考博单词强记8

Question 1

invariably

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invariably [in’vɛəriəbli] adv.不变地, 总是, 一贯地 例句: Invariably I take a nap after lunch. 午饭后，我总是睡个午觉。 A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably plain. 说教的男人通常是个伪善者，而说教的女人则必定是丑女。 His intuition is invariably correct. 他的直觉常常是正确的。

Question 2

invasion

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invasion [in’veiʒən] n.侵略, 侵入 例句: The Second World War was brought about by Hitler’s invasion of Poland. 希特勒入侵波兰,自此,第二次世界大战爆发。 America’s invasion of the country must be done for unspeakable political purpose. 美国入侵这个国家一定是出于不可告人的政治目的。 They are determined to resist invasion. 他们决定抵抗入侵。

Question 3

invert

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invert [in’və:t] v.倒置, 反转, 颠倒 adj.转化的 n.颠倒物,[心]同性恋者 例句: The chairs were inverted on the table. 椅子被倒置过来放在了桌子上。

Question 4

invest

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invest [in’vest] v.投资, 投入 例句: The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom. 在那里发生罪案后,该地笼罩上一种阴森诡秘的气氛。 I’m thinking of investing in a new car. 我打算花一笔钱买辆新汽车。 I’ve decided to invest in a new car. 我已决定买一辆新汽车。

Question 5

investigate

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investigate [in’vestigeit] v.调查, 研究 例句: I felt impelled to investigate the matter further. 我觉得自己有责任对事情作进一步调查。 His representation influenced them to investigate. 他的陈述促使他们去调查。 The company hired a detective to investigate the accident. 公司雇佣了一名侦探来调查这次事故。

Question 6

invigorate

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invigorate [in’vigəreit] vt. 增添活力, 鼓舞, 激励 例句: Serving to invigorate; stimulating. 使兴奋的使人精力充沛的; 使兴奋的 I feel invigorated by all this fresh air! 空气很清新，我觉得精神焕发！

Question 7

inviting

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inviting [in’vaitiŋ] adj.吸引人的, 诱人的 动词invite的现在分词 例句: We invited twenty people, but only a handful of them came. 我们邀请了20 个人，但只来了寥寥数人。 Leaving the windows open is inviting thieves to enter. 窗户不关犹如开门揖盗。 I’ll sweeten her up a bit by inviting her to the party. 我要邀请她参加聚会好让她随和一些。

Question 8

invoke

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invoke [in’vəuk] vt.援引, 引起, 求助, 请求, 乞灵于 [计算机] 调用 例句: The government has invoked the official secret act in having the book banned. 政府援引国家机密保密法以禁该书。 They invoked help in the desperate situation. 他们在走投无路的情况下恳求援助。

Question 9

irradiate

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irradiate [i’reidieit] v.照耀, 辐射, (使)灿烂,(使)明亮

Question 10

irrational

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irrational [i’ræʃənəl] n. 无理数 adj. 无理性的, 不合理的 例句: The state or quality of being irrational. 不理智不理智的状态或性质 She traced her irrational fear of birds back to something which had happened to her as a child. 她从她童年的经历中找到了她对鸟类莫名恐惧感的原由。 She was prey to irrational fears. 她遭受著无端恐惧的折磨。

Question 11

irregular

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irregular [i’regjulə] adj.不规则的, 不整齐的, 不合法的,不合规矩的 n.不合格品,非正规军 例句: She tested the whole class on irregular verbs. 她对全班学生进行不规则动词测验。 This dictionary has several appendices, including one on irregular verbs. 这部词典有几项附录，包括不规则动词附录。 The irregular lengthening of a normally short syllable. 一个正常情况下短音节的不规则的延长

Question 12

irreparable

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irreparable [i’repərəbl] adj.不能修补的, 不能挽回的

Question 13

irrespective

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irrespective [ˌiri’spektiv] adj.不顾的, 不考虑的 例句: The law applies to everyone irrespective of race, religion or color. 这项法律适用于任何人，不管其种族、宗教或肤色。 The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, color, or creed. 法律对人人都适用，不分种族，肤色或信仰。

Question 14

irreversible

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irreversible [ˌiri’və:səbl] adj.不可逆转的, 不可挽回的 例句: An irreversible momentum toward open revolution. 朝向公开革命不可逆转的势头 He suffered irreversible brain damage in the crash. 他在事故中大脑受伤无法治愈。

Question 15

irrigate

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irrigate [‘irigeit] vi.进行灌溉 vt.灌溉, [医]冲洗 例句: We have irrigated the desert area to make it fertile. 我们已经灌溉了荒芜地区使它肥沃。 They are irrigating with

