1、tentacle 英 tentkl美 tentkln.(动物 )触角；触须Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans.每根触须都有 5000 个带刺的细胞，上面的毒液足以杀死 60 个人。bundle 英 bndl美 bndln.捆；束；包；大笔钱 v.捆；把 . 扎成一捆；匆忙地走He collected a bundle of sticks.他收集了一捆树枝。Can you bundle up the sheets for me?你能替我将这些单子捆起来吗?strap 英 strp美 s
2、trpn.皮带；带子 vt.(用带子)捆扎；( 用带子)抽打The strap had been fretted away.皮带已经被磨损了。The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。iteration 英 tren美 trenn.迭代；迭代法；循环；重复At the end of each iteration, the customer decides if the task is complete or not.在每次迭代的终点，客户来决定这项任务是否完成。mimic 英 mmk美 mmkvt.模仿；模拟 n.模仿者；仿制品 adj.模仿的；
3、假的He mimicked his uncles voice and gestures perfectly.他把叔叔的声音和姿态模仿得惟妙惟肖。This parrot is an amazing mimic.这只鹦鹉很会学舌。At the international level sport is frankly mimic warfare.国际级比赛简直就是一场模拟战争。reconfigure 英 riknf(r)美 riknfjrv.重新装配；改装A reboot or shutdown to reconfigure existing hardware or software.重新启动或关机
4、，以便重新配置现有的硬件或软件。spawn 英sp n美 spnn.卵；产物；后代；结果 vt.产卵；种菌丝于；产生；造成 vi.产卵；大量生产I found a mass of spawn in the fish before cooking.烧鱼前，我发现鱼里有很多鱼籽。But bellicose intercontinental ballistic missiles were not the only spawn of Sputniks launch.There was also the satellite itself.洲际弹道导弹不是太空竞赛的唯一产物，卫星也是。Many sea f
5、ishes spawn in rivers.许多海洋鱼类是在淡水河里产卵的。retract 英 rtrkt 美 rtrktv.缩回；收回；撤销I decided to retract what I had said before.我决定收回前面说过的话。wrap 英 rp美 rpv.包；裹；覆盖；隐藏 n.围巾；披肩；包装材料You should wrap up the gift in a paper.你应该把礼物用纸包好。Over her shoulders was thrown a much-mended wrap.她的肩上搭着一件补了多次的围巾。animation 英 nmen美 nme
6、nn.活泼；生气；兴奋；动画片；动画片制作They talked of their holiday plans with great animation.他们非常起劲地谈着度假计划。fanatic 英 fntk美 fntkn.狂热者；极端分子；盲信者 adj.狂热的；盲信的My roommate is a fanatic of Michael Jordan.我的室友是迈克尔乔丹的狂热粉丝。Nothing is blinder than fanatic passion.再没有什么比迷信更盲目的了。extensive 英 kstensv美 kstensvadj.广泛的；广阔的；广大的；大量的I h
7、ave benefited a lot from extensive reading.广泛的阅读使我受益匪浅。rig 英 r 美 rn.装备；帆具；服装；钻井架；钻塔 v.装配；装扮；临时赶造；操纵Our camping rig includes cooking pots and sleeping bags.我们的野营装备包括锅子和睡袋。I will have our people rig them with explosives.我将会用炸药让我们的民族装配他们。volume 英 vljum美 vljumn.卷；体积；册；音量；容量This volume contains selection
8、s from his early works.该卷包含了他的早期作品文选。procedural 英 prsidrl美 prsidrladj.程序的 n.警察疑案作品Laws are sometimes referred to as substantive or procedural.有时候法律被称作被称作实体的或程序的。generate 英 denret美 denretvt.产生；发生；引起75% of Frances electricity is generated by nuclear reactors.法国 75%25 的电能产生于核反应堆。spacing 英 spes美 spesn.留
9、间隔；间隔；空间；字距The atoms are large, relative to their spacing.原子和它们的间隔相对而言是大的。drip 英 drp美 drpn.滴；点滴；乏味的人 v.滴下；漏出A drip of water fell from the tap.从龙头滴下一滴水。The patient is on a drip.病人正在输液。Water is dripping from the pipe.水从管中滴落。contraction 英 kntrkn美 kntrknn.收缩；痉挛；缩写式The contraction of muscle is a reaction
