1. genius
n.
1. )天資,天賦,才華[U]
She has genius.
她有天賦。
2. )天才,英才[C]
Einstein was a great scientific genius.
愛因斯坦是一個偉大的科學(xué)天才。
3. )才能,才干[S] [(+for)]
He has a genius for getting along with children.
他擅長與孩子們打成一片。
2. inspiration
n.
1.) 靈感[U][S1]
I cannot write without inspiration.
沒有靈感我寫不出東西。
2.) 鼓舞人心的人(或事物)[C]
His wife was a constant inspiration to him.
他妻子是不斷鼓舞他前進(jìn)的人。
inspire/ inspiring/ inspired
3. perspiration
n.[U]
1.) 汗,汗水
There were beads of perspiration on his upper lip.
他的上唇上有汗珠。
2.) 出汗,流汗;辛苦,賣力
4. undertake/ undertook/ undertaken
vt.
1.) 試圖;著手做;進(jìn)行,從事
We undertook a trip to the west.
我們到西部作了一次旅行。
2.) 承擔(dān),接受
The work was undertaken by members of the committee.
此項工作由委員會成員承擔(dān)。
3.) 同意;答應(yīng);保證 [+to-v][+(that)]
I can not undertake that you will make a profit.
我不能擔(dān)保你會獲利。
5. analysis (P) analyses
n.
分析;分解;解析[C][U]
In the last analysis, the responsibility for this failure must lie with the chief engineer.
追根究底,失敗的責(zé)任在于總工程師。
I was very much pleased by your analysis of the situation.
我非常滿意你對形勢的分析。
6. obvious
a.
明顯的;顯著的[(+to)][+that]
It was quite obvious to everyone that she was not going home.
很顯然大家都知道她不準(zhǔn)備回家。
Her displeasure was obvious.
她的不悅是顯而易見的。
7. within
prep.
1.) 在...范圍內(nèi);不超過
They finished the house within half a year.
他們在半年內(nèi)蓋好了這幢房屋。
2.) 在...里面,在...內(nèi)部
He kept within doors all day yesterday.
他昨兒整天呆在屋里。
8. quote
n.[C]
1.) 【口】引語,引文[(+from)]
This is a quote from the Bible.
這是引自《圣經(jīng)》的語句。
2.) 引號[P]
He put these words in quotes.
他把這些話放在引號里。
9. gravity
n.[U]
【物】重力;引力;地心吸力
The stone rolled down the hill by gravity.
石頭在重力作用下向山下滾去。
10. curious
a.
1.) 好奇的,渴望知道的;愛探究的[(+as to/about)][+to-v][+wh-]
The boy was curious about everything he saw.
那男孩對所見的一切都感到好奇。
We were curious to know where she’d gone.
我們渴望知道她去哪里了。
2.) 奇怪的;稀奇古怪的,難以理解的
I heard a curious noise last night.
昨晚我聽見一個奇怪的響聲。
11. branch
n.[C]
1.) 樹枝;枝
2.) 支族;支流;支線;支路[(+of)]
The river has three main branches.
這條河有三條主要的支流。
3.) 分公司;分店;分局;分部;部門[(+of)]
The bank has branches all over the country.
該銀行在全國各地均有分行。
4 ) (語系的)分支;(學(xué)科的)分科[(+of)]
English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages.
英語是日耳曼語系的一個分支。
12. debate
n.
1.) 辯論,討論,爭論[U][S1]
A fierce debate on the tax cut was going on.
一場圍繞著減稅的辯論正在激烈進(jìn)行中。
2.) 辯論會[C]
vt.
1.) 辯論,討論,爭論[+wh-]
They debated the question openly.
他們公開辯論這個問題。
2.) 與...辯論
3.) 思考,盤算[+wh-]
She debated whether to accept his invitation.
她考慮是否接受他的邀請。
vi.
1.) 辯論,討論,爭論
We debated on the question till late into the night.
我們就這個問題辯論到深夜。
2.) 參加辯論
3.) 思考[(+with)]
13. scan
vt.
1.) 細(xì)看;審視[(+for)]
His mother scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth.
他母親察看他的面色看他是不是在講真話。
2. )【美】粗略地看;瀏覽
I scanned Time magazine while waiting at the doctor's office.
在醫(yī)生的診所等的時候,我翻看時代雜志。
He scanned the headlines of the evening paper.
他瀏覽晚報的大標(biāo)題。
3.) (雷達(dá)光束等)掃描,掃掠[(+for)]
The photo-electric reader is capable of scanning characters at the rate of two thousand a second.
光電閱讀器每秒鐘能掃描兩千字。
14. boundary
n.[C]
1.) 邊界,分界線[(+between)]
The river is the boundary between the two countries.
