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- inept
adj 无能的，不称职的，笨拙的
1. The inept househusband made a hole in the T-shirt whith the iron.
- She was left feeling inept and inadequate
- notation
n 标记法
- Music has a very special way of notation.
- Musical natation can be very hard to learn.
- dilute
v 使变淡，稀释；使病弱
- Water dilute the solution quickly.
- The poisons seepling from Hanford’s contaminated land quickly dilute in the water
- flirt
vi 卖弄风情，调情；戏弄，不认真的对待
n 调情者
vt 急速摆动，挥动
- Obviously they are flirting with each other.
- The boy is flirting with the lady in the park.
- propaganda
n 宣传；宣传方法
- The political propaganda is posted onto the lampposts.
- The Front adopted an aggressive propagande campaign against its rivals.
- contemporary
adj 当代的，现代的；同时代的
n 同龄的，同时代的人
- As a contemporary writer ,his books appealed more to a youthful audience.
- The design of this kitchen is so contemporary.
- knit
v 编结，针织
- My mother knits me a sweater.
- Her sister knits a scarf for her.
- insane
adj 精神失常的，疯狂的
- The mental patient is totally insane because he imagines himself as a dog.
- They’ll tell you I’m insane.
- call it a day
v 收工
- After a long day of work,she calls it a day and goes home.
- I’ve had it ,let’s call it a day.
- null and void
phr 无效的
- The partner tore up the contract ,which made it null and void.
- A spokeswoman said the agreement had been declard null and void.
- mildew
vt 使发霉
vi 发霉 长霉
n 霉 霉菌
- Ewww ,that orange is covered in mildew! I don’t want it!
- The grain is liable to mildew when the humidity in the barn is too high.
- reckon on
phr 依赖，估计，计划，指望
- The businessman reckons on his plans for the future.
- You can always reckon on Jim;he’ll never fail you.
- Arctic
adj 北极的，极寒的
n 北极
- Polar bears only live in Arctic areas;you can’t find them further south.
- Nobody wants to live in the Arctic Circle.
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- make sb’s day
phr 使某人快活
- He loved the present – it really made his day
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- maternal
adj 母亲的，母性的 母方的 母系的
- Even in the pig’s world,maternal love is the greatest love.
- I didn’t have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.
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- underestimate
v 低估 对…估计不足
- Never underestimate the difficulty of the task ahead of you.
- Classically , overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
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- vocational
adj 职业的，专业的
- I learned how to drive this in vocational school.
- The trainers have a programme to teach them vocational skills.
- clutch
v 紧握；抓住；攫取；踩离合器
n 抓住；离合器
- He clutches his red packet and stays alert.
- She clutched his fingers as she lay on the bed.
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- available
adj 可得到的，可利用的，有空的，有效的
- The receptionist told me that there was only one room available.
- The house is available for rent.
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- sustain
v 支撑，承受
- Get up! The chair can’t sustain your weight anymore!
- We must sustain the Earth’s resources for future generations.
- postpone
v 延迟 推迟 延缓
- I had to postpone the meeting until later.
- It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline.
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- baggage
n 行李
- The young man is waiting for his baggage.
- We put our baggage in the back of the car.
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- balance
n 平衡；称
v 保持平衡；使平衡
- Look, he can keep balance on that rope!
- She tried hard to keep her balance on the tight rope.
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- anniversary
n 周年纪念日；
adj 周年的，有关周年纪念的
- He gave his wife a diamond ring on their tenth anniversary.
- The couple is celebrating their fiftieth.
- ore
n 矿 矿石 矿砂
- These beautiful ores are the materials for the production of iron.
- We dowse oil and ore in South America for big companies.
- capacity
n 容量 产能
- The capacity of the cup is 2 liters.
- The maximum capacity of this lorry is 2000 kilograms.
- prodigious
adj 巨大的 异常的 奇妙的
- The forest is full of prodigious trees.
- Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
- butcher
n 屠夫 肉贩子
v 屠戮 残杀
- The butcher’s job is mainly cutting and selling meat.
- The big bearded man is now a butcher.
- diploma
n 毕业文凭 毕业证书
vt 发给…毕业文凭
- After four years of hard work, i finally got my collage diploma.
- I finally got my collage diploma when i graduated.
- aware
adj 意识到的，知道的
- The teacher is aware of students that cheat on the exam.
- The dog is alert and aware.
- have the making of
v 具有成为…所需要的素质
- At only ten years old,the boy already has the making of a pro football player.
- come(bring) sth to light
v 显露 揭露
- If you insist on investigating,you will bring the facts to light.
- drawback
n 缺点 障碍 不利条件
- His short arms are his biggest drawback;he’s struggling to reach the toilet paper!
- The felt the apartment’s only drawback was that it was too small.
- chapel
n 小教堂 私人祈祷室
- Christians will often go to a chapel to pray to god.
- we go to the chapel to praise God.
- condemn
v 谴责 责备
- This dog is condemned for its bad behavior.
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.
- crown
n 王冠 冕 花冠
v 加冕
- The man is about to put on his crown.
- The old man is awarding him with a crown.
- conspiracy
n 密谋 阴谋
- Their conspiracy is to assassinate the king.
- At first,he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.
- drain
vi 排出 排水
v 流干 沥干 喝光 耗尽 减少 消逝
vt 使流出 排掉水
n 下水道 排水管 消耗 排水
- These drains are used to carry sewage away.
- And then,suddenly,the euphoria began to drain away.
- be in two minds about sth
adj 犹豫不决
- He is in two minds about which door he should take.
- obnoxious
adj 非常讨厌的
- I’ll get that obnoxious mosquito before he gets me!
- One of the parents was a most obnoxious character.No-one liked him.
- chord
n 和弦 和音 心弦 弦
- She’s playing chords on the piano.
- superfluous
adj 多余的，过剩的
- It’s superfluous to add effect to the snake while painting.
- I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.
- steamer
n 蒸汽锅 蒸汽船
- These yummy baozi are cooking in the steamer.“Eat me!” they say.
- TITANIC was the largest steamer in the world at that time.
- nominate
v 提名 任命
- Finally, he won the award after being nominated so many times.
- I would like to nominate you for President.
- enrich
v 使丰富 使富裕
- Application is smart phones have enriched our life.
- He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
- diffuse
v 传播
vt 四散
v 扩散 弥漫
adj 四散的，散开的
- The man with long armpit hair diffused some mysterious gas.
- The blue ink diffuses slowly in the water.
- decent
adj 体面的 正直的
- That decent gentleman enjoys his leisure time with wine and cigar.
- The cat wears decent clothes.