Chivalry|騎士氣概;騎士精神[廣告點擊，永續經營]
courtesy|禮貌
generosity|慷慨
loyalty|忠誠
Chivalry includes bravery, loyalty, honor, courtesy, respect for woman, protection of the weak, and generosity.|騎士精神包括勇敢、忠誠、名譽、謙恭有禮、尊重婦女、保護弱小以及慷慨大度。
diagnosis|診斷
A doctor cannot treat an illness until he has made a diagnosis.|不經診斷, 醫生不能對疾病進行治療。
exemplified|舉例說明;為例
The teacher exemplified the use of the word for the students.|老師為學生們舉例說明這些詞的用法。
impends|二
When a war impends, wise men try to prevent it in advance.|戰爭即將來臨之際，智者力圖防患於未然。
The speaker had a really noble voice, which he could modulate with great skill.|這位演講者的嗓音實在很好，他能以極高的技巧調節聲調。
prophecy|預言
The teacher's prophecy that the boy would become a great national leader was later fulfilled.|老師關於那男孩將來會成為一位偉大的國家領袖的預言後來成為了現實。
sensuous|感覺上的;感性
After hard work we could feel the sensuous delight of a hot bath.|艱苦的工作之後，我們能夠感受到一個熱水澡所帶來的愉悅。
tact|分寸感;機智
A minister of foreign affairs who lacks tact is a dangerous man.|一位不夠機智的外交部長是個危險人物。
tore|撕;撕了
vindictive|鬥氣;懷恨在心
The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.|那個懷恨在心的小女孩撕毀了她姐姐的論文。
append|附加;追加
If you hand in your report late, append a note explaining the reason for the delay.|如果你遲提交了你的報告，請為此說明理由。說書馬馬
Indian|印度人;印度
Plains|平原
buffalo|水牛;水牛城
communal|公社;公用
plentiful|豐滿;豐富
The Plains Indian has a plentiful and regular supply of meat and skins by the communal buffalo hunting.|通過對美洲野牛實施集體圍獵，平原印第安人獲得了充足而穩定的的肉食和皮毛補給。
ecology|生態;生態學
environment|環境
After learning ecology I could see the relation of living things to their environment and to each other.|學習了生態學之後，我能夠認識到生物與環境以及生物之間的關係。
forborne|忍著;避免
He's deserved to be punished several times, but I've forborne from doing so.|他好幾次都應當受到懲罰, 但我一直忍著沒有那樣做.
indifference|漠不關心;冷漠
It was a matter of indifference to him whether his hands were clean or dirty.|雙手是淨是髒對他而言是無關緊要的事情。
academic|學者;學術
mediocre|平庸
He was a mediocre student; his academic records were not excellent, but not bad, either.|他是個普普通通的學生，他的學業成績並不出色，但也不算糟糕。
rehearsed|排練
He rehearsed the story of all his sufferings in prison.|他複述了自己在獄中遭受苦難的全部經歷。
We rehearsed our parts for the school plays.|我們排練自己在校園劇中扮演的角色。
unwise|不智;不明智
It is unwise to make yourself so singular in your clothes.|你將自己的衣著弄得如此與眾不同是不明智的。
My mood is only transient; it will go away pretty soon.|我的壞心情只是暫時的，很快就會過去。
adhered|堅持
The two surfaces adhered to each other, and we couldn't get them apart.|兩個表面膠著在一起，我們無法將其分開。
audacity|大膽;無畏
He had the audacity to go to the party without being invited.|未經邀請，他便鹵莽地光臨了那次聚會。
contiguity|鄰近;連續性
The contiguity of the house and the garage was a convenience in bad weather.|住宅和車庫毗鄰，這在天氣不好的時候是很方便的。
enchanted|入迷;施了魔法
witch|巫婆;女巫
The witch had enchanted the princess so that she would sleep for a month.|女巫對公主施了魔法，好讓她能夠睡一個月。
Niagara|尼亞加拉
grandeur|富麗堂皇;壯麗
As he watched the Niagara Falls, he thought of the grandeur of nature.|注視著尼亞加拉瀑布，他想到了大自然的偉大。
inferred|推斷
unwillingly|不情願;不情願地
From her story we inferred that they went to the United States unwillingly.|從她的故事中，我們推斷出他們並非自願去美國。
numb|麻木
I cannot write a letter, my fingers are numb with cold.|我寫不了信，我的手指都凍得麻木了。
