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1、abundanceP bun+nss/ n un a very large quantity. the state of having a very large quantity; plentifulness: vines grew in abundance. the amount of something present in a particular area, volume, or sample.一 oRIgIN Latin abundantia, from abundare overflow一 n.一大量，充足一 There was an abundance of corn last

2、year.一去年玉米丰收一 abundance of the heart一热情洋溢；感情充沛。a-bun-danceaccidental ad ecti e happening by accident. incidental; subsidiary. n un Music a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.DERIVATIVES accidentall adverb.一意外的；偶然（发生）的一 Our meeting in New York w

3、as quite accidental.我们在纽约的会见完全是偶然的。继承用法一 accidentally一 adv. 参考词汇同义词一 accidental fortuitous casual incidental adventitiousacreageeikD rid3n.英亩数He has a very large acreage under the plough.他有很大面积的耕地。angle2 verb fish with a rod and line. 2 seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer

4、 it: she was angling for sympathy.derivatives angler noun angling noun.ORIGIN Old English.annual ad ective occurring once a year. 2 calculated over or covering a year.(of a plant) living for a year or less. noun a book or magazine of a series published once a year. 2 an annual plant.DERIVATIVES annu

5、ally adverb.oRIgIN Latin annualis, from annus yearassault noun a violent attack. 2 Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person. a concentrated attempt to do something difficult. verb make an assault on.DERIVATIVES assaultive adjective.一 oRIgIN from Old French assauter, from Latin saltare to

6、leap. noun (pi. berries) a small roundish juicy fruit without a stone. 2 Botany a fruit that has its seeds enclosed in a fleshy pulp, e.g. a banana or tomato.origin Old Englishcattle| lural noun large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk or as beasts of burden;

7、 cows and oxen.一 oRIgIN Old French chatel chattelchorus| noun (pi. choruses) a part of a song which is repeated after each verse. something said at the same time by many people. a large group of singers, especially one performing with an orchestra. a piece of choral music, especially one forming par

8、t of an opera or oratorio. (in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment on the main action. er (chorused, chorusin ) (of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time.一 oRIgIN Latin, from Greek khoros.colossal ad ecti e extremely large.DERIVATIVES colossall adverb.origin fro

9、m Latin colossus (see olosss ).confined| ad ecti e (of a space) enclosed; cramped.consent noun permission or agreement. er give permission. agree to do. 一 oRIgIN from Latin consentire agree.consentkenDsentn.准许，同意，赞成Her parents refused their consent to the marriage.她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。vi.同意；赞成My parents h

10、ave consented.我父母已经同意了。considerable ad ecti e notably large. significant or notable.DERIVATIVES COnsiderabl adverbcontaminate erb make impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.DERIVATIVES contaminant noun contamination noun contaminator noun. origin Latin contaminare m

11、ake impure, from contamen contact, pollutioncontend erb(contend it a ainst ) struggle to deal with (a difficulty).(contend or) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. assert as a position in an argument.DERIVATIVES contender noun.一 origin Latin contendere, from tendere stretch, strive erb(conte

12、nd it a ainst ) struggle to deal with (a difficulty).(contend or) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. assert as a position in an argument.DERIVATIVES contender noun.一 origin Latin contendere, from tendere stretch, strive.counterpart noun a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same

13、 function as another.crossfire noun gunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area.damp ad ecti e slightly wet. noun moisture in the air, on a surface, or in a solid. erb make damp. (damp do n ) control or restrain (a feeling or situation). (damp do n ) make (a fire) burn less str

14、ongly by reducing its air supply. reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a musical instrument).derivatives dampis adjective damply adverb dampness noun.一 ORIGIN originally in the sense noxious inhalation: from Germanic.deer noun (pi. same) a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, the male of wh

15、ich usually has branched bony antlers that are shed annually.一 ORIGIN Old English, originally also denoting any quadruped.deliberate ad ecti e /dilib成倒/ done consciously and intentionally. careful and unhurried. erb /dilib罗rayt/ engage in long and careful consideration.derivatives deliberately adver

16、b deliberateness noun.一 origin Latin deliberare consider carefully, from librare weighecosystem a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.emerge er become gradually visible or apparent. (of facts) become known. recover from or survive a difficult period.derivativ

17、es emerge e noun.一 ORIGIN Latin emergere, from mergere to dip9 蚱白勒生词羊齿植物形容词英英解释名词dicker lflik9-衲倒n.v.闪烁，闪光，颤动 闪动，闪烁，摇动动词过去式:flickered过去分词:flickered现在分词:flickering第三人称单数:flickers例句与用法:1. All the lights flickered for a moment.可：所有的灯都闪了一会儿。2. A slender smile still flickered across her face.可：她脸上闪过一丝微笑。

18、英英解释：名词 flicker:1. a momentary flash of light同义词：spark, glint2. North American woodpecker3. the act of moving back and forth同义词：waver, flutter动词 flicker:1. move back and forth very rapidly 同义词：waver, flitter, flutter, quiver2. shine unsteadily同义词：flick3. flash intermittently同义词：flickH0Ck flakF 政n.群v

19、.成群而行，聚集动词过去式:flocked过去分词:flocked现在分词:flocking第三人称单数:flocks例句与用法:1. People are flocking to the cinema to see the new film. 耽人们正蜂拥到电影院去看这部新电影。2. There are many flocks of tourists in the palace. Q宫殿里有好几群游客。英英解释:名词flock:1. a church congregation guided by a pastor2. a group of birds3. (often followed by

20、 of) a large number or amount or extent4. an orderly crowd同义词：troop5. a group of sheep or goats同义词：fold动词flock:1. move as a crowd or in a group2. come together as in a cluster or flock 同义词：cluster, constellate, clumpfurthermore河加何 鼬甄ad.而且，此外例句与用法：1.housewives; It is also a game expert admired by chi

21、ldren.甚至，它是一个家庭主妇们最听话、最勤奋的“管家”和“服务员”，它也是孩子们钦 佩的游戏高手。2. 此这座房子太小，而且离办公地点也太远。英英解释:副词 furthermore:1. in addition同义词：moreover, what is moreharmony皿。叱岫厩n.协调，和睦，调和名词复数:harmonies例句与用法：1. Being in harmony; agreed.可：和睦的；一致的2. His tastes are in harmony with mine. 既他的爱好和我的相同。3. There was not much harmony in int

22、ernational affairs during those years. 玮那些年国际事态不很协调。英英解释：名词 harmony:1. compatibility in opinion and action同义词：harmoniousness2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords同义词：musical harmony3. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of

23、colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole同义词：concord, concordance4. agreement of opinions同义词：concord, concordance5 an agreeable sound propertyimpetuous住岫-枷甄a.冲动的，猛烈的,轻率的名词:impetuousness 副词:impetuously例句与用法：1. She regretted her impetuous decision. 叱她彳爱悔自己做了冲动的决定。It wo

24、uld be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a trivial matter.英英解释：形容词 impetuous:1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (brainish is archaic)同义词：hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway, brainish2. marked by violent forceindiscriminately回出心响诃-翩甄ad.无差别例句与用法：1. The act

25、or an instance of killing a large number of human beings indiscriminately and cruelly.可：大屠杀，残杀对人类大规模地和残暴地进行屠杀的行动或事件英英解释:副词indiscriminately:1.in a random manner同义词：randomly, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way2.in an indiscriminate manner同义词：promiscuouslyinsecticide 回.f

26、朝n.杀虫剂词形变化：副词:insecticidally 形容词:insecticidal英英解释:名词 insecticide:1. a chemical used to kill insects同义词：insect powderintensifi Ca 禹 fin.曾强口强化口加剧口加厚）例句与用法：aODD DDDDDDDDDDDQDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDQEDDDDDDD 发作突然的发作、复发或疾病的加剧aDDDDtrODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD英英解释：D名词口 DDDDDDD1. ction 口ODD DDDQDDintermingleDDDQDDDDD

27、DDDDDDQDDDDDDDDDDD9(:)migDD 砾DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD添加生词Dv.混合，搀杂词形变化：动词过去式.intermingled过去分词:intermingled现在分词:intermingling第三人称单 数:intermingles例句与用法：1. Oil and water will not intermingle.可：油和水不相融.2. This book intermingled fact with fiction. Q这本书事实和虚构情节交织。英英解释：动词 intermingle:1. combine into one同义词：blend,

28、intermix, immingleDDVDD D D D QrD ()l 禹皿暗醐口政DDd.D化地,一定不变地,常常地D例句与用法午饭后，我总是睡个午觉。说教的男人通常是个伪善者，而说教的女人则必定是丑女。英英解释副词inventive炒顷诃-枷国a.善于创造的,发明的词形变化:副J词：inventively 名词：inven-tiveness例句与用法:1. Marked by inventive skill and imagination.司:灵巧的拥有创造性天才和想象力的英英解释:形容词 inventive:1. (used of persons or artifacts) mark

29、ed by independence and creativity in thought or action同义词：imaginative, ingeniousirrecoverable irikbia.不能收回的，不能挽回的，不能复原的副词:irrecoverably 名词:irrecoverableness英英解释：形容词 irrecoverable:1. incapable of being recovered or regained同义词：unrecoverableisolatedaissleitida.分离的，孤立的例句与用法：1. There is a strong spirit

