During his illness he shunned all society, and in particular those who had been his dearest.|他在生病期間不再參加任何社交活動，特別是最親近人的社交活動。[廣告點擊，永續經營]
audible|聽得見;聲音
They quarreled with such a loud noise that their voices were audible to the neighbor.|他們大聲爭吵，吵得鄰居都聽得見。
auspicious|吉祥
The new boy had an auspicious first day in the elementary school.|新來男孩上小學第一天就極幸運。
elation|歡欣鼓舞;興高采烈
She was filled with elation at the new that she won the first prize in her class.|她得知自己為班級一等獎後得意洋洋極了。
contempt|鄙視;蔑視
haughty|傲慢
The haughty man thinks highly of himself while holding others in contempt.|這個男人自傲自大，蔑視他人。
enlisted|入伍;登記
jeopardy|危險
offense|犯罪;進攻
The officer's violation of a regulation is more of jeopardy than the enlisted man's offense.|當官的違背規則制度，不單純是一種危險，更是對士兵的傷害。
mandatory|強制性
It is mandatory to pay a debt within a certain period of time.|在一定時間內強制償還債務。
rebuked|斥責;責備
The teacher rebuked the student for throwing the examination paper on the floor.|老師批判學生把試卷扔在地面上。
scattered|零落;分散
sparse|疏;稀疏
stadium|體育場
Not many people came to see the game; the sparse crowd was scattered thinly through the stadium.|來看比賽的人不多，稀稀疏疏的，東一個西一個地散佈在體育館裡。
miser|財迷;守財奴
undue|過度的;不當
A miser gives undue importance to making and saving money.|守財奴對賺錢和存錢孰輕孰重的認識有誤。
allay|緩和;減輕
The doctor's friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.|醫生態度和藹，有助於減輕病人恐懼感。
Gluttony|暴食;暴飲暴食
carnal|肉體
drunkenness|酒醉;醉酒
Gluttony and drunkenness have been called carnal vices.|暴飲暴食稱為犬色之欲。
defunct|停業;已解散
heir|繼承者;繼承人
A family name becomes defunct when the only heir dies without any son.|某姓單傳絕後，該姓就從此消亡了。
feasible|可行
Of the many plans submitted the committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.|從提交給委員會的眾多計畫中選出最具可行性的方案來。
ingenuity|創造力;獨創性
scraps|下腳料;廢料
The boy showed ingenuity in making toys out of scraps of discarded wood.|這個男孩很機靈，把拋棄的廢木塊做成各種玩具。
mirth|歡笑
My joke caused a great deal of mirth among the little children.|我的笑話讓小朋友們歡天喜地。
Soldiers|兵;士兵
precarious|危險的;不穩定
Soldiers on the battlefield lead a precarious life.|士兵跨入戰場，生命就沒有了定數。
preordained|注定;註定的
Some people believe that fate has preordained whether they will be happy or unhappy.|有人相信命運，禍福自有天定。
broad|寬;廣泛
taciturn|沉默寡言的;沉默寡言
At the council broad he was taciturn and never opened his lips.|董事會上，他三緘其口，沒有發言。
rattlesnake|響尾蛇
venomous|有毒
His eldest brother died after the venomous bite from the rattlesnake.|遭到毒蛇咬後，他大哥死了。
amiss|有毛病;不對勁
The doctor said there was nothing amiss with her.|醫生說她沒有任何病兆。
anthology|選集;文集
comprises|包括：;包括
This anthology comprises samples from the work of ten authors.|這本詩選由十位元作家作品組成。
dissemble|掩飾
quarrel|爭吵
