anonymous a.無(wú)名的,匿名的; 無(wú)特色的
Who wrote the letter? I don't konw.It was an anonymous letter. ;這封信是誰(shuí)寫(xiě)的? 我不知道. 這是一封匿名信.

apparatus n.器械,器具,儀器
An automobile is a complicated apparatus. ;汽車(chē)是臺(tái)復(fù)雜的機(jī)器.

buck n.(一)美元,奧元;雄鹿 vi.(馬等)猛然弓背躍起
The plane bucked a strong head wind. ;飛機(jī)頂著強(qiáng)烈的 逆風(fēng)飛行.

complication n.并發(fā)癥
Complications set in, and the patient died. ;病人因出現(xiàn)并發(fā)癥而死 亡.

composite a.混合成的,綜合成的 n.合成物,復(fù)合材料
The police artist made a composite of the murderer. ;警察局的拼圖師拼出了 一幅謀殺罪犯的圖片.
English is a composite of many languages. ;英語(yǔ)是多種語(yǔ)言 混合而成的.

compute v.計(jì)算,估算
I compute my losses at 500 dollars. ;我估計(jì)我的損失有500 元.

disastrous a.災(zāi)難的,造成災(zāi)害的; 極壞的,很糟的
The result of the flood in 1998 in China was disastrous. ;1998 年中國(guó)水災(zāi)的 后果是災(zāi)難性的.
Carelessness in driving often results in disastrous accidents. ;開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)粗心大意常造成 嚴(yán)重事故.

disclose vt.揭露,泄露,透露
Most movie stars are not willing to disclose their true age. ;大多數(shù)電影明星不愿透 露其真實(shí)年齡.

ethnic a.種族的
Ethnic discrimination still exists in the U.S. ;種族歧視在美國(guó) 仍然存在.

evacuate vt.轉(zhuǎn)移,撤離,疏散
The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood. ;由于洪水的威脅, 村里人都已撤走了.
Fear will evacuate a man's minds of reason and courage. ;恐懼會(huì)使人失去理智 和勇氣.

evaporate vi.蒸發(fā);消失, 不復(fù)存在的 vt.使蒸發(fā),使揮發(fā)
The sun will evaporate the mist. ;太陽(yáng)會(huì)蒸發(fā)霧氣.
The pool of water on the playground evaporated in the sun. ;操場(chǎng)上的積水在陽(yáng)光 下蒸發(fā)了.

foil n.金箔,金屬薄片;陪襯 vt.挫折,使受挫折
The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape. ;警察使這個(gè)殺人犯逃跑 的企圖成為泡影.
The enemy's attack on the liberated area was foiled. ;敵人向解放區(qū)的 進(jìn)攻被阻止了.

grope vt.摸索 vi.暗中摸,摸索;探索
We are groping after the mystery of the universe. ;我們?cè)谔剿饔钪娴膴W妙.
The Japanese spies grope about for commercial information ;日本間諜到處搜集 商業(yè)情報(bào).

humidity n.濕度,潮濕,濕氣
Humidity caused me another fit of rheumatism. ;濕氣使我的風(fēng)濕病又 發(fā)作了.

inhabit vt.居住于,棲息于
The Sahara desert is a district sparsely inhabited. ;撒哈拉沙漠是個(gè)人煙稀 少的地區(qū).
It is easy for a man to embark on the road of degeneration and crime ;他是很容易走上墮落、 犯罪道路的
when greed inhabits his mind. ;當(dāng)貪婪的思想占據(jù)了 人的心靈時(shí).

inhibit vt.阻止,妨礙,抑制
Penicillin can inhibit the spread of the bacteria and inflammation. ;青霉素可以抑制細(xì)菌 和炎癥的擴(kuò)散.

innovation n.革新,創(chuàng)新; 新方法,新奇的事物.
The innovation of air travel during the twentieth century ;20世紀(jì)發(fā)明的空中飛行
has made the world seem smaller. ;似乎使世界變小了.

literacy n.讀寫(xiě)能力,識(shí)字, 有文化
The literacy campaign started from the 50s of the last century in China. ;中國(guó)掃盲運(yùn)動(dòng)始于上 世紀(jì)50年代.

militant a.激進(jìn)的,好斗的 n.激進(jìn)分子,斗士
The militant Palestinian guerrillas often attack the Israeli soldiers. ;激進(jìn)的巴勒斯坦游擊隊(duì) 經(jīng)常襲擊以色列士兵.

minimal a.最小的,最低限度的
Fortunately,the storm only did minimal damage to the crops. ;幸好,暴風(fēng)雨對(duì)農(nóng)作物 只造成很小的損失.

notwithstanding ad./conj.盡管, 不管,還是
Many people told me not to try,but I went ahead notwithstanding. ;很多人都勸我不要嘗試, 我還是決意去做了.
I went swimming yesterday ;昨天我去游泳了,
notwithstanding (that) my mother told me not to. ;雖然媽媽告訴我不要去.

proceedings n.(會(huì)議的)議程,過(guò)程; 訴訟程序;公報(bào)
The manager opened today's proceedings in several short sentences. ;經(jīng)理用簡(jiǎn)短的幾句話(huà) 開(kāi)始了今天的會(huì)議.

reside vi.居住,定居; 存在,在于
The real power resides in the people. ;真正的權(quán)力屬于人民.

residential a.住宅的;適合居住的
The residential space in the metropolitan cities is becoming smaller and smaller, ;現(xiàn)在大都市里的住宅 空間比以前越來(lái)越小,
but it is more and more expensive than ever before. ;而價(jià)格則越來(lái)越貴.

sparkle vi.發(fā)光,閃耀; 活躍,(才智等)煥發(fā) n.發(fā)光,閃耀;活躍;活力, 生氣
Drops of water sparking in the sun. ;水滴在陽(yáng)光下閃閃發(fā)光.
Her diamonds sparking in the bright light. ;她的鉆石在亮光下 閃閃發(fā)光.
Her eyes sparkled with excitement. ;她的眼睛由于興奮而 發(fā)亮.

specialty n.特產(chǎn),名產(chǎn),特色菜; 專(zhuān)業(yè),專(zhuān)長(zhǎng)
His specialty is biology;mine is physiology. ;他的專(zhuān)業(yè)是生物學(xué), 我的專(zhuān)業(yè)是生理學(xué).
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon) is a specialty in Xinjiang. ;哈蜜瓜是新疆的特產(chǎn).

spectrum n.譜,光譜,頻譜; 范圍,幅度
Now computers are widely used in the whole spectrum of industry. ;現(xiàn)在計(jì)算機(jī)已在工業(yè)上 廣泛應(yīng)用.

spiral n.螺旋式的上升(或下降) vi.(物價(jià)等)不斷急劇地 上升(下降)
The smoke spiral(l)ed up. ;那股煙裊裊的上升.

transient a.短暫的;臨時(shí)的,暫住的
Life is transient. ;人生如朝露(很短暫),

whirl vi.急轉(zhuǎn),旋轉(zhuǎn);發(fā)暈 n.急轉(zhuǎn),旋轉(zhuǎn);混亂, 接連不斷的活動(dòng)
The wind whirled the leaves into the air. ;風(fēng)不樹(shù)葉刮到了空中.
The earth whirls on its axis. ;地球繞軸自轉(zhuǎn).