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Question 1

Trial [ˈtraɪəl]

Answer 1

n. 试验;试用;法庭审讯 They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials.

Question 2

Squelch [skweltʃ]

Answer 2

vt. 消除;镇压;压碎 The company increased its stake in the business,
squelching rumors of a takeover bid.

Question 3

Interpret [ɪnˈtɜːrprət]

Answer 3

v. 解释 The fact that they had decided to come was interpreted

as a positive sign.

Question 4

Devise [dɪˈvaɪz]

Answer 4

vt. 构思,想出 We devised a scheme to help him.

Question 5

Debate [dɪˈbeɪt]

Answer 5

n/v. 辩论 An intense debate is going on within the Israeli

government.

Question 6

Liken [ˈlaɪkən]

Answer 6

vt. 把…比作 She likens marriage to slavery.

Question 7

Contrary [‘kɑntrɛri]

Answer 7

adj. 相反的(一般以 is contrary to 词组形式出现) This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research

for a number of reasons.

Question 8

Feeble [ˈfiːbl]

Answer 8

adj. weak 虚弱的,无力的 My legs are very feeble after the flu.

Question 9

Wit [wɪt]

Answer 9

n. 智慧;才智 Boulding was known for his biting wit.

Question 10

Meddle [ˈmedl]

Answer 10

v. 干涉, 干预 Already some people are asking whether scientists have

any right to meddle in such matters.

Question 11

Yield /yēld/

Answer 11

v. to give way to or surrender to; v. to produce or

supply

Cars turning right on red must yield to oncoming traffic.
Our experiment yielded many unique-looking vegetables.

Question 12

Tentative /ˈten(t)ədiv/

Answer 12

adj. not yet finalized 暂定的 We haven’t made any official arrangements yet, but the
tentative location for our wedding is Hawaii.

Question 13

Reproach /rəˈprōCH/

Answer 13

v. to criticize The mother reproached her daughter’s school for making

students come in during a blizzard.

Question 14

Pragmatic /praɡˈmadik/

Answer 14

adj. practical, useful It is not necessarily more pragmatic to study engineering

than it is to study philosophy.

Question 15

Null /nəl/

Answer 15

adj. legally void and ineffective The government declared their marriage null.

Question 16

Feasibility /ˌfēzəˈbilədē/

Answer 16

n. 可行性 The feasibility of her project was doubtful; she’d have to
go all the way to Antarctica and back before the school
year ended.