Families that quarrel in the privacy of the home do well do dissemble when they to out to dinner.|家醜不可外揚。
A glib door to door salesman sold her a set of books that she did not want.|她本不需要這套書，但是這個挨家挨戶賣書的推銷員很是伶牙俐齒，硬把這套書賣給了她。
French|法國;法語
German|德國;德語
Magnet|磁鐵
invasion|侵入;入侵
invincible|不可戰勝的;立於不敗之地
Before World War II, the French thought their Magnet Line as an invincible bulwark against German invasion.|二戰前，法國人認為他們的馬其諾防線是一道不可逾越的壁壘，足以抵禦德國人的入侵。
perfunctory|敷衍
The lazy little boy gave his face perfunctory washing.|那個懶惰的小男孩敷衍了事地洗了把臉。
Disneyland|迪斯尼樂園;狄斯奈樂園
replete|充滿
suspense|懸念
thrills|驚險刺激;刺激
The Disneyland tour was replete with unexpected thrills and suspense.|狄斯奈樂園之行充滿了意想不到的驚喜和懸念。
patronage|贊助;惠顧
solicit|徵求
We respectfully solicit your continuous friendship and patronage.|敬祈繼續惠顧。
foulest|散發著陣陣;艱險
liberated|解放
thralldom|奴役
The nation will soon be liberated from the foulest thralldom.|這個民族很快將會從罪惡的奴役之下被解放出來。
wilt|枯萎;青枯病
Give the flowers some water regularly, or they will wilt.|要定時給花澆水，否則它們就會枯萎。
abominable|可惡
disgust|厭惡
That abominable place was so dirty and evil smelling that he turned away in disgust.|那個令人討厭的地方如此髒而且發出惡臭，以致於他反感的離開。
Brainy|聰明
Brainy students could understand easily what the teacher explained to them.|聰明的學生能輕易的理解老師的講解。
deteriorated|惡化
As the mooring progressed, the weather deteriorated more and more.|一連幾天，輪船停泊在碼頭，天氣越來越壞。
exquisite|精美;精緻
sensitivity|靈敏度
stylist|美髮師;髮型師
In German he was an exquisite stylist, and he brought to that language a new sensitivity in the art of story telling.|在德國，他是一位高雅的文體家，在講故事的藝術中，他為那種語言帶來一種全新的敏感。
Cancer|癌症
incurable|不可救藥;無可救藥
radioactivity|放射性
remedied|補救;糾正
Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays, it can be remedied by using radioactivity.|如今，癌症不再無藥可救，可以通過放療進行救治。
Manual|手冊;手動
Manual workers often earn more than office workers do.|做手工活的人往往比辦公室人員賺的多。
workbook|工作簿;活頁簿
This workbook has a teacher's manual in which examination problems and their answers are included.|這本練習本上有老師對考試的難題和答案的提示(指南)。
He is a potential leader to control this large state.|他是一個有可能去管理這個大洲的領導人。
ruthless|無情
They are such ruthless parents that they never give presents to the children on Christmas Day.|他們從未給孩子耶誕節禮物，他們是一隊無情的父母。
voluble|能言善辯;健談
Her explanations for failure to do the work were voluble but not easily believed.|他對工作失誤的辯解是流利的，但難以令人相信。
intermission|幕間休息
lobbies|大堂
vociferous|響亮;喧囂
Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous crowd during the intermission.|在間斷時期，戲院的各個走廊裡呆滿了大聲尖叫的人群。
bleak|蒼涼;暗淡
unpleasant|不愉快;令人不快
The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.|11月上旬的天氣陰冷且令人討厭。
castigated|痛罵;痛?