這條河是兩國的分界線。
2.) 界限,范圍
With the advance in science, the boundaries of human knowledge are being pushed further out.
隨著科學(xué)的發(fā)展,人類知識的范圍在不斷擴(kuò)大。
15. promising
a.
有希望的,有前途的,大有可為的
She was voted "most promising young actress, 1993".
她被選為"一九九三年度最佳年輕女演員"。
16. graduate
n.
1.) 學(xué)位獲得者(尤指學(xué)士學(xué)位)
She is a psychology graduate of University of Pennsylvania.
她是賓夕法尼亞州大學(xué)心理系畢業(yè)生。
2. )【美】畢業(yè)生
17. incurable
a.
無法治愈的;不可救藥的;無法矯正的
an incurable pessimist
不可救藥的悲觀主義者
Some diseases are still incurable
有些疾病仍無法治愈。
n.
患不治之癥者[C]
18. go by
1.) 經(jīng)過;(時間)過去
Time went by slowly.
時光慢慢流逝。
2.) 憑...判斷
You can't always go by appearances.
你不能總是根據(jù)外表來判斷。
19. engage
vt.
1.) 吸引;占用(時間、精力等)
The book engaged my full attention.
這本書把我完全吸引住了。
Housework engages much of her time.
家事占用她很多時間。
2). 雇,聘[(+as)]
They engaged a cook for the summer.
那個夏天他們雇了一個廚子。
3.) 使訂婚[(+to)]
David is engaged to Ann.
戴維與安妮訂了婚。
4.) 使從事,使忙于[(+in)]
He was busily engaged in painting the furniture.
他忙于油漆家具。
20. research
n.
(學(xué)術(shù))研究;調(diào)查,探究[U][P][(+in/into/on)]
She's doing cancer research.
她在從事癌癥研究。
vi.
作學(xué)術(shù)研究;調(diào)查,探究[(+in/into/on)]
He is researching into the causes of cancer.
他正在研究癌癥的起因。
vt.
研究,探究
The historical background to the play has been very carefully researched.
這部劇本的歷史背景已有人作過仔細(xì)的研究。
21. dream of/about
1.) 夢見
I dreamt of seeing her last night.
我昨晚夢見了她。
2.) 夢想;渴望
Many boys dream of becoming pilots.
許多男孩夢想成為飛行員。
22. exploration
n.[U][C][(+of)]
1.) 勘查;探測;探索
Spain began the exploration of the New Word.
西班牙開始了對新世界的探索。
2.) 探究;調(diào)查;研究
a full exploration of all the possibilities
對各種可能性的充分調(diào)查研究
23. disable
vt.
1.) 使失去能力[(+from)]
2.) 使傷殘
He was disabled in the accident.
他在那次事故中成了殘廢。
3.) 【律】使無資格[(+from)]
He is disabled from voting.
他失去了選舉資格。
24. theory
n.
1.) 學(xué)說;論說;...論[C][(+of)][+that]
Darwin spent more than twenty years working on his theory of evolution.
達(dá)爾文花了二十余年時間研究他的進(jìn)化論。
2.) 理論;學(xué)理,原理[U][C]
It seems good in theory, but it doesn't work in practice.
理論上它似乎很不錯,但實際上卻行不通。
3.) 意見;推測,揣度[C][+that]
My theory is that we'll have a cold winter this year.
依我看今年冬天會很冷。
Many scientists accept the theory that the universe is growing larger.
許多科學(xué)家接受這樣的看法:宇宙在不斷增大。
25. seek/sought/sought
vt.
1.) 尋找;探索;追求[(+out)]
They were seeking employment.
他們在找工作。
2.) 在...中搜索,搜查遍(某處)[(+through)]
Something suspicious was found after the room was sought through.
房間被徹底搜查后,發(fā)現(xiàn)了一點可疑的東西。
3.) 企圖,試圖 [+to-v]
He sought to speak to her.
他尋找機(jī)會與她說話。
vi.
尋找;探索[(+after/for)]
He sought vainly for the answer.
他尋求答案,但無結(jié)果。
26. misunderstand/misunderstood/ misunderstood
vt.
誤會;曲解
His intentions were misunderstood.
他的意圖被誤解了。
27. turn out
結(jié)果是;證明是
The party turned out to be very successful.
晚會結(jié)果開得很成功。
28. scientific
a.
1.) 科學(xué)的,科學(xué)上的
She has a scientific mind.
她有科學(xué)頭腦。
2.) 符合科學(xué)規(guī)律的;系統(tǒng)的,精確的[(+about)]
We must take a scientific approach to the problem.
