New words

classic

a.  (usu. before noun) admired by many people, and having a value thathas continued for along time 经典的

The Coca-Cola bottleis one of the classic designs of the last century.

可口可乐的瓶子是上个世纪的经典设计之一。

romance

n. 1 [C] a story about the love between two people爱情故事

She is a compulsive reader of romances.她热衷于阅读爱情故事。

2 [U] love or a feeling of being in love爱情，恋爱

Many people believe that marriage is not an ever-lasting romance but like a business. 很多人认为，婚姻不是一个浪漫的结合，而是一种商业行为。

cute

a. very pretty or attractive 漂亮的；可爱的

 Mathew is so delighted because he’sgot a really cute baby brother.

马修如此高兴是因为他有了一个如此可爱的小弟弟。

gaze

vi. lookat sb. or sth. for a long time, giving it all your attention, often withoutrealizing you are doing so.（常指无意识地）凝视，盯着看

He spent hours gazing out ofthe window when he was supposed to be working.

在应该工作的时候，他却茫然地凝视着窗外好几个小时。

weird

a. (infml.) very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand orexplain古怪的；奇异的

We were a little afraid when we walked into the weird old house,full of creaks and groans. 这座诡异的老房子到处嘎吱作响，我们走进去时有点儿害怕。

cautious

a. careful to avoid danger or risks小心的；谨慎的；慎重的

Many scientists are cautious about interpreting function.

多科学家对如何解释这种功能都持非常谨慎的态度。

dynamic

a. 1 full of energy and new ideas, and determined to succeed 精力充沛的；有创新思想的；志在成功的

He seemed a dynamic andenergetic leader.

他似乎是一个充满朝气和活力的领导者。

2 continuously moving orchanging不断移动的；不断变化的

Markets are dynamic andcompanies must learn to adapt to the constant economicchanges. 市场是动态的，公司必须学会适应持续不断的经济变化。

charm

vt. attract sb. and make them like you, sometimes in order to makethem do sth. for you迷住；吸引

Almost all of the young womenin the room were charmed by his boyish manner.

房间里几乎所有的年轻女性都被他那男孩子气的举止迷住了。

n.[C, U] a special quality sb. or sth. has that makes people likethem, feel attracted to them,or be easily influencedby them魅力；魔力；可爱之处 

These lovely old towns have acharm you couldn’t find in the bigcities.

这些可爱的老城镇有你在大城市找不到的魅力。

tempt

vt. try to persuade sb. to do sth. by making it seem attractive怂恿；利诱

They tempted him to join their company by offering him a large salary and a company car. 他们为他提供高薪和一辆公司的汽车来利诱他加入他们的公司。

tempting

 a. used for describing sth. that makes you feel you would like to have it or do it诱人的；吸引人的

 At first glance, the contract was tempting; however, upon closer examination it became clear that the contract had many problems.

       乍一看，合同是诱人的，但仔细检查后发现该合同有许多问题。

reputation

n. [C] the opinion that people have about sb. or sth. because of what has happened in the past名誉；名望

The company has a worldwide reputation for quality.

这个公司的质量享誉全球。

superior

a    a. better, more powerful, more effective, etc. than a similar person or thing, esp. one that you are competing against更好的；更强的；更有效的

  She got the job because she was the superior candidate.

       她得到了此工作，因为她是更好的候选人。

semester

n. [C] one of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into, esp. in the US（尤指美国中学和大学的）一学期，半学年

the first/second semester第一/第二学期

the spring/fall semester春季/秋季学期

stale

a. 1 not interesting or exciting any more不再有趣的；没有新意的；乏味的

Many marriages might go stale,but not the marriage of her parents.

很多婚姻可能会变得乏味，但她父母的婚姻不会。

2 bread or cake that is staleis no longer fresh or good to eat不新鲜的

French bread goes stale (=becomes stale) very quickly.

法式面包会很快变得不新鲜。

component

n.[C] one of several parts that together make up a whole machine,system, etc.机器、系统等的零件;成分；组成部分

Nutrition is one of the most important components of a healthy body.

