1：approve vt。 贊成；批准 vi。 （of）贊成，稱許
I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn‘t approve。——我告訴母親我不想繼續上學，但是母親不同意。
Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn’t approve of dancing。——他們的父母管教頗嚴格，不贊成跳舞。
Her parents did not approve of her decision。——父母不贊成她的決定。
I didn‘t approve of his manner。——我不喜歡他的態度。
2：verge n。 邊緣 vi。 接近
Carole was on the verge of tears。——卡蘿爾差點就要哭了。
His voice trembled， on the verge of tears。——他聲音顫抖，淚水在眼眶裡打轉。
I’m sad that Julie‘smarriage is on the verge of splitting up。——朱莉的婚姻瀕臨破裂，我為此感到難過。
The country’s economy is on the verge of collapse。——國家的經濟已到了崩潰的邊緣。
3：reliable adj。 可靠的
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject。——關於這個課題缺乏可靠資料。
I just want a good reliable car， nothing flashy。——我只要一輛效能可靠的轎車，不要華而不實的那種。
She has been reliable and punctual。——她一直可靠守時。
4：accommodation n。 {常 pl。}膳宿
His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists。——他本能的反應會是尋求與民族主義者取得新的和解。
The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family。——當局必須給這個家庭提供適當的食宿條件。
The Rough Guide to Paris lists accommodation for as little as £25 a night。——《巴黎旅行概覽手冊》列出了價格低至每晚 25 英鎊的住宿資訊。
5：temporary adj。 暫時的
temporary relief from pain——短暫的解痛
They built a temporary home out of zincs。——他們用瓦楞鐵板搭建了一個臨時住所。
The party has been taking on staff， including temporary organisers。——這個政黨一直在招募工作人員，包括臨時的組織人員。
6：participant n。 參與者
He has been an active participant in the discussion。——他一直積極參與這次討論。
There is no comparison between the knowledge and skill of such a player and the ordinary casual participant。——臨時的普通參賽者無法與這種選手所掌握的知識和技巧相提並論。
A youthful teacher， he finds himself an unwilling participant in school politics。——作為一名年輕教師，他發現自己並不情願地參與到了學校的權力爭鬥中。
7：rotate v。 （使）轉動；輪流
Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate。——直升機的螺旋槳開始轉動時，儘量離遠點兒。
They will swap posts in a year‘s time， according to new party rules which rotate the leadership。——根據輪流擔任領導的新政黨章程，他們在一年後會輪換職位。
The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening。——俱樂部的成員可以輪流工作，而且一個人就能做好晚上的所有準備工作。
8：resemble vt。 像，類似於
Nonetheless， there are plenty of irrational feelings involved， which resemble the racism found in Muggle societies。——但其中卻有大量不合常理的感情牽涉在裡邊，類似於麻瓜世界的種族狀況。
Street lamp light crouchs posse ， resemble brushy balloon， wave in the sky in grey indigo color。——路燈光蜷縮一團，像毛茸茸的氣球，飄在灰靛色的空中。
9：concession n。 妥協；特許；承認
As a concession to his reasonable demand， the doctor allowed him to work。——醫生向他的合理要求讓步了， 允許他工作。
That is a great concession。——這是很大的讓步。
We can not make heavy concession to the matter。——我們在這個問題上不能過於讓步。
10：intimidate vt。 恐嚇
“You have no right to intimidate this man，” Alison continued。——“你沒有權利威脅這個人，”艾莉森接著說。
Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul。——瓊斯開始恐嚇並控制保羅。
The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager。——那幫歹徒企圖恐嚇銀行經理。
Don’t you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them。——別拿大帽子壓人。
11：sue v。 控告；（for）請求
The war criminals sue for peace。——戰犯求和。
You want to sue for custody？——你要為監護權提出起訴？
The company intends to sue for damages。——公司打算提起索賠之訴。
to sue sb for breach of contract——控告某人違反合同
12：accurate adj。 正確無誤的；精確的
Accurate records must be kept。——必須儲存準確的記錄。
The figure is accurate to two decimal places 。——這個數精確到小數點後兩位。
I think it may take sometime before we can have an accurate assessment of the damage。——我認為我們對損失作出準確的估算可能需要一段時間。
13：essential adj。 必不可少的；本質的 n。 要素；必需品
Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work。——要把社群工作做好，協作活動是必不可少的。
