intricate 错综复杂的,复杂精细的:A detective story usually has an intricate plot
invert 使反向,使倒转,使颠倒:The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty
irrespective 不考虑的,不顾的(of) :irrespective of consequences
irritate 激怒,使恼怒,使烦躁:be irritated by sb’s insolence
justify 证明。。。正当或有理,正确:Such behavior is justified on these grounds
knit 编织,编结:She’s knitting her husband a sweater
haste 急速,急忙,仓促,草率: Why all this haste?
hatch 孵,孵出:hatch (out) chickens
manipulate (熟练地)操作 Mr. Smith manipulated the ivory chopsticks with great dexterity
mature 熟的,成熟的 a mature fruit
melt 使融化,使熔化 The sun melted the snow
mend 修理,修补 mend clothes
merit 长处,优点,价值,功绩 merits and demerits
migrate 移居(尤指移居国外),迁移 migrate to another country
minimum 最低限度,最少量,最低点
minor 较小的,较少的,较不重要的
mislead 把……引错方向,把……引入歧途
moan 呻吟声,呜咽声 Each time she moved her leg she let out a ~ .
mobilize 动员 Our country’s in great danger, we must ~ the army.
mock 嘲笑,嘲弄 He had ~ed her modest ambitions.
ornament 装饰品,点缀品 We bought ~s for the Christmas tree
orthodox 正统的,正宗的 an ~ economic theory
outline 轮廓,外形 He saw the ~ of a house against the sky
overflow 泛滥 Every spring the river ~s
overhaul 大修,全面检查,彻底革新~ a faulty machine
overhear 偶然听到,偷听到I wouldn’t like to be ~d
occupy 占用,占有My books ~ a lot of space
occur 发生,存在,出现 when did the earthquake ~?
odd 的奇数的,单的,奇怪的One ,three five are ~numbers
wicked 坏的,邪恶的,淘气的,恶作剧的~ habits
wind 绕,缠The snake wound around a branch
spark 火花,火星 The firework burst into a shower of ~s
sparkle 发光,闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
tentative 试验性的,试探性的,暂时的,推测的 a ~plan
terminate 停止,结束,使终止~ a contract
terrify 使害怕,使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits
testify 作证,证明 He agreed to ~ on behalf of the accused man
humble 地位(或身份)低下的,卑贱的:a humble job
hysterical 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury
identical 同一的:the same (very)identical menu
identify 识别,鉴别:He identified the coat as his brother’s
idle 闲散的,闲置的:idle money