highlight 使显著， 使突出： Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output.

　　fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe

　　frequent 时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now

　　frown 皱眉:frown at sb

　　frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan

　　fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract

　　domination.

　　reproach 责备，指责，斥责 mute ～

　　scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws

　　shield 盾，保护物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～

　　snob 势力的人，谄上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water

　　soak 湿透，浸湿，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain-your clothes are ～ing.

　　sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～

　　sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age

　　sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place

　　sow 播种 This plot of land was sown with maize

　　figure 数字:according to official figures

　　finance 财政,金融:skill in finance

　　finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts

　　flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind

　　flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting

　　flat 平坦的,扁平的:a flat land

　　inaccessible 达不到的：The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible.

　　incline 倾斜：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree

　　incorporate 包含，吸收：His book incorporates his earlier essays

　　incur 招致，引起，遭受：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的，足智多谋的：an ingenious designer

　　instant 紧急的，急迫的，立即的，即刻的：be in instant need of help

　　institute 学会，协会，学院，研究院：an institute for the blind

　　insulate 隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were.

　　insult 侮辱，辱骂：She insulted him by calling him a coward

　　modify 修改，更改～a law

　　momentary 片刻的，瞬息的 a ～ feeling of fear

　　designate 指明，表明：designate boundaries

　　desolate 荒芜的，不毛的：desolate land

　　despise 蔑视，鄙视：He despises flattery.

　　detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp.

　　diagnose 诊断，判断：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

　　dictate 口授，使听写：dictate a letter to a secretary

　　coincide 相符， 相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.

　　collaborate (尤指在文艺、科学等方面)合作，协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays.

　　collapse 倒坍，崩溃，瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

　　collide 碰撞，互撞 The car collided with the truck.

　　commemorate 纪念，庆祝 commemorate a holiday

　　commend 表扬，称赞 commend a soldier for bravery

　　extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire)

　　extinguish 熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle)

　　multiply 乘，相乘～ 7 and 8

　　muscle 肌肉 facial ～s

　　mutual 相互的， 彼此的 ～ aid

　　narrate 叙述，讲述～ the story of sb’s life

　　negligent 疏忽的，大意的 be ～ about traffic regulations