blast vt.炸 n.爆炸,一阵(疾风), 一股(强烈的气流) Over a period of two days in Pakistan ;两日内在巴基斯坦 发生的 a series of blasts killed 6 people and injured 35. ;一系列爆炸事件造成 6人死亡,35人受伤. The moment the Federal Building in the heart of Oklahoma City was blasted by McVeigh, ;(美国)俄克拉荷马 市中心的联邦政府大楼 被迈克维炸毁的那一刻, some people's American dreams were also blasted. ;一些人的美国梦 也被炸碎了. split vi.分裂,被撕裂 vt.使分裂,劈开 n.裂口,分裂 Any attempt to split the country is doomed to fail. ;任何分裂祖国的图谋 都注定要失败. Tom and Mary split up after they graduated from college. ;汤姆和玛丽大学 毕业后便分手了. attack vt. & vi.攻击,抨击 n.攻击, (疾病等)突然发作 Guerrillas attacked an army camp in Kashmir on Saturday. ;游击队员周六袭击了 喀什米尔的一个军营. burst vt.使爆裂 vi.爆裂,挤满 n.爆裂,爆发 Don't be so angry! You'll burst a blood vessel. ;别发这么大火, 你会把血管气裂的！ exhaust vt.使筋疲力尽; 用尽,耗尽 n.排气管;排气孔; (排出的)废气,废液 Some web addicts often exhaust themselves by surfing the Internet for days on end. ;一些网虫经常持续几天 网上冲浪,把自己搞得 筋疲力尽. It seems that Citizens in seriously polluted cities ;污染严重的城市的 居民似乎已经 are used to breathing exhaust fumes. ;习惯了呼吸废气了. consume vt.消费,消耗;吃完, 喝完,充满 Can you recommend an inexpensive car that doesn't consume much gas? ;你能向我推荐一部既 便宜又耗油不多的车 吗？ I'm sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world. ;我敢肯定,世界上中国 人吃掉的大米最多. dispose vi.(~of)除掉,处理 vt.排列,使倾向于 We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines. ;我们得把这堆旧 报纸和杂志处理掉. Suspicion disposes kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy. ;猜疑使国王倾向于专制, 使丈夫倾向于嫉妒. disposition n.部署,处置 vi.(因恐惧等) 咽一下口水 The disposition of the Peacekeeping Force of the UN was not revealed. ;联合国维和部队的部署 情况没有被透露. swallow vt.吞;轻信 n.燕子;吞咽 A cobra can swallow a rabbit in one mouthful. ;眼镜蛇可以一口吞下 野兔. make vt.& vi.做,使,总计 Sometimes 1 plus 1 doesn't make 2. ;有时候, 一加一不等于二. account n.描述;账户;说明 vi(~ for) 作出解释; (在数量,比例方面)占 Please give a full account of what happened. ;请详细叙述所 发生的事情. Can you account for your absence? ;你能为你的缺席 做出解释吗？ A report said that men accounted for 52% of the Chinese population. ;一份报告说男性占 中国人口52%. light n.光,灯火 a.轻(松)的,颜色)淡的 vt.点燃 照亮 As Mrs. Roosevelt put it, ;正如罗斯福太太所说的, I'd rather light a candle than complain about the darkness. ;与其抱怨黑暗, 不如点燃蜡烛. How about some light music? ;来点轻音乐好吗？ tender a.嫩的,温和的n.投标 vt.(正式)提出; vi.(~ for) 投标 Would you like to try the tender beef I cooked? ;想尝一下我做的 嫩牛肉吗？ "Love me tender,love me true..." Elvis Presley's words kept ringing in my ears. ;“温柔地爱我, 忠诚地爱我...”猫王 的歌萦绕在我耳际. slight a.不足道的,纤弱的 vt.轻视,藐视 Women easily take offence at the slightest things. ;女人容易动不动就 (为最微不足道的事) 生气. mild a.温和的,不严重的; (烟,洒)味淡的 A mild-mannered woman is attractive to most men. ;大多数男人喜欢 温柔的女人. Mild punishment can be effective in educating children. ;教育孩子时利用 轻微的惩罚也会奏效. fundamental a.根本的,基础的 n. (~s)基本原则, There are fundamental differences between your outlook on life and mine. ;我和你的人生观, 有着本质的不同. comparative a.比较的,相对的 In poor rural areas, owning a bicycle is a sign of comparative wealth. ;在贫穷的农村地区, 有辆自行车就是比 较富裕的象征. comparison n.比较,比拟 Comparison is used as a technique to develop argumentative essays. ;比较是议论文中 常用的一种写作手法. Comparisons are odious. ;人比人,气死人. significant a. 有意义的, 重要的,重大的 A person's success today may be significant for his future. ;一个人今天的成功对 他的未来会有重大的 意义. significance n.意义,重要性; Few teenagers understand the significance of life. ;重大极少数十来岁的 孩子懂得生活的意义. Money is of great significance when starting an enterprise. ;资金对创业是 十分重要的. certainly ad.