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1. pedal: n. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, a sewing machine, a piano, or a car, bicycle. 踏瓣，脚踏板：装在织布机、缝纫机、钢琴或手风琴上用脚控制以开动或控制机械装置的杆 eg. a pedal brake 脚闸accelerator pedal 加速器[油门控制器]踏板foot pedal 脚踏开关 pedal to the floor 全速

2. stoke: vt. To stir up and feed (a fire or furnace). 给（火或火炉）添加燃料，拨旺（火或火炉）Hear means: to stir up 激起

3. turbo: n. 涡轮(发动机) turbocharger: n.  涡轮增压器

4. sleek: adj. a. Smooth and lustrous as if polished; glossy: 光滑的：象打磨过一样平滑而有光泽的；光滑的：eg. brushed her hair until it was sleek. 她把头发梳得油光可鉴sleek black fur光滑的黑皮毛；b. Healthy or well-fed; thriving. 健壮的：健康的或吃得很好的；兴旺的

5. outfit: n. a. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose: 全套装备：服务于特定目的的一套工具或设备：eg. a welder's outfit 焊工的全套工具repair outfit 修补工具b. Informal An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization. 【非正式用语】 一队人：一群人的组织，尤指军事部队或商业组织 eg. This company employs more people than any other outfit in the city. 这家公司雇用的人员多于市里任何机构。

6. ditch: n. A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line. 沟渠，排水沟，水道：在地面上狭长的沟渠或细沟，用于灌溉、排水或用作分界线eg. a drainage ditch 排水沟He's ditched his girl friend. 他抛弃了他的女友。

7. ream: n. a. A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer's ream, 516 sheets. 令：纸张的一种计数单位，以前以480张为一令，现在以500张为一令，而印刷中的一令为516张 b. Often reams A very large amount:  常作 reams 大量：极其多的量：eg. reams of work to do. 大量的工作要做He wrote reams  of verses. 他写了很多很多的诗。

8. screen: vt. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen. 筛选：用筛子或粗筛分离或筛选（例如优良的沙子）eg. We have screened our window to keep out mosquitoes. 我们窗子装上纱窗以避蚊子。The candidates are being screened. 候选人正在被审查中。

9. winnow: v. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air. 簸，扬（谷物）：通过风吹使谷壳脱离（谷物）eg. winnowing out the errors in logic. 排除逻辑中的错误winnow truth from falsehood 去伪存真, 辨别真假

10.  torrid: adj. a. Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot. 炎热的：被阳光烘烤的；酷热的eg. the torrid noonday sun. 炙热的午间太阳a torrid love scene. 炽热的爱情场景the T-Zone 热带b. Hurried; rapid: 快速的；迅速的：eg. set a torrid pace; torrid economic growth. 快步行走；快速的经济增长

11.  snap up: To acquire quickly: 迅速得到：eg. snapped up the introductory offer. 迅速得到初步的供应

12.  edge: n. A margin of superiority; an advantage: 优势的程度；强势：eg. a slight edge over the opposition. 比对手稍具优势

13.  maul: n. A heavy, long-handled hammer used especially to drive stakes, piles, or wedges. 长柄重锤：一种长柄的重锤，用于打桩、打楔 vt. To injure by or as if by beating: 打伤，伤害：通过或好相通过殴打而致伤：eg. The novel was mauled by the New York critics. 这本小说受到纽约评论家的抨击。The hunter was mauled by a lion and badly hurt. 猎人被狮子抓伤, 伤势很重。

14.  shamble: vi. To walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet. 蹒跚而行：以一种笨拙、疲懒或不稳的方式行走；曳足而行eg. The tired old man shambles. 那个疲倦的老人蹒跚而行。

15.  stomp: v. To tread or trample heavily or violently. 重踩，重蹋：沉重地或粗暴地踏或践在…上

16.  mainframe: n. A large, powerful computer, often serving several connected terminals. 主机，大型机：大型的、强大的计算机，经常为几台相互连接的终端服务

17.  burgeon: vi. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout. 发芽：长出新芽、叶子或绿叶；长出

18.  tandem: n. 由排成纵列相套的马牵拉的二轮马车 adv. Adj. eg. driving horses in tandem. 驾驭排成纵行的马匹tandem position 串联配置, 前后排列in tandem 一前一后地; 协力地 in tandem with 同...串联, 同...合作

19.  intrinsic: adj. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. 本质的：属于或关于事物的本质特征的；固有的, 内在的,