the essential goodness of human nature——人性善良的本質。
a lack of essential nutrients——基本營養的缺乏
14：aviation n。 航空學；飛機制造業
He devoted all his life to China‘s aviation。——他的一生都奉獻給了中國的航空事業。
At that time aviation was still in its infancy。——當時航空仍在萌芽階段。
15：distort v。 曲解；（使）變形
A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms。——畫家可能會對線條和形狀進行誇大或扭曲。
Exaggerated sections distort the shapes of folds as well as bed thickness。——比例放大的剖面歪曲褶皺的形態和岩層厚度。
16：descend v。 下來；起源（於）；襲擊；把身份降至
The plane began to descend。——飛機開始降落。
She’s got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters。——她是個自尊心很強的人，絕不會自貶身份去寫匿名信。
As you descend， suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall。——一直往下走，最終你會突然看到那條隱秘的瀑布。
17：rage n。 狂怒；{the-}風靡一時的事物 vi。 狂吹；發怒
He was apoplectic with rage at the decision。——他對這個決定異常憤怒。
His face was puce with rage。——他氣得臉色發紫。
Laura was speechless with rage。——勞拉氣得說不出話來。
18：objective n。 目標 adj。 客觀的
I believe that a journalist should be completely objective。——我認為新聞記者不應當有絲毫偏見。
His objective was to kill the space station project altogether。——他的目的是使空間站專案全面停止。
Plainly， a more objective method of description must be adopted。——顯而易見，必須採用更為客觀的描述方法。
19：linger vi。 繼續逗留，流連徘徊；（on）繼續存留
Mother told him not to linger on the way home。——媽媽告訴他不要在回家的路上逗留。
He made excuses to linger on the stairs。——他找藉口故意在樓梯口上磨磨蹭蹭。
The studios at Elstree are gone - but the memories linger on。——艾爾斯特利的攝影棚已不復存在了，可有關它的記憶卻永不褪色。
When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on。——廢除了種族隔離政策後痼疾依然存在。
Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight。——客人儘可以喝著咖啡逗留到午夜左右。
20：tentative adj。 試探性的，實驗性的
We made a tentative arrangement to meet on Friday。——我們暫定星期五見面。
In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy。——銀行一下子就抹殺了這項政策暫時帶來的好處。
My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative。——我剛開始投訴時很猶豫不決。
21：obscure adj。 不重要的；費解的；模糊不清的 vt。 使模糊，掩蓋
an obscure German poet——一個名不見經傳的德國詩人
The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics。——這首讚歌是希臘一位名不見經傳的作曲家為1896年的雅典奧運會創作的。
Richard‘s statement was disgracefully obscure。——理查德的宣告隱晦費解，真是丟人。
22：pretext n。 藉口，託詞
The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area。——這次事件成了干涉那個地區的藉口。
I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other。——我準備找個什麼藉口把他從屋裡支出去。
They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force。——他們想找藉口用武力征服這個地區。
23：definitive adj。 最可靠的，權威性的；決定性的
His “An Orkney Tapestry” is still the definitive book on the islands。——他的《奧克尼掛毯》一書仍是關於這些島嶼的最權威著作。
There is no definitive test as yet for the condition。——對這種病目前還沒有決定性的檢測手段。
We got a definitive victory。——我們取得了決定性的勝利。
This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine。——這本書是世界美食的權威指南。
24：bibliography n。 參考書目；（有關某一專題的）書目
There is a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter。——在每一章後附有一份有用的參考書目。
A scholastic work is to have a useful bibliography at the end of each chapter or the whole book。——學術著作應該在每一章或全書之後附有一份參考書目。
25：enclosure n。 四周有籬笆的場地，圍場；（信中的）附件
This
enclosure
was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen。——這片圍場非常大，幾乎看不到最外面的圍牆。
He also managed to lead a successful protest against the
enclosure
of common land in his home county。——他還在自己家鄉所在郡成功領導了一場反對圈佔公地的抗議活動
26：hug v。 （熱烈地）擁抱；緊抱 n。 抱，熱烈擁抱
She opened her arms and gave me a big hug。——她張開雙臂，緊緊地擁抱了我。
Syvil leapt out of the back seat， and gave him a hug。——賽維爾從後座跳出來，給了他一個擁抱。
27：circus n。 馬戲，馬戲團；喧鬧的場面；環形廣場
We took the children to the circus。——我們帶孩子去看了馬戲表演。
