我们在坚硬的土地上盖房子。 frequent adj.常有的 n.frequency
Sudden rainstorms（暴风雨）are frequent on this coast(海岸）.
这里海岸常有突然的暴风雨。 genius n.天才
Important discoveries and inventions are around the table.
董事长点了头，每个人就围着桌子坐下。 operate v.转动
n.operation
The machine operates day and night. 机器日夜不停地转动。
usually made by man of genius.
重要的发现和发明通常是有天才的人所为。 harbor n.港
The ship is in the harbor of New York. 那船停在纽约港中。
howl n.咆哮 同：yell,shout
The dog were howling at the stranger. 狗正向那陌生人咆哮着。
infamous adj.声名狼藉的 同：notorious
Nobody likes him because he is an infamous liar(骗子）.
每个人都不喜欢他，因为他是个声名狼藉的骗子。
labor n.劳动
adj.laborious
The majority of the men earn their living by manual(用手的）labor.
大多数的人靠双手劳动来谋生。 lid n.盖 同：cover
Do not open the lid of the stove. 不要打开炉盖。 mercy n.宽恕
adj.merciful
He showed mercy to his enemies(敌人）and let them live.
他宽恕了敌人，让他们活着。 moral adj.道义上的 n.morality
The teacher felt a moral responsibility for the student's crime.
老师对那学生所犯的错，感到有道义上的责任。
nod n.点头
The president nodded and everyone sat down
pearl n.珍珠
The natural pearl is much more expensive than a cultured one.
天然的珍珠比养珠要昂贵的多。 pitch v.抛，投，搭，扎
Every child likes to pitch stones into a lake. 每个孩子都喜欢将石子抛入湖中。 We pitched our tent under the tree. 我们在树下扎营。
★pitch into：投入，猛烈进攻，大吃大嚼 property n.所有物，财产 同：possessions The police found some stolen property hidden in the thief's house.
警察在小偷的屋里发现一些被藏起来的失窃物。
rage n.愤怒 同：angry,fury
He flew into(突然迸发）a rage when he found they had gone without him.
当他了解他们已不告而别时，大为愤怒。 fly into：突发
relieve v.减轻 n.relief 感到放心
The machine will soon relieve your headache. 那药很快就会减轻你的头疼。
We were relieved to hear that you have arrive safely.
听到你已安全抵达，我们都放心了。 restless adj.不安的
He couldn't sit still,he was very restless. 他无法静坐着，他很不安。 rug n.地毯 同：carpet
There were several small rugs in the living room.
客厅里有几块小地毯。 scout n.侦探兵
The scouts went out during the night.
侦察兵夜间出来.
sketch n.草案，略图
He gave me a sketch of his plans for the expedition(探险）.
他给我一份他探险计划的草案。 sound adj.健全的，声音
He has a sound body,he is in healthy 他接种一次疫苗可抵抗好几种疾病。 wage n.薪资
His wage is $30 a week. 他的工资一星期三十元。 witness v.目睹 n.证人
The boy witnessed the accident. 那男孩子目睹了意外事故。
He made the remark in the presence of several witnesses.
condition.
他有健康的身体，他的健康情况良好。 They heard the sound of the train whistle(鸣笛）.
他们听到火车的鸣笛声。 spy n.侦探，间谍 v.侦察
The spy reported the development of a new weapon(武器）.
侦探报告新武器的进展。
His job was to spy on the enemy(敌军）. 他的工作是侦察敌军。 ★spy on：侦查，暗中监视 storage n.贮藏库
A cold storage is used to keep eggs and meat from spoiling(变坏）.
冷藏库是用来防止蛋和肉腐坏的。 summon v.传唤
There were summoned to the bed-side of their dying father.
他们被传唤到垂死的父亲的床边。 tame adj.温顺的 v.驯服
It is not difficult to ride a tame horse. 骑一批温驯的马并不难。
He tamed the lions for the circus(马戏团）. 他为马戏团驯服狮子。 thrust v.插入
Jack thrust his hands into his pockets. 杰克把两手插进衣袋里。 trap n.陷阱 同：snare
The police set a trap to catch the escaped prisoner.
警察设下陷阱以逮捕逃犯。 vaccinate v.接种疫苗
He was vaccinated against several diseases at one time.
