eccentric [ɪkˈsentrɪk]

n. 古怪的人；adj. 异常的，古怪的
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eccentric eccentricity
exhibit exhibition
One of his eccentricities is sleeping
under the bed.
freak oddball weirdo
sicko pervert
Phoebe: Oh that’s good, I guess she’ll
have a choice between my guy and your
weirdo.
Chandler: Why would our guy be a
weirdo?
Phoebe: Because that’s just your taste.
Rachel: Oh my God! That's Monica!!
Joey: Oh no-no-no! No-no-no-no-no!
Rachel: You get away from me!! You
sick, sick, sick, sicko!!
Ross: What's going on?
Rachel: Joey has got a secret peephole!
Chandler: Oh no! No! No! No!
Rachel: Yes! He has a naked picture of
Monica! He takes naked pictures of us!
And then he eats chicken and looks at
them!
Rachel: Look!
Ross: Dude! That's my sister!
Monica: Give me that!
Phoebe: All right, wait! Just wait.
Everybody just calm down. Okay? Let's
give our friend Joey a chance to explain
why he's such a big pervert!
Joey: No! I am not a pervert! Okay?
disregard [7dɪsrɪ'ɡɑ:d]
v. 漠视，不顾，不理睬
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disregard ignore
You shouldn’t disregard / ignore
safety problems.
When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled,
but she ________ me and walked on.
[A] refused
[C] denied
√
[B] ignored
[D] missed
disregard ignore
neglect overlook
The joys of travel, having long _______
the disabled, are opening up to virtually
anyone who has the means.
A) omitted B) missed

√
C) neglected D) discarded
pay no attention to ...
take no notice of ...
turn a deaf ear to ...
turn a blind eye to …
convention [kən'venʃn]
n. 习俗，风俗，惯例
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social conventions
accepted conventions
international conventions
custom tradition
institution practice
On the other hand, your stomach would
turn at the idea of frying potatoes in
animal fat—the normally accepted
practice in many northern countries.
conventional
conventional values
conventional lifestyle
conventional measures
traditional customary
conscious ['kɒnʃəs]
adj. 感觉到的，意识到的
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be conscious of ...
be conscious that ...
be aware of ...
be aware that ...
be unconscious of ...
be unconscious that ...
be unaware of ...
be unaware that ...
consciousness
enhance people’s consciousness
of public morality
conscientious
conscientiousness
conscience
intensely [ɪn'tenslɪ]
adv. 强烈地
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intense
intense heat / cold / pain
intense love / hatred / suffering
intensive
an intensive English course
two weeks of intensive negotiations
intensive reading
extensive reading
labor-intensive industry
capital-intensive industry
technology-intensive industry
knowledge-intensive industry
apologetic [ə7pɒlə'dʒetɪk]
adj. 道歉的，表示歉意的
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be apologetic about ...
He was apologetic about his late arrival.
apologize apologize to sb. for sth.
He apologized to me for his late arrival.
apology
make an apology to sb. for sth.
owe sb. an apology
say sorry to sb. for sth.
salvage ['sælvɪdʒ]
v. 营救，拯救，打捞
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salvage
He tried desperately to salvage
belongings from the burning house.
save / rescue
When you rescued your trousers, did
you find the note was whiter than white?
When a passing tanker rescued them
five days later, both men were genuinely
sorry that they had to leave.
pick sb. up
The 'Antoinette' floated on the water
until Latham was picked up by a ship.
scour ['skaʊə(r)]
v. 彻底搜索
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search ( a place ) for ...
The detective is searching for clues.
The small ship, Elkor, which had been
searching the Barents Sea for weeks,
was on its way home.
hunt for ...
I’m hunting for a job now.
The hunt for the puma began in a
small village where a woman
picking blackberries saw 'a large
cat' only five yards away from her.
fumble for ...
She fumbled for her keys in her purse.
If you are lucky enough to get a
sleeper, you spend half the night
staring at the small blue light in
the ceiling, or fumbling to find
your ticket for inspection.
scour a place for ...
The sea bed was scoured with powerful
nets ...
comb a place for ...
