sacrifice 献祭,供奉 a law banning the ~ of animals
salute 敬礼,祝贺 ~ one’s superior officer
retain 保留,保持 ~the right to reply
revenge 报仇,复仇
concentrate 集中,专心 concentrate one’s attention
exhaust 汲空,抽完 exhaust a well
expel 驱逐,赶走 expel an invader from a country
expend 花费,消费(on, in) They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out
expire 满期,届期,(期限)终止 His term of office expires this year
explicit 详尽的,明确的 give explicit directions
exploit英勇的或冒险的行为或事迹 The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admired
exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的 exterior decorations
durable 耐用的 a durable fabric
dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作为常住居民)居住 dwell on an island
economical节约的,节俭的,经济的 an economical stove
generate 产生,发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等) generate electricity
genuine 真的,非人造的,名副其实的 genuine leather
gesture 手势,示意动作 raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair
confine 限制,使局限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
conflict (尤指长期的)战争,战斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
conform 遵照,适应 confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)
flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺 Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century
fluctuate波动,起伏 You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it
flush 脸红 Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不许,禁止 Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children
forge锻炼 forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
glance 一瞥,扫视 take a glance at the newspaper headlines
glare 怒视,瞪眼 give the jury a glare
dense 稠密的,密集的 a dense forest
deposit 存放 She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
depress 使沮丧,使消沉 That movie depressed me.
deprive 剥夺,使丧失 deprive sb. of his property
derive 取得,得到 He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.
controversy(尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证 a point of controversy
convention(正式)会议,(定期)大会 draft a new constitution at a convention
convert转变,转化 convert coal to (into) pipeline gas
convey运送,输送,传送 a wire conveys an electric current
convict(经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪 He was convicted of smuggling
coordinate调节,协调 coordinate the functions of government agencies
cordial热情友好的,热诚的,真心的 a cordial hello(smile, invitation)
glimpse 一瞥,一看 have a glimpse of (into)sth
glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光),光彩夺目,闪耀 His language glitters with marvelous words
glory 光荣,荣誉 The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field
glow 发热,发光,发红 the fire glowing in the darkness
gossip 流言蜚语 give rise to gossip
grant 同意,准予 grant a request
grease 油脂,动物脂 the grease spot on the envelope
heal 治愈,愈合 heal the sick
heap (一)堆 a big heap of books
hedge (矮树)树篱 a quickset hedge