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《考研英语词汇速记手册》（2006年版）
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The theatre was a dazzle of bright lights. 剧院里一片耀眼的灯光。
to set definite standards for our students 为我们的学生订立明确的标准
This law will deprive us of our most basic rights. 这条法律将剥夺我们最基本的权利。
Their offer has put me in a bit of dilemma. 他们的提议使我有点左右为难。
He should be here directly if you don't mind waiting. 如果你不介意的话，请稍等一会儿，他应该很快就会到的。
The sea air has made a difference to her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况。
The roses diffuse the scent to the air miles around. 玫瑰花的香味儿弥漫在几英里的空气中。
We got into difficulties with the rent. 我们付不出租钱了。
The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm. 暴风雨过后的清晨，天一破晓便晴空万里，空气清新。
It made her day when her grandchildren came to see her. 她的孙儿孙女来看她，她高兴得不得了。
He stops me dead. 他突然拦住了我。
I dealt out two apples to each of the children. 我分给每个孩子两个苹果。
a decayed tooth 蛀牙，龋齿
The street was decked out in flags for the royal weddings. 为庆祝皇室的婚礼，街道上挂满了旗帜。
He dedicated his life to the emancipation of all mankind. 他献身于全人类的解放事业。
He spoke in defence of justice. 他发言维护正义。
He delegates authority to an agent. 他授权给代理人。
The mother had an easy delivery. 那位母亲分娩顺利。
a poor delivery 差劲的表达方式
On this occasion we departed from our normal practice of holding the meetings in public. 这一次我们一反常规不举行公开会议。
Ten soldiers were detailed to guard the bridge. 十名战士被派去保卫那座桥梁。
The police have detained two men for questioning at the police station. 警方拘
留了两个人在警察局审问。
I don't like the diffuse style of his writings. 我不喜欢他写作中冗赘的文体。
He has dug himself in well at the college now. 他如今在学院已经站稳了脚。
Ever since he met Paul McCartney at a party, he's been dining out on the story. 自从他在一个聚会上遇见保罗·麦卡尼后，他就一直拿这件事来吹嘘。
The fish in the river were poisoned by discharge from the chemical factory. 河中的鱼被化工厂的排放物毒死了。
That child needs discipline. 那孩子需要受惩罚。
You can discount what Jack said: he is a dreadful liar. 杰克说的话你不必当真，他可是个说谎大王。
He's suffering from severe mental disorder. 他患有严重的精神病。
She did the job with great dispatch. 她以高效率完成那件工作。
The low salary did not dispose him to accept the position. 菲薄的待遇使他不想接受这项工作。
Don't dissipate your efforts. 不要浪费你的精力。
The government has shown a total disregard for the needs of the poor. 政府对穷人的需求表现出完全冷漠的态度。
The plan was doomed from the start. 那计划从一开始就注定要失败。
That family has certainly come down in the world. 这个家族确实衰落了。
This is a draft on an American bank. 这是一张向一家美国银行提款的汇票。
He was drafting a letter to the bank manager. 他正在草拟一封给银行经理的信。
Drastic measures will have to be taken to restore order. 为恢复秩序必须采取严厉的措施。
Let's draw for the right to go first. 我们抽签决定先去权。
In autumn the days begin to draw in. 到了秋天，白天渐渐变短了。
)They can always dream up some new excuse for the train arriving late. 他们总是能为火车晚点出一些新的借口。
We must stop this drift towards war. 我们必须制止这种战争趋势。
The patient was put on a drip after her operation. 那个病人在手术后接受静脉滴注。
What are you driving at? 你的意思是什么？
They drove off their attackers. 他们击退了那些人的进攻。
He's clever but he won't success because he lacks drive. 他头脑聪明，但不会成功，原因是他缺少冲劲。
Let's try to drum up some more business. 我们再想办法兜揽多些生意。
By the end of the play, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. 这出戏终场时，场内观众无不泪汪汪的。
If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate. 倘若外资枯竭，形势将会更加严重。
I remain dubious about her motives. 我对于她的动机仍存疑念。
The terrible news stuck us dumb. 这可怕的消息使我们惊得说不出话来。
He will be in hospital for the duration of the school year. 整个学年他都要住院。
Customs duties are paid on goods entering the country, death duties on property when the owner dies, and stamp duty when one sells a house. 关税是货物进口时应缴的税；遗产税是对死者财产所征收的税；印花税是对卖房者征收的税。
Let's not dwell on your past mistakes. 我们不要再细说你过去的错误了。
She gained the ear of the managing director and voiced her opinion. 她说的话总经理愿意倾听，于是她就直抒己见了。
He earend a lot of praise from the papers for the way he handled the strike. 由于他对罢工的处理方法得当，他博得了报界的不少好评。
The theatre was a dazzle of bright lights. 剧院里一片耀眼的灯光。
to set definite standards for our students 为我们的学生订立明确的标准
This law will deprive us of our most basic rights. 这条法律将剥夺我们最基本的权利。
Their offer has put me in a bit of dilemma. 他们的提议使我有点左右为难。
He should be here directly if you don't mind waiting. 如果你不介意的话，请稍等一会儿，他应该很快就会到的。
The sea air has made a difference to her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况。
The roses diffuse the scent to the air miles around. 玫瑰花的香味儿弥漫在几英里的空气中。
