星火四级高频词汇

星火英语四级高频词汇
01
tend
inv olv e
inc lud e
in for ma ti on
Fo r fu rth er i nfo rmati on pl ea se wri te to me.
offer
l ev el
req uir e
The work i sn't up t o th e stan dard I requi r e.
issu e
What's a t i ssue he re i s t he wh ol e fut ure of the i ndu stry.
cond i tio n
The b asi c cau se s a re un kno wn,
al thoug h ce rtai n co ndi ti on s tha t may l ead t o can ce r ha ve been i den ti fi ed. ea rn
rate
The di vo rce rate i s goi ng up year by year
as a resul t o f the i nv ol vemen t o f the othe r me n or wome n.
con tro l
The fi re wa s soo n un der cont rol.
p rocess
Th rou gho ut t he pro ce ss of reform and openi ng,
we mu st comba t co rrup ti on. avoid
In i nte rna ti onal mat che s,
pre sti ge i s so i m po rta nt t hat the o nl y thi ng tha t mat te rs i s to avoi d bei ng beaten.
foc u s
Pl ease fo cu s y ou r mi nd o n the fol l owi n g probl em.
affec t
Con stan t exp o su re to i nte nse l i ght affe ct s the eye s a dve rsel y. cr ed it
Don't pl a ce credi t i n i dl e rumo urs.
envi ro nmen t
fai l
Some stu den ts fai l ed t o g et a
ba chel or's deg ree be cau se t hey fai l ed
the CE T B and-4.
fea tu r e
imp ac t
H er spee ch mad e a tremen dou s
i mpact on e veryon e.
lac k
Thei r a cti on s l a ck co nsi s te n cy; they
say o ne t hi ng and d o ano the r.
major
Shake spea re i s one o f the maj or
wri te rs.
no th in g
I can't bel i eve we di d al l tha t work for
nothi n g.
rang e
refer
The di s pu te wa s re fe rre d to t he U ni ted
Nati on s.
rep l ac e
W e h ave re pl aced sl ave l abo ur wi t h／
by ma chi ne s.
seek
Most o f the co unt ry's Inte rne t users go
onl i ne t o chat or see k ente rtai nmen t
rat her th an l oo k fo r j ob s o r cond u ct
bu si ness.
sp eed
H i s spe ed and st ren gth hel pe d hi m
wi n t he ra ce.
02
su gg est
Jane's pal e fa ce sugge sted t hat she wa s
i ll,
and he r pa ren ts su gge sted t hat she
sh oul d ha ve a me di cal ex ami nati on.
ab ili ty
Edu cati on i s the abi l i ty to l i ste n to
al most any thi ng
wi th ou t l o si ng you r te mpe r or
sel f-co nfi den ce.
commu nic atio n
con tai n
exp en se
Most chi l dren i n B ri tai n a re edu ca ted
at publ i c e xpen se.
ign or e
Y ou'v e been i gn ori ng me.
inju r e
A fter bei n g wou nded i n t he fi gh ti ng,
he wa s i n an a cci den t wh en hi s car
wa s d amag ed bu t he hi m sel f not
i nj ured.
li mi t
Y ou real l y a re t he ab sol ut e l i mi t!
na tur e
Thi s bea uti ful ga rden o we s mo re to
art than to na tu re.
p artic ul ar
Mi chael Ja ck so n i s pa rti c ul ar ab out
hi s cl o the s.
p artic ul arl y
Cott on g ro ws wel l i n t hat co un try,
parti cul a rl y i n t he ea st.
p ic k
She pi c ked at h er pl ate, wi th out
appeti te.
sp eci fic
Some o f t he rep ort s al wa y s sp eak on
the ge neral p ri n ci pl e
whi l e ne gl ecti ng a b ri efi ng on sp e ci fi c
fa ct s.
stic k
If we sti c k a t i t, we shoul d fi ni sh the
j ob t oday.
stor e
A grea t pa rt o f t he chai n sto re's
bu si ness co me s fro m chi l dren.
amo un t
Thei r t ravel i ng expe n se s a mou nt to
seve n hu nd red d ol l ars.
ap p eal
H er se n se of hu mou r appe al ed t o hi m enormo usl y.