10、 of the body.肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。flip 英 flp美 flpvt.掷；轻击；弹 vi.翻转 n.（跳水或体操动作中的）空翻；轻弹；浏览 adj.无礼的；冒失的；轻率的Lets flip a coin to see who goes first.我们来掷硬币看谁先去。The plane nearly flipped when it landed.这架飞机在着陆时差点儿翻身。He flipped to a fresh page and began to write.他翻到另外一页,开始写了起来。The gymnast had to do a double back flip
11、.这个体操运动员得做一个 360 度后空翻。Dont be flip with me.不要对我油腔滑舌。I dont want a flip answer to a serious question.我不希望看到对严肃问题的轻率回答articular 英 atkjl美 atkjladj.关节的Osteoarthritis is due to wear and tear with loss of articular cartilage.骨关节炎源于关节软骨的磨损破坏甚至丧失。Osteoarthritis 英 stirat s美 stiorra tsn.骨关节炎I think you have o
12、steoarthritis.我认为您得了骨关节炎。articulate 英 tkjulet美 rtkjuletadj.发音清晰的；善于表达的；有关节的 v.清楚地讲话；发音；以关节连接Articulate speech is essential for a teacher.对教师来说,口齿清楚是必不可少的。I can not articulate the dissatisfaction I feel.我的不满难以表达。cartilage 英 ktld美 krtldn.软骨The cartilage in such areas is almost inextensible.这些部位的软骨几乎一点
13、儿也不能伸展。pose 英 pz美 pozv.摆姿势；把.摆正位置；造成；提出；假装 n.姿态；姿势；装腔作势The artist posed his model carefully.这个艺术家仔细地把他的模型放好。She always liked to strike a noble pose.她总是喜欢摆出一副高贵的样子。refrain 英 rfren美 rfrenv.抑制；避免；克制 n.副歌；叠句；重复I carefully refrained from looking at him.我留意着避免朝他看。Sunlight can refrain the growth of melaton
14、in in the body.阳光能抑制身体中褪黑激素的生长。Refrain makes the poetry beautiful.叠句让诗歌更优美。limb 英 lm美 lmn.肢体；枝干；树枝 vt.肢解Men and women have four limbs; two arms and two legs.人都有四肢，两只胳膊两条腿。He stood up and stretched his limbs.他站起来,伸了伸胳膊和腿。scamper 英 skmp(r)美 skmprn.蹦跳；奔跑 v.蹦跳She loves to scamper through the woods of th
15、e forest.她喜欢在森林里的树林中穿梭嬉戏.organic 英 nk美 rnkadj.器官的；有机的；有组织的；根本的；接近自然的 n.有机物质I am not good at organic chemistry.我的有机化学学得不好。slash 英 sl美 slv.猛砍；乱砍；鞭打；割伤；尖锐抨击；大幅减少 n.猛砍；斜线；长切口；衣衩；撒尿；沼泽地We had to slash our way through the undergrowth with sticks.我们挥舞着木棍一路劈砍，才在密林里开出一条路，穿了过去。You can use a slash here.这儿你可以用斜
16、线号。The knife made a slash across his leg.刀在他的腿上划出一道口子。stab 英 stb美 stbv.刺；戳；刺伤 n.刺；戳；刺痛；尝试She stabbed at the air with her finger to emphasize what she was saying.她手指一戳一戳的，强调她说的话。The hunter made a stab at the wolf, but missed.猎人向狼刺去，但没有刺中。amber 英 mb(r) 美 mbrn.琥珀；琥珀色 adj.琥珀的；琥珀色的You should stop at an a
17、mber light.遇到黄灯你应该停下来。The amber necklace costs dearly.这个琥珀项链十分昂贵。prior 英 pra(r)美 praradj.优先的；在前的；更重要的 adv.居先；在前He feels a prior obligation to his job as a journalist.他觉得要优先为他的新闻记者的工作尽职。The presiding judge can view the arguments of counsel with understanding, for he may have used them himself on a pr
18、ior day.首席法官可以清楚地理解律师的论点，因为可能就在前一天他自己也在运用它们。obligation 英 blen美 blenn.义务；责任I have an obligation to keep secret for the taxpayer.我有责任为纳税人保密。presiding 英 przad美 przad adj.主持会议的；主持的；首席的he Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet.政府首脑的
19、首席官员行政部门的政府，常常主持的内阁。javelin 英 dvln美 dvlnn.标枪；标枪比赛The player is throwing a javelin.运动员正在投掷标枪。involuntary 英 nvlntri美 nvlnteri adj.非自愿的；无意的；不由自主的These verbs mean to manifest involuntary vibratory movement.这些动词意味着显示出不由自主的振动。vibratory 英 vabrtr美 vabrtor adj.振动的；振动性的The vibratory nature of your environment