We got into difficulties with the rent. 我们付不出租钱了。
The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm. 暴风雨过后的清晨，天一破晓便晴空万里，空气清新。
It made her day when her grandchildren came to see her. 她的孙儿孙女来看她，她高兴得不得了。
He stops me dead. 他突然拦住了我。
I dealt out two apples to each of the children. 我分给每个孩子两个苹果。
a decayed tooth 蛀牙，龋齿
The street was decked out in flags for the royal weddings. 为庆祝皇室的婚礼，街道上挂满了旗帜。
He dedicated his life to the emancipation of all mankind. 他献身于全人类的解放事业。
He spoke in defence of justice. 他发言维护正义。
He delegates authority to an agent. 他授权给代理人。
The mother had an easy delivery. 那位母亲分娩顺利。
a poor delivery 差劲的表达方式
On this occasion we departed from our normal practice of holding the meetings in public. 这一次我们一反常规不举行公开会议。
Ten soldiers were detailed to guard the bridge. 十名战士被派去保卫那座桥梁。
The police have detained two men for questioning at the police station. 警方拘
留了两个人在警察局审问。
I don't like the diffuse style of his writings. 我不喜欢他写作中冗赘的文体。
He has dug himself in well at the college now. 他如今在学院已经站稳了脚。
Ever since he met Paul McCartney at a party, he's been dining out on the story. 自从他在一个聚会上遇见保罗·麦卡尼后，他就一直拿这件事来吹嘘。
The fish in the river were poisoned by discharge from the chemical factory. 河中的鱼被化工厂的排放物毒死了。
That child needs discipline. 那孩子需要受惩罚。
You can discount what Jack said: he is a dreadful liar. 杰克说的话你不必当真，他可是个说谎大王。
He's suffering from severe mental disorder. 他患有严重的精神病。
She did the job with great dispatch. 她以高效率完成那件工作。
The low salary did not dispose him to accept the position. 菲薄的待遇使他不想接受这项工作。
Don't dissipate your efforts. 不要浪费你的精力。
The government has shown a total disregard for the needs of the poor. 政府对穷人的需求表现出完全冷漠的态度。
The plan was doomed from the start. 那计划从一开始就注定要失败。
That family has certainly come down in the world. 这个家族确实衰落了。
This is a draft on an American bank. 这是一张向一家美国银行提款的汇票。
He was drafting a letter to the bank manager. 他正在草拟一封给银行经理的信。
Drastic measures will have to be taken to restore order. 为恢复秩序必须采取严厉的措施。
Let's draw for the right to go first. 我们抽签决定先去权。
In autumn the days begin to draw in. 到了秋天，白天渐渐变短了。
)They can always dream up some new excuse for the train arriving late. 他们总是能为火车晚点出一些新的借口。
We must stop this drift towards war. 我们必须制止这种战争趋势。
The patient was put on a drip after her operation. 那个病人在手术后接受静脉滴注。
What are you driving at? 你的意思是什么？
They drove off their attackers. 他们击退了那些人的进攻。
He's clever but he won't success because he lacks drive. 他头脑聪明，但不会成功，原因是他缺少冲劲。
Let's try to drum up some more business. 我们再想办法兜揽多些生意。
By the end of the play, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. 这出戏终场时，场内观众无不泪汪汪的。
If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate. 倘若外资枯竭，形势将会更加严重。
I remain dubious about her motives. 我对于她的动机仍存疑念。
The terrible news stuck us dumb. 这可怕的消息使我们惊得说不出话来。
He will be in hospital for the duration of the school year. 整个学年他都要住院。
Customs duties are paid on goods entering the country, death duties on property when the owner dies, and stamp duty when one sells a house. 关税是货物进口时应缴的税；遗产税是对死者财产所征收的税；印花税是对卖房者征收的税。
Let's not dwell on your past mistakes. 我们不要再细说你过去的错误了。
She gained the ear of the managing director and voiced her opinion. 她说的话总经理愿意倾听，于是她就直抒己见了。
He earend a lot of praise from the papers for the way he handled the strike. 由于他对罢工的处理方法得当，他博得了报界的不少好评。
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ease off/up: [I] （非正式）缓和，减弱：The rain
is beginning to ease off. 雨开始下得小些了。
eat something up: [I; T]吃完，吃光，耗尽：Be a good girl and eat up your vegetables. 做个乖女孩，把蔬菜都吃光。
be eaten up with：沉溺于（某种感情），纠缠于：He’s eaten up with jealousy. 他心中充满了嫉妒。
have the edge on/over （稍微）胜过…：She has the edge on the other students because she spent a year in England. 她在英国住过一年，因此比其他同学稍强。
on edge 紧张不安，易怒：She was a bit on edge till she heard he was safe. 她听到他安然无恙才放下心来。
take the edge off 减弱，挫…的锐气：That’ll take the edge off your hunger. 那会给你填填肚子，使你不觉得太饿。
emerge
（尤指调查后）显露，露出真相：Eventually the truth of the matter emerged. 事情终于真相大白。（从困境中等）摆脱出来：After the election, the socialists emerged as the largest single party. 经过选举，就单个政党而言，社会党成了最大的党。
end in something: [T] （没有被动态）结果为…，以…结束（告终）：The battle ended in victory. 战斗最终胜利了。
end up 最终成为（处于）：He ended up (as) head of the firm. 他最终成了公司的主管人。
[+v-ing] We didn’t like it at first, but we ended up cheering. 一开始我们并不喜欢它，但最后我们却为之喝彩。
entail
vt.使（事件、行动）成为必需；需要：Writing a
history book entails a lot of work.