asso cia te
W e a sso ci a te E gyp t wi th t he Ni l e. asso cia ti on
A ccordi ng to the A meri c an A utomobi l e A sso ci ati o n,
si n ce 1964 al l ca rs sol d i n t he U ni ted Sate s have been equi pp ed wi t h seat bel ts.
assume
Farme rs wi l l have a b um per ha rve st, assu mi ng tha t the weath er i s favo urabl e.
b en efi t
Equal i ty an d mut ual be nefi t i s o ne of Chi na's fi ve p ri n ci pl es of p ea ce ful co-e xi ste n ce
i n fo rei gn p ol i cy.
cul ti va te
Conti nue to carry fo rwa rd and cul ti va te th e nati onal spi ri t.
d istan c e
I coul d hea r v oi ce s i n th e di st an ce. ed i t
The y mu st hav e edi ted bi ts of the i ntervi e w o ut.
ex cha ng e
The re i s a n i n crea se i n the te chni c al co ope rati o n and cul t ural ex chang es bet wee n Chi na and o the r co unt ri e s. fac tor
H er fri endl y ma nne r i s an i mpo rt ant fa ct or i n he r rapi d su cce ss.
ind ica te
In t hi s map, t he to wn s are i ndi c at ed by a red d ot.
med ia
CCTV ha s goo d me di a cove rage of the Ira q W ar.
mov emen t
Y our con tri bu ti on s o n the fi el d o f pl ay have served t o st reng the n
the Ol ym pi c M ovem ent and gl obal
sp ort.
refu se
It wa s no ea sy ma tte r fi ndi ng
l odgi ngs.
In mo st ca se s we were re fu sed on
so me p rete xt o r ot her,
whi l e we ou rsel ve s tu rned do wn a
fe w pl a ce s a s un sui ta bl e.
su ffer
I'm so h appy, so ab so rbe d i n the
sen sa ti on o f a t ranq ui l exi sten ce, t hat
my art i s su fferi n g.
tr ea t
It's t reat ed l i ke i t's some evi l thi ng t hat
i ndustry i s doi ng, bu t i f i nd ust ry wa sn't
doi ng tha t,
we wo ul d no t have any ne w
trea tme nt s.
vari ou s
No wada y s, m oon ca ke s wi t h thei r
vari ou s fl avors a nd del i ca te pa ckagi ng
actual l y ha ve be co me a ki nd of
art work.
03
ap p ly
W e shoul d ap pl y to the p ubl i she rs for
permi ssi on to rep ri nt a n ext ra ct.
attac k
avai lab l e
The re were no ti c ke t s avai l abl e for
Fri day's pe rfo rma n ce.
aw ard
The N obel P ri ze i s a wa rde d to
co mme mo rat e Nob el, t he g reat
ch emi st.
b a
c kgr ou nd
I woul d al so l i ke t o l ea rn mo re ab out
the cul tu re be hi nd th e l an guag e.
When y ou unde rsta nd the cul tu ral
ba ckg ro und, yo u can be tte r u se the
l anguage.
commi t
Chi na wi l l, a s al w ay s, com mi t i t sel f to
reform, openi n g-up and
mode rni zati on d ri ve. 中国将一如既
往地致力于改革开放和现代化建
设事业
commu nic ate
The Mi ni ste r of Fo rei gn A ffai rs ha s
al ready co mmu ni ca ted o n thi s ev ent
wi th
the A me ri can P re si den t.
cri si s
Negoti ati o ns bet we en th e t wo
co un tri e s are a pp roa chi ng a cri s i s.
effectiv e
The y to ok e ffe cti ve m ea su re s to
prev ent p oi so nou s g ases from
esca pi ng.
emp loy
The fi rm e mpl oy s the re ti red
pro fe sso r a s an ad vi so r.
entir e
In o rd er to hedg e hi s bet s he di dn't tel l
the ot he r pa rty hi s en ti re pl an.
ex ha u st
Some we b a ddi ct s often ex hau st
them sel ve s by su rfi ng the Inte rn et for
day s on en d.
grow th
Russi a P re si dent Pu ti n st re ssed tha t the
energy ta ri ffs sh oul d be rai sed
grad ual l y
and i n a cco rdan ce wi t h th e gro wt h i n
peopl e's i n co me.
har m
The ca r wa s badl y dam aged bu t none
of the pa ssen gers came to an y ha rm.
inc id en t
The an ti-wa r d emo n st rati on
pro ceeded wi t hou t i n ci dent.
