accommodation n. [常p住處,膳宿
The high cost of accommodations ;住宿費昂貴
makes life difficult for many Chinese students in London. ;使很多在倫敦的中國留學 生感到生活困難.
blame vt.指責,責怪; 把…歸咎于 n.(過錯,事故等的)責任 指責,責備
Don't always blame your own failure on others.Sometimes you yourself are to blame. ;不要總把失敗歸咎于他人 有時該怪你自己.

clash vt.發(fā)生沖突;不協(xié)調; (金屬等的)刺耳的撞 擊聲
I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我沒能看成世界杯 (足球)總決賽,因為和 我的考試日期沖突了.

coarse a.粗的,粗糙的; 粗劣的;粗俗的
Ultraviolet rays, dust,air-conditioning can make your skin coarse. ;紫外線、灰塵、空調等 都會使皮膚粗糙.

collapse vt. & n.倒塌,塌下; 崩潰,突然失敗
Numerous houses collapsed in the Tangshan earthquake in 1976. ;在1976年,無數的房屋 在唐山地震中倒塌.
The economy of many Asian countries collap -sed immediately in the financial crisis. ;許多亞洲國家的經濟在 金融危機當中迅速崩潰.?

collision n.碰撞;沖突,抵觸
In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government's plans. ;在英國,政府與議會的 沖突可能使政府的計劃 破產.

decline vi.下降,減少;衰退, 衰落;謝絕,拒絕 vt.謝絕,拒絕 n.下降,減少,衰退
Babylon was an empire that had declined. ;巴比倫是業(yè)已衰落的 帝國.
Cinderella had to decline the prince and returned home before 12 o'clock at night. ;灰姑娘不得不謝絕王子, 在晚上12點之前趕回家.

defeat vt.擊敗,戰(zhàn)勝;挫敗, 使…落空 n.擊敗,失敗;戰(zhàn)勝
Some countries may be defeated but can never be conquered. ;有的國家可能被打敗, 但決不能被征服.

defend vt.保衛(wèi),?? 為…辯護, 為(論文等)答辯
A lawyer defends his clients in court. ;律師在法庭上為自己的 當事人辯護.
Every student will get nervous when they defend their thesis. ;每個學生論文答辯之時 都會緊張.

efficiency n.效率,效能,功效
One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency. ;經濟改革的目標之一是 提高效率.

fatal a.致命的,災難性的, 毀滅性的;重大的, 決定性的
The city of Tangshan takes on (such) a new look that it hardly reminds people of ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 幾乎讓人想不起
the fatal earthquake that occurred over 30 years ago. ;那30多年前的毀滅性的 地震.
"To be or not to be " was the fatal decision for Hamlet. ;對于哈姆雷特來說," 是活下去,還是選擇死 亡"是一個重大的決定.

factor n.因素,要素
Scientists recognize ;科學家認為
that many other factors besides genetic factors can affect height. ;除了遺傳因子,還有許多 因素會影響身高.

fulfill vt.履行,實現(xiàn);滿足, 使?jié)M意
The world's first space tourist Dennis Tito had his dream fulfilled ;世界第一位太空游客客丹 尼斯.蒂托實現(xiàn)了他的夢 想.
when the Russian Soyuz-TM spaceship carrying him and two Russian cosmonauts ;當聯(lián)盟-TM宇宙飛船承載 著蒂托和兩名俄羅斯宇航 員
safely returned to earth after an 8-day visit to the Internat- ional Space Station. ;在國際太空站為期8天的 旅程后安全著陸時.

gear n.齒輪,傳動裝置, (排)擋;設備,用具; 衣服 vt.使適應,使適合
"The car isn't moving! "That's because you are not in gear." ;“車開不動!”“那是 因為你沒推擋.” Education should be geared to society's needs. ;教育應適應社會的需要.

