Part 1
【ASSAIL】The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.
敌人可能明天就进攻我们的防守据点。
重点词汇:
assail v. 攻击 同: assault
【BARRIER】Countries can no longer depend on mountain barriers for protection.
国家不能再依靠山构成的界线来防御了。
重点词汇:
barrier n. 界线, (阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障 同: hindrance
【BURGLAR】A burglar broke into my house last night.
一名夜贼昨晚闯入我的房子。
重点词汇:
burglar n. 夜贼 同: thief
【DEVOUR】The fire devoured twenty square miles of forest.
大火吞灭了20平方英里的森林。
重点词汇:
devour v. 吞灭 同: gulp
【DREARY】It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
这是一个阴沉的日子，寒冷又没有阳光。
重点词汇:
dreary adj. 阴沉的 同: gloomy
【FLING】Boys like to fling stones into water.
男孩子们喜欢往水中投石子。
重点词汇:
fling v. 投掷 同: cast
【HOMAGE】He bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldier.
他向阵亡的无名英雄鞠躬表示尊崇。
重点词汇:
homage n. 尊崇 同: reverence
【INESCAPABLE】Death is inescapable; it comes to everyone.
死亡是无法避免的，每个人都会死。
重点词汇:
inescapable adj. 不可避免的 同: unavoidable
【RADICAL】There are radical differences between the two systems.
这两个体制之间有一些基本的差异。
重点词汇:
radical adj. 1. 基本的 同: fundamental 2. 极端的
【RADICAL】His ideas are too radical to be acceptable to most people.
他的观念太极端，令大多数人无法接受。
重点词汇:
radical adj. 1. 基本的 同: fundamental 2. 极端的
【SHIVER】The boys and girls were shivering all over with cold.
男孩们和女孩们（孩子们）因寒冷而全身颤抖。
重点词汇:
shiver v. 颤抖 同: quiver
【SLY】The sly cat stole the meat while the cook's back was turned.
当厨师转身时，那只狡猾的猫把肉叼走了。
重点词汇:
sly adj. 狡猾的 同: crafty
【STALL】Each horse was put in a separate stall.
马被安置在单独的马房里。
重点词汇:
stall n. 畜舍 同: stable
【VANQUISH】At first she shivered from her fear but at last she could vanquish it.
起初她因害怕而颤抖，但最后终于能克服它。
重点词汇:
vanquish v. 征服 同: overcome
Part 2
【CLUMSY】He asked me such a clumsy question that I did not know what to reply.
他问了我一个如此笨拙的问题，以至于我不知道该如何回答。
重点词汇:
clumsy adj. 笨拙的 反: skillful
【CONSERVATIVE】Old people are usually more conservative than young people.
老年人通常较年轻人保守。
重点词汇:
conservative adj. 保守的 反: progressive
【EXHALE】He lit his pipe and exhaled clouds of smoke.
他点燃烟斗吸起了烟。
重点词汇:
exhale v. 呼气 反: inhale
【HOMELY】I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.
我看到她的妹妹很失望，她是一个不漂亮的女孩。
重点词汇:
homely adj. 不漂亮的 反: pretty
【INDEFINITE】"Maybe" or "perhaps" is a very indefinite answer.
“可能”或“也许”是一个非常不确定的答案。
重点词汇:
indefinite adj. 不确定的 反: definite
【OBEDIENT】The obedient dog quickly responded to his master's whistle.
那只驯服的狗很快地对他主人的哨声作出了反应。
重点词汇:
obedient adj. 顺从的 反: disobedient
【PRECISE】He gave a precise account of how much money he had spent.
他对他花掉多少钱作了一个精确的报告。
重点词汇:
precise adj. 精确的 反: approximate
【RATIONAL】When people are very angry. They seldom act in a rational way.
人们在盛怒之下，很少理智地行动。
重点词汇:
rational adj. 理智的 反: irrational
【RIGID】In our home it is a rigid rule to wash one's hands before eating.
在我们家里，饭钱洗手是一项严格的规则。
重点词汇:
rigid adj. 严格的 反: mild
【TIMID】A timid child is apt to cry when he sees a strange person.
胆小的小孩看到陌生人时很容易哭。
重点词汇:
timid adj. 胆小的 反: bold
be apt to: 倾向于
【VERTICAL】A vertical take-off aircraft can rise straight from the ground, without running along for some distance.
垂直起飞的飞机，不用助跑就可直接从地上升起。
重点词汇:
vertical adj. 垂直的 反: horizontal
vertical take-off: 垂直起飞
【WHOLESOME】Such a movie is not wholesome for young children.
这种电影对小孩没有益处。
重点词汇:
wholesome adj. 有益的 反: harmful
Part 3
【ABANDON】He abandoned his wife and went away with all their money.
他离弃了他的妻子并且带走了所有的钱。
重点词汇:
abandon v. 离弃
【BARBARIAN】People who behave like barbarians are not welcome at this hotel.