mod el
The y t ry to b ui l d t hei r sy stem of
demo cra cy on t he A meri c an m odel.
op ini on
In the o pi ni on of m y do ct or, I sho ul d be wel l en oug h to t ravel by nex t week.
p refer enc e
Do y ou have a pre fe ren ce fo r a parti cul a r food?
sid e
Peopl e on b ot h si de s o f the Tai w an St rai t s sho ul d i nhe ri t an d carry fo rwa rd
the fi ne t ra di ti ons o f t he Chi ne se cul t ure.
si ng l e
Don't stak e ev erythi ng o n a si ngl e ca st of t he di ce.
sup p ly
H e wa s arre st ed fo r sup pl yi ng a rm s to the te rro ri st s.
ad ap t
Can yo u a dap t y ou r wa y o f thi nki ng to the ne w l i fe styl e?
ad op t
ad voca te
Nothi ng co ul d pe rsua de me to retu rn to th e ki nd o f l i fe K el sey u se d to advo ca te
and I o n ce enj oy ed.
ap p roach
Fe w wri ters can ap proa ch Shake spea re i n tal ent.
ap p rov e
My pa ren t s d on't app ro ve of me sm oki ng ci ga ret te s.
circ umsta nc e
Ci rcum sta n ce s al te r ca se s.此一时彼一时
con su me
In the mi d-seve nti es A meri c an s co n sum ed ab ou t seven teen mi l l i on barrel s o f oi l dai l y.
conv ey
Thi s t rai n conve y s o ver t hre e h und red passe nge rs eve ry da y.
cr ea tiv e
W e ne ed some creati ve t hi nki ng to
sol ve t hi s p ro bl em.
crime
Last yea r,the cri me ra te i n Chi c ago
sha rpl y de cl i ned.
d efin e
When bo unda ri e s bet we en cou nt ri es
are no t cl ea rl y de fi ned, the re's u sual l y
tro ubl e.
effici en t
The ne w se creta ry i s a qui c k,e ffi c i ent
worker, a nd the b o ss i s qui te sati s fi ed
wi th her.
emo ti on
The spea ker a ppeal ed to o ur e moti on s
rat her than to ou r mi n ds.
exp ec ta ti on
The y had g reat expe ctati o ns for thei r
so n, b ut he di dn't real l y l i ve up to t hem.
exp r ess
No word s ca n e xp re ss the g ran deu r of
that p ara de.
fai lu r e
Fai l ure i s the mo the r of su cce ss.／
Fai l ure tea che s su cce ss.
gap
The re we re so me una ccou nta bl e gap s
i n hi s st ory.
04
ma nn er
H e i s a man wi t h a ve ry p ri m and
pre ci s e man ner.
mi ld
H e ha s t oo mi l d a na tu re t o ge t an gry,
even i f he ha s g ood cau se.
mood
H e's i n no m ood fo r tel l i ng j oke s.
n ec essar ily
Y ou sho ul d ne ce ssari l y go to the pa rty.
n ec essar y
If ne ce ssa ry, we can al wa y s ch ange
the da te s of ou r t ri p.
ob jec t
Maki ng mo ney wa s hi s mai n obj e ct
i n l i fe.
p ace
The ol d man wal ke d at a v ery sl o w
pa ce.
p artic ip ate
A mong al l the ex hi bi ti on pa rti c i pati ng
nati on s, Chi na had the bi gge st spa ce,
the l arge st n umbe r o f bo ok s an d the
atmo sphe re wa s th e mo st l i vel y.
p urcha se
Leadi ng bank s i n Shan ghai are
pl anni ng to fi nan ce i n stal l ment
purcha se t o
the i ndi vi dual h ou se b uyer.
reli ev e
The do cto r's expl ana ti on rel i eved me
of m y fea rs.
revi ew
In ou r tal ks t oday, P re si dent B ush
revi e wed30yea rs o f Si no-U S
rel ati on.
sec ur e
Every ci ti zen ha s t he ri gh t t o l i ve a
pea ceful a nd se cu re l i fe.
so urc e
The Pe nta gon ha s a ccel era ted
devel opm ent of a ne w g ene rati on of
advan ce d p re ci si on we apo nry,
accordi ng to U S mi l i tary so urce s.
