Day One

Question 1

Accumulate

Answer 1

To gradually get more and more of something over a period of time

ac一再+cumul堆积+ate使——堆积起来——accumulate

积累 积攒

Question 2

Dub

Answer 2

To give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way.

v. 为（电影）配音；授予（称号）；混录 录制音乐

Question 3

Cork

Answer 3

a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree; a small round object made of cork or plastic, that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles

n. 软木
v. 塞住，抑制

Question 4

Mansion

Answer 4

A large impressive house

n.官邸；巨宅；大厦

Question 5

Stubborn

Answer 5

Determined not to change your opinion or attitude

adj.顽固的；倔强的；难对付的

Question 6

Revelation

Answer 6

The act of making people aware of something that has been secret
n.揭露；揭示；（出乎意料的）被揭示的真相

Question 7

Come up

Answer 7

Move upward

v.升起；出现；发生；发芽

Question 8

Mission

Answer 8

An important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country

n. 任务；使命；代表团，使团
vi. 派遣……执行任务

Question 9

Erect

Answer 9

To build something; to put something in position and make it stand vertical

v. 搭建，竖起；建造，建立
adj. 直立的，垂直的

Question 10

Isle

Answer 10

Used especially in poetry and names to mean ‘island’

n.小岛、岛

Question 11

Classify

Answer 11

To arrange something in groups according to features that they have in common; to decide which type or group somebody/something belongs to
v.把…….分类

Question 12

Lucid

Answer 12

Able to be seen through with clarity(adj.)

明晰的；透明的；易懂的；头脑清晰的

Question 13

Crevice

Answer 13

A narrow opening or crack in a hard surface and especially in rock
n.缺口；裂缝

Question 14

Maltreat

Answer 14

To be very cruel to a person or an animal

v.虐待；滥用

Question 15

Navigable

Answer 15

Deep and wide enough for boats and ships to travel on or through; capable of being navigated
adj.可通航的；可航行的

Question 16

Civic

Answer 16

Connected with the people who live in a town or city

Question 17

Frugal

Answer 17

Careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to; using money or supplies in a very careful way.

Question 18

Throng

Answer 18

To go somewhere or be present somewhere in large numbers

Question 19

Specimen

Answer 19

A small amount of something that shows what the rest of it is like

Question 20

Stereotype

Answer 20

A fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality

Question 21

Cosmopolitan

Answer 21

Containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture

Question 22

Devote

Answer 22

To give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause(事业)

Question 23

coordinate

Answer 23

To organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well

Question 24

Unconscious

Answer 24

(of feelings, thoughts, etc.) existing or happening without you realizing or being aware; not deliberate or controlled

Question 25

Do away with

Answer 25

Terminate or take out

Question 26

Lay bare

Answer 26

Make known to the public information that was previously know only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Question 27

Incipient

Answer 27

Beginning to develop or exist

Question 28

Plateau

Answer 28

An area of flat land that is higher than the land around it

Question 29

Evaporate

Answer 29

To change from liquid into gas or steam

Question 30

Cast sb.(sth.) aside

Answer 30

Put an end to a state or an activity

Question 31

Pants

Answer 31

Underpants or knickers; (especially North American English) trousers

Question 32

Monarchy

Answer 32

A country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen)

Question 33

Redeem

Answer 33

To make somebody/something seem less bad

Question 34

Look one’s best

Answer 34

Act out the perfect state

Question 35

Default

Answer 35

Failure to do something that must be done by law, especially paying a debt

Question 36

Nourishment

Answer 36

Food that is needed to stay alive , grow and stay healthy

Question 37

Trim

Answer 37

To make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it

Question 38

Sour

Answer 38

Having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (especially of milk) having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh

Question 39

Heave

Answer 39

To lift, pull or throw somebody/something very heavy with one great effort

Question 40

Board

Answer 40

a flat piece of material (such as wood or cardboard) that is used for a special purpose

Question 41

Antecedent

Answer 41

The people in a family who lived in past times

Question 42

phobia

Answer 42

An extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something

Question 43

Spectator

Answer 43

A person who is watching an event, especially a sports event

Question 44

proficiency

Answer 44

The ability to do something well because of training and practice

Question 45

Soak

Answer 45

To put sth. In liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet; to become completely wet in this way

Question 46

Spur

Answer 46

(v. )To encourage a horse to go faster; to encourage sb. to do sth. or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth.
(n. )a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the heels of their boots and use to encourage their horse to go faster; an area of high ground that sticks out from a mountain or hill

Question 47

Amour

Answer 47

A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

n.盔甲