphone | [n]耳机 |
| headquarters | [n](单复同型/U)总部 |
| hectare | [n]公顷 |
| heirloom | [n]祖传遗物 |
| hemisphere | [n]半球 |
| herring | [n]鲱鱼 |
| hit | [v]=arrive at=reach.[NCE4.8]... before it hits the market in Europe. ...才能到达欧洲市场。 |
| hitch | [n]小问题,小麻烦 |
| honorable | [adj]光荣的 |
| horde | [n](常含贬义)一大群人 |
| hot under the collar | 恼火的,窘迫的 |
| household | [n]家庭 |
| hull | [n]船体 |
| identical twin | 同卵双胞胎 |
| identify with | 认同 |
| idol worship | 追星 |
| image | [n]影像,肖像 |
| imaginery | [n]形象化描述 |
| immense | [adj]极大的,巨大的 |
| immersion | [n]沉浸,浸沒 |
| immobile | [adj]无法移动的 |
| implement | [T]使生效,贯彻,执行,实施=carry out |
| implement | [v]执行 |
| in conflict | 有矛盾,不一致 |
| in pursuit of | 追求,寻找 |
| in that regard | 关于那件事,在此方面 |
| in vitro | 在生物体外,在试管中 |
| incentive | [n]动机,刺激 |
| incite | [T/T+to do]鼓动,煽动 |
| incorporate | [v]包含,吸收,合并 |
| infrastructure | [n]基础设施 |
| inset | [n]嵌入物,附加物 |
| insight | [n]深刻的见解,洞察力 |
| insommia | [n]失眠症,失眠 |
| inspire | [T]鼓舞 |
| insubordination=disobedience | [U]不服从命令,抗命,犯上 |
| intangible | [adj]难以形容(或理解)的,不易度量的 |
| integral | [adj](~ to sth)必需的,不可或缺的;(作定语)作为组成部分的;(作为定语)完整的,完备的 |
| intellectuality | [n]智力,理智性 |
| intent | [U]~ (to do sth)意图,意向,目的=intention |
| interchange | [C/U](思想、信息等的)交换,互换 |
| intergalactic | [adj]银河间的,星际间的 |
| interior | [n]内部 |
| interject | [v]打断,插嘴,插话 |
| intersection | [n]十字路口 |
| intertwine | [v](使)缠结,缠绕在一起;(常用被动)紧密相连 |
| intimacy | [U]亲密;[C, usually pl.]亲密的言语(或行为) |
| intimidating | [adj]吓人的,令人生畏的 |
| introvert | [n]内向的人。introverted[adj]内向的 |
| intuitive | 直觉的 |
| inversely | [adv]相反地 |
| invoice | [n]发票,发货单 |
| irrationally | [adv]不合理地,无理性地 |
| irrespective of | 不顾的,不考虑的 |
| irritability | [n]过敏性,易怒 |
| irritable | [adj]烦躁的 |
| jaguar | [n]美洲豹,美洲虎 |
| jargo | [U](常含贬义)行话,黑话,行业术语 |
| jet ski | [n]喷气式滑艇 |
| jostle | [v]推挤 |
| jurisdiction | [C]管辖区域 |
| jury | [C]陪审团 |
| just wait until | 等到...时再说吧 |
| karate | [U]空手道 |
| key lime | 青柠檬 |
| lane | [n]航道,航线 |
| language | [C/U](用动作、符号、声音来表达思想感情的)表达方式,交际方式 |
| lead the charge on | 带头推进,发挥领导作用 |
| leftovers | [n]剩菜剩饭 |
| legion | [n]大批的人,军团 |
| legitimate | [adj]正当合理的;合法的 |
| light-hearted | [adj]轻松的 |
| lightheartedly | [adv]漫不经心的,无忧无虑的 |
| literacy | [U]读写能力 |
| live off campus | 住在校外 |
| lizard | [n]蜥蜴 |
| longitudinal | [adj]纵向的 |
| lose track of | 忘记 |
| lottery | [n]抓阄,抽彩 |
| lottery | [n]抽签,彩票 |
| loyal/loyalty | 忠诚的/[U]忠诚 |
| lucrative | 获利丰厚的 |
| luncheon meat | 午餐肉 |
| luxuriate | [v]沉溺 |
| mainstay | [n]支柱,主要的依靠 |
| make a fuss | 大惊小怪,小题大做 |
| make up lost ground | 收复失地 |
| manageable | [adj]可操纵的 |
| manifestation | [n]表示,显示 |
| manufacture | [T]制造,生产 |
| manuscript | [n]手稿,原稿 |
| mathlete | [n]参加数学竞赛的人 |
| measure up | 符合(标准),达到(期望) |
| mechanic | [n]机械修理工,技工 |
| megacity | [n]大城市 |
| melody | [n]旋律 |
| memento | [n]纪念品 |
| memory-chip | [n]内存条 |
| mental ability | 心智 |
| mimic warfare | 模拟战争 |