step
The gove rn men t mu st ta ke ste p s to
redu ce une mpl oy ment.
stu ff
sy mb ol
The wed di ng ri ng i s p ro babl y the
ol dest an d mo st wi de sp read sym bol
of ma rri age.
th row
The y l i ve wi thi n a st one's th ro w o f the sta ti on.
urg ent
It i s mo st u rgen t tha t you sh oul d make up you r mi n d.
ab strac t
A fl ower i s b eauti f ul, b ut bea ut y i t sel f i s a bst ra ct.
acc ep tab l e
Compl i ment s a re al wa y s a ccept abl e.
activi ty
Prog re ss i s th e a cti vi ty o f to day and the a ssuran ce o f to mo rro w.进步是今天的活动,明天的保证
ad just
W e mu st adj u st the rel ati on shi p bet wee n i nve st men t and co n sum pti on
to rai se the p rop orti on of co n sum pti on i n GDP g rad ual l y.
amuse
The au di en ce wa s a mu sed b y the co medi an e very no w a nd t hen. aro use
The m u si c a rou se d a n i n ten se feel i ng of ho me si ckne ss i n hi m.
assist
T wo me n a re a ssi sti ng the pol i ce i n thei r en qui ri es.
b argai n
b arri er
A ll the i n sti tuti onal a nd pol i cy ba rri ers to u rbani za ti on mu st be re mo ved. camp ai gn
comb a t
comp o si ti on
H e's doi n g re sea rch i nt o the chemi c al co mp osi ti on of the ne w medi c i ne.
conc ep t
Tha t comp any be gan searchi ng for an agen cy to ha ndl e a ne w re sta urant co n cep t. con ti nu al
The re appe ars to be n o e nd i n si ght
over the co nti nual deb ate o ver
“hu man cl oni ng”.
con ti nu ou s
A co nti nuo u s bea ch i s exp o sed t o the
beati ng o f co nti nual wave s.
cop e
The re wa s to o mu ch wo rk for o ur
co mp ute r to cope wi th.
criticiz e／-i se
The de ci s i on wa s sha rpl y cri ti ci zed by
bu si nessmen na ti on wi de.
d isso lv e
The re's a ci d i n her v oi ce; i t co ul d
di ssol ve any bod y's goo d i n tenti o ns.
d oub t
The fut ure o f t he publ i c l i bra ry i s i n
doub t.
emp ha si s
Some di c ti ona ri es l a y spe ci al
empha si s on g ram mar.
05
ex ac t
To be ex a ct, she i s a ve ry ex a ct pe rson.
exp o sur e 儿童接触到电视上的
暴力镜头会损害他们的心理健康。

Expo su re o f chi l dren to TV vi ol en ce
wi l l harm t hei r men tal heal th.
fai n t
I hav en't the fai nte st i dea abo ut what
she i s up t o.
fri gh ten
Ne ws of the robb eri e s fri ght ened
many p eopl e i nto fi tti ng ne w l o ck s to
thei r do ors.
gen ui n e
H e'l l be abl e t o t el l i f the di amo nd s are
genui ne at a gl an ce.
hi nt
H e hi nte d t o u s no thi ng of hi s
re si gnati on.
inq u ir e
Peopl e cal l ed t o i nqui r e a fte r the baby.
in ser t
Later, peo pl e tri ed to l i ft a bui l di ng o ff
i ts fou nda ti on,and i n se rt rubb er and
ste el
bet wee n the bui l di ng a nd i ts
fou nda ti on t o redu ce t he i mpa ct of
gro und vi b rati o ns.
n ervo u s
The i n ve sto rs be came ne rvo us at the
fre ezi ng o f the a sse t s.
nor ma l
W et wea the r i s q ui te no rmal at thi s
ti me of y ear.
p roced ur e
Do you k no w t he co rre ct p ro ce du re to
fol l ow du ri ng a fi re dri l l?
p rogr ess
W e ha ve made pl easi ng p ro gre ss i n
our tal ks.
p rop er ty
The ca r i s my p rope rt y, y ou mu stn't
use i t wi th out my pe rmi s si on.
real ity
I don't do ubt the real i ty of hi s sto ry.
regu la te
The a cti vi ti es of sto ck ex change s are
regul at ed by l a w.
rel ea se
rel ev an t
It's sai d tha t a pe rson's fa te i s rel evant
to hi s chara cte r.