营养是一个健康的身体最重要的组成部分之一。

ambitious

a. determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.有抱负的；有雄心大志的；野心勃勃的

She is a very ambitious womanand plans to expand her business as soon as possible. 她是一个很有野心的女人，并计划尽快扩大自己的生意。

sexual

a. relating to the physical activity of sex性的；与性（生活）有关的

superb

a. extremely good极好的；出色的；卓越的

Giftedwith a superb voice, she became a famous opera singer.

她天生一副好嗓子，成为了一位出名的歌剧演员。

immune

a. 1 (not before noun) not influenced or affected by sth.不受影响的

Few women were immune to hischarm.很少有女人对他的魅力无动于衷。

2 safe from a disease, becauseyou cannot be infected by it免疫的；有免疫力的

Most people who’ve had chickenpox once are immune to itfor the rest.

大多数曾经出过水痘的人都会终生对水痘有免疫力。

consequently

ad. as a result结果；因此；所以

The rain was heavy and consequentlythe land was flooded.

雨下得很大，结果土地被水淹没了。

disgust

n. [U] a strong feeling of dislike, annoyance, or disapproval厌恶；气愤；反感

I threw the book aside in disgust.我气愤地把书扔在一边。

proceed

vi.1 (fml.) continue to do sth. that has already been planned orstarted继续进行；继续做

The city government wasrunning out of money but was determined to proceed with repairing all of the roads as planned.

市政府的钱快用完了，但政府决定继续按计划修复所有该修的道路。

Before proceeding further, wemust clearly define our terms.

我们必须先给术语下定义，然后再继续。

2 move in a particular direction（向某一方向）前进，移动When the airplane from SanFrancisco landed in New York, passengers for Madrid were instructedto proceed to gate 26 for boarding.

当从旧金山来的飞机在纽约降落后，去马德里的乘客被要求继续前往26号登机口登机。

lodge

vt.formally make sth. such as a complaint or claim正式提出（投诉、要求等）

He has a month in which tolodge an appeal.他在一个月内可提出上诉。

US lodged a formal protestagainst the arrest of their reporters.

美国提出了正式抗议，反对他们的记者遭到逮捕。

v. live somewhere temporarily, usu. paying rent to live in sb.else’s house, or provide sb. with a place to live（通过付住宿费）借住；（为某人）提供住宿

All the travelers lodged in athree-star hotel.所有的旅客都住在一家三星级的酒店。

behalf

n. (on one’s ~ / on ~ of sb.) instead of sb., or astheir representative代表某人

On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all of your excellent contribution. 我代表整个公司对您所做的卓越贡献表示感谢。

approve

vt.officially accept a plan, proposal, etc.批准；认可

The court approved the sale ofthe property.法院批准出售这一房产。

vi. think that sb. or sth. is good, right, or suitable赞许；赞成；同意

I approve of your trying tomake some money, but please don’t neglect your studies. 我赞成你赚一些钱，但请不要忽视你的学业。

grant

vt. (fml.) give sb. sth. or allow them to have sth. that they haveasked for给予；准予

The European Union could grant Spain’s request for financialassistance.

欧盟可能会同意西班牙提出的有关提供财政援助的要求。

I would love to be able to grant her wish.我很想能够满足她的愿望。

n.[C] an amount of money given to sb., esp. by the government, for aparticular purpose（尤指政府发给的）补助金，拨款

He was awarded a grant which enabled him to successfully finish his research at the university. 

他获得了政府发的补助金，这使他能够成功地完成他在大学的研究。

coordinate

vt. organize the different parts of a job or plan so that the people involved work together effectively 调节；协调

A senior embassy official iscoordinating efforts to free the captives.

大使馆的一位高级官员正在协调各方为释放俘虏所作的努力。

core

n.[C] the most important or most basic part of sth.核心

The lack of government fundingis at the core of the problem.

缺乏政府拨款是问题的核心。

deserve

vt.1 have earned sth. by good or bad actions or behavior应得，应受到（奖赏或惩罚）

People who confront theirdifficulties bravely are people who deserve respect.

勇于面对困难的人是值得尊敬的人。

2 if a suggestion, idea, orplan deserves consideration, attention, etc., it is good enough to be considered, paid attention to, etc.（建议、观点或计划）值得考虑、注意等

The suggestions that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.

