Mar 22, 2011

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v0cabulary

IMPERATIVE
adj. 必要的;命令的;紧急的
n. 需要;命令;规则
-Some duty is essential and urgent
@But the economic imperative is clear


SPIRITED
adj. 英勇的;生机勃勃的
  1. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
  2. marked by lively action
  3. willing to face danger
  4. made lively or spirited
@So perhaps the money did exist, but has since been spiriteout of the company


ENGAGING
adj. 迷人的
保证;雇用
adj.        attracting or delighting
@She engaged herself to repay her debt within two months.

EXHILARATION
n. 愉快;令人高
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
@ My cousins, full of exhilaration , were so eloquent in narrative and comment

TEXTURE
n. 质地;纹理;结构;本质,实
-the feel of a surface or a fabric
@We like to have different texture, bite and flavour combination with each mouthful.

ENCLOSURES
n.音箱;围墙;围
@That is interesting, Yawl. But aren't the zoo snakes in glass enclosures?

SCRUTINISING
vi. 作仔细检查;细致观察
vt. 细看;仔细观察或检查;核对
# to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
@ Selena had retained her hand, and continued to scrutinize her with a strange sense of foreboding.

ATTACHMENT
n. 附件;依恋;连接物;扣押财
# a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
@ Sounds like "secure attachment" is the one to look for.


CRUCIAL
adj. 决定性的;重要的;定局的;决断
# of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
@ One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

DISABILITIES
n.无能,无力,没有能力,没有力量,没有体力
# the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
@ But Professor Fuchs says most school systems require additional testing to confirm the presence of a disability.


DYSLEXIC
adj. 诵读困难的
# of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
@ Dyslexic children often think they are unable to learn.



BURDENED
adj. 负荷的
v. 把重担加于;劳累(burden的过去分词)
# bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
@ Many banks have huge write-downs to make on their loans, economies are burdened with excess capacity and households' debt levels remain high.


ENDEAVOURS
努力,尽力;力图,力求;尝试,企图
#  a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
@ In 1989 we flew to a Trumpeter Swan Society meeting in Minnesota and showed films of our goose endeavours.



FIDGETY
adj. 不安的,烦躁的;难以取悦
adj.   unable to relax or be still
@ We are not either fidgety or quarrelsome now.


IMPARTING
v. 分给;告知(impart的现在分词
# the transmission of information
@ You need the skilled teachers, the specialists in the art of imparting knowledge.


UNRULY
adj. 不守规矩的;任性的;难驾驭的
#noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
@ Animal-rights activists protested when hundreds of unruly monkeys were rounded up and shut in cages.


RESPONDED
v. 回答,回报;反应
@ I responded that the expected recovery was both months away and predicated on Recovery Act spending ramping up greatly.


SPOTTED
v. 发现(spot的过去分词);玷污;弄上污痕
adj.   1. having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
@ Only on the following day the circle was spotted from the air.

SUICIDE
VT. 自杀
vi. 自杀
# n.. the act of killing yourself
@ Life-expectancy in Greenland is lower than it is in China, in part because of alcoholism and suicide.


COUNSEL
n. 忠告;讨论;商议;决策;法律顾问
VT. 劝告;建议
vi. 提出忠告;商讨
# n.
1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
2. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
@ Anger and haste hinder good counsel.


CURRICULUM
n.
# n.
an integrated course of academic studies
@ A curriculum-building tool helps educators create lesson plans on the site.


RESEARCH
n. 研究;调查
vi. 研究;调查
 # v.a search for knowledge
@ But now it appears that the research was false.

COMMIT
VT...交托给;指派作战;使承担义务;犯罪,做错
# v.
1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
@ Do you escape the punishment after you commit such bad thing?


DISABILITY
n. 残疾;无能;无资格;不利条
# nthe condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
@ But Professor Fuchs says most school systems require additional testing to confirm the presence of a disability.




 

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