rep r esen t
Y ou wi l l need a l a wye r to re present
you i n cou rt.
req u est
W e re que st the hon ou r o f yo ur
co mpa ny at di nner.
resi st
Ji l l co ul dn't re si st maki n g j oke s ab out
hi s bal dne ss.
sp ecia liz e／-i se
H e spe ci al i zes i n repai ri n g co mpu te rs.
temp er
to ug h
Tel evi si on ha s t urned o ut t o be a to ugh co mpe ti to r for a dve rti s i ng and audi en ce
to the ne wspa per i nd u st ry.
und erg o
vi sio n
She wea rs gl a sses t o i mp ro ve her poo r vi si on.
yi eld
ab sorb ed
H e wa s t oo a b so rbed i n the ne wspape r t o hea r th e bel l.
ab und an t
W e hav e ab unda nt p roo f of hi s gui l t.
ap p licatio n
Po rtu gal made a fo rmal ap pl i cati on to j oi n the EEC.
ap p ointmen t
I have a n app oi ntm ent wi t h my denti s t t hi s a fte rno on.
arran g e
The se b ook s a re a rrange d i n al phabeti c al order.
attrac ti on
The Gre at W al l o f Chi na i s o ne o f the grea te st to uri s t att ra cti on s i n the wo rl d.
attrac ti v e
I don't fi nd hi m a tt ra cti ve a t al l.
b en efi cia l
b oast
Nobo dy shoul d boa st o f hi s l earni ng.
b urst
She bu rst th rou gh t he do or.
cha se
She cha se d the thi ef fo r 100 ya rd s. chi ll
She i s charmed b y th e P re si dent but
al so chi l l ed by wh at she
see s a s hi s i nex hau sti bl e
deed.
clu msy
I want ed to da n ce, bu t I fel t cl um sy
and stu pi d.
coa sta l
H e enj oye d fi s hi ng i n coa stal wa te rs.
comp eten t
H e's n ot comp eten t t o l ook a fter
youn g chi l dren.
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comp o se
A t the age o f si x h e wa s al ready
co mp osi n g a t t he pi ano.
con fro n t
The rea so n for Ruan Li ng yu's sui ci de
wa s tha t she coul dn't
co nfro nt t he rum ors
fab ri ca ted by peo pl e.
con n ec t
con stan t
con ten t
con tro v er sy
conv eni en t
W i ll i t be conv eni ent fo r y ou t o sta rt
work to mo rro w?
coord in ate
The army,nav y an d ai r fo rce are
co ordi nate b ran che s o f the armed
se rvi c e s.
cou nt
Don't cou nt yo ur chi ck en s before they
are ha t che d.
cul tur al
In 1987,the G reat W al l wa s l i sted by
U NESCO a s a wo rl d cul tural he ri tage
si te.
d emon stra te
The sal esperson pl ugge d i n and
demo nst rate d the v a cuu m cl eaner.
d esc end
The se i dea s de scen d from t ho se o f the
an ci ent phi l osoph ers.
d iscip l in e
d isp u te
The di s pu te g re w o ut o f an a rgum ent
bet wee n a wo rke r and the fo rema n.
d istrib u te
The se pl an ts a re wi del y di s t ri but ed i n
Chi na.
emb rac e
The term“manki nd”emb ra ce s
men,wo men an d chi l dren.
encl ose
The ga rde n i s en cl o sed b y a hi g h wal l.
eq u ip
Pl ease e qui p yo ursel f wi t h a sha rp
pen ci l and a ru bbe r fo r t he exa m.
essentia l
Foo d, cl ot hi ng, shel te r and
tra nspo rta ti on are esse nti al t o l i fe.
ex hib i tio n
the adv an ced te chni q ue s wi t h fo rei gn
co un tri e s.
exp a n si on
The rapi d e xpa nsi o n of t he com pany
has ca u sed so me probl em s.
exp l oi t
The revol u ti on i s a di ctato rshi p o f the
expl oi ted agai n st the ex pl oi ters.
ex ten t
I ag ree wi th y ou t o some ex ten t.
far e
A ll fares pl ease.
fav o(u)rab l e
The b ank wi l l l end you mone y on
very fav orabl e term s.
gen er ou s
She i s gene rou s wi th he r mone y so
she h as man y fri end s.
glob e
The si l very gl obe o f t he mo on sank to wa rd s t he ho ri zon.
grip
The fri ghte ned chi l d g ri pped i t s mot her's a rm.
har sh
H e i s a harsh j u dge.
hur t
The qual i ty p ro bl em ha s g rea tl y hu rt the co mpan y's rep uta ti on. imitate
Jam es can i mi ta te hi s tea che r's spee ch perfe ctl y.
ind i sp en sab l e
It i s wel l-kno wn tha t kno wl e dge i s the i ndi spen sa bl e condi ti on fo r e xpan si on of mi nd.