inspector|檢查員;督察
The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to.|那位電氣檢查員由於未能完成他所應當完成的電路檢查工作而受到懲處。
enmity|敵意
tyrant|暴君
We should overcome the worst that the tyrant's enmity can do.|我們應當克服由於暴政所能導致的仇恨造成的最壞的結果。
impartial|公正
In any case, parents should be impartial to their every child.|無論如何，父母應該公平地對待他們的每一個孩子。
lucid|清醒
The teacher asked me to give a lucid explanation of my being late for class.|老師要求我對於遲到做出清楚的解釋。
The old man is confused most of the time but he does have lucid moments.|那位老人大部分時間是糊塗的，但確也有清醒的時候。
angles|角
perpendiculars|垂線;兩柱間長
A square has four 90-degree angles made by its four perpendiculars.|一個正方形有四個由其四條垂直相交的邊線構成的直角。
politician|政治家
sagacity|智慧;睿智
The politician showed a good sagacity avoiding the mistakes he'd made in the previous campaign.|那個政客表現出相當的睿智，從而避免在之前的選戰中犯過的錯誤。
Urbane|彬彬有禮;文雅
Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.|文雅的談吐是有教養的，和那些無知的講話是截然不同的。
ardent|熱心
After reading about the lives of several great Americans, John became an ardent student of American history.|在就一些偉大的美國人的生平進行了一番閱讀之後，約翰成為了一個熱衷於美國歷史的學生。
derogatory|貶;貶義
I can't bear his derogatory remarks about my brother's character.|我無法容忍他對我弟弟個性的詆毀之辭。
discretion|慎重;自由裁量權
I won't tell you what time to leave;you're old enough to use your own discretion.|我不告訴你什麼時候離開；你長大了，可以運用自己的判斷力了。
The house of the meetings will be fixed at the chairman's discretion.|會議廳將會按照主席的意思進行修繕。
hilarious|歡鬧的;搞笑
The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.|在他們帶來更多的葡萄酒之後，那次聚會變得相當熱鬧。
paramount|最重要的;最重要
It is a paramount responsibility of every officer to take care of his men before caring for himself.|每一個軍官的首要職責是在照顧好自己之前先照顧好他的士兵。
recede|退;退去
Houses and trees seem to recede as we ride past in a train.|當我們乘火車經過時，房屋和樹木看上去在後退。
bribery|行賄;賄賂
rife|非常多的;盛行
rumors|傳聞;謠言
The whole city was rife with rumors of political corruption and bribery.|整座城市充斥著關於政治腐敗和賄賂的傳聞。
burst|爆;爆裂
spontaneous|自發;自發性
Both sides burst into spontaneous cheers at the magician's skillful tricks.|兩邊的人對魔術師的精彩表演發出發自內心的歡呼。
tenuous|纖細;脆弱
The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.|地面以上十英里，空氣非常稀薄。
acme|頂點
A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.|通常一個棒球手在三十歲之前就達到他技術的顛峰。
candor|直率
spared|倖免
He spared no one's feelings and expressed his views with great candor.|他不顧任何人的感受, 十分坦率地表達自己的意見
dissuaded|勸阻
The father finally dissuaded his son from leaving school.|父親最終勸服了兒子不要輟學。
gratuitous|免費的;毫無道理
Her advice was quite gratuitous, I can think for myself.|她給的建議極為不實際，我只有自己想辦法。
impeach|彈劾
sole|獨;鞋底
The house of representatives has the sole power to impeach an officer of the United States Government.|眾議院唯一擁有彈劾美國政府官員的特權。
ostensible|表面的;表面上
Her ostensible purpose was to borrow some sugar, but she really wanted to see her neighbor's new furniture.|她表面上是想借一些糖，其實她是想看看鄰居的新傢俱。
paltry|微不足道
The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.|這個窮畫家把他畫畫的傢伙賣了，換得一丁點錢。
sordid|污穢;骯髒
The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.|這家人很窮，住在山谷裡，木頭小棚屋很是骯髒。
neat|整齊;整潔
tidy|整潔;整理
She makes it a rule to keep her room neat and tidy after coming back from school.|她養成習慣，放學後把自己的房間收拾得乾淨整潔。
aloof|超然;冷漠
One tall boy stood aloof from all the small children.|高個男孩站在遠離小孩子們的地方。
cardinal|樞機主教;紅衣主教
Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal importance to our health.|規律的飲食和身體鍛煉是身體健康的重要保證
