2015扎实词汇基础搞定核心词汇：第四天

　　token 表示，标志，象征He did that as a ～ of good faith

　　torture 拷打，拷问 ～ a confession from a prisoner

　　accommodate 使适应，使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances

　　unfold 展开，打开 ～ a newspaper

　　uniform 制服;不变的，相同的，均匀，统一的 a ～ temperature

　　unify 使成一体，统一 become a unified nation

　　update 更新，使现代化 ～a textbook

　　upgrade 提高，使升级，改善 ～ products and services

　　uphold 举起，高举 He upheld his clenched hand

　　upright 挺直的，垂直的 an ～ seat

　　adhere 黏附，附着 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.

　　adjacent 临近的，毗邻的 a city and its adjacent suburbs

　　adjoin 贴近，与...毗邻 His house adjoins the lake.

　　thrust 推，刺，戳，插，挤He was ～ into power

　　tick 滴答声

　　tilt 使倾斜，使倾倒 Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat

　　toss 扔，抛，掷 The children tossed the ball to each other

　　tough 坚韧的，牢固的 Some plastic are as ～ as metal

　　tow 拖，拉，牵引 tow a damaged ship into port

　　abstract 抽象的 A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.

　　absurd 荒谬的，荒唐的 The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.

　　uproar 骚乱，骚动The public ～ over unclear-radiation hazards continues to mount

　　utilize 利用 ～ solar energy

　　utter 发出，说，吐露 ～ the truth

　　vacant 未被占用的 a ～ seat in a bus

　　vague 含糊的，不明确的，模糊的 a ～ answer

　　slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell

　　slit 切开，撕开 ～ the envelope open

　　slope 倾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point

　　sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer

　　smash 打碎，打破，摧毁 The ball ～ed the window

　　snatch 夺得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off

　　immune免除的，豁免的：Nobody is immune from criticism

　　impact 冲击，撞击：the impact of light on the eye

　　impair 削弱，减少：The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather

　　impartial 公正的，无偏见的：A judge should be impartial

　　implement 工具，器具，用具：new types of farm implements

　　sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck

　　stir 使微动，移动 A breeze ～red my hair

　　stitch 一针，针脚 Make your ～es closer together

　　sue 控告，起诉 ～ sb for slander

　　summary 总结，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter

　　superb 极好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering

　　superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance