閱讀詞匯附中英文注釋(三)

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surging—— To increase suddenly. Used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating
     surpass—— To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed勝過=exceed, outrun
     sustain—— To keep in existence; maintain繼續(xù)生存;維持=maintain
     sustenance—— Something, especially food, that sustains life or health營養(yǎng)物,尤指食物=fare Food and drink; diet食物和飲料
     Means of livelihood生計=livelihood
     supplement——Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole補充物,用來完成某事、補充不足、擴展或加強=extension
     An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something擴大
     supreme——Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding
     succinct——Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse簡明的=concise
     sufficient——Being as much as is needed充足的=adequate
     sumptuous——Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪華的;花費奢侈的=luxurious
     substantial——Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大價值的=considerable Worthy of consideration; significant重要的
     substitute——One that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替
     subsidize——To assist or support with a subsidy以津貼補助=finance To supply funds to給…提供資金
     subtle——So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纖細的,細小的=slight
     submit——提出,提交=present提出;呈遞
     subsidy——Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest補助金=financing融通資金
     subject to ——在……條件下;易受……的侵襲;受控制=expose to, susceptible to
     stretch——A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse連續(xù)不斷的長度,地區(qū)或空間=span The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度兩點或兩端間的空間
     strike——To engage in a strike against an employer罷工=walkout
     To come to; attain來到;到達= make contact with
     striking—— Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent Immediately noticeable; conspicuous顯眼的
     stringent—— Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe嚴格的=strict
     stimulus—— Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激發(fā)物=motivate
     strain ——To pull, draw, or stretch tight拉緊=tension The act or process of stretching something tight拉緊
     stationary—— Not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移動的;固定的=fixed, immobile
     status——Position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing
     sticky——shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement
     staple—— A basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element
     squirt—— To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt噴=spurt out v.噴出
     staggering—— Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大為吃驚、驚訝或沮喪的;使束手無策的=overwhelming
     spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate
     speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推測=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假設(shè)
     spinal——Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone
     spark—— To set in motion; activate發(fā)動;觸發(fā)=bring about引起;致使;造成;達成
     spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使產(chǎn)生=create
     solemn—— Deeply earnest, serious, and sober莊嚴的,極認真的,嚴肅的=serious
     slope——declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡
     smother—— To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消滅;消除
     snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折斷=break
     signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
     simultaneously——同時存在[發(fā)生]地=concurrently同時發(fā)生的,并存的;合作的
     skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety懷疑態(tài)度=doubt
     shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保護、防衛(wèi)=protect
     secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??
     scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare難得的;缺少的或罕見的=rare
     scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配樂=musical compositions音樂作品
     scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
     scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
     sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
     衛(wèi)生措施=health
     tremendous—— Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly
     trend—— A general tendency or inclination趨向=tendency
     trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
     trace—— A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕跡=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part殘留物
     textile—— A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric紡織品=cloth, fabric
     terrestrial—— Of, relating to, or composed of land陸地的=land
     terrain—— An area of land; ground地區(qū);地帶=land
     tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom單調(diào)乏味=tiresome
     temporarily—— Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的時間內(nèi)持續(xù)地、被使用、發(fā)揮作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
     權(quán)宜之計,暫時或臨時替代其它事物的東西
     usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介紹;開始,開創(chuàng)=begin
