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|@|<1>concern|n.|1.[U] a feeling of worry |担心；忧虑
||||In the story the parents show their great concern for their daughter. |故事里，父母对他们的女儿表现出极大的担心。
||||The recent rise in crime is a matter of great public concern. |近来犯罪的增多是公众非常担忧的事情。
||||2.[C] sth. that makes sb. worried |关心的事；担心的事
||||His main concern is to be able to provide money for his family. |他主要关心的是为家里赚钱。
||||Your private life is not my concern. |你的私生活与我无关。
|||vt.|1.make sb. feel worried |使担心；使忧虑
||||It isn't your problem—don't concern yourself with it. |这不是你的问题，你用不着担心。
||||What concerns me most is that despite pay increases, production has not improved. |最令我担心的是虽然工资增加了，生产却没有上去。
||||2.be about sth. |涉及，与...有关系
||||This article concerns the issue of generation gap. |这篇文章讲的是代沟问题。
||||This study concerns couples' expectations of marriage. |这项研究涉及夫妻对婚姻的期待。
||<2>click|vi.|make a short, sharp sound |发出咔嗒声
||||The key clicked in the lock. |钥匙在琐里咔嗒响了一声。
||||Her shoes clicked against the floor as she walked. |她走动时，鞋在地板上咔噔咔噔作响。
|||n.|[C] a short, sharp sound |咔嗒声
||||The door opened with a click. |门咔嗒一声开了。
||||I heard a click, and then the phone went dead. |我听到咔嗒一声电话就挂了。
||<3>blast|vi.|produce a lot of noise, esp. music |发出响亮的声音（尤指音乐）
||||Music blasted from the radio. |收音机里猛地响起了音乐。
||||A machine gun blasted just outside the tent. |帐篷外，机关枪突然嘟嘟嘟地响起来。
|||vt.|break up by explosion |爆破
||||They had to blast their way through the mountainside. |他们不得不沿着山坡炸出一条路来。
||||The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the wall. |第一枪打偏了，在墙上炸出了一个洞。
|||n.|[C] an explosion |爆炸
||||The blast completely destroyed the building. |爆炸彻底摧毁了这栋建筑。
||||The blast killed 168 people and hurt hundreds. |爆炸炸死了168人，炸伤了数百人。
|@|<4>forth|ad.|out; forward |出来；向外
||||The sun came forth from behind the clouds. |太阳从云后出来。
||||The house was still burning with thick black smoke pouring forth. |房子还在燃烧，冒出浓浓的黑烟。
|@|<5>burst|vi.|(burst, burst) move somewhere suddenly or quickly, esp. into or out of a place |冲，闯
||||Several students burst into the schoolmaster's office just as he was about to leave. |校长正要离开时，几个学生闯进了他的办公室。
||||She burst out of the room without saying a single word. |她什么也没说，冲出了房间。
||<6>horrible|a.|1.very bad or unpleasant |糟糕的；使人不愉快的
||||This tastes horrible! |真难吃！
||||The weather has been really horrible all week. |这一周天气真是糟糕透了。
||||2.shocking; frightening |可怕的；令人恐惧的
||||What a horrible story! |可怕的故事!
