account  v. i. (for)解释

accurate  adj.准确的

(exact; free from mistakes)

acquire  v. t.获得（知识，技能等）

act  n.（国会通过的）法案

adequate  adj. 充分的；合乎要求的

admiral n..海军上将；海军将官

rear admiral海军少将

adopt v. t.采用

adult  n.成年人  (a grownup person)

advantage n.有利条件

  (a more favourable position; favourable circumstance)

advertise  v. t.为……做广告

  (give public notice  of)

affect  v. t.感动 (touch the heart of)

affluent  adj.富足的（wealthy)

agent  n. 代理人  (person that acts for another );特务  (secret agent)

agitator  n.宣传鼓动家

air  n. 空气；神气；样子  (a manner , a way of behaving)

alarm  n.惊慌

alert  adj.反应敏捷的，活跃的

(Syn, clumsy);不自在的

axe  n.斧

amiable  adj.和蔼可亲的

amount  n.总数，数量 v.累计

ancestor  n.祖宗；祖先

anopheles  n.一种疟蚊

antagonism n.对抗

 (active opposition)

apartment  n.公寓

(a set of rooms; a flat)

artificial  adj.虚伪的；不自然的(pretended; not real)

assault  n.攻击，袭击   (violent and sudden attack)

assimilation  n.吸收，消化

associate  v. t.联系

(connect)

association  n.(人与人的）相处

(connection, companionship);协会  (a group of people joined together for some common purpose)

astronomer  n.天文学家

attain  v. t.  获得(gain; succeed in reaching or getting )

audience  n.观众

average  adj.普通的

(ordinary);平均的

awe  n.   敬畏(a mixed feeling of great respect, fear and wonder)

awkward  adj.笨拙的

baize  n.台面呢  (thick woolen cloth, usually green, used for covering tables, etc.)

bake v. t., v. i.烤；烘

(cook by dry heat in an oven)

ball  n.舞会

bandage  v. t.包扎

(dress  with bandage)

banjo  n.班卓琴（一种类似吉他的琴）

bargain  v. t.讨价还价 (argue  over the terms of buying and selling)

brain n.头脑

breast  n.胸；上衣胸部的口袋

brow  n. 前额(part of the face above the eyes, forehead); (usu. pl.)  眉毛 (eyebrow)

brush  n.刷子

bubble  v. i.（泉）涌出

bucket  n.水桶

buckled  adj.鞋上有银环装饰的

barrel  n.大桶

base  v. t.基于，以……作根据

to base sth. on sth.以某种基础为根据，建立（某种制度）

beach  v. t.使（船）上岸滩

(push or pull a boat up to the  beach)

bead v. i.  形成汗珠 (to form beads)

beeswax  n.蜂蜡

bite (bit, bitten) v. t.咬

block  v. t.阻塞，拦阻

(make action difficult or impossible)

body  n.身体；团体，机关

(organization)

boss  n.,工头，老板

burden  n. 沉重的负担(a heavy load（负担））

cab  n.出租马车( a onehorse carriage that may be hired（雇用）)

cabinet  n. 内阁(ministers of state chosen by the head of the government, responsible for government administration and policy)

calculating  adj. 精于打算的(shrewd)

canoe  n. 轻便、无舱、最多三五人坐，能在浅水航行的小筏；独木舟

capsize  v. i. （船等）倾覆(turn  over); v. t.（船等）倾覆（cause to overturn, upset)

captive  n. 俘虏（person taken prisoner)

capture  v. t.捕获(catch)

carelessly  adv.粗心地；毫不在乎地（not caring what another says)

carton  n. 长形纸匣（例如装一条香烟的匣子）

carve  v. t.切开，切 (cut up)

case n.盒子，匣子（a container)

cassava  n. 木薯

Catholic  adj.天主教的；罗马教会的；n.天主教徒

cautious  adj. 小心，谨慎（careful not to make mistakes or get into danger

cocktail  n.鸡尾酒（mixed alcoholic drink taken before a meal as appetizer)

code n.代号，电码，密码（system of secret writing used to ensure secrecy )code name 代号

coin  n. 硬币

colonel  n.陆军上校

commit v. t.使承担义务；使表态(pledge, bind (oneself))

commonplace  adj.