Smokey|斯莫基
drab|單調
There are many drab houses in the Smokey mining town.|在這個採煤的小鎮上有許多黑褐色的房子。
dull|平淡;沉悶
The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.|沒有任何作為的人生是無聊和乏味的。
feud|世仇;仇隙
generations|代;幾代人
The two families had been at feud with each other for three generations.|這兩家有三代的世仇。
insolent|粗野;傲慢無禮
His insolent speech and behavior upset everyone in the room.|他傲慢的言行讓房間裡的人反感。
cruelty|殘酷;虐待
mitigate|減輕
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.|法官確認無論什麼都無法減輕這個虐童嫌疑犯的罪行。
pertinent|有關
A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent information.|總結是為類似的事情做準備。
predecessor|前任
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.|他的前任離職的原因是他對這份工作沒有絲毫的興趣了。
tardy|緩慢;遲到
Let me apologize for my being tardy in answering your letter.|對我遲遲的回信表示道歉。
appetite|食慾;食欲
whetted|勾起;磨練
You'd think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain, but it just whetted her appetite.|你認為自從上次登山失敗後，他再也不會登山，但這恰好吊起了他的興趣。
acquitted|無罪釋放;被判無罪
The man accused of stealing the money was acquitted for lack of witnesses.|被指控偷錢的那個人最終因為沒有證人而無罪釋放了。
brittle|脆;脆性
Be careful not to break the box of glass, that thin glass is hard but brittle.|小心不要撕破裝玻璃的盒子，薄玻璃是很冷，但是易碎。
detracts|有損
The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.|那幅名畫由於那個醜陋的像框減色不少。
extirpate|根除;摘除
roots|根
To extirpate weeds is not only to destroy their visible parts but also to pull them out by the roots.|根除雜草不僅僅是除去看得到的部分，而且要把他們連根拔起。
indulgent|放縱的;放縱
The indulgent mother bought her children everything they wanted.|那個縱容的媽媽給她的孩子賣所有他要的東西。
The indulgent teacher praised every poem we wrote.|老師對我們寫的一首首詩毫不吝嗇地讚美不已。
mendacious|譎;虛假
The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house.|那個撒謊的乞丐在每個家庭講述不同的不幸故事。
plausible|似是而非;有道理
For my own sake, I've told a plausible lie at the club meeting, but the members did not believe me at all.|至於我嘛，在俱樂部會上撒了一個似是而非的謊言，但是其它人根本都不相信我的話。
recreation|娛樂
sanction|制裁
We have the sanction of the recreation department to play ball in this park.|我們有文娛機關的批准，可以在這個公園搞活動。
Youngsters|青少年
notions|概念
Youngsters usually rush into marriage with only the shallow notions of what love and responsibility mean.|年輕人常常倉促結婚，而對真愛責任等含義只知皮毛。
verge|邊緣
We parked the car on the grass verge at the side of the highway.|我們將車停在高速路的草地邊上。
adjacent|鄰;相鄰
awakened|驚醒;驚醒了
No one in the adjacent apartments was awakened by their quarreling sounds.|他們爭吵不停，但是沒有吵醒隔壁鄰居。
calamity|災難;災難
The spring floods were a great calamity to the farmers whose crops and houses were ruined.|春天的洪水對於農民而言是一場大災難，他們的莊稼和房屋都被摧毀了。
devastated|滿目瘡痍;摧毀了
precedent|先例
The floods and storms, which have no precedent in the recorded history, devastated the country.|史無前例的洪水和暴風雪毀掉了這個國家。
exultant|眉飛色舞;興高采烈
The exultant players were dancing on the ground over their team's victory.|歡呼雀躍的運動員們在運動場上起舞以慶祝隊伍的勝利。
inexhaustible|取之不盡，用之不竭;不竭
The wealth of our country seems inexhaustible to many people abroad.|在國外許多人看來，我國的財富似乎是取之不盡、用之不竭的。
maudlin|感傷;傷感
We saw a maudlin movie about an orphan who lost his parents in the war．|我們看了一部傷感的電影，它講述一個孤兒在戰爭中失去雙親的故事。
plundered|搜刮;掠奪
valuable|有價值
The enemies plundered all the valuable things they could find in the village.|敵人在村子裡把能夠找到的所有值錢的東西洗劫一空。
A scrupulous man never fails to give back the borrowed money to its owner.|一個細心的人決不會忘記歸還借款。