The police are combing the woods for
the fugitive.
 chest [tʃest]
n. 大箱子
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chest
cardboard box
packing case
suitcase
boot / trunk
money box / piggy bank
belongings [bɪ'lɒŋɪŋz]
n. 财产，动产，所有物
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belongings / things
He told me to unpack my things
and then come down to dinner.
property / real estate
the property market
real estate agent
possessions / property
People tend to amass possessions,
sometimes without being aware of
doing so.
assets
liquid / fixed / tangible / intangible assets
cruiser ['kru:zə(r)]
n. 巡洋舰
(Lesson32 Page150)
cruiser
 “cru” = cross
cruise crucial crusade
a crusade against official corruption
naval ['neɪvl]
adj. 海军的
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navy land force air force
nav / nau = ship navigation
nausea nauseate
nautical nautical chart nautical mile
aeronautics astronautics
Beijing University of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
prelude ['prelju:d]
n. 序幕，前奏
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prelude (to sth.)
The high wind is the prelude to a heavy
storm.
prologue (to …) preface (to …)
foreword (to …) epilogue (to …)
unforeseen [7ʌnfɔ:'si:n]
adj. 意料之外的
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unforeseen unexpected
foresee expect
foretell predict
Timely snow foretells a bumper
harvest.
forecast weather forecast
series ['sɪəri:z]
n. 系列
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series species
a series of books
a series of stamps
A series of rainy days spoiled my
vacation.
a chain of …
a train of …
a trail of …
a string of …
a stream of …
catastrophe [kə'tæstrəfɪ]
n. 大灾难
(Lesson33 Page154)
mishap
accident contingency
disaster
calamity catastrophe
suburb ['sʌbɜ:b]
n. 郊区
(Lesson33 Page154)
suburb suburban
rural urban
metropolitan cosmopolitan
panic ['pænɪk]
n. 惊慌
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get into a panic in a panic
He fled in a panic.
Don’t panic in case of fire.
panic panicked ~ panicking
picnic picnicked ~ picnicking
confusion [kən'fju:ʒən]
n. 混乱；迷惑
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confuse confused confusing
disorder in disorder
mess in a mess
chaos in chaos
greedily ['gri:dɪlɪ]
adv. 贪婪地
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greedy gluttonous
the seven deadly sins:
greed gluttony
lust envy
wrath sloth pride
 forbidding [fə'bɪdɪŋ]
adj. 令人望而生畏的；冷冰冰的
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a forbidding place
a forbidding appearance
unfriendly unwelcoming
inhospitable hospitable
The Chinese are very hospitable.
The Chinese are noted for their
hospitality.
forbidden
the Forbidden City
the forbidden fruit
muster ['mʌstə(r)]
v. 鼓起，激起，振作起
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muster (up) sth. = summon (up) sth.
muster / summon (up) courage
muster / summon (up) enthusiasm
muster / summon (up) strength
junk [dʒʌŋk]
n. 废品，破烂货
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a piece of junk
The cupboard is full of junk.
junk food / mail
clutter
Those who never have to move house
become indiscriminate collectors of
what can only be described as clutter.
rubbish trash refuse
garbage litter clutter
Magazines littered / cluttered the floor.
be littered / cluttered with ...
The garden was soon littered with
chunks of metal which had once made
up a lawn mower.
dealer ['di:lə(r)]
n. 商人
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an antique dealer
a furniture dealer
businessman / merchant
vendor retailer wholesaler
supplier sales representative
assistant / clerk
real estate agent
grocer
stationer
 cherish ['tʃerɪʃ]
v. 珍爱，珍视；长期怀有某种感情
(Lesson34 Page158)
I’ll cherish our friendship for ever.
treasure value
Mary’s cherished possessions
Mary’s prize possessions
treasured valued
He cherished the hope of winning an
Olympic medal.
He cherished the memory of his late
wife.
He cherished the illusion that the girl
was in love with him.
credulous ['kredjələs]
adj. 轻信的
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Anna is so credulous that she’ll believe
anything you tell her.
naïve
“cred” = believe
credit n. 信用; 赊账 credit card
credulous incredulous
credible incredible
credentials n. 证书; 证件
obscure [əb'skjʊə(r)]
adj. 不起眼的，不出名的
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obscure: 1.unknown; little-known
an obscure little village
an obscure maidservant
remain obscure
The environment is obviously important,
but its role has remained obscure.
well-known; famous; noted; notable;
eminent; celebrated; renowned
obscure: 2 hard to understand
Very few people could understand his
lecture because it was very _____.
