Word List 1

poll /poʊl/

【释】n. 民意调查

【例】The poll canvassed the views of almost eighty economists.

【近】survey, research

【释】v. 投票

【例】She polled a village on the matter of building a new church.

【近】vote

minority /maɪˈnɔːrəti/

【释】n. 少数；少数民族

【例】Members of ethnic minorities are represented on the committee.

【反】majority

【形】minor

stare /ster/

【释】v./n. 盯着看，注视，凝视

【例】Don’t stare at people like that. It’s rude.

She gave him a long stare but didn’t answer his question.

【近】gaze

【反】glance

【形】staring, stared

clinical /ˈklɪnɪkl/

【释】adj. 医学的；临床的 (medical)

【例】Clinical trials of the new drug may take five years.

【形】clinic

sanction /ˈsæŋkʃn/

【释】n./v. 批准 (formal and explicit approval)

【例】Our plan wasn’t sanctioned by the board of directors.

【近】approval, support

【释】n./v. 制裁

【例】The United Nations Security Council took sanctions against the aggressor country.

【近】penalty

【反】reward

【形】sanctify

refugee /ˌrefjuˈdʒiː/

【释】n. 难民

【例】Thousands of refugees fled across the border.

【近】exile

【形】refuge

par /pɑːr/

【释】n. 同等；同价 (a state of being essentially equal or equivalent)

【例】He doesn’t think his salary is on a par with his position in the company.

【释】n. 通常水准，标准

【例】He was five under par after the first round.

【近】measure, standard, yardstick

【释】n. 票面价值 (the face value of bonds when initially issued)

【例】If they were late, we had the prospect of getting par quickly.

【用】on a par with 与…相同

【形】parred, parring

punch /pʌntʃ/

【释】v./n. 用拳猛击 (a blow with the fist)

【例】He punched the wall angrily, and then spun round to face her.

【近】hit, strike

【释】v. 戳 (poke)

【例】I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.

【释】n. 影响力 (force or effectiveness)

【例】My nervousness made me deliver the vital points of my address without sufficient punch.

【形】punching

bound /baʊnd/

【释】adj. 一定的，必定的

【例】She seemed bound to win.

【近】certain

【释】adj. 有义务的，受约束的

【例】You are bound by the law to keep quiet.

【近】forced

【释】v. 限制，形成边界

【例】Freedom of action is bounded by law.

【近】limit

【反】untie, release, separate

【形】boundless

interface /ˈɪntərfeɪs/

【释】n. 界面

【例】The new version of the program comes with a much better user interface than the original.

【释】n. 接口，接合点

【例】My computer has a network interface, which allows me to get to other computers.

【释】v. 连接

【例】The computers must be properly interfaced.

【近】connect

【形】interfaced, interfacing

injection /ɪnˈdʒekʃn/

【释】n. 注射

【例】Daily insulin injections are necessary for some diabetics.

【近】shot

【形】inject

auction /ˈɔːkʃn/

【释】n./v. 拍卖，竞卖

【例】They bought the paintings at auction in 1989.

【近】sale, vendue

【形】auctioneer

mortality /mɔːrˈtæləti/

【释】n. 死亡数，死亡率 (the ratio of death)

【例】The nation’s infant mortality rate has reached a record low.

【释】n. 必死性

【例】Her death made him more aware of his own mortality.

【近】demise

【形】mortal

flip /flɪp/

【释】v. 迅速打开(或关掉) (turn on or off by pressing the switch quickly)

【例】He didn’t flip on the headlights until he was two blocks away.

【释】v. 突然心烦意乱 (suddenly become upset or angry because of something that has happened)

【例】He got so provoked that he flipped.

【释】adj. 轻率的 (not being serious enough about something)

【例】The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.

【近】flippant

【形】flipper

tumor /ˈtuːmər/

【释】n. 肿瘤，肿块 (a mass of diseased cells that might become a lump or cause illness)

【例】They found a malignant tumor in her breast.

【近】neoplasm, knub, phyma

rack /ræk/

【释】n. 支架；行李架

【例】I will go look at the magazine rack.

【近】frame, support

【释】v. 使…痛苦不堪 (make someone or something suffer from pain or unpleasant feelings)

【例】Greg was racked by doubts and indecision.

【近】torment, afflict, torture

【释】n. 刑具

【例】The traitor refused to confess and was tortured on the rack.

membrane /ˈmembreɪn/

【释】n. 薄膜

【例】Now, if the membrane is strong enough, at some point it may not burst.

