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artery n.动脉,要道
The railway system is regarded as the artery of our country. ;铁路系统被视为 我国的大动脉.

ascertain vt.弄清,查明;确定
Biologists have ascertained that ;生物学家已经确定
specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy. ;有专门的细胞把化学能 转变成机械能.

aspiration n.热望,渴望;志向
Young Edison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor. ;年幼的爱迪生就渴望 成为一名发明家.

contention n.(辩论的)论点, 争论,争辩
Clumbus's contention that the earth was round turned out to be correct. ;事实证明哥伦布认为 地球是圆的这论点是 对的.
The study of English requires effort and contention of mind. ;学习英语需要勤奋和 精神上的毅力.

continuity n.连续性,连贯性
There is no continuity of subject in a dictionary. ;词典里没有一个 连贯的主题.

conversion n.转变,变换,改变信仰, (宗)转意归主
Information conversions can now be done in computers. ;现在信息转换可在 电脑中进行.

cooperative a.合作的;愿意合作的; 协力的 n.合作社;合作商店
The rural credit cooprative is a financial organization ;农业信用合作社是 金融机构.

corporate a.团体的;法人组织的, 共同的;全体的
The Chinese-tennis team made a corporate effort to win countess championships. ;中国乒乓球队通过集体 的共同努力赢得了无数 次冠军.

dock n.码头,船坞 vt.消减(薪金,供应,津 贴等),剥夺; 扣去…的应得工资
Every month $5 is docked from our salaries for housing -repairing payment. ;每个月我们的工资中扣 5美元用于修房.

exempt vt.免除,豁免 a.被豁免的,被免除的
He is exempt from military service because of his bad sight. ;他由于视力不好而 免服兵役.
His identity of a foreign official ;他的外国官员身份
exempted him from the customs duties for these basic necessities. ;使他免缴这些基本 必需品的关税.

exotic a.异国情调的, 外来的,奇异的
We saw many exotic flowers and plants which we had never seen before ;我们看到许多从未见过 的国外花卉和植物
at the Kunming International Fair. ;在昆明世博会上.

frantic a.发狂的;狂欢的
There was a frantic rush ;出现了一片疯狂的忙乱
to get everything ready for the unexpected inspection from the superiors. ;为了准备迎接上级 的突然检查.

fringe n.额前刘海;边缘,边界 a.边缘的;外围的; a.次要的;附加的 vt.成为…的边缘
It was easier to move about on the fringe of the crowd. ;在人群外围移动比较容易

interim n.过渡时期;中间时期 a.暂时的;临时的
The full report isn't ready yet,but you can see the interim report ;正式报告尚未写好, 但你可以先看看这 份临时报告.

intermittent a.间歇的,断断续续的
Sometimes there are intermittent thunderstorms all day in summer. ;夏天有时整天有 断断续续的暴风雨.

intersection n.十字路口,交叉点
In Guangzhou City there are many intersections on the roads and streets. ;广州市街道的交叉点 很多.

lubricate vt.使润滑,加润滑油
You should lubricate the moving parts of your car every 5000 kilometers. ;你应该每5000公里给 你的车的活动部位件 上油.

monetary a.货币的;金钱的; 金融的;财政的
The monetary system of certain countries used to be based on gold. ;某些国家的货币制度 过去一直是金本位的.

nurture vt./n.养育,培育,滋养 ;
Nurture your mind with good reading. ;以优秀读物来陶冶你的 心智.
As a teacher,we must murture students' talents. ;作为教师,我们必须 培养学生的才能.

proposition n.主张,建议;陈述;命题
Pythagorean proposition is a geometry term. ;勾股定理是一个 几何术语.

prospective a.未来的;盼望中的; 预期的
They want to sell their house and already have a prospective buyer. ;他们想卖房,并且已经 有了一位意向性的买主.

rig n.船具;装备 vt.用欺骗手段操纵控制; vt.(为达到预期的目的 而)营私舞弊,事先决定
People doubled whether the presidential election in Florida had been rigged. ;人们怀疑佛罗里达州的 总统选举有舞弊行为.

ritual n.典礼,(宗教)仪式; 例行习惯 a.仪式的,典礼的; 通常的,习惯的
Our society has many rituals of greeting, farewell,and celebration. ;我们的社会有许多关于 招呼、告别和庆祝的仪 式.

stern a.严厉的,严格的 n.船尾
A father is usually much sterner with his children than a mother is. ;父亲一般比母亲对孩子 要严厉得多.

stimulus n.刺激物,促进因素; 鼓励
Light is a stimulus to growth in plants. ;光是植物生长的促进因素

strand vi.搁浅 vt.使搁浅,使落后 n.绳,线之一股;
If you were stranded in a strange town without money or friends, ;如果你困在一个陌生的 城市,既没有钱,又没 有朋友,
what would you do? ;你会怎么办?

stray vi.迷路;离题;想到别处 a.迷了路的,离了群的; 意外的;零落的 n.迷失的家畜
Don't stray from the point. ;不要离题乱扯.
The streets were empty except for a few stray taxis. ;除了偶然可以看到的 几辆出租车外,街上 没有人迹.

tuck vt.打摺,卷起,塞, 使隐藏 vi.(衣服等的)摺,裥
A bird usually tucks its head under its wing when it sleeps. ;鸟在休息时通常把头缩 进翅膀下.

tuition n.学费;教诲;教学;讲授
The tuition of higher education in the USA is much higher than that in China. ;美国高校的学费比 中国要高许多.

upgrade vt.使升级,提升, 改良品种 n.上坡;升级,上升
Israel makes every means to upgrade its military defenses. ;以色列千方百计地提升 其军事防务水平.

visualize vt.形象,形象化,想象
When you read novels, do you visualize the scene as it is described? ;你读小说时是否想象 所描绘的场景呢?