A) faint
C) gloomy
√B) obscure
D) indefinite
presume [pri'zju:m]
v. 假定，推测，认为
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From the way they talked, I presumed
(that) they were a couple.
be presumed dead / innocent …
A long-lost brother, who was presumed
dead, was really alive all the time and
wickedly plotting to bring about the
hero's down-fall.
You are presumed innocent until you are
proved guilty.
believe think suppose assume
… a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman,
found a brother who was thought to
have been killed twenty years before.
Everyone went to the funeral, for the
'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox,
a third brother who was supposed to
have died as a young man.
Assuming that his family had been
killed during an air-raid, Hans settled
down in a Village fifty miles away
where he had remained ever since.
be under the impression that …
还以为…
Though the crew were at first under the
impression that the lost ship had been
found, the contents of the chest proved
them wrong.
take it for granted that …
想当然地认为
You can’t take it for granted that the
children will behave themselves.
resemblance [ri'zembləns]
n. 相似
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resemble
She closely resembles her mother in
every way.
resemblance
bear a resemblance to …
The old lady
bears a resemblance to my grandmother.
bears a close resemblance to my grandmother.
bears no resemblance to my grandmother.
Your school may have done away with
winners and losers, but life has not.
In some schools they have abolished
failing grades; they'll give you as many
times as you want to get the right
answer. This doesn't bear the slightest
resemblance to anything in real life.
acquaint [ə'kweɪnt]
v. 使熟悉或了解
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be / get / become acquainted with …
I’m not acquainted with him.
He became acquainted with the work.
be / get / become familiar with …
He was familiar with the work.
The work was familiar to him.
acquaintance
He is my only acquaintance in the little town.
reunite [7ri:ju:'naɪt]
v. 使团聚
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be reunited with …
The lost children were reunited with
their parents.
reunify
reunification
national reunification
 faith [feɪθ]
n. 信心，信任，信仰
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develop faith in …
have faith in …
put / place faith in …
shake / undermine faith in …
destroy faith in …
lose faith in …
restore faith in ..
consult [kən'sʌlt]
v. 向……请教；查阅
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consult an expert / a doctor / a lawyer …
consult / refer to a timetable / map /
dictionary …
Bruce consulted the map once more
and told us that the village was now
only fifteen miles away.
consult / refer to a dictionary for the
word
look up the word in a dictionary
complaint [kəm'pleint]
n. 抱怨；投诉
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lodge / bring / file a complaint
get / receive a complaint
deal with / handle a complaint
investigate a complaint
resolve a complaint
reject a complaint
 unique [ju'ni:k]
adj. 唯一的，独一无二的
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a unique position
Each person’s DNA is unique.
be unique to ...
Fingerprints are unique to every
individual.
be peculiar to ...
Pandas are peculiar to China.
be confined to ...
..., for collectors are not confined to
any one country.
be limited to ...
The air strikes are limited to military
targets.
be restricted to ...
Access to the company files is restricted
to management.
solely ['səʊlli]
adv. 唯一地
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sole
He is the sole survivor of the car
accident.
only single
... to this day it has never written a
single word.
lone solitary
Owen scored the lone goal of the match.
They had a single aim, a solitary goal,
the top.
 bewilder [bɪ'wɪldə(r)]
v. 令人迷惑；令人眼花缭乱，晕头转向
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Big city traffic bewildered the country
girl.
bewildering
the bewildering amount of information
confuse
They confused me with their conflicting
advice.
confusing
Many tourists were ________ by the
city’s complicated traffic system.
A) degraded
C) evoked
√B) bewildered
D) diverted
As an increasing number of traffic
regulation schemes are devised, the
poor bewildered driver finds himself
diverted and forced into one-way
systems which cause even greater
delays than the traffic jams they are
supposed to prevent.
puzzle perplex baffle
The murder case still puzzled /
perplexed / baffled the police.
puzzling perplexing baffling
deduce [dɪ'dju:s]
v. 推理，推断
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deduce ... from ...
I can deduce his motives from his behavior.
deduction
conclude ... from ...
What do you conclude from the evidence?
conclusion
infer ... from ...