||||It's horrible to hear that so many people in the world are hungry and don't have food. |听到世界上有这么多人挨饿，没东西吃，感到很可怕。
|@|<7>stuff|n.|[U] sth. that one does not know the correct name |东西
||||What's the green stuff at the bottom of the bottle? |瓶底上那绿色的是什么东西？
||||I don't know how we're going to get all this stuff into the car. |我不知道我们如何将这些东西全部搬进车里去。
|||vt.|push sth. into a space |填；塞
||||The pillow was stuffed with feathers. |枕头里塞满了羽毛。
||||The rooms are stuffed with antiques and priceless treasures. |这几间房子都塞满了古董和无价之宝。
||<8>rhythm|n.|[C, U] a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements |节奏
||||I'm not keen on the tune but I love the rhythm. |我不特别喜欢那曲调，但喜欢它的节奏。
||||You need to feel the rhythm of the music in order to dance properly. |为了跳好舞，你需要感受音乐的节奏。
||<9>grab|vt.|take sth. suddenly or roughly |抓住，夺得
||||Helen grabbed the toy car from her little brother. |海伦抢去了弟弟手上的玩具汽车。
||||She grabbed her clothes and ran out when the alarm went off. |警报响起时，她抓起衣服就往外跑。
|@|<10>thorough|a.|including every possible detail |全面的，彻底的
||||The doctor gave the patient a thorough check-up. |医生为病人做了全面检查。
||||The police made a thorough search of the house and found the child hiding under a chair. |警察彻底搜查了那所房子，发现孩子藏在椅子下。
||<11> <em>thoroughly</em> |ad. |carefully and completely |完全地；彻底地
||||We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. |我们假期玩得非常开心。
||||Eating only thoroughly cooked foods will reduce your risk of illness. |只吃完全煮熟的食物可以减少生病的危险。
|★|<12>makeup|n.|[U] paint, powder, creams, etc. that people put on their face |化妆品
||||She hadn't taken off her stage makeup yet when I saw her. |我见到她时她还没有缷去戏妆。
||||After I put on my makeup, I'll be ready to go with you to the restaurant. |我化好妆后，就准备和你去饭馆。
||<13>toast|n.|1. [U] bread made brown by heating |烤面包
||||He had toast for breakfast. |他早餐吃了烤面包。
||||She had a slice of toast and a cup of coffee. |她吃了一块烤面包，喝了一杯咖啡。
||||2. [C] an act of drinking, esp. in order to thank sb., wish sb. luck, etc. |祝酒，干杯
||||We drank a toast to our teacher's health. |我们干杯祝老师身体健康。
||||I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom. |我提议为新娘新郎干杯。
|||vt.|hold up one's glass and wish sb. success, happiness, luck, etc. |祝酒，干杯
||||Let's toast the friendship between our two countries. |让我们为两国的友谊干杯。
||||Let's toast Edward for a job well done. |让我们为爱德华出色的工作干杯。
|@|<14>disgusting|a.|very unpleasant |令人厌恶的，令人反感的
||||A bad egg has a disgusting smell. |臭蛋味道很难闻。
||||Rubbish was piled everywhere—it was disgusting. |到处堆着垃圾，真叫人恶心。
||<15>bug|vt.|(infml.) bother; annoy; trouble |打扰；使烦恼
||||It really bugs me when people come around without calling first. |有些人不先打电话就来，实在讨厌。
||||It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money. |我必须加班加点地干这么多小时，却没有额外的工钱，实在让人烦恼。
|■|<16>eyeliner|n.|[C] |描眼膏；眼线笔
||||French eye-liners are well-known to the world. |法国眼线笔世界有名。
||||She was wearing thick, black eyeliner. |她描了浓浓的黑色眼线。
|■|<17>tattoo|n.|[C] patterns made by putting ink into the skin |文身
||||She said she hated to see the tattoo on his arm. | 她说她讨厌看见他手臂上的刺纹。
||||He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm. |他的左臂刺了一条蛇。
|||vt.|have patterns made by putting ink into the skin |在身上刺文身
||||He had the words "I love you" tattooed on his chest. |他胸前文着“我爱你”的字样。
||||The man's left arm was tattooed with a snake. |这男人的左臂刺了一条蛇。