Question 16

irritable

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irritable [‘iritəbl] adj.易怒的, 急躁的 adj.[医]过敏的, 易感受刺激的 例句: In a bad mood; irritable. 情绪不好的; 易发怒的 He’s always in a bad mood (ie irritable and angry) on Mondays. 他每星期一情绪都很坏。 The old man is an irritable person. 那个老人是个易怒的人。

Question 17

irritate

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irritate [‘iriteit] v.激怒, 使疼痛或发炎 例句: Wool irritates my skin. 毛织物会使我的皮肤过敏。 His letter irritated me a little. 他的信使我有点恼怒。

Question 18

isolate

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isolate [‘aisəleit] vt.使孤立, 隔离 adj.孤立的, 单独的 n.隔离种群 例句: Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic. 科学家们已分离出引起这种流行病的病毒。

Question 19

issue

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issue [‘iʃju:] n.议题, 问题, 期刊号, 一次发行额, 发行, <律>子女 v.发表, 公布, 正式发给, 发行, 流出 例句: The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue. 政府力图在这个问题上保持低姿态。 The leadership of the movement are in agreement on this issue. 这一运动的领导层对这个问题的看法一致。 The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence. 政府在独立的问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。

Question 20

jealous

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jealous [‘dʒeləs] adj.妒忌的, 羡慕的, 嫉妒的 例句: Don’t let her make mischief between you she’s only jealous. 别让她在你们之间挑拨－－她就是太忌妒了。 He was hounded out of his job by jealous rivals. 他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。 He is jealous of his colleague’s success. 他嫉妒同事的成功。

Question 21

jeopardize

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jeopardize [‘dʒepədaiz] vt.危及, 使处于危险境地, 影响 例句: Senate supporters of putting trade with China on a permanent status kept their momentum going Tuesday, defeating more amendments they said could seriously jeopardize passage of the legislation this year. 支持给予中国永久贸易地位的美国参议员周二火力持续增强，再度否决多项他们声称可能严重威胁将于今年立法通过此贸易关系的修正案。 If you are rude to the boss, it may jeopardize your chance of success. 如果你对老板没有礼貌，那也许会危及你事业的成功。 The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person. 整个作业的安全让一个粗心大意的人给破坏了。

Question 22

jog

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jog [dʒɔg] v.慢跑, 轻推, （使）颠簸前行 n.慢跑, 轻推, 颠簸 n.凹凸,急转弯 vi.突然转向 例句: For years the business just kept jogging along. 多年来生意仅仅是平平而已。 He goes jogging every night. 他每晚慢跑。 You jogged my elbow and spoiled what I was drawing. 你撞到了我的手肘，弄坏了我正在画的图画。

Question 23

jolt

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jolt [dʒəult] n.震摇, 摇动, 震惊, 少量 vt.颠簸, 敲击,动摇, 震动 vi.颠簸而行 例句: The sudden jolt plunged her forward. 突然颠了一下，她向前打了个趔趄。 The car stopped with a jolt. 汽车停止时震动了一下。 The news of the accident gave her an unpleasant jolt. 她听到出事的消息吃了一惊。

Question 24

judicious

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judicious [dʒu:’diʃəs] adj. 明智的, 贤明的, 审慎的 例句: I believe that he can make a judicious choice. 我相信他能作出明智的选择。 Our leaders made a judicious decision for our company’s future. 我们公司的领导为我们公司作出了明智的抉择。

Question 25

jumble

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jumble [‘dʒʌmbl] vi. 掺杂, 混杂 vt. 使混乱, 搞乱 n. 混杂, 混乱 n. 环形小甜饼 例句: We bundled up some old clothes for the jumble sale. 我们把一些旧衣物捆起来准备义卖。 Nobody else in the family gave anything for the jumble sale, but my sister came up trumps. 家里人谁也没拿出东西来捐助这次义卖活动，只有我妹妹慷慨相助。 I must look out some bits and pieces for the church jumble sale. 我得找些零碎东西捐给教堂作义卖。

Question 26

juncture

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juncture [‘dʒʌŋktʃə] n.时刻, 关头, 接合, 连接,[语]连音 例句: At the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point. 在最为紧急的时刻，我们轮流监视着那个地方。 The point of juncture of such streams. 交汇处这些溪流的汇合点 A favorable or appropriate time or juncture; an opportunity. 机会，时机一个有利的或合适的时间或时机; 机会

