1、20XX20XX一：一：IllustrateIllustrate1.illustrate vt.说明，阐明;表明eg：To illustrate my point,let me tell you a little story.为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。2.illustrate vt.给.加插图eg：She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book.她后来读了艺术学校,现在正在为一本书画插图。20XX二：二：PlugPlug1.plug vt.堵塞;封堵 n.栓;插头;塞子eg：She pulled out the
2、plug and let the water drain away.她拔起塞子放掉了水。2.plug vt.推广;宣传eg：She came on the show to plug her latest album.她出现在电视节目上，推广她的新唱片专辑。20XX三：三：ResortResort1.resort vi.诉诸;求助于;依靠eg：It is not always necessary to resort to legal advice,however.不过，也并非都有必要求助于法律指导。2.resort n.旅游胜地;度假胜地eg：This is a great holiday re
3、sort that is full of life.这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。20XX四：四：ConferConfer1.confer vt.授予;给予eg：The President conferred a metal on her.总统授予她一枚奖章。2.confer vi.商讨;协商;交换意见eg：I have a right to confer with my client.我有与我委托人商讨的权利。20XX五：五：PrescribePrescribe1.prescribe v.开处方eg：He may be able to prescribe you something f
4、or that cough.他也许能给你开一些咳嗽药。2.prescribe vt.规定;命令;指示eg：Everything had to be done just as God prescribed it.每件事情都必须完全按着神的指示去完成。20XX六：六：MockMock1.mock vt.&vi.愚弄；嘲弄eg：Hes always mocking my French accent.他总是嘲笑我的法国口音。2.mock adj.仿制的;模拟的eg：The workshop starts with a mock cocktail party.这个专门课程以模拟的鸡尾酒会开场。20XX七
5、：七：InviteInvite1.invite vt.邀请，招待eg：Its no business of yours who I invite to the party.你无权过问我邀请谁参加聚会。2.invite vt.招致(尤指坏事）eg：Never again would our weakness invite attack.我们再也不会让弱点招致袭击。20XX八：八：SlipSlip1.slip vi.滑倒;滑动;失足eg：Be careful not to slip.小心，别滑倒了。2.slip n.差错;疏漏;纰漏eg：We must be well prepared,there
6、 must be no slips.我们必须好好准备，不能出任何差错。20XX九：九：BuildBuild1.build vt.建筑;建立eg：Developers are now proposing to build a hotel on the site.开发商现在建议在这个地方盖一座宾馆。2.build n.本形;本格;身材eg：My father is a man of strong build.我的爸爸是一个体格健壮的人。20XX十：十：EngageEngage1.engage vt.(使)从事，参加eg：Even in prison,he continued to engage i
7、n criminal activities.他甚至在监狱里还继续从事犯罪活动。2.engage vt.订婚;保证;雇用eg：He had been able to engage some staff.他已经能够雇用一些员工。20XX十一：十一：GrantGrant1.grant v.同意，难予;授予eg：My request was granted.我的请求得到批准。2.grant n.授予物;津贴;转让证书eg：Theyd got a special grant to encourage research.他们得到一笔用以鼓励科研的特别经费。20XX十二：十二：ConductConduct1
8、.conduct vt.组织，实施，进行;指挥(音乐);带领eg：The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner.已积极进行过谈判。2.conduct n.行为举止;管理(方式)实施(办法);引导eg：There was growing criticism of the governments conduct of the war.政府对战争的指挥方式受到越来越多的指责。20XX十三：十三：ContendContend1.contend vt.主张;声称，认为eg：I would contend that the minist
9、ers thinking is flawed on this point.我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。2.contend vi.竞争；争夺eg：The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.这家公司太小，无法与国际性的大公司竞争。20XX十四：十四：AmplifyAmplify1.amplify vt.放大，扩大eg：The music was amplified with microphones.音乐声通过麦克风被放大。2.amplify vt.&vi.详述；详加；解说eg：You may
10、 need to amplify this point.你可能需要对这一点进一步予以说明。20XX十五：十五：SuspectSuspect1.suspect vt.&vi.怀疑;猜想eg：Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.警方怀疑那两桩凶杀案可能有关联。2.suspect n.嫌疑犯eg：The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.警方通过调查已经排除了两名嫌疑犯。20XX十六：十六：PromptPrompt1.prompt
11、vt.促进;激起;提示eg：Our attitudes prompt us to go outside to enjoy roller-skating.我们的态度促使我们出去享受滑旱冰(的乐趣)。2.prompt adj.敏捷的，迅速的;立刻的;准时的eg：Their prompt actions prevented the fire from spreading.他们敏捷的行动阻止了火势的蔓延。20XX十七：十七：EndorseEndorse1.endorse vt.赞同，认可，支持eg：I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.我真诚地赞同他的话。2.end
12、orse vt.(在支票背面)签名，背书eg：She has already endorsed the check.她已在这支票背面签名。20XX十八：Cast1.cast vt.&vi.投，掷，扔eg：Those clouds would have cast shadows that would have blocked some sunlight out.那些云朵原本会投射出一些阴影，挡住部分阳光。2.cast vt.分配角色;选派角色eg：The play is being cast in both the US and Britain.目前正在英美两国挑选这部戏的演员。20XX十九：Implement1.implement vt.使生效，贯彻，执行eg：He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy,not on drawing it up.他希望部长们把注意力放在政策的执行上，而不是政策的制定上。2.implement n.工具，器具，用具eg：The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。20XX