image n.形象,聲譽;印象; 映像,圖像;形象的描述
In Europe,many royal members still try to protect their image. ;在歐洲,許多皇室成員仍 竭盡全力維護自己的形象
The Tian Chi Lake is so clean that you can see your image in it. ;天池的水很清,你可以從 中看見自己的倒影.

imagination n.想像,想像力;空想, 幻覺;想像出來的事物
Someone believes that UFOs are just people's imagination. ;有人認為不明飛行物只是 人們的幻覺.

imagine vt.想像,設想;料想, 猜想
You can't imagine the life of the refugees in Somali. ;你不可能想像得出索馬里 的難民是如何生活的.
imaginary a.想像中的,虛構的, 假想的
The main characters in the novel are very true to life,but most of them are imaginary. ;小說里的人物寫得栩栩 如生,但大都是虛構的.

imaginative a.富有想像力的, 愛想像的
Some people believe that imaginative kids are relatively clever. ;有人想像力豐富的孩子 比較聰明.

launch vt.發(fā)射;發(fā)起(運動), 推出(產品);使開始 從事;使(船)下水 n.發(fā)射;(船)下水;投產
Early Bird,the world's first commercial communication satellite, ;世界上第一個商用通信 衛(wèi)星--晨鳥衛(wèi)星
was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965. ;于1965年在(美國)佛 羅里達州的肯尼迪角發(fā) 射.
Full market research is needed before the launch of new products ;新產品投產之前需要充分 的市場調查.

obligation n.義務,責任
Supporting elderly parents is every adult's obligation. ;贍養(yǎng)上年紀的父母是每個 成年人的義務.

pay vt.付錢給,支付;給予 (注意等),致以(問候等) vi.付款;有利,值得; n.工資,薪金
It will pay in the long run ;長遠來看,
if the setting off of firecrackers is banned in the cities. ;在城市里禁放鞭炮是值 得的.
Many social volunteers regularly pay visits to the almshouses. ;許多社工會定期去養(yǎng) 老院看望老人.
He gambled away all his pay. ;他把工資都給賭光了.

payment n.支付的款項; 支付,付款
Payment may be made in any of the following ways,in cash,by check, or by credit card. ;付款可用下列任何一種 方式:現(xiàn)金、支票或用 信用卡.

peculiar a.奇怪的,古怪的; 特有的,獨具的, 獨特的
Language is peculiar to mankind. ;語言是人類所特有的.
The fish has a peculiar taste.You really think it is all right? ;這魚有股怪味,你真的 認為它能吃嗎?

peer n.同齡人,同等地位的人 貴族 用釘子釘;限定 (價格、工資等); 將…看成,將…歸入
To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;為減少來自同齡群體的壓 力,許多學校要求學生們 穿校服.

penalty n.處罰,懲罰,罰金
A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty ;足球隊員受到黃牌或紅牌 處罰.
for his unnecessary roughness during the match. ;在比賽中會因不必要的 粗暴行為.

reckon vt.認為,估計; (~ on)指望,盼望; 測算,測量
Don't reckon the gain and loss that clearly; just let it be. ;別把得失算得那么清楚, 一切順其自然吧.

recognize vt.認出,識別;承認, 確認;常識,表彰,報償
Many colorblind people can't recognize different shades of red and green. ;很多色盲者都不能辨認紅 與綠的不同色調.

scan vt.細看,審視;瀏覽; 掃描
Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast ;許多人喜歡在吃早飯的 時候瀏覽一下報紙.

scarce a.缺乏的,不足的; 稀少的
Fresh vegetables are no longer scarce in Beijing. ;現(xiàn)在北京的新鮮蔬菜不 再匱乏.

talk vi.講話,交談,談論 vt.講,說,談論 n.談話會話;演講;談判; 閑話,流言蜚語
I hate all talk and no action. ;我討厭光有一大堆空話而 無實際行動.

variation n.可變因素,變量; 變化,改變
Variations in the color of sea water from blue to green ;海水顏色從藍到綠的變化
is caused by high or low concentrations of salt. ;是由鹽分含量的高低引 起的.

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