【近】film, panniculus

semantic /sɪˈmæntɪk/

【释】adj. 语义的 (relating to meaning in language or logic)

【例】Other semantic entanglements might be mentioned.

【形】semantics

syndrome /ˈsɪndroʊm/

【释】n. 综合症状；并发症状 (a complex of concurrent things)

【例】The syndrome is more likely to strike those whose immune systems are already below par.

【近】complex

【释】n. 同时发生(或存在)的一组事物(如举动、情绪等)

【例】Every word has a syndrome of meanings.

molecular /məˈlekjələr/

【释】adj. 分子的 (relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules)

【例】Pharmaceutical companies research hundreds of molecular groups before coming up with a marketable drug.

【形】molecule

maternal /məˈtɜːrnl/

【释】adj. 母亲般的；母亲的 (relating to being a mother)

【例】She is very maternal towards her employees.

【近】protective, affectionate

【反】paternal

【形】maternity

denote /dɪˈnoʊt/

【释】v. 预示 (be a sign or indication of)

【例】Red eyes denote strain and fatigue.

【近】indicate

【释】v. 指代 (have as a meaning)

【例】We often denote danger by red letters.

【近】designate

【形】denotation

trauma /ˈtraʊmə/

【释】n. 外伤 (physical injury)

【例】There are multiple traumas to all parts of the body.

【释】n. 痛苦经历 (deeply distressing or disturbing experience)

【例】He had psychotherapy to help him deal with his childhood traumas.

【近】upheaval, distress, anguish

【形】traumata

equilibrium /ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/

【释】n. 均衡，平衡 (a state of balance, especially between opposing forces or influences)

【例】Stocks seesawed over lower until prices found some new level of equilibrium.

【近】proportion, equalization

【反】imbalance

【释】n. 平静

【例】I paused in the hall to take three deep breaths to restore my equilibrium.

【近】peace, composure

【形】equilibrate

antibiotic /ˌæntibaɪˈɑːtɪk/

【释】n./adj. 抗生素(的) (relating to, involving, or denoting antibiotics)

【例】Each year, tens of thousands of people die because they are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

【近】microbiotic, bacteriophage

【形】antibiotics

ion /ˈaɪən/

【释】n. 离子 (a particle that is electrically charged)

【例】The new technology is called ion concen-tration polarization.

【形】ionize

neuron /ˈnʊroʊn/

【释】n. [生物]神经元

【例】One of their tools is a laser that can activate a neuron in the animal’s brain.

【形】neuronal

synthetic /sɪnˈθetɪk/

【释】n./adj. 合成的(物件) (made from chemicals or artificial substances rather than from natural ones)

【例】Boots made from synthetic materials can usually be washed in a machine.

【近】artificial

【反】natural

【形】synthesis

cone /koʊn/

【释】n. 圆锥体(比如松果)

【例】Birds have an extra cone for seeing violet and ultraviolet light.

【近】conoid, taper

【释】n. 蛋筒冰激凌

【例】She stopped by the ice-cream shop and had a chocolate cone.

lever /ˈlevər/

【释】n. 控制杆；杠杆

【例】He examined the machine and worked a lever that lifted the lid.

【近】bar, handle, grip

【释】v. 撬动 (lift or move with a lever)

【例】He levered the door open.

【近】pry, force

【形】levitation, levity

numerical /nuːˈmerɪkl/

【释】adj. 数值的，数字的 (measured or expressed in numbers)

【例】April is the deadliest month for tornadoes, and the numerical frequency peaks in May.

【近】digital

【形】numeric

nominal /ˈnɑːmɪnl/

【释】adj. 名义上的 (existing in name only)

【例】As he was still not allowed to run a company, his wife became its nominal head.

【近】titular

【释】adj. 少量的

【例】For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers’ homes.

【形】nominally

quantum /ˈkwɑːntəm/

【释】n. 量子

【例】Both quantum mechanics and chaos theory suggest a world constantly in flux.

【形】quanta

slab /slæb/

【释】n. 厚板 (block consisting of a thick piece of something)

【例】He ate a whole slab of chocolate.

【近】block, chunk

【释】v. 用料板铺设(屋面、路面等)

【例】She slabbed her bedroom with granite.

【形】slabbed

consonant /ˈkɑːnsənənt/

【释】n./adj. 辅音(的) (a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth)

【例】The word ends in a consonant.

【释】adj. 协调的

【例】The quality of this suit isn’t quite consonant with its price.