编写一部历史书需要花很大的工夫。
even as 正当；恰在…的时候：Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded. 就在他高喊注意的时候，汽车滑动了。
even if 即使；纵然：Even if we could afford it, we wouldn’t go abroad for our holidays. 即使我们有能力，我们也不去国外度假。
even now/so/then 甚至到现在（那时）；尽管这样（那样）：It was raining, but even so we had to go out. 天在下雨，尽管这样我们也不得不外出。
excursion
n. （通常是几个人结伴的）短途旅行，远足：The travel company arranges excursion round the island. 旅游公司安排环岛旅行。
exempt
adj. [F (from)]
（责任、服务、付款等）被免除的；豁免的：Children under 16 are
exempt from prescription charges. 16岁以下的儿童免付处方费。
exert oneself 努力，尽力：She can run 100 metres in 13 seconds without unduly exerting herself. 她无须过分努力就能在十三秒内跑完一百米。
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fabricate
vt. 编造，捏造：The reason he gave for his
absence was obviously fabricated.
他提出的缺席理由显然是编造的。
face something out: [T] 勇敢地反对（对付）：Everyone admired the way she faced out the opposition in the debate.
人人都钦佩她在辩论中勇敢地对付对手的方法。
fade in/up: [I；T] （使）（影片中的画面）渐显：（使）（影片、广播中的声音）渐强：
We faded in the closing music as the hero rode off into the sunset. 当男主角策马向夕阳弛去的时候，我们逐渐使尾声音乐增强。
fade out: [I; T] （使）（影片中的画面）渐隐；（使）（影片、广播中的声音）渐弱：When she started insulting everyone during the television interview they faded her out and showed an advertisement. 当她在电视采访中开始辱骂每一个人的时候，他们就使她从画面中渐隐，并接上一个广告。
fall down: [T（on）] （非正式）失败；不起作用：He fell down on the job. 他未能把工作做好。
fall off: [I] （质量、数量等）下降，减少：The demand for new cars has fallen off sharply in the last 12 months. 过去一年内对新汽车的需求量大幅度下降。
fare
n. 1、[U]
（常构成复合词）（公共汽车、火车、计程车等的）车费，（飞机等的）票价：How
much is the ecomony fare? 经济舱的票价是多少？2、[C]
（计程车的付费）乘客
v. [I+adv] 1、进展，成功：I think I fared quite
well in the interview. 我觉得这次面试考得不错。2、遭遇：The unions
will fare badly if the government’s plam becomes law.
政府的计划如通过成了法律，工会的遭遇将会很糟。
feeble
adj. 1、虚弱的，无力的：She answered me with a
feeble voice.
她用虚弱的声音回答我。2、（笑话、想法、故事等）没有力量的，愚蠢的；未经周密考虑的：You
offered a feeble excuse. 你的借口站不住脚。
feel for somebody: [T] 同情，体谅：I really feel for the parents of that boy who was killed in the crash. 我真同情在车祸中丧生的那个男孩子的双亲。
fill up: [I; T] （使）充满，装满：The room soon filled up with people. 房子很快就挤满了人。
find against somebody: [T] （没有被动态）（律）作出不利于…的判决：The fury found against the plaintiff. 陪审团作出不利于原告的判决。
find for somebody: [T] （没有被动态）（律）作出有利于…的判决：The fury found for the plaintiff. 陪审团作出有利于原告的判决。
flock
v. [I+adv/prep] 群集；簇拥，蜂拥：In the summer
tourists flock to the museums and art galleries.
夏季游人成群结队到博物馆和艺术馆参观。
fluctuate
vi. 波动，涨落，起伏：The price of vegetables
fluctuates according to the weather. 蔬菜的价格依季节而涨落。
forge
vt. 1、伪造；假冒：She tried to get into the
country on a forged passport.
她企图以伪造的护照入境。2、打（铁等）；锻造：They are forging the
links of a chain. 他们在打造铁链的环。
foster
vt.
