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vocabulary 10000 第二部分
Lesson 4
When the king abdicated1 his throne, his brother succeeded him.
Ability to think clearly will accrue3 to you from good habits of study.
The salesman has been badgering my father for two weeks to buy a new car.
They succeeded in baffling the enemy’s attack plans.
He conjectured4 that his new stocks would rise on eh stock market.
The poor woman’s mind has been deranged5 for many years.
The natives thought the explorer was possessed6 by a fiend.
The mother was pining to see her son and daughter.
The gas almost smothered7 the coal miners but they got out in time.
The long climb up the mountain made her heart throb8 rapidly.
Many people usually drink hot broth2 when they are sick.
Some tiny plants grow in the crevice9 of the stone wall.
The duke’s son demeaned himself by doing manual babor with his servants.
We fostered the young girl while her mother was in hospital.
Our country has prospered10 by various incentive11 systems.
A guide led us through the maze12 of tunnels in the cave.
She pored over the picture book in silence enjoying the various colors.
Like human skin,soil has holes that are called pore.
Pick up the rubbish and throw it in the garbage an
We don’t need to speculate about the possible winner in the game.
Sweet music caught and held him transfixed aainst the iron fence .
A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly.
If you look at the end of your nose,your eyes converge13.
We have a duplicate key to the front door.
There were few peaceful epoches14 in the history of our country .
Hunger and suffering from cold had made the lost hikers gaunt.
The incessant15 barking of the dog kept him awake through the night.
Though the teacher asked a simple question about her parents,the little girl stood mute with embarrassment16.
He was a passionte partisan17 of these people and had organized a Worker’s Union.
The parents of the sick boy scanned the doctor’s face for a sign of hope.
She scanned the newspaper in a few minutes.
He stabbed a piece of meat from the plate with his fork.
I tried to cook a nice dinner,but I’m afraid I’ve rather botched it .
Her new shoes chafed18 the skin on both her feet.
After a brisk moring widn dissipater the clouds,the sky was clear all day .
The foolish son dissipated his fater’s forturn by spending it on drinking and gambling19 .
The inscriptions20 on the ancient monuments have been effaced21 by time.
There was a glint in her eyes that showed she was angry.
Overtime23 work is often onerous,though it is well paid.
The girl did not move though the policeman iterated his command hat she go.
Most boys have a propensity24 of playing with machinery25.
Mother singed26 chicken to get rid of hairs.
The little boy put on his father’s medals and strutted27 around the room.
There are many kinds of diseases that medical science is yet ot unravel28.
He bellowed29 in pain when the hammer came down on his finger.
The horseback rider drew his cloak tightly around him in the rain.
His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intention.
The ministry30 was a vvery devout31 man and devoted32 his whold life to Christian33 mission work.
A man appeared at the castle gate in the guise34 of the woodcutter.
The power of a grain of wheat to grow into a plant remains35 latent if it is not planted.
He pawned36 his watch to byuy food until he could get a job.
When the cannon37 was fired the earth quaked under his feet.
Famine has often been the sequel of war.
After the ship sank, salvage38 of its argo was impossible.
The battle was won with so great a loss of soldiers that it was a virtual defeat.
He does things that are marvellous or apparently39 impossible,he is a wizard.
Lesson 5
He admonished his friend not to be late for his work.
He seems to be doing nothing, but really he’s just biding41 his time.
A man who cheats on his income tax and on his expense account tends to condone42 these practices in his friends.
I designate you to act for me while I am away.
Most animals let their young fend43 for themselves at an early age.
Only hardy44 plants will survive the severe cold in the Arctic area.
Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to limber[fish1] themselves up.
You must pay in humility45 / condescension46 / modesty47 of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of philanthropy /charity.
Can you recollect48 the name of the author of [Ivanhoe]?
He was smitten/affected with the view that he stopped and took out his camera.
According to the testimony49 of the medical profession, the health of the nation is improving.
He liked the bitter taste of the ale; beer is his favorite drink.
Blend[fish2] the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredient / factor / elements of the cake.
Especially large, sharp canine50 characterizes the carnivorous animals.
The common English sparrow is a denizen51 of America; it was first brought from Europe to America about 1850.
She was in a frenzy52 of grief when she heard that her child was missing.
The player’s injury[fish3] incapacitated him for participating in the football match.
The hunters came from the East to massacre53 the buffaloes54 of the plains, killing55 several million in a short time.
When I asked his advice he ponder / meditated56 the matter and then told me not to go.
To the riddle57 “What walks on four legs in the mooring58, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” the answer is ”man.”
The father spanked59 the naughty child for his bad manners.
He tried to appease60 the crying child by giving him candy.
The war was a terrible catastrophe61 in which many people died and many buildings were destroy[fish4] ed.
He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.
The crowd gaped/ stared/ gawked at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope63 walker.
He will be in the hospital for the duration of the school year.
We implored him to act before it was too late.
She muffled65 her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold.
On April Fool’s day people often play pranks on each other.
Soapy took the umbrella and saunter[fish5] ed off with it slowly.
There was a trickle67 of blood from the wound on his face.
She was astounded68 / amazed by the news that she had won the speech contest.
The people living in that valley are all members of one clan69.
Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often distorted.
While travelling, they entrusted their children to the care of a baby sitter.
Sometimes the gets hungry and eats like a glutton71.
Unless a check is signed it is invalid72.
He became invalid as the result of ill health and lack of exercise.
His words were polite but there was an overtone / implication of anger in his voice.
They probe[fish6] d his past career to judge his qualifications.
There are many sacred / holy shrines in the Near East.
The statute74 increased the taxes we must pay.
The wounded soldier writhed uncomfortably in pain.