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in stan t
Ju st for an i n stant I th oug ht he wa s goi ng to re fu se.
in noc ent
Can y ou provi de any evi den ce that he wa s i nno cent of the cri me?
in su l t
Some TV co mme rci al s a re an i n sul t to the vi ewers'i ntel l i gence.
in su r e
H e i nsu red hi s ho use agai n st fi re for ten mi l l i on yua n .
in terv al
A t i nterval s she woul d stop fo r a re st.
l est
Lest the wal l sho ul d col l apse, they eva cua ted t he bui l di ng.
liab l e
H e wa s l i abl e fo r hi s empl oy ee s' acci de nt s.
liv ely
I am n ot ve ry l i vel y d uri n g the tra nsi ti on mo nt hs fro m wi n ter to sp ri ng. low er
My cabi n was on on e o f the l o wer
de ck s.
method
The ne w tea chi ng met hod s
en cou rage chi l dre n to thi nk for
them sel ve s.
offend
She wa s o ffen ded a t hi s se xi st
rema rk s.
op era te
The fi rm o pe rate s fro m i t s ce nt ral
offi ce i n H ong kon g.
op p ose
Do not o ppo se y ou r wi l l agai nst mi ne.
orig in
H e spe nt al l hi s l i fe t o stud y the o ri gi ns
of l i fe on ea rt h.
ou tsta nd i ng
A good d eal o f work i s sti l l
out st andi ng.
p arall el
Peki ng i s cl o se t o t he fo rti eth pa ral l el
of no rth l ati tude.
p ar ki ng
Parki ng he re i s re st ri cted to vehi c l es
that a re l oadi ng o r u nl oadi ng.
p itch
W e coul dn't see o ur way i n the
pi tch-dark.
p ossib i li ty
p ractic al
p referab l e
p rior
I h ave a p ri or en gage ment an d so I
ca n't go wi t h you.
p rosp ec t
What do you thi nk o f the pro spe ct of
cy be r e con omy?
regu lar
reli ef
The d o ct or's i mme di ate ai m i s the
rel i ef of p ai n.
resc u e
revi se
None o f t he thi ng s I ha d revi s ed came
up i n the exa m.
rigid
The gove rn men t ha s ri gi d l a ws ab out
payi ng ta xe s.
ser i es
Chi na ha s ad op ted a se ri e s of
anti-p ove rt y mea su re s.
si gh t
No wo nde r t he si ght o f i t sho ul d send
the me mo ri es
of q ui te a n umbe r of the ol d
gene rati on s ba ck 36 y ears a go.
sl ig ht
The y di d not p ay the sl i ghte st a tte nti on
to i t.
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smoo th
I t ru st an ho ne st fa ce m ore th an a
sm oot h tal ker.
so lid
The i m pressi ve a chi evem ent s i n
envi ro nmen tal prote cti on
have l ai d a sol i d fou ndati on fo r a
“G reen Ol y mpi cs”h ere i n2008.
sp l end id
She a rri ved i n a spl endi d gol den
co a ch d ra wn by whi te ho rses.
sp oi l
Spa re th e ro d and sp oi l the chi l d.
sq u eez e
The y squeeze d the trut h out of hi m.
stai nl ess
If I had a bi cy cl e made o f stai nl ess
ste el, i t wi l l ne ver g et ru sty.
sta tu s
The y thi nk o wni ng su ch a n e xpe nsi ve
ca r wi l l gi ve them stat us.
su i t
No di sh sui t s al l ta ste s.
sup p o se
Y ou a re n ot su ppo se d to pl ay fo otbal l i n the cl a ssroo m.
ti e
The t wo tea ms ti ed an d had to pl ay an ext ra pe ri od.
urg e
Offi ci al s o f A meri c a urge q ui ck pa t ch on e-mai l se cu ri ty hol e.