1、（在一定时期内）照管，抚育（别人的孩子），照料：People who
cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster a child.
不能生育的人有时领养别人的孩子。2、（正式）培养，鼓励，助长：We
hope these meetings will help foster friendly relations between our
two countries.
我们希望这些会议将有助于促进我们两国之间的友好关系。
fringe
n. [（of）] 边缘；外围：They live on the fringes
of society. 他们生活在社会的边缘。
futile
adj. 徒劳的，无益的，无效的：All his attempts to unlock the car were futile, because he was using the wrong key. 他试着打开车门的努力都是徒劳的，因为他用错了钥匙。
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gamble
vt. 赌博，投机：He's gambled away all his father's savings. 他把他父亲的积蓄全赌光了。
vi. (on, with) 碰运气，冒险：You shouldn't gamble with your future. 你不该拿你的前途作赌注。
give off 发出，发散：give off a bad smell 发出臭味
give over to 把（时间、地点）留作特定用途：The room was given over to the youth club. 这房间归青年俱乐部使用。
glare
vi. 1. (at) 怒目而视：I glared at the criminal.我愤怒地看着那罪犯。2. 发强烈的光，耀眼：The sun glared out of the sky. 太阳在天上发出强烈的光。
go along with 赞成，附和：I go along with you at this point. 这个问题上我赞成你。
grave
adj. 1. 严重的，重大的，沉重的：His face was grave as he talked about the accident. 他谈起这场事故时脸色凝重。2. 严厉的，严肃的：The silk child's condition is grave. 小孩的病情严重。
grind //
vt. (ground, ground, grinding) 1. 把…碾碎，把…磨成粉：grind wheat in a mill 用磨面机磨麦子 grind the faces of the poor 压榨剥削穷人grind down 折磨，压迫：He was ground down by hunger. 他被饥饿所折磨。
n. 枯燥乏味的工作：Do you find doing research a grind? 你觉得做研究是一件苦事吗？
gross //
adj. 1. 总共的，全部的：gross domestic product 国内生产总值 2.（正式）明显错误的，不可原谅的：a gross negligence 重大过失 3. 粗鲁的，不雅的：gross language 粗俗的话 vt. 获得…总收入：The movie grossed over $5,000,000. 这影片总共获利在500万美元以上。
grow on （无被动态）逐渐取悦于，渐渐使成习惯：The music starts to grow on me. 我开始慢慢喜欢这音乐了。
gut
adj.（非正式）直觉的，直感的：a gut reaction 本能的反应
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hammer in 把…灌输给：The teacher hammered into the students the multiplication tables. 老师把乘法表灌输给学生们。
hammer out 经详细讨论得出：hammer out a plan 经过仔细研究订出计划
hamper
vt. 阻碍，妨碍，牵制：The snow hampered my movements. 大雪阻碍了我的行动。
have in 贮存，贮备：have enough fruit in 贮存了足够的水果
have off 背诵，暗记：have the article off 背诵了这篇文章
hazard
使冒危险，冒…的危险：He hazarded all his money to save the business. 他孤注一掷，拿了所有的钱来挽救企业。
hike
n. [C] （乡间的）徒步旅行，远足：go on a hike 作徒步旅行
vi. 1. 作徒步旅行，远足：hike out 露营 2. （非正式）猛然提高，大幅度增加：The ferry hiked the fare to forty cents. 船费涨到40美分。
hinge on/upon 取决于，以…为转移：Everything hinges on what we do next. 一切都要看下一步我们如何做才能决定。
hoist
vt. 提起，升起，把…吊起：hoist a flag to the top of the pole 把旗扯到杆顶 hoist with one’s own petard 作茧自缚
hole with 赞同，同意：hold with the modern ideas 赞同现代思想
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immune / /
adj. 1. 免疫的，有免疫力的，不受…影响的：be immune to diphtheria 对白喉有免疫力 2. 免除…的，豁免的：The criminal was told he would be immune from punishment if he helped the police. 罪犯被告知说，如果他协助警方，就可以免受惩罚。
impart / /
vt. 1. 赋予，给予，传授（特性、感情等）：A good mother imparts wisdom to her child. 一个好的母亲把智慧赋予孩子。2. 告知，通知，透露：She imparted the secret to her friend. 她把秘密向她朋友透露了。
imperative / /
adj. 1. 紧急的，必要的，必须做的：It is imperative that everyone of us remould his world outlook. 我们每个人都必须改造自己的世界观。
impetus / /
n. [U] 1. 动量，冲力：The car ran away under its own impetus. 汽车靠自己的冲力跑远了。2. 推动力，促进因素，刺激物：Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas. 她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
impose / /
vt. 1. 征税，加负担于：New duties were imposed on wines and spirits. 酒类被加征新税。2. 强迫接受困难的或不想做的事情，把…强加于：Don't impose yourself on people you don’t like. 不要勉强和你不喜欢的人在一起。3. 趁机利用，占便宜，打扰，麻烦：We are not to be imposed upon. 我们是不会上当的。
indispensable / /
adj. 必须的，必不可少的：Water is indispensable to us. 水是我们不可缺少的。
indulge / /
