admonish
v.警告
He admonished his friend not to be late for his work.
他警告他的朋友工作不可迟到。
bide
v.等待
He seems to be doing nothing, but really he's just biding his time.
他好象无事可做，其实他在等待良机。
condone
v.宽恕；赦免
A man who cheats on his income tax and on his expense account tends to condone these practices in his friends.
一个在所得税和费用帐户上做手脚的人，有原谅他朋如是做的倾向。
designate
v.指出；指示
I designate you to act for me while am away.
我只定你在我不在时代理我。
fend
v.抵挡；抵御
Most animals let their young fend for themselves at an early age.
大部分的动物让年轻的一代在年幼时保护自己。
hardy
adj.强大的
Only hardy plants will survive the severe cold in the Arctic area.
只有强壮的植物才能忍受北极地区酷寒而生存下来。
limber
v.使（自身）变柔软灵活
Baseball players do exercises at the beginning of the season in order to limber themselves up.
棒球选手在球季开始时做练习，以使身体灵活。
philanthropy
n.慈善心
You must pay in humiliation of spirit for every benefit received at the hands of philanthropy.
你必须回报以谦虚的精神，因为每既得的利益受自慈善心。
recollect
v.记起，忆起
Can you recollect the name of the author of Ivanhoe?
你能想到《劫后英雄传》的作者的名字吗？
smite
v.打；击
He was smitten with the view that he stopped and took out his camera.
他被这景象所震撼，所以停下来拿出照相机。
testimony
n.证实；口供
According to the testimony of the medical profession, the health of the mation is improving.
据医学宣称，该国的国民健康正在进步中。
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ale
n.麦酒（一种啤酒）
He liked the bitter taste of the ald:beer is his favorite drink.
她喜欢麦酒苦苦的味道；啤酒是他喜爱的饮料。
blend
v.混合；混杂
Blend the butter and the sugar before adding other ingredients of the cake.
在加蛋糕的其它成分之前，先把奶油和糖混合一下。
carnivorous
adj.食肉的
The carnivorous animals are characterized especially by large, sharp canine teeth.
肉食动物的特征是大且尖的犬齿。
denizen
n.公民；居民
The common English sparrow is a denizen of America; it was first brought from Europe to America about 1850.
美洲的英国种麻雀是外来的，大约在1850年第一次由欧洲带到美洲。
frenzy
n.暴怒；狂乱
She was in a frenzy of grief when she heard that her child was missing.
当她听到她的孩子走失时，她伤心得快发狂。
incapacitate
v.使不能；使不适于
The play's injury incapacitated him for participating in the football match.
运动员的伤势使得他无法参加足球比赛。
massacre
v.大屠杀
The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffalos of the plains, killing several million in a short time.
来自东部的猎人屠杀平原的水牛，在很短的时间内就杀了好几百万头。
ponder
v.考虑；沉思
When I asked his advice he pondered the matter and then told me not to go.
当我询问他的意见时，他考虑了一下那件事，然后告诉我不要去。
riddle
v.不可解之问题；谜
To the riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? the answer is "man"
谜题：什么东西早上用四只脚走路，中午用两只脚，黄昏用三只脚？答案是“人”
spank
v.打
The father spanked the naughty child for his bad manners.
父亲因那顽皮小孩的坏行为而打他。
totter
v.蹒跚
The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa.
那老人蹒跚地走过房间，然后坐在沙发上。
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appease
v.使平静，安静
He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
他试图以糖果安抚哭泣的小孩子。
catastrophe
n.异常的大灾祸
The war was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died and mnay buildings were destroyed.
战争是可怕的大灾祸，其间有许多人丧失生命，许多建筑物被摧毁。
daunt
v.恐吓；使失去勇气或信心
He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.
他对面临的困难感到完全的气馁。
gape
v.张嘴注视
The crowd gaped at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.
观众们张口注视着走绳索人大胆的表演。
duration
n.持续的时间
He will be in the hospital for the duration of the school year.