sundry|各種各樣的;雜項
From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.|根據各種跡象，我猜測，作為生日禮物，我將會得到一輛自行車。
zealous|熱心
The children made zealous efforts to clean up the house for the Christmas party.|為了準備聖誕聚會，那孩子熱心地忙著打掃房屋。
altruistic|利他;利他主義
We wonder if human beings are primarily altruistic or selfish.|我們想要知道人類的本性是利他的還是利己的。
clamor|囂;喧嚷
The public clamor for lower taxes continued year after year.|民眾大聲疾呼，要求逐年減稅。
disintegrated|解體;瓦解了
manuscripts|手稿
pile|樁
The old manuscripts had been disintegrated into a pile of fragments and dust.|那部舊日的手稿已經風化成為一堆碎片和粉末。
Corsican|科西嘉
Frenchmen|法國;法國人
Napoleon|拿破崙
considered|考慮
forebears|祖先
Although Napoleon was Corsican, he is considered by most modern Frenchmen to have been French as their own forebears.|儘管拿破崙是科西嘉人，但今天大多數的法國人仍然認為，作為他們的祖先，他是法國人。
intact|完整
The boy who found it on the street returned the money intact.|在街上發現那筆錢的男孩原封不動地把錢送了回去。
molest|騷擾
We did not molest the big dog because we were afraid of him.|由於害怕，我們都沒有去惹那條大狗。
burial|葬;埋葬
heartbreaking|心碎;令人心碎
profuse|豐富的;豐富
The mourner's profuse tears at the burial were heartbreaking.|送葬者淚如雨下，令人心碎。
slack|鬆弛;可寬延時間
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.|在履行諾言，擔負責任方面，他是鬆弛的。baiyack
Tart|餡餅;蛋撻
acid|酸
Tart apples taste sharp and are pleasantly acid in their taste.|青蘋果吃起來辣嘴，味道卻酸咪酸咪的。
viable|可行
This plan looks all right in principle, but in practice it wouldn't't be viable.|該計畫制定原則看起來都正確，但是實踐起來卻不可行。
aslant|傾斜地;歪
carpenters|木匠
The carpenters made the roof aslant to allow water to run down.|木匠把屋頂做得有一定傾斜，便於雨水流下來。
attainable|達到;身心健康
conceded|失球;承認
negotiated|議;談判
They conceded that victory was no longer attainable and agreed to a negotiated surrender.|他們承認奪取勝利已不再可能，只得同意投降談判。
distrusted|不信任
She could not allow the stranger to enter her house, for she distrusted him.|她對生人極為懷疑，不允許他們跨進屋內。
groggy|糊里糊塗的;昏昏沉沉
The table is very groggy. I think the leg is going to fall off.|桌子搖搖欲墜，我想桌腿兒要掉了。
disregarding|直索;無視
intrepid|強悍;無畏
trapped|被困
The intrepid fireman saved persons trapped in a burning building disregarding of his own safety.|消防隊員非常英勇，不顧自己安危，從起火建築物內救出受困的人。
overbearing|霸道
We found it hard to like the boy because of his overbearing manners.|這個男孩傲慢無禮，很難逗人喜歡。
rash|皮疹
Only a rash person would have rushed into the burning house to save some clothes.|只有魯莽之人可能會沖進燃燒的屋子搶救一些衣物。
polio|脊髓灰質炎;小兒麻痹症
sporadic|零星
Though polio has been practically wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of the disease.|雖然小兒麻痹症幾乎消滅了，但還是出現了零星病例。
Fumes|油煙;煙霧
chimneys|煙囪
toxic|有毒的;有毒
Fumes from automobiles and factory chimneys are toxic.|汽車尾氣和工廠排放氣體都有毒。
averted|避免
The driver averted an accident by a quick turn of the steering wheel.|司機快速拉動方向盤轉彎，避開了一場車禍。
appetites|胃口;胃口大開
deduced|推導;推匯出
Mother deduced from my loss of appetites what had happened to the cookies.|我胃口不好，媽媽由此猜到餅乾的事情。
embarked|開始
Our ship embarked passengers and wool at an Australian port.|我們的船在澳洲港口搭載旅客和裝運羊毛製品。
After leaving college, the young man embarked on a new business career.|大學(畢業)離校後，這個青年開始新的商業生涯。
humiliated|受辱;羞辱
The boy humiliated his parents by behaving badly in front of the guests.|這位男孩在客人面前表現得極為無禮，父母為此覺得丟臉。
companionship|友誼;陪伴
gregarious|群居;合群
jovial|快活
A gregarious man, be enjoyed the companionship of a large number of jovial friends.|愛社交的人喜歡和一大群快樂的朋友作伴.