Watching the first man land on the moon, we beheld76 a sight never seen before by man.
They should change this bad habit and condescend/deign to be pleased what is pleasing.
More than 5,000 years ago the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with dike77s.
The farmers dug a deep dike to carry water to the rice field.
He flipped a coin on the counter to decide whether to go to the theater or not.
My uncle who had traveled to many countries in the world told a grisly story about people who ate human flesh.
The knave/ rogues who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.
The general held a parley80 with the enemy’s leader about exchanging prisoners.
There is not a shred/fragment of evidence that missing money was stolen.
The judge surmised/guessed his guilt81; there was no proof that he killed the man.
The future is so uncertain that we cannot know all the vicissitudes/varieties of our fortunes.
The fire warden82 [fish7] told us not to light matches near the gas station.
Lesson 6
Most people abhor83 the criminal of kidnapping the children.
If you boost me up, I can reach the window easily.
His friend’s willingness to help him was a big boost to the morale84.
The jail is used for detention85 of persons who have been arrested.
He gave such explicit86 directions that everyone understood them.
Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
You malign87 a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
I never went to school, and I’ve rued88 it bitterly all my life.
People in the far north subsist89 chiefly on fish and meat.
She was such an unruly child that nobody could get along with her.
The boy had an agile90 mind, and could come up with excuses as quickly as his mother asked for them.
His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary things.
She is disconsolate91 about the death of her father.
It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.
She gave ingenuous92 answers to the strangers’ entire question.
I saw a mirage93 that made highway ahead seem tube flooded with water.
The heavy thunderstorm precluded94 our going to the beach.
Sheer white curtains hung at the little window to let in as much light as possible.
From the top of the wall there was a sheer drop of 100 feet to the water below.
His letter was succinct95, with all the major points on one page.
There is not much arable96 land on the side of a rocky mountain.
The winner’s complacent97 smile annoyed the loser in the football game.
The wolves dismembered the deer’s dead body with their sharp teeth.
After the war, the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a nation.
She danced with glee when she saw the new toys, which her father bought for her birthday present.
He gave us implicit98 consent to take the apples, for he smiled when he saw us do it.
Someone is spreading mischievous99 stories about minister’s private life.
In the sentence “She lives alone by herself” the word “alone” is redundant100.
The solicitude101 shown to him by his neighbors after the robbery impressed him very deeply.
The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate102 the pain.
His ambition was consummated103 when he won the prize.
Our savings104 have dwindled105 since my wife was sent to hospital.
It is haphazard106 timetable, sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren’t.
It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile107.
I know only his overt22 reasons for refusing; he may have others.
We tried to be friendly, but his rebuff made us think the wanted to be left alone.
He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber108.
The boy’s lack of money thwarted109 his plans for college.
I have a vehement110 hatred111 of people who are cruel to animals
The benign112 old lady sent us a kind and warm smile.
The sergeant113 was degraded to private for the reason of disobeying order.
My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.
People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate114.
The old man tottered115 across the room and sat down on the sofa.
Not every rich man is lavish116 in spending money.
It is a mistake to lavish kindness ungrateful people.
He is the one who is peddling117 the drugs unlawfully.
She reproved the maid in an angry voice for breaking the dish.
Many kinds of fabrics118, furs and drugs are synthetic119 products.
His unbounded courage and compassion120 made him an excellent leader of the nation.
He was wretched when he failed the entrance examination again.
1 abdicated | |
放弃(职责、权力等)( abdicate的过去式和过去分词 ); 退位,逊位 | |
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n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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v.(利息等)增大,增多 | |
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4 conjectured | |
推测,猜测,猜想( conjecture的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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7 smothered | |
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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v.震颤,颤动;(急速强烈地)跳动,搏动 | |
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n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝;缺口 | |
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成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 incentive | |
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机 | |
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12 maze | |
n.迷宫,八阵图,混乱,迷惑 | |
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vi.会合;聚集,集中;(思想、观点等)趋近 | |
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14 epoches | |
纪元( epoch的名词复数 ); 时期; 时代; 世 | |
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15 incessant | |
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16 embarrassment | |
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17 partisan | |
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒 | |
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18 chafed | |
v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的过去式 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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19 gambling | |
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20 inscriptions | |
(作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记 | |
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v.擦掉( efface的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;超越;使黯然失色 | |
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25 machinery | |
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构 | |
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26 singed | |
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趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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31 devout | |
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35 remains | |
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37 cannon | |
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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40 admonished | |
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44 hardy | |
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45 humility | |
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50 canine | |
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51 denizen | |
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n.水牛(分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种)( buffalo的名词复数 );(南非或北美的)野牛;威胁;恐吓 | |
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55 killing | |
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深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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58 mooring | |
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59 spanked | |
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61 catastrophe | |
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64 implored | |
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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66 pranks | |
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vi.淌,滴,流出,慢慢移动,逐渐消散 | |
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v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶 | |
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72 invalid | |
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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73 shrines | |
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n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 );无赖;调皮捣蛋的人;离群的野兽 | |
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81 guilt | |
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85 detention | |
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86 explicit | |
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87 malign | |
adj.有害的;恶性的;恶意的;v.诽谤,诬蔑 | |
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89 subsist | |
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91 disconsolate | |
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92 ingenuous | |
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94 precluded | |
v.阻止( preclude的过去式和过去分词 );排除;妨碍;使…行不通 | |
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95 succinct | |
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96 arable | |
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97 complacent | |
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98 implicit | |
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99 mischievous | |
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100 redundant | |
adj.多余的,过剩的;(食物)丰富的;被解雇的 | |
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114 illiterate | |
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117 peddling | |
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