academic
[,ækə'dɛmɪk]
a. 学术的;高等院校的;研究院的
This is not merely an academic question.
这不仅仅是一个学术问题。
academy
[ə'kædəmi]
n. (高等)专科院校;学会
The lecture was given under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences.
这次报告会是由科学院主办的。
abuse
[ə'bjus]
v. 滥用，虐待;谩骂
If I calmly pocket the abuse, I'll be laughed at.
如果我平静地忍受这种辱骂，我会被耻笑的。
approve
[ə'prʊv]
v. 赞成，同意，批准
Father approved our plan to visit New York.
父亲同意了我们访问纽约的计划。
brake
[brek]
n. 刹车，制动器 v. 刹住(车)
The driver jammed his foot on the brake. 司机用脚猛踩刹车。
decay
[dɪ'ke]
vi. 腐烂，腐朽
The tree began to decay as soon as it was cut down.
树一被砍倒，它就开始腐朽。
excess
['ɛk'sɛs]
n. 过分，过量，过剩
All this caused the current excess.
所有这些导致如今的过剩。
extent
[ɪk'stɛnt]
n. 程度，范围，大小，限度
Things are not yet carried to that extent.
事情还没有发展到那种程度。
insignificant
[,ɪnsɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]
a. 无意义的，无足轻重的;无价值的
In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.
1949年，波恩还是个不足称道的小城市。
oral
['ɔrəl]
a. 口头的，口述的，口的
He lucked out on the oral examination.
他侥幸通过了口语考试。
petrol
['pɛtrəl]
n. 汽油
You can use petrol to take out that stain.
你可以用汽油去掉那个污渍。
petroleum
[pə'trolɪəm]
n. 石油
We ought to and can produce more petroleum.
我们应该并且能够生产更多的石油。
route
[rut]
n. 路;路线;航线
He foxed his pursuers by taking another route.
他走了另一条路，骗过了追捕他的人。
sake
[[sek]]
n. 缘故，理由
I wish for your sake they were right.
为了你的缘故，我但愿他们是对的。
scale
[skel]
n. 大小，规模;等级;刻度
The scale of the map is 1: 460000.
这张地图的比例尺是四十六万分之一。
shift
[ʃɪft]
v. 转移;转动;转变
But that shift affected only one segment of the population.
但是那次转变只影响到人口的一部分。
slide
[slaɪd]
v. 滑动，滑落 n. 滑动;滑面;幻灯片
The glasses slid off the table onto the floor.
玻璃杯子全都从桌上滑落到了地板上。
suspicion
[sə'spɪʃən]
n. 怀疑，疑心
Suspicion chased itself across his face.
他的脸上露出怀疑的神色。
tedious
['tidɪəs]
a. 乏味道，单调的，
We are bored by the speaker's tedious talk.
讲演者那冗长乏味的讲话使我们感到厌烦。
temple
['tɛmpl]
n. 庙宇
They lighted the temple with many candles.
他们用许多蜡烛照亮这个寺庙
tender
['tɛndɚ]
a. 温柔的;脆弱的
As spring approaches, the trees begin to send forth tender buds.
春天一近， 树上长出了嫩叶。
tide
[taɪd]
n. 潮汐;潮流
Our boat gently dropped down with the tide.
我们的小船慢慢随潮顺流而下。
transform
[træns'fɔrm]
v. 转变，变革;变换
The magician transformed the girl into a tiger.
魔术师把那个女孩变成了一头老虎。
transplant
[træns'plænt]
v. 移植
Some plants do not transplant well.
有些植物不宜移植。
trap
[træp]
n. 陷阱，圈套 v. 设陷阱捕捉
The deer was beguiled into a trap.
那只鹿被诱入陷阱。
undergo
[,ʌndɚ'ɡo]
v. 经历，遭受
The city has undergone many changes during the last ten years.
这个城市在过去十年中经历了很多变化。
vacuum
['vækjʊəm]
n. 真空，真空吸尘器
On Saturdays we dust and vacuum.
每星期六我们扫除灰尘并用真空吸尘器打扫。
vague
[veɡ] a. 模糊的，不明确的
One must not be vague on matters of principle.
在原则问题上不能含糊。
vain
[ven]
n. 徒劳，白费
Our efforts were not in vain.; We didn't waste our energy.
我们的力气没有白费。
wax
[wæks]
n. 蜡
Wax polish preserves wood and leather. 上光蜡可以保护木材和皮革。
