abet v.唆使；帮助

　　同 aid, assist, support, encourage

　　Norman was arrested for abetting the crime because he helped the robbers hide in his house.

　　诺曼因协助犯罪而被捕，因为他将抢劫犯窝藏在自己家里。

　　adjunct n.附属物；伴随物

　　同 appendix, addition, supplement, complement, accessory

　　The school president believed that a small garden would be a pleasing adjunct to the school grounds.

　　校长认为小花园可以用来衬托校园。

　　altitude n.高度

　　同 height, elevation

　　Mountain climbers often carry oxygen tanks because the air is very thin at high altitudes.

　　登山者通常会携带氧气筒，因为在极高的地带空气相当稀薄。

　　archaic adj.古老的

　　同ancient, antique, outdated, obsolete, old

　　The only source of heat in this old house was an archaic coal stove.

　　这栋旧房子内惟一的供热来源是个古老的煤炉。

　　banish v.放逐

　　同 exile, dismiss, expel, deport

　　The ex-president was banished from ever returning to his country.

　　前任总统被放逐，不准再返回祖国。

　　canvass v.①讨论②拉票；游说

　　同1.examine, discuss, sift 2.solicit, campaign, poll

　　Each mayoral candidate sent people to canvass various areas of the city.

　　每位市长候选人都派出人马到市内各地游说拉票。

　　coalition n.联合

　　同union, alliance, league

　　A coalition of farmers' groups demanded more government support.

　　农民团体联盟要求政府给予更多支持。

　　conceive v.构想

　　同 devise, frame

　　The commandos conceived a complicated plan to rescue the kidnapped diplomat.

　　突击队想出一个复杂的计划来拯救被绑架的外交官。

　　*commando n.突击队

　　contract v.收缩

　　同 shrink, narrow, reduce

　　The cold weather made the cement in the sidewalk contract until it finally cracked.

　　寒冷的天气使人行道的水泥收缩，最后终于裂开。

　　deadlock n.停顿；僵持

　　同bottleneck, impasse

　　The peace talks reached a deadlock and nothing could be decided.

　　和平谈判陷入僵局，无法做出任何决定。

　　deride v.嘲弄

　　同laugh at, mock, sneer, taunt

　　You should not deride children for their failures; you should encourage them to try again.

　　你不该嘲弄孩子的失败，应该鼓励他们再作尝试。

　　discrete adj.个别的；分离的

　　同 separate, distinct, discontinuous

　　The different sections of the city are actually quite discrete and each has its own characteristics.

　　这座城市的不同地区实际上相当独立，各具特色。

　　elaborate adj.精巧的

　　同intricate, delicate, painstaking, complicated

　　The wedding dress' design was very elaborate and took many weeks to make.

　　这套婚纱的设计非常精细，用了好几个星期才制作完成。

　　enhance v.加强

　　同intensify, strengthen, heighten, advance, augment

　　This new fax machine will enhance interoffice communications.

　　这部新的传真机将会加强办公室间的联系。

　　ethnology n.民族学

　　同study of races

　　Dr. Henderson is a famous expert on Asian ethnology.

　　汉德森博士是著名的亚洲民族学专家。

　　facsimile n.摹写；复制

　　同likeness, duplicate, copy, replica

　　Gordon's painting was an almost perfect facsimile of the original.

　　戈登的绘画简直像是原作的翻版。

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　1. Mr. Warren was arrested for _____ enemy soldiers.

　　2. In some cultures, criminals are _____ from the community and forced to live in the wilderness.

　　3. Because none of us could _____ of a better idea, we all agreed to Sally's plan.

　　4. A suggestion to bring in a mediator broke the _____ between the workers' union and company management.

　　5. Charlie bought a machine that is supposed to _____ the sound quality of his computer.

　　解答：1. abetting 2. banished 3. conceive 4. deadlock 5. enhance

　　foible n.缺点；弱点

　　同weakness, shortcoming, whimsy

　　Talking too much is one of Jack's foibles that I find a little annoying.

