| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| [ə'spaɪə] aspire | v. 渴望，追求，有志于 He aspired to leadership even in his childhood. 童年时代他就渴望当领袖。 | Notes 4 |
| [vaɪl] vile | adj. 可恨的,可耻的 Murder is a vile and loathsome crime. 谋杀是邪恶而令人发指的罪行。 | Notes 0 |
| [jʊ'zɜːp; jʊ'sɜːp] usurp | vt. 篡夺，篡位，侵占；盗用 That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材。 | Notes 1 |
| [wɪsk] whisk | n. 扫帚,毛掸子,搅拌器,拂 [Whisk] the egg and then add the flour. 打好鸡蛋以後再加面粉。 | Notes 0 |
| vie | v. 竞争 They are old rivals [vying] with each other for first place. 他们是彼此争夺第一名的老对手。 | Notes 0 |
| ['ʌpsɜːdʒ] upsurge | n. （情绪）涌起，高潮 This marked a new upsurge in the struggle of the people in the area. 这标志了这个地区人民斗争的新高潮。 | Notes 0 |
| [zuːm] zoom | vi. （飞机）陡升， 摄影改变焦距 The increasing demand for silk caused the silk price to zoom. 对丝绸需求的增长引起了丝绸价格的急速上升。 | Notes 0 |
| [wɪəd] weird | adj. 怪异的；超自然的；不可思议的 I found some of her poems a bit weird. 我觉得她的诗有点怪。 | Notes 4 |
| [zest] zest | n. 热情 Her zest for life is as great as ever. 她对生活的极大乐趣一如既往。 | Notes 4 |
| [wedʒ] wedge | n. 楔，楔形物 vt. 楔牢，楔入，挤进 He cut the cake into pieces and gave each of us a wedge. 他把蛋糕切成块，给我们每人分了一块。 | Notes 2 |
| ['ʌpraɪt] upright | a. 垂直的，直立的；正直的，诚实的 ad. 竖立着 Several columns among the ruins still stood upright. 在废墟中依然挺立着几根柱子。 | Notes 1 |
| [vɪ'sɪnɪtɪ] vicinity | n.周围,附近 There is no high school in the vicinity. 附近没有高中。 | Notes 4 |
| ['zenɪθ] zenith | n. 顶峰，最高点 He has reached the zenith of his career. 他已经登上事业的顶峰。 | Notes 2 |
| [wiːn] wean | v. 戒掉；断奶 The patch enables smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes very gradually. 这张贴片能使吸烟者慢慢地把烟戒掉。 | Notes 1 |
| [vaɪs] vice | n. 邪恶；恶习；（pl.）台钳，老虎钳 There is a lot of vice in big cities. 大城市存在许多道德败坏的行为。 | Notes 4 |
| [ʌp'lɪft] uplift | vt. 振奋，鼓舞；提高，升高 We need to work hard over a long period of time to consolidate and uplift our current well-off standard of living. 巩固和提高目前达到的小康水平，还需要进行长时期的艰苦奋斗。 | Notes 0 |
| [jiːld] yield | v. 生产（作物），产出（收益，效益） His business [yields] big profits. 他的生意带来巨大的利润。 | Notes 4 |
| ['weɪvə] waver | v. 摇摆,犹豫 They did not waver in their support for him. 他们毫不动摇地支持他。 | Notes 2 |
| [ʌp'greɪd] upgrade | v. 提升，使升级 The money enabled us to upgrade the town's leisure facilities. 这笔钱使我们得以改善本镇的休闲设施。 | Notes 2 |
| ['weərɪ] wary | adj.机警的 He was wary of telling state secrets. 他小心翼翼以免泄漏国家机密。 | Notes 3 |
| ['vaiəbl] viable | adj. 可行的；能生长发育的 Any seemingly viable proposition will be tested by market research. 任何表面上可行的建议都要通过市场研究予以检验。 | Notes 4 |
| ['wɒr(ə)ntɪ] warranty | n. 保单, 根据, 保修期 It is foolish to buy a car without a warranty. 购买没有保单的汽车是愚蠢的. | Notes 2 |
| [rɪŋ] wring | vt.拧，挤，扭，榨 Remember to wring your swimsuit out after you swim. 记住游泳过后要把游泳衣拧干。 | Notes 2 |
| ['wɒr(ə)nt] warrant | n. 正当理由；许可证，委任状 The police must have a search warrant to search a house. 警察必须有搜查证才能搜查房屋。 | Notes 4 |
| [vet] vet | n. 兽医 v. 诊疗；做兽医 Injecting animals is all in a day's work for a vet. 给动物注射是兽医的日常工作。 | Notes 1 |
| [ʌn'waɪnd] unwind | v. 放松；解开；展开 After a long, hard day, he needed some time to unwind. 漫长又辛苦的一天之后他需要一些时间来放松一下。 | Notes 0 |
| ['rɪg(ə)l] wriggle | v. 扭动 I can't brush your hair if you keep [wriggling] all the time. 你要是一直扭来扭去， 我就没法给你梳头了。 | Notes 0 |
| [wɔːp] warp | n./v. 翘起,弯曲 There is a warp in the board. 这块木板有点弯曲。 | Notes 1 |
| [ʌn'skruː] unscrew | v.拧开 The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. 那位官员拧开了瓶盖， 把瓶子凑近鼻孔。 | Notes 1 |
| [weɪn] wane | v.逐渐变小，变弱 The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮月月都有盈亏。 | Notes 3 |
| [ren(t)ʃ] wrench | v. 猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤； n. 扳手；痛苦，难受 She wrenched herself from the villain's clutches. 她挣脱了那恶棍的掌握。 | Notes 4 |
| [və'nækjʊlə] vernacular | adj. 本国的，本地的 His lively vernacular style goes down well with younger viewers. 他那生动的本地风格很受年轻观众的青睐。 | Notes 3 |
| [ʌnrɪ'lentɪŋ] unrelenting | a.不屈不挠的，不松懈的 This time the chase would be long and hard and unrelenting. 这一次的追踪将是长期的、艰难的、不屈不挠的。 | Notes 2 |
| ['rekɪdʒ] wreckage | n. 残骸,碎片 Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try to find the cause of the tragedy. 调查人员在飞机残骸中搜索, 希望找出造成这一悲惨事件的原因. | Notes 1 |
| [weɪv] waive | v. 不坚持，放弃 We have decided to waive the age-limit for applicants in your case. 针对你的情况，我们决定免除申请人年龄限制。 | Notes 3 |
| ['verɪtəb(ə)l] veritable | a.真正的，地地道道的 A book is a veritable feast for the mind. 书能给心灵带来真正的快乐。 | Notes 2 |
| [,ʌn'rævəl] unravel | v. 拆开，解开；阐明，弄清 The experts unraveled a mystery. 专家们揭开了一个谜。 | Notes 2 |
| [rek] wreck | v. （船等）失事，遇难；破坏 The ship was wrecked in a storm. 这条船在一次风暴中失事了。 | Notes 4 |
| [wæg] wag | v. 摆动 n. 诙谐幽默者 Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased. 狗一高兴就摇尾巴。 | Notes 4 |
| [vent] vent | v. 发泄（情绪）；开孔；n. 孔，口 He [vented] his anger on his long-suffering wife. 他拿一贯受气的妻子出气。 | Notes 3 |