Spartan youths were bred as warriors.斯巴达青年被培养成战士. 346. bump into v. 碰见
You can't pursue the learning of English very long without bumping into beauty!在追求英语的过程中，须臾你就会与美不期而遇！ 347. campaign n. 运动
They are planning a new campaign against corruption.他们正在策划一个新的反贪污运动。 348. category n. 种类
词义辨析：kind, sort, type, class, classification, category, species, variety kind: 指性质相同，而且特征很相似，足以归为一类的人或东西
sort: 普通用词，文体较kind随便，指对人或对事物进行的大概分类，有时含贬义 type: 指客观界限比较清楚，有相同本质特点的同类事物，或指大致相似的同类事物 class: 正式用词，指门类、种类或优劣等级；用于指动植物的分类时，表示“纲” classification: 指根据已经确定的类型对某一事物作鉴别和归类 category: 书面用词，特指有确切定义的群体
species: 书面用词，单复数同形。指生物分类上的种 variety: 强调有各自的特点，形式不同，品质不同的种类
There are different categories of books in a library.图书馆里有各种不同种类的书籍。 349. cease n. 停止
We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.我们不停地生产以便按时完成计划。 350. chaos n. 混乱
After the failure of the electricity supplies, the city was in chaos.电力供应中断，城市陷于混乱之中。
351. component n. 部件
The factory supplies components for the car industry.该工厂向汽车业供应零部件。 352. confess v. 坦白
I've committed a serious crime, which I want to confess to you.我犯下了一项大罪，想向您坦白说出来。
353. constitute v. 构成
A slight error in thought may constitute a life-long regret.一念之差, 终身之悔。 354. consistent a. 一致的
be consistent with 与??一致
Your conduct is not consistent with what you say.你的言行不一致。 355. consultant n. 顾问
The spy's cover was that she was a consultant engineer. 那女间谍伪装成顾问工程师。 356. controversial a. 有争议的、
We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.晚宴上我们尽力避免一些有争议的话题。
357.convert v. 转变
convert the hotel into an apartment building 将酒店改建为公寓
The solar cell can convert the energy of sunlight into electric energy.太阳能电池能把阳光的能量转化为电能。
358.confront v. 面对
The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。 359.confine v. 限制
The thief was confined in a prison.窃贼被关押在监狱里。
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360. convey v. 传达
A vibrating membrane in the ear helps to convey sounds to the brain.耳膜的振动帮助声音传送到大脑。
361. collapse v. 坍塌
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。 362.crude a. 未加工的
crude oil 原油
This crude glycerin is from pure virgin vegetable oil.这是未加工的甘油，来自纯净原始的植物油。
363. concession n. 让步
They interpreted her silence as concession.他们把她的沉默解读为让步。 364. defect n. 缺陷
The new car had to be withdrawn from the market because of a mechanical defect. 那种新汽车因有机械缺陷只好撤出市场。 365. deliberate a. 故意的=on purpose
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than an accident.那很像是蓄意的罪行，而不像是意外的事故。
366. depress v. 使沮丧
The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.想到还需重新考试，我就感到沮丧。 367. detect v. 发现
词义辨析：discover, find, detect, ascertain
discover: 指发现本来已经存在，后被人认识的事物、真理或情况
find: 普通用词，可指偶然发现，也可指经过寻找后得到或重新获得已失去的东西。强调动作
的结果
detect: 正式用词，强调经过周密观察或研究而有所获得和发现，尤指发现有意隐藏之
物
ascertain: 较正式用词，指有意搜寻与发现
If you read between the lines, you can detect his contrived explanation.在字里行间，你可以看出他牵强的解释。
368. descend v. 下降
词义辨析：descend, drop, fall, sink descend: 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降 drop: 指物体从一定高度落下
fall: 与 drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但 fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关 sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉
The sun descended behind the hills.太阳下山了。 369. dim a. 昏暗的
Most comets are so dim that they can not be seen by the naked eye.彗星很暗淡，肉眼看不见。 370. disguise v. 化装
She disguised herself as a man, but she couldn't disguise her voice.她把自己乔装成一个男子，但她改变不了自己的声音。