　　我觉得饶舌是杰克让人感到厌烦的缺点之一。

　　gasp v.喘气

　　同 pant, choken

　　Anna gasped for breath after she swam up from the bottom of the pool.

　　安娜从池底游上水面后喘气呼吸。

　　haphazard adj.偶然的；随便的

　　同 accidental, incidental, unplanned, unorganized

　　Ethan made a haphazard attempt to find his lost watch, but gave up after only a few minutes.

　　伊桑只是想随便找一找他遗失的手表，但没几分钟后就放弃了。

　　illicit adj.非法的

　　同illegal, illegitimate

　　The illicit sale of alcohol to minors is becoming a problem in our area.

　　非法出售酒类给未成年人已成为我们这个地区的一个问题。

　　incredulous adj.怀疑的

　　同 skeptical, doubtful, distrustful, suspicious, dubious

　　Melissa was incredulous that Sam would remember to pay this month's bills on time.

　　梅利莎怀疑山姆是否会记得准时付这个月的账单。

　　insatiable adj.贪婪的

　　同 greedy, voracious

　　Nothing seemed to satisfy Brian's insatiable appetite.

　　似乎没有东西可以满足布莱恩贪婪的口腹之欲。

　　jubilant adj.喜悦的

　　同 overjoyed, rejoicing, enraptured, elated

　　We were jubilant at the news that Carla had been accepted at the university.

　　得知卡拉被大学录取的消息，我们都感到很高兴。

　　languid adj.无精神的

　　同 weak, weary, sluggish, inert, lethargic, drooping

　　The incredible summer heat and humidity made us all feel languid.

　　夏天超乎想像的热气与湿度让大家都觉得无精打采。

　　lust n.欲望

　　同 desire, sensuality, avarice, carnality

　　The lust he felt for her seemed to take over his entire thought process.

　　他对她的爱欲似乎占据了他所有的思绪。

　　malice n.怨恨

　　同spite, ill will, animosity

　　After their argument, the malice between Teri and Fred seemed to grow.

　　争吵之后，泰瑞和弗雷德间的怨恨似乎又加深了。

　　metropolitan adj.大都市的

　　同 civil, urban, city-wide

　　Shanghai is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

　　上海是世界上最大的大都会之一。

　　nefarious adj邪恶的

　　同 heinous, wicked, vicious, villainous, evil, atrocious

　　The bomber's nefarious deed destroyed many innocent lives.

　　轰炸机邪恶的行为摧毁了许多无辜的生命。

　　obscene adj.猥亵的

　　同indecent, filthy, foul, lewd, dirty

　　The protesters shouted some obscene remarks at the police officers.

　　抗议者们朝警官们叫喊着一些猥亵的话语。

　　outburst n.爆发

　　同eruption, explosion, blowup

　　A sudden outburst of fighting among rival soccer fans developedsintosa riot.

　　一场突发的对立球迷间的殴斗演变成了一场暴动。

　　panacea n.万灵药

　　同 cure-all, universal remedy

　　Although this drug will help some cancer patients, it is not a panacea.

　　虽然这药可帮助一些癌症患者，但却不是万灵药。

　　patricide n.杀父罪

　　When a will was discovered near the man's dead body, patricide was suspected.

　　当男尸旁的遗嘱被发现时，人们便怀疑这是一桩杀父案。

　　perplex v.使困惑

　　同puzzle, baffle, bewilder, confound

　　We were perplexed by John's peculiar behavior.

　　我们对约翰奇怪的行为感到困惑。

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　1. I was _____ that Paul had actually drawn the sketch because it was not like his style.

　　2. Tess was exhausted, and each of her steps seemed more _____ than the last.

　　3. Although the two of them have petty arguments frequently, there is no real ______ between them.

　　4. The subway system covers the entire _____ area of Washington D.C..

　　5. We were all _____ as to how to repair the microwave oven.

　　解答：1. incredulous 2. languid 3. malice 4. metropolitan 5. perplexed

　　priority n.①在前②优先权

　　同 1.antecedent 2.preference, greater importance

　　Getting food to the famine victims is a priority for the relief workers.

