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abstract a.抽象的 n.摘要,梗概 vt.提取,做...的摘要
Cloning babies,however sound in the abstract, ;泛泛地谈论克隆婴儿不 管多么动听,
is always dangerous when applied to practice. ;付诸实施总是很危险.

assure vt.使确信,使放心; 确保,保证给
Nothing can assure permanent happiness. ;没有什么东西能确保 永久的幸福.

blend v.(使)混合,(使)混杂 n.混合物;混合,交融
Oil and water do not blend. ;油和水不能融合.
I like a blend of coffee and tea (I like to blend coffee and tea). ;我喜欢把咖啡和茶混合 起来喝.

boast vi.自夸,夸耀 vt.夸口,吹嘘; 以拥有…而自豪 n.自吹自擂,自夸的话
Nobody should boast of his learning. ;谁也不应当夸耀自己的 学识.

campaign n.运动;战役 vi.参加(或发起)运动
Can you guess who would laugh last in the presidential election campaign? ;你能猜测出谁会最后赢 得总统大选吗?

ceremony n.典礼;仪式; 礼节,礼仪
An elaborate marriage ceremony wastes both energy and money. ;铺张的婚礼真是劳民伤财.
The head of state was welcomed with full ceremony. ;人们以最高的仪式 欢迎国家元首.

civilize vt.使文明,使开化
The African countries hoped to civilize all primitive tribes. ;非洲国家希望把非洲所有 的原始部落都变成文明社 会.

civilization n.文明,文化
Some people still have conventional ideas on what women are ;有些人还是抱有传统的 观念,对于妇女的本质
or how they should behave in our modern civilization. ;以及妇女在我们的现代 文明中应起的作用.
It is generally accepted that the Chinese ancient civilization ;普遍认为中国古代文明
is one of the oldest in the world. ;是世界上最古老的文化 之一.

discourage vt.使泄气,使灰心;
Don't let one failure discourage you.(Don't be discouraged by just one failure.) ;不要因为一次失败就气 馁.

democratic a.民主的, 有民主精神的
The Democratic Party ;民主党
is one of the two main political parties in the United States. ;是美国两大政党之一 (比尔.克林顿就是其 中一员).

embrace vt.拥抱,怀抱; 包围,环抱 n.拥抱,怀抱
In the past, ;过去
Chinese lovers were too reserved to embrace or kiss each other in public. ;中国的情侣太过含蓄而 不会当众拥抱或亲吻,
But it is not the case now. ;但是现在不同了.

exterior a.外部的外貌的外表的 n.外部,外貌,外表
Esmeralda has a tough exterior (=Esmeralda is tough on the exterior), ;加西莫多(小说 《巴黎圣母院》中人物) 外表凶恶,
but he is autually very kind. ;但内心很善良.

fatigue n.疲劳,劳累 v.(使)疲劳
Increasing numbers of people in high-powered jobs are suffering from fatigue ;越来越多在工作中执掌 大权的人容易疲劳,
and stress-related illnesses. ;受到因压力引发的疾病 的折磨.
The hustle and bustle of city life fatigues many people. ;奔波的城市生活使很多 人精疲力竭.

forge vt.伪造(货币, 文件等);锻造,锤炼
Some people try to get forged diplomas in order to find a good job. ;有些人为了找份好工作 而设法获取各种伪造文 凭,
They are only deceiving themselves by such an act. ;他们这样做只是自欺欺人.

guarantee vt.保证,担保 n.保证,保证书
Nowadays,students are not guaranteed jobs when they graduate from college. ;如今,学生大学毕业时 不能保证有工作.

insure vt.给…保险; 保证,确保
It's surprising that some pop stars ;有些流行歌星
have insured their legs or moustache for millions of dollars. ;竟然给自己的腿或者胡子 买了好几百万的保险.

handy a.方便的,近便的
This manual of college English vocabulary is a handy reference book ;这本大学英语词汇手册是 一本使用简易方便的参考 书.

independent a.独立的,自主的; 不相关联的
Now most Chinese women in urban areas go to work ;
and are financially independent after marriage. ;现在大多数在城市的中 国妇女婚后仍然参加工 作并保持经济上的独立.

innocent a.清白的,无罪的, 无辜的;无害的; 天真幼稚的;无知的
She has such an innocent face ;她长着一张天真无邪的 脸,
that I find it hard to think that she can do any harm. ;我很难相信她会做坏事.

invest vt.投资;投入(精力、 时间等) vi.投资
Low interest rate in the bank encourages citizens to invest in the stock market. ;银行利率低促使市民向 股市投资.

justify vt.证明…正当或有理, 为…辩护
The pursuit of good ends does not justify the employment of bad means. ;追求正当的目的并不证 明可以用不正当的手段.

mission n.使命,职务; 代表团,使团
James Bond's mission is to save three hostages kidnapped by some terrorists. ;詹姆士.邦德(007)的 使命是去解救三个被恐 怖分子绑架的人质.
This time, ;这次,

outline n.提纲,要点,概要; 外形,轮廓 vt.概述,概括; 描…外形,描…轮廓
Some writers prefer to give an outline of the setting first ;一些作家喜欢先写出 背景概要,
and then flesh out the plot and characters. ;然后写出情节和人物.

parallel n.平等线;可相比的事物, 相似处;纬线 a.平行的;类似的;并列 vt.与…相当
There are few parallels between the American football and European football. ;美国足球和欧洲足球 没有什么相似之处.

punch vt.猛击;穿孔 n.猛击;冲床, 穿孔机;力量
A woman was punched unconscious by two muggers in a street this afternoon. ;一个妇女今天下午在大街 上被两个歹徒打得失去知 觉.
None of the hundreds of on-lookers tried to prevent it or call the police. ;数百个围观者中没有人 阻止或报警.

reform vt.改革,改良,改造 vi.改过自新,改正 n.改革,改良
Many deputies to the People's Congress have called for a reform of the medical system ;许多人大代表呼吁医药 制度改革
to stop unnecessary use of expensive medicine. ;以杜绝滥用昂贵药品.

resident n.居民,定居者 a.居住的,定居的
It is reported that rats outnumber residents in New York by 9 to 1. ;据报道纽约的老鼠是 其居民的九倍.

rub vt.擦,摩擦
Can you rub my painful back? ;我背疼,能帮我 揉一揉吗?

select vt.选择,挑选 a.精选的;优等的
A mouse is a device ;鼠标是一种工具
which makes it easier to select different options from computer menus. ;更加便捷地从计算机菜单 上进行选择操作.

setting n.环境,(小说等的) 背景,(舞台等的) 布景;调节, 设定的位置
The setting of the Italian film Beautiful Life ;意大利电影《美丽人生》 的故事
is a concentration camp in the Second World War. ;背景是二战时的集中营.

tendency n.趋向,趋势
There is a growing tendency in society to regard money ;社会上一种越来越流行 的趋向是把钱看得
more highly than quality of life. ;比生活的质量更重要.

witness n.目击者,见证人 v.目击,注意到, 为…作证
In the past twenty years China has witnessed momentous changes. ;过去20年里中国发生了 巨大的变化.