     unrestricted—— adj.無限制的,自由的=unlimited
     unsubstantiated——未經(jīng)證實的,未經(jīng)證明的=unverified未經(jīng)證實的,未經(jīng)核對的
     unravel—— To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve分散并澄清=discover
     undoubtedly——確實,無疑地,必定=unquestionably不成問題的;無可非議的;無可指責的
     undergo—— To pass through; experience經(jīng)過;經(jīng)歷=experience
     unadorned—— Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain未加裝飾的;簡單的,樸素的=plain
     venerable—— Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position值得敬重的,令人崇敬的=worship Ardent devotion; adoration.熱烈的崇拜;崇敬
     variable—— Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable易變的=unstable
     vivid—— Evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real生動的=graphic Described in vivid detail生動細致地描寫的
     witness—— To take note of; observe作記錄;觀察=observe
     yield—— To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation生產(chǎn)=provide, produce
     Supplements
     adjunct-addition輔助-附加
     coarse-rough粗糙-粗糙
     collectively-together共同的-一起
     conclusive-definitive最后的,結(jié)論性的-最后的,確定性的
     concomitant with-in conjunction with與…相一致-與…相一致
     condone-mercy寬恕-寬恕
     conflict-opposition沖突-相反
     considerable-great(數(shù)量、程度)巨大的-巨大的
     considerable-much大量的-大量的,堅實的
     considerable-substantial大量的-大量的,堅實的
     consort-associate合伙人,伴侶-合伙人,伙伴
     consult-counsel商量-商量
     contemporary-existing當代的-現(xiàn)存的
     customary-usual習俗的-一般的
     dampen-moisten使潮濕-使潮濕
     daring-bold大膽的-大膽的
     demand-order要求-命令
     demonstrate-show證明-顯示
     dirt-soil土壤-土壤
     disaster-catastrophe災(zāi)禍-大災(zāi)禍
     discreet-careful謹慎的-小心的
     disseminate-spread/impart/inform傳播-散布/傳播/傳播
     distinct-different截然不同的-不同的
     distinct-obvious明顯的-明顯的
     distinct-separate分別的,截然不同的-分離的
     distinction-difference區(qū)別-差別
     draw-attract吸引-吸引
     embrace-welcome(欣然)接受-歡迎
     embrace-recipient接受者-接受者,收件人
     enable-allow使能夠-允許
     end-goal目的-目的
     entomb-trap埋葬-使陷于…之中
     eradicate-eliminate根除-清除
     execute-create(按計劃和設(shè)計)做成,制成-創(chuàng)造
     expedient-makeshift權(quán)宜之計-權(quán)宜之計
     exponential leaps-rapid increases幾何級數(shù)般的跳躍-快速增加
     expose-uncover揭露-揭露
     first rank-highest quality的-檔次的
     fixture-commonplace object固定設(shè)備-常規(guī)物體
     flatter-compliment奉承-贊美
     frame-pose給…設(shè)框-使擺好姿勢
     fundamental-basic基本的-基本的
     glow-shine發(fā)光-發(fā)光
     hard-firm堅硬的-堅硬的
     hemisphere-side半球-一側(cè)
     incise-carve切割-雕刻
     ingot-a block of metal金屬錠-一塊金屬
     initially-at first最初-第一
     instance-case案例-案例
     instantaneous-immediate立桿見影的-立即的
     intervention-influence干涉-影響
     inviting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的
     lament-complain about令人對…感到遺憾-抱怨
     lure-attract引誘-吸引
     maneuver-trick策略,花招-詭計
     margin-edge邊緣-邊緣
     meticulous-careful謹小慎微的,過分注意細節(jié)的-小心的
     milestone-significant development里程碑-重大的發(fā)展
     minuscule-tiny微小的-微小的
     minute-tiny微小的-微小的
     monopolize-dominate壟斷-支配
     moreover-furthermore進一步說-進一步說
     mundane-ordinary世俗的-平常的
     myriad of-many無數(shù)的-許多的
     nevertheless-however然而-然而
     novel-innovative新穎的-創(chuàng)新的
     outline-summarization概要-概述
     outstanding-excellent出類拔萃的-很好的
     peak-maximum頂峰-值
     peculiar-distinctive獨特的-獨特的
     pertinent-relevant相關(guān)的-相關(guān)的
     phenomenon-event現(xiàn)象-事件
     pick up-follow沿著-沿著
     picture-imagine/describe想象,描寫-想象/描寫
     ponder-meditate沉思-沉思
     ponderous-heavy笨重的-沉重的
     pore-hole孔-洞
     position-location位置-位置
     potential-possible潛在的-可能的
     prefer-favor傾向,喜歡-喜歡
     preoccupation-involvement全神貫注-全神貫注
     preside over-manage掌管-掌管
     prominent-prestigious卓越的-的
     rapid-swift快速的-迅速的
     rather-instead相反-相反
     readily-easily容易地-容易地
     realization-awareness認識到-認識到
     reap-gain收獲-獲得
     reckless-irresponsible不負責任的-不負責任的
     relate-connect與…有關(guān)-與…有關(guān)
     reliance-dependence依靠-依靠
     remarkable-extraordinary非凡的-非凡的
     roll back-reduce把…壓到標準水平-降低,減少
     roughly-approximately大約-大概
     secure-acquire弄到,獲得-獲得
     secure-safe安全的-安全的
     set-establish設(shè)置-建立
     settle-locate定居-坐落
     shy away from-avoid躲避-躲避
     since-because因為-因為
     site-location地點-位置
     skilled-expert熟練的-熟練的
     skyrocket-increase rapidly快速上升-迅速增加
     sole-only的-的
     sort out-separate區(qū)分-分離
     spot-identify發(fā)現(xiàn)-確定,鑒別
     story-tale故事-故事
     strategy-scam/trick詭計-詭計/詭計
     strength-basis力量的源泉-基礎(chǔ)
     stress-emphasize強調(diào)-強調(diào)
     stringent-strict嚴格的-嚴格的
     struggle-competition掙扎-競爭
     succinct-concise/terse簡短的-簡明的/簡短的
     supposed-seeming假定的-表面上的
     supremacy-dominance至高無上-優(yōu)勢
     suspend-hang懸掛-懸掛
     tangle-twist/jumble糾纏-纏繞、使混亂
     tempting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的
     thankful-grateful感謝-感激
     uniform-integrate統(tǒng)一-整合
     unique-particular獨一無二的-獨特的
     vary-differ改變-與…不同
     vast-large寬廣的,巨大的-巨大的
     vibrate-convulse震動-震動
     vigilant-alert警惕的-警惕的
     virtually-actually/practically/almost實質(zhì)上(幾乎)-實際上(幾乎)/實際上(幾乎)/幾乎