Question 27

junior

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junior [‘dʒu:niə] adj.资历较浅的, 年少的, 下级的 n.晚辈, 三年级生, 年少者,地位较低者 例句: I do wish he wouldn’t condescend to the junior staff in his department. 我但愿他不要假惺惺地纡尊降贵接近部门里的低级员工。 He likes to lord it over the junior staff. 他喜欢对下级职员逞威风。 The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees. 总裁的年龄甚至是比他的一些雇员还小。

Question 28

juvenile

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juvenile [‘dʒu:vinail] adj.青少年的, 幼稚的 n.青少年, 青少年读物, 幼雏,扮演少年的演员 例句: Now she returned to the subject of juvenile delinquency in that country. 现在她又回过来讲那个国家少年犯罪的问题。 At first this shop sold newspapers and magazines only, but it has since put in juvenile books. 这家商店起初只出售报纸和杂志，后来又增售青少年读物。 I’m afraid he’ll ultimately become a juvenile delinquent. 我恐怕他最终会成为一名青少年罪犯。

Question 29

keen

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keen [ki:n] adj.敏锐的, 强烈的, 锋利的, 热衷的, 精明的 v.(古）哭丧 例句: The blind have a keen sense of touch. 盲人有敏锐的触觉。 Mrs Hill is keen on Tom’s marrying Susan. 希尔太太很希望汤姆能和苏珊结婚。 That is a keen football match. 那是一场激烈的足球比赛。

Question 30

kidnap

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kidnap [‘kidnæp] v.绑架 例句: “They’ll kidnap the boy, “ I said. Finn stared at me. “What in the world for?” 我说：”他们将绑架这个男孩子。”芬恩眼盯着我问道：”这样干究竟是为了什么呢？ She swears she didn’t mean to leave Nurse Ellen down there to die. In the same way she says she only pretended to kidnap the children. 她发誓说她并不是想把埃伦保姆丢在那里让她去死。她同时又说她只是假装把孩子们绑架走

Question 31

lacerate

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lacerate [‘læsəreit] vt. 撕裂, 伤害 adj. 被撕裂的, 裂成碎片的, 受伤的 例句: The sharp stones lacerated his feet. 尖石把他的脚划伤了。

Question 32

lag

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lag [læg] v.落后, 减退, 缓慢进行 n.落后, 时间间隔 n.保温层,木桶板 vt.装隔热层于 n.<英> 罪犯,刑期 vt.<英> 逮捕 例句: I felt completely disorientated with the jet lag. 我乘长途飞机後因生理节奏失调而感到昏昏沉沉的。 Interest lags in such matters. 对这类事情的兴趣慢慢减少了。 There was a long lag in forwarding mail to us. 转寄给我们的邮件晚了很久才拿到。

Question 33

languish

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languish [‘læŋgwiʃ] v.衰弱无力, 失去活力, 受苦, 憔悴 例句: The flower languished from lack of water. 花因缺水而枯萎。 My interest in music has languished slightly. 我对音乐的兴趣有点减退。

Question 34

lash

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lash [læʃ] n.鞭子, 鞭打, 睫毛, 讽刺 v.鞭打, 摆动, 抨击 例句: He lashed out at the opposition’s policies. 他猛烈抨击反对派的政策。 The waves are lashing against the rocks. 波浪冲击着岩石。 The cat lashed her tail. 这只猫急速摇动着尾巴。

Question 35

latent

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latent [‘leitnt] adj.潜伏的, 潜在的 例句: The now responsibilities drew out his latent talents. 新任务使他潜在的才智充分发挥出来。 A latent infection. 潜伏的传染 The manager did not find her latent abilities. 经理没有发现她潜在的才能。

Question 36

leak

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leak [li:k] v.渗, 漏, 泄露 n.漏洞, 泄露 例句: You must shut the gas supply off if there’s a leak. 煤气泄漏时，必须把截门关上。 The details were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out. 这些细节原属秘密，可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。 Who leaked the news to the press? 谁将新闻泄露给新闻界的？

Question 37

lean

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lean [li:n] v.倾斜, 倾向, 依靠, 倚, 屈身 adj.瘦的, 贫乏的, 无脂肪的 例句: Lean meat can be larded to keep it moist in the oven. 瘦肉上可加咸肉片烤制以保持水分。 I minced the lean meat finely before making dumplings. 包饺子前，我把瘦肉细细剁碎。 He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works. 他在后期的创作中倾向于比较轻松的主题。

Question 38

leap

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leap [li:p] v.跳跃, 跃过, 跃 n.跳跃, 跃 例句: He crossed the garden in three leaps. 他跳三步就跨过了花园。 He got over the stream with a single leap. 他一跃就跳过了小溪。 There has been a great leap in the number of births in these past five years. 这五年来，出生人数有很大的增长。