行为像野蛮人的人在这旅馆不受欢迎。
重点词汇:
barbarian n. 野蛮人
【ESSENCE】The essence of his religious teaching is love for all men.
他宗教学说（教义）的精髓是爱所有的人。
重点词汇:
essence n. 精髓, 本质
【HARMONY】My cat and dog never fight; they live together in perfect harmony.
我的猫和狗从不打架，他们非常和睦地生活在一起。
重点词汇:
harmony n. 协调, 和睦
【INDULGE】He indulged his desire for cigarettes to a harmful extent.
他纵情于吸烟到了危害健康的程度。
重点词汇:
indulge v. 放任, 纵容
【INTRUDE】I was unwilling to intrude upon them so late at night.
我不愿在这么晚的时候去打扰他们。
重点词汇:
intrude v. 侵扰, 闯入
intrude upon: 打扰, 侵入, 闯进
【MODIFY】The company modified the design of the automobile in order to make it more attractive.
这家公司修改这种汽车的图样以使它更具吸引力。
重点词汇:
modify v. 1. 修改 2. 修饰
【MODIFY】In the phrase "a green hat", the adjective "green" modifies the noun "hat".
在“一顶绿帽子”这个短语中，形容词“绿的”修饰名词“帽子”。
重点词汇:
modify v. 1. 修改 2. 修饰
【OPPRESS】A good government will not oppress the people.
好的政府不会压迫人民。
重点词汇:
oppress v. 压迫
【PROFICIENT】His mother is very proficient in music.
他母亲非常精通音乐。
重点词汇:
proficient adj. 精通的,熟练的 n. 精通, 里手, 能手, 老手, 专家(in)
【SEQUENCE】The books should be arranged in sequence according to author.
这些书应该按着作者的顺序排列。
重点词汇:
sequence n. 顺序
【SUBURB】They would rather live in the suburbs than in the city.
他们宁愿住在市郊而不愿住在城里。
重点词汇:
suburb n. 市郊
【SUMMARY】This history book has a summary at the end of each chapter.
这本历史书在每章之后都有一个摘要。
重点词汇:
summary n. 摘要
【VACANCY】There are many vacancies in the parking lot when the stores are closed.
当这些店关门之后，停车场就有许多空位。
重点词汇:
vacancy n. 空缺
Part 4
【ALLEY】The truck was too large to pass through the alley.
这辆卡车太大而无法穿过这条巷子。
重点词汇:
alley n. 巷
【APOLOGIZE】I apologized to her for stepping on her foot.
我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。
重点词汇:
apologize v. 道歉
apologize to for: 因...道歉
【DAIRY】We could see lots of milk products in the dairy.
我们可以看到牛奶房里有大量奶制品。
重点词汇:
dairy n. 牛奶场, 奶品场, 奶制品
milk product: 奶制品, 乳制品
【DISCERN】I was not able to discern the road in the dark.
我无法在黑夜中辨认道路。
重点词汇:
discern v. 辨认
【JAW】The meat was so tough that his jaws hurt from chewing it.
那块肉是如此的坚韧以致他的颚由于嚼它而受伤。
重点词汇:
jaw n. 颚
【LIMP】After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days.
在从楼梯摔下来之后，他跛行了好几天。
重点词汇:
limp v. 跛行
【PILLAR】The roof of the porch was supported by brick pillars.
走廊的屋顶有几根砖柱子支撑着。
重点词汇:
pillar n. 柱子
【POTENTIAL】He is regarded as a potential leader of our political party.
他被认为是我们政党潜在的领袖。
重点词汇:
potential adj. 可能的, 潜在的
regard as: 把...认作
【REFRIGERATOR】In summer we have to keep milk and meat in the refrigerator.
在夏天，我们必须把奶和肉保存在冰箱里。
重点词汇:
refrigerator n. 电冰箱
【SKULL】He was knocked unconscious by a sudden blow on the skull.
他被脑袋上突然的一击打昏了。
重点词汇:
skull n. 头盖骨
【STRATEGY】Tactics refers to the disposition of armed forces in combat whereas strategy refers to the overall plan of a nation at war.
战术是指在争斗中军力的部署，而战略是指作战期间一个国家整体的作战策略。
重点词汇:
strategy n. 战略
refers to: 引用
【TRENCH】The soldiers dug trenches to protect themselves against enemy fire or attack.
士兵们挖掘战壕来保护他们自己不受敌人的炮火或攻击。
重点词汇:
trench n. 战壕
【UNDERTAKE】I will undertake the responsibility of feeding your dogs while you are away.
当你不在时，我将承认担起喂狗的责任。
重点词汇:
undertake v. 1. 担任 2. 尝试
【UNDERTAKE】He always undertakes more than he can do.
他总是尝试去做超出他力所能及事情。
重点词汇:
undertake v. 1. 担任 2. 尝试
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