1、1. senior 高级的He was the senior serving naval officer. 他是现役海军高级军官。He passed himself off as a senior psychologist.2. curious 好奇的3. breathe 呼吸4. impression 印象；感想What were your first impressions of college?My impression is that they are totally out of control.I dont want to give the impression that Im r
2、unning away from the charges.5. explore 探索；探测；探险6. engine 发动；引擎7. tradition 传统8. organise 组织；安排9. panic 惊慌10. collection 收藏品11. facility 设施12. challenge 挑战13. confident 自信的14. pressure 压力15. calm 冷静的16. description描述17. stage 舞台18. argue 争辩19. sharp 聪明的He is very sharp, a quick thinker and swift wit
3、h repartee.20. intelligent 有智慧的；聪明的They are incapable of thinking intelligently about politics.他们在考虑政治问题时缺乏头脑。21. investigate 调查 Theyre still investigating the accident.他们还在调查这个事故。He ordered an investigation into the affair.他下令对此事进行调查。22. view 观看We have viewed the video recording of the incident.我们已
4、观看了该事件的录像。23. various 多种的The methods are many and various.方法很多而且各不相同。24. apply 申请；适用They may apply to join the organization.他们可能申请加入该组织。The convention does not apply to us.该协定对我们不适用。25. gain 得到；获得To gain a promotion, you might have to work overtime.为了得到晋升，你可能得加班。26. opportunity 机会I had an opportunit
5、y to go to New York and study.我曾有过一个去纽约学习的机会。27. former 前者；前任的The former option would be much more sensible. 前一种选择要明智得多。28. graduate 毕业29. frightened 害怕的29. sight 看见；视力My sight is failing, and I cant see to read any more.我的视力正在下降，不能再看书了。I faint at the sight of blood.我一看见血就晕。The sandy beach was in si
6、ght.那片沙滩映入眼帘。30. neat 整齐的；令人愉快的So they left her in the neat little house, alone with her memories.因此他们把她留在那个整洁的小房子里，独自一人回忆往事。Everything was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.所有的东西都井然有序，洁净得闪闪发光。31. particular 非同寻常的；特别的I remembered a particular story about a mailman who was a murderer.我记得一个故事，关于一个邮递员
7、是杀人犯。I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision.我有特别责任要确保做出正确的决定。32. specific 特定的；具体的There are several specific problems to be dealt with.有好几个特定问题要解决。She declined to be more specific about the reasons for the separation.她拒绝给出导致分手的更确切的原因。33. refer 提及；称.为；查阅In his speech, h
8、e referred to a recent trip to Canada.在他的讲话中，他提到了最近的加拿大之行。Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend.玛西娅把他称为好朋友。He referred briefly to his notebook.他迅速查看了一下他的笔记。34. journal 日记；期刊All our results are published in scientific journals.我们所有的结果都发表在科学刊物上。Sara confided to her journal.萨拉在日记中倾吐心事。35. struggl
9、e 斗争；挣扎They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.他们不得不同各种困境斗争。Life became a struggle for survival.生活变成了一场争取生存的斗争。I struggled, but he was a tall man, well built.我挣扎了，但他是一个高个子男人，很强壮。36. memorise 记住Many scientists show that eating breakfast helps people memorise and concentrate. 许多科学家表示，吃早餐有助
10、于人们记忆和集中注意力。Through writing, we memorise the characters. 我们在写的过程中就可以记住那些字。Read, memorise and you need never think again. 读完、记住，然后你就再也不需要自己思考了。37. committee 委员会The committee meets on Fridays. 委员会每周五开会。The committee has been dissolved. 委员会被解散了。38. improve 提高；改善；康复Within a month, both the texture and c
11、ondition of your hair should improve.不出一个月，你头发的质地和状况应该都会改善。Their French has improved enormously.他们的法语水平提高了很多。He had improved so much the doctor had cut his dosage.他康复了很多，医生减少了他的用药量。39. rate 速率；比率His pulse rate dropped suddenly. 他的脉搏速率突然下降。The rate of convictions has fallen. 有罪判决率已经下降。40. performance 演出；业绩；绩效That study looked at the performance of 18 surgeons.那项研究着眼于18位外科医生的业绩。Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizets Carmen.他们正在剧院里演出比才的卡门。41. exchange 交换The two men exchanged glances.那两个人交换了眼神。We exchanged addresses.我们交换了地址。
