anaesthetic
n.麻醉剂；麻药
The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.
麻醉剂的使用还不到一百年。
beacon
n.烽火；信号
The fire on the hill was a beacon to the villagers that the enemy was coming.
山丘上的火是通知村民敌人来了的信号。
coroner
n.验尸官
The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.
验尸官断定那个妇人的死亡是意外的。
duel
n.决斗；相斗
They decided to settle their quarrel by a duel.
他们决定以决斗来解决他们的纷争。
graft
v.嫁接
Peach trees can be grafted on plum trees.
桃树可以被嫁接到梅树上。
impersonal
adj.一般人称的
"First some, first served" is an impersonal remark.
“先到，先得”是不以特定人为对象的语句。
loom
v.隐现；隐约可现
A large iceberg loomed through the thick, gray fog.
从厚厚的，灰灰的雾中隐约可见一座大冰山。
peal
n.响声；很响的铃声
As the speaker made a funny joke, peals of laughter rang through the auditorium.
当演说者说了一个有趣的笑话时，响亮的笑声传遍了礼堂 。
roundup
n.赶拢；驱集
The missing cattle are discovered in the annual roundup.
遗失的牛在一年一度的驱集中被发现。
straggle
v.散开；迷途
The cowboys worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd.
牧童们工作了整夜，以聚集那些离了队散落在后面的牛群。
ulterior
adj.隐密的；未揭露的。
He was suspected of having ulterior motives for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.
他的慷慨奉献被怀疑是有隐秘不明的动机，但是事实上他是出自内心的。
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auction
n.拍卖
The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction.
那把旧齐本德耳式椅子在拍卖时卖了很好的价钱。
calligraphy
n.书法
The old man is famous for superb calligraphy.
那个老人以出色的书法著名。
cope
v.应付
Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.
自从珍出了车祸后，在交通拥挤时，她无法驾驶得很顺利。
cucumber
n.黄瓜
Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I'll make pickles.
请在卖蔬果部门买些黄瓜，我想做腌瓜。
gruel
n.粥
Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel for him by boiling oatmeal in water.
他的祖父现年九十六，每餐她必须为他煮麦片粥。
hustle
v.驱赶
She hustled off her children to school and started working.
她驱赶着孩子上学，然后开始工作。
maneuver
n.调遣；策略；演习 n.调遣；操纵
Every year the army and thd navy hold maneuvers for practice.
每年陆军和海军都举行防空演习。
She maneuvered her car into a narrow parking space with ease.
她轻易地操纵着她的车，进入很窄的停车场。
plight
n.(恶劣的)情势；苦境
He was in a terrible plight, trapped at the back of the cave.
他正处于恶劣的情势，被诱入洞穴的后面。
scoff
n.嘲笑；嘲弄
I came to the meeting to scoff, but the speaker persuaded me.
我来嘲弄这个会议，但被演说者劝阻了。
stun
n.昏晕；目瞪口呆
She was stunned by the news of her mother's death.
她听到母亲过世的消息惊呆了。
vulture
n.兀鹰
A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.
兀鹰靠死去的动物的肉来维生。
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bankrupt
n.破产者；无还债能力者
After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.
店给烧毁后，店主就破产了。
cavern
n.巨穴
It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern.
突然下起雨来，我们躲进洞穴里躲避。
chrysanthemum
n.菊花
Chrysanthemum usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.
菊花通常在秋天开，开着各式各样大小颜色不同的花。
fishery
n.渔业；渔场
The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.
港口的居民们主要从事渔业。
gust
n.阵风；一阵
In a gust of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture into pieces.
他在无法控制的发怒中，将图画撕成碎片。
ingratiate
v.逢迎；讨好
She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.
她试着以珍贵的礼物来讨好她的教师。
munition
n.军火；军需品
The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions.
我们打仗夫败的原因并不只是因为军火短缺。
prostrate
n.平卧；卧倒
The wretched slaves prostrated themselves before their master.
可怜的奴隶卧倒在他们主人的面前。
smolder
v.闷烧；潜伏
The campfire smoldered for several hours after the blaze died down.
火焰渐熄后，营火闷烧了好几个小时。
tattoo
n.连续的轻敲
The hail beat a loud tattoo on the windowpane.
冰雹落在窗户的玻璃上，连续地敲响出很大的声音。
wield
v.支配；控制
In a democratic system it is the people that wield the power.
在民主体制中，人民掌握权力。
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allude
v.暗指；提及
In his letter he alluded me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.
他在信中向我提及一件我已经完全忘了的事。
chisel
n.凿子；錾子
A chisel and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor.
对一个雕刻家来说，錾子和铁锤是不可缺少的工具。
cricket
n.蟋蟀
Male crickets make a chirping noise by rubbing their front wings together.
雄蟋蟀凭借前翅的磨擦发出唧唧声。
flit
v.飞跃；轻快地飞
As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.
我们走进灌木丛时，鸟儿在树间飞跃。
high-handed
adj.专横的；高压的
It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.
为了这意外事件而处罚孩子，真是专横。
lag
v.慢慢地瞳；落后
The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.
这个小孩困为非常疲倦而落后于其他小孩。
naughty
adj.顽皮的；淘气的
You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.
这个顽皮的小孩！我告诉过你不要在马路上玩。
rattle
n.嘎嘎声
We used to hear the rattle of the mild bottles in the early morning.
我们习惯于听那清早牛奶瓶的嘎嘎作响声。
soot
n.煤烟，油烟
Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.
油烟是因于不完全燃烧而使烟变黑。
tributary
n.支流属国；纳贡国
The Ohio River is one of the tributaries of the Mississippi River.
俄亥俄河是密西西比河的一条支流。
undo
v.废弃；打消；解开
The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid their work.
一场暴风雨破坏了工人们已修好的道路。
The children began to undo the string round the parcel to see what was in it.
小孩们开始解开那绑着包裹的绳子，以看看里而到底是什么东西。
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belabor
v.重打；痛击
The rider belabored his tired horse with a stick.
骑士用鞭子重重地打了那匹疲倦的马。
circumference
n.圆周；周围
After dinner they walked around the circumference of the lake.
晚饭后他们沿着湖的周围漫步。
devolve
v.传一；授与
In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.
如果没有直系子孙，王位就传给最亲近的王子。
fret
v.烦躁；激怒
Don't fret too much; everything will be all right.
不要烦燥不安，每年事都会很顺利的。
honk
v.(雁)鸣叫
The wild geese honked high in the autumn sky.
雁在秋天的空中鸣叫。
levy
v.征集；征税
The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.
政府决定征收烟草税，这向来是不征税的。
override
v.不顾；藐视
The new rule overrides all the previous ones.
新的法规不顾所有旧的规定。
rally
v.重整；重振；集合
The scattered soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.
为了下次的出击，分散了的士兵被集合在山谷中。
sprawl
v.仰卧；伸开手脚
Many people sprawled on the beach in their bathing suits.
许多人穿着泳衣在海滨仰卧。
trudge
v.跋涉；吃车地走
The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.
老人在深雪中跋涉走向家中。