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1、Character n. 性格，品質； 特征； 計 字符； 人物，角色 vt. 刻，?。?使具有特征 Perhaps there is a negative side to his character that you havent seen yet. 或許，他性格中不好的一面你還沒有看見。Individuality is a valued and inherent part of the British character. 個性鮮明是英國人固有的、也是他們看重的特點。Compromise compromiser妥協者The governments policy of compromise

2、is not universally popular. 政府的妥協政策并沒受歡迎Nine, said I. Nine thirty, tried he. We compromised on 9.15.Involved If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive. 如果她投身商業(yè)的話,她會是一個很有能力的總裁關系曖昧的;有情愛關系的 If one person is involved with another, especially someone they are not married t

3、o, they are having a sexual or romantic relationship. He became romantically involved with a married woman. 他與一位已婚婦女產生了戀情Subtle subtleness subtlyThere are subtle differences in meaning between these two words.He is a subtle character, you know. 你知道他為人狡猾。Hatred My hatred for her is so intense it seem

4、s to be destroying me. 我對她恨之入骨Illusion illusional adj. 錯覺的 illusionist 魔術師No one really has any illusions about winning the war. 沒有人幻想能贏得這場戰(zhàn)爭They were under the illusion that the company was doing well. 他們誤以為該公司生意很好Married Married people usually have a different view of life from single people. Mutu

5、al mutuality n.相互關系 Our work calls for mutual support. 工作要互相支持We were introduced by a mutual friend. 我們一個共同的朋友介紹我們認識了。Compatible adv. compatibly 適合地；協調地；相互兼容地 n. compatibility 計 兼容性 Mil and I are very compatible. Shes interested in the things that interest me. 我和米爾很合得來So, how can you ensure that the

6、 file is compatible? 那么，您如何確保這個文件是可兼容的呢？ OverlookWe overlook all sorts of warning signals about our own health.忽視關于我們健康的警報信號Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden. 那些漂亮、舒適的房間俯瞰花園Expectation Im sorry to disappoint your expectation. 很遺憾，我辜負了你的期望。 Painful He is seized with a painf

7、ul sickness. 他得了一種痛苦的疾病。Divorce divorce certificate 離婚證書 divorce settlement 離婚協議書Numerous marriages now end in divorce. 現在許多婚姻都以離婚而告終。I am absolutely angry that he divorced me to marry her. 我實在很生氣他和我離婚娶了她。Bud vi. The trees are budding early this year.Rosannas favourite time is early summer, just bef

8、ore the buds open. 羅莎娜最喜歡的時節(jié)是初夏，就在花蕾開放之前。adj. budding 萌芽的；發(fā)育期的 budless 無芽的 n. budding 發(fā)芽 resistance resistant 抵抗的 resist 抵抗1.The U.S. wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies/sbsidiz/, but this is meeting resistance. 美國想要在歐洲農業(yè)出口補貼上的大幅度削減，但這正遭遇抵制。2.Where there is oppression there is r

9、esistance. 哪里有壓迫哪里就有反抗。Supportive support 支持，維持supporter 支持者；擁護者 They were always supportive of each other. 他們總是互相幫助。Grand adv. grandly 盛大地；宏偉地；堂皇地 n. grandness 壯大；偉大；宏偉 1.This grand building in the centre of town used to be the hub of the capitals social life. 這座位于城鎮(zhèn)中央的宏偉建筑曾經是首都社交生活的中心。2.ADJ快樂的；令人非

10、常愉快的 If you describe an activity or experience as grand, you mean that it is very pleasant and enjoyable. He was having a grand time meeting new sorts of people. 結識形形色色的人讓他很開心。3.了不起的；出色的You can describe someone or something as grand when you admire or approve of them very much. He was a grand man. 他

11、非常了不起。4.N-COUNT 可數名詞一千美元（或英鎊） A grand is a thousand dollars or a thousand poundsCounsel counselor 顧問；法律顧問counselee 接受勸告者V. My advisers counselled me to do nothing. 顧問們建議我什么也不要做。n. He had always been able to count on her wise counsel. 他總能從她那里得到明智的建議N-COUNT 可數名詞律師 Someones counsel is the lawyer who gi

12、ves them advice on a legal case and speaks on their behalf in court將自己的意見保密;不暴露自己的意圖 If you keep your own counsel, you keep quiet about your opinions or intentions. Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel. 古斯科特很少發(fā)表意見，他更喜歡把自己的看法埋在心里。Date n. 日期；約會；年代；棗椰子vi. 過時；注明日期；始于（某一歷史時期）vt.