Baseball has been called American's national pastime through four seasons.|歷經四個賽季，棒球已經可以稱為美國的全民娛樂活動了。
renounced|放棄
throne|寶座;王位
The prince renounced his right to the throne.|王子已經正式宣佈放棄了他繼承王位的權利。
snug|舒適
My grandmother likes to read a newspaper in a snug corner near the fireplace.|我的祖母喜歡依偎在壁爐邊一個溫暖的角落裡看報紙。
umpteen|許許多多;無數
She doesn't need to borrow a book because she's got umpteen books waiting to be read at home.|她不必借書了，因為家中已有無數的書籍等她去讀。
blurred|模糊
The boy blurred the picture by touching it before the paint was dry.|畫上顏料未幹，那個男孩就碰了它，把畫面弄髒了。
demolished|拆除
extended|擴展
slums|貧民窟
The slums were demolished before the town was extended.|城區擴建時，那些貧民窟被拆除了。
enslave|奴役
Education makes people easy to govern but impossible to enslave.|教育使得人民易於管理而難以奴役。
impeded|阻礙
Many a man is impeded in his career by a lack of belief in himself.|人常因缺乏自信而在事業上受挫。
lulled|哄騙;哄
The mother lulled the baby to sleep by singing a song.|母親哼著歌哄孩子入睡。
asserted|斷言
plaintiff|原告
In the court the plaintiff asserted that the thief had stolen two hundred dollars from his store.|在法庭上，原告宣稱那小偷從自己的店裡偷走了200塊錢。
He was strong and healthy but he's never been robust since his illness.|他原本很是健壯，但自從患病以來，便不復往日的精力旺盛了。
strenuous|費勁;艱苦
We had a strenuous day moving into our new house.|喬遷新居時，我們興奮了一天。
vitiates|損
Pollution from smoke and dust vitiates the air.|來自煙塵的污染損害了空氣品質。
improve|提高;改善
vitiated|污濁;無效
All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of will power.|他想要取得進步的所有努力都由於意志力的缺乏而付諸東流了。
Our nation abounds in opportunities for well-educated young men and women.|我國為受過良好教育的青年男女們提供了大量的機會。
arrogant|傲慢;傲慢自大
He behaved in such arrogant manners in his firm that he was at last fired.|由於在公司裡表現得如此傲慢無禮，他終於被解雇了。
compile|編;編譯
encyclopedia|百科全書
It takes a long time as well as many experts working together to compile an encyclopedia.|為了編一部百科全書，許多專家合作了很長時間。
entreated|懇求
The murderer entreated the judge to show mercy, but was sentenced to death.|那名兇犯乞求法官發惻隱之心，但還是被判了死刑。
alley|胡同
The alley was filled with lots of garbage and other filth.|胡同裡堆滿了垃圾和其他的污垢。
incumbent|現任
It is incumbent on you to give a father's advice before your son leaves home.|你有義務在你的兒子走出家門之前給予他你作為父親的建議。
attention|注意
monotony|單調
At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.|在海上，所有打破周圍寂靜的聲音都能夠引起注意。
reciprocate|報答;回報
I hope I can reciprocate your hospitality some time.|我希望以後有機會能夠報答你們的熱情好客。
shaggy|毛茸茸;蓬鬆
The shaggy dog always sleeps in the bed with her.|這只毛髮蓬鬆的狗總是和她一起睡在床上。
Hunger|飢餓;饑餓
pioneer|先鋒
tribulations|磨難
Hunger, cold, and sickness were among the tribulations of pioneer life.|饑餓、寒冷和疾病是開拓者生活中的磨難。
adolescent|青少年
He read many books in the adolescent stage of his life.|他少年時期就博覽群數。
One who is 15 years old is not an adult, but an adolescent.|15歲的人不是成年人，僅是少年。
Adolph|阿道夫
Hitler|希特勒
autocratic|專制
commanded|指揮;吩咐
rigorously|嚴格
Adolph Hitler commanded autocratic power; no one could rigorously oppose his plans or decisions.|阿道夫希特勒實行獨裁統治，沒有人敢絲毫違背他的計畫或決定。
congenial|投機;意氣相投