What can we infer from the passage?
inference
scanty ['skæ nti]
adj. 不足的，匮乏的
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scanty clues scanty evidence
insufficient inadequate
sufficient adequate
scarce
Food and clean water were becoming
scarce.
rare a rare disease/species
sparse a sparse population
sparsely-populated regions
be deficient in ...
a diet deficient in vitamin C
be few and far between
People like John are few and far between.
Thank God people like John are few and
far between.
engrave [ɪn'greɪv]
v. 雕刻
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Historians have long been puzzled by
dots, lines and symbols which have
been engraved on walls, bones, and
the ivory tusks of mammoths.
inscribe
At the base of the gold cap, the words
'made in the U.S.A' had been neatly
inscribed.
sculpt sculpture
etch
be etched / engraved on / in one’s
memory
The scene will be etched / engraved
on / in my memory forever.
correlate ['kɒrəleɪt]
v. 使相互联系
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Stress levels and heart disease are
strongly correlated.
relate
Cancer cases in the area are directly
related to the new nuclear power
station.
correlation
There’s a high correlation between
smoking and lung cancer.
 hoax [həʊks]
n. 恶作剧（骗人相信某事）
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hoax n. 恶作剧(骗人相信某事)
a kind of practical joke in which
someone makes people believe
something that is not true
play a joke / trick on sb.
make a fool of sb.
cheat sb. out of sth.
He cheated the old lady out of her
fortune.
trick / deceive sb. into doing
I was tricked / deceived into believing
his story.
 indulge [ɪn'dʌldʒ]
v. 沉迷于……；尽情享受……
(Lesson40 Page182)
indulge in …
indulge in bad habits
I indulged in a hot bath / an expensive dinner
after a day’s hard work.
indulge / spoil / pamper sb.
I don’t agree with indulging children.
a spoilt / pampered child
indulgent / self-indulgent
indulgence / self-indulgence
advance [əd'vɑ:ns] [əd'væns]
adj. 提前的（定语）
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advance adj. 提前的（定语）
advance party
advance notice / warning / planning
advance payment
What a job! Good work, Richard! I'm so
glad you like them so much. Like them?
They represent your best work. Really?
Absolutely. Well ... what do you think?
Do I have my book? You do. You do.
There’s a book here. I'll have a contract
and an advance payment waiting for
you, first thing in the morning.
in advance
Rent must be paid one month in advance.
in advance of …
Galileo’s ideas were in advance of the
age in which he lived.
advanced adj. 高级的, 先进的
advanced technology
an elementary / intermediate / advanced
English course
elementary / intermediate / advanced
English learners
remonstrate ['remənstreɪt]
[rɪ'mɑ:nstreɪt]
v. 抗议，规劝，告诫
(Lesson40 Page182)
remonstrate with sb. (fml.) 向某人抗议
The coach angrily remonstrated with the
referee.
Shortly afterwards, four more policemen
arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.
demonstrate v. 展示, 表明
protest against … 聚众抗议…
complain (to sb.) of / about sth.
Several people complained of cat-like
noises at night and a businessman on a
fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.
Almost immediately he began to
complain about the weather, for even
though it was still summer, it rained
continually and it was often bitterly
cold.
nag sb. to do …
When my wife nagged me to do
something about it, I told her that either
I would have to buy a new mower or let
the grass grow.
pester sb. to do …
From the moment he arrived there, he
kept on pestering his doctor to tell him
when he would be able to go home.
ironically [aɪ'rɒnɪklɪ]
adv. 讽刺地
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ironically / sarcastically
At this, the police pointed out ironically
that this would hardly be necessary as
the men were already under arrest.
'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically.
'You should have declared that. Perfume
is not exempt from import duty.'
ironic / sarcastic
I was almost there when a sarcastic
voice below said, 'I don't think the
windows need cleaning at this time of
the night.'
irony / sarcasm
illusion [ɪ'lu:ʒn]
n. 错觉
(Lesson41 Page193)
illusion delusion
be / live under the illusion / delusion
that …
He is / lives under the illusion /
delusion that he is always right.
be under the impression that …
Though the crew were at first under the
impression that the lost ship had been
found, the contents of the chest proved
them wrong.
breed [bri:d]
v. 养育，培育
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breed bred bred
a well-bred child
an ill-bred child
born and bred
I was born and bred in China.
I was China born and bred.
I was city born and bred.