13、確定年代；和約會Whats the date today? 今天是幾號I have a date with Bob.我和鮑勃有個約會I dated a woman who was a research assistant.我和一個女助理研究員約會。I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely. 我認為我們可以非常準確的推斷出西方文明衰落的年代。Blue and white is the classic colour combination for bathrooms. It always look

14、s smart and will never date. 藍色和白色是浴室的經典色彩搭配，看起來總是很時髦，永遠不會過時。PHRASE To date means up until the present time. 至今為止 例： Dottie is by far his best novel to date. 小多特是他至今最為出色的小說。Subsequent adv. subsequently 隨后 subsequence n. 后繼發(fā)生的事情Subsequent events verified that his judgement was at fault. 接著發(fā)生的事件證實他的判斷

15、有誤Harbor He might have been murdered by a former client or someone harbouring a grudge. 他可能是被一個前委托人或某個懷有積怨的人謀殺了。The damaged ship limped into the harbour. 受損的船艱難地駛進港口。 Reservation1.I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending. 我對他電影的結尾有保留意見 2.He went to the desk to make a reservation.

16、 他到服務臺進行了預訂。3.N-COUNT 保留地;居留地 A reservation is an area of land that is kept separate for a particular group of people to live in. Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation. 1.7萬印第安人生活在亞利桑那州的保留地。Prejudice pride and prejudice 傲慢與偏見 There is widespread prejudice against workers over 4

17、5. 對年齡超過45歲的工人有普遍的偏見。V-T If you prejudice someone or something, you influence them so that they are unfair in some way. 使有偏見 I think your upbringing has prejudiced you. 我認為你的教養(yǎng)使你抱有偏見charm n. She was a woman of great charm and she knew how to use it. 她是個很有魅力的女人vt. we were charmed by the beautiful vie

18、w.charm into 哄誘(某人做某事)： His wife charmed him into buying her a fur coat.他的妻子誘使他給她買了一件皮大衣caring He is a lovely boy, very gentle and caring. 他是個可愛的男孩，既溫柔又體貼indicationn.跡象 There are indications that the situation may be improving. 有跡象表明，形勢可能會好轉。confirm vt.證實；證明；確定 Everything you have just said confirms

19、 the view that nobody can be trusted. 你剛才所說的一切證實了一個觀點：誰都不能信任。v.確認 Id like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July. 我預訂了7月1日一間雙人房，想確認一下。citizenship n.公民身份；公民權利What is your citizenship? 你的國籍是什么？He wasnt sure if his citizenship could be canceled. 他不能肯定自己的公民身份是否會被取消。suspectvt.懷疑H

20、e couldnt have suspected that she was lying to him. |他根本不會想到她對他說的都是謊言。n.嫌疑犯The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery. 警方逮捕了兩名涉嫌銀行搶劫案的嫌疑犯。harsha.1.嚴厲的；苛刻的His behavior met harsh criticism from his family. 他的行為遭到了家人的嚴厲批評。2. 刺耳的 The noise is too harsh to the ear. 那種噪聲十分刺耳。h

21、esitate vi.猶豫；躊躇 He hesitated before he spoke, as if he wasnt sure how his words would be received.他在開口前猶豫了一會，好像不確定人們對他的話會有什么樣的反應cancelvt.取消The match had to be canceled because of bad weather. proceedproceed vi.繼續(xù)進行Lets proceed to the next question. 現在討論下一個問題。quotev.引用； 引述She worked, to quote her da

22、ughter, as if there was no tomorrow. |用她女兒的話講，她工作起來“好像沒有明天似的”。n.引語，引文 She finished her speech with a quote from Shakespeare. 她引用莎士比亞作品的一句話來結束自己的演說。hardship n.艱難；困苦During the war, we suffered many hardships.戰(zhàn)爭期間我們嘗盡了艱辛。racist n.種族主義者 He is a racist who refuses to employ blacks. |他是種族主義者，拒絕雇傭黑人。realis

23、tic a.實際的；現實的Be realistic, you cant expect a big wage at 18.要現實些，你不能指望18歲就能拿到高薪。devotion n.摯愛；熱愛；忠誠The devotion of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying. |如果花太多時間在體育活動上，那么學習的時間就不多了。idealistic a.理想主義的；理想化的Those people were especially idealistic. 這些人特別理想化。resolvevt. 解決；解除The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.夫妻解決了他們的矛盾2. 決定；決心She resolved that she would never speak to him again. |她打定主意再也不同他講話了。