学年中他都会呆在医院里。
implore
v.哀求，苦求
We implored him to act before it was too late.
我们苦求他及时行动。
muffle
v.围住；将……蒙起以使声音低沉
She muffled her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold.
她用一温暖的围巾围起脖子，以免感冒。
prank
n.戏谑；恶作剧
On April Fool's day people often play pranks on each other.
在愚人节人们彼此戏谑。
saunter
v.闲逛；漫步
Soapy took the umbrella and sauntered off with it slowly.
索皮拿着雨伞闲逛。
trickle
n.细流
There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.
他脸上的伤处有鲜血渗出。
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astound
v.使惊异
She was astounded by the news that had won the speech contest.
她听到自己赢了演讲比赛的消息而感到十分惊讶。
clan
n.宗族；部落
The people living in that valley are all members of one clan.
住在那山谷的都是同一部落的人。
distort
v.歪曲；扭曲
Newspaper accounts of political and international affairs are often distorted.
报上登载的政治及国际事件常是歪曲的。
entrust
v.信托；交托
While travelling, they entrusted their children to the care of a baby sitter.
旅行时，他们孩子交给保姆看管。
glutton
n.贪食，贪多者
Sometimes he gets hungry and eats like a glutton.
有时他饿的时候，吃起东西来象个老饕。
invalid
adj.无效的；
Unless a check is signed, it is invalid.
支票除非签了名，否则是无效的。
invalid
adj.&n.有病的（人）
He became invalid as the result of ill health and lack of exercise.
他生病是健康情形不良又缺乏运动的结果。
overtone
n.寓意；弦外音
His words were polite but there was an overtone of anger in his voice.
他客气的话语中实际有愤怒之声。
probe
v.探求；细察
They probed his past career to judge his qualifications.
他们探求他过去的职业，以评断他的资格。
shrine
n.圣地
There are many sacred shrines in the Near East.
在近东有许多古迹圣地。
statute
n.成文法；法规
The statute increased the taxes we must pay.
法律提高了我们必须付的税。
writher
v.绕；转动
The wounded soldier writher uncomfortably in pain.
受伤的士兵痛得不舒服地打转。
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behold
v.看
Watching the first man land on the moon, we beheld a sight never seen before by man.
看那踏上月球的第一人，我们看到了人类所未见的景象。
condescend
v.屈尊；降格相从
They should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased what is pleasing.
他们应该改变这种不好的习惯，而屈身去和正常的人一同欢笑。
dike
n.1.堤 2.沟
More that 5,000 years age the Chinese were controlling the Yellow River floods with dikes.
五千年前，中国人用堤防来控制洪水泛滥。
The farmers dug a deep dike to carry water to the rice field.
农人们挖深沟把水引到稻田。
flip
v.(以指)弹投
He flipped a coin on the counter to decide whether to go to the theatre or not.
他把硬币掷在柜台上以决定要不要去看电影。
grisly
adj.可怕的；狰狞的
My uncle who had travelled to many countries in the world fold a grisly story about people who are human flesh.
我那遍游世界各地的舅舅说了一个吃人肉的可怕故事。
knave
n.骗子；诡计多端的人
The knaves who set fire to the barn have been caught and sent to prison.
纵火绕谷仓的骗子被抓起来送到牢里去了。
parley
n.谈判；商议
The general held a parley with the enemy's leader about exchanging prisoners.
将军和敌军的领袖商议交换俘虏之事。
shred
n.碎片；细条
There is no ta shred of evidence that missing money was stolen.
毫无证据说丢了的钱是被偷走的。
surmise
v.臆测；猜度
The judge surmised his guilt;there was no proof that he killed the man.
法官猜度他的罪行；没有证据显示他杀了那个人。
vicissitude
n.变迁；变化
The future is so uncertain that we cannot know all the vicissitudes of our fortunes.
未来是无法确知的，我们无法知道将来的命运所有的变化。
warden
n.看守人；监护人
The fire warden told us not to light matches near the gas station.