accelerate
[ək'seləreɪt]
vt. 加速，促进
How do you plan to accelerate the development of these technologies?
目前您打算如何加快这方面的技术研发?
Suddenly the car accelerated.
突然车加速了。
Preparations for the ‘09 season accelerate with a host of car launches.
随着新车陆续发布，09赛季的准备工作开始加速。
Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers.
又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长，故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切。
He often writes about the projects that accelerate development of his employer'sapplications, focused on reliability, security, and integration of systems notoriginally designed for each other.
他经常编写关于促进其公司应用程序开发的项目的文章，主要关注可靠性、安全性和最初不是为协作而设计的系统集成。
absolute
['æbsəlut]
a. 绝对的，无条件的;完全的
It's not really suited to absolute beginners.
这对于纯粹的初学者们不太适合。
About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider.
12英寸左右的宽度是你应该考虑的绝对最小尺寸。
And while I love my family to death, this time of tranquility is one of absolute blissfor me.
虽然我对我的家庭爱得要死，但这片刻的宁静绝对是我的幸福之一。
adjust
[ə'dʒʌst]
v. 调整，调节
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.
我感到我已经很好地适应了做母亲的想法。
Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking space.
莉兹调节了她的后视镜，然后把车慢慢地开出了停车位。
If not, could you adjust your job so that they do?
如果不一致，你可以调整自己的工作以达到一致呢?
We must constantly adjust the amount of money in circulation.
我们必须对货币的流通不断进行调节。
attitude
['ætɪtʊd]
n. 态度
Being unemployed produces negative attitudes to work.
失业会对工作产生消极态度。
He took up a compromising attitude towards the question.
他对这个问题采取了妥协的态度。
He grew painfully aware that the family was divided in its attitude.
他痛苦地意识到一家人的看法有分歧。
Our attitude is clear.
我们的态度是明确的。
audio
['ɔdɪo]
a. 听觉，声音，音频
I recommend you to use those sources that have both audio and transcripts.
我推荐你使用那些既有音频又有文本的资源。
Audio and video devices generally use this transfer type.
音频和视频设备一般使用这种传输类型。
“Why would I pay an extra $3 to see a video or hear audio when I get the samebook for much less on Amazon?” he says.
他说：“如果我能从亚马逊上花少很多的钱买到同样的书，为什么我要多花3美元来看一段视频或者是听点声音呢?”
boundary
['baʊndri]
n. 分界线，边界
The boundaries between history and storytelling are always being blurred and muddled.
历史与故事的界限一直模糊不清。
The river determines the natural boundary between the two countries.
这条河流成为这两国间的天然边界线。
Does the number one power have to man every boundary, to be strongeverywhere?
世界头号强国必须保卫每一条边界，并且处处显出其强大吗?
comment
['kɑmɛnt]
n./vt. 评论
You really can't comment until you know the facts.
你的确不能在你知道事实之前进行评论。
There's been no comment so far from police about the allegations.
到目前为止还没有来自警方的对那些指控的任何解释。
Her comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.
她的评论引起震惊的听众的抗议。
commit
[kə'mɪt]
vt. 犯(错误，罪行等)，干(坏事等)
I have never committed any crime.
我从没有犯过任何罪。
But you cannot hope to master anything unless you commit to mastery of onething.
但除非你承诺要掌握某事，否则就永远没有希望掌握任何事。
So many children who commit violent crimes have themselves been brutalized byyears of abuse and neglect.
那么多犯暴力罪行的孩子们由于多年受到的虐待和忽视使他们自己残酷无情。
community
[kə'mjʊnəti]
n. 社区，社会
He's well liked by people in the community.
他很受社区人们的喜爱。
The new hospital will benefit the entire community.
新医院将有益于整个社区。
You have to give something back to the community.
你必须对这个社会有所回报。
decorate
['dɛkəret]
vt. 装饰，装璜
We adore red. On big occasions, we like to decorate our homes in red.
我们喜欢红色，在重大节日里，我们喜爱用红色来装饰我们的家。
The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time.
男孩们正计划在他们有时间的时候装修。
If you want to decorate with handmade crafts, they have silk flowers, wreaths andcandles, too.