371. dispose of v. 去掉; 处理
词义辨析：deal with, cope with, dispose of, manage, handle
deal with: 既可指处理具体事情，也可指处理或解决具有抽象意义的问题。 cope with: 指成功地处理或对付更为重大，更为严重的问题或事物。
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dispose of: 与 deal with 同义，普通用法。
manage: 指处理日常事务与工作，也可指经营管理。 handle: 从原义“手柄”，转引申为作“处理”解时，其内涵是管理和操纵。 I want to dispose of these old books.我想处理掉这些旧书。 372. distress n. /v. 痛苦
I pray that you will have pity on my distress.我请求你可怜可怜我的不幸遭遇。 Don't distress yourself about it.别为那件事苦恼了。 373. diverse a. 多样的
The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and Beijing Opera.节目涉及从流行音乐到京剧这样形形色色的题材。 374. document v. 证明
He can document his theory with facts.他能为自己的理论提供事实证明。 375. dominate v. 支配
He desires to dominate over others.他很想支配别人。 376. drain v. 排走；耗尽；
They drain the swamp and turn it into fertile land.他们排干沼泽地的水,将它变成了肥沃的土地。 She felt drained of energy.她感到精疲力竭。 377. discard v. 丢弃
词义辨析：discard, scrap, shed
discard: 指把具体的东西抛掉不要，着重扔、丢的动作。 scrap: 指抛弃过时，不再有用的东西。
shed: 指毛发、皮肤、叶等经过某种自然的过程而脱落。 Don’t discard the drink cans carelessly.不要随意丢弃饮料罐。 378. exaggerate v. 夸大
The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
379. exploit v. 利用
You must exploit all your spare time to learn English.你必须利用一切空闲时间来学习英语。 380. external a. 外在的
All his injuries are external.他受的伤都是外伤。 381. extinguish v. 熄灭
Smoking is forbidden. Please extinguish your cigarettes.吸烟是禁止的，请你把烟熄掉。 382. embody v. 体现
He embodies a new idea in his paintings.他在画中体现思想。 383. elapse v. 逝去
Three years have elapsed since we met last time.我们上次相见至今已经三年了。 384. eliminate v. 去除
Let us eliminate all uncertain on thought.让我们从思想上消除一切疑惑。 385. elaborate a. 精心的
It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries.这位老人向来不做那种煞费苦心的开场白。
386. endeavor v. /n. 努力
You must endeavor to improve your work.你必须努力改进自己的工作。
His success came from endeavor rather than opportunity.他的成功与其说是由于机遇,不如说是由于努力.
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387. feasible a. 可行的
The plan did not seem feasible. 这个计划似乎不可行。 388. fertile a. 肥沃的8
There are fertile fields in the Nile Delta.尼罗河三角洲土地肥沃。 389. flourish v. 茂盛, 繁荣
Plants will not flourish without water.没有水植物就不会长得茂盛。 Our business seemed to flourish.我们的生意看上去很兴隆。 390. fragment n. 碎片
She dropped the vase on the floor and it broke into fragments.她把花瓶掉在地上，摔成了碎片。 391. furnish v. 提供，配置=provide
He furnished me with a lot of useful information.他提供了我很多有用的信息。 392. flexible a. 灵活的
The dancer’s body is very flexible.舞者的身体非常灵活。 393. facet n. 侧面
a facet of American life 美国生活的一个侧面
Being a well-paid business woman is only one facet of her life.高薪阶层职业妇女的身份只是她生活的一个方面。 394. forge v. 伪造
forge a famous painter’s signature 伪造名画家的签名
They forged their manager's signature on the cheque他们在支票上伪造了经理的签名。 395. genuine a. 真的
Viewed from the outside, the company seemed genuine.从外表上看，这家公司倒像是真的。 396. grope v. 摸索
I grope for the light switch in the dark room.我在黑洞洞的屋里摸索著寻找电灯开关。 397. harbor v. 心怀
I harbor no malice toward him for what he has done.对于他所做的事，我并没有心怀恶意。 398. harmony n. 和谐
An enterprise should be full of fairness and harmony.一个企业内部应该充满公平与和谐。 399.hollow a. 空的, 中空的
This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。
400. hostile a. 敌视的
Let's hope they will refrain from hostile actions.希望他们不采取敌对行动。 401. harness v. 治理
harness a river 治理河流
We must harness the rivers which overflow annually.我们必须治理那些每年泛滥的河流。 402. hazard n. 危险
词义辨析：danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril, threat.