20、 is true color, green.振动的性质，您的环境是真彩色，绿色。manifest 英 mnfest美 mnfest vt.显示；证实；表露 adj.明白的；显然的 n.旅客名单；载货单Opportunities will manifest in ways you never even dreamed of.机会的到来出乎你的意料。It was manifest to us at a glance.我们对此事一目了然。Can you give us a copy of import manifest?能给我们一份进口舱单吗?torture 英 tt(r)美 trtrn.拷问；痛苦
21、 vt.拷问；使痛苦；曲解He was tortured with anxiety.他为焦虑所苦。Torture always dehumanizes both the torturer and his victim.严刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都丧失人性。dehumanize 英 dihjumnaz美 dihjumnaz v.使失去人性specify 英 spesfa美 spesfa v.详细说明；指定；阐述Also, you might have to specify the user name and password.另外, 您可能还需要指定用户名和密码。interval 英 ntvl
22、美 ntrvl n.间隔；休息时间；(数学) 区间；( 音乐)音程He comes back to see us at regular intervals.他每隔一段时间就回来看看我们。The proper intervals should be maintained between vehicles.车辆之间应保持适当的间距。dubious 英 djubis美 dubis adj.怀疑的；可疑的；不确定的I feel dubious about his honesty.我对他的诚实表示怀疑。semination 英 semnen美 semnen n.播种；传播misery 英 mzri美 m
23、zri n.痛苦；悲惨的境遇；苦难He was doomed to undergo another misery.他注定要经历另一场痛苦。doom 英 dum美 dumn.毁灭；厄运；判决；死亡 vt.注定；判定The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终於完蛋了。Everyone is doomed to die.每个人都是注定要死的。The prisoner was doomed to death.那名囚犯被判死刑。doom 指一个人注定要遇到的结局或状况,尤指难以逃脱的厄运。phenom 英 fnm美 fnm n.
24、 杰出人才=phenomenonphenomenon 英 fnmnn美 fnmnn n.现象；奇人；奇事Their so-called prosperity is only a temporary phenomenon.但他们所谓的繁荣只是一个暂时的现象。phenomenon 作“现象”解时,其复数形式为 phenomena；作“杰出的人；非凡的人事物 ”解时,在英式英语中其复数形式为 phenomena，在美式英语中其复数形式为 phenomenons。circuit 英 skt美 srktn.巡回；线路；环形；电路；回路 v.巡回；绕 . 环形The commanding officer
25、made a circuit of the camp.指挥官在营地巡视一周。I hit the lunch-and-lecture circuit again.我又去参加那些巡回午餐演讲了。crack 英 krk美 krk v.破裂；砸开；发出爆裂声；撞击；破解；变嘶哑；崩溃；制裁；开玩笑 n.裂缝；裂痕；爆裂声；猛击；尝试；俏皮话 adj.训练有素的The glass will crack if you pour boiled water into it .一倒进去滚开水，这个玻璃杯就会破裂。You may crack these nuts with a hammer.你可以用锤子把这些坚果
26、敲开。There is a crack in this window.这扇窗户上有个裂纹。She is a crack shot with a rifle.她是步枪神枪手。cretin 英 kretn美 kritn n.白痴病患者Why did you do that, you cretin?你为什麽做那事，你这个笨蛋?compression英 kmpren美 kmpren n.压缩；浓缩；压紧Compression is optimized for size.已针对大小优化了压缩。redneck 英 rednek 美 rednek n.红脖子（对美国南方白人劳动阶层的贬称） n.（贬）乡下人
27、；农人smack 英 smk美 smk n.掌击声；打；劈啪声；咂嘴声；响吻 n.风味；少许 v.用掌击；拍打 v.带有 . 风味 adv.猛然地；直接地She gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一个嘴巴。The book hit the floor with a smack.书啪的一声掉在地板上。Put that down or else Ill smack you.把它放下，不然我就揍你。His car ran smack into the wall.他的车子猛撞到墙上去了。I fell smack in the mud.我正好跌在烂泥里。rarefy 英
28、rerfa美 rerfavt.使变稀少；使变纯净 vi.变稀薄=rarify.The rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.灵液诸神血管里流动着的稀有液体fluid 英 flud美 fludn.液体；流体 adj.流动的；流畅的；不定的Theres some sort of sticky fluid on the kitchen floor.厨房的地上有一种发黏的液体。We have not enough fluid capital.我们没有足够的流动资金。grand 英 rnd美 rnd adj.重大的；豪华的；宏伟的；壮丽的