I was country born and bred.
bring up sb.
raise sb.
rear sb.
rapture ['ræptʃə(r)]
n. 极度的高兴，狂喜
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rapture delight
joy / happiness
be in raptures / go into raptures about
/ over / at sth.
She was in / went into raptures about
her new house.
extol [ɪk'stəʊl]
v. 高度赞扬，盛赞
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extol the virtues / benefits of sth.
He extolled the virtues of Internet
technology.
exalt eulogize
praise acclaim
a much acclaimed novel
compliment
compliment sb. on sth.
Everyone at the party complimented Mary
on her new dress.
superior [su:'pɪəriə(r)]
adj. 优越的，优秀的，高级的
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He is a superior actor.
be superior to …
Your computer is far superior to mine.
inferior be inferior to …
senior be senior to …
junior be junior to …
prior be prior to …
posterior be posterior to …
cockcrow ['kɒkkrəʊ]
n. 鸡啼，公鸡打鸣
(Lesson41 Page193)
cockcrow
cockroach
Many girls are afraid / scared / frightened
of cockroaches.
crow cackle quack
meow bark bleat
bellow grunt neigh
roar chirp twitter
warble
 glint [glɪnt]
v. 闪烁
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The dewdrops glint in the sunshine.
sparkle glitter
All that glitters is not gold.
flicker flash twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, like a
diamond in the sky.
glow
The heated iron bar glowed.
descend [dɪ'send]
v. 下降，降临
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We descended the stairs.
The plane started to descend.
ascend
be descended from …
descendant
He is descended from Confucius.
He is a descendant of Confucius.
descend on …
Millions of tourists descend on Beijing
every year.
obstinately ['ɒbstɪnətlɪ]
v. 顽固地，固执地
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The old man is as obstinate as a mule.
as stupid as a donkey
as busy as a bee
as cunning as a fox
as brave as a lion
as proud as a peacock
as poor as a church mouse
as graceful as a swan
stubborn headstrong
determined resolute
solitude ['sɒlɪtju:d]
n. 单独, 独自
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solitude n. [U] 单独, 独自
Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or
the chance of making an unexpected
discovery that lures people down to the
depths of the earth.
I love tranquil solitude.

— P. B. Shelley

in solitude
I spent the morning in solitude.
I live in that solitude which is painful in
youth, but delicious in the years of
maturity.

— Albert Einstein
solitary
They had a single aim, a solitary goal—
the top!
all (alone / on one’s own / by oneself )
 lure [lʊə(r)]
v. 引诱，诱惑
(Lesson42 Page197)
lure sb. to / into some place
He lured the victim into a deserted house.
Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the
chance of making an unexpected discovery
that lures people down to the depths of the
earth.
lure sb. into doing
tempt sb. to do / into doing
entice sb. to do / into doing
foresight ['fɔ:saɪt]
n. 远见, 先见之明
(Lesson42 Page197)
foresight n. 远见, 先见之明
They had the foresight to invest in new
technology.
Such undertakings require the precise
planning and foresight of military
operations.
forethought n. 远虑,提前的思考
With a little forethought many accidents
could be avoided.
forecast n. 预测, 预报
weather forecast
foresee vt. (foresaw, foreseen) 预见……
Bagrit foresaw a time when computers
would be small enough to hold in the
hand, …
Of course, Leon Bagrit could not
possibly have foreseen the
development of the Internet, …
The telephone rings and this marks the
prelude to an unforeseen series of
catastrophes.
foretell / predict v. 预言…
Precautions of this sort are necessary,
for it is impossible to foretell the exact
nature of the difficulties which will
confront the pot-holer.
Considering how recent these
developments are, it is even more
remarkable that as long ago as the
1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit,
was able to predict some of the uses
of computers which we know today.
Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.
mark the prelude to sth. 预示……
The telephone rings and this marks
the prelude to an unforeseen series
of catastrophes.
insistent [ɪn'sɪstənt]
adj. 声音持续不断的
(Lesson42 Page197)
insistent adj. 1. 声音持续不断的
the insistent ringing of the phone
insistent adj. 2. 坚持要求的
be insistent on sth.
be insistent that + S. + (should) do
insist on sth.
insist that + S. + (should) do
Even though the noble was expected
to read the letter at each performance,
he always insisted that it should be
written out in full.
persist in … / with … 坚持不懈
persistent adj. 坚持不懈的
consist of … 由……组成
Though the costume consisted only of
a sheet, it was very effective.
be consistent with … 与……符合，前后
一致
resist v. 抵制, 抵抗
be resistant to sth. 抗……，反对……
49. What you say now is not ________
with what you said last week.