vt. 1. 纵容，迁就，放任：He never indulged his children. 他从不纵容孩子。2. 满足（自己或别人的欲望等）：indulge in tobacco 吸烟无度 3. (in)（非正式）让自己好好享受一下，使自己沉溺于：His father sometimes indulges in a cigar. 他的父亲有时喜欢抽一支雪茄。
institution / /
n. [C] 1. 惯例，习俗，制度：Marriage became an institution in ancient societies. 婚姻在古代社会就已经成为一种制度。2. 社会机构：financial institution 金融机构
intact / /
adj. 完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：His property remained intact. 他的财产完整无损。
intimidate / /
vt. 恫吓，恐吓，威胁：He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities. 他说他决不会被名人、权威所吓倒。
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justify / /
vt. 1. 证明…有理，为…辩护：How can you justify your rude words? 你怎能为你粗鲁的言语辩护？2. 为…的正当理由：The result of events fully justifies our views. 事情的结果完全证明我们的意见是正确的。
jump at 马上接受，欣然应允：He jumped at the chance to go to Europe. 他马上抓住了这次去欧洲的机会。
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keep to 使不离开，使局限于：He kept his plan to himself. 他对他的计划守口如瓶。
keep up 使…不掉下来：Keep your chin up! 不要气馁！
kick out 开除，撵走：She was kicked out of the college. 她被学校开除了。
knock off 卖主从价钱中减去：Knock ten yuan off please. 减掉十元吧。
know apart 区别，辨别：Can you know the twins apart? 你能分辨出这对双胞胎吗？
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lag / /
vi. 走得慢，落后，滞留：Do not let even a single tourist lag behind. 不要让一个游客掉队。
lapse / /
n. [C] 1. 失误，过失，小毛病：a lapse of the pen 笔误 2. 行为失检，失着，偏离正道，背弃信仰：a lapse from good virtue into vice 堕落 3. 时间的流逝：a lapse of two years 2年时间逝去
vi. 1. 退步，陷入，倒退，衰退：lapse into idleness 渐渐变懒 2. 终止：Then the conversation lapsed and all was still and quiet. 接着谈话声就听不到了，四周万籁俱寂。
lay down 1. 放下, 交出：The enemy soldiers laid down their arms to surrender. 敌军放下武器投降了。2. 规定, 制定：follow the procedure laid down in the manual 按照手册中规定的程序操作‖lay down a general policy 制订一个总方针
lay off 1.（暂时）解雇：The company laid off twenty workers last week. 那家公司上周解雇了20名工人。2. 停止做：You should lay off smoking now. 你应该现在就戒烟。
leaf through 匆匆翻阅，浏览：She casually leafed through the book. 她漫不经心地翻阅了那本书。
by/in leaps and bounds 极其迅速地：Lifeboat technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. 救生艇技术有了迅猛发展。
least of all 最不，尤其：No one can stay here, you least of all. 谁也不能留在这儿，你尤其不能。
not in the least 丝毫不，一点不：I’m not in the least afraid of you any more. 我一点都不怕你。‖Jim said he wasn’t in the least angry. 吉姆说他一点也不生气。
to say the least 最起码：The result will be terrible inflation, to say the least. 说轻点，结果也会是可怕的通货膨胀。
leave off 停止，中断：Has the rain left off yet? 雨停了没有？‖It’s time to leave off work. 该下班了。
leave out 1. 遗漏，省略：An important detail was left out in the report. 报告中漏掉了一个重要细节。‖Make sure not to leave out a single word. 务必一个词都不要省略。2. 把…排除在外：She feels left out because the other children don’t play with her. 她有一种被遗弃的感觉，因为别的孩子都不跟她玩。
bring to light 揭露, 将…曝光：The investigation brought to light some important facts. 调查揭露了一些重要的事实。
come to light 显露，暴露：This evidence did not come to light until after the trial. 这一证据直到审判以后才曝光。
in (the) light of 鉴于，由于：In light of these changes, we must revise our plan. 鉴于有这些变化，我们必须修改计划。‖He reviewed his decisions in the light of recent developments. 他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的决定。
live off 依赖…生活：Mom used to live off the interest from her savings. 她靠存款利息为生。
live on 靠…生活，以…为食物： live on one’s parents 靠父母生活
live out 1. 活过（某一段时间）：He lived out his later years in peace. 他在安宁中度过了晚年。2. 实践：They wanted to earn enough money to live out their dreams. 他们想赚取足够的钱去实现自己的梦想。
live through 度过，经受住：live through an economic crisis 度过一次经济危机‖Will he live through the night? 这一夜他能挺得过去吗？
live up to 1. 遵守，实践（诺言、原则等）：live up to one’s promise 遵守自己的诺言
