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behalf n.利益,方面
Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calcutta's poor ;德蘭修女為加爾各答窮人 所做的一切努力
eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. ;最終為她贏得了諾貝爾 和平獎.

abundant a.大量的,充足的; (~ in)豐富的,富裕的
Iraq is very abundant in petroleum depostits ;伊拉克的石油儲量 十分豐富.

cabinet n.內(nèi)閣;儲藏櫥,陳列柜
In Britain,members of the Cabinet are chosen by the Prime Minister. ;在英國,內(nèi)閣成員是由 首相挑選的.

candidate n.申請求職者,投考者; 候選人
The Republican candidate George W.Bush ;共和黨候選人喬治.布什
was elected President of the United States in 2000. ;于2000年當(dāng)選為美國 總統(tǒng).

capable a.有能力的,有技能的
Show me what you are capable of. ;讓我看看你有什么本事.
Don't tell me that you are capable of nothing but speaking English. ;別告訴我你除了會說英語 什么都不會.

career n.生涯,職業(yè)
Many university students plan their future career in the financial circle. ;許多大學(xué)生都將自己的 未來職業(yè)計劃在金融界.

decay vi.腐爛,腐朽; 衰敗,衰退,衰落
Although I know that sugar can decay my teeth,I can never resist candy. ;雖然我知道糖會蛀蝕牙齒 但是我還是難以抗拒糖果 的誘惑.
Our powers decay in old age. ;我們的體力在年老時 衰退.

economic a.經(jīng)濟(jì)的,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的 n.(~s)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué);經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況 經(jīng)濟(jì)因素,經(jīng)濟(jì)意義
The economic situation is not good in many developing countries. ;許多發(fā)展中國家的經(jīng)濟(jì) 狀況不佳.

economical a.節(jié)約的,省儉的, 經(jīng)濟(jì)的
Small cars are more economical than large ones,because they use less petrol. ;小汽車比大汽車經(jīng)濟(jì), 因為它們耗油量較少.

economy n.經(jīng)濟(jì),經(jīng)濟(jì)制度, 經(jīng)濟(jì)情況;省儉, 節(jié)約,充分利用
The CEO made a blueprint based on the current economy for the company. ;執(zhí)行總裁為公司規(guī)劃了 藍(lán)圖,這一藍(lán)圖是建立在 當(dāng)前經(jīng)濟(jì)情況的基礎(chǔ)上的
A lever is a tool with the economy of force. ;杠桿是一種省力工具.

faith n.信任,信賴,信心; 信仰,信條
Keeping faith with friends is a good character. ;對朋友守信用是一種好 品格.

faithful a.忠誠的,忠實的, 忠貞的;如實的
If you want your friends to be faithful to you ;如果你希望你的朋友對 你忠誠,
you must first be a faithful friend to them. ;你自己首先必須是他們 忠實的朋友.
Not all films and TV series are faithful to history. ;不是所有的電影和電視劇 都如實反映歷史事實.

habit n.習(xí)慣,習(xí)性
It is a good habit to go for a walk after supper. ;吃完晚飯后散步是個 好習(xí)慣.

ideal n.理想,理想的東西(或人 a.理想的,完滿的; 想像的,空想的
I am looking for a house but haven't found my ideal yet. ;我正在找房子, 但還沒有找到理想的.
Jim says sneakers are ideal for hiking. ;吉姆說運動鞋是徙步旅行 最佳的選擇.

identical a.(~ to/with)相同的, 相等的;同一的
My opinions are not always identical with my parents'. ;我的意見并不總是和 父母的意見相同.

lag n.滯后;(時間上的) 間走得慢,落后
The tortoise lagged behind the rabbit when they re-competed in the race. ;龜兔重新賽跑時, 烏龜遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地落在 兔子后面.

machine n.機(jī)器,機(jī)械 vt.用機(jī)器加工, 用機(jī)器制造
It takes less time to machine clothes than to sew them by hand. ;用機(jī)器縫制衣服要比 手工縫制省時.

negative n.(相片的)負(fù)片, 底片;負(fù)數(shù) a.否定的;反面的, 消極的;負(fù)的,陰性的
The travelers were very unhappy ;這些旅客很不高興,
because they couldn't find the negatives to their favorite photos. ;因為找不到他們心愛的 照片底片.
Two negatives make a positive. ;負(fù)負(fù)得正.
I didn't do well in the interview with Uni-Liver ;我到聯(lián)合利華公司的 面試不理想,
and I am afraid of getting a negative response. ;現(xiàn)在真害怕收到否定的 答復(fù).

obey v.服從,聽從
Napoleon required every soldier to obey his orders. ;拿破侖要求每個士兵 都服從他的命令.

panic n.恐慌,驚慌,慌 vt.(使)恐慌, (使)驚慌失措 vi.感到驚慌
The Black Death once caused a great panic among people. ;黑死病曾引起人們極大 的恐慌.
The crowd panicked at the sound of guns.(The sound of guns panicked the crowd.) ;槍聲使群眾驚慌失措.

parade n.游行,檢閱 v.(使)列隊行進(jìn), 游行
The Asian Games began with a parade of all the competing nations. ;亞運會以參賽各國運動員 的列隊行進(jìn)開始.
Some of the audience began to scream ;一些觀眾尖叫起來
when the Italian football team paraded the football field. ;當(dāng)意大利足球隊出場時.

particular a.特定的,特別的, 特殊的挑剔的, (過分)講究的 n.[p詳情,細(xì)目
Michael Jackson is particular with his clothes. ;邁克爾.杰克遜在著裝 方面很講究.
"For particulars, please ask the information desk." ;“詳情請向問訊處查詢.

rack n.掛架,擱架 vt.使痛苦,折磨; 使緊張,使努力
Although I racked my brains,I couldn't get the right answer. ;我絞盡腦汁也想不出答案

rare a.稀有的,珍奇的; (空氣等)稀薄的; 煎得色紅肉嫩的,半熟的
The panda is a rare animal in the world. ;熊貓是世界上一種稀 有動物.
Many Chinese don't like rare steak. ;許多中國人都不喜歡吃 煎得半熟的牛排.
Rarely does the temperature go below 5 degree Celsius in GuangZhou. ;廣州的氣溫極少低于5度.

raw a.自然狀態(tài)的,未加工 過的,生的;原始的, 未經(jīng)訓(xùn)練的
Do you like to eat raw vegetables? ;你愛吃生的蔬菜嗎？

sacrifice n.犧牲,舍身;獻(xiàn)祭, 供奉 vt.犧牲,獻(xiàn)出 vi.獻(xiàn)祭
A mother would sacrifice her life for her children. ;母親愿意為自己的孩子 操勞一生.

safety n.安全,保險;安全設(shè)備 保險裝置,安全場所
We had better place all our money in the bank for safety reasons. ;為了安全起見,我們最 好把錢存到銀行.

salary n.薪金,薪水
Computer engineers at IBM have very good salaries. ;IBM公司的電腦工程師 有很好的工資待遇.

wage n.(常[p)工資, 報酬 vt.開始,進(jìn)行
Wages are higher in service trades than in industry. ;服務(wù)業(yè)的工人工資比 工業(yè)領(lǐng)域的要高.
People are beginning to wage war on pollution. ;人們開始向污染宣戰(zhàn).

watch v.注視,看守,照看; 小心,當(dāng)心
We can not just watch with fold arms. ;我們不能袖手旁觀.
Please watch out when you are crossing the road. ;過馬路時請小心.