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ambition n.抱负,雄心,野心; 企望得到的东西
A good soldier should have the ambition of becoming a general. ;一个好的士兵应有想当 将军的抱负.

announce vt.宣布,宣告,声称, 叙说;预告,预示
The local government closed the lido ;地方政府关闭了海滨 浴场,
announcing that some sharks were emerging there. ;宣称海里有鲨鱼出没.
The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers. ;微晶片的发明预示了新 一代的计算机将出现.

anticipate vt.预期,期望,预料; 先于…行动,提前使用
We anticipated growing up fast when we were still kids, ;当还是孩子的时候,我们 期待着快快长大,
but how we wish that time could pass slowly ;但现在我们却希望时间 流逝得慢些.
We must anticipate our competitors by getting our products onto the market first. ;我们必须赶在竞争对手之 前先把产品推向市场.

budget n.预算 vi.~for)编预算,作安排 vt.规划,安排
A shrewd housewife should be good at planning the family budget. ;精明的主妇应擅长计 划家庭预算.
We start to budget for the project. ;我开始为工程做预算.

contradiction n.矛盾,不一致; 否认,反驳
Is it a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs? ;又爱护动物又穿皮毛服 装是矛盾的吗?

contribution n.贡献,促成作用; 捐款,捐献物; (写给报刊等的)稿件
Mr. He Zhenliang has made an important contribution to the Olympic bid. ;何振梁先生为申奥作出了 重大贡献.

convenience n.方便,合宜; 便利设施,方便的用具
Come at your convenience (Come whenever it is to your convenience.) ;你什么时候方便就什么 时候来.
Some university dormi- tories are now full of modern conveniences of every sort. ;现在有些大学宿舍 各种现代化设备齐全.

convention n.习俗,惯例; 公约,协议
By convention,north is at the top of most maps. ;按照惯例,在大部分的 地图上北面都在上方.

conventional a.普通的,习惯的, 常规的;符合习俗的, 因循守旧的
It is said that Englishmen like ;据说英国人喜欢
to make a few convent- ional remarks about the weather when they start a conversation. ;在开始谈话时说几句关于 天气的客套话.
Not all old people are conventional in the clothes they wear and in their views. ;不是所有老年人都衣着 保守、观点守旧.

convey vt.表达,传达,传递; 运送,输送
Air is the medium by which sound waves are conveyed. ;空气是声波传导的媒介.
What information the codes in the big Pyramid convey is still unknown. ;大金字塔中的密码到底 传递了什么信息仍然不 为人知.

discard vt.丢弃,抛弃
Outdated theory should be discarded. ;过时的理论应当抛弃掉.

disguise vt.假扮,化装;伪装; 掩盖,掩饰 n.用来伪装的东西(或 行动);伪装,掩饰
Mulan disguised herself as a man and became a soldier. ;木兰女扮男装从军.

disorder n.混乱,凌乱; 骚乱,动乱; (身心,机能的)失调,病
The room is in disorder.It's time to tidy it up. ;房间很乱. 该收拾一下了.
Mental disorder is very common in people now. ;心理失调对当代人来说 很普通的病症.

fire n.火;火灾,失火;射击, 火力;热情,激情 vt.放(枪,炮等)解雇, vi.开火,开枪
A rocket was fired at the moon. ;火箭发射到月球上.
During the oral defence of your thesis, ;在论文答辩过程中,
tutors and experts will fire questions at you. ;导师和专家们会向你一 连串地发问.

grade n.等级,级别;成绩,分数 (学校的)年级 vt.将…分等; 对…进行评分
These apples have been graded according to size and quality. ;这些苹果按照大小和质 量分了等级.

injury n.损害,伤害;受伤处
Drinking too much can result in injury to the liver. ;饮酒过量会损害肝脏.

inner a.内部的,里面的; 内心的
The core of the earth is made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core. ;地核是由一个液体的外 核和一个固体的内核组 成的.

inside n.里面,内部prep.在… 内部;指时间)少于 a.里面的,内部的 ad.在里面,在内部
The outside of an orange is bitter but the inside is sweet. ;桔子的外皮是苦的, 但是桔子肉是甜的.

interior n.内部;(the~)内地; a.内部的;内地的, 国内的
Interior decorating is a very promising industry nowadays. ;室内装修是当今的颇具 前途的行业.

internal a.内的,内部的, 国内的,内政的; 内心的
A theory has its internal logic. ;每种理论都有其固有的 内在逻辑性.

inward a.内心的,精神的; 里面的,内部的
Many philosophers prefer to live an inward and unmaterial life. ;许多哲学家选择过一种 重精神而不重物质的生 活.

loyal a.忠诚的,忠心的
We should be loyal to our motherland. ;我们应当忠诚于祖国.

notify vt.通知,告知,报告
When your bike is stolen,do you notify the police or just accept the bad luck? ;如果自行车被偷,你是 通知警察,还是自认倒 霉?

rival n.竞争对手,敌手 a.竞争的,对抗的 vt.与…竞争;比得上
No other ball games can rival football in excitement. ;没有其也球赛比足球更 有刺激性.

opponent n.敌手,对手;反对者
Someone has said that there's no eternal friend or opponent in the business circle. ;有人曾说过,在商场中, 没有永远的朋友,也没 有永远的对手.

potential a.潜在的,可能的 n.潜力,潜能
Every seed is a potential plant. ;每一粒种子都可能长 成植物.
If you don't have self-confidence,your potential won't grow. ;如果没有自信,就不能 发挥出你的潜力.

precious a.珍贵的,贵重的
I believe that good health is the most precious thing for people. ;我认为健康对人来说是 最珍贵的财富.

rescue vt. & n.营救,救援
Professional rescue team plays an important role in the rescue. ;专业救生队在营救过 程中起重要作用.

reservation n.(住处,座位等的) 预订;保留,犹豫; (美国印第安部落的) 居留地
If you want to have dinner on Valentine's Day in a Western style restaurant, ;情人节这天,你如果想 在西式餐厅用晚餐
you'd better make the reservation earlier. ;最好早些预订.

sophisticated a.老于世故的,老练的; 精密的,复杂的; 高雅的,有教养的
Many politicians are very sophisticated. ;大部分的政客都非常老练
The inner system of a spaceship is rather sophisticated. ;宇宙飞船的内部系统相 当复杂.

sorrow n.悲哀,悲痛;伤心事, 不幸的事
You can't conceal your sorrow,because your eyes reveal everything ;你隐藏不了悲伤,因为 你的眼睛已告诉了我们 一切.

tradition n.传统,惯例
Making and eating dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve ;在农历大年夜做饺子、 吃饺子
is a tradition in Northern China. ;是中国北方的传统.
 
unique a.惟一的,独特的, 独一无二的; 极不寻常的,极好的
Mona Lisa's smile is unique. ;蒙娜 .丽莎的微笑是 无与伦比的.