It’s been like Piccadilly Circus in this house all morning。——這房子裡整個上午都忙亂得像皮卡迪利廣場。
a circus performer on stilts。——馬戲團裡踩高蹺的演員
28：democratic adj。 民主的，有民主精神的
the Democratic senator from Oregon——（美國）俄勒岡州的民主黨參議員
He has served as a Democratic senator for Texas since 2000。——自2000年以來，他一直是得克薩斯州的民主黨參議員。
29：analyze/-yse vt。 分析
This book teaches you how to analyse what is causing the stress in your life。——這本書教你分析生活壓力形成的原因。
Data mining is used to analyse individuals‘ buying habits。——資料採掘被用來分析個體的購買習慣。
30：unconscious adj。 失去知覺的；無意識的
She was knocked unconscious 。——她被打昏了。
We were set upon by about twelve youths and I was kicked unconscious。——我們遭到了大約12名青年的襲擊，我被踢暈過去了。
31：desirable adj。 值得想望的；可取的
It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced。——利率下調是可取的。
Although not essential， some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable。——統計學的知識雖非必要，但最好是學過一點。
32：activity n。 活動；活躍
the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment——人類活動對世界生態環境日積月累的影響
a sudden flurry of activity——突然的頻繁活動
For thousands of years chasing down game was the main activity in which humans were involved。——狩獵是數千年中人類從事的主要活動。
33：undermine vt。 暗中破壞；侵蝕。。。的基礎
his may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists。——這也許會火上澆油，破壞當前脆弱不穩的休戰局面。
I don’t want to do something that would undermine the chances of success。——我不想做會影響成功機會的事情。
34：frequency n。 頻率；頻繁
Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years。——近年來致命交通事故發生率已經下降。
Their instruments detected very faint radiowaves at a frequency of 3 kilohertz。——他們的儀器檢測到一個 3 千赫的微弱無線電波
35：reluctant adj。 不情願的
She was reluctant to admit she was wrong。——她不願承認自己有錯。
It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea。——它建議銷售人員和猶豫不決、不願購買的顧客一邊喝茶，一邊說服他們。
36：tenant n。 房客，佃戶
Regulations placed clear obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant。——為維護房客的利益，條例明確規定了房東負有的各項義務。
If you are a council tenant call the housing department about it。——市建住房租戶請就該問題致電住房部。
Landowners frequently left the management of their estates to tenant farmers。——地主們經常將土地的管理交給佃農。
37：apply vi。 申請；適用 vt。 實施；塗
Bathe the wound and apply a clean dressing。——清洗傷口，再用潔淨敷料包紮。
to apply for a visa
申請簽證
If you have never held a driving licence before， you should apply for a provisional licence。——如果你從未有過駕照，那就應該申請一個臨時的。
38：diagnose vt。 診斷
The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases。——此項化驗可用於診斷多種疾病。
He could diagnose an engine problem simply by listening。——他僅靠聽就能判斷髮動機出了什麼問題。
What do you think needs to be considered when we use transient elastography to diagnose cirrhosis？——您認為當我們應用瞬時彈性成像圖診斷肝硬化的時候應該注意什麼呢？
39：symptom n。 症狀；徵兆
Victoria was strangely undisturbed by this symptom， even though her husband and family were frightened。——儘管丈夫和家人都嚇壞了，維多利亞卻對這一症狀出奇地淡定。
It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition。——這種藥物有可能治標不治本。
One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory。——這種疾病的一個顯著症狀就是記憶逐漸喪失。
40：sneak v。 偷偷地走，溜
Gil says that women can‘t keep secrets。 That’s rich， coming from him， the professional sneak。——吉爾說女人不能保守秘密。這話從他這樣一個整天打小報告的人嘴裡說出來真是太荒謬了。
You sneak a look at your watch to see how long you‘ve got to wait。——你偷偷地望一眼手錶，看看要等多長時間。
Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me。——有時候，他會在深夜裡偷偷溜出家與我相會。
41：rally n。 集會；公路汽車賽 v。 集合；恢復
Thousands of supporters converged on London for the rally。——成千上萬的支持者從四面八方匯聚倫敦舉行集會。
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday。——民主黨昨天在國會山召開了競選誓師大會。
We were very keen when the 1954 Rally came round。——1954 年的集會開始時，我們都非常熱切。
