Part 3
第三部分
alternative
n. 二选一 adj. alternate
Her father gave her the alternative of staying in high school or going to work.
她父亲要她在留在高中念书或是去工作两者之中选择其一。
bulge
n. 凸出 adj. bulgy
The bag of candy made a bulge in the child's pocket.
一袋糖果使得这孩子的口袋有一块凸出。
congratulate
v. 祝贺 n. congratulation
Let me congratulate you on the birth of your son.
让我来祝贺你儿子的诞生。
contradiction
n. 1. 反驳 2. 矛盾 adj. contradictory
Contradiction by the students always makes my teacher angry.
学生们的反驳总是使我的老师生气。
It is a contradiction to say you support the government but would not vote for it in an election.
说来矛盾,你支持这个政府,却在选举中不投票给它。
detect
v. 发现 n. detection
Small quantities of poison were detected in the dead man's stomach.
在死者的胃中发现少量的毒药。
execute
v. 实现 n. execution
The plan was good in every respect, but it was badly executed.
这个计划在各方面都是好的,但却执行的不好。
intervene
v. 插入, 介于其间 n. intervention
A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year's Day.
新年和圣诞节之间有一个星期。
monster
n. 怪物 adj. monstrous
That dog is a real monster; I have never seen such a big one.
那狗真是个怪物,我从未见过那么大的。
paralyze
v. 使麻痹 n. paralysis
His arm was paralyzed as the result of the accident.
他的手臂因这次意外事故而麻痹。
revive
v. 复活, 苏醒 n. revival
He was nearly drowned, but we revived him.
他几乎淹死了,但我们救活了他。
stagger
v. 蹒跚 adj. staggering
The boy staggered and fell under the heavy load of books.
这男孩沉重书籍的负担而蹒跚跌倒。
subsequent
adj. 后来的 n. subsequence
The story will be continued in subsequent issues of the magazine.
这故事将于下期的杂志继续。
Part 4
第4部分
cling
v. 粘着
The two friends cling together wherever they go.
这对朋友无论到哪里,总是如胶似漆,粘在一起。
countenance
n. 面容, 表情
The actor had a handsome and distinguished countenance.
这位演员有英俊而突出的面容。
dimension
n. 尺寸
He ordered wallpaper for a room of the following dimensions: 16ft. long, 12ft. Wide, and 8ft. High.
他为房间定了如下尺寸的壁纸:十六英尺长,十二英尺宽及八英尺高。
erase
v. 抹去
He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one.
他抹去错误的答案并写上正确的。
growl
v. 咆哮
The dog was angry and growl at the stranger.
那狗发怒向陌生人咆哮。
lick
v. 舔
The cat licked up the drops of milk from the floor.
猫添地板上的几滴牛奶。
postage
v. 邮资
The postage for airmail is greater than that for regular mail.
航空信的邮资较平信为高。
poultry
n. 家禽
This market has fresh poultry for sale at the beginning of every month.
在每月的开始,市场有新鲜的家禽出售。
prick
v. 刺
When she was sewing she pricked her finger and made it bleed.
缝纫时她刺伤手指并流血。
skim
v. 1. 掠去(液体上不要的漂浮物) 2. 掠过
The cook skimmed the fat from the soup.
厨师将汤上的肥油撇去。
I watched many seabirds skimming the waves looking for food.
我看到许多海鸟掠过波浪寻找食物。
stitch
n. 一针
She made a neat row of stitches along the edge of her skirt.
在裙子上的边缘她缝了一排整齐的缝线。
undergo
v. 承受
She underwent a through examination at the hospital according to the doctor's order.
依照医生的指示,她在医院接受了一次彻底的检查。
wharf
n. 码头
Passengers were waiting on the wharf to board the ship.
乘客们在码头上等待搭船。