【近】in accordance with, in harmony with, compatible with

【形】consonance

notation /noʊˈteɪʃn/

【释】n. 符号 (a technical system of symbols used to represent special things)

【例】He added a short notation to the address on the envelope.

【近】symbol, notes, sign, mark

【形】note

dissertation /ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃn/

【释】n. 学位论文

【例】I have 10, 000 word dissertation in for next Friday, which I’ve yet to start.

【近】thesis, paper

【形】dissertate

invert /ɪnˈvɜːrt/

【释】v./n. 倒置；颠倒

【例】The crew inverted the mast.

【近】reverse, turn upside down, upend

【形】inversion

theorem /ˈθiːərəm/

【释】n. 定理；原理

【例】Proofs like Wiles brilliant solution of the famous Fermat Last Theorem are long and difficult.

【近】mechanism, element

【形】theory

mole /moʊl/

【释】n. 内奸

【例】They suspected there was a mole within party headquarters.

【近】spy, agent

【释】n. 鼹鼠

【例】The mole burrowed in the ground.

【释】n. 痣

【例】Researchers studied moles on those aged between 12 and 50.

solvent /ˈsɑːlvənt/

【释】adj. 有偿付能力的 (have enough money to pay)

【例】A bankrupt firm is not solvent.

【近】financially sound

【释】n. 溶剂

【例】So this constant here cares what the solvent is.

【近】menstruum

【形】solution

yeast /jiːst/

【释】n. 酵母(菌)

【例】Yeast makes beer work.

【形】yeasty

longitudinal /ˌlɑːndʒəˈtuːdnl/

【释】adj. 经度的；纵向的

【例】Their study included 128 subjects who already were part of a longitudinal study investigating risk factors for depression.

【近】linear, fore-and-aft

【形】longitude

flux /flʌks/

【释】n. 不断的变动，波动

【例】Our plans are in a state of flux at the moment.

【近】fluctuation, variation, shift, movement

【反】stability

【释】n. (助)熔剂

【例】The results show that the downward average heat flux from melt in ceramic layer reduces obviously.

infinity /ɪnˈfɪnəti/

【释】n. 无限

【例】The mountain range stretched away into infinity.

【近】vastness, boundlessness

【形】infinitum

chloride /ˈklɔːraɪd/

【释】n. 氯化物 (a compound of chlorine and another substance)

【例】The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.

【近】muriate

【用】polyvinyl chloride 聚氯乙烯

【形】chlorination

splice /splaɪs/

【释】n./v. 绞接(点)；粘接(点)

【例】The ropes are spliced together.

【近】interweave, join

【释】v. 结婚

【例】The couple got spliced on Hawaii.

【近】marry

【用】get spliced 结婚

【形】splicing

fiscal /ˈfɪskl/

【释】adj. 财政的 (involving financial matters)

【例】The accountants audited the company’s books at the end of the fiscal year.

【近】financial, monetary

【用】fiscal policy 财政政策

【形】fisc

commander /kəˈmændər/

【释】n. 指挥官

【例】The commander rallied his troops around him.

【近】leader, head, chief, officer

【用】commander in chief 统帅，总司令

【形】command

stall /stɔːl/

【释】v. 拖延，推后 (postpone doing what one should be doing)

【例】The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends.

【释】v. 突然熄火 (cause an engine to stop)

【例】The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car.

【释】n. 摊位；咨询台 (a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people)

【例】In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

【近】stand, counter

【用】market stall 街市档位

【形】stalemate

rebel /ˈrebl/

【释】n./v. 叛乱者；反抗 (rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler)

【例】More than forty Conservatives rebelled against the government and voted against the bill.

【近】defy

【反】obey

【用】rebel against 反抗

【形】rebellious

raid /reɪd/

【释】n./v. 突袭 (a sudden short attack)

【例】Fraud squad officers raided the offices.

【近】attack, assault

【释】v./n. 突击搜查

【例】Police raided their headquarters and other offices.

【用】air raid 空袭

【形】raider

query /ˈkwɪri/

【释】v./n. 疑问，询问 (ask a question)

【例】If you have any queries about this insurance, please contact our call center.

【近】doubt, question, inquire

【用】query language 查询语言

pledge /pledʒ/

【释】n./v. 保证(给予) (commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise)

【例】The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.

【近】promise

【释】v. 用…抵押 (give as a guarantee)

【例】He asked her to pledge the house as security for a loan.

【近】mortgage

【释】v. 祝酒 (raise a toast)

【例】He pledged the bride and bridegroom.

