| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ['tæsɪt] tacit | a.心照不宣的 By tacit agreement, Clark’s friends all avoided any mention of his mentally ill wife. 克拉克的朋友们心照不宣,绝口不提他那位患精神病的妻子。 | Notes 3 |
| [mæl'fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] malfunction | v.发生故障；n.故障，障碍 The data is lost due to a software malfunction. 由于软件故障，数据丢失。 | Notes 3 |
| ['bɑːlɪ] barley | n.大麦 The peasants are reaping a field of barley. 农民们正在收割大麦。 | Notes 3 |
| [kɔz'metiks] cosmetics | n. 化妆品 Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics. 口红和护发素都是化妆品。 | Notes 0 |
| [,prezən'tei-ʃənəl, ,pri:-] presentational | adj. 表达的；描述性的 He is famed for his presentational skills. 他陈述能力非常强。 | Notes 0 |
| ['njuːɑːns] nuance | n.细微的差异 The “national” in its headline was a regulatory nuance rather than a description. 它名称里“国家”这两个字并不是对它的描述，而只不过是一个政策上的细微差别而已。 | Notes 3 |
| ['tæntəlaɪzɪŋ] tantalizing | adj. 诱人的 This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands. 这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。 | Notes 0 |
| [fluːt] flute | n. 笛子 The child occupied himself in playing his flute. 那孩子只顾著吹笛子. | Notes 3 |
| [bles] bless | v. 祝福；保佑；颂扬 God bless you! 愿上帝保佑你！ | Notes 4 |
| ['meləʊ] mellow | a. 成熟的,醇的,熟练的 The orchestra had a distinctively warm and mellow sound. 这个管弦乐队演奏的特色是声音优美柔和. | Notes 0 |
| [reɪv] rave | n.热切赞扬；v.狂语 When he was accused of stealing, he raved wildly against me. 当他被控犯偷窃罪时, 他气呼呼地把我臭骂一顿。 | Notes 2 |
| ['læŋgwɪʃ] languish | v. 枯萎，憔悴；松懈 The children soon began to languish in the heat. 孩子们很快就热得懒洋洋的了。 | Notes 3 |
| ['meɪv(ə)n] maven | n.专家，内行 He is not a maven in marketing. 他并不是营销方面的专家。 | Notes 0 |
| ['sʌst(ə)nəns; -tɪn-] sustenance | n. 支撑力 He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family. 他把钱给一穷人家维持生活。 | Notes 3 |
| ['telə] teller | n. 银行出纳员 She worked as a teller in a local bank. 她在当地一家银行当出纳。 | Notes 0 |
| ['sprɪŋbɔːd] springboard | n. 跳板 The college debating society was a natural springboard for her career in politics. 大学里的辩论社自然成了她从政的跳板。 | Notes 0 |
| [aɪ'rɒnɪk] ironic | adj. 有讽刺意味的，讽刺的 That is a summary and ironic end. 那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。 | Notes 2 |
| ['aʊtwəd] outward | adj. 外面的；向外的 adv. 向外；在外 The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence. 那两样东西在外表上相同，但在本质上不同。 | Notes 2 |
| ['ɪnwəd] inward | adj. 内心的，里面的 向内的，亲密的 His shaking hands showed his inward fear. 他颤抖的双手显示出他内心的恐惧。 | Notes 2 |
| ['skaʊə] scour | v. 擦洗，冲刷；搜索 The river has scoured out a passage in the sand. 这条河在沙土中冲出一条水道。 | Notes 2 |
| ['æɡənaiziŋ] agonizing | adj. 苦恼的，痛苦难忍的，令人烦恼的 It is a most agonizing sight. 这种景象真是令人惨不忍睹。 | Notes 2 |
| ['wɒndə] wander | v. 溜达，乱走 I like to wander in the park after dinner. 我喜欢晚饭后在公园里闲逛。 | Notes 4 |
| ['niːtlɪ] neatly | adv. 灵活地；整洁地；干净地 She neatly removed the bones from the fish. 她灵活地除去了鱼里的骨头。 | Notes 0 |
| ['empəθaɪz] empathize | v.起共鸣, 表同情, 有同感 It is necessary to teach the young to empathize with the old. 教导年轻人瞭解老年人的感受是必要的。 | Notes 0 |
| [ʌn'kʌmftəbli] uncomfortably | adv. 不舒服地；不自在地 The exams are getting uncomfortably close. 快考试了，真让人心神不安。 | Notes 0 |
| [riː'mɪks] remix | n. 混录版歌曲 Sounds of different genres are easily heard in the remix. 不同流派的声音很容易可以在这个重新混音作品中听到。 | Notes 0 |
| ['hæplɪs] hapless | a.倒霉的,不幸的 All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane. 他们都是这场飓风的不幸受害者。 | Notes 2 |
| [kæn'tæŋk(ə)rəs] cantankerous | a.脾气坏的，好争吵的 He's a cantankerous, nasty man who hates students with a passion. 他是一个脾气很坏，令人讨厌的人，他的爱好就是与学生作对。 | Notes 2 |
| ['reɪzə] razor | n.剃刀，刮胡刀 I shave with an electric razor. 我用电动剃须刀刮胡子。 | Notes 4 |
| ['skruːpjʊləs] scrupulous | adj. 小心谨慎的, 细心的 You must take the most scrupulous care to keep the wound free from the dirt. 你必须非常小心地护理，以免伤口沾上污物。 | Notes 3 |
| [pɔːn] pawn | n./v. 典当，抵押；n. 被利用的小人物 [Pawn] is one of the most ancient modes of financing. 典当是人类最古老的融资方式之一。 | Notes 2 |
| [ˈeɪliəs] alias | 化名，别名 So he wouldn't lie or use an alias. 所以他不会说谎或者用假名。 | Notes 4 |
| [ˈneməsɪs] nemesis | n. 报应，天罚 He believes AIDS is our collective nemesis. 他认为艾滋病是对我们所有人的惩罚。 | Notes 1 |
| [ɪm'preʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l] impressionable | adj. 易受影响的 He is in a highly impressionable state. 他正处于极易受影响的状态。 | Notes 1 |
| ['dekəd(ə)nt] decadent | a.颓废的 The decadent puppet regime was falling apart. 那个堕落的傀儡政权正在土崩瓦解。 | Notes 2 |
| [ɑː'keɪd] arcade | n. 拱廊；有拱廊的街道；游乐中心 There was a long line of taxis waiting under the pillared arcade. 一长排的计程车等在有柱的拱廊下。 | Notes 2 |
| [dəˈlʌks] deluxe | adj. 豪华的；高级的 You could book a deluxe suite. 你可以预订豪华套房。 | Notes 1 |
| ['mæsɑːʒ; mə'sɑːʒ; -dʒ] massage | v. 按摩；揉 n. 按摩 I want somebody to massage my shoulders. 我想要有人给我按摩肩膀。 | Notes 0 |
| ['ekstəsɪ] ecstasy | n.狂喜；激情状态 The first waterfall they passed threw her into ecstasy. 他们经过的第一道瀑布使她高兴极了。 | Notes 4 |
| [ɪm'pɪərɪəs] imperious | adj. 傲慢的，专横的 His imperious look makes us angry. 他那飞扬跋扈的样子令我们生气。 | Notes 2 |