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essence
Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing
older Americans are fighting against—
discrimination by age.
extravagant1
When asked to use three words to describe society's rich,
the top responses were “extravagant”,
“greedy”
and “corrupt”.
flush
The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.
funding
Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry
and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.
grantedad
Granted,
some amount of delusion2 (错觉)
is probably part of the human condition.
haunt
He was haunted by memories of his unhappy childhood
well into his adult life.
initiate3
The concept of a “non-smoking” Olympics,
initiated4 in 1988,
has been put into practice since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
intrinsic
The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.
intuition
Nobody told me where to find you.
It was sheer intuition.
irritate
The boy's foolish question irritated his mother.
manifest
She manifested little interest in her studies.
mingle5
Security men mingled6 with the crowd.
obscure
I received a letter of complaint from them;
but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain.
paradox7
“More haste,less speed” is a paradox.
privacy
With seven people squashed in one house,
you don't get much privacy.
radiate
The sun radiates both light and heat.
refrain
You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters
in order to accomplish others.
supervisor8
The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length,
but he gave us an idea about his plan.
surgical9
The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.
suspicious
I am always suspicious of anyone
who wants to sell me something on the cheap.
terminate
They terminated their agreement and renewed another one
according to the situation.
terrorist
Terrorists hijacked10 an airplane with 260 people on board.
tumble
I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.
absurd
She said to herself that the idea was absurd.
allege11
You alleged12 that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime,
didn't you?
analogy
My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
array
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
articulate
It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.
ascertain13
The researcher ascertained14 that he had discovered a new element
which led to the SARS.
assertive15
Katsue Reynolds has argued that
girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies
in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.
availability
Human population growth and technological16 development result in
dramatic reductions and alterations17 in quality
and availability of wildlife habitat.
baffle
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
barren
There are about 98% thick continental18 ice sheet
and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.
bewilder
The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
coincidence
Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?
conform
Nowadays,
it is commonly observed that
young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic19 ideal.
1 extravagant | |
adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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3 initiate | |
vt.开始,创始,发动;启蒙,使入门;引入 | |
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4 initiated | |
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始,创始,启蒙,介绍加入 | |
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5 mingle | |
vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往 | |
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6 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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7 paradox | |
n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法;自相矛盾的人(物) | |
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8 supervisor | |
n.监督人,管理人,检查员,督学,主管,导师 | |
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9 surgical | |
adj.外科的,外科医生的,手术上的 | |
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10 hijacked | |
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 ); 绑架; 拦路抢劫; 操纵(会议等,以推销自己的意图) | |
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11 allege | |
vt.宣称,申述,主张,断言 | |
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a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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13 ascertain | |
vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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15 assertive | |
adj.果断的,自信的,有冲劲的 | |
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16 technological | |
adj.技术的;工艺的 | |
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n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变 | |
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18 continental | |
adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的 | |
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adj.语言的,语言学的 | |
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