All the furniture of the room was very congenial to my taste.|房間裡的所有傢俱都很符合我的品味。
encumbered|押;擔保
The room was encumbered with heavy furniture.|這房間壘滿了笨重的傢俱。
horrified|嚇壞了;震驚
Every night the little girl was horrified by the tiger's cry.|每晚上小女孩都被老虎的叫聲所驚嚇。
manifest|艙單;清單
It is now manifest that, if you don't return the book to the library right now, you will have to pay a late fine.|很明顯，如果你現在不把借書歸還圖書館，就要繳超期罰款。
Good health is not always obtained by good nutrition.|營養好未必健康一定就好。
repress|抑;抑制
uprising|起義
They could repress the uprising with the help of the army.|他們本可以是借助軍隊來鎮壓起義的。
smuggling|走私
They were accused of smuggling diamonds from foreign countries.|他們受到指控，走私國外鑽石。
tangible|有形
There has been a tangible improvement in his schoolwork.|他的課堂作業和家庭作業均有實實在在的進步。
analogy|類比
drew|德魯;提請
The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.|老師將人體心臟與抽水泵進行比較
billows|波瀾;洪濤
tossed|扔
The ship was tossed by the ocean billows in the storm.|那條船在海上的驚濤駭浪中顛簸。
detonated|引爆
The bomb was detonated from several miles away; it caused no damage to our town.|炸彈在數英里外被引爆，沒有對我們的城鎮造成任何破壞。
entangled|糾纏
The fly became entangled in the spider's web.|那只蒼蠅落入了蜘蛛的羅網。
badgers|獾
hibernate|過冬;休眠狀態
insects|昆蟲
squirrels|松鼠
During long severe winters some animals, such as badgers, ground squirrels, and some insects, hibernate.|在漫長的嚴冬，有些動物，如獾、地松鼠以及某些昆蟲，都進入了冬眠。
intuition|直覺
By experience with all kinds of people the doctor has developed great powers of intuition.|從接觸各色人等的經驗中，那位醫生培養出了卓越的直覺能力。
Many rivers in Taiwan are polluted with filthy waste from factories.|臺灣的許多河流都為工廠排出的骯髒的廢料所污染。
affection|感情;親情
strict|嚴格
She reveres her grandfather; he is strict in decision, but shows great affection to her.|她崇敬祖父；他遇事果斷，但對她表現出極大的慈愛之心。
hermit|隱士
solitary|孤;孤獨
The hermit led a solitary life in the deep mountains far away from the town.|那位隱士在遠離市鎮的深山中過著孤寂的生活。
valor|勇氣;英勇
They owed their lives to the valor of the firemen.|他們將其生命歸功於消防員的英勇。
antagonist|對手;拮抗劑
The brave knight defeated each antagonist who came against him.|那勇敢的騎士擊敗了每一個前來挑戰的對手。
cognizant|認識;認識到
swiftly|如飛;迅速
As the doctor was fully cognizant of the patient's serious condition, he acted swiftly to relieve it.|當那個醫生完全認識到患者病情的嚴重時，他迅速設法予以緩解。
doleful|酸溜溜;寂寞
His doleful expression showed that he had failed in the examination.|從他陰沉的表情可以看出他考試沒有及格。
communication|溝通;通信
facility|設施
The facility of communication is far greater now than it was a hundred years ago.|現今的交通設施較之於100年前要便利的多。
A free bus to the airport is a facility offered only by this hotel.|僅這個旅館免費提供到機場的客車。
improvised|即興;即興創作
stanza|節
He improvised a new stanza form the school song at the football game.|足球比賽時，他臨時編了一首新曲作校歌。
inquisitive|好奇
The old lady was very inquisitive about what her neighbors were doing.|這位老婦人對鄰居的行為極好奇。
protruding|突出
The policeman stopped the man when he saw a gun protruding from his pocket.|一看到他將從口袋裡拔出槍來，員警馬上制住了他。
adds|增加;添加
savor|品味;細細品味
He used to say that argument adds a savor to conversation.|他過去常說，辯論是交流的佐料。