||<18>pierce|vt.|make a hole in |穿孔于，打眼于
||||Many women have pierced their ears. |很多女士都扎了耳朵眼。
||||Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung. |一颗子弹穿了她的肺后，罗斯做了紧急手术。
||<19>bolt|vi.|move fast or run away suddenly |奔；窜
||||The noise of the explosion made the horses bolt. |一声爆响，把那些马吓跑了。
||||Before I could say a word, she turned and bolted out the front door. |不等我说话，她转身就窜出了前门。
|@|<20>upset|a.|feeling ill, worried, or anxious |不适的；心烦的；苦恼的
||||Phone and tell the teacher that you get an upset stomach. |打电话告诉老师你的胃不舒服。
||||I was quite upset at losing my purse. |我丢了钱包，心里非常不快。
|||vt.|(upset, upset) make sb. worried, anxious, or ill |使心烦；使苦恼；使不适
||||The news of his son's disappearance upset him. |他儿子失踪的消息使他心烦意乱。
||||What upsets me most is the fact that she told a lie. |最让我不安的是她撒了谎。
||<21>knot|n.|1. [C] an uncomfortable feeling, esp. in the stomach, caused by fear, anger, etc. |紧张（感）；心窝揪紧
||||a knot of fear |一阵恐惧
||||There was a knot of tension in his stomach. |他感到一阵紧张。
||||2. [C] a join made by tying rope, cloth, etc. |（绳索、布条等打成的）结
||||Please tie a knot at the end of rope. |请在绳子的一端打个结。
||||Can you help me undo the knot? |帮我打开这个结好吗？
||<22>awful|a.|very bad or unpleasant; terrible |糟糕的；可怕的
||||It would be awful if they found out. |如果他们知道了真相，那就糟了。
||||I felt awful about not being able to help. |我帮不上忙，心里很难受。
||<23>@tune|n.|[C] a number of musical notes that form a pleasing pattern of sound |曲调；旋律
||||I can't remember the tune of that song. |我记不起那首歌的调子。
||||I've heard that tune before, but I don't know the words to the song. |我听过这个曲子，但记不起歌词了。
||<24> <em>tuneless</em>|a.|without tune; not having a pleasant tune |不成调的；不悦耳的
||||A young man walked by, singing a tuneless song. |一个年轻人从身边走过，哼着不成调的歌。
||||The song is tuneful, but her voice is tuneless. |歌很有旋律，可她的嗓子不动听。
|@|<25>offensive|a.|causing offence; unpleasant |讨厌的；令人不快的
||||There are complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women. |有人投诉说这则广告是对女性的冒犯。
||||There is an offensive smell in the room. |房间里有难闻的气味。
|▲|<26>lyric|n.|[C] (~s) words of a song, esp. a popular song |歌词
||||I like the lyrics of this song. |我喜欢这首歌的歌词。
||||He wrote some great music, but the lyrics he wrote weren't that good. |他创作了一些好音乐，但他写的歌词不怎么样。
|@|<27>appeal|vi.|1. (to) attract; interest |使喜欢；吸引
||||This music is too old-fashioned to appeal to young people any longer. |这音乐太老，不能再吸引年轻人。
||||The idea of working abroad really appeals to me. |到国外工作对我真的有吸引力。
||||2. make a strong request for help, support, etc. |恳请；呼吁
||||The police are appealing to the public for any information about the murder victim. |警方呼吁公众提供有关被害者的情况。
||||The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them. |警察呼吁所有知情的人来和他们谈谈。
|@|<28>rid|a.|no longer annoyed by sb. or sth. unpleasant or unwanted |摆脱...的
||||Just give him the money and you can be rid of him. |给他点钱，你就可以摆脱他了。
||||Take the medicine, and you can get rid of this cold. |把药吃了，感冒就好了。
|||vt.|(rid, rid) make sb. or sth. free from sth. unpleasant or unwanted |使摆脱，使去掉
||||You must rid yourself of these old-fashioned ideas. |你必须抛掉这些陈旧的观念。
||||Will science finally rid us of this disease? |科学最终会让我们根除这种疾病吗？
||<29> <em>piercing</em> |n. |[C] a hole made through part of one's body in order to wear jewelry there |刺穿的孔