30、of fraternity among these isolated people.这些与世隔绝的人之间有强烈的兄弟般的情谊.2. Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.可：科学家英英解释：动词 isolate:1. place or set apart 同义词：isolate, insulate2. obtain in pure form同义词：isolate3. set apart from others同义词：sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolat

31、e4. separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them同义词：isolate形容词isolated:1. not close together in time同义词：stray2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others同义词：detached, separated, set-apart3. marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements- Scientific Monthly同义词：disjunct4

32、. cut off or left behind同义词：marooned, stranded5. under forced isolation especially for health reasons同义词：quarantined6. remote and separate physically or socially同义词：apart, obscurelandscape p-淑瞄n.风景,山水,风景画v.美化的景观，进行造园工程名词:landscaper动词过去式:landscaped过去分词:landscaped现在分词:landscaping第三 人称单数:landscapes例句与用

33、法：1. That new factory is a blot on the landscape. Q那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色.2. The landscape unfolded before us.可：那景色展现在我们面前.英英解释：名词 landscape:1. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view2. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery3. a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural sc

34、enery同义词：landscape painting4. an extensive mental viewpoint动词 landscape:1. embellish with plants2. do landscape gardeninglaUrel 5；曲添加生词n.月桂树，荣誉v.戴桂冠，授予荣誉动词过去式:laureled/laurelled 过去分词:laureled/laurelled 现在分词:laureling/laurelling 第三 人称单数:laurels/laurels例句与用法：1. He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.可

35、：他得摆好戴著月桂花冠的姿势.2. Our team won the regional laurels. Q我们的球队赢得了地区冠军。3. All other laurels wither before hers. 迁所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。英英解释：名词 laurel:1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful memb

36、er of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)同义词：Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel3. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory同义词：laurel wreath, bay wreathlethalm：脂lj制口股a.致命的副词:lethally 名词:lethality例句与用法：1. In situation like this, she

37、 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。2. Pot-holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.可：路上的坑坑洼洼骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险.英英解释：形容词lethal:1. of an instrument of certain death同义词：deadlymigrant帅尝泗衲球n.移居者例句与用法：1. Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work.可：流动工人为了寻找工作从一

38、个城市移居到另一个城市。英英解释：名词 migrant:1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another同义词：migrator形容词 migrant:1. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work同义词：migratoryMillenniamillennium 的复数例句与用法：1. In the course of millennia the dinosaurs died out.可：在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死

39、绝了。英英解释：名词 millennium:1. a span of 1000 years同义词：millennium, millenary2. (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovahs Witnesse

40、s) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness同义词：millennium3. the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)同义词：millennium, millenarymOdify modifai-枷朝v.修改，更正，修饰词形变化：动词过去式:modified过去分词:modified现在分词:modifying第三人称单数:modifies形容 词:modifiable 名词:modifiability例句与用法：1. Hell have

41、to modify his views if he wants to be elected.司:他要想当选就得把观点改得缓和些.2. The policy was agreed by the committee, but only in a modified form. 吐那项政策经修改后才获得委员会同意。3. The union has been forced to slightly modify its position.可：工会被迫稍稍改变立场。英英解释：动词 modify:1. make less severe or harsh or extreme2. add a modifier

42、to a constituent同义词：qualify3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation同义词：change, altermOld mould成甄n.模子，雏型，霉v.形成，塑造，发霉词形变化：名词:molder动词过去式:molded过去分词:molded现在分词:molding第三人称单数:molds 形容词:moldable例句与用法：1. A mold in which such metal is cast.可：金属铸模金属锭在其中被铸的模子2. The shape or pattern of a mol

43、d. 耽模型一个模子的形状或式样英英解释：名词mold:1. the distinctive form in which a thing is made 同义词：cast, stamp2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens同义词：mould, cast3. loose soil rich in organic matter 同义词： mould4. the process of becoming mildewed同义词：mildew5. a fungus that prod

44、uces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organicmatter同义词：mould6. sculpture produced by molding 同义词：mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture动词mold:1. form in clay, wax, etc同义词：model, mould2. become moldy; spoil due to humidity同义词：mildew3. form by pouring (e.g., wax or

45、 hot metal) into a cast or mold同义词：cast, mould4. make something, usually for a specific function同义词：shape, form, work, mould, forge5. fit tightly, follow the contours of6 shape or influence; give direction to同义词：determine, shape, influence, regulateorganism ,o:g9nizamn.生物体，有机体词形变化：副词:organismically

46、形容词:organismal例句与用法：1. An aborted organism.可：流产的生物体2. The army is an extremely complex organism.可：军队是极其复杂的组织。3. Germs may invade the organism. 既细菌会侵入有机体。英英解释：名词 organism:1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently同义词：being2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living bodyharshha: Ja.粗糙的，刺耳的,严厉的名词:harshness副词:harshly形容词比较级:harsher最高级:ha