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Alien

noun 外星人，侨民  illegal aliens 非法侨民

adjective 外国的，外星的 alien cultures 外国文化，alien beings from another planet 另外一个星球上的外星人

adjective 陌生的，be alien to…  Cruelty is quite alien to his nature/him 残暴的行为与他格格不入

近义词：

Exotic 外来，由国外引进的，exotic species 外来物种；exotic words 洋词；异国情调的，新奇的 exotic clothes 奇装异服，outrageous clothes 怪里怪气的服装，表示非常罕见而又有些吓人

Foreign foreign aid 外援foreign currency；foreign countries

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Emigrate verb 移居国外 Emigration；Emigrant 侨民

Migrate verb移居 Some refugees are migrating from Africa to Europe ；迁徙，Some birds migrated south in winter

Immigrate 移入（从国外移入）immigration 移居，immigrant 移民；an immigration office 移居管理局

Transmigration 轮回，transmigration of the soul 灵魂转世

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Be absorbed in doing 专心做某事 an absorbing film 一部十分吸引人的影片 主动用法：His work absorbed him completely，近义词：be engrossed in；be engaged in；be immersed in（immerse 本意为浸泡，e.g. immerse…in water ,此处指自己深陷于或者专心于做某事）

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Embedded 扎牢的，embed固定在stones (that are) embedded in rock 嵌在岩石中的石块 比喻用法：be embedded in  The obsolete notion is embedded in his mind 这种过时的观念在他头脑里根深蒂固

Embrace 拥抱比喻用法：You cannot embrace a religion without accepting its dogmas 要想皈依一个宗教，你必须接受它的教义

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Mortally 致命地，mortal=fatal 致死的，mortally ill 患绝症的，mortally afraid/scared 极度恐惧的

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Comprehensive：complete and including everything that is necessary

Comprehensive English 综合英语 comprehensive school 综合中学 comprehensive report 综合报道

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Milestone 里程碑；a turning point 转折点 The smart phone called “milestone” proved to be a milestone in the history of Motorola 

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Territory 领地，领土 turf 意为草皮，lay turf=to make a lawn or something，home turf 主场草皮，也有领地的意思：The gangster considered this as an invasion of his turf

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Milometer 里程碑，美式：odometer ，meter 有小型仪表的意思 gas meter 煤气表 water meter 水表 electricity meter 电表

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Spire 塔尖，塔顶 a pointed structure ; e.g. a church spire 教堂的尖顶 a church steeple 教堂的尖塔 steeple is a tall tower with a spire on top

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Retreat 重走 to go back the way you have come

Re- 表示向后，返回 retreat 撤退 recall 回忆，追忆

Re- 表示再一次 remarry再婚 redo重做 repeat重复 recover 恢复 recreate 在造；休息，娱乐（衍）recreation

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Stumble：to walk unsteadily and almost fall  e.g. I stumbled over a stone 石头绊了一下  He stumbled around in the dark 他在黑暗中跌跌撞撞地瞎闯；近义词stagger，totter

Stumble的比喻用法：stumbled over words/in your speech 口吃 to stumble means：to stop or make mistakes in your speech or some other oral presentation

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Horizon ；on the horizon 在地平线上broaden ones horizon 扩宽某人的视野 horizontal 水平的，vertical/upright 垂直的，out of plumb 不垂直地，plum line 铅垂线，plum in a center 在正中

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Reservoir = artificial lake 人工蓄水池