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vocabulary 10000 第六部分
Lesson 16
He that never was acquainted with adversity has seen the world but on one side.
My new shoes have made blisters1 on my heels.
The clatter2 of metal plates was heard from the kitchen.
Most of telephone dials use digital numbers.
He cannot work today; he got a gash3 in his hand while axing.
Even militarily weak and small nations have defied UN decisions with impunity4.
Plants grow much faster and stronger when they are given manure5.
Glass is not porous6, it doesn’t allow liquid to pass through.
There are a lot of shacks7 in the run-down part of the town near the railroad.
The average life span of people has increased considerably8 since the 19th century.
The strong winds twitched9 the paper out of her hand.
The French battleships were placed within the power of Nazi10 Germany in accordance with armistice11 terms.
It would be a breach12 of duty for the guard to leave before his replacement13 comes.
To help a new student get oriented furthers the comity14 of the school.
Some prisoners in the dungeon15 will be released tomorrow.
He is a gregarious16 man; he enjoys the companionship of a large number of friends.
The explorers incurred17 great dangers when they tried to cross the rapids.
She has a small mole18 on the left side of her nose.
The mole digs holes and passes underground and makes its home in them.
He has applied19 for a patent on his latest invention.
This coffee is very hot. Do not drink it quickly, but sip20 it.
Sulfur21 is found abundantly in volcanic22 regions.
This year’s upsurge in rice production is due to the new method of cultivation23.
Grandfather was an austere24 man; he used to be silent and very strict to us/
When I was in hospital, she called on me with a bouquet25 of roses in her hand.
In the Pacific Ocean there are many coral atolls that are ring like islands.
A group of schoolmasters are holding a forum26 on new ways of teaching history.
On rainy days the students play games in the gym.
“Not like that” he interjected while explaining how to take the machine into pieces.
Some mushrooms are good to eat, some, such as toadstools, are poisonous.
They escaped from the wrecked27 ship on a raft.
The children looked like Negroes, their faces were smeared28 with soot29.
One end of a pencil is tapered30 off to a point.
I have read this French play via English translation.
Newspapers are often called barometers31 of public opinion.
He complied with the doctor’s order that should take a rest at home.
A coxcomb32 spends too much money and time on his clothes and appearance.
In summer the house next door is hidden luxuriant foliage33.
She made her plan for her annual summer hegira34 to the Miami Beach.
The hunters traced the footmarks of a tiger and at last they found him in his lair35.
The child had a terrible nightmare and awoke crying.
This reservoir is large enough to supply water to the entire city.
He bought some sod to put in the bare spots of his lawn yard.
Rake up the trashes in the yard and burn it. We will have some guests tonight.
The furniture will stay in the warehouse36 until they pay the storage cost.
She volcano belched37 a staggering mount of fire, smoke, and ashes.
It’s such a chore to do the shopping every day.
When she was asked a sudden question, her face turned crimson38 in embarrassment39.
The fugitive40 had already packed and bought his ticket.
Two women were quarrelling on the street, surrounded by a horde41 of people.
Usually a linguist42 is skilled in a number of languages besides his won.
The price of the petroleum43 has been raised too high during the last few years.
Mary rumpled44 her dress by sitting on the floor.
A person sneezes when he has a cold.
She twined her arms around his neck and kissed him.
When we got inside the factory, we couldn’t hear the guide explain because of the whirring of the motors.
Lesson 17
An alloy45 is often harder, lighter46, and stronger than the pure metals of which it is composed.
The streets were not lighted at night during the blackout.
Who is supposed to cater47 for your daughter’s wedding next week?
He is cramming48 facts and dates for his history examination tomorrow.
He crammed49 as many candy bars into his pockets as they would hold.
If you paid $200 for the watch, you were fleeced. I saw it in a department store for $70/
The jungle is the natural habitat of wild animals and plants.
I lost my key to the door, and I went to the locksmith to get a new one.
He panted excitedly giving us the news as he had just heard it.
Don’t use that old cart, it’s rickety.
He has been stigmatized50 as a coward and liar52.
Having been in the desert without water for two days, his thirst was unquenchable.
The astronauts of the United States are returning to the earth from the moon.
One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next.
In the United States there is a census53 every ten years.
Everyone of the city was asked to join the crusade for better housing.
The stream was so deep that we could not ford54 it.
The dog hovers55 around the kitchen door every mealtime.
They were all dressed up to attend the masquerade.
He got a free ticket to the play by masquerading as a friend of the actors.
The phoenix56 is believed to live for 500 years and then burn itself and be born again from the ashes.
Some people prefer the dark bread made from rye to the white bread made from wheat.
In the film he jumps off a running car and performs other dangerous stunts57.
The most exciting game in hockey, was Harvard versus58 Yale.
Above all the artillery59 was the deciding factor in the battle.
In the early days of the West many states paid a bounty60 for captured criminals.
When he got a shot against typhus, the child clenched61 his teeth in pain.
I saw a burglar, with a dirk in his hand, getting into the room where she was sleeping.
The murderer entreated62 the judge for mercy, but was sentenced to the gallows63.
My steak, though delicious, was mostly fat and bones. Most of it was inedible64.
The morale65 of the football team was very low after its defeat.
We are more prone66 to make mistakes when we are tired.
We fell prone on the ground and drank water from the spring.
The robbers grasped the peril67 of their position and scuttled68 away.
The carpet was fastened to the floor with tacks69.
After his parents’ death, the court made him a ward51 of his aunt.
The terrible avalanche70 buried the whole village, and very Jew people survived it.
