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11 Lesson 11

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Lesson 11 We are becoming acclimated to New York weather. acclimate [ə'klaimit] vt. 使适应新环境,使服水土 vi. 服水土 The senators assailed the President on the subject of the treaty between the two countries. assail [ə'seil] vt. 攻击,袭击;着手解决 His face was congested with anger as the argument grew more heated. congest [kən'dʒest] vt. 使充满,使拥塞,使充血 vi. 充塞,充血,拥挤 Her effusive welcome made us feel most uncomfortable effusive [i'fju:siv] a. 感情横溢的,流出的 A good manager is frugal in the use of his funds frugal ['fru:gl] a. 节俭的,朴素的 The newspapers accused the government of being insolvent in its debts. insolvent [in'sɔlvənt] a. 无力偿还的,破产的 n. 无力还偿者,破产者 Most passengers of the ship were seized with nausea during the storm at sea nausea ['nɔ:ʃjə] 1. 恶心,作呕;晕船 2. 极端的憎恶 seize [si:z] vt. 抓住,逮住;夺取,占领;没收,查封;理解,掌握 vi. 抓住,利用 She had no way to redeem her furniture out of pawn. pawn [pɔ:n] n. 典当,抵押物,人质,(象棋)兵 vt. 当掉,以…担保 redeem [ri'di:m] vt. 赎回,挽回,恢复,偿还,履行,补偿 They used waterproof cement to prevent water from seeping through the roof of the runnel. cement [si'ment] n. 水泥,接合剂 vt. 接合,用水泥涂 vi. 粘牢 seep [si:p] vi. 渗出,渗流,漏 n. 小泉,水陆两用的吉普车 runnel ['rʌnl] n. 小河,细流 A swollen cheek spoiled the symmetry of his handsome face. swollen ['swəulən] a. 肿大的,水涨的,夸张的,骄傲的 spoil [spɔil] n. 战利品,赃物,奖品,掠夺,次品 vt. 损坏,破坏,溺爱 vi. 腐坏,掠夺 symmetry ['simitri] n. 对称,调和,匀称 New York’s hot weather is often aggravated by its humidity. aggravate ['ægrəveit] v. 加重,使恶化;激怒,惹恼 A balmy breeze was blowing across the beautiful lake. balmy ['bɔmi] a. 芳香的,温和的,止痛的 breeze [bri:z] n. 和风,微风;流言,争吵;轻松的事情 v. 刮微风,轻松地完成 The culmination of the doctor’s life’s work was his discovery of a cure of cancer. culmination [kʌlmi'neiʃən] n. 顶点,极点,最高点 cure [kjuə] n. 治疗,治愈,治疗法,怪人 vt. 治疗,治愈,改正,腌制,加工处理 The storekeeper endorsed my bill when I paid the full amount. endorse [in'dɔ:s] v. 背面签字,背签;签署,批注,批准,赞成 bill [bil] n. 帐单,钞票,提案 n. 招贴,广告;法案,议案,诉状 vt. 开列,填,宣布 The main field of hygiene is concerned with healthy living and cleanliness. hygiene ['haidʒi:n] n. 卫生保健,卫生学,保健法 cleanliness ['kli:nlinis] n. 清洁,干净 Sound is intangible and the same is true of light. intangible [in'tændʒəbl] a. 难以明了的,无形的 Grandfather sat by the fireplace, oblivious of everything around him. oblivious [ə'bliviəs] a. 忘却的,忘记的,健忘的,不注意的 The funeral will be performed according to church rites rite [rait] n. 仪式,典礼,习俗,惯例,礼拜式 Her story was boring, but he simulated interest to please her. The account of the trial was transcribed from the stenographer’s shorthand notes. trial ['traiəl] n. 审判,试验,艰苦,麻烦事,考验 a. 尝试的,试验性的 transcribe [træn'skraib] vt. 抄写,译写,意译,录制,改编; vt. [遗传]转录 stenographer [stə'nɔgrəfə] n. 速记员 shorthand ['ʃɔ:thænd] n. 速记 The United States annexed Texas in 1845. annex [ə'neks] v. 合并,使合并,附加,并吞 n. 附属建筑,附属机构,附庸 Some people brew beer at home for home use. brew [bru:] n. 酿造酒,酝酿 vi. 酿造,酝酿 The boys whispering in the corner are brewing some mischief whisper ['hwispə] n. 耳语,密谈,谣传,飒飒的声音 mischief ['mistʃif] n. 损害,伤害,灾祸,恶作剧,淘气 The boys derided him for his fear of the darkness. deride [di'raid] vt. 嘲弄,嘲笑 She always evaluates people by their clothes. Swept along by the swift current, he was in imminent danger of going over the waterfall. swift [swift] n. 雨燕,大滚筒 a. 迅速的,快的,敏捷的,立刻的 ad. 迅速地,敏捷地 imminent ['iminənt] a. 即将来临的,逼近的 waterfall ['wɔtəfɔ:l] n. 瀑布 A judicious historian selects and weighs facts carefully and critically. judicious [dʒu:'diʃəs] a. 头脑精明的,贤明的,判断正确的 historian [his'tɔ:riən] n. 历史学家,史家 There is a preponderance of hot days in July and August. preponderance [pri'pɔndərəns] n. 重量的优势,优势,优越 Many sage staffs around the commander helped him win the battle. sage [seidʒ] n. 圣人,哲人,鼠尾草 a. 贤明的,明智的 A sagacious businessman seldom fails in his business sagacious [sə'geiʃəs] a. 睿智的,聪明的,贤明的 The specter of the murdered man haunted the house. specter ['spektə] n. 幽灵,妖怪,恐怖的根源 The shout of “Fire” caused a great tumult in the theater. tumult ['tju:mʌlt] n. 骚动,拥挤,混乱 Her apathy since her husband’s death worries her children. apathy ['æpəθi] n. 缺乏感情或兴趣,冷漠 If the aims of two countries collide, there may be a war. collide [kə'laid] vi. 碰撞,互撞,抵触 The buildings were draped with red, white and blue bunting. drape [dreip] n. 布帘,褶皱 vt. 用布帘覆盖,披上 vi. 成褶皱状 bunting ['bʌntiŋ] n. 雀类;棉外套;睡袋 After his boring speech for over an hour, the fatuous speaker waited for applause from the audience. fatuous ['fætjuəs] a. 发呆的,愚笨的,自满的 The impudent boy made faces at the teacher. impudent ['impjudnt] a. 鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 I could have given a much better answer if I had had enough time to meditate meditate ['mediteit] vt. 想,考虑,计划 vi. 沉思,反省 This music seems to purify one’s spirit of evil thoughts. The secretary’s beautiful figure and suave manners made the office bright. suave [swɑ:v] a. 柔和的,温和的,娴雅的,讨好的 The watchman who caught the thief was praised for his vigilance. vigilance ['vidʒiləns] n. 警戒,警觉心,失眠症