dominate 分配，统治：a white dominated society
donate 捐赠，赠送：They donate to the Red Cross every year. doom 命运，厄运，劫数：His doom was to be poverty. drain 慢慢排去：drain water from a pool
drift 漂流，漂泊：The sounds of music drifted up to us. dubious 引起怀疑的，不确定的：a dubious reply due 欠款的，应支付的： 【搭配】 be due to 是由于
A great deal of money is due to you.
dump 倾倒，倾卸：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk. duplicate 完全一样的，复制的：a duplicate key dwell （dwelt 或 dwelled ）（尤指作为常住居民）居住: dwell on an island E
economical节约的,节俭的,经济的: an economical stove
edge边,棱: At the edge of the lake women were doing their washing edible可以吃的,可食用的:
These are edible wild berries. 这些野莓可以食用 edible oil食用油
elaborate精心计划(或制作)的,详尽的:an elaborate plot
elevate1.提升...的职位, 提高, 改善2.使情绪高昂, 使兴高采烈3.举起, 升降机elevate the living standards of the people 提高人们生活水平 elite出类拔萃的人(或物),精华:
Many scientific elites came to the US during the World War II. 二战期间许多科学精英来到美国。
eloquent雄辩的,口才流利的,有说服力的:an eloquent spokesman embark上船(或飞机,汽车等):embark for Europe at New York harbor embody使具体化,表现:embody principles in actions embrace拥抱:She embraced her son tenderly
emigrate移居外国(或外地区):emigrate from Canada to Australia emit发出,散发(光,热,电度,声音,液体,气味等),发射电子: The chimney emitted a cloud of smoke
enclose (从四面八方)围住,包围:enclose a porch with glass
encounter意外的遇见,遭遇:encounter an old friend in the theatre endeavor (为达到某一目的而)努力,尝试:
How much he endeavored, goal stayed unattained
enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school engage (用契约诺言等)约束,使订婚:
【搭配】engage in 或 be engaged in 忙于,从事 He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer enhance 提高(价格,质量,吸引力等),增加,增强:
He made many efforts to enhance his reputation. 他做了许多努力来提高他的声誉。 enlighten 启发,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)Would you enlighten me on your plans for the
future?
enroll 吸收(成员),招生:The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year
ensure 保证,担保:His industriousness and ability will ensure his success entertain 给。。。娱乐,使有兴趣:
The child is entertaining himself with his building blocks entitle 给。。。权利,给。。。资格(to):Robert was entitled to see the documents equivalent 相等的,相同的:
【搭配】(be) equivalent to(=equal in value, amount, meaning) 相等于, 相当于 The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happiness erase 擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk marks
erupt (火山,喷泉等)喷发:The volcano is due to erupt any day
essence 本质,实质,要素:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politeness eternal 永恒的,永存的,永久的: eternal truths 真理
evaporate (使)蒸发,(使)挥发:Heats evaporate water
exaggerate 夸张,夸大,对…言过其实:keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate exceed 超出,胜过:Her performance exceeded all the others excess 超越,超过:an excess of supply over demand execute 实行,实施,执行,履行:execute a plan
exemplify 例示,举例证明,是…的例证(或榜样等): The teacher exemplified the use of the word exert vt. 1.用(力), 尽(力)2.运用, 发挥, 施加 【搭配】 exert…on… 对…施加…
Her husband exerted a lot of pressure on her to succeed. 她丈夫殷切地希望她能成功，给了她很大的压力。
exert oneself to do sth. 努力,使劲
。He exerted all his influence to make them accept his plan. 他用尽一切影响力使他们接受他的计划。
exert all one’s strength 使出浑身力气
expel 驱逐,赶走:expel an invader from a country
expend 花费,消费(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out expire 满期,届期,(期限)终止:His term of office expires this year explicit 详尽的,明确的:give explicit directions exploit英勇的或冒险的行为或事迹
The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admired exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorations external 外面的,外部的:external signs of a disease extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire) extinguish熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle) extract取出,提取:extract a confession
extravagant奢侈的,浪费的:be extravagant in one’s way of living F
fabricate 建造,制造:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock facilitate使变得(更)容易,使便利:
Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle East to Japan fade (颜色)褪去:The color in this material will not fade
faint不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint idea fancy想象力:
Children usually have a lively fancy
【搭配】have a fancy for ( =like sth. without the help of reason) (没有道理地)喜欢, 想要
take a fancy to (=become fond of) 喜欢 fare车费,船费,飞机票价: full (half) fare
fascinate强烈的吸引,迷住,使神魂颠倒
The students were fascinated by his ideas. 学生们都被他的思想吸引住了 be fascinated with history favor 恩惠,善意的行为:
We would esteem it a great favor if you would reply at once 【搭配】in favour of 赞成
be in favour with 受宠, 受偏爱; out of favour with 失宠, 不受宠
in one’s favour(=to one’s advantage)对.有利 feasible 可行的:
It’s not feasible to follow your proposals. 照你的建议去做是行不通的。 a feasible plan(idea)