||||She has piercings in both of her ears. |她两耳都打了耳朵眼。
||||Body massage and ear piercing are offered at the small shop. |这家小店提供身体按摩和穿耳孔服务。
|@|<30>negative|a.|1.bad or harmful |不好的；负面的；消极的
||||I'm feeling very negative about my job—in fact I'm thinking about finding a new one. |我觉得我的工作很没劲，事实上我正考虑找一份新工作。
||||All this had a negative effect on my work. |所有这些对我的工作都产生了负面影响。
||||2.saying or meaning no |否定的
||||What is the negative form of this word? |这个词的否定形式是什么？
||||He gave a negative answer without any explanation. |他没有解释，只是给了否定回答。
|@|<31>influence|n.|[C, U] an effect on sb. or sth. |影响；作用
||||The fact that he's rich and famous had no influence on our decision. |他有钱有名气，但这不会影响我们的决定。
||||The parents were worried about the influence of Western films and TV programs on their children. |父母们担心西方电影和电视节目会影响孩子。
|||vt.|have an effect on |影响
||||You must decide for yourself. Don't let anyone else influence you. |你必须自己决定，别受他人的影响。
||||How much does TV advertising really influence what people buy?| 电视广告对人们购物的影响到底有多少？
|@|<32>patience|n.|[U] the quality of being able to remain calm, esp. when there is a difficulty or one has to wait a long time |耐心；忍耐（性）
||||I'm sorry. I've got no patience with people who don't even try. |对不起，我不能容忍那些连试一下都不肯的人。
||||This type of medical research requires great patience. |这种医学研究需要极大的耐心。
||<33>anchor|n.|1.[C] sb. or sth. that provides support and a feeling of safety |依靠，靠山
||||Parents need to be an anchor for their children. |父母应当是孩子的靠山。
||||Dad was the anchor of the family and I could always go to him for help. |爸爸是家里人的依靠，我随时可以去找他帮忙。
||||2. [C] a heavy metal object that is dropped into the water from a boat in order to keep the boat in one place |锚
||||In the morning we weighed anchor and sailed on. |清晨我们起锚继续航行。
||||We dropped anchor a few yards offshore. |我们在离岸几码远的地方抛锚。
||<34>identity|n.|[C] who or what a person or thing is |身份；本体
||||To escape the police, he had to conceal his identity. |为了躲避警方，他不得不隐瞒身份。
||||She applied for a teaching job under a false identity. |她用假身份申请从事教书工作。
<TITLE>Phrases and Expressions</TITLE>
||<35>along with|together with |一起，一道
|||Along with hundreds of others, she lost her job when the factory closed. |工厂倒闭，她和其他几百名工人一起失去了工作。
|||The mother was saved from the fire along with her baby. |母亲和婴儿都被从火中救了出来。
||<36>turn off|stop using a piece of equipment by moving a switch |关闭
|||Please turn all the lights off as you leave the building; we can't afford to waste power. |离开时请将所有的灯关掉，我们浪费不起电。
|||She turned off the water, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt. |她把水关掉，擦干身上的水，然后穿上牛仔裤和衬衫。
||<37>burst into|1. enter a place suddenly |闯入
|||She burst into the manager's office and demanded to speak to him. |她冲入经理办公室，要求当面跟他说话。
|||His partner was so excited about the news that he burst into the room to tell him. |他的伙伴听到这消息非常激动，冲进房间去告诉他。
|||2. start suddenly |突然开始
|||She burst into laughter. |她突然笑了起来。
|||Afterwards, she went straight to the ladies' room and burst into tears. |然后，她径直走进卫生间哭了起来。
||<38>over and over| again and again; repeatedly |一再，反复
|||Read the word over and over until you can say it correctly. |一遍一遍地读这个单词，直到你读对了为止。
|||They kept asking the same question over and over again. |他们反复问同一个问题。
||<39>reach for|move one's hand or arm in order to touch or hold sth. |伸手去摸；伸手去取