【近】toast

screw /skruː/

【释】n./v. (使用)螺钉(固定) (fasten or tighten with a screw or screws)

【例】I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself.

【近】bolt, twist, tighten

【用】screw thread 螺纹

【释】v. 诈骗；愚弄 (cheat)

【例】The consumer is getting screwed by cover charges as well.

【释】v. 搞砸，糟蹋

【例】Do not screw it up!

【形】screwing

dip /dɪp/

【释】v./n. 浸；蘸 (put into the liquid)

【例】Quickly dip the base in and out of water.

【近】immerse, submerge

【释】v./n. 突然下倾 (go down quite suddenly to a lower level)

【例】The road dipped and rose again.

【近】steep, fall, slope

【释】v. 浏览 (browse)

【例】a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism

【用】go for a dip 洗个澡，泡一泡

【形】dipper

lad /læd/

【释】n. (用于称呼)男孩；哥们儿 (a boy or young man)

【例】Sam’s a really nice lad.

【近】boy, youth, kid

verse /vɜːrs/

【释】n. 诗

【例】The first three verses are about her childhood.

【近】poetry, poem, lyric

【用】free verse 自由诗体

【释】v. 使熟练，使精通

【例】She versed herself in Roman archeology.

【形】versed, versing

yell /jel/

【释】n./v. 叫喊 (give a loud, sharp cry)

【例】I yelled to her from the window but she couldn’t hear me.

【近】cry out, call out, shout, howl

【用】yell at 对…吼叫

【形】yelling

plaintiff /ˈpleɪntɪf/

【释】n. [法律]原告

【例】When the court session opens, the court invites the plaintiff to state his case.

【近】complainant, claimant, demandant

fleet /fliːt/

【释】n. 船队；车队 (a group of ships or vehicles)

【例】A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital.

【近】navy, force

【用】merchant fleet 商船队

【释】adj. 飞快的

【例】She was slight and fleet of foot.

【近】fast, quick

【释】v. 飞逝

【例】Time is fleeting.

【近】fly

【形】fleeting

debut /deɪˈbjuː/

【释】n./v. 首次亮相 (appear or perform in public for the first time)

【例】The new ballet that debuts next month at Covent Garden, is already sold out.

【近】appearance, launch

【用】debut album 首张专辑

nominate /ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/

【释】v. 提名 (propose as a candidate)

【例】Every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar.

【近】propose

【释】v. 任命 (appoint)

【例】The board nominated him as the new director.

【近】install, designate

【形】nomination

whip /wɪp/

【释】n./v. 鞭子；鞭打 (beat with a whip or similar instrument)

【例】Give him a taste of the whip.

【近】lash, strap, flagellum

【释】n. 机构要员

【例】Jim got into trouble with his party’s chief whip for opposing the tax reform.

【形】whipper

caption /ˈkæpʃn/

【释】n./v. (添加)说明性文字；(添加)标题 (provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation)

【例】The photograph is captioned with a few words on its back.

【近】cutline, title, heading

【用】caption bar 标题栏

subsidiary /səbˈsɪdieri/

【释】n. 子公司

【例】WM Financial Services is a subsidiary of Washington Mutual.

【近】branch

【释】adj. 次要的；附属的

【例】The marketing department has always played a subsidiary role to the sales department.

【近】subordinate, secondary, auxiliary

【反】principal

【用】subsidiary company 子公司

gamble /ˈɡæmbl/

【释】n./v. 赌博；冒险 (play games of chance for money; bet)

【例】They may be taking a gamble on a young player by paying him so much.

【近】bet, risk, venture

【释】v. 以…为赌注

【例】Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products.

【用】gamble on 对…打赌

【形】gambling

bump /bʌmp/

【释】n./v. 碰撞

【例】They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them.

【近】jolt, collide

【释】n. 肿块

【例】She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead.

【形】bumpy

arena /əˈriːnə/

【释】n. 竞技场

【例】The door under the king opened and the lover of the princess entered the arena.

【近】stadium, coliseum

【释】n. 舞台

【例】Without them, we might never venture into the “real love” arena.

【近】stage

tray /treɪ/

【释】n. 托盘

【例】It all started with the breakfast tray my mother gave us as a wedding gift.

【近】plate, dish, salver

【用】baking tray 烤盘

curl /kɜːrl/

【释】n. 卷发；螺旋状物

【例】A thin curl of smoke rose from a rusty stove.

【释】v. 卷曲；盘绕

【例】Afro hair is short and tightly curled.