finance 1.财政, 金融2.[常pl.] 财源, 资金, 财务情况 vt. 为...提供资金, 为...筹措资金 【同】commerce; economics; funding 【例】It wasn’t too long ago that you could finance a pretty good war for what six months of peace costs today. 就在不太久以前，人们还能够出一笔相当于如今维持六个月和平的需的钱打一场规模的可观的战争。The repairs to the school will be financed by the educational department. 学校的修缮将由教育部门出资。The politician was appointed as the Minister of Finance. 这位政治家被任命为财政部长。Unless we can get more finance, we'll have to close the store. 除非我们能得到更多的资金，我们将不得不关闭这家商店。
finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts
flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting flatter奉承,使高兴:
I feel greatly flattered by your invitation to address the meeting. 蒙您邀请在此会上演说，我深感荣幸。
flavor味,味道,风味:drama with a European flavor flexible柔韧易,弯曲的:flexible cord
fling(用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison
flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century
fluctuate波动,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it flush 脸红:Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不许,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children forge锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
formulate规划(制度等),构想出(计划方法等)formulate a policy
fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe frown 皱眉:frown at sb
frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan
fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract furnish供应，提供：furnish blankets for the refugees fury狂怒，暴怒：fly into a fury
fuss大惊小怪，乱忙，小题大做：make much fuss over losing a penny G
gallop (马等的)飞跑，疾驰：The horse did a fine gallop during the race gasp 喘气，喘息：
I gasped in astonishment at the magician’s skill. 那魔术师技艺惊人，我不禁倒吸一口凉气。I gasped with surprise at the unexpected news. 听到意外的消息，我惊讶地吸了一口气
gear齿轮，传动装置，(排)档：interlock cogs and gears
generalize 归纳，概括:I don’t think you can generalize about what voters will do generate 产生，发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等)：generate electricity genuine 真的，非人造的，名副其实的：genuine leather 真皮 gesture 手势，示意动作：raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair glare 怒视，瞪眼：give the jury a glare
glimpse 一瞥，一看：have a glimpse of (into)sth glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光)，光彩夺目，闪耀： His language glitters with marvelous words
glory 光荣，荣誉：The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field glow 发热，发光，发红：the fire glowing in the darkness gossip 流言蜚语：give rise to gossip govern 统治，管理：govern a nation
grace 优美：She ran well, grace in every movement grant 同意，准予：grant a request
grease 油脂，动物脂：the grease spot on the envelope greet 问候，招呼：greet sb with a nod
grieve 使悲伤，使伤心：The little girl grieved over her kitten’s death grind (ground)磨，磨碎，碾碎：grind wheat into flour grip 抓紧，紧握：Fear gripped his heart gross 总的，毛的：gross income
guarantee 保证，保证书，保单：Wealth is no guarantee of happiness H
hail 欢呼，喝彩：The crowd hailed the actress with joy
halt (行进中的)暂停前进，中止，终止：The car came to a sudden halt hamper 妨碍，阻碍：hamper sb from getting elected
handicap 障碍，不利条件：Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student haste 急速，急忙，仓促，草率： Why all this haste? hatch 孵，孵出：hatch (out) chickens
hazard 危险，危害物，危险之源：a life full of hazards heal 治愈，愈合：heal the sick
heap (一)堆：a big heap of books hedge (矮树)树篱：a quickset hedge highlight 使显著，使突出：
Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output hinder妨碍，阻止：Bad weather hindered travel hint 暗示：drop(give ,throw out)a hint
hoist 举起，升起，吊起：The war hoisted prices
hold 拿着，抓住：The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous 同种类的，同性质的，有相同特征的：homogeneous parts horizon 地平(线)：The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospital 好客的，殷勤的，热情友好的：be hospital to the homeless hostile 敌人的，敌方的：a hostile army
humble 地位(或身份)低下的，卑贱的：a humble job
hysterical 情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury I
identical 同一的：
【搭配】be identical with(=exactly alike)和完全相同 identify 识别，鉴别：
【搭配】be identified with 被视为与…等同 He identified the coat as his brother’s idle 闲散的，闲置的：idle money
ignite点燃，使燃烧：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper illuminate 照明，照亮，解释，启发，启迪： The room was poorly illuminated by one candle illustrate (用图或例子)说明，阐明
A complicated rule can be illustrated by a simple example immerse 使浸没：He immersed himself in the pool
immune a. 1.免疫的, 有免疫力的2.(to)不受影响的3.(from)免除的, 豁免的 【同】free; secure (from a disease)
【例】I’m immune to smallpox as a result of vaccination. 我种了牛痘，对天花有免疫力。
He seems to be immune to criticism. 他似乎不受批评的影响。 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome impact 冲击，撞击：the impact of light on the eye
impair 削弱，减少：The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather impartial 公正的，无偏见的：A judge should be impartial
implement 工具，器具，用具：new types of farm implements impose 征(税)，加(负担，惩罚等)于 【搭配】impose…on 把…强加给
Don't try to impose your wishes on us. 不要试图把你的愿望强加给我们。 impulse 推动，驱动：
This conference gives an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between
the two countries
inaccessible 达不到的：