| mimic | [v]模仿 |
| minimalist | [n]简约者 |
| minstrel | [n]中世纪的吟游歌手 |
| mischievous | [adj]顽皮的,捣蛋的=naughty |
| misery | [U]痛苦,悲惨=distress |
| mitigate | [T]减轻,缓和 |
| mobility | [n]移动性 |
| monument | [n]纪念碑 |
| mop | [T]用拖把擦干净 |
| motivational | [adj]动机的,动力的 |
| mountainside | [n]山坡 |
| mow | [v]割草 |
| multiethnic | [adj]多民族的 |
| multiplex | [n]大型电影院 |
| munch | [v]大口咀嚼(食物) |
| munchies | [n]快餐,小吃 |
| mutant | [adj]突变的,变异的 |
| nail | [n]钉子 |
| namely | [adv]即,也就是 |
| neighbouring | [adj](只作定语)邻近的=nearby(常作定语) |
| neutral | [adj]中性的,中立的 |
| newcomer | 新来者,新手(~ to sth)。- a special award for the most promising newcomer对最有前途的新手的一份特殊奖励
- I'm a relative newcomer to the retail business相对来说我是零售生意的新来者
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| newsletter | [n]时事通讯 |
| nomination | [n]提名 |
| non-stick pan | 不粘锅 |
| nonsense | [U/C]谬论=rubbish |
| notify | [T](~ sb (of sth)|~ sth to sb)等同于inform,(正式)通报,通知 |
| now | 现在,目前,此刻;用于一般过去时译为“那时”。 |
| nudge | [T]轻推 |
| nunchucks | [n]双节棍 |
| nutritional | [adj]营养的 |
| obsess | 使痴迷 |
| obsessed | [adj]着迷的 |
| occurrence | [n]发生,事件 |
| odds and ends | 零碎的杂物 |
| on offer | 在售,在削价销售 |
| one | [pron]人们,本人(现在一般用you指一般人,I指自己) |
| orgy | [n]无节制,放荡 |
| originate | [I]起源,产生 |
| outfit | 全套服装 |
| overgraze | [T]过度放牧 |
| oyster | [n]牡蛎 |
| paradigm | [n]典范,范例,样式 |
| paraphrase | [v]释义,改述 |
| pass back | 发回,发下来,回传 |
| patrol | [C]巡逻队 |
| pendant | [n]吊坠 |
| pension | [n]养老金 |
| people | [C]人民,国民,民族,种族 |
| periodical | [adj]周期性的,定期的[n]期刊 |
| periwig | [n]长假发 |
| persistently | [adv]反复地,一直 |
| pharma | [n]制药业 |
| Philippines | 菲律宾 |
| physical punishment | 体罚 |
| pictorial | [adj]图片的 |
| pinpoint | [T]精确的找到 |
| plausible | [adj]似乎正确的 |
| polar opposite | 完全相反的一面,对立面 |
| polarize | [T/I](使)两极化 |
| pop up | 突然出现 |
| portrait | [n]肖像,肖像画 |
| postponement | [n]推迟,延期 |
| predisposition | [n]倾向 |
| preparatory | [adj]预备的,筹备的 |
| prestigious | [adj]受尊敬的,有声望的 |
| presume | [v]等同于assume,假设,假定 |
| presumptuous | [adj]自以为是的,放肆的 |
| previously | [adv]事先,预先 |
| primal | [adj]主要的,最初的 |
| privileged | [adj]有特权的,荣幸的 |
| procreation | [n]生殖,生产 |
| productive | [adj]富有成效的 |
| prompt | [v]促使 |
| pronouncement | [n](on sth)声明,公告 |
| prose | [n]散文 |
| prospective | [adj]未来的,可能的 |
| prosper | [v]繁荣,兴旺发达 |
| prostate | [n]前列腺 |
| provision | [C](法律文件的)规定,条款 |
| punctuality | [n]守时,准时 |
| pursuit | [n]追求,追寻 |
| put sb at risk | 使某人面临风险 |
| put up with | 忍受 |
| put | [v]投资。~ ... in/into投资...到。如put her money in/into the company将她的钱投进这家公司 |
| quotation | [n]引用 |
| rallying point | [n]有感召力的人(或团体、事件等),号召力。- Alfred made his kingdom the rallying point for all the Saxons, thus laying the foundation for the unification of England.阿尔弗雷德使他的王国成为所有撒克逊人的集结地,从而为英格兰的统一打下基础。
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| ranch | [n]大牧场,农场 |
| rant | [n]咆哮 |
| rate | [n]费用 |
| raw material | 原始材料,素材 |