【近】spiral, coil, curve

【用】curl up 卷起

【形】curly

commentator /ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/

【释】n. 评论员，实况解说员

【例】Instead of deciding the real issue the commentator would chop logic.

【近】news analyst, narrator

【形】comment

lounge /laʊndʒ/

【释】n. 客厅；休息室

【例】The present owners added a new kitchen, a front porch and a lounge.

【用】lobby lounge 大堂酒廊

【释】v. 懒洋洋地躺 (lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way)

【例】Teenage boys were lounging against the wall.

【近】lie, back, relax

【形】lounger

plea /pliː/

【释】n. 恳求，请求 (a request made in an urgent and emotional manner)

【例】They made no plea for relief.

【近】appeal, petition, request, call

【释】n. 托辞，借口 (a pretext)

【例】He was absent under the plea of illness.

【释】n. 辩护，辩解

【例】Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.

【形】pleading

stumble /ˈstʌmbl/

【释】v. 蹒跚；跌跌撞撞地走 (miss one’s step in walking or running)

【例】Cheryl’s horse stumbled, throwing her to the ground.

【近】stagger, blunder, stammer

【释】v. 结结巴巴 (speak falteringly or clumsily)

【例】When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him.

【用】stumble upon 偶然发现

【形】stumbler

supervise /ˈsuːpərvaɪz/

【释】v. 管理 (oversee activity of)

【例】A team was sent to supervise the elections in Nicaragua.

【近】manage, conduct, run, direct

【用】supervise the manufacture of 监制

【形】supervision

petition /pəˈtɪʃn/

【释】n. 请愿书；诉状 (a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something)

【例】More than 300 villagers have signed a petition against the building project.

【近】appeal, plea, prayer

【用】file a petition 提交请愿书

【释】v./n. 请求，请愿 (ask someone in authority to do something using a petition)

【例】Parents have petitioned the council to keep the school open.

【近】request

【形】petitionary

token /ˈtoʊkən/

【释】n./v./adj. 象征(的) (a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, or feeling)

【例】Please accept this small gift as a token of our friendship.

【近】symbol, sign, nominal

【用】as a token of 作为…的标志

【释】n. 代金券

【例】It is a ￡20 book token.

stride /straɪd/

【释】n. 跨步；进展 (decisive steps in a specified direction)

【例】He’s still learning and when he hits his stride, he’ll be unstoppable.

【近】march, pace, step

【释】v. 跨

【例】This is the bridge striding between the two countries.

【用】stride over 跨过

【形】strode, stridden, striding

shrug /ʃrʌɡ/

【释】v./n. 耸肩

【例】He just shrugged and didn’t look interested.

【用】shrug off 摆脱，抖去

scramble /ˈskræmbl/

【释】v. 争抢 (struggle or contend frantically in order to get something)

【例】They scrambled for the best seats.

【近】struggle, strive, compete

【用】scramble for 争夺

【释】v. 炒(蛋) (cook (beaten eggs) until firm but with a soft consistency)

【例】He scrambled eggs for breakfast.

【释】v. 快速爬行 (move or climb hurriedly)

【例】She managed to scramble over the wall.

【近】climb

【形】scrambled

revelation /ˌrevəˈleɪʃn/

【释】n. 启示

【例】Degas’s work had been a revelation to her.

【近】exposure, message, disclosure

【形】revelatory

preach /priːtʃ/

【释】v. 布道；宣传

【例】The Prime Minister said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people.

【近】address, proclaim

【释】v. 告诫，说教

【例】My mother’s always preaching at me about keeping my room tidy.

【近】teach

【释】v. 竭力鼓吹

【例】They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.

【近】advocate

【形】preacher

sew /soʊ/

【释】v. 缝

【例】She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine.

【近】stitch, seam

【用】sew up 缝合

【形】sewed, sewing

slap /slæp/

【释】v. 拍，打 (strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object)

【例】Then, with a resounding smack, she slapped Claudia’s face.

【近】hit, strike, punch, slam

【释】n. 一巴掌 (a sharp hit with the palm of the hand)

【例】She gave him a slap on the back to stop him coughing.

【近】spank

【释】adv. 直接地

【例】The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.

【用】slap on 随便穿上

【形】slapped, slapping

buzz /bʌz/

【释】n./v. 嗡嗡声；发出嗡嗡声

【例】The bees are buzzing.

【近】hum, zoom

【释】n./v. 打电话

【例】Give me a buzz.

【近】ring, call

【释】v. 忙乱

【例】They all buzzed around the hall making preparations for the dancing party.