我們必須用科學(xué)方法研究這一問題。
We are not very scientific about it.
我們對此數(shù)據(jù)不精確。
3.) 用于自然科學(xué)的
scientific apparatus
科學(xué)儀器
29. observe
vt.
1.) 看到,注意到[+(that)][+wh-]
He observed a stranger hanging around the store.
他看到一個陌生人在商店附近閑逛。
I observed him stop at the gate.
我看到他在門口停下來。
He pretended not to observe our entry.
他裝作沒有看見我們進(jìn)來。
2.) 觀察,觀測;監(jiān)視
They carefully observed the behavior of deer.
他們仔細(xì)觀察了鹿的生活習(xí)性。
3.) 遵守,奉行
This law must be strictly observed.
這項法律必須嚴(yán)格遵守。
4.) 慶祝(節(jié)日等)
Some people observe Christmas here.
在這兒有些人過圣誕節(jié)。
observation
n.
1.) 觀察;觀測;觀察力[U][C]
He is a man of little observation.
他是個觀察力極差的人。
2.) 察覺;注意,監(jiān)視[U]
They decided to put him under observation.
他們決定監(jiān)視他。
30. match
n.[C]
1.) 比賽,競賽
Our side beat the other in the match.
我方在競賽中擊敗了對方。
2.) 對手,敵手;相配者[S][(+for)]
The blue shirt and gray tie are a good match.
藍(lán)襯衫和灰領(lǐng)帶很相配。
Bill is no match for his brother on this.
在這方面比爾不是他兄弟的對手。
vt.
1.) 使較量,使比賽[(+against/with)]
Read will be matched against Stone in the semifinal.
里德將在半決賽中與斯通較量。
2). 敵得過,比得上[(+for/in)]
His latest film doesn't match his previous ones.
他最新的一部影片比不上他以前的一些影片。
3.) 和...相配,和...相稱
The color of the shirt does not match that of the tie.
襯衫的顏色與領(lǐng)帶不相配。
4.) 使比較;使成對,使相配[(+with)]
Can you match this fabric?
你能找一塊和這相配的布嗎?
vi.
相配,相適合[(+up)]
The wallpaper and paint match pretty well.
壁紙和油漆的顏色十分協(xié)調(diào)。
31. predict
vt.
預(yù)言;預(yù)料;預(yù)報[+that][+wh-]
He predicted that an earthquake was imminent.
他預(yù)言即將發(fā)生地震。
He predicted a good harvest.
他預(yù)言豐收。
vi.
作預(yù)言;作預(yù)料;作預(yù)報
32. use up
用完;耗盡
We have used up all the paper.
我們把紙全用完了
33.unhappiness
n.[U]
1.) 不快;痛苦
The quarrel caused her intense unhappiness.
爭吵令她極其不快。
2.) 不幸
34. crime
n.
1.) 罪,罪行[C]
He committed a high crime.
他犯下重大罪行。
2.) 犯罪,犯罪活動[U]
3.) 違反道德的行為,罪過[C]
It's a crime to waste food.
浪費(fèi)食物是一種罪過。
35. take a look at / have a look at/ look at
36. what if假使...呢?;若是...又怎么樣?
What if they do not come?
如果他們不來怎么辦呢？ （ 即使他們不來，又有什么關(guān)系？）
37. heaven
n.
1.) 【宗】(常大寫)天國;上帝[U]
May her soul rest in Heaven.
但愿她的靈魂在天國安息。
2.) 天空[P]
Millions of stars were shining in the heavens.
天空中繁星閃爍。
3.) 極樂;極樂之地[U]
I was in heaven when I heard the news.
我聽到這消息時高興極了。
38. intelligent
a.
1.) 有才智的;聰明的;明智的;有理性的
The child made a very intelligent comment.
那孩子作了很有見地的評論。
Elephants are intelligent animals.
大象是有靈性的動物。
2.) 了解的,熟悉的[(+of/about)]
He has really been very intelligent about the whole thing.
他對事情的全過程確實很了解。
39. patient
a.
有耐心的,能忍受的,能容忍的[(+with/of)]
He's a very patient man.
他是個很有耐心的人。
n.
病人[C]
The doctor is very patient with his patients.
那位醫(yī)師對病人十分耐心。
40. experiment
n.
實驗;試驗[C][U][(+on)]
Some people learn by experiment and others learn by experience.
一些人通過實驗學(xué)習(xí),另一些人則從經(jīng)驗中學(xué)習(xí)。
vi.
進(jìn)行實驗,試驗[(+on/with)]
He is experimenting with drugs to cure hepatitis.
他正在試驗治療肝炎的藥。
Have they ever experimented on a large number of patients?
他們可曾在大批病人身上實驗過?