| receipt | [U](of sth)接收,收到 |
| reciprocal | [adj]相互的 |
| reckless=rash | [adj]鲁莽的,不计后果的,无所顾忌的 |
| reclining figure | 侧卧像 |
| recruiter | [n]招聘人员 |
| reference | [n]推荐信 |
| refrain | [v]抑制,克制 |
| regime | [n]政权;管理体制 |
| regionalism | [n]地方主义 |
| reign | [n]当政期 |
| reinforce | [v]加强,强化 |
| rejection | [n]抛弃 |
| rejuvenate | [T]使恢复活力 |
| reluctant | [adj](to do sth)不情愿的,勉强的 |
| remold=remould | [T]改造,重塑(想法或经济) |
| residence | [C]住宅,住房 |
| resort | [n]采取的应急手段或对策;休闲度假之处 |
| rhyme | [n]韵脚,韵律 |
| rigid | [adj](常含贬义)死板的,僵硬的=inflexible |
| rim | [n](圆形物体的)边沿- Pacific Rim markets/weather环太平洋市场/天气
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| ritual | [adj](只作定语)仪式上的,庆典的 |
| river-rafting | 漂流,泛舟 |
| royal/royalty | 王室的/[U]王室成员。- the Royal Air Force/Navy皇家空军/海军
- a shop patronized by royalty一家王室经常光顾的商店
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| rugby | [n]橄榄球 |
| run | [v](常+prep/adv)(按某路线)行驶 |
| runway | [n]用作时装表演的延伸台道 |
| safe | [n]保险柜 |
| sales | [pl]销售量 |
| sarcastic | [adj]讽刺的,嘲讽的 |
| satire | [U/C]讽刺(作品) |
| saturated | [adj]饱和的 |
| savage | [adj]野性的 |
| scatter | [T/I](使)分散 |
| scrap | [T]废弃,取消,抛弃,报废 |
| screen | [T](公司、组织等)审查,调查(看是否可靠) |
| scuba | [n]水下呼吸器 |
| seafront | [n]海岸区,海滨区 |
| sediment | [n]沉淀物 |
| self-explanatory | [adj]不言自明的 |
| self-help | [U]自助,自立 |
| selfie | [n]自拍照 |
| seminar | [n]研讨班,研讨会 |
| senario | 场景 |
| senator | [n]参议员 |
| senile | [adj]衰老的 |
| sergeant | [n]警官 |
| set ... on fire | 放火烧 |
| severance | [n]离职补偿金 |
| shanty | [n]棚屋 |
| shave | [T/I]剃(须发),刮脸 |
| shrewdly | 精明能干地 |
| shut-eye | [n]睡眠 |
| sift through | 筛选 |
| simulate | 模拟 |
| simultaneous | [adj]同时发生(或进行);同步的 |
| sit | [I]in/on/for sth(在...中)任职;as sth担任 |
| skirmish | [n]小规模战斗 |
| skirmish | [n]小规模战斗 |
| slam | [v]猛力地推,使劲关 |
| slang | [n]俚语 |
| slap | [v]掌击,掴 |
| slaughter | [v]屠宰 |
| sleep-deprived | [adj]睡眠不足的 |
| slide projector | 幻灯片投影仪 |
| sling | [n](用以背婴儿的)吊兜 |
| slurp | [v]吃或喝(某物)时嘴唇发出很响的声音 |
| sniff | [T/I](at sth/sth)嗅,闻 |
| snorkel | [n/v](使用)水下呼吸管(潜泳) |
| snowboard | [n]滑雪板;[I]用滑雪板滑雪 |
| snub | [v]冷落 |
| soak | [T/I]浸泡,浸湿 |
| social climber | 追求更高社会地位的人,向上爬的人 |
| social mobility | 社会流动性 |
| soft | [adj]软弱的。- If you appear to be soft, people will take advantage of you.如果你看起来很软弱,人们就会占你的便宜。
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| solid mass | 固体,实体 |
| solid | [adj] financially sound殷实的 |
| soothe | [T]缓和,减轻痛苦 |
| specialty | [n]专长 |
| spendthrift | [n]浪费的人 |
| spin | [n](政治)粉饰 |
| splash | [n]飞溅 |
| split | [n sing]划分,分别,份额 |
| spray | [T]喷涂 |
| spurious | [adj]建立在错误的观念(或思想方法)之上的,谬误的 |
| squeak | [n]尖叫声 |
| squeeze | [T]榨出,挤出,把...排挤出 |
| stall | [T]暂停 |
| stall | 货摊 |
| stamina | [n]耐力,耐性 |
| staple | [n]主食 |
| start a family | 成家,生第一个孩子 |
| start-up | [n]初创企业(尤指参与了计算机或互联网业务) |
| stern | [adj]严厉的,苛刻的=strict |
| steward | [n]管家,乘务员 |
| stimulus | [n, usually sing.]促进因素 |