20.  dividend: n. A share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society. 红利，股利，股息：股东或保险公司的相互投保人所获得的一份利润

21.  saturate: v. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: 使充满：使完全充满或灌满：eg. saturate oneself (in) 埋头(在...中), 精通 We were caught in the rain and came home saturated. 我们挨了雨淋, 回家时已浑身湿透。The air was saturated with the perfume of the flowers. 空气中充满着花的芬芳。He is saturated with knowledge. 他知识渊博。 The market for used cars is saturated . 旧汽车市场已经饱和。

22.  Velcro: n. 维可牢尼龙搭扣（商标名称）Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners used for connecting objects. The term VELCRO is a registered trademark in most countries. It consists of fabric with small hooks that stick to a corresponding fabric of small loops.

23.  compound: v. To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest. 以复利计算利息：以本金和不断累积的利息为基数计算利息 eg. The People's Bank compounds interest yearly. 人民银行以年为单位计算复利。

1. impose: vt. To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority: 强制实行：用或好象用权威适用或推广：eg. impose a peace settlement. 强制推行和平解决

2. equity: A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest. The term's meaning depends very much on the context. In general, you can think of equity as ownership in any asset after all debts associated with that asset are paid off. For example, a car or house with no outstanding debt is considered the owner's equity because he or she can readily sell the item for cash. Stocks are equity because they represent ownership in a company.

3. wary: adj. On guard; watchful: 警戒的；警惕的：eg. taught to be wary of strangers. 被教知提防陌生人

4. sandal: n. A low-cut shoe fastened to the foot by an ankle strap. 便鞋：浅帮的用踝部扣带系于脚上的鞋

5. recurrent: adj. Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly. 反复出现的：再次或反复发生或出现的 eg. recurrent expenses (房租, 水电等)经常性开支

6. lessor: One that lets property under a lease. 出租人：在一定租赁期限内把财物出租给他人的人

7. amortize: vt. To liquidate (a debt, such as a mortgage) by installment payments or payment into a sinking fund. 分期偿还，分期付款：用分期付款和偿债基金的形式偿清（债务，如抵押）

8. miserly: adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious, grasping, and penurious. 守财奴似的：与守财奴有关的，具有守财奴特性的；贪婪的、吝啬的且一毛不拔的

9. multiple: n. A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder: 【数学】 倍数：一个可以被另一个数整除的数：eg. 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2. 4、6、12都是2的倍数

10.  outstrip: vt. To leave behind; outrun. 越过：把…抛在后面；超过 eg. overtake and outstrip 赶上并超过

11.  rosy: adj. Bright or cheerful; optimistic: 光明或愉快的；乐观的：eg. rosy predictions. 乐观的预言rosy views 乐观的想法 rosy prospects 光明的前途

12.  projection: n. A prediction or an estimate of something in the future, based on present data or trends. 预测，估计：基于当前资料或趋势的预言或对将来事物的估计 eg. projections of increases in number of households 对户数的增加的推算

13.  air pocket: n. A downward air current that causes an aircraft to lose altitude abruptly. Also called air hole 气穴，气阱：使飞机突然下降的向下气流也作air hole ),股票行情突然下跌

14.  combines: n. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain. 联合收割机：一种动力操作切割、脱粒和打场的收割机器

15.  manure: n. Material, especially barnyard or stable dung, often with discarded animal bedding, used to fertilize soil. 肥料：用于使土壤肥沃的材料，尤指谷场或马厩中的肥类，常含有废弃的动物垫草窝

16.  baler: n. 打包机, 压捆机

17.  volatile: adj. a. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures. 易挥发的：在正常温度和压力下易挥发的 b. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price: 易波动的，不稳定的：易于经常或大幅度变化的，如价格：eg. the ups and downs of volatile stocks. 易波动的股票沉浮in a volatile mood. 轻快的心情a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation. 军队和暴民间爆炸性对立的局势

18.  odds: n. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest: 可能性：如在竞赛中会发生这件事而不会发生那件事的可能性：eg. The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot. 她在第一轮选票中获得提名的可能性大The odds are against him. 形势对他不利against heavy odds (=with heavy odds against) 在极端不利的条件下; 众寡不敌

19.  quintessential: adj. of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: 精华的，典型的：精华的，有关于精华的，或具有精华特性的；最典型的：eg. Liszt was the quintessential romantic 李斯特是最典型的浪漫主义音乐家