look in 顺便访问，顺便看望：I’ll look in at the shop on my way home. 回家的路上我要顺便到那家商店看看。‖He looks in on us once in a while. 他偶尔顺便来看看我们。
look into 调查，观察：Let’s look into the matter together. 让我们一块儿调查一下这件事
look through 1.（从头至尾）浏览：They looked through all the cards and found out the data they wanted. 他们翻遍了所有的卡片，找到了他们需要的资料。
look up 1. 好转：The weather is looking up. 天气有所好转。‖Exports are looking up at last. 出口状况终于有所改善。2.（在词典等中）查找：Look the word up in your dictionary. 到词典里查一查这个单词。‖Let me look up his address and telephone number. 我来查一下他的地址和电话号码。3. 看望，拜访：I’ll look you up next time I come. 我下次来的时候会来看你。4. (to) 尊敬：They look up to him as a good example to follow. 他们尊崇他为学习的好榜样。
ease off/up: [I]
eat something up: [I; T]吃完，吃光，耗尽：Be a good girl and eat up your vegetables. 做个乖女孩，把蔬菜都吃光。
be eaten up with：沉溺于（某种感情），纠缠于：He’s eaten up with jealousy. 他心中充满了嫉妒。
have the edge on/over （稍微）胜过…：She has the edge on the other students because she spent a year in England. 她在英国住过一年，因此比其他同学稍强。
on edge 紧张不安，易怒：She was a bit on edge till she heard he was safe. 她听到他安然无恙才放下心来。
take the edge off 减弱，挫…的锐气：That’ll take the edge off your hunger. 那会给你填填肚子，使你不觉得太饿。
emerge
（尤指调查后）显露，露出真相：Eventually the truth of the matter emerged. 事情终于真相大白。（从困境中等）摆脱出来：After the election, the socialists emerged as the largest single party. 经过选举，就单个政党而言，社会党成了最大的党。
end in something: [T] （没有被动态）结果为…，以…结束（告终）：The battle ended in victory. 战斗最终胜利了。
end up 最终成为（处于）：He ended up (as) head of the firm. 他最终成了公司的主管人。
[+v-ing] We didn’t like it at first, but we ended up cheering. 一开始我们并不喜欢它，但最后我们却为之喝彩。
entail
even as 正当；恰在…的时候：Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded. 就在他高喊注意的时候，汽车滑动了。
even if 即使；纵然：Even if we could afford it, we wouldn’t go abroad for our holidays. 即使我们有能力，我们也不去国外度假。
even now/so/then 甚至到现在（那时）；尽管这样（那样）：It was raining, but even so we had to go out. 天在下雨，尽管这样我们也不得不外出。
excursion
n. （通常是几个人结伴的）短途旅行，远足：The travel company arranges excursion round the island. 旅游公司安排环岛旅行。
exempt
exert oneself 努力，尽力：She can run 100 metres in 13 seconds without unduly exerting herself. 她无须过分努力就能在十三秒内跑完一百米。
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fabricate
face something out: [T] 勇敢地反对（对付）：Everyone admired the way she faced out the
fade in/up: [I；T] （使）（影片中的画面）渐显：（使）（影片、广播中的声音）渐强：
We faded in the closing music as the hero rode off into the sunset. 当男主角策马向夕阳弛去的时候，我们逐渐使尾声音乐增强。
fade out: [I; T] （使）（影片中的画面）渐隐；（使）（影片、广播中的声音）渐弱：When she started insulting everyone during the television interview they faded her out and showed an advertisement. 当她在电视采访中开始辱骂每一个人的时候，他们就使她从画面中渐隐，并接上一个广告。
fall down: [T（on）] （非正式）失败；不起作用：He fell down on the job. 他未能把工作做好。
fall off: [I] （质量、数量等）下降，减少：The demand for new cars has fallen off sharply in the last 12 months. 过去一年内对新汽车的需求量大幅度下降。
fare
feeble
feel for somebody: [T] 同情，体谅：I really feel for the parents of that boy who was killed in the crash. 我真同情在车祸中丧生的那个男孩子的双亲。
fill up: [I; T] （使）充满，装满：The room soon filled up with people. 房子很快就挤满了人。
find against somebody: [T] （没有被动态）（律）作出不利于…的判决：The fury found against the plaintiff. 陪审团作出不利于原告的判决。
find for somebody: [T] （没有被动态）（律）作出有利于…的判决：The fury found for the plaintiff. 陪审团作出有利于原告的判决。
flock
fluctuate
forge
foster
fringe
futile
adj. 徒劳的，无益的，无效的：All his attempts to unlock the car were futile, because he was using the wrong key. 他试着打开车门的努力都是徒劳的，因为他用错了钥匙。
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gamble
vt. 赌博，投机：He's gambled away all his father's savings. 他把他父亲的积蓄全赌光了。
vi. (on, with) 碰运气，冒险：You shouldn't gamble with your future. 你不该拿你的前途作赌注。
give off 发出，发散：give off a bad smell 发出臭味