Question 39

legible

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legible [‘ledʒəbl] adj. 清晰的, 易读的, 可辨认的 例句: The sign was no longer legible because much of the lettering had worn away. 这块招牌已看不清楚，因为大部分字已磨掉了。 The inscription was still legible. 铭文仍清晰可辨。

Question 40

legitimate

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legitimate [li’dʒitimit] adj.合法的, 世袭的, 婚生的, 正当的, 合理的 vt.使合法, 授权, 宣布 … 为合法 例句: A legitimate solution to the problem. 该问题合乎逻辑的解决办法 The quality or fact of being legitimate. 合法(性)成为合法的特征或事实 Politicians are legitimate targets for satire. 政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。

Question 41

leisure

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leisure [‘li:ʒə] n.闲暇, 休闲 例句: All this extra work I’m doing is breaking into my leisure time. 我目前的这一切额外工作用去了我的闲暇时间。 I resent these incursions into/upon my leisure time. 屡次侵占我的闲暇时间，我很反感。 Life today is compartmentalized into work and leisure. 现今生活分成工作和闲暇两部分。

Question 42

lessen

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lessen [‘lesn] v.减少, 减轻 例句: A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation. 淡色通过加白色使浓度变化而形成的一种颜色分级 Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities, as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict. 缓冲物，缓冲地带可用来隔离潜在的对抗性因来的东西，如面敌对势力用来减轻冲突危险的地带 The pain was already lessening. 疼痛已在减轻。

Question 43

lest

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lest [lest] conj.惟恐, 以免, 担心 例句: Beware your hat, lest it should be blown away. 当心你的帽子别被吹走。 He took a flashlight lest it should get dark before he returned. 为了预防回来以前天就黑了，所以他带着手电筒。 Hide it lest he (should) see it. 把它藏起来免得他看见。

Question 44

lethal

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lethal [‘li:θəl] adj.致命的, 危险的, 有效的 例句: In situation like this, she wish she have a gun or some lethal weapon. 在这种情况下，她真希望自己有一把枪或什么致命武器。 Pot-holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist. 路上的坑坑洼洼骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险。

Question 45

lever

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lever [‘lev] n.杠杆, 控制杆, 手段 v.撬开, 使用杠杆 例句: This lever must serve some ulterior purpose. 这撬棒准是用于不可告人的目的的。 Push hard and the lever will go down. 用力推就能把控制杆按下去。 He employed his knife as a lever. 他把刀子当杠杆用。

Question 46

liable

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liable [‘laiəbl] adj.有义务的, 应负责的, 有 … 倾向, 可能的 例句: We are liable to make mistakes. 我们都易犯错误。 Failure to pay your taxes will make you liable to prosecution. 不缴纳税款就可能被起诉。 A feeble attempt is liable to fail. 愚蠢的尝试多半是要失败的。

Question 47

liberal

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liberal [‘libərəl] adj.慷慨的, 大方的, 开明的, 自由主义的 n.自由主义者, 开明的人 Liberal n.自由党人 例句: His views lack consistency: one day he’s a conservative, the next he’s a liberal. 他的观点缺乏一贯性: 时而保守，时而开明。 Her liberal views were soon revealed as mere posturing. 她那些开明的观点很快地就暴露出只不过是做做样子而已。 The liberal candidate romped through with thousands of votes to spare. 自由党候选人轻易获胜，超出选票数以千计。

Question 48

lick

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lick [lik] v.舔, 轻拍, 击败, 掠过 n.舔, 少许, 打, <口>速度 例句: The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds. 输者废然而返以重整旗鼓。 The cat licked up its milk. 猫把奶舔乾净了。 The boat would look better with a lick of paint. 这小船稍加颜色就好看了。

Question 49

likelihood

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likelihood [‘laiklihud] n.可能性 例句: The likelihood of recovery from a disease. 预后从病中痊愈的可能性 The quality or condition of being probable; likelihood. 可能性，或然性可能的性质或状况; 可能性

Question 50

linger

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linger [‘liŋgə] vi.徘徊, 逗留, 消磨, 漫步 例句: He lingered outside the school after everybody else had gone home. 别人回家后，他仍在学校外面徘徊。 The beautiful melody is lingering in my mind. 美妙的音乐在我心中回荡。

Question 51

literal

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literal [‘litərəl] adj.逐字的, 字面上的, 文字的 n.错误字体 例句: Excessive adherence to a literal interpretation of the Bible. 《圣经》崇拜对《圣经》文字解释的极度忠实 Don’t be so literal-minded you know what I meant! 别那麽死心眼嘛－－你知道我是什麽意思。 A literal translation is not always the closest to the original meaning. 逐字翻译不一定最接近原义。