I was so in a hurry that I left my briefcase71 at home.
The apartment is not commodious72 enough for his family to live in.
The bourbon dynasty ruled France for more than two hundred years.
After he got out of the bar, he suddenly began to yell drunken gibberish on the sidewalk.
I invoked73 his forgiveness many times, but failed to move him.
There are myriad74 of stars in the sky at night, we cannot count them.
Thousands of men and women are working in the quarry75 to get stones for use in building the castle.
Poverty and disease are common in the slums.
He tinkled76 his coins together in his pocket.
The swimmer caught in the whirlpool struggled to keep from drowning.
We ended our blockade of the enemy’s port when peace was established.
The fox likes to live in a burrow77; it’s warm in winter and cool in summer.
Destruction and suffering are corollaries of war.
Many flattering relatives fawned78 on the rich old man.
He groped for the light switch in the dark basement.
He turned the latch79 of the door and opened it so gently.
The soldiers were filled with nostalgia80 by hearing my old favorite song.
The notes of the hunting horn resounded81 through the forest.
The fireman splintered the locked door with an ax to save the boy in the room.
No one in the place survived the crash; it crashed down into splinters.
A truce82 was declared at Christmas between the two armies.
There is not a single grammar book on the vernacular83 of this African tribe.
Lesson 18
The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.
The fire on the hill was a beacon84 to the villagers that the enemy was coming.
The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.
They decided85 to settle their quarrel by a duel86.
Peach trees can be grafted87 on plum trees.
“First come, first served” is an impersonal88 remark.
A large iceberg89 loomed90 through the thick, gray fog.
As the speaker made a funny joke, peals91 of laughter rang through the auditorium92. The missing cattle are discovered in the annual roundup.
The cowboy worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd93.
He was suspected of having ulterior motives94 for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.
The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction95.
The old man is famous for super calligraphy96.
Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.
Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I’ll make pickles97.
Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel98 for him by boiling oatmeal in water.
She hustled99 off her children to school and started working.
Every year the army and the navy hold maneuvers100 for practice.
She maneuvered101 her car into a narrow parking space with ease.
He was in a terrible plight102, trapped at the back of the cave.
I came to the meeting to scoff103, but the speaker persuaded me.
She was stunned104 by the news of her mother’s death.
A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.
After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.
It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern105.
Chrysanthemum106 usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.
The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.
In a gust107 of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture in pieces.
She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.
The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions108.
The wretched slaves prostrated109 themselves before their master.
The campfire smoldered110 for several hours after the blaze died down.
The hail beat a loud tatoo on the windowpane.
In a democratic system it is the people that wield111 the power.
In his letter he alluded112 me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.
A chisel113 and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor114.
Mal crickets make a chirping115 noise by rubbing their front wings together.
As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.
It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.
The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.
You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.
We used to hear the rattle116 of the milk bottles in the early morning.
Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.
The Ohio River is one of the tributaries117 of the Mississippi River.
The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid118 their work.
The children began to undo119 the string round the parcel to see what was in it.
The rider belabored120 his tired horse with a stick.
After dinner they walked around the circumference121 of the lake.
In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.
Don’t fret122 too much, everything will be all right.
The wild geese honked123 high in the autumn sky.
The government decided to levy124 a tax on tobacco, it had been free from tax.
The new rule overrides125 all the previous ones.
The scattered126 soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.
Many people sprawled127 on the beach in their bathing suits.
The old man trudged128 through the deep snow back towards home.
1 blisters | |
n.水疱( blister的名词复数 );水肿;气泡 | |
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v.深切,划开;n.(深长的)切(伤)口;裂缝 | |
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4 impunity | |
n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除 | |
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5 manure | |
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7 shacks | |
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10 Nazi | |
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11 armistice | |
n.休战,停战协定 | |
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13 replacement | |
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14 comity | |
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15 dungeon | |
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16 gregarious | |
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17 incurred | |
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式 | |
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18 mole | |
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23 cultivation | |
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24 austere | |
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25 bouquet | |
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27 wrecked | |
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28 smeared | |
弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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气压计,晴雨表( barometer的名词复数 ) | |
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34 hegira | |
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35 lair | |
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48 cramming | |
n.塞满,填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 );填塞;塞满;(为考试而)死记硬背功课 | |
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51 ward | |
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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56 phoenix | |
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64 inedible | |
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70 avalanche | |
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71 briefcase | |
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74 myriad | |
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75 quarry | |
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82 truce | |
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83 vernacular | |
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87 grafted | |
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95 auction | |
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102 plight | |
n.困境,境况,誓约,艰难;vt.宣誓,保证,约定 | |
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n.嘲笑,笑柄,愚弄;v.嘲笑,嘲弄,愚弄,狼吞虎咽 | |
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adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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106 chrysanthemum | |
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107 gust | |
n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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108 munitions | |
n.军火,弹药;v.供应…军需品 | |
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109 prostrated | |
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v.用文火焖烧,熏烧,慢燃( smolder的过去式 ) | |
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111 wield | |
vt.行使,运用,支配;挥,使用(武器等) | |
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112 alluded | |
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115 chirping | |
鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的现在分词 ) | |
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116 rattle | |
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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117 tributaries | |
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118 Undid | |
v. 解开, 复原 | |
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119 undo | |
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120 belabored | |
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n.圆周,周长,圆周线 | |
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122 fret | |
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损 | |
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123 honked | |
v.(使)发出雁叫似的声音,鸣(喇叭),按(喇叭)( honk的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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124 levy | |
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125 overrides | |
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126 scattered | |
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词);蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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128 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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