7537.idiom(名)成语；惯用语
To my knowledge, there is no such idiom in English.
据我所知，英文里并没有这样的成语。

7538.imitate(动)模仿
Small children learn by imitating their parents.
小孩子的学习方法就是模仿父母。

7539.imiation(名)模仿
Good pronunclation of a language is best learnt by imitation.
模仿是学习正确发音的最佳方法。

7540.immense(形)极大的
She gets immense pleasure from her garden.
她的花园带给她莫大的乐趣。

7541.imminent(形)即将发生的
Heavy rainfall means that flooding is imminent．
连场暴雨预示着马上要发洪水了。

7542.immune(形)免于……的
Young children are immune from prosecution.
幼童免于受到控告。

7543.implore(动)哀求
She implored him not to leave her alone.
她求他不要丢下她一个人。

7544.impulse(名)冲动
She felt a terrible impulse to rush out of the house and never come back.
突然间她心里有个冲动，恨不得冲出屋去，再也不回来。

7545.inadequate(形)不足的
There was so much to learn in the new job that for a while I felt today inadequate.
新工作有太多的东西要学，我一时感到力不从心。

7546.inappropriate(形)不适当的
反义词appropriate
lsn't that dress rather inappropriate for the occasion?
你不觉得那条裙子不大适合那种场合吗？

7547.incense(名)香
The monk burned a stick of incense in the incense burner.
和尚在香炉里焚上一炷香。

7548.incentive(名)动机
There's no incentive for young people to do well at school because there aren't any jobs when they leave.
由于毕业后没有就业机会，青年学生缺乏努力学习的热情。

7549.indebted(形)感激的
同义词obliged
I am deeply indebted to my family and friends for all their help.
我衷心感激家人和朋友的帮助。

7550.indignant(形)愤慨的
They were indignant that they had to pay more for warse services．
服务越来越差，费用却越来越高，他们很是气愤。

7551.indignation(名)愤慨
I expressed my indignation at being unfairly dismissed.
我对不公平地被解雇表示愤慨。

7552.indistinct(形)模糊的
Her words were inward and indistinct when she was in a state of half unconsciousness.
她处于半昏迷状态时，她说话的声音低沉，模糊不清。

7553.indulge(动)纵容
I'm going to indulge myself and go shopping for some new clothes.
我打算放纵一下自己，出去买几件新衣服。

7554.inescapable(形)不可避免的
A credibility gap is almost inescapable between generations．
两代人之间互不信任几乎是不可避免的。

7555.inflame(动)使愤怒
后接介词with
Ha was inflamed with anger.
他满腔怒火。

7556.ingenious(形)巧妙的
I have an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it.
我有一个不经她过目就签署文件的妙计。

7557.ingenuity(名)巧妙
It took some ingenuity to squeeze all the furniture into the little room．
要把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费一番心思的。

7558.initiative(名)主动权
The enemy forces have lost the initiative．
敌军丧失了主动权。

7559.innumerable(形)无数的
He got innumerable troubles about his new job.
他对他的新工作有无数烦恼的事。

7560.inquire(动)询问
后接介词about
I inquired of him about their work.
我向他询问他们的工作情况。

7561.inquiry(名)询问
The police are making inquiries about the crime．
警方正在询问罪案的情况。

7562.inquisitive(形)好问的
You need an inquisitive mind to be a scientist.
有钻研好问的心才能成为科学家。

7563.insight(名)深刻的理解
His speech gave us an insight into the problems of education.
他的演讲使我们对教育问题有了深入的了解。

7564.insigniflcant(形)无足轻重的
反义词sinificant
Working in such a big company made her feel insignifcant.
在这么大的公司工作使她觉得自己无足轻重。

7565.instability(名)不稳定
There are growing signs of political inotability.
越来越多的迹象显示政局不稳。

7566.instinct(名)直觉
In a situation like that yoU don't have time to think-you just act on instinct．
在那种情况下，你没有时间考虑，只是凭直觉行事。

7567.institutional(形)公共团体的
The old lady is in need of institutional care.
这位老太太需要有关机构的照料。

7568.instruct(动)教导
Children must be instructed in road safety before they are allowed to ride a bike on the road.
必须先教导儿童道路安全知识，才可阻让他们在路上骑自行车。

7569.instruction(名)指示
后接介词to
The guard was under strict instruction not to let anyone in or out.
守卫接到指示，严禁任何人出入。