√
A) consistent B) persistent
C) resistant D) insistent
glisten ['glɪsn]
v. 闪光，闪烁
(Lesson42 Page197)
flash v.& n.
a flash of lightning
Sparks were emitted from small black
boxes and red lamps flashed on and
off angrily.
flicker v.& n.
The candle flickered in the wind.
These lights flickered continuously like
traffic lights which have gone mad.
glow v. & n.
The heated iron bar glowed.
There is something comforting about
the warm glow shed by advertisements
on cold wet winter nights.
twinkle v.& n.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, like a
diamond in the sky.

— Jane Taylor
sparkle / glitter / glint v. & n.
The diamond sparkled in the sunlight.
All that glitters is not gold.
— Shakespeare
Nothing can be compared, he maintains,
with the first cockcrow, the twittering of
birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun
glinting on the trees and pastures.
glisten v.
His face glistened with sweat.
Her eyes glistened with tears.
Round about, piles of limestone
glistened in all the colours of the
rainbow.
insure [ɪn'ʃʊə(r)]
v. 投保，为……上保险
(Lesson43 Page200)
insure … against …
I have insured my house against fire /
burglary.
I have insured myself against illness.
insure … for …
They’ve insured the painting for a
million pounds.
insure (US) / ensure (UK)
= make sure / certain
insure / ensure passenger safety
One more goal will ensure / ensure
victory.
The role of the police is to insure /
ensure (that) the law is obeyed.
assure sb. of sth.
assure sb. (that) …
The dealer assured me of its quality.
I assure you (that) I’ll be there on time.
agonizing ['ægənaɪzɪŋ]
adj. 令人痛苦的， 令人伤脑筋的
(Lesson43 Page201)
agonizing an agonizing injury
an agonizing choice / decision /
dilemma
agonize about / over …
For days I agonized about whether to
accept his advice.
agony He groaned in agony.
monotonous [mə'nɒtənəs]
adj. 无聊的，单调的
(Lesson44 Page205)
Reading is only a partial solution, for
the monotonous rhythm of the wheels
clicking on the rails soon lulls you to
sleep.
The same old favorites recur year in
year out with monotonous regularity.
The little boy wets the bed with
monotonous regularity.
dull
This invariably wins them the love and
respect of others, for they add colour
to the dull routine of everyday life.
 “mon(o)” = single
monologue
monogamy
monoplane
a monolingual dictionary
monarch / monarchy
 click [klɪk]
v. 发出喀哒声
(Lesson44 Page205)
click one’s fingers
The door clicked shut.
The soldier clicked his heels.
He slammed / banged the door.
The door slammed / banged shut.
(A) The dog shut the door.
(B) The shout was heard through the
door.
(C) The door of the bank was locked.
√
(D) The door closed loudly.
The door banged shut.
Answer: (D) The door closed loudly.
When Mrs. Richards walked towards
him, he fled, slamming the door behind
him.
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged
for sweets, they rattle for months inside
money boxes.
As it was extremely heavy, he dumped
it on the counter.
The order to abandon ship was given
and hundreds of people plunged into
the icy water.
They plunged into the lake, …
We all clapped our hands.
Don’t clatter the dishes—you’ll wake
the baby up.
I’ll smack your bottom if you don’t
behave yourself.
inspection [ɪn'spekʃn]
n. 检查
(Lesson44 Page205)
 “spect” = look
inspect / inspector / inspection
expect / expectation
suspect / suspicion / suspicious
spectacle / spectacular
circumspect / circumspection
prospect
The road is tortuous, but the prospects
are bright.
retrospect
In retrospect, I think my marriage was
doomed from the beginning.
intimidate [ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
v. 恐吓，威胁
(Lesson44 Page205)
timid adj. 胆小的
intimidate / intimidating / intimidation
Hatred is the coward's revenge for
being intimidated.
— George Bernard Shaw
intimidate sb. into …
cow sb. into ..
bully sb. into …