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206. summit
summit指“顶点”、“最高处”、“成就的顶峰”, 如:
We could see the summit of the mountain twenty miles away.
He often attended the talks at the summit. (最高级会谈)
He is now at the summit of his career.
peak指“山中的最高峰”、“山顶”, 还可指“程度、数量、物体等的尖端”, 如:
The mountain peak was covered with snow.
It took us 3 hours to reach the peak.
We drove through the city at the peak of the rush hour.
10,000 ton was the peak output last year. （最高产量）
climax指“兴趣、情绪或重要性的最高点”或“戏剧、小说等情节的高潮”, 如:
The climax of the play came in the last act.
He was at the climax of his fortune in 1999.
His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.
他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
207. superficial
The damage to the car is only superficial.
His burns were superficial and soon got well.
He is too superficial to appreciate the deep feelings in the play.
They have a superficial knowledge of the matter.
208.
supervise
He came to supervise the whole assembly line.
She supervises the undergraduates.
The manager my supervise the work of 5 departments.
They will supervise the students taking the examination.
209. supplement
He writes for magazines to supplement his ordinary income.
She supplements her diet with vitamin pills.
I borrowed two books which supplement one another.
210. surrender
Finally Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945.
The general refused to surrender to the enemy.
She gradually surrendered her dream of becoming an actress.
We shall never surrender our rights.
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211．sustain
事实证实了他的理论。
The two posts sustain the whole roof.
The branches could not sustain the weight of the boy.
They sustained themselves on bred and water.
212. synthetic
The shoes are made of synthetic leather.
Finally, he realized that her passions are synthetic.
He was explaining what “synthetic fibers” is to the students when I came in.
213. tackle
We have to tackle the problem of poverty as soon as possible.
They tried to tackle the pollution but failed.
Every one has his own problem to tackle.
The purpose of the meeting is tackle the problems they are faced with.
214. tedious
The tedious story made the boy sleep.
We all hate tedious lectures.
Cleaning out the basement is a tedious job.
Nobody likes tedious work.
215. temptation
It was a strong temptation to the little boy.
He couldn’t resist the temptation to take the jewel.
She overcame the temptation to leave her job.
Dieters must avoid the temptation to snack.
There is much temptation to go out for a walk in this weather.
216. tenant
The tenant pays rent to his landlord.
The building has apartments for more than 100 tenants.
Do you own your house or are you a tenant?
217. testify
The man testified that the defendant was innocent.
He testified that the car was being driven slowly at the time of the accident.
他证明事故发生时这辆车开得很慢。
Her tears testified her grief.
His actions testify his willingness to help.
testify against
testify to 证明
He hated to testify against a friend.
She won’t testify against her own brother.
I can testify to his honesty.
His hard work testified to his determination to succeed.
218. thrifty
She is a very thrifty housewife.
A thrifty person does not waste his money, but saves as much as possible.
Even though she had plenty of money, she was very thrifty.
219. torture
The police tortured him to make him admit to the crime.
The prisoners were tortured.
It’s cruel to torture animals.
220. transit
His luggage must have got lost in transit.
Transit by ship through the canal is expensive.
The airplane transits the United States and Canada.
The trucks transit fresh vegetables to the city in the morning.
221. transparent
The transparent curtains will never keep the light out.
The box has a transparent lid.
He laughed at our transparent attempt.
His writing style is transparent.
222. tremble
我一想到这件事就不寒而栗。
We can see the leaves trembling in the breeze.
His voice trembled with anger.
The little boy trembled with cold.
His hands trembled as he lit the cigarette.
223. trifle
He wastes his time on trifles.
It’s silly to quarrel over trifles.
The lost ring was only a trifle.
Trifles made him lose his temper.
224. tuck
她把围巾塞进衣领内
She tucked her hair behind her ears.
I tucked my bag under my arm
She tucked the blanket around the child.
A bird tucks his head under his wing when he sleeps.
tuck away
tuck in 塞进
tuck into 开始吃喝
tuck up 卷起，安顿好
The map is tucked away in a pocket at the end of the book.
She had a lot of money tucked away.
Tuck the shirt in.
He tucked into the cold ham.
They tucked up their sleeves and began working.
225. tumble
The old lady tumbled down the stairs.
Babies tumble when they are learning to walk.
I tumbled off my bicycle yesterday.
The accident tumbled all the passengers out of the bus.
The puppies tumbled were tumbling about the floor.
226. ultimate
The ultimate goal is to realize communism.
We are looking forward to the ultimate victory.
The ultimate responsibility lies with the president.
Scientists are searching for the ultimate truths.
227. undermine
晚睡能损害健康
The waves undermine the cliff.
The road is undermined by a stream.
Her jealousy undermined their friendship.
He undermined my authority by allowing the child to do what I have forbidden.
228. unintelligible
His remarks were unintelligible.
The code was unintelligible to anyone who didn’t have the key.
He read us an unintelligible prose passage.
She was crying so hard that her words were unintelligible.
229. unprecedented
Customers came in unprecedented numbers.
We had unprecedented rainfall last summer.
They achieved the unprecedented victory.
230. unveil
Several new models were unveiled yesterday at the Motor Show.
The truth of the event was unveiled.
231. vague
He had the vague idea about the world.
The skyscraper was a vague shape in the fog.
My plan is rather vague at the moment.
His answer is too vague.
232. vanish
The thief ran into the crowd and vanished from sight.
His prospects of success have vanished.
The sun vanished behind a cloud.
233. venture
He ventured his life to save the drowning boy.
She decided to venture all her money on the shares.
They should venture on the river in such a small boat.
No one ventured to interrupt the speaker.
I ventured to put forward a proposal at the meeting.
venture on /upon 冒险进行某事
You should never have ventured on such a journey.
The hope of making further discoveries led them to venture upon a second voyage.
234. verify
They conducted experiments to verify the hypothesis.
We have verified the figures of a report.
I looked up the word in the dictionary to verify its spelling.
Later findings verified the scientist’s theory.
235. vertical
The hillside looked almost vertical.
The walls of the room are vertical.
He is standing up in a vertical position.
236. vicious
That is the vicious gossip.
He refused to accept the vicious criticism
He made a vicious story about her.
237. virus
He is suffering from a virus infection.
The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this virus.
Viruses reproduce only in living cells.
It is said a new kind of virus will destroy the computer program.
238. vow
He vowed to revenge the insult.
She vowed never to speak to him again.
They were forced to vow obedience.
She vowed that she would love him forever.
239. wary
We are asked to keep a wary eye on the thieves.
The children are taught to be wary of strangers.
240 wrap
She wrapped a blanket around the child.
You’d better wrap a clean cloth around your arm till the wound closes.
I like to wrap Christmas presents in pretty paper.
She wrapped the cakes in paper.
be wrapped in
be wrapped up in
wrap up
wrap up in 用…包起来
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