如果你想要用手工制的工艺品来装饰，他们也有卖丝花、花环和蜡烛。
equivalent
[ɪ'kwɪvələnt]
a. 相等的 a. 相等物
Mr. Li's pay is the equivalent of about $80 a month.
李先生的报酬大约等于每月80美元。
But they are not equivalent. 但它们并非是是等效的。
His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.
他的政党刚经受了相当于一次几乎致命的心脏病发作的打击。
erect
[ɪ'rɛkt]
a. 竖直的 v. 建造，竖立
The building was erected in 1900-1901.
该建筑建于1900-1901年间。
Stand reasonably erect, your arms hanging naturally.
尽可能站直，双臂自然下垂。
A person might buy a building and adjoining land , and either erect anotherbuilding on the spare land or sell the land for a profit .
某人买房的同时可以买下与其相连的空地，也可以在空地上建造另一栋楼房，当然也可以卖掉这块地。
evil
['ivl]
a. 邪恶的，坏的
There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.
他的戏剧中总是有善与恶的冲突。
This evil practice should be wiped out [off] the face of the earth.
这种恶习必须从世界上铲除干净。
I knew it was because he was evil because He didn’t believe in God, the only God.
我还知道他之所以被杀，是因为他是邪恶的，他从不相信唯一的造物主-----上帝。
But while there is some good in rock music, there is much evil.
然而，摇滚乐里有不少好作品，但是邪恶的作品更多。
fax
[fæks]
n./vt. 传真
I sent him a long fax, saying I didn't need a maid.
我发给他一份长长的传真，说我不需要女佣
I faxed a copy of the agreement to each of the investors.
我给每位投资者都传真了一份协议副本。
Could you tell me how to use the fax?
你能告诉我怎么使用这台传真机吗
guilty
['ɡɪlti]
a. 内疚的;有罪的
I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you.
把所有这一切都留给了你，我觉得很内疚
She defied him to prove her guilty.
她量他不敢证明她有罪。
They pronounced guilty every one of the accused.
他们宣布每个被指控的人有罪。
jungle
['dʒʌŋɡl]
n. 丛林，密林
We went deep into the jungle.
我们走进丛林深处。
All over its slopes there are small shrines where they place offerings to themountain from whatever they have taken from the jungle.
山坡上到处都是小小神龛，里面摆放着他们从丛林中取得的物品，作为对大山的供品。
He explored the Amazon jungle.
他探勘亚马逊河丛林。
molecule
['mɑlɪkjul]
n. 分子
Object is comprised of molecules while molecule is made of atoms.
物质由分子组成的，而分子都是由原子组成的。
They have developed all kinds of tools to synthesize and manipulate thismolecule.
他们已经研究出各种各样合成和处理这些分子的方法。
If one person lets go of his or her hands, the molecule changes color.
如果任何一个人放开了他(她)的手，这种分子的颜色就会改变。
nonsense
['nɑnsɛns]
n. 胡说，冒失的行动
None of your nonsense!
别胡说八道了!
You mustn't chatter nonsense on serious diplomatic occasions.
在严肃的外交场合你可不能唠唠叨叨地胡说一气。
I think that's nonsense.
我觉得那是在胡说。
nuclear
['nuklɪɚ]
a. 核子的，核能的
They rejected a demand for the removal of all nuclear weapons.
他们拒绝了清除所有核武器的要求。
Given the country’s nuclear potential, its nationalism and its high levels ofcorruption, the risks are high.
考虑到这个国家的核潜力、其民族主义和腐败的严重程度，危险性是很高的。
This is the arsenal. There were various kinds of ammunition, together with thenuclear torpedoes.
这个是军火库。这里有各种各样的弹药，跟核鱼雷放在一起。
orbit
['ɔrbɪt]
n. 轨道 v. (绕...)作轨道运行
Mars and Earth have orbits which change with time.
火星和地球的轨道随着时间而发生改变。
In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the earth.
1957年，苏联发射了第一颗环绕地球运行的人造卫星。
They successfully lofted a spaceship into orbit.
他们成功地将一艘宇宙飞船射入轨道。
The earth moves in an approximately cirular orbit around the sun.
地球在一个近似正圆的轨道上绕着太阳运行。
principal
['prɪnsəpl]
a. 最重要的 n. 负责人，校长
The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
我改变主意的最重要原因就是这个。
Ever since World War the United States has been Japan's principal trade partner.