29、 n.大钢琴；一千美元This is a grand occasion.这是个盛大的场面。joyride 英 drad美 drad n.驾车游玩( 尤指驾偷来之车高速飞驰)；不顾后果的行为 vi.驾车兜风titanium 英 tatenm美 ttenim n.【U】钛seal 英 sil美 sil n.封条；印章 n.海豹 v.密封；盖印；明确The seal on this bottle is broken.这个瓶上的密封纸破开了。This document carries the royal seal.这份文件上盖有王室印章。The envelope was firmly sealed.这
30、个信封封得很严实。You must seal up the envelope before mailing the letter.你在寄信前必须先将信封密封。alloy 英 l美 l n.合金 vt.使成合金；使降低，贬损；掺以杂质 vi.有合金能力Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.黄铜是铜和锌的合金。Mercy should alloy our stern resentment.宽容会缓和积怨。resentment 英 rzentmnt美 rzentmnt n.怨恨；愤恨A feeling of resentment urged him to aban
31、don them.一种怨恨的心情促使他离开了她们。He shows no resentment towards anyone.他对任何人都无怨恨。thermal英 ml 美 rml adj.热的；热量的；保热的 n.上升的热气流The thermal energy has become more and more important.热能变得越来越重要了。While flying, you feel a weak thermal.当飞行中，你感觉到一个微弱的热气流。sack 英 sk美 sk n.袋子；解雇 vt.解雇；把 . 装入袋子；劫掠There is a sack of potatoe
32、s in the corner of the room.屋子一角有一袋马铃薯。If you are late again, the boss will sack you.如果你再迟到,老板就会解雇你。The child sacked the toys and went to bed.那个孩子把玩具装进了袋子,然后上床睡觉。tumble 英 tmbl美 tmbl v.暴跌；倒塌；跌倒；翻滚；弄乱；明白；突然发现 n.暴跌；跌跤；混乱He tumbled his clothes and books into a big sack.他把他的衣服和书胡乱装进一只大口袋。Stock market pri
33、ce tumble after rumor of a rise in interest rate.谣传利率上升之後，股票市场价格猛跌。Stock prices took a tumble in the afternoon.股票价格下午猛跌。The tumble hurt him badly.这一跤把他摔得很疼。body 英 bdi美 bdi n.身体；主体；正文；主要部分；尸体；躯体；团体 v.赋以形体A balanced diet provides nutrition for your body.均衡的食物使你的身体获得营养。Imagination bodies forth the form
34、s of things unknown.想象让这些未知事物形状具体。cart 英 kt美 krt n.【C 】( 二轮或四轮) 运货马车；手推车 vt.(用手推车)运送；(用力；粗鲁地) 拖Dont put the cart before the horse.谚勿本末倒置。The heavy cart rumbled down the street.笨重的马车辘辘地在街上走过。We had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs.我们得把行李提着上六段楼梯。rumble 英 rmbl美 rmbl n. 隆隆声； 辘辘声 n. (旧式汽车车厢后的
35、)折叠加座打群架 v. 发隆隆声； 使辘辘响We heard the occasional rumble of a passing truck.我们偶尔听到卡车驶过的隆隆声。butts 英 bts美 bts n.托；柄；烟蒂；靶场名词 butt 的复数形式.Dont throw cigarette butts about.别乱丢烟蒂。memo 英 mem美 memo n.备忘录Please distribute the memo to all of the employees.请把这备忘录发给每个员工。proposition 英 prpzn美 prpzn n.提议；事业；命题 vt.向 . 调
36、情His proposition is good in theory but cannot be put into practice.他的建议在理论上可以，但不能付诸实现。This is the inverse of his earlier proposition.这和他早些时候提的建议截然相反。diagonal 英 danl美 danl adj.对角线的；斜的；斜纹的 n.对角线；斜线；斜列Of course! My outlet is diagonal.当然咯，我的插座是斜的。Each stitch covers a diagonal of one cell of the grid.每条缝
37、线覆盖格子的对角线。outlet 英 atlet美 atlet n.出路；出口；通风口；批发商店，经销店He needs an outlet for all that pent up anger.他那积愤需要有机会倾吐.So long as you dare the inner ear, you can find the outlet truly.只要你敢于迷路,你才能真正找到出路。stitch 英 stt美 stt n.一针；疼痛；碎布条 v.缝合Every stitch was in its right place.每一针的位置都很贴切。The doctor can stitch up t