你提出的建议值得认真考虑。

liberty

n.1 [sing.] sth. you do without asking permission, esp. which may offend or upset sb. else 擅自的行为；冒犯的举动；放肆的行为

It would be too much of a liberty if one of my friends used my house while I was away. 如果我不在时，我的一个朋友用了我的房子，那就太过分了。

2 [U] the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority自由；自由权

He firmly believes that liberty is inseparable from social justice.

他坚定地认为，自由与社会公正是分不开的。

display

vt. clearly show a feeling, attitude, or quality by what you do or say显示，显露（某种情感、态度或特质）

She displayed no emotion on the witness stand.她在证人席上面无表情。

n. [C] an arrangement of things for people to look at or buy展览；陈列；展示

There is a display of photos of the theater from its early days in the lobby. 

大厅里展出了剧院早期的照片。

disapprove

vi. think that sb. or their behavior, ideas, etc. are bad or wrong不赞同；反对

He was certain that she would disapprove of his plan to spend the summer doing research at the North Pole. 

他很肯定她会反对他利用暑假在北极做研究的计划。

palm

n.[C] (also ~ tree) a tropical tree which grows near beaches or indeserts, with a longstraight trunk and largepointed leaves at the top棕榈树

weave

v. (wove, woven)

1 put many different ideas, subjects, stories, etc. together andconnect them smoothly编造（故事等）

The author weaves acomplicated plot of romance and intrigue in her new novel.

作者在她的新小说里编造了复杂的故事情节，充满浪漫和阴谋。

2 make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc. by crossing threads or thinpieces under and over each other by hand or on aloom织；编织

This type of wool is woven intoa fabric which will make jackets.

这种类型的羊毛被织成了做夹克的面料。

blur

n. [C, usu. sing.] sth. that you cannot remember clearly模糊的记忆；记不清的事情

I was hurt badly, and the dayafter the accident went by in a blur.

我受了重伤，出事的那天只剩下一片模糊的记忆。

v. become difficult to see, or make sth. difficult to see, becausethe edges are not clear（使）模糊；（使）看不清

The street lights were blurredby the fog. 街灯在迷雾的笼罩中变得昏暗了。

kneel

vi. (also ~ down) (knelt, knelt) be in or move into a position whereyour body is resting on your knees跪着；跪下

She knelt down on the grass toexamine a flower.

她跪在草地上仔细观察一朵花。

propose

 v.ask sb. to marry you, esp. in a formal way（尤指正式向某人）求婚

I still remember the nightyour father proposed to me.

我仍记得你父亲向我求婚的那天晚上。

vt. (fml.) suggest sth. as a plan or course of action提议；建议

I propose delaying ourdecision until the next meeting.

我建议将我们的决定推迟到下次的会议。

confess

v.admit sth. that you feel embarrassed about承认（使自己尴尬的事情）

  I found it all very confusing; I must confess.

 我发现这一切都非常令人困惑，我必须承认。

knot

n. [C]1 a part where one or more pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.have been tied or twisted together（线、绳、布等打成的)结

It is not easy for smallchildren to learn how to tie a knot in their shoelaces.

小孩子学习如何系鞋带并不容易。

2 a tight uncomfortablefeeling in your stomach, etc., caused by a strong emotion such as fear or anger（恐惧、愤怒等导致的）紧张（感）

Her stomach was in knots.她的心揪得紧紧的。

pessimistic

a. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth.will have a bad result悲观的；悲观主义的

Due to the economic slowdown, the tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.

由于经济衰退，这次会议的基调非常悲观。

faithful

a. remaining loyal to a particular person, belief, political party,etc. and continuing to support them（对某人、信念、政党等）忠诚的

His faithful old dogaccompanied him everywhere he went.

他所到之处，都有他那条忠实的老狗陪伴着。

honeymoon

n.[C] a holiday taken by two people who have just got married蜜月

Many couples take a honeymoon,a one-to-two-week trip, to celebrate their marriage.

许多新人会去度蜜月，即一到两个星期的度假旅行，以庆祝他们的婚姻。

commence

v.(fml.) begin or start sth.开始；着手

Construction of the new bridge will commence as soon as our company receives the downpayment for this large project.我们公司一收到这个大项目的首期付款，就会马上开始新桥梁的建设。

bloom

vi.if a plant or a flower blooms, its flowers appear or open开花；（花）盛开

The plant has a beautifulorange flower, which blooms in May every year.

这种植物在每年的五月都会开出一种美丽的橙色花朵。