|||There was no time for me to reach for my gun. |我来不及伸手掏枪。
|||There was a noise outside, so Bill reached for his flashlight. |比尔听到外面的声响，便伸手去拿手电筒。
||<40>turn up|increase the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch |调大，开大
|||He turned the heat up because it was very cold inside the house. |他把暖气开大了点，因为屋里非常冷。
|||Is the sound turned up too loud for you? |你看这声音是否开得太大了？
||<41>turn down|reduce the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch |调小，开小
|||She could not bear the music and turned down the volume. |她受不了这种音乐，于是把音量关小了。
|||Can you turn the TV down? I'm trying to work. |你能把电视的声音开小点吗？我正想静心工作呢。
||<42>as well as|in addition to |除...之外；和
|||He's worked in Japan as well as Italy.| 他在日本工作过，也在意大利工作过。
|||Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. |选花既要闻其香，又要观其色。
||<43>turn on|cause water, gas, etc. to flow or equipment to operate |打开开关
|||Please turn on the light for me; it's getting dark. |天黑了，请给我开开灯。
|||Jack turned on his computer and checked his email. |杰克打开电脑，查看电子邮件。
||<44>as usual|in the way that happens most of the time |像往常一样，照例
|||Everything went on as usual, as if nothing had happened. |一切照常进行，好像什么也没发生过。
|||As usual, they'd left the children at home with the babysitter. |像往常一样，他们将孩子留在家里由保姆看管。
||<45>in peace and quiet|calmly; in a peaceful state |平静地
|||I'm tired—can't you just leave me in peace and quiet? |我累了，你不能让我静一静吗？
|||I wish she would just leave me in peace and quiet so that I can think about the problem without interruption. |我希望她能让我静一静，这样我可以不受干扰，好好想一想这个问题。
||<46>wake up| (cause to) stop sleeping |（使）醒来
|||Wake up, Jimmy, it's 8: 00. |醒醒，吉米，八点钟了！
|||I'll wake you up when it's time to leave. |到了走的时候我会叫醒你。
||<47>make one's blood boil| make sb. angry |使某人生气
|||Her tuneless music made her father's blood boil. |她那难听的音乐使她父亲很生气。
|||Whenever I think about it, it makes my blood boil. |我一想起它就生气。
||<48>get rid of |1. free oneself from sth. unwanted or unpleasant |摆脱；除去
|||I've tried all sorts of medicines to get rid of this cold. |为了治好感冒，我已经试了各种药物。
|||This is an effective way to get rid of weeds. |这是一种除草的有效方法。
|||2. throw away or destroy sth. that one does not want|丢弃；扔掉
|||We're moving, so we have to get rid of a lot of our old furniture. |我们要搬家，不得不扔掉很多旧家具。
|||We should encourage the governments of the world to get rid of all nuclear weapons. |我们应该鼓励各国政府销毁所有的核武器。
||<49>knots in one's stomach|an unpleasant tight feeling |紧张，不安
|||He said he felt knots in his stomach. |他说他感到不安。
|||She had knots in her stomach before meeting his parents for the first time. |她第一次见他的父母时感到紧张。
||<50>in any case|no matter what happens |无论如何；不管怎样
|||The cost may be lower than we first thought, but in any case it will still be a lot. |费用也许比我们当初想象的低，但无论如何仍相当可观。
|||I don't understand why you're against it. In any case, I'm going to try. |我不明白为什么你不同意，无论如何我要试一试。
||<51>talk sth. over| talk about sth. thoroughly and seriously, esp. in order to settle a problem or reach a decision |商议；讨论
|||If you're worried about this change of career, why don't you talk it over with your family? |如果你对这次变换职业担心的话，为什么不和家人商量一下呢？
|||She wanted me to go to her office to talk things over. |她要我到她办公室把事情谈清楚。
<TITLE>Proper Names</TITLE>
||<52>Sandy | |桑迪（人名）
||<53>Steve Finch | |史蒂夫·芬奇（人名）
||<54>Jane | |简（人名） |