不足道的

companion  n.同伴，朋友

company  n.交往,陪们;公司

compel v. t.迫使

Syn, force

compound  n. 院子

(enclosed space with a building or group of buildings in it)

concoction n.渗合酒

confide ( to) v. i.吐露

(tell secrets)

consent  v. i.答应

( agree  to do or to allow)

considerate   adj. 体谅人的(thoughtful  of others)

consist (of)  v. i. 由…所组成

constituent  n.（一个选区中的）选民

ceremony  n.仪式

channel   n.海峡

the Channel =the English

Channel 英吉利海峡

chant v.t.不加变化地把一段歌词唱了又唱

chap  n. (colloq.)人；伙计（man; fellow)

charming  adj. 美丽的，迷人的（Syn. beautiful, attractive );风度潇洒的

choice  adj. 精选的（carefully chosen, of a very high  quality)

chomp  v. i. 嚼（chew or bite on)

choose (chose, chosen) v. t.选择

cinchona  n. 金鸡纳树（tree from which quinine is obtained)

civilized  adj. 文明的

clan  n. 氏族（group of related families descended from a common ancestor)

clerk  n. 小职员

cloak  n. 斗篷；外套

clue  n.线索

coarse  adj.粗的

Syn, rough

coat  n. 一层，一道（油漆等）

constitution  n.宪法；体质

consult  v. t.询问；请教

(seek information or advice or instruction from)

contract  v. t.得（病）

(catch an illness);收缩

convene  v. 召集（come together for a meeting; call to meet)

convince  v. t. 说服，使相信（make one believe)

copper n.铜员（penny)

core  n.果核（the hard central part of apples or pears)

counter  n.柜台

countless  adj.无数的

（too many to count; innumerable)

course  n.道路；方向

cracked  adj.有裂缝的

（broken or split, but without complete seperation of parts)

cripple  v. t. 使跛脚（make a person lame)

cultivate  v. t.养成；培养（develop or improve by training)

curtain  n.窗帘；帘幕

eycle  n.循环，周期

constant  adj.不变的；经常的（not changing; going on all the the time)

dad     n. (informal) 爸爸

damp  adj.潮湿

dash  v. 快速移动（move very quickly)

deck-chair  n.帆布躺椅（often used on decks （甲板）of big ships, hence the name)

declare  v. t. 宣布

Syn. announce

decree  v., n. （专制群主的）命令

deed  n.契约(signed agreement)

deep-toned  adj.音色深厚的

degrade  v. t. 降低品格；堕落

delightful  adj.趣味横溢的

depart   v. t.离开

Syn. go, leave

depend (upon, on) v. i.

依靠， 依赖

deputy  adj.副（acting as deputy)

describe  v. t.形容，描写

deserted  adj. 被人遗弃的；无人理睬的

deserve  v. t.应得

destination  n.目的地(place to which a person, ship, etc, is going)

diamond  n. 金钢钻

dip v. t. 浸；渍（put a brush, etc, into water and quickly taken out again)

diplomatic  adj. 外交上的

directly ( adv. used as conj.) =as soon as

discharge  n.放电

(sending out electric current )

discomfort  n. 不舒服；不自在

dismay  n.谅讶；惊恐

dismiss  v. t. 辞退，解雇；打发掉；开除

disposal  n.处理（权），使用（权）(control, management)

disrepair  n.失修，损破（的状况）

distinction  n.名望；出众

distribute  v. t.散发

doze (off) v. i.打瞌睡

dry adj. 干；不甜的（酒）

dweller n.住户；居民

destroy  v. t. 杀死；毁灭

detect  v. t.查觉

Syn. discover 查觉

dvil  n. 魔鬼；恶人