Question 52

lobby

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lobby [‘lɔbi] n.大厅, 民众接待厅,游说议员者 v.游说 例句: The film star held court in the hotel lobby. 这位电影明星在旅馆的大厅里接见了影迷。 A lobby or an anteroom, as of a theater or hotel. 休息室，候客室如戏院或旅馆的休息室或接待室 I waited for her in the lobby of theatre yesterday. 昨天我在戏院的大厅等她。

Question 53

lodge

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lodge [lɔdʒ] n.小屋, 巢穴, 门房, 传达室, 支部 v.存放, 临时住宿, 安顿, 提出(报告、抗议等) 例句: If you wish to lodge a complaint you’d better get on to the manager. 你有什麽不满最好找经理提。 The bullet became lodged in her spine. 那颗子弹嵌在她的脊椎骨里。 I lodged at a friend’s house. 我寄住在一个朋友家里。

Question 54

log

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log [lɔg] n.原木, 圆木, (航海、飞行)日志, (船)计程仪 v.伐木, 记入(日志) v.(计)注册, 登记 例句: The strongest man (that) you can think of cannot tear the log apart with bare hands. 就连你所能想到的最壮的人也不能光用手就将木头撕裂。 They are sawing a log into planks. 他们把原木锯成一块块厚板。 The hunter hid in a log cabin. 猎人藏在小木屋里。

Question 55

loom

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loom [lu:m] n.织布机 n.若隐若现 vi.隐约可见, 迫近 例句: I don’t know how to use a hand loom. 我不知道怎样使用手工织布机。 The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. 那座巨大的岛屿隐隐约约浮现在地平线上。 The convention looms as political battle. 这场大会将是一场政治角斗。

Question 56

lounge

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lounge [laundʒ] n.休息室, 候机室, 起居室 v.闲荡, 懒散地斜靠 例句: The children have made an awful mess in the lounge. 孩子们把起居室弄得凌乱不堪。 After dinner we all adjourned to the lounge. 饭後我们都到休息室去了。 I don’t want to lounge about town. I have other things to do. 我不想在市区闲逛。我还有别的事要做。

Question 57

loyal

Answer 57

loyal [‘lɔiəl] adj.忠诚的, 忠心的 例句: We are loyal to our motherland. 我们忠于祖国。 He remained loyal to me through thick and thin. 他历尽艰辛始终都忠实於我。 Qualify your statement that “dog is loyal” by adding “usually”. 将你说的＂狗是忠诚的＂这句话修正一下，加上＂通常＂二字。

Question 58

luminous

Answer 58

luminous [‘lu:minəs] adj. 发光的, 发亮的, 清楚的, 明白易懂的 例句: A luminous spot on a lunar halo. 幻月，假月月晕上的光斑 Providing light; luminous. 提供光的; 发光的 Giving off light; luminous. 发光的散发光的; 明亮的

Question 59

lure

Answer 59

lure [lu] vt.诱惑, 吸引 n.诱惑, 吸引力, 饵 例句: The enticement of the big city lure her away from her home. 大城市的种种诱惑吸引了她离家出走。 The travel brochure lured me into taking a Caribbean vacation. 这本旅游小册子诱使我去加勒比地区度假。 He left home because of the lures of the life in the city. 由于受到城市生活的诱惑,他离开了家。

Question 60

magnificent

Answer 60

magnificent [mæg’nifisnt] adj.壮丽的, 宏伟的, 极好的 例句: The magnificent goal spurred the team on to victory. 他们那一球进得漂亮，鼓舞了全队的士气夺取胜利。 The Hungarian view is magnificent from the summit of the mountains. 从群山之颠看到的匈牙利景色非常壮丽。 The interior of the building is magnificent and luxurious 大楼内部装饰得富丽堂皇。

Question 61

malice

Answer 61

malice [‘mælis] n. 恶意, 怨恨, 蓄意 [律]预谋 例句: There was a smack of malice in her reply. 她回答中含有恶意。 I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. 我觉察出他的话里微带恶意。 It seems so absurd to bear malice after all that. 经过这一切之后还抱有怨恨情绪是很荒谬的。

Question 62

maneuver

Answer 62

maneuver [mə’nu:və] vt.巧妙地操纵, 使演习,调遣 vi.演习, 调遣,用计策 n.演习, 策略, 调遣 例句: A maneuver in which an enemy force is attacked from two flanks and the front. 钳形运动军事行动中，敌方部队受来至两翼及前方的攻击的战略 A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall. 绊使某人绊倒或跌倒的动作 A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. 策略尤指人在开始阶段所采用的计谋、策略、手法

