she has a terrible temper!
modest?
She got the top mark in the exam
but she was too modest to tell anyone.? negotiate?
The two countries are negotiating for
a peaceful settlement of the boundary question. negotiation?
Negotiations between the two countries have gone on for months.? numerous?
The city has numerous libraries. offend?
She was offended at his sexist remarks.? operate?
The firm operates from its central office in Hong Kong.? oppose?
Do not oppose your will against mine.?? option?
The government has two options,
to reduce spending or to increase taxes.? origin?
He spent all his life
to study the origins of life on earth.? outstanding?
A good deal of work is still outstanding.? overall
A society has its own overall interest, a nation has another
and the earth yet another. parallel?
Peking is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.? perceive?
We rarely perceive more than a minute fraction of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.? pitch?
We couldn't see our way in the pitch?dark.? powerful?
Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.? preferable?
The long-established mentality of
“boys are preferable to girls”
exerts a definite influence over people's attitude towards the sex of their babies.? prevail?
Truth is great and will prevail.? I have a prior engagement and so I can't go with you.? prohibit?
Picking flowers in the park is prohibited.? rank?
The governor, the mayor, and other people of rank were invited to the ceremony.? reaction?
My reaction will depend largely on the kind of answer I get.
regular?
In developing the socialist economy with Chinese characteristics, regular attention should be paid
to increasing revenue and saving expenditures.? relief?
The doctor's immediate aim is the relief of pain.? remedy?
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy
than to pass quickly through them. rescue?
Gentle starving may start up a stress response that rescues cells from dying.
Cell death also is an important component of aging.? response
The tax cuts produced a favorable response from the public.
reverse?
We suffered some serious financial reverse.? revise?
None of the things I had revised came up in the exam.?? ribbon?
She wore a red ribbon in her hair.? schooling?
He has little real schooling.
scope
Football gives young people scope for courage and quick thinking. ? sensitive?
The Stock Exchange is sensitive to likely political changes.?
shrink?
Car sales have been shrinking. sight
No wonder the sight of it should send the memories
of quite a number of the old generations
back 36 years ago.? smooth?
I trust an honest face more than a smooth talker.? solid?
The impressive achievements in environmental protection have laid a solid foundation
for a “Green Olympics” here in 2008.? splendid?
She arrived in a splendid golden coach
drawn by white horses.? spoil?
Spare the rod and spoil the child.? squeeze?
They squeezed the truth out of him.? stainless?
If I had a bicycle made of stainless steel, it will never get rust.? statistics
Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics. status?
They think owning such an expensive car will give them status.? suffering?
Destruction and suffering are accompaniments of war.? suit?
No dish suits all tastes. suppose?
You are not supposed to play football in the classroom.? survivor
The survivors of the shipwreck
transmitted a distress signal every hour. tie?
The two teams tied
and had to play an extra period.? trace?
The wanted man was traced to an address in New York.? track?
The teacher asked us to read newspapers every day to keep track of current affairs.? transmit?
The World Cup final is being transmitted live to over fifty countries.? uniform
How long was he in uniform? urge?
Officials of America urge quick patch
on mail security hole.? vary?
As conditions vary with each country, there can be no set model of reform and development for all countries.? withdraw?
The general refused to withdraw his troops.?? workforce?
The whole workforce has gone on strike.? workplace?
We visited him at his workplace among the young trees
and asked him about his work.? absolute?
Power tends to corrupt,
and absolute power corrupts absolutely.? accompany?
I must ask you to accompany me
to the police station.? accordance?
We will handle this issue in accordance with international laws and international practices.? accurate?
We must acquire an accurate understanding of social progress in contemporary China.? accuse?
He was sentenced to death.
His gang had been accused of killing 20 people.? advanced?
Our Party must always represent the development trend
of China's advanced productive forces。? advisable?
It is not advisable to act without planning.? allowance?
IBM offers a quite high traveling allowance to its employees.? alternative?
You have the alternative of leaving or
staying and behaving.? ambassador?
Mr Smith is the British Ambassador to Greece.? anxious?
We are all anxious about his safety.? applicable?
This rule is not applicable to foreigners.?
arrest?
The policeman arrested a criminal suspect. artificial?
There were some artificial flowers on the table.? assemble?
Thousands of people assembled in a stadium. assign?
He has been assigned to a new post.? assure?
He was assured a well-paying job after graduation. automobile? In 21 century,
we must develop our automobile industry.? bankrupt?
The economic crisis
has made many companies go bankrupt. bare?
Don't walk on that broken glass with bare feet.? barrel?
The store offered barrels full of crackers and pickles.? battery?
Cell phones use rechargeable batteries.? best-seller?
This dictionary is a best-seller.?