　　为饥荒难民提供食物是救灾人员的首要工作。

　　quiescent adj.安静的

　　同still, motionless, fixed, stationary

　　Stan stared for hours at the quiescent scene of the Japanese rock garden.

　　斯坦盯着这座宁静的日本岩石花园看了好几个小时。

　　random adj.随便的；无目的的

　　同casual, haphazard, fortuitous, unplanned

　　It was hard to find the CD I wanted because the store clerks had put all the CDs in random order.

　　想找到我要的CD很困难，因为店员没有按顺序摆放所有的CD。

　　retrospect n.回顾

　　同reminiscence, reflection, remembrance, review

　　This movie is a retrospect on the life of Sun Yat-sen.

　　这部电影回顾了孙中山先生的一生。

　　reverberate v.回响；回荡

　　同 echo, rebound, resound, recoil

　　The music coming from the great organ reverberated through the entire church.

　　大风琴传出的音乐响彻了整个教堂。

　　sanitary adj.卫生的

　　同hygienic, clean, sterilized, germfree, safe

　　Hospitals must keep everything sanitary to prevent the spread of germs.

　　医院里所有的东西都必须保持卫生，以杜绝病菌滋生。

　　sever v.切断

　　同 separate, cut off, cleave

　　The road workers accidentally severed a water pipe.

　　马路工人不小心切断了一条水管。

　　smudge n.污点

　　同 smear, soil, blotch, stain

　　You have a smudge of chocolate on your shirt.

　　你的衬衫上有一块巧克力的污渍。

　　squander v.浪费

　　同 waste, dissipate

　　Kevin was broke because he had squandered all his money gambling.

　　凯文破产了，因为他把所有的钱都浪费在了赌博上。

　　stripe n.条纹

　　同 line, streak, band

　　Eric bought a new shirt that has green and yellow stripes on it.

　　埃里克买了一件黄绿色条纹相间的新衬衫。

　　surplus n.剩余

　　同 excess, remainder, oversupply

　　The farmer decided to sell some of his corn surplus instead of storing it.

　　农夫决定将部分剩余的玉米出售而不是放在仓库里。

　　tantamount adj.相等的

　　同equivalent, equal

　　The wages workers earn in that factory are tantamount to nothing.

　　那家工厂工人的收入几乎是零。

　　tint n.色彩

　　同 hue, tinge

　　Norma would like her new car to have a green tint.

　　诺玛想要部绿色的新车。

　　uncanny adj.不可思议的

　　同 fantastic, mysterious, eerie, unearthly, weird

　　Walter has the uncanny ability to know when the boss is going to call a meeting.

　　瓦特有不可思议的能力，他能知道老板什么时候要召开会议。

　　vanquish v.征服；击败

　　同 crush, conquer, overcome, overwhelm

　　The enemy was vanquished at last.

　　敌人终于被击败。

　　wane v.亏缺

　　同decrease, lessen, ebb

　　The moon wanes to a thin crescent every month.

　　月亮每月会渐亏为下弦月。*crescent n.新月

　　zealot n.狂热者

　　同 devotee, fan, partisan, believer

　　Many religious zealots will do nearly anything to gain converts.

　　许多宗教狂热者会不择手段地吸收信徒。

　　*convert n.皈依者

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　1. In _____, I realized that I had been wrong in ending my friendship with Julie.

　　2. He was a careless worker, and the machine he was working with suddenly _____ his hand.

　　3. The resemblance between the two men is absolutely _____.

　　4. Genghis Khan _____ most of Asia, establishing the Mongol Empire.

　　5. Mr. Harris is a _____ when it comes to the idea of cleanliness.

　　解答：1. retrospect 2. severed 3. uncanny 4. vanquished 5. zealot