Question 63

manifest

Answer 63

manifest [‘mænifest] vt.显示, 证实, 表露 adj.明白的, 显然的 n.旅客名单,载货单 例句: It manifested itself to all of us. 那对我们大家来说是显而易见的。 His generosity manifests itself in times of need. 他的慷慨在困境中表现了出来。 This riot is only one manifestation of people’s discontent. 这骚乱仅仅是人们不满的一种表露而已。

Question 64

manipulate

Answer 64

manipulate [mə’nipjuleit] vt.操纵, 操作, 控制, 利用, (巧妙地)处理, 篡改 例句: A clever politician know how to manipulate public opinion. 聪明的政客知道如何操纵公众舆论。

Question 65

manufacture

Answer 65

manufacture [ˌmænju’fæktʃə] v.制造, 捏造 n.制造, 制造业, （复）产品 例句: In design and quality of manufacture they were outclassed by the Italians. 在产品设计和质量上，意大利人大大超过了他们。 Ammonia, coal tar and coke are all by-products obtained in the manufacture of coal gas. 氨气、煤焦油、焦煤都是煤气生产过程中的副产品。 The manufacture of these small components is expensive. 制造这些小部件是非常昂贵的。

Question 66

mastery

Answer 66

mastery [‘mæstəri] n.精通, 掌握, 熟练, 控制 例句: Her mastery of economic theory impressed the professors. 她对经济理论的精通给教授们留下了深刻的印象。 He demonstrated a mastery of Arabic. 他显示了对阿拉伯语的精通。 Which side will get the mastery? 哪一方将获得控制权？

Question 67

mature

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mature [mə’tjuə] adj.成熟的, (保单）到期的, 考虑周到的 v.成熟, 长成 例句: Oh, grow up! ie Behave in a more mature way. 噢，别那麽不懂事了(表现得成熟些吧)! As they mature, many young radicals mellow into a more tolerant attitude towards life and society. 随着逐渐成熟，许多年轻的激进分子对 生活和社会渐持较为宽容的态度。 A fully grown, mature organism. 成体，完全发育成熟的有机体

Question 68

maze

Answer 68

maze [meiz] n. 迷宫, 曲径, 迷惑 vt. 使迷惑 例句: We were quite disorientated by the maze of streets. 街道曲曲弯弯的，把我们弄得迷失了方向。 An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze. 迷宫一种复杂的建筑，里面的通道互相连接很容易使人迷路; 曲径 She was lost in the maze for several hours. 她在迷宫中迷了路，浪费了好几个小时。

Question 69

mechanism

Answer 69

mechanism [‘mekənizəm] n.机制, 原理 n.结构, 机构, 机械装置 例句: You operate the mechanism by winding this handle. 操纵这台机器要转动这个把手。 The mechanism that revolves the turntable is broken. 带动转盘旋转的机械装置坏了。

Question 70

meddle

Answer 70

meddle [‘medl] v.干涉 例句: Believe you me, the government won’t meddle with the tax system. 我向你保证，政府绝不会干预税收制度的。 Don’t meddle in my affairs. 别干预我的事情。 Do not meddle with the tools. 不要乱动工具。

Question 71

mediate

Answer 71

mediate [‘mi:dieit] v.调停, 斡旋 adj.居间的,间接的 例句: The state or quality of being mediate. 居中介入中间的性质或状态 A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to mediate between the employers and the union leaders, since they can’t reach an agreement in direct talks. 既然雇主们同工会领袖无法在直接谈判中达成协议，就指定了一位当地的名律师进行调解。 Mediate a labor-management dispute. 调停一劳动管理上的争端

Question 72

meditate

Answer 72

meditate [‘mediteit] v.沉思, 冥想, 考虑, 计划 例句: Could you teach me how to meditate? 你能否教我如何打坐？ He meditates on his past life. 他沉思着过去的生活。

Question 73

melt

Answer 73

melt [melt] vi.融化, 熔化, 消散 vt.使融化, 使熔化, 使消散 n.熔化物,融化, 熔解 例句: These chocolates really melt in your mouth. 这些巧克力真正是入口即化。 The sun melted the snow. 太阳使雪融化。 His heart melted when he saw the little girl crying. 看到这个小女孩哭起来，他的心软了。

Question 74

menace

Answer 74

menace [‘menis] n.威胁, 恐吓, <口>讨厌的人（物） v.威吓, 威胁 例句: Our country is menaced by war. 我们的国家受到战争威胁。 That film creates an atmosphere of menace. 那部影片营造出吓人的气氛。 These weapons are a menace to world peace. 这些武器是对世界和平的威胁。

