interaction:相互作用、干扰;
menu:菜单;
frustrate:使沮丧、使灰心;挫败、使受挫折;
belief:信任、相信、信念;
beyond belief:难以置信;
have great belief in sb.:非常信任某人;
shake one’s belief:改变某人的想法;
confusion:困惑、糊涂;混淆;骚乱;
civilize:使文明、使开化、教育;
preface:序言、前言、引言;
chemical:化学的;化学制品;
horizontal:地平的、水平的;
invitation:邀请、招待、请帖;吸引、诱惑;
auto:汽车;
electric:电的、电动的;
purse:钱包、女用小提包;
blank:空白的;茫然的、无表情的;空白;空白表格;
courtyard:庭院、院子;
rural:农村的;
discourage:使泄气、使灰心;阻止、劝阻;
reflection:映射、倒影;反射;反映;表达;非议、批评;沉思、考虑;反省;
rainbow:虹;
slide:滑;悄悄地移动;滑动;滑道、滑面;幻灯片;
removal:除去、消除;移动、搬迁;
missing:缺掉的、失踪的;
graph:(曲线)图、图表;
fortnight:两星期、十四天;
disgust:厌恶、憎恶;
offense:犯规、违法行为;冒犯、得罪;
allow:允许、准许;同意给;承认;允许……进入(或停留);
allow for:斟酌、考虑、允许有余地;
allow of:容许、容许有……的可能;
In fact, few problems allow for any permanent solution. 事实上,很少有问题能一劳永逸的解决办法。
proportional:比例的、成比例的;
proportional to:比例的、成比例的;
devote:将……奉献给、把……专用(于);
empire:帝国;
microphone:扩音器、话筒、麦克风;
subtract:减、减去、去掉;
pace:步、步速;速度;节奏;踱步;
set the pace:(在赛跑中)领先、起带头作用、树立榜样;
keep pace (with):(与……)齐步前进、(与……)并驾齐驱;
gesture:姿势、手势、姿态;做手势(表示);
loop:圈、环、回路、循环;(使)成环、(使)成圈;
sheer:完全的、十足的;陡峭的、垂直的;极薄的、透明的;垂直地、陡峭的;急转向、偏离;
sheer off:急转向、偏高;
cupboard:碗柜、碗碟橱、食橱;
sore:痛的;恼火的;急剧的、剧烈的;疮、痛处;
raid:(突然)袭击;(警察等)突入查抄、突入搜捕;劫掠、劫夺;
lower:较低的、下面的;放下、降低;
comment:评论、意见;注释;闲话、议论;评论;
distress:忧虑、痛苦、悲伤、不幸;
publicity:公众的注意、名声;宣传、宣扬;
spin:旋转;晕眩;纺(纱)、织(网);绞干、(用洗衣机等)甩干;旋转、自转;
museum:博物馆;
outstanding:突出的、杰出的;未解决的、未偿付的;
rack:挂架、搁架;使痛苦、折磨;使紧张、使努力;
rent:租借、租用;出租、出借;租金;出租;
housing:房屋、住宅;住房建筑、住房供给;外壳、外罩;
complain:抱怨、诉苦;控告、投诉;
evidently:明显地、显然;
lung:肺;
deny:否定、拒绝相信;
deny doing sth.:否认做过某事;
deny nothing to sb.:对某人有求必应;
ownership:所有(权)、所有制;
rid:使摆脱、解除……的负担;从……中清除;
get rid of:摆脱、摒弃、驱除、除去;
rid sb. of sth.:使某人摆脱某物;
harness:治理;给(马等)上挽具;马具、挽具;
acknowledge:承认、承认……的权威(或主张);告知收到、确认;对……表示谢忱、报偿;
passion:激情、热情、酷爱;
genuine:真的、真正的、真诚的;
imaginary:想象中的、假想的;
prompt:促使、推动;提示;敏捷的、及时的;(给演员)提白、提示;
invention:发明、创造;捏造;
lucky:幸运的、侥幸的;吉利的;
confidence:信任、信赖;信心、自信;
suburb:郊区、郊外、近郊;
industrialize:(使)工业化;
fearful:害怕的、可怕的;不安的、忧虑的;
intelligence:智力;理解力;情报;
childhood:童年、幼年、早期;
crush:压碎、碾碎;镇压;
intention:意图、意向、目的;
finding:发现;【常pl.】调查的结果;(陪审团的)裁决;
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. 只要一个人还有所追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。