give over to 把（时间、地点）留作特定用途：The room was given over to the youth club. 这房间归青年俱乐部使用。
glare
vi. 1. (at) 怒目而视：I glared at the criminal.我愤怒地看着那罪犯。2. 发强烈的光，耀眼：The sun glared out of the sky. 太阳在天上发出强烈的光。
go along with 赞成，附和：I go along with you at this point. 这个问题上我赞成你。
grave
adj. 1. 严重的，重大的，沉重的：His face was grave as he talked about the accident. 他谈起这场事故时脸色凝重。2. 严厉的，严肃的：The silk child's condition is grave. 小孩的病情严重。
grind //
vt. (ground, ground, grinding) 1. 把…碾碎，把…磨成粉：grind wheat in a mill 用磨面机磨麦子 grind the faces of the poor 压榨剥削穷人grind down 折磨，压迫：He was ground down by hunger. 他被饥饿所折磨。
n. 枯燥乏味的工作：Do you find doing research a grind? 你觉得做研究是一件苦事吗？
gross //
adj. 1. 总共的，全部的：gross domestic product 国内生产总值 2.（正式）明显错误的，不可原谅的：a gross negligence 重大过失 3. 粗鲁的，不雅的：gross language 粗俗的话 vt. 获得…总收入：The movie grossed over $5,000,000. 这影片总共获利在500万美元以上。
grow on （无被动态）逐渐取悦于，渐渐使成习惯：The music starts to grow on me. 我开始慢慢喜欢这音乐了。
gut
adj.（非正式）直觉的，直感的：a gut reaction 本能的反应
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hammer in 把…灌输给：The teacher hammered into the students the multiplication tables. 老师把乘法表灌输给学生们。
hammer out 经详细讨论得出：hammer out a plan 经过仔细研究订出计划
hamper
vt. 阻碍，妨碍，牵制：The snow hampered my movements. 大雪阻碍了我的行动。
have in 贮存，贮备：have enough fruit in 贮存了足够的水果
have off 背诵，暗记：have the article off 背诵了这篇文章
hazard
使冒危险，冒…的危险：He hazarded all his money to save the business. 他孤注一掷，拿了所有的钱来挽救企业。
hike
n. [C] （乡间的）徒步旅行，远足：go on a hike 作徒步旅行
vi. 1. 作徒步旅行，远足：hike out 露营 2. （非正式）猛然提高，大幅度增加：The ferry hiked the fare to forty cents. 船费涨到40美分。
hinge on/upon 取决于，以…为转移：Everything hinges on what we do next. 一切都要看下一步我们如何做才能决定。
hoist
vt. 提起，升起，把…吊起：hoist a flag to the top of the pole 把旗扯到杆顶 hoist with one’s own petard 作茧自缚
hole with 赞同，同意：hold with the modern ideas 赞同现代思想
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immune / /
adj. 1. 免疫的，有免疫力的，不受…影响的：be immune to diphtheria 对白喉有免疫力 2. 免除…的，豁免的：The criminal was told he would be immune from punishment if he helped the police. 罪犯被告知说，如果他协助警方，就可以免受惩罚。
impart / /
vt. 1. 赋予，给予，传授（特性、感情等）：A good mother imparts wisdom to her child. 一个好的母亲把智慧赋予孩子。2. 告知，通知，透露：She imparted the secret to her friend. 她把秘密向她朋友透露了。
imperative / /
adj. 1. 紧急的，必要的，必须做的：It is imperative that everyone of us remould his world outlook. 我们每个人都必须改造自己的世界观。
impetus / /
n. [U] 1. 动量，冲力：The car ran away under its own impetus. 汽车靠自己的冲力跑远了。2. 推动力，促进因素，刺激物：Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas. 她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
impose / /
vt. 1. 征税，加负担于：New duties were imposed on wines and spirits. 酒类被加征新税。2. 强迫接受困难的或不想做的事情，把…强加于：Don't impose yourself on people you don’t like. 不要勉强和你不喜欢的人在一起。3. 趁机利用，占便宜，打扰，麻烦：We are not to be imposed upon. 我们是不会上当的。
indispensable / /
adj. 必须的，必不可少的：Water is indispensable to us. 水是我们不可缺少的。
indulge / /
vt. 1. 纵容，迁就，放任：He never indulged his children. 他从不纵容孩子。2. 满足（自己或别人的欲望等）：indulge in tobacco 吸烟无度 3. (in)（非正式）让自己好好享受一下，使自己沉溺于：His father sometimes indulges in a cigar. 他的父亲有时喜欢抽一支雪茄。
institution / /
n. [C] 1. 惯例，习俗，制度：Marriage became an institution in ancient societies. 婚姻在古代社会就已经成为一种制度。2. 社会机构：financial institution 金融机构
intact / /
adj. 完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：His property remained intact. 他的财产完整无损。
intimidate / /
vt. 恫吓，恐吓，威胁：He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities. 他说他决不会被名人、权威所吓倒。
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justify / /
vt. 1. 证明…有理，为…辩护：How can you justify your rude words? 你怎能为你粗鲁的言语辩护？2. 为…的正当理由：The result of events fully justifies our views. 事情的结果完全证明我们的意见是正确的。
