1.
roof: ⊙ three generations living under one roof.
住在一个屋顶下的三代人the roof of a car. 车顶A roof on prices is
needed to keep our customers happy.
最好使最高物价能让我们的顾客满意the roof of the world 世界屋脊;
高的山脉 the roof of heaven 天空 the roof of the mouth 上颚under
sb.'s roof 住在某人家作客; 寄人篱下; 在某人的照应下When I told her
about breaking the window, she went through the roof.
她听我说有关砸碎窗户的事时大发雷霆Angry tenants finally raised the
roof about their noisy neighbors.
愤怒的房客终于对吵闹喧哗的邻居提出强烈抗议
2.
motherhood: n. 母性, 为母之道, 母亲身份,
母亲们(集合称), 母爱
3.
relish: n. An appetite for something; a strong appreciation or
liking: 胃口：对某事物的食欲，强烈的欣赏或者喜欢：独特的滋味 ⊙ a
relish for luxury. 对奢侈品的爱好, have no relish for tragedy
不喜欢看悲剧 eat [read]with relish 津津有味地吃[读] lose [lack]
relish 失去[没有]吸引力 Hunger gives relish to any food.
肚子饿时吃什么都香。vt. To enjoy the flavor of.
品尝：品尝…的味，喜欢⊙ relish gossip 喜欢闲谈 relish one's food
津津有味地吃东西 She won't relish having to get up before dawn to
catch that train. 她不喜欢黎明前起床赶那班火车。
4.
mortgage: n. A temporary, conditional pledge of property to a
creditor as security for performance of an obligation or repayment
of a debt.
抵押：给予债权人临时的、有条件的财产抵押，以此作为履行责任或偿还债务的保证
⊙ repay one's mortgage in monthly installments
每月分期付款偿还抵押借款
5.
skimp: vt. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material:
敷衍：匆忙地、马马虎虎地或用不好的材料处理：⊙ concentrated on
reelection, skimping other matters.
集中精力在改选上，其他的事敷衍了事Don't skimp the butter in making
a cake. 做糕点时不要吝惜放奶油。vi. To be stingy or very thrifty.
⊙ 吝啬或非常节俭She had to skimp to send her son to college.
她必须节俭来供她儿子上大学。
6.
address: vt. a. To deal with: 处理：⊙ addressed the issue of
absenteeism. 处理旷工事宜b. To direct the efforts or attention of
(oneself): 忙于，专注于，投入：集中（某人的）精力或注意力：⊙
address oneself to a task. 投入一项工作He addressed himself to the
task of doing his homework. 他专心致志地做他的家庭作业。
7.
champion: vt. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion:
作为积极的拥护者而斗争、捍卫或支持：⊙ championed the cause of
civil rights. 为民权事业而斗争
8.
requisition: n. a. A formal written request for something needed.
正式请求：对某需求物的正式的书面要求 b. The state or condition of
being needed or put into service. 征用：被需要或服役的状态或情况 ⊙
material requisition 领料单 requisition for money 拨款要求,
请款单
9.
swamp: n. A seasonally flooded bottomland with more woody plants
than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
沼泽地：随季节淹没的低地，带有比湿地多的木质植物，比泥塘的排水要好⊙
a corporate swamp; a financial swamp.共同的困境；财政困境 vt. To
inundate or burden; overwhelm: 使应接不暇：使充满或使负重；压倒：⊙
She was swamped with work. 她忙得不可开交be swamped by heavy debts
债台高筑 The horse was swamped in the mud. 马陷入泥潭。A big wave
swamped the boat. 一个大浪淹没了小船。
10. mop:
n. 拖把(俗称地拖), 洗碗 vt. To wash or wipe with or as if with a
mop: 用或好象用拖把反复清洗或擦拭：⊙ mopped the hallway; mopping
the spilled water; mopped her forehead with a towel.
拖走廊；擦去溢出的水；用毛巾擦拭她的前额 vi. To use a mop to wash
or dry surfaces: 用拖把清洗或擦干表面：⊙ mopped along the
baseboards. 沿着底板清洗
11. zoning
law: 区域法
12.
assessor: a. An official who evaluates property for taxation.
估价员：为征税对财产估价的官员 b. An assistant to a judge or
magistrate, usually selected for special knowledge in a particular
area.
辅佐人，助理法官：法官或行政官的助理，在一特定领域为特殊常识而选出
13. take a
beating: (人)挨打; (物)被敲打, 受到打击, 遭到失败
14.
metropolis: [mI5trRpElIs n. 首都, 主要都市, 都会, 大城市 ⊙
Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest. 芝加哥，中西部的大都会a
great cultural metropolis. 一个大的文化中心
15.
affluent: [5AfluEnt]adj. n. 富裕的（人）⊙ the affluent society
富裕人的社会 land affluent in natural resources 自然资源丰富的土地
an affluent fountain 滔滔不断的泉水the so-called emerging affluents
所谓的暴发户
16.
synecdoche: [si5nekdEki]n. A figure of speech in which a part is
used for the whole (ashand for sailor ), the
whole for a part (as the law for police officer
), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for
assassin ), the general for the specific (as
thief for pickpocket ), or the material for the
thing from which it is made (as steel for sword
).举隅法，提喻法：一种修辞方法，以局部代表整体（如用手 代表 水手
），以整体代表局部（如用 法律 代表 警官 ），以特殊代表一般（如用
直柄剃刀 代表 杀人者 ），以一般代表特殊（如用 贼 代表 扒手
），或用原材料代表用该材料制造的东西（如用 钢 代表 剑 ）
17.
subprime: Credit with higher risk characteristics, such as
bankruptcy or collection accounts, or loans to borrowers with a
less-than-perfect credit history
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