二次世界大战以来， 美国一直是日本的主要贸易伙伴。
The students passed a motion of no-confidence in the college principal.
学生们通过了对校长进行不信任投票的动议。
retail
['ritel]
n./v./ad. 零售
Retail stores usually count on the Christmas season to make up to half of their annual profits.
零售商店通常指望圣诞节期间来赚取一半的年利润。
These shoes retail at(or for) 80 dollars a pair.
这种鞋零售价为每双80美元。
He does wholesale business, while his brother is engaged in retail business.
他经营批发生意， 他弟弟则经营零售生意。
When we buy goods from overseas, we generate some jobs in retail andwholesale.
当我们从海外购买物资，这在零售和批发制造了一些工作机会。
retain
[rɪ'ten]
vt. 保留，保持
We shall retain our rights.
我们将保留我们的权利。
His speech could not retain the interest of his audience.
他的讲话不能保持住听众的兴趣。
When we learn a new skill we have to practice continually in order to retain the skill.
当我们学习一项新的技能时，我们必须不断的加以练习才能够保持它。
shrink
[ʃrɪŋk]
vi. 起皱，收缩;退缩
Woollen fabrics shrink in the wash.
毛织物一洗要缩水。
Let us act and not shrink for fear our motives be misunderstood.
让我们行动起来，不要退缩，以免我们的动机遭到误解。
If we have more savers, our economy will shrink.
如果我们有更多的储户，我们的经济会萎缩。
At $4 an ice pop or $3 an empanada, the margins on many products seemedhigh, but some of the vendors who have been operating without officialcertification may soon see their profits shrink.
一个冰汽水4美金，一个肉馅卷饼3美金。许多食品的利润看起来比较高，但是，一些没有政府许可证明的卖主，很快就会看到他们的利润缩水了。
slip
[slɪp]
v. 滑动，滑落;忽略
He had slipped on an icy pavement.
他在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。
Why did my youth slip past me?
为什么我的青春已悄悄溜走?
The reason for my visit had obviously slipped his mind.
我到访的原因显然被他忘了。
spill
[spɪl]
v. 溢出，溅出，倒出
Seventy thousand tons of oil spilled from the tanker.
7万吨油从油轮漏出。
Don't spill the soup.
别把汤洒了。
She wiped a spill of milkshake off the counter.
她擦掉柜台上洒落的奶昔。
subtract
[səb'trækt]
v. 减(去)
The pupil could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
这名小学生能做加法和减法，但还没学会做除法。
Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death.
曼迪从死亡的日期减去了出生的日期。
Then the deal is that when you sell the house they subtract -you've got to paythis.
那么当你售出房子后,他们会从中减去,这个余额,这就是你要付给他们的
territory
['tɛrətɔri]
n. 领土
Talks have broken down over the disputed territory.
对有争议的领土问题的谈判破裂了 。
The two sides continued to dispute the ownership of the territory.
双方继续争夺那片领土的所有权。
This is uncharted territory that should be seen in terms of decades, not years.
应该说，这是几十年而不是几年都未曾遇到过的未知领域。
undertake
[,ʌndɚ'tek]
vt. 承担，着手做;同意，答应
Who will undertake responsibility for this work?
谁将承担这项工作的责任?
If you undertake the project, you are bound to encounter difficulties.
如果你承接这项工程的话，免不了会遇到许多困难。
He undertook to edit the text himself.
他承诺亲自编辑正文。
vain
[ven]
a. 徒劳的，无效的
Our efforts were not in vain.; We didn't waste our energy.
我们的力气没有白费。
Thus, this is something all of us are vain about.
因此这就是我们爱慕虚荣的地方。
He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence.
他停在门口，徒然地等着她跟自己打招呼。
wealthy
['wɛlθi]
a. 富裕的
Some people suppose me to be wealthy.
有些人认为我是富有的。
But too much of that lengthened experience, even in the wealthy West, will beexperience of poverty and neglect, unless we do something about it .
除非我们能在这方面采取措施，即使在富裕的西方，太多的这种经历将被，视为贫穷和荒废的过去。
I once knew a wealthy young man, who had anything he dreamt of.
曾经我认识一个有钱的年轻人，他有了他想要的一切。
