accident ;n.意外遭遇,事故, 意外因素,意外
Accidents will happen in the regulated families. ;
John's had an accident;he's been run over by a car. ;约翰出事了,他被一辆小 汽车撞倒了.

announce ;vt.宣布,宣告; 声称,叙说;预示,预告
The government announced that they would build a new highway ;政府宣布他们将修建一条 新公路
to the mountains. ;通向山区.
The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers. ;微芯片的发明预示了新一 代计算机的诞生.

candidate ;n.申请求职者;候选人; 投考者
The Republican candid- ate George W.Bush has become President of the U.S.A. ;乔治.布什已当选为美国 总统.

clash ;vi.发生冲突;不协调; 发出撞击声 n.冲突;不协调;撞击声
This shirt clashes with your trousers. ;这件衬衣和你的裤子 不配.
I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我没能看成世界杯 (足球)决赛,因为和我 的考试日期冲突了.

compromise ;n.妥协,折中办法 vi.妥协
I would rather die than compromise. ;我宁死不妥协.

compromise ;vt.危及...的安全; 放弃(原则,利益)
Such conduct will compromise your reputation. ;如此举动将会损害你的 名誉.

contradiction ;n.矛盾,不一致; 否认,反驳
Is it a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs? ;又爱护动物又穿皮毛服装 是矛盾的吗?

court ;n.法庭,法院;球场;?? 宫廷,宫室,庭院
The prisoner was brought to court for trial. ;囚犯被带上法庭受审.
The court found the prisoner not guilty. ;法官判决犯人无罪.

delicate ;a.易破碎的,脆弱的; 微妙的;娇弱的,纤细 的;精美的,精致的
The international situation is very delicate at present. ;当前的国际形势十分 微妙.
Delicate plants must be protected from old wind and frost. ;娇弱的植物必须妥为保护 以避免风霜的侵袭.

distinction ;n.差别,不同;区分,辨别 优秀,杰出;荣誉,优待
There is no distinction between the twins. ;在这对孪生子之间看不出 有什么明显的差别.
A distinction should be made between the ;要区分
primary and the secondary contradictions. ;主要矛盾和次要矛盾.

economic ;a.经济的,经济学的
economic ;n.
The economic state is not good in many developing countries. ;许多发展中国家的经济状况不佳.

ensure ;vt.保证,担保,确保
If you want to ensure that you get the diploma, ;如果你想确保获得文凭,?
you have to work harder and pass all the exams. ;就得努力些,通过所有 考试.
We can ensure that the work shall be done in the right way. ;我们可以保证把工作 做好.

gear ;n.齿轮,传动装置,(汽车 的)排挡;工具,用具 vt.使适合使适应
Education should be geared to students's needs. ;教育应适合学生们的 需要.
Learn to shift gear at the right moment while driving. ;开车要学会在适当的时候 换挡.

feasible ;a.可行的,可能的, 可用的
It is feasible to apply the computer to language teaching. ;

grip n.紧握,握牢;掌握,控制 vt.紧握,抓牢; 吸引住...的注意力
The brake doesn't grip properly. ;刹车不灵.
Van Gogh's "Sunflower" can always grip my imagination. ;梵高的画《向日葵》总能引起我的想象.

honorable ;a.荣誉的,光荣的; 可敬的,高尚的
Will the honorable member please answer the question? ;请尊敬的议员先生回答这个问题好吗?

imagination ;n.想象,想象力; 空想,想象的事物
In the world of words, imagination is one of the forces of nature. ;在文字世界里,想象力是天赋的能力之一.

interior ;n.内部;内地,腹地 a.内(部)的,内地的, 国内的
Nowdays interior design is a very promising industry. ;室内设计是当今颇具前途的行业.

manufacture
All those underground plants that manufacture piratic CDs must be closed down. ;所有制造盗版光盘的地下 工厂都必须查封.
To develop manufactures to the utmost, ;若要极大地发展制造业
China must have new markets for her products. ;中国就必须拥有销售其 产品的新市场.

mobile ;a.运动的,活动的, 可移动的;机动的, 流动的;易变的
The mobile medical team will soon be here. ;巡回医疗队不久就要到 这儿来.
mobile ;n.移动电话
Now more and more Chinese own mobile phones and they are not luxuries any more. ;现在越来越多的中国人有 手机,手机再也不是奢侈 品了.

overcome ;vt.战胜,克服;(感情等) 压倒,使受不了
The Chinese Women's Volleyball Team overcome a lot of difficulty ;中国女排克服重重困 难,
to win the match. ;赢得了这场比赛的胜利.

permanent ;a.永久性的,固定的
True love should be permanent. ;真爱应该是永恒的.

predict ;vt.预言;预测;预示
Timely snow predicts a bumper harvest. ;瑞雪兆丰年.
A crystal ball is said to be able to predict the future in some Western countries. ;在一些西方国家中,人们 说水晶球可以预兆未来.

proposal ;n.提议,建议;求婚
Proposal is easier than performance. ;提议容易实行难,
How could you make a proposal without a ring? ;你怎么可以去求婚而不带 上戒指呢?

recreation ;n.消遣,娱乐
Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation. ;唱卡拉OK 是许多年轻人 喜欢的娱乐活动.

resume ;v.继续,(中断后) 重新开始,恢复 n.摘要,概略,简历
We resumed our work after a rest. ;休息之后我们重新开始 工作.

segment ;n.部分;片段;节;弧形
Do you still remember the most wonderful segment of Gone with the Wind? ;你还记得《飘》中最精彩 的片段吗?

shortage ;n.不足,缺乏
In the developed countries there's a great shortage of labor/work force. ;发达国家劳动力非常 缺乏.

subtract ;v.减去,减
If you subtract 3 from 5,you get 2. (3 subtracted from 5 is 2.) ;5减3等于2.
That subtractts nothing from his merit. ;那丝毫没有减损他的 功绩.

total ;a.总的,全部的; n.总数,合计
total ;vi.合计,总计 vt.计算...的总和
The UN Security Council has a total of five countries as its permanent members. ;联合国安理会总共有5个 常任理事国.

underline ;vt.在...下面划线; 强调,突出
Do you underline the important points ;阅读时你会将要点
and things you don't understand while reading? ;和不明之处划处出来吗?