ab so lu te
Po we r te nd s t o co rrup t, and a b sol ute po we r co rrupt s a bsol utel y.
acco mp any
I m u st a sk y ou to a ccom pany me to the pol i ce stati on.
acco mp li sh
accur ate
W e m u st a cqui r e a n a ccu rate unde rsta ndi ng o f so ci al p rog re ss i n co nte mpo ra ry Chi na.
accu se
H e wa s sent en ced to deat h.H i s gang had been a ccused o f ki l l i ng 20 pe opl e.
acq uai n tan c e
W e me t as i f we we re ol d acquai nta n ce s.
ad mi ni stra tiv e
Chi nese ci ti zen s who a re re si de nt s of the Ma cao Sp e ci al A dmi ni st rati ve Regi on
are enti tl ed to pa rti ci pat e i n the manage men t o f S tate A ffai rs.
ad vanc ed
Our Pa rty mu st al wa y s re present the devel opm ent t rend of C hi na's advan ce d p rod u cti ve fo rce s.
ad vi sab l e
It i s no t a dvi sabl e to a ct wi th out pl anni ng.
all ow anc e
IB M o ffers a q ui te hi gh tra vel i ng al l owan ce to i ts e mpl oyee s.
amb a ssad or Mr S mi th i s the B ri ti s h A mba ssad or
to Gree ce.
ambi t i on
Lack o f a mbi ti on mi gh t be hi s
pro bl em.
ap p licab l e
Thi s rul e i s no t appl i cabl e to forei gners.
ari se
If any probl em sh oul d a ri se, pl ease l et
me kno w.
artifici al
The re we re so me arti fi c i al fl o we rs on
the ta bl e.
assig n
H e ha s been assi gn ed to a ne w po st.
assur e
H e was a ssure d a wel l-payi ng j ob
afte r g rad uati on.
b ar e
Don't wal k on tha t b ro ken gl a ss wi th
bare feet.
b arrel
The sto re o ffe red b arrel s ful l of
cra cke rs an d pi ckl es.
b atter y
Cel l phone s u se re cha rge abl e ba tte ri es.
best-sell er
Thi s di cti onary i s a be st-sel l er.
b id
Mary cri ed when I bi d he r fa re wel l.
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b lan k
A t tho se bo ri ng mee ti ng s,peo pl e
usual l y si t sti l l, l o oki ng bl ank,o r scra wl
on bl ank pa per.
b lood sh ed
The t wo si de s cal l ed a t ru ce to av oi d
fu rth er bl oo d shed.
b oth er
Don't bo the r Ja ne wi t h t hat no w—
she's b usy.
b ound
Germ any i s bou nde d o n the we st by
Fra n ce an d on the sout h by
S wi tze rl and.
b ound
My hea rt bou nded wi t h n ervou sn ess
duri ng my fi rst j ob i nte rvi e w.
b road en
The roa d broade ns a fter thi s b end.
chara cter i stic
B uil d a wel l-o ff so ci ety i n an al l-ro und
wa y
and cre ate a ne w si tua ti on i n bui l di ng
so ci al i sm wi th Chi ne se cha ra ct eri s ti c s.
chi ld li ke
H er chi l dl i ke en th usi a sm del i ghted u s
al l.
comp ar ison
Compa ri son s are odi ou s.
comp o n en t
conc ed e
Don't co n cede wi t hou t a con te st!
con fid en t
Net wo rk wo rke rs a re no t a s con fi dent
of t hei r futu re s a s t hey u sed to be
no w tha t the cy be r-e con om y i s sl i di ng
do wn.
congr atul ate
W e al l l i ned up t o cong rat ul ate the
ne wl y-we d s.
con ten t
Eggs have a ve ry hi g h food con tent.
coop era te
The coupl e sp oke a bou t h o w they
woul d co ope rate i n the rai s i ng o f thei r
chi l dre n.
corr esp ond i ng
Imp ort s i n the fi rst th ree m ont h s have
i ncrea sed b y 10 pe rce nt
co mpa red wi th t he corre sp ondi ng
peri od l ast yea r.
cru sh
H er refu sal cru she d al l ou r hop es.
d ec ep tio n
H e pra cti ce d de cep ti on on t he publ i c.
d eed
H e ask ed i f I h ad th e deed to th e hou se.