subverted|顛覆
Much of the city was subverted by the earthquake and a great fire.|地震和大火把這座城市的大部分掀了個個兒。
addicted|沉迷;上癮
He is addicted to alcohol and drugs.|他嗜酒吸毒。
addicts|癮君子;吸毒者
Doctors and policemen disagree on how to control drug distribution and handle addicts.|醫生和員警在如何控制毒品分配和監控吸毒者等方面有分歧。
assiduous|刻苦
continual|持續
He is assiduous at his studies; he works hard and steadily, and pays continual attention to his teacher.|他學習刻苦，工作努力而穩定，並且持續關注他的老師。
conspired|密謀
jeweler|珠寶商
jewels|珠寶
The two men conspired to steal the jewels and then sell them to a jeweler in another country.|兩人密謀偷盜那些珠寶然後將其賣給別國的珠寶商。
elusive|難以捉摸
He is such an elusive person; you never know where he is when you want him.|他就是這樣一個難以捉摸的人；當你需要他時永遠不知道他在哪裡。
gaudy|華而不實的;豔俗
steamboat|汽船
wharf|碼頭
A cheap, gaudy steamboat arrived at the wharf from St. Louis.|一艘來自聖?路易士的廉價而俗氣的輪船停靠在碼頭。
union|聯盟
The trade union is negotiating with the employers to get a better contract.|為了簽定更加有利的合同，工會正在和顧主談判。
Respiration|呼吸
mountaineers|登山;登山者
Respiration is difficult at great heights and some mountaineers wear oxygen masks to overcome such difficulty.|在高海拔地區呼吸困難，為了克服這一困難，一些登山者戴上了氧氣面具。
The speaker made a few funny jokes to add spice to his speech.|演講者講了幾個有意思的笑話以增添其講話的趣味。
accepted|公認;接受
unanimous|一致
The committee accepted the proposal with unanimous approval.|委員會全票通過的接受了這個建議。
The pore of the allies' aggregated together was great, though individually some were quite weak.|儘管他們中的一些國家真的很弱，很多國家因組成了同盟國而變得強大.
various|各個;各種
wages|工資
His various wages for the year aggregated $22, 000.|他那一年的各種工資合計達22000美圓。
banal|平庸
Their conversation was banal full of uninteresting remarks, such as "nice weather" and "slow traffic today."|他們的談話還是老一套，充斥著無趣的話題，諸如"天氣不錯"以及"今天車流緩慢"等。
breathing|呼吸
curative|治病的;臨床療效
ferried|擺渡
Taking a rest in the mountains is ferried curative for breathing difficulties.|在山中休養對於治療呼吸困難非常奏效。
obedience|服從
The robbers enforced obedience to their demand by threat of violence.|劫匪以暴力脅迫使得(被劫持者)順從他們的要求.
hypocrite|偽君子
shameless|不要臉;無恥
No one in the village likes the man because he is a shameless hypocrite.|由於那人是個無恥的偽君子, 村裡沒人喜歡他。
It is illegal to intercept a letter or parcel before it is delivered.|在送達之前，中途攔截信件或包裹是非法的。
persecuted|迫害
Their enemies persecuted some early religious leaders.|他們的敵人迫害過一些早年的宗教領袖。
sarcasm|諷刺
"Don't hurry!" Said her father in sarcasm as she slowly dressed.|"不要著急！"父親在她慢騰騰地換衣服時不無諷刺地說。
superfluous|多餘
We have enough food for the picnic; any more food would be superfluous.|我們已經為野餐準備了足夠的食物，再多的食物將會是多餘的。
inquiry|查詢;調查
vindicates|顯明;證明是正確的
The report of the committee of inquiry completely vindicates him and declares his action to have been right and proper.|調查委員會的報告完全在為他辯護，聲稱他的所作所為是正確而恰當的。
animated|動畫
A smile animated her face as she went to the gate to meet her husband.|她走到門口迎接丈夫時，一個微笑使她的臉上透著愉悅。
Many scientists now believe that there are some worlds in outer space having animate beings.|許多科學家現在相信在外太空的某些天體上有生命體存在。