accident ;n.意外遭遇,事故, 意外因素,意外
Accidents will happen in the regulated families. ;
John's had an accident;he's been run over by a car. ;約翰出事了,他被一輛小 汽車撞倒了.

announce ;vt.宣布,宣告; 聲稱,敘說;預(yù)示,預(yù)告
The government announced that they would build a new highway ;政府宣布他們將修建一條 新公路
to the mountains. ;通向山區(qū).
The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers. ;微芯片的發(fā)明預(yù)示了新一 代計算機(jī)的誕生.

candidate ;n.申請求職者;候選人; 投考者
The Republican candid- ate George W.Bush has become President of the U.S.A. ;喬治.布什已當(dāng)選為美國 總統(tǒng).

clash ;vi.發(fā)生沖突;不協(xié)調(diào); 發(fā)出撞擊聲 n.沖突;不協(xié)調(diào);撞擊聲
This shirt clashes with your trousers. ;這件襯衣和你的褲子 不配.
I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我沒能看成世界杯 (足球)決賽,因?yàn)楹臀?的考試日期沖突了.

compromise ;n.妥協(xié),折中辦法 vi.妥協(xié)
I would rather die than compromise. ;我寧死不妥協(xié).

compromise ;vt.危及...的安全; 放棄(原則,利益)
Such conduct will compromise your reputation. ;如此舉動將會損害你的 名譽(yù).

contradiction ;n.矛盾,不一致; 否認(rèn),反駁
Is it a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs? ;又愛護(hù)動物又穿皮毛服裝 是矛盾的嗎?

court ;n.法庭,法院;球場;?? 宮廷,宮室,庭院
The prisoner was brought to court for trial. ;囚犯被帶上法庭受審.
The court found the prisoner not guilty. ;法官判決犯人無罪.

delicate ;a.易破碎的,脆弱的; 微妙的;嬌弱的,纖細(xì) 的;精美的,精致的
The international situation is very delicate at present. ;當(dāng)前的國際形勢十分 微妙.
Delicate plants must be protected from old wind and frost. ;嬌弱的植物必須妥為保護(hù) 以避免風(fēng)霜的侵襲.

distinction ;n.差別,不同;區(qū)分,辨別 優(yōu)秀,杰出;榮譽(yù),優(yōu)待
There is no distinction between the twins. ;在這對孿生子之間看不出 有什么明顯的差別.
A distinction should be made between the ;要區(qū)分
primary and the secondary contradictions. ;主要矛盾和次要矛盾.

economic ;a.經(jīng)濟(jì)的,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的
economic ;n.
The economic state is not good in many developing countries. ;許多發(fā)展中國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況不佳.

ensure ;vt.保證,擔(dān)保,確保
If you want to ensure that you get the diploma, ;如果你想確保獲得文憑,?
you have to work harder and pass all the exams. ;就得努力些,通過所有 考試.
We can ensure that the work shall be done in the right way. ;我們可以保證把工作 做好.

gear ;n.齒輪,傳動裝置,(汽車 的)排擋;工具,用具 vt.使適合使適應(yīng)
Education should be geared to students's needs. ;教育應(yīng)適合學(xué)生們的 需要.
Learn to shift gear at the right moment while driving. ;開車要學(xué)會在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r候 換擋.

feasible ;a.可行的,可能的, 可用的
It is feasible to apply the computer to language teaching. ;

grip n.緊握,握牢;掌握,控制 vt.緊握,抓牢; 吸引住...的注意力
The brake doesn't grip properly. ;剎車不靈.
Van Gogh's "Sunflower" can always grip my imagination. ;梵高的畫《向日葵》總能引起我的想象.

honorable ;a.榮譽(yù)的,光榮的; 可敬的,高尚的
Will the honorable member please answer the question? ;請尊敬的議員先生回答這個問題好嗎?

imagination ;n.想象,想象力; 空想,想象的事物
In the world of words, imagination is one of the forces of nature. ;在文字世界里,想象力是天賦的能力之一.

interior ;n.內(nèi)部;內(nèi)地,腹地 a.內(nèi)(部)的,內(nèi)地的, 國內(nèi)的
Nowdays interior design is a very promising industry. ;室內(nèi)設(shè)計是當(dāng)今頗具前途的行業(yè).

manufacture
All those underground plants that manufacture piratic CDs must be closed down. ;所有制造盜版光盤的地下 工廠都必須查封.
To develop manufactures to the utmost, ;若要極大地發(fā)展制造業(yè)
China must have new markets for her products. ;中國就必須擁有銷售其 產(chǎn)品的新市場.

mobile ;a.運(yùn)動的,活動的, 可移動的;機(jī)動的, 流動的;易變的
The mobile medical team will soon be here. ;巡回醫(yī)療隊(duì)不久就要到 這兒來.
mobile ;n.移動電話
Now more and more Chinese own mobile phones and they are not luxuries any more. ;現(xiàn)在越來越多的中國人有 手機(jī),手機(jī)再也不是奢侈 品了.

overcome ;vt.戰(zhàn)勝,克服;(感情等) 壓倒,使受不了
The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team overcome a lot of difficulty ;中國女排克服重重困 難,
to win the match. ;贏得了這場比賽的勝利.

permanent ;a.永久性的,固定的
True love should be permanent. ;真愛應(yīng)該是永恒的.

predict ;vt.預(yù)言;預(yù)測;預(yù)示
Timely snow predicts a bumper harvest. ;瑞雪兆豐年.
A crystal ball is said to be able to predict the future in some Western countries. ;在一些西方國家中,人們 說水晶球可以預(yù)兆未來.

proposal ;n.提議,建議;求婚
Proposal is easier than performance. ;提議容易實(shí)行難,
How could you make a proposal without a ring? ;你怎么可以去求婚而不帶 上戒指呢?

recreation ;n.消遣,娛樂
Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation. ;唱卡拉OK 是許多年輕人 喜歡的娛樂活動.

resume ;v.繼續(xù),(中斷后) 重新開始,恢復(fù) n.摘要,概略,簡歷
We resumed our work after a rest. ;休息之后我們重新開始 工作.

segment ;n.部分;片段;節(jié);弧形
Do you still remember the most wonderful segment of Gone with the Wind? ;你還記得《飄》中最精彩 的片段嗎?

shortage ;n.不足,缺乏
In the developed countries there's a great shortage of labor/work force. ;發(fā)達(dá)國家勞動力非常 缺乏.

subtract ;v.減去,減
If you subtract 3 from 5,you get 2. (3 subtracted from 5 is 2.) ;5減3等于2.
That subtractts nothing from his merit. ;那絲毫沒有減損他的 功績.

total ;a.總的,全部的; n.總數(shù),合計
total ;vi.合計,總計 vt.計算...的總和
The UN Security Council has a total of five countries as its permanent members. ;聯(lián)合國安理會總共有5個 常任理事國.

underline ;vt.在...下面劃線; 強(qiáng)調(diào),突出
Do you underline the important points ;閱讀時你會將要點(diǎn)
and things you don't understand while reading? ;和不明之處劃處出來嗎?