【用】buzz off 匆忙离去

【形】buzzing

tease /tiːz/

【释】n./v. 嘲弄 (make fun of or attempt to provoke)

【例】The best way to deal with a tease is to ignore him.

【近】make fun of, mock

【释】v. 欺负

【例】The children teased the boy because of his stammer.

【近】annoy

【释】v. 反梳头发使之蓬松

【例】To create volume and lift for you updo, tease roots with a fine-tooth comb in the front, on the sides and along the crown.

【形】teased, teasing

strap /stræp/

【释】n./v. (用)带子(系)

【例】She strapped the gun belt around her middle.

【近】tie, bind, belt, band, strip

【用】leather strap 皮带

【释】v. 鞭打

【例】The poor man was strapped by a whip.

【释】v. 约束

【例】He was strapped by the beliefs.

【形】strapping

franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/

【释】n. 选举权

【例】American women worked for decades to win the franchise.

【近】suffrage

【释】n./v. (给予)特许经销权

【例】The company lost its TV franchise.

【近】warrant, license

【用】franchise rights 特许经营权

【形】franchised, franchising

spectacle /ˈspektəkl/

【释】n. 精彩的表演 (an unusual, exciting, or impressive event or sight)

【例】Watching a lion chase its prey is one of nature’s most exciting spectacles.

【近】display, parade, performance, scene, sight

【释】n. 奇观

【例】We witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of an old lady climbing a tree to rescue her cat.

【释】n. 眼镜(复数)

【例】He is wearing a pair of spectacles.

【用】spectacle frame 眼镜架

【形】spectacularly

batch /bætʃ/

【释】n. 一批 (a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time)

【例】We’re still waiting for the first batch to arrive.

【近】group, quantity, lot, bunch

【释】v. 分批处理

【例】I batch the similar urgent tasks, and then clear them at one go.

【用】batch production 批量生产

cholesterol /kəˈlestərɔːl/

【释】n. 胆固醇

【例】So why would you want to lower your cholesterol?

【用】bad cholesterol 有害胆固醇

【形】cholesterin

feast /fiːst/

【释】n./v. (举办/参加) 盛宴 (a large meal)

【例】The poor starve while the rich feast.

【近】banquet, meal, festival

【释】v. 使…尽情享受

【例】He feasted his eyes on the beautiful scenery in Beijing.

【用】feast on 尽情欣赏

slump /slʌmp/

【释】n./v. 骤跌，大幅下降 (a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something)

【例】Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.

【近】recession, decline, drop, collapse

【用】economic slump 经济衰退

【释】v. 坐下，倒下

【例】She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

【近】flump

militant /ˈmɪlɪtənt/

【释】adj. 好斗的；好战的

【例】He is a militant nationalist.

【近】aggressive, violent, hawkish, belligerent

【释】n. 激进分子；好战分子

【例】He is a militant in the movement.

chapel /ˈtʃæpl/

【释】n. 小教堂，小礼拜堂

【例】The hospital has its own chapel.

【近】church

【用】chapel of ease (专为离教区较远的教徒而设的)小教堂

【形】chaplaincy

knot /nɑːt/

【释】v./n. (打)结 (a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar)

【例】He’s knotting a tie.

【近】tie, nodus

【释】n. 一群 (a group)

【例】A little knot of men stood clapping.

【释】n. 节(速度单位)

【例】The ship can sail at a top speed of about 20 knots.

【用】cut the Gordian knot 快刀斩乱麻

【形】knotty

proclaim /prəˈkleɪm/

【释】v. 宣布 (announce officially or publicly)

【例】Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers.

【近】announce, pronounce

【释】v. 明确表示 (state in an emphatic way)

【例】He confidently proclaims that he is offering the best value in the market.

【近】indicate, state

【释】v. 表扬，赞扬

【例】He had loudly proclaimed the quality of his wife.

【形】proclamation

invoice /ˈɪnvɔɪs/

【释】n./v. (开)发票

【例】Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every month.

【用】invoice value 发票价值

【形】invoiced, invoicing

tumble /ˈtʌmbl/

【释】v./n. 暴跌 (fall, roll, or move end over end)

【例】Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in July.

【近】collapse

【释】v./n. 打滚，翻来覆去

【例】The patient tumbled restlessly in his bed.

【释】v. 摔倒，跌倒

【例】She tumbled off her bicycle.

【近】fall

【反】rise

【用】take a tumble 恍然大悟

【形】tumbling