1、1.artificial adj.人造的,人工的,人为的,虚假的拓展:fake adj.伪造的 artificially adv.人造地 artificial lighting/light 人工照明;人造光an artificial limb/flower 假肢;假花The crystal is natural,not artificial.这块水晶是天然的,不是人造的。2.assistant n.助手,助理 n.商店店员,adj.助理的拓展:assistance n.帮助,援助assist v.帮助,援助-sist 表示“站立”:assist v.协助 consist v.组成 insist
2、 v.坚持She left her assistant in charge.她委托助手来负责。My assistant will stand in for me while Im away.我不在期间,由我的助手代替我。stand in 替补,(在别人生病或不在时)替代,代替3.victim n.受害者拓展:be the victim of sth.是某事的受害者fall victim to.成为的牺牲品The victim has not yet been named.受害人的姓名仍未得知。4.potentially adv.潜在地拓展:potential adj.潜在的,可能的,n.潜力,
3、可能性,人的潜能have the potential to do sth.有做某事的潜力The sums of money involved are potentially huge.涉及的金额可能很大。Clearly this is a potentially dangerous situation.显然这是一种具有潜在危险的局势。5.capacity n.能力,才能,容量,容积,拓展:at full capacity 开足马力capacity to do sth.做某事的能力capacity for .的能力The school is filled to capacity.这所学校已经满员
4、。She thinks its capacity is limited.她认为它的容量是有限的。Shes got a great capacity for love.她很懂得如何去爱。6.illegal adj.非法的,违法的拓展:legal adj.合法的What I did was perfectly legal.我做的事情完全合法。Its illegal to drive through a red light.开车闯红灯是违章行为。7.client n.客户,客人,顾客,委托人;当事人拓展:client (银行的)顾客customer (商店的)顾客I have a client wi
5、th me right now.我现在有个客户。8.cite v.引用,引述,引证,举出(示例);列举;拓展:cite sth.as instance 举某物为例It is important to cite examples to support your argument.用实例来证明你的论点是重要的。He cites just one example.他只引用了一个例子。9.assess v.评价,评定,估价评估;估算;估定(数量、价值)拓展:be assessed as.被判定为.assess the impact of.评价.的影响assess=make a judgement 评估
6、The Committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving.由这个委员会评定一栋建筑物是否值得保存。10.bank on 依靠,指望 That sounds wonderful,but dont bank on it happening.听起来很完美,但别指望它会发生。Can I bank on your support?我能指望你的支持吗?11.on the horizon 将要发生 拓展:around the corner 将要发生的 expand ones horizons 拓展视野11.bound n.跳跃;蹦跳v.跳跃着
7、跑;adj.可能的Its bound to be sunny again tomorrow.明天肯定又是阳光灿烂。Youve done so much workyoure bound to pass the exam.你下了这么大工夫,考试绝对没问题。11.cycle n.周期;循环;自行车;vi.骑自行车;骑自行车旅行Cycling is a cheap way to get around.骑自行车是一种省钱的旅游方式。We went for a cycle ride on Sunday.我们星期天骑自行车去兜风了。12.demand n 需要,需求 v.要求拓展:demand+that从句
8、(that 从句中用should+动词原形,should 可以省略)on demand 一经要求in(great)demand 非常需要的,受欢迎的demand sth.of/from sb.要求某人某事demand to do sth.要求做某事从句需要用虚拟语气的动词:suggest 建议 require 要求 propose 建议insist 坚持 request 要求 desire 渴望order 命令 recommend 推荐 command 要求High prices have choked off demand.高昂的价格制约了需求。We cannot satisfy deman
9、d for the product.我们不能满足对该产品的需求。Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand.公司必须对顾客的需求作出积极反应。14.mechanical adj.机械的拓展:mechanical engineering 机械工程mechanical failure 机械故障This is the oldest working mechanical clock in the world.这是世界上最古老的还可以使用的机械钟15.desperate adj.拼命的,绝望的,非常需要的,严峻的拓展:be desperate for s
10、th.渴望得到某物in desperate need of 迫切需要be desperate to do sth 极想做某事,渴望做某事desperation n.绝望,拼命There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。16.clue n.线索,提示 拓展:not have a clue about sth.一无所知,毫无头绪clue to/about/as to 的线索I dont have a clue where she lives.我完全不知道她住在哪里。17.faulty adj.有故障
11、的,有缺陷的拓展:fault n.缺陷,弱点,v.发现错误faultless adj.完美的,无缺点的The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.这笔钱将被用来修理出故障的设备。Ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.商品如有缺陷,可要求退款。18.consistent adj.一贯的,一致的,稳定发展的拓展:be consistent with 与一致inconsistent adj.不一致的These actions are consistent with his principles.这些行为与他的原则是一致的。He has been a consistent friend to the Chinese people.他是中国人民始终如一的朋友。