Question 75

mercy

Answer 75

mercy [‘mə:si] n.仁慈, 怜悯, 恩惠, 宽恕 adj.仁慈的, 宽恕的 例句: The prisoner appealed to the judge for mercy. 囚犯恳求法官开恩。 A monarch has the prerogative of mercy for criminals. 君主享有对罪犯的赦免权。 He begged mercy (of the king). 他祈求(国王)宽恕。

Question 76

merit

Answer 76

merit [‘merit] n.优点, 功绩, 价值 v.值得, 应得 例句: He obtained his position more by favour than by merit or ability. 他因得宠而获此地位，并非有何特长或本事。 Should promotion be through merit or seniority? 晋升应该凭成绩还是靠年资？ As a top manager, he should appoint none but people on their merit. 作为一位总经理，他应该任人为贤。

Question 77

mess

Answer 77

mess [mes] n.混乱, 混杂, 脏乱, 一份食品, 粪便, （军队的）食堂 v.弄糟, 弄乱, 妨碍 例句: Don’t mess up my hair: I’ve just combed it. 别把我的头发弄乱，我刚梳好。 I was asked to organize the trip, but I messed it up. 大家要我组织这次旅游，可是我把事情搞糟了。 I love just messing about in the garden. 我就是喜欢在花园里瞎转。

Question 78

mighty

Answer 78

mighty [‘maiti] adj.强大的, 巨大的 adv.很, 极其 例句: There’s no need to be/get so high and mighty with me! 用不著对我摆架子！ Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. [谚]涓滴之水汇成洋。 I’m mighty glad to win the game. 我非常高兴赢了这场比赛。

Question 79

mild

Answer 79

mild [maild] adj.温和的, 柔和的, 宽大的, 清淡的 例句: The punishment inflicted on them was too mild. 他们受的惩罚太轻。 Aspirin is a mild analgesic. 阿司匹林是药性平和的止痛药。 The patient has a mild fever. 那个病人有些轻微的发烧。

Question 80

minor

Answer 80

minor [‘mainə] adj.轻微的, 较小的, 次要的 n.未成年人, 辅修科目, [音]小调 v.辅修 例句: You should be thankful to have escaped/that you have escaped with only minor injuries. 你仅受轻伤而脱险，应感到欣慰。 The plan was approved, with some minor modifications. 那计画已批准，仅作了些许更动。 I’ve made a few minor adjustments to the seating plan. 我对座次表作了小小的调整。

Question 81

minority

Answer 81

minority [mai’nɔ:riti] n.少数, 少数民族, 未成年 例句: The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite. 该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决。 Since the two main parties each won the same number of seats, the minority party holds the balance of power. 由於两个主要政党都赢得了相同数量的席位，因此作为少数派的政党居於举足轻重的地位。 The nationality of the minority groups in that country is still at issue. 在那个国家的少数民族的国籍问题上仍有争论。

Question 82

miracle

Answer 82

miracle [‘mirəkl] n.奇迹 例句: It was nothing less than a miracle. 那完全是个奇迹。 This transaction is nothing less than a miracle. 这笔交易完全是一个奇迹。 This cathedral was regarded as a miracle in architectural history. 这座大教堂被认为是建筑史上的奇迹。

Question 83

miscue

Answer 83

miscue [‘mis’kju:] n.失误, (台球)撞歪 v.撞歪

Question 84

misery

Answer 84

misery [‘mizəri] n.痛苦, 悲惨的境遇, 苦难 例句: After a year of misery here, I’m finally shaking the dust of this town off my feet. 我在这个市镇受了一年罪，总算离开这里了。 War begets misery and ruin. 战争是苦难与毁灭的祸根。 He looked the personification of misery. 他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型。

Question 85

mob

Answer 85

mob [mɔb] n.暴民, 一伙, [贬]民众 vt.大举包围, 蜂拥而入 例句: The mob rampaged through the village. 这伙暴徒在村中横冲直撞。 The speaker was roughly handled by the mob. 演说者受到暴民的粗暴对待。 The waiting newsmen mobbed forward. 等候的记者们蜂拥向前。

Question 86

mock

Answer 86

mock [mɔk] v.嘲弄, 嘲笑, 模仿 n.嘲笑, 模仿, 戏弄 adj.假的, 伪装的, 模拟的 例句: She opened her eyes wide in mock disbelief. 她睁大眼睛假装不相信。 We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs. 我们不应该嘲笑别人的宗教信仰。 The army training exercises ended with a mock battle. 军事训练演习以一场模拟战结束。

