1、1. react vi.( 对)作出反应;有不良反应,过敏;起化学反应 react to sth. 对.作出反应reaction n. the reaction to sth. 对.的反应in reaction to 对.作出回应/反应 n./vi. act 行为;表现 n. action 行动 a. active 活跃的 vt. activate 激活2. gentle /dentl/ adj. 温柔的;温和的;柔和的 a gentle breeze 和风 a gentle voice温柔的声音adv. gently a gentle womana gentle smilegive the
2、baby a gentle pat 轻轻地拍拍孩子3. encode vt.把.编码;把.译成电码(或密码) n. code 密码;代码 a message encoded message 4. mail /mel/ n. 电子邮件;邮政;邮件 v. 邮寄 sth to sb/ sb sth send sth. by mailIs there any mail this morning? 邮件(一般不可数)Please mail these letters for me. (v. 邮寄)5. decode /dikd/ vt. 解(码),破译(尤指密码)6. feedback n. 反馈的意见
3、(或信息) feed (sth) back (to sb) 反馈,反应(信息或意见)The company welcomes feedback from people who uses the goods it produces.The information is fed back to the government department concerned.7. competent a.足以胜任的,有能力的,称职的 be to do sth 能胜任做某事 a highly competent geophysicist 一位非常杰出的地球物理学家n. competence ad. compe
4、tently opp incompetenthave the competence to do sth. 有能力做某事improve their professional competence 提升他们的专业能力8. obtain vt.(尤指通过努力)获得,赢得 obtain permission from the principal 从校长处获得许可 a. obtainable 可获得的=availableobtain a scholarship 获得奖学金obtain first-hand information 获得一手信息obtain a license / your knowled
5、ge of Chinese history 9. suit vt.(suited, suited) 满足需要;相配;合身 n.套装,西装,西服;诉讼=lawsuit suit ones needs 满足某人的需要 我觉得这件大衣不大适合我穿。 I dont think this coat really suits me. He looks handsome in a black suit.We will have a meeting first. Would Friday morning suit you? adj. be suitable for10.negotiatev.谈判;商定,达成(
6、协议) negotiate with sb for/ about sth 就某事与某人协商 negotiate a deal/ contract 达成交易/确立合同n. negotiation under negotiation 在商讨之中11. enterprise n.公司,企业;规划,事业; 事业心a joint enterprise 共同事业; a state-owned enterprise 一家国有企业a. enterprising 有事业心的small and medium-sized enterprises 中小型企业negotiate with a large enterpr
7、ise about a deal 与一家大企业洽谈一笔交易 a spirit of enterprise 进取精神12. straightforward a.坦诚的;简单的ad. straightforwardly ; n. straightforwardness13. fold vt.折叠,对折;包,裹 n.褶,褶层,折叠部分 a pile of neatly folded clothes 一摞折叠整齐的衣服 fold your arms 双臂交叉opp unfold 展开,打开He stood there with his arms folded. “双臂交叉” fold up the l
8、etter 把.折叠起来14.frictionn.争执;摩擦;摩擦力 conflicts and frictions remained to be resolved 有待解决的冲突和摩擦reduce friction 减小摩擦力Friction between two sticks can start a fire. 两根棍子相互摩擦能生火15.clarifyvt.使更清晰易懂,阐明 clarify my position 阐明我的立场clarify ones attitude 表明态度clarify the misunderstanding / situation 澄清误解/弄清情况n. c
9、larification 阐明 a. clarified 净化的16. knowledgeable a.博学的,有见识的 be knowledgeable about sth 对.在行的; adv. knowledgeably n. knowledge17. empathy n.同感,共鸣,同情 have great empathy with/for sb 对某人充满同情v. empathize 表示同情;产生共鸣18. put yourself in sbs shoes处于某人的境地,设身处地 = be in sbs shoesYou need to put yourself in thei
10、r shoes and try to understand why they did it.你需要站在他们的立场上,试图理解他们为什么那样做。19.sympathy n.同情;赞同 have/feel sympathy for sb 同情某人 海员举行罢工,以表示对码头工人的支持。 The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers. a. sympathetic 同情的;赞同的 ad. sympathetically20. account for sth是.的说明(或原因);(数量上,比例上)占on account of sth 由于
11、某事 on no account 决不give an account of the accidentgive sb an account of sth 向某人描述take sth. into account / consideration 考虑考虑bank account 银行账户21. empathize vi.有同感,产生共鸣 empathize with sb./sth.22. approve vt.&vi.赞成;批准,通过(计划,要求等) approve of 赞成,赞同 approve of sb/sbs (doing) sth 赞成某人做某事opp disapprove 不赞同,反
12、对; n. approval 批准;赞成My parents dont approve of my plan to travel alone. 我父母不赞成我独自旅行的计划。Her appointment has not been formally approved yet. 她的任命还未被正式批准。vt. 意为“批准,通过” approve my plan23.tone n. 语气,腔调;风格,特色speak in a low tone 以低沉的语调讲话The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。24.gain