他在几个证人面前说话。
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accentuate v.使更为明显
The dark frame(暗框）accentuates the brightness of the picture. 暗框使画的亮度更明显。 bundle n.包，包裹
We sent her a large hundle of present on her birthday.
我们在她生日时送她一大包礼物。 communicate v.联络，传达 n.communication
We can now communicae with people in Europe and America by telephone.
我们现在可以靠电话和在欧洲及美洲的人联系。
Radio,telephone,and newspaper quickly communicates news to all parts of the world. 收音机、电视机和报纸能迅速地把消息传达到全世界。
correspond v.通信，符合 n.corresponce
Janet and Bob corresponded for many years before they met.
珍妮特和鲍伯在见面前已通了好几年信。 The house exactly(正好）corresponds with my needs.
这栋房子正好符合我的需要。 ★correspond with：符合，一致 darken v.变黑 adj.dark
The sky quickly darkened after sunset(日落）. 日落后，天空很快地变黑。
deny v.拒绝 n.denial
Their employer denied them an increase of income.
他们的老板拒绝给他们加薪。
discharge v.排出，解雇 同：dismiss
Factory chimneys discharge smoke into the atmosphere and make it dirty.
工厂的烟囱排烟到空气里，造成空气污染。 The servant(仆人）was discharged for being dishonest.
这仆人因不诚实而被解雇。
dull adj.钝的 同：blunt 反：sharp
The blade(刀口）of this knife is so dull that it will not cut a redish（萝卜）.
这把刀的刀锋太钝，不能切萝卜。 endeavor n.竭力 同：effort v.努力
He made an endeavor to save the drowning girl.
他竭力去救那快要溺死的女孩。
The sick man did not endeavor to get better. 那病人没有努力使自己的病情好一点。 excellence n.杰出
adj.excellent
His teacher praised him for the excellence of his report.
他的老师因他杰出的报告而称赞他。 fade v.枯萎 同：wither
The flowers in the garden faded at the end of summer.
花园里的花在夏末时枯萎。 fist n.拳头
He raised his fist and threatened to hit me. 他举起拳头威胁要打我。 frighten v.害怕 n.fright
She was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.
她害怕从高楼的顶端往下看。 ghost n.鬼魂 同：apparition
They claim that the ghost of the murdered(被谋杀）man appears every night.
他们声称那被谋杀者的鬼魂每晚出现。
inferior adj.较低的
His grades(分数）are inferior to mine this semester.
这学期他的分数比我低。 lighten v.照亮
A candle lightened the darkness of the great hall.
一支蜡烛照亮了黑暗的大厅。 merit n.价值 同：female
Each child will get a mark according to the merit of this work
每个孩子都会依其工作的表现而被评分。 mortal adj.致命的，人类的 n.mortality
He received a mortal wound(伤）soon after the battle（战争）began.
战争才开始不久他就得了致命的伤致。 It's beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life.
使死人复生是人力所不能及的。 palace n.宫殿
His home is a palace compared with our poor little house.
他家和我们贫穷的小房子比起来，可算是个宫殿。
peasant n.农夫，农人 同：farmer
Many peasants were needed to help the farmer with the harvest.
这农夫需要许多农人来帮忙采收。
pity n.怜悯 adj.pitiful
I gave the beggar some money,feeling pity for him.
我可怜那乞丐，给了他一些钱。 preface n.序言
What did the writer say in the preface of the book?
作者在这本书的序言里说什么。 proportion n.比例
The proportion of sunny days to rainy days last month was four to one.
上个月晴天和雨天的比例是四比一。 range n.范围 同：scope,extent
The power of nature is outside the range of superintendent n.监督者
He is superintendent of this school. 他是这所学校的督学。
tangle v.缠结 同：entangle 反：disentangle I don't like to sew with thread(线缝）that human understanding.
大自然的力量超过人类所能理解的范围。 religious adj.宗教的 n.religion
Religious services(仪式）are held here every Sunday.
每周日都在此举行宗教仪式。 resume v.继续
n.resumption
We resumed out journey after a short rest. 休息片刻后我们继续旅行。 scrape v.刮，削
The boy scraped the mud(泥巴）from his shoes.
那男孩刮掉鞋上的泥巴。 sharp adj.锋利的
adv.整，准 同：exactly She cut the meat with a sharp knife. 她用锋利的刀切肉。
The meeting starts at two o'clock sharp,don't be late.