jump at 马上接受，欣然应允：He jumped at the chance to go to Europe. 他马上抓住了这次去欧洲的机会。
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keep to 使不离开，使局限于：He kept his plan to himself. 他对他的计划守口如瓶。
keep up 使…不掉下来：Keep your chin up! 不要气馁！
kick out 开除，撵走：She was kicked out of the college. 她被学校开除了。
knock off 卖主从价钱中减去：Knock ten yuan off please. 减掉十元吧。
know apart 区别，辨别：Can you know the twins apart? 你能分辨出这对双胞胎吗？
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lag / /
vi. 走得慢，落后，滞留：Do not let even a single tourist lag behind. 不要让一个游客掉队。
lapse / /
n. [C] 1. 失误，过失，小毛病：a lapse of the pen 笔误 2. 行为失检，失着，偏离正道，背弃信仰：a lapse from good virtue into vice 堕落 3. 时间的流逝：a lapse of two years 2年时间逝去
vi. 1. 退步，陷入，倒退，衰退：lapse into idleness 渐渐变懒 2. 终止：Then the conversation lapsed and all was still and quiet. 接着谈话声就听不到了，四周万籁俱寂。
lay down 1. 放下, 交出：The enemy soldiers laid down their arms to surrender. 敌军放下武器投降了。2. 规定, 制定：follow the procedure laid down in the manual 按照手册中规定的程序操作‖lay down a general policy 制订一个总方针
lay off 1.（暂时）解雇：The company laid off twenty workers last week. 那家公司上周解雇了20名工人。2. 停止做：You should lay off smoking now. 你应该现在就戒烟。
leaf through 匆匆翻阅，浏览：She casually leafed through the book. 她漫不经心地翻阅了那本书。
by/in leaps and bounds 极其迅速地：Lifeboat technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. 救生艇技术有了迅猛发展。
least of all 最不，尤其：No one can stay here, you least of all. 谁也不能留在这儿，你尤其不能。
not in the least 丝毫不，一点不：I’m not in the least afraid of you any more. 我一点都不怕你。‖Jim said he wasn’t in the least angry. 吉姆说他一点也不生气。
to say the least 最起码：The result will be terrible inflation, to say the least. 说轻点，结果也会是可怕的通货膨胀。
leave off 停止，中断：Has the rain left off yet? 雨停了没有？‖It’s time to leave off work. 该下班了。
leave out 1. 遗漏，省略：An important detail was left out in the report. 报告中漏掉了一个重要细节。‖Make sure not to leave out a single word. 务必一个词都不要省略。2. 把…排除在外：She feels left out because the other children don’t play with her. 她有一种被遗弃的感觉，因为别的孩子都不跟她玩。
bring to light 揭露, 将…曝光：The investigation brought to light some important facts. 调查揭露了一些重要的事实。
come to light 显露，暴露：This evidence did not come to light until after the trial. 这一证据直到审判以后才曝光。
in (the) light of 鉴于，由于：In light of these changes, we must revise our plan. 鉴于有这些变化，我们必须修改计划。‖He reviewed his decisions in the light of recent developments. 他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的决定。
live off 依赖…生活：Mom used to live off the interest from her savings. 她靠存款利息为生。
live on 靠…生活，以…为食物： live on one’s parents 靠父母生活
live out 1. 活过（某一段时间）：He lived out his later years in peace. 他在安宁中度过了晚年。2. 实践：They wanted to earn enough money to live out their dreams. 他们想赚取足够的钱去实现自己的梦想。
live through 度过，经受住：live through an economic crisis 度过一次经济危机‖Will he live through the night? 这一夜他能挺得过去吗？
live up to 1. 遵守，实践（诺言、原则等）：live up to one’s promise 遵守自己的诺言
look in 顺便访问，顺便看望：I’ll look in at the shop on my way home. 回家的路上我要顺便到那家商店看看。‖He looks in on us once in a while. 他偶尔顺便来看看我们。
look into 调查，观察：Let’s look into the matter together. 让我们一块儿调查一下这件事
look through 1.（从头至尾）浏览：They looked through all the cards and found out the data they wanted. 他们翻遍了所有的卡片，找到了他们需要的资料。
look up 1. 好转：The weather is looking up. 天气有所好转。‖Exports are looking up at last. 出口状况终于有所改善。2.（在词典等中）查找：Look the word up in your dictionary. 到词典里查一查这个单词。‖Let me look up his address and telephone number. 我来查一下他的地址和电话号码。3. 看望，拜访：I’ll look you up next time I come. 我下次来的时候会来看你。4. (to) 尊敬：They look up to him as a good example to follow. 他们尊崇他为学习的好榜样。
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