1、1.be reunited with 使重聚She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family 她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。前缀re-表示以下四方面的意义：1、表示回或向后的意思。例如：return（回来，返回）recall（回忆，召回）retract（缩回，取回）2、表示再、重新、重复的意思。例如：review（复习）reunion（团圆，重聚）restart（重新开始）reconstruction（重建）3、表示相反、反对的意思。例如：rebel（反叛，谋反）reverse（反转
2、，颠倒）resist（反抗，抵抗）4、表示“更加”的意思，用作加强语气，该用法较少。例如recommend推荐，与commend意思相同，但语气更强一些。2.weaken v.(使)虚弱，衰弱;减弱;削弱She began to weaken after running for 8 miles.她跑了8英里后开始变得虚弱。He weakened after his illness.他病后身体虚弱。3.pessimistic adj.悲观的;悲观主义的pessimism n.悲观;悲观情绪;悲观主义反义词：optimistic【optimism】Not everyone is so pessim
3、istic about the future 不是每个人都对未来如此悲观。The voters are pessimistic about the economy.投票者对经济很悲观。4.anticipate vt.预料;预期;预见，预计(并做准备);We anticipate that sales will rise next year.我们预料明年销售量将会增加。We dont anticipate any major problems.我们预料不会发生什么大问题。5.possession n.个人财产;拥有;具有;私人物品possess/pzes/vt.有;拥有;具有(特质)She at
4、taches a lot of importance to personal possessions.她非常重视个人财产。6.abnormal adj.不正常的;反常的They thought his behaviour was abnormal.他们认为他行为反常。Tests have shown that he has some abnormal skin cells.检验表明他有一些异常的皮肤细胞。7.widespread adj.普遍的;广泛的;分布广的The party still has widespread popular support.这个政党仍得到民众的广泛支持。This
5、war has caused widespread human suffering.这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。8.recognition n.认出;认识;识别;承认;认可The town has changed beyond recognition since I was last here.自从我上次离开这里以来，这座小镇已经变得让人认不出来了。She gained only minimal recognition for her work.她的工作仅仅得到极少的赞誉。9.phrase n.短语;词组;成语;习语Dont worry about the grammar,just le
6、arn this as a set phrase.别管语法，只要把这个作为固定词组来学习即可。A phrase is a group of words.短语是词的组合。10.cooperate vi.合作;协作;协助;配合The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other.这两个组同意相互协作。They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project.他们曾密切合作，共同规划这一项目。11.fee n.费用;专业服务费;咨询费;报酬tip 小费legal fees 律师费We char
7、ge only a token fee for use of the facilities.我们对使用这些设施只收取象征性的费用。Ive put some money by for college fees.我已经存了些钱作大学学费。12.cram v.把塞进;塞满;挤满;(为应考)临时死记硬背过去式：crammed 过去分词：crammedThe room was crammed full of people.房间里挤满了人。He crammed the bank notes into his pockets and ran off.他把钞票塞进口袋，跑掉了。13.pure adj.纯净的;
8、纯粹的purity pjrt n.纯净 反义词：impurea bottle of pure water 一瓶纯净水Pure water is transparent.纯净的水是透明的。The air was sweet and pure.空气清新而纯净。Diamonds are pure carbon.钻石是纯净的碳。One movie is classified as pure art,the other as entertainment.一部电影被列为纯艺术片，另一部被列为娱乐片。14.transparent adj.透明的;清澈的;易识破的;易看穿的The insects wings
9、are almost transparent.这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。Am I that transparent?我就那么没有城府？15.vexed adj.(指问题等)棘手的，伤脑筋的;(指人)恼火，烦恼，伤脑筋We knew she was really a bit vexed.我们知道她真的有点恼火了。I was vexed at his behaviour.我对他们的行为很恼火。16.absurd adj.荒谬的;荒唐的同义词：ridiculous No doubt it is very absurd.这无疑是十分荒谬的。Its absurd/ridiculous to believ
10、e that the earth goes round the moon.认为地球环绕月球运转的观点很可笑。17.lean v.前俯(或后仰);倾斜;倚靠;靠在过去式：leant/leaned过去分词：leant/leanedShe walked slowly,leaning on her sons arm.她倚靠着她儿子的手臂缓慢行走。With a sigh,she leant back and closed her eyes 她叹了口气，身体向后倚靠，闭上了眼睛。18.despair n.绝望Dont despair!Well think of a way out of this.别灰心！我们会找到出路的。19.luxury n.奢侈;奢侈品;奢华 adj.奢华的a luxury hotel 豪华酒店luxury goods奢侈品It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days.那时候有洗衣机就算是奢侈了The room had an air of luxury.房间具有豪华的气派。