38、he wound skillfully.这位医生缝合伤口技术甚高。grid 英 rd美 rd n.格子；栅栏；电网；网格；赛车起跑线The cloth has a grid with square cells.那块布有正方形的小格子。rifle 英 rafl美 rafl n.步枪 v.洗劫；抢劫He accidentally triggered his rifle.他无意中扣发了他步枪的扳机。The officer was fatally shot with an assault rifle yesterday morning while responding to the robbery i
39、n northeast Philadelphia.trigger 英 tr(r)美 trr v.使发生；触发；使运行 n.扳机；起因Price increases will trigger off demands for wage increases.价格上涨会激发人们增长工资的要求。The odour of food may trigger peoples appetite.食物的香味能引起人的食欲。I pulled the trigger and the gun went off.我一扣扳机，枪就响了。It was the trigger for a whole new investiga
40、tion.这是新一轮调查的直接起因。optimize 英 ptmaz美 ptmaz vt.使完善；使优化What can you do to optimize your family situation?你能做什么来使你家庭境况达到最适化?How to optimize them efficiently is still a question.如何有效地优化仍然还是一个问题。decelerate 英 diselret美 diselret v.(使)减速The government has made every effort to decelerate inflation.政府作了种种努力降低通
41、货膨胀率。Most important of all, they can decelerate aging and prolong life.最重要的是，他们可以减速老化，延长生命。prolong 英 prl美 prl vt.延长；拖延How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?我们怎样才能延长短促的人生？The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.会议可能要延长到夜里，因为今
42、晚有太多问题要解决。brevity 英 brevti美 brevti n.短暂；简短；简洁Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.最拙劣地滥用时间的人，首先抱怨时间短暂。That, and the relative brevity and insecurity of modern jobs, means your CV has to work harder than ever.再加上如今工作相对短暂和不安定，意味着你必须在简历上花费比以往更多的心思。invader 英
43、 nved(r)美 nvedr n.侵略者The invader laid towns and villages in ruins.入侵者把村镇变为废墟。insane 英 nsen美 nsen adj.疯狂的；精神错乱的；荒唐的Are you insane?你疯了吗？I have an insane desire to finish that thing.我疯狂地渴望去完成那件事。tart 英 tt美 trt adj. 酸的； 尖酸的； 刻薄的 n. 果馅饼； 妓女he replied, speaking for the first time, in her usual tart and of
44、fhand way.于是她开口回答了，用她平常那种尖酸刻薄的声调随口说道。She popped the tart into the oven.她把果馅饼很快地放进烤箱里asphalt 英 sflt 美 sflt n.沥青；柏油 v.用沥青铺路Asphalt is used for making road surfaces.沥青常用于铺路。The asphalt pavements are very clean.那些沥青的铺道，是很干净的。cretin 英 kretn美 kritn n.白痴病患者Why did you do that, you cretin?你为什麽做那事，你这个笨蛋?pant
45、y 英 pnt美 pnt n.(=panties)童裤；女裤A babydoll usually comes with a matching panty.玩具娃娃通常配有合体的裤子。repel 英 rpel美 rpel vt.排斥；抵制；击退；使反感 vi.排斥；反感The crew repelled the attack.船员击退了进攻。He behaved in a manner that repels.他的举止令人反感。disregard 英 dsrd美 dsrrd vt.不顾；忽视 n.漠视；不理会We cannot disregard his coming late to work
46、so often.对他上班经常迟到,我们不能不管。The official has shown a total disregard for the needs of the poor.这个官员对穷人的需求表现出完全漠视的态度。He shows ruthless disregard for other peoples feelings.他对别人的感情漠不关心。ruthless 英 ruls美 ruls adj.残忍的；无情的The ruthless enemy killed the old lady.残忍的敌人杀害了那位老太太。To foreign observers, American capitalism looks ruthless.对于外国人来说，美国的资本主义看起来是残忍的。protocol 英 prtkl美 protkl n.协议；外交礼仪；草案；规章制度； 【医】记录；科学实验报告It was a gross breach of protoco
