exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorations
durable 耐用的:a durable fabric
dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作为常住居民)居住: dwell on an island
economical 节约的,节俭的,经济的: an economical stove
generate 产生,发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等):generate electricity
genuine 真的,非人造的,名副其实的:genuine leather
gesture 手势,示意动作:raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair
confine 限制,使局限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
confirm 证实,肯定 confirm a rumour
conflict (尤指长期的)战争,战斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.
conform 遵照,适应 confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)
discriminate 区别,辨别:It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.
disgrace 丢脸,耻辱:bring disgrace on oneself
entertain 给。。。娱乐,使有兴趣:The child is entertaining himself with his building blocks
entitle 给。。。权利,给。。。资格(to):Robert was entitled to see the documents
equivalent 相等的,相同的:The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happiness
erase 擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk marks
erect 竖直的,垂直的,竖起的:an erect tree
flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century
fluctuate 波动,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it
flush 脸红:Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不许,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children
forge 锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
glance 一瞥,扫视:take a glance at the newspaper headlines
glare 怒视,瞪眼:give the jury a glare
dense 稠密的,密集的:a dense forest
deposit 存放: She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
depress 使沮丧,使消沉:That movie depressed me.
deprive 剥夺,使丧失:deprive sb. of his property
erupt (火山,喷泉等)喷发:The volcano is due to erupt any day
essence 本质,实质,要素:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politeness
eternal 永恒的,永存的,永久的:eternal truths
evaluate 估价,评价:evaluate property
evaporate (使)蒸发,(使)挥发:Heats evaporate water
exaggerate 夸张,夸大,对…言过其实:keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate
exceed 超出,胜过:Her performance exceeded all the others
external 外面的,外部的:external signs of a disease
descend 下来,下降:Darkness descended too soon.
extract 取出,提取:extract a confession
extravagant 奢侈的,浪费的:be extravagant in one’s way of living
fabricate 建造,制造:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock
facilitate 使变得(更)容易,使便利:Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle East to Japan.
fade (颜色)褪去:The color in this material will not fade
faint 不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint idea
fancy 想象力:Children usually have a lively fancy
fare 车费,船费,飞机票价:full (half) fare
divorce 离婚,分离,脱离:sue for a divorce
dominate 分配,统治:a white dominated society
donate 捐赠,赠送:They donate to the Red Cross every year.
doom 命运,厄运,劫数:His doom was to be poverty.