d el ib er ate
W e had n o ti me t o del i bera te on the pro bl em.
d el igh tfu l
What del i ght ful weat he r!
d ip loma ti c
Chi na ha s con du ct ed frui t ful di pl omati c a cti vi ti es i n bo th bi l ateral and mul ti l ateral co nte xt s.
d isti nctiv e
She ha s a ve ry di s ti n cti ve wa y of spea ki ng.
d rop out
Fo r my pa rt, I'm j u st hap py tha t the Cri mson ha s cal l ed me“H arvard's mo st su cce ssful d rop out.”emi t A vol can o emi t s smo ke an d a she s. enga g emen t
I shal l want you to take some no te s at the meeti n g i f yo u ha ve no ot her engage men t.
ex c el l enc e
Y our re puta ti on fo r qual i ty and ex cel l ence gi ve s u s grea t con fi den ce i n yo u.
ex c ep t
H i gh wa y prog ram s,ex cept fo r the i ntersta te rou te s,woul d be sl a shed. ex cla i m
Some o f t he wi se eve n am ong them sel ve s“ex cl ai m agai n st t he o wn su ccessi on” a s H aml et put s i t.
ex ten sio n
May I have an e xte nsi o n o f ti me for payi ng my bi l l?
ex ten siv e The Chi ne se pa rti c i pan ts wi s h to
make ex ten si ve co nta ct s
and tal k bu si ne ss wi th t hei r fo rei gn
co un terpart s.
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fa me
The re fo rm er's fam e sp read al l o ver
the co unt ry.
fl exib il i ty
The fl exi bi l i ty of a man's mu scl es wi l l
l esse n a s he g ro ws ol d.
for mer
Di d he go t he re by ai r or b y trai n? The
fo rme r seem s m ore l i kel y.
fr esh
Thei r me mo ri es of t he we ddi ng are
sti l l fre sh i n thei r mi nd s.
fru itful
The di s cu ssi on s we re mo st frui t ful.
fru stra te
The l ack of m oney an d hand s
fru st rate d hi m.
fu lfil(l)
The com pany shoul d be abl e t o ful fi l l
our req ui reme nt s.
fu nc tio na l
It's an ol d car,b ut i t's sti l l fun cti onal.
gra sp
H e gra sp ed m y hand warml y.
gui lty
I feel gui l ty fo r vi si ti ng he r so rarel y.
ic eb er g
The se smal l l o cal p rot est s a re j ust the
ti p o f t he i ce be rg.
id l e
Idl e fol k ha ve th e l ea st l ei su re.
inq u iry
Fo r fu rt he r i nq ui ry, pl ea se con sul t o ur
we b si te.
l ea k
Oi l wa s l eaki ng ou t of a h ol e i n the
tank.
load
To t he re ade r's di sap poi nt ment,
the l eadi ng a rti c l e i n t hi s i ssu e of the
magazi ne i s a l oad o f rubbi s h.
log o
What i s the si gni fi c an ce o f the
Ol ympi c l og o?
lon ely
The ol d man l i ved al l al one o n a smal l
farm i n the so uth,
but wi t h a l o t o f fa rm wo rk to do al l
day,he ne ver fel t l onel y.
loo sen
The scre w had l oo se ned and fal l en
out.
mob il e
Can you gi ve m e a l i ft i f y ou're mobi l e?
mod est
She g ot the t op m ark i n the e xam but
she wa s too mode st to tel l any one.
n ego ti ate
The t wo coun tri e s a re neg oti ati ng for
a pe a ceful se ttl eme nt o f t he bo unda ry
que sti on.
nu mer ou s
The ci ty ha s num erou s l i brari e s.
ob stacl e
When a bi g sto ne bl o ck s t he way,
the b rave l ook o n i t a s a steppi n g stone;
the wea k a s a n ob st a cl e.
op tio na l
Fo rmal dre ss i s opti on al.
ov era ll
A so ci ety ha s i t s o wn o ve ral l i ntere st, a
nati on ha s a not her an d t he e arth yet
anot her.
ow ing
The re a re sti l l ten dol l ars o wi ng.
p art-ti me
A fter se veral pa rt-i me j ob s, he's no w
got a sta bl e j ob i n a ban k.
p erc eiv e
W e ra rel y p ercei ve m ore tha n a。