一定,当然 I certainly don't consider you stupid. ;我当然不认为你笨. trouble n.麻烦, 纠纷,动乱 vt.使烦恼, 麻烦 vi.费神,费力 Having learned English for many years, ;学了多年的英语, many students still have trouble speaking to foreigners. ;许多学生和外国人 说话仍有困难. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. ;[麻烦没有来找你, 不要自己找麻烦. nuisance n.令人讨厌的人或事物 You are such a nuisance.Stop bothering me! ;你这个可恶的东西, 别再缠着我了！ worry vt. & vi. (使)担心,发愁 n.担心,忧虑 Even a carefree person is worried about something sometimes. ;即使无忧无虑的人 也有担心的时候. Cheer up!Worrying will add lines to your face. ;开心点儿！ 发愁会给你添皱纹. anxiety n.焦虑,渴望 A good husband will give a timely call home when returning late ;好丈夫晚归时会 及时打电话回家 in case of his wife's growing sense of anxiety. ;以免妻子越来 越焦虑不安. His anxiety to please his boss makes me sick ;他急于讨好老板, 真让我感到恶心. anxious a.焦虑的,急切的 If I'm late,don't be anxious about my safety. ;如果我迟到, 别为我的安全担忧. An old friend was anxious to meet me once he saw my picture online. ;一位老朋友一看到我 网上的照片就急着见我. go vi.去;变得 n.尝试,干劲 Milk soon goes bad in hot weather. ;牛奶在天气热时 很快就会变坏. Granny is 70,but still has got a lot of go. ;奶奶虽已70岁, 但依然精力充沛. postpone vt.推迟,延期 The result of the 2000 presidential election in the U.S. was postponed ;美国2000年的总统 大选的结果迟迟未 宣布 because there was a problem in counting the votes. ;因为点票出现了问题. refuse vt.拒绝,不同意 n.废物,垃圾 Sales engineer for Microsoft?I can't afford to refuse such a good offer. ;这样好的一份工作, 我拒绝不起. Plastic refuse bag is also refuse. ;塑料垃圾袋同时 也是垃圾. cancel vt.取消;删去 The concert of that has-been star was canceled ;那位过气明星的 演唱会被取消了 because 90% of the tickets were unsold. ;因为有90%的票 仍未售出. Today's decline in stock price canceled out yesterdays gain. ;今天股票价格下跌, 抵消了昨天的收益. all ad.完全地,很 pron.全部,整个 I'm not sure if all my students love me but I'm sure I love all of them. ;我不敢肯定我的学生是 否都喜欢我,但我真的 爱我所有的学生. The fact that Sally has refused 6 proposals ;莎丽拒绝了6个 男人的求婚 doesn't mean she enjoys living all alone. ;并不能就说她喜欢 完全独个儿过活. information n.信息,通知 For further information about it please call the editorial department. ;欲知详情, 请致电编辑部. Most people can't do without a computer in the information age. ;在信息时代,大多数人 不能没有电脑. conservative a.保守的,传统的 n.保守的人 I think most British people are conservatives, ;我觉得大多数英国人 都是保守的人, but they are not conservative in the way they dress. ;但不是在穿戴 方面保守. The Conservative Party in Britain again was defeated by the Labor Party in the election. ;英国的保守党在大选中 再次被工党击败. confident a.确信的,有信心的 Network workers are not as confident about their future as they used to be ;网络工作者不像以前 那样对自己的前途充 满信心了 now that the cyber- economy is sliding down. ;由于网络经济走 下坡路, content n.容量,含量; [p内容;目录 a.满足的,满意的 If you want to lose weight,avoid food with high fat content. ;如果你要减肥,就不要 吃脂肪含量高的事物. When I start to read a book,I always skim over the contents first. ;我开始看一本书的时候 总是先浏览一下目录. In an Internet survey ;一项网上调查显示 the Colombians saw themselves as the world's happiest people. ;哥伦比亚人自认为 是世界上最幸福的人. Does it mean that they are content with their life? ;这是不是可以说他们对 自己的生活很满意？ I was content to step down after four years as chief executive. ;我担任4年主管后 甘愿让位. generous a.慷慨的,大度的, a.丰富的 Benhur,a wise winner who was generous in victory, ;英明的宾虚对击败 的敌人是宽大的, was rewarded by a generous gift from the Roman general ;得到一位罗马将军丰厚的 回报, who had tortured him but later had been saved by him. ;这位罗马将军曾经折磨过 他,但后来又被他所救.