danger: 含义广，普通用词，指能够造成伤害、损害或不利的任何情况。 risk: 指有可能发生的危险，尤指主动进行某种活动或去碰运气而冒的危险。
hazard: 比 risk正式，多指偶然发生的或无法控制的危险，常含较严重或有一定风险的意味。 menace: 所指的危险性最严重，表示使用暴力或造成破坏性的可能。 peril: 指迫在眉睫很有可能发生的严重危险。
threat: 普通用词，语气弱于menace，指任何公开侵犯对方的言行，给对方构成危险或威胁。 The car had its hazard warning lights on.这辆汽车亮起了危险信号灯。
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403. highlight v. 使突出n. 最精彩的部分
We must highlight the Party's ideological and theoretical building.必须把党的思想理论建设摆在更加突出的位置。
It is one of the highlights of the match.这是比赛中最精彩的项目之一。 404. illusion n. 幻想
This creates an illusion of variety.这造成了一种多样化的幻觉。 405. imaginary a. 虚构的
All the characters in this book are imaginary.这本书中的人物都是虚构的。 406. ignite v. 点燃
What can you do to ignite your own passion?有什么办法可以点燃你的热情？ 407. impetus n. 推动
The present conflict may provide fresh impetus for peace目前的冲突可能会给和谈提供新的推动力。
408. immune a. 免疫的
This patient's immune system has been destroyed.这位病人的免疫系统受到了破坏。 409. incentive n. 刺激
To support the family is an incentive for him to work hard.养家糊口是他努力工作的刺激因素。 410. indulge v. 沉溺于
He no longer indulged himself in smoking.他不再过度吸烟了。 411. induce v. 引起; 诱导
They hoped their work would induce social changes.他们希望自己的工作可以引起社会上的某些变化。
Nothing in the world would induce me to do that.什么也不能引诱我做那种事。 412. ingredient n. 配料
the ingredients of pizza 匹萨中的配料
Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.椰子是多种咖喱菜的基本成分。 413. initiative n. 主动性
You should take the initiative.你必须采取主动。
In the economic trend of the new era, having the initiative is the key.在新时期的经济大潮中，拥有主动权是关键。
414. intimate a. 亲密的
She was so kind as to forgive her intimate friend who had betrayed her when she was in a great difficulty.她如此善良,竟能原谅在她处境最艰难时背叛她的挚友。 415. intervene v.干预
词义辨析：interfere, intervene, meddle
interfere: 侧重指无权或未获允许而妨碍、阻扰、干涉他人之事。 intervene: 书面用词，指介入争端，进行调停，也指干涉他人之事。
meddle: 指干预与自己毫不相关的事或不属于自己职责范围的事，隐含未经许可或授权。可与 interfere换用。
Don't intervene in the affairs of another country.不要干涉别国事务。 416. integrity n. 诚实；完整；
The kid was raised to become a man of integrity.这孩子被培养成了一个诚实的人。 We must respect each other's territorial integrity.我们应当尊重彼此的领土完整。 417. instinct n. 本能
Birds learn to fly by instinct.鸟类学习飞翔是出于本能。
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