会议两点开始不要迟到。 skill n.熟练，技能
The teacher managerd(管理）her pupils with wonderful skill.
这位老师熟练地管理她的学生。
sour adj.酸的
Some people don't like lemon juice ,it tastes sour.
有些人不喜欢柠檬汁，因为它是酸的。 square n.正方形
A square has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles(角）.
正方形有四个等边和四个九十度的角。 stout adj.肥胖的 同：fat 反：slender He was too stout to fit into his old clothes. 他太胖，以致穿不下旧衣服。
tangles easily.
我不喜欢用容易打结的线缝补。 thumb n.拇指
He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
他不小心用铁锤敲着了拇指。 treaty n.条约 同：agreement
The peace treaty was sighed in Paris last summer.
和平条约于去年夏天在巴黎签订。 vanish v.消失 同：disappear
Their fear vanish when the storm ended. 当暴风雨结束，他们的忧虑也消失了。 warfare n.战争 同：war
Civilian(平民）as well as soldiers take part in modern warfare.
现代战争中，平民同士兵一样要参加。 witty adj.机智的
A witty person makes witty remarks. 机智的人说话机智。
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alarm n.恐惧 同：fear
Small earthquakes are so common here that people don't feel much alarm at them. 小地震在此常发生，因此人们对它们并不感到很害怕。
charitable adj.慈善的 n.charity
He was a charitable man who use his wealth for the poor and sick man. 他是个慈善的人，用他的财富去帮助穷人和病人。
companion n.同伴 同：colleague
John traveled around the world with me as my companion.
约翰和我结伴一起环游世界。 costume n.服装 同：dress
The professor was in academic costume when I saw him yesterday.
我昨天看到教授时，他正穿着大学服。 ★academic costume：大学礼服 dash v.投掷 同：throw,hurl
In a moment of anger he dashed the glass had stopped.
我像窗外瞥一眼看雨是否已停。 hardware n.五金工具
He bought a hammer and other hardware at the store.
他在那家店里买了一把铁锤和其他的五金against the door.
他一时气愤而将杯子摔到门上。
deposit n.沉淀物 v.储存
There is often a deposit of sand and mud(泥巴）at the mouth of a river. 河口常有泥沙的沉淀。
He deposited quite a lot of money in the bank. 他把相当多的钱存到银行里。 disclose v.露出 同：reveal n.disclosure
The lifting of the curtain disclosed a beautiful painting.
帘幕启开后，露出一副美丽的图画。 dumb adj.沉默的 同：mute
The class remained dumb when the teacher asked a difficult question.
当老师问一难题时，全班哑口无言。 endure v.忍受
n.endurance
Be quiet!I can't endure that noise any longer. 安静！我再也忍受不了那嘈杂声。 exception n.例外
adj.exceptional
You all must take the examination,I can make no exception.
你们必须全体参加考试，我不允许有例外。 flame n.火焰
The whole village was in flames when we got there.
当我们到那里时，整个村子都陷入火海。 glance n.匆匆一瞥 v.瞥视
He looked over the newspapers with a hasty glance.
他匆匆地看过报纸。
I glanced out of the window to see if the rain
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humble adj.卑微的，简陋的
The vastness(浩瀚）of the universe makes a person feel humble.
宇宙的浩瀚使人觉得自身渺小。
Lincoln was born in a humble log cabin. 林肯在一个简陋的小木屋里出生。
investigate v.调查
n.investigation
The police investigated the cause of a railway accident.
警察调查火车肇事的原因。 lightning n.闪电
Lightning is usually followed by thunder(雷声）.
在闪电之后通常有雷声。 mammal n.哺乳动物
A whale is not a fish ,but a mammal. 鲸不是鱼，而是哺乳类动物。 motion n.动作 同：movement
Avoid unnecessary motion of your hand while you are writing.
当你写字时，避免不必要的手部动作。 oppose v.反对 同：resist 反：agree
I am very much opposed to your going abroad. 我极力反对你出国。 ★oppose to：反对 palm n.手掌
She put a coin in the palm of the beggar's hand.
她将一枚硬币放在乞丐的手中。 peck v.啄
The bird pecked a hole in the tree. 那只鸟在树上啄个洞。