Question 87

moderate

Answer 87

moderate [‘mɔdəreit,’mɔdərit] adj.适度的, 温和的, 稳健的, 中等的 v.节制, 使 … 稳定；使 … 缓和 n.稳健的人 例句: It’s wrong to bracket him with the extremists in his party his views are very moderate. 把他跟他们党内的极端分子等同看待是不对的–他的观点其实很温和。 The moderates have plenty to be anxious about. 温和派有许多问题要担忧。 The wind was strong all day, but it moderated after sunset. 风猛烈地刮了一整天后，日落后变小了。

Question 88

modest

Answer 88

modest [‘mɔdist] adj.谦虚的, 适度的, 端庄的, 有节制的 例句: We should be modest and prudent. 我们应该谦虚谨慎。 The girl has a quiet, modest demeanor. 这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。 The girl has a quiet, modest demeanour. 这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。

Question 89

modulate

Answer 89

modulate [‘mɔdjuleit] v. 调整, 调节（声音）, 变调 例句: Music students learn how to add other parts to add other parts to a given tune, and how to modulate to a related key. 音乐学生学习给一个现有的调子配上其他音部，还要学习怎样转成和声调。 A device used to modulate an electromagnetic wave. 调制器用以调制电磁波的装置

Question 90

mollify

Answer 90

mollify [‘mɔlifai] v.安慰, 安抚, 平息 例句: He tried to find ways of mollifying her. 他想方设法安慰她。

Question 91

mortal

Answer 91

mortal [‘mɔ:tl] adj.致命的, 终有一死的, 不共戴天的, 极度的 n.凡人 例句: His mortal remains are buried in the churchyard. 他的遗体埋葬在教堂的墓地里。 Such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances, what events, what experiences, what associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings? 这样的故事让我们思考，在相似的情况下，我们该怎么办，作为终有一死的人，在那最终的几个小时内安排什么事件，什么经历，什么交往？ His injuries proved mortal. 他的伤成了致命伤。

Question 92

mortgage

Answer 92

mortgage [‘mɔ:gidʒ] n.按揭, 抵押, 抵押贷款 vt.抵押 例句: We’re paying out 300 a month on our mortgage. 我们每 月要付300英镑抵押贷款。 We’re having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments. 我们难以继续支付分期偿还的抵押贷款。 Paying my mortgage was an enormous weight off my mind! 我还了抵押借款，如释重负！

Question 93

motivate

Answer 93

motivate [‘məutiveit] vt.激发(兴趣或欲望), 给与动机

Question 94

mourn

Answer 94

mourn [mɔ:n] v.哀悼, 忧伤, 服丧 例句: People wore crapes to mourn our leader. 人们戴着黑纱哀悼我们的领导。 The old woman still mourns for her son. 这位老太太还在为儿子的死伤心。

Question 95

muckraking

Answer 95

muckrake [‘mʌkreik] vi. 揭发丑闻

Question 96

multitude

Answer 96

multitude [‘mʌltitju:d] n.大量, 多数, 群众 例句: A multitude of people gathered at the gate of the exhibition hall. 大群人聚集在展览大厅的门口。 The multitude may laugh at his music, but we know better. 一般人也许会嘲笑他的音乐，但我们更了解它。

Question 97

murmur

Answer 97

murmur [‘mə:mə] v.低语, 发出连续轻柔的声音, 低声抱怨 n.低语, 连续轻柔的声音, 低声的抱怨, [医]心区杂音 例句: An angry murmur ran through the crowd. 群众纷纷气愤地抱怨著。 The murmur swelled into a roar. 窃窃私语的声音变大形成一片喧哗。 There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall. 大厅里有窃窃私语声。

Question 98

muse

Answer 98

Muse [mju:z] v.沉思, 冥想 n.沉思, （希腊神话）缪斯, 指引方向的神,诗歌 例句: She lay musing for a while. 她躺着沉思了一会儿。 The young girl was lost in a muse. 这女孩陷入了沉思。

Question 99

mutter

Answer 99

mutter [‘mʌtə] v. 咕哝, 抱怨, 低语 n. 嘟哝, 抱怨, 低语 例句: She kept on muttering to herself. 她老是一个人嘀嘀咕咕。 Actors often mutter to themselves when rehearsing their lines. 演员背台词的时候经常自己嘀嘀咕咕。

Question 100

mutual

Answer 100

mutual [‘mju:tʃuəl] adj.共同的, 相互的 例句: Negotiations between unions and management are made more difficult by mutual distrust. 工会和资方之间的谈判由于互不信任而愈加困难。 Other organizations have joined the confederation for mutual benefit. 其他组织为了共同的利益也加入了这个联盟。 The country agreed to confederate with the neighboring country for mutual safety. 这个国家同意为了共同的安全而与邻国结盟。