13、 vt.&vi.获得;增进,增长;(从.中)收益 n. 好处,利益,改进My watch gains 2 minutes every 24 hours 我的手表每24小时快2分钟gain confidence/ strength/ weight 增加信心/力量/体重efficiency gains 效率提高No pains, no gains. 一份耕耘,一份收获。25.gesture n.手势,姿势;姿态,表示 vt.&vi. 做手势,用手势表示make a rude gesture 做一个粗野的手势a gesture of goodwill/friendship 一个善意/友好的表示ges
14、ture for/to sb to do sth 示意让某人做某事26.precisely ad.准确地,恰好地;细心地;正是,确实 a. preciseThats precisely what I meant. 那恰恰是我的意思。 more precisely 更确切地说The precise cause of the disease is unknown. 造成这种疾病的确切原因尚不清楚。Shes a lot older than you, isnt she? Fifteen years, to be precise . “她比你大很多,是不是?”“准确地说,是大十五岁。”27. voca
15、bulary n. 词汇,词汇量have a wide/limited vocabulary 词汇量大/有限enlarge ones vocabulary 扩大某人的词汇量28. preference n.偏爱;偏爱的事物/ 优待,优惠 have a preference for sth. a strong personal preference 一个强烈的个人爱好 Use clear English in preference to technical English. 要用简明的英语,而不是专业术语。 give (a) preference to sb/sth 给.以优惠;优待 have
16、a preference for sth. There is a cultural preference for boy babies 喜欢生男孩的文化传统 Many elderly people expressed a strong preference to live in their own homes. 许多老年人强烈表示喜欢住在自己的家里。in preference to sth ( = rather than something ) 而不是某事物give / show preference (to sb)优待,优惠,优先(权): In allocating housing, pre
17、ference is given to families with young children. 房屋分配优先照顾有年幼孩子的家庭。 28. preference n.偏爱;偏爱的事物v.prefer (preferred-preferred)更喜欢 vi. a. preferable 更可取;较合适宁愿做而不愿做 prefer to do / doing sth.prefer doing sth. to doing sth.prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.29. jam n.果酱;拥挤,堵塞 a jam sandwich 果酱三明治果酱三明治 be
18、 caught in the traffic jam 堵车堵车 be jammed with tourists = be crowded with 挤满挤满了游客了游客 Crowds jammed the entrance to the stadium. 体育场入口处挤满了人。30. somewhat ad. 有点,有几分,稍微I was somewhat surprised to see him. 见到他我颇感诧异。The price is somewhat higher than I expected. 价格比我预料的高了一点。31. taboo n. 禁忌,忌讳;禁止,避讳 plural
19、. taboosThere are many different taboos around the world,break taboos 违反禁忌32. embarrassed a. 窘迫的,尴尬的;拮据的 be embarrassed about/ at/ to so stha. embarrassing 令人尴尬的 n. embarrassment 尴尬He should always avoid _ embarrassing _ students.His question made me _.She was/felt/got/became _ at/about such a reque
20、st. to see such an _ scene.She smiled with _.To her _, she didnt finish the work on time.embarrassedembarrassedembarrassingembarrassmentembarrassment33. intention n.意图,计划He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa. 他离开英国,打算去非洲旅行。a. intentional 有意的 ad. intentionally opp. unintentional
21、intend v. 计划,打算,想要计划,打算,想要 intend to do /doing sth 打算干某事打算干某事 had intended to do sth 本打算干(却没干)本打算干(却没干) intended to have done sthbe intended to do 打算打算 供供之用,为之用,为而准备的而准备的. for sb/sthI intend _ (arrive ) before 9 a.m , but my car broke down .The dictionary _ 为初学者准备to have arrivedis intended for begin
22、ners34. correspond vi.类似于;相一致,符合;通信 correspond to/with 相一致,相符 Your account of events does not correspond with/to hers.你对事情的陈述与她说的不相符。correspond (with sb) 与某人通信n. correspondence 通信;相关,类似35. behave vi.&vt.表现得体,有礼貌;表现 behave yourself 规矩点 behave properly / well 行为举止端庄,表现得体 grown men behaving like school
23、boys 表现得像小学生一样的成年男子 behave as if / though He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult. 他是个小男孩,可表现得跟大人一样。well-/badly-behaved children 表现好/差的孩子n. behaviour 行为;举止;态度;(动物)习性 36. tolerate vt.容许,允许;忍受,容忍;能经受 tolerate sth/doing sth 容忍(做)某事 She refused to tolerate being called a liar. 她拒不接受被称为撒谎者。 plants that tolerate drought 耐旱的植物n. tolerance 忍受;宽容 a. tolerant 宽容的;容忍的 be tolerant of/towards.Many old people have a very limited tolerance to cold. 许多老年人抗寒能力非常有限。 Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music. 幸运的是,我的父母对我选择听什么音乐持宽容态度。