ignite 点燃,使燃烧:ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
impose 征(税),加(负担,惩罚等)于(on, upon):impose additional tax on business expansion.
impulse 推动,驱动:give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries.
intact 完整无缺的,未经触动的,未受损伤的:an intact family
integrate 使成一体,使合并(with, into):integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine.
interfere 妨碍,冲突(with):Misty weather interfered with the contact
intermittent 间歇的,断断续续的,周期性的:suffer from intermittent headaches.
hazard 危险,危害物,危险之源:a life full of hazards
label 标签,标记,标号:put labels on your luggage
greet 问候,招呼:greet sb with a nod
grieve 使悲伤,使伤心:The little girl grieved over her kitten’s death
grind (ground)磨,磨碎,碾碎:grind wheat into flour
grip 抓紧,紧握:Fear gripped his heart
gross 总的,毛的:gross income
guarantee 保证,保证书,保单:Wealth is no guarantee of happiness
hail 欢呼,喝彩:The crowd hailed the actress with joy
halt (行进中的)暂停前进,中止,终止:The car came to a sudden halt
hamper 妨碍,阻碍:hamper sb from getting elected
handicap 障碍,不利条件:Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student
lag 走得慢,落后,滞留:Some of the runners began to lag
latent 潜在的,隐伏的,不易觉察的:a latent infection
leak 漏洞,裂缝:The pipe has got a leak
lean 斜,倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa
initiate 开始,发起:initiate a conversation
innovate 革新,改革,创新(in,on/upon):innovate on another’s creation
inquire 询问,打听:He inquired what the weather was likely to be
insert 插入,嵌入:In the pause he managed to inquire a question
inspire 鼓舞,激起:His speech inspires the crowd
tumble 跌到,滚下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over
tune 曲调,曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ~
turbulent 骚乱的,动荡的,混乱的,狂暴的a ~ crowd
turn 转动,旋转Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock
tutor 家庭教师,指导教师 When the students are making their choices, their ~ may well guide them
twinkle 闪烁,闪耀,闪亮 The diamond on her finger ~d in the firelight
twist 捻,搓,绞,拧~ a rope out of threads
whistle 吹口哨,鸣笛 The train ~d
whitewash 粉饰
wholesome 有益于健康的~ surroundings
wicked 坏的,邪恶的,淘气的,恶作剧的~ habits
tease 戏弄,取笑 The boy is teasing the cat
tedious 单调乏味的,冗长的,罗嗦的a ~ debate
liable 会……的,有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes
liberal 慷慨的,大方的 a liberal donation
limp 软的,松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater
linger 逗留,徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time
lubricate 使润滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream
lump 块,小方块 a lump of coal
macroscopic 肉眼可见的
magnet 磁铁,磁铁石 The pin was extracted with a magnet
magnify 放大,扩大 I want to magnify this picture
maintain 维持,保持 maintain law and order
malfunction 发生功能障碍,发生障碍 If the computer malfunctions it fails to work properly
maltreat 粗暴地对待,虐待 We’ll not intervene unless the children are being physically maltreated
manifest 显然的,明了的manifest superiority
model 模型,原形 build airplane ~s
nominal 名义的,有名无实的 a ~ leader
nominate 提名 a ~ leader
noteworthy 值得注意的,显著的a ~ day
intervene 插入,介入:A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day