| stipulate | [T/+that]规定,明确要求=specify |
| stir up | 搅和,搅动 |
| stoop | [v]弯腰 |
| straightforward | [adj]明确的,坦率的 |
| strain | [T]过渡使用,使不堪忍受 |
| strike | [T/I]敲,鸣,报时=chime |
| strike | [T]给...留下印象 |
| stringent | [adj](法律,规则,规章等)严格的,严厉的 |
| stripe | [n]条纹 |
| strut | [v]趾高气扬地走,昂首阔步 |
| stumble upon | 偶然发现 |
| submerge | 使淹没 |
| supplement | [T]补充;[n](to sth)增补(物) |
| surrogate | [adj]替代的,代用的 |
| suspend | [I]悬浮 |
| tablet computer | 平板电脑 |
| tabulate | [T]列成表格,列表显示 |
| taco | [C]墨西哥玉米卷饼 |
| take a tough line | 采取强硬立场 |
| takoyaki | [n]日式章鱼烧 |
| tap into | 利用,开发 |
| tap | [C](at/on sth)轻击,轻拍,轻敲,轻叩 |
| tariff | [n]关税 |
| technique | [C]技巧,技艺,工艺 |
| telecommunication | [n]电讯 |
| telegram | [n]电报(信息) |
| telegraph | [U]电报(通信方式) |
| termite | [n]白蚁 |
| terrific | [adj]极好的 |
| thaw | [n]融化,解冻 |
| the elderly care | 养老 |
| the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) | 北约 |
| therapist | [n]治疗师,理疗师 |
| threshold | [n]阈,起始点 |
| thrifty | [adj]节俭的 |
| tightwad | [n]吝啬鬼 |
| tipster | 情报贩子 |
| tire | [n]=tyre轮胎 |
| tirelessly | [adv]不知疲倦的 |
| title | [C](人名前)头衔,称谓 |
| toast | [U]烤面包片,吐司 |
| toddler | [n]学步的儿童 |
| trace | [T]临摹 |
| trading | [adj]贸易的,商业的 |
| transcendence | [U]超越 |
| transition | [n]转变,转型 |
| transitional | [adj]过渡的 |
| transmitter | [n]传送者,传达者 |
| treacherous | [adj]有潜在危险的 |
| tremendous | [adj]巨大的 |
| trendsetter | [n]引领潮流的人 |
| trifle | [n]a trifle[sing.]稍微,一点点=slightly;[C]小事,琐事,不值钱的东西 |
| trinket | [n]小饰品 |
| troubleshooting | [U]处理重大问题,解决难题 |
| trumpet | [n]小号,喇叭 |
| trust | [n]信托公司。- a charitable trust一个慈善信托
- Housing trusts help to provide houses for people who are not well off住房信托帮助向境况不好的人提供住房
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| tuck away | 把...藏在安全处 |
| tuck into | 大吃一顿,痛快地吃 |
| tuition fees[pl.]=tuition[U] | 学费 |
| turbidity current | 浑浊流 |
| typify | [T]作为...的典型,是...的典型;成为...的特征 |
| tyranny | [n]暴虐,专横 |
| ubiquitous | [adj]无处不在的 |
| ubiquitous | [adj]普遍存在的,无处不在的 |
| unadorned | [adj]朴素的,未经装饰的 |
| unary | [adj]一元的 |
| under the same roof | 在同一个屋檐下 |
| undergo | [T]经历,承受 |
| understatement | [n]轻描淡写,低调陈述 |
| undoubtedly | [adv]毫无疑问 |
| unidirectional | [adj]单向的 |
| unit | [n]群体,组织 |
| upmarket | [adj]高级的,高档的 |
| utopian | [adj]乌托邦的,空想的 |
| validate | [v]证实,确认 |
| vanilla | [n]香草 |
| vegetation | [n]植被 |
| vegetation | [n]植被 |
| veggie | [n]蔬菜,素食者 |
| venue | [n]举办场所 |
| vicious | [adj]狂暴的,残酷的=brutal |
| visual arts | 视觉艺术 |
| vulgar | [adj]粗俗的,庸俗的 |
| wake | [n](葬礼前的)守夜,守灵 |
| warrant | [C](for sth)/(to do sth)执行令,授权令 |
| wasp waist | [n]细腰 |
| wear out | 磨损,用坏,耗尽 |
| welfare | [n]健康,福祉 |
| willful=wilful | [adj]故意的;倔强的 |
| wingspan | [n]翼展,翼幅 |
| work out | 了解,懂得 |
| workafrolic | [n]以工作为乐的人 |
| workaholic | [n]工作狂 |
| workmanship | [n]技艺,工艺 |
| wrong | [T](常用被动)(fml)不公正(或不诚实)对待 |
| wrongdoing | [n]坏事,不道德的行为 |
| yacht | [n]游艇 |