閱讀詞匯附中英文注釋(二)

字號(hào):

house——A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwelling,
     To contain; harbor收容;隱藏=contain To have within; hold包含;容納
     homogeneous——Uniform in structure or composition throughout同質(zhì)的=uniform Unvaried in texture, color, or design均質(zhì)的
     herald——To proclaim; announce公布;宣布=announce
     heritage——Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遺留物,傳統(tǒng)=tradition
     harshness——Being extremely severe or exacting; stern嚴(yán)厲=acid Biting, sarcastic, or scornful尖刻的
     harness——To bring under control and direct the force of統(tǒng)治,管理,支配=utilize To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用
     hail——To greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim
     integrate——To makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使結(jié)合=unify
     integral——Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必須的;應(yīng)有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的,必須的
     institution—— An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture機(jī)構(gòu)=establishment A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school私人或公共機(jī)構(gòu)
     insight——The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration洞察力=understanding The faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力
     inspire——To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence使受神靈的;感召的=fire the imagination of
     ingredient——An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent成份=component A constituent element, as of a system成分系統(tǒng)的組成要素
     inhabit—— To live or reside in居住=occupy To dwell or reside in居住
     inhabitant——One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident居民=resident
     inhibit——To hold back; restrain抑制;限制=hinder To interfere with action or progress阻礙,= curb To check, restrain, or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制
     innumerable——Too numerous to be counted; numberless無(wú)數(shù)的=countless
     influx——A mass arrival or incoming匯集=arrival
     inevitably——Impossible to avoid or prevent必然的,不能規(guī)避或避免的=unavoidably
     inclination——A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity愛(ài)好去做=preference The state of being preferred偏愛(ài)
     inadequate——Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient, insufficient
     impose——To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority強(qiáng)制實(shí)行=demand To ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或?qū)M要求
     implement——A tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool
     immunity——The quality or condition of being immune免除,免疫=protection
     illustrate——To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features圖解=picture To make a visible representation of展示
     identify——To ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of確認(rèn)=spot To detect or discern, especially visually; spy辯認(rèn)
     jolt——To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震驚=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震驚
     myth——A fictitious story, person, or thing傳說(shuō)=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical傳說(shuō)
     noxious——Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful
     narrate——To give an account or a description敘述或描繪=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of詳細(xì)敘述
     over taxed——稅收過(guò)高的=heavily burdened負(fù)擔(dān)沉重的
     outbreak——A sudden increase突然發(fā)生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start開(kāi)端
     originate——To comesintosbeing; start出現(xiàn);開(kāi)始=initial, genesis, pioneer
     To bringsintosbeing; create創(chuàng)造=invent,
     puncture—— To pierce with a pointed object刺用帶尖的物體穿透=pierce
     quaint—— Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way離奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的
     protrude—— To jut out; project突出;伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出
     prospect—— Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility
     prosperity—— The condition of being prosperous繁榮=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕
     proponent—— One who argues in support of something; an advocate倡導(dǎo)者=supporter
     property—— A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic,
     A piece of real estate地產(chǎn);不動(dòng)產(chǎn)=estate
     proper—— Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰當(dāng)?shù)?suitable, correctly
     promising—— Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的
     prominent—— Widely known; eminent的=distinguished Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的
     proliferation—— To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生,增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖
     prevail—— To be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的,有影響的;現(xiàn)行的=dominate
     prevailing—— Most frequent or common; predominant普遍的;有優(yōu)勢(shì)的=most frequent
     primal—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=key, principal First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的,首要的
     primarily—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=mainly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地;主要地
     prehistoric—— Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient
     preservative—— Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐劑=maintain To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持
     preside over——管理,主管=manage
     prestige—— A person's high standing among others; honor or esteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor
     predecessor—— One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗=forerunner One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗
     predominantly—— Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily
     precede—— To come, exist, or occur before in time.先于…=prior to ,before
     portion—— A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole部分=part
     possess—— To have as property; own持有;擁有To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute具有品質(zhì)、特點(diǎn)=have
     potential——shavingspossibility, capability, or power有可能性的=possible
     pertinent——shavingslogical, precise relevance to the matter at hand有關(guān)系的=relevant
     pit—— A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground坑=hole
     perception—— The capacity for such insight洞察能力=insightful Showing orshavingsinsight; perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的
     penetrate—— To enter or force a way into; pierce.穿過(guò),刺入=go through
     patron—— A customer, especially a regular customer顧客=customer
     particle—— A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck一小份兒或一小點(diǎn)兒=speck A small spot, mark, or discoloration小斑點(diǎn),小污點(diǎn)或小瑕疵
     pants褲子——trousers褲子
     rupture—— The process of breaking open or bursting裂開(kāi),突然炸開(kāi)=burst
     rural—— Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country農(nóng)村的=country
     rudimentary——Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient處于發(fā)展的最早階段的=undeveloped, unsophisticated
     rotate——To turn around on an axis or center繞軸或中心轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)=turn, swirl
     To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate循環(huán),交替或輪換=alternate
     robust—— Full of health and strength; vigorous健康和有力的=strong
     roam—— To move about without purpose or plan; wander漫游=wander
     rigidity—— An instance of being rigid僵化,嚴(yán)厲=stiffness
     revise—— To reconsider and change or modify修改,修正=change
     retrieve—— To get back; regain.重獲;收復(fù);=recover, To get back; regain.重獲;收復(fù);重新得到=bring back
     To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See: recover
     restrict—— To keep or confine within limits限制=limit
     retain—— To maintain possession of保持=keep
     representation—— The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson代表=delegate, stand for
     resemble—— To exhibit similarity or likeness to類似=similar
     renounce—— To reject; disown拒絕=reject To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of拒絕
     replace—— To take or fill the place of取代=supplant To displace and substitute for (another)取代,代替(另一個(gè))
     release—— To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go松開(kāi)=give off
     refreshing—— Pleasantly fresh and different新鮮宜人的,與眾不同的=unusual
     reflection—— A manifestation or result顯示,結(jié)果=indicate To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of說(shuō)明,顯示,暗示
     receptacle—— A container that holds items or matter貯藏器=container
     recognize—— To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate賞識(shí)=appreciate
     rarefy—— To make thin, less compact, or less dense使稀薄=infrequent
     rear—— To lift upright; raise直立起;抬高=raise
     radical—— Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme極端的=drastic Severe or radical in nature; extreme嚴(yán)厲或劇烈的;極端的
     symmetrical—— Of or exhibiting symmetry對(duì)稱的=proportionally balanced
     synthetic—— Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.合成的=formation, integrate
     Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived人造的,不自然的=artificial