remit|匯;職權範圍
Please remit the amount of your bill by check.|請用支票將您的這筆錢匯出。
remitted|匯;匯出
The girl was accused of stealing a pair of shoes, but because of her young age the judge remitted the prison sentence.|那姑娘被控告偷了一雙鞋子，但由於她年紀尚小，法官赦免了監禁判決。
gloomy|陰沉;令人沮喪
skeptical|懷疑的;持懷疑態度
His skeptical remark about the team's chances of winning made us gloomy.|他關於該隊獲勝機會的充滿懷疑的評述讓我們沮喪。
urban|城市的;城市
The urban population of Taiwan has greatly increased during the last ten years.|臺灣的城市人口在過去10年間已大大增加。
amputate|截肢
This is serious, I am afraid we'll have to amputate his leg.|這很嚴重，我擔心我們必須把他的腿切除。
bawdy|淫穢
disgusted|厭惡的;厭惡
All the people in the party were disgusted with his bawdy jokes.|派對上的所有人都討厭他的黃色笑話。
attractive|吸引力;有吸引力
deformity|畸形
She is very attractive in spite of her slight deformity.|儘管她輕度殘疾，但仍極具吸引力。
Troy|特洛伊;特洛伊城
excavate|挖掘
It took a long time to excavate the ancient city of Troy.|發掘特洛伊古城化了很長時間。
Vikings|維京人
harassed|騷擾
In olden times the coasts of England were frequently harassed by the Vikings.|古時候，英格蘭海岸常遭海盜光顧。
intoxicate|醉人
He does not drink at all; a little wine may intoxicate him.|他滴酒不沾；一點點葡萄酒就可能把他醉倒。
placid|波瀾不驚;平靜
The placid lake reflected the image of the old castle.|平靜的湖面倒映著古堡的影像。
biting|尖刻;咬
retaliated|報復;為了報復
Mary kicked Susan, and Susan retaliated against her by biting.|瑪麗踢了蘇姍，而蘇姍用咬來報復。
branch|支;分支
crept|躡手躡腳;爬
stealthy|鬼鬼祟祟;隱身
The cat found a bird sitting on the branch and crept with stealthy movements toward it.|那只貓發現一隻鳥蹲在樹枝上，並偷偷朝它爬去。
wary|警惕
He lied to me about my friend, and I have been very wary of him ever since.|他曾撒我朋友的謊，從那以後我就相當提防他了。
annihilated|全軍覆沒;湮滅
Three survivors told us in detail how the regiment was annihilated by the enemy.|三位倖存者向我們講述了部隊如何被敵人殲滅的細節。
chronological|按時間順序;按時間順序排列
In telling a story we usually follow chronological order.|講故事時我們一般遵循時間(年代)順序。
divert|轉移
They are planning to divert the river to supply water somewhere else.|他們正規劃將河流改道，以便向其它地方供水。
The moonlight on the lake enhanced the beauty of the scene.|湖上的月光增強了青色的美感。
imprisoned|囚禁;監禁
The criminal has been imprisoned in a dry cell for almost 10 years.|那罪犯已在乾燥的牢房裡關了近10年了。
malice|惡意
Do not bear malice toward him; he is a good mean by nature.|不要對他心懷怨恨，他的本意是好的。
exceeding|超額;超過
prosecuted|起訴
The driver was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit on the express way.|那名司機由於在快速路上超速駕駛而被起訴。
He started an inquiry into the cause of the fire, and prosecuted it for several weeks.|他開始了關於火災起因的調查，並且在幾個星期中持續這項調查。
amused|樂;逗樂
comparison|對照;比較
satirical|諷刺
We were all amused by the satirical comparison of life at college and in the army.|我們都被那個將大學生活與軍中生活進行諷刺性比較的說法逗樂了。
They subscribe to a monthly magazine in addition to several daily newspapers.|除了幾份日報以外，他們還訂閱了了一份月刊。
He subscribed a large amount of money to the collection for the hospital.|他向為醫院而募集的款項捐贈了一大筆錢。
shriek|尖叫;尖叫聲
We heard a weird shriek from the darkness of the ruined castle.|我們聽到令人毛骨悚然的一聲尖叫從城堡廢墟裡的一團漆黑中傳出。
apprehends|捉拿;逮捕
A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound.|做賊心虛者聽到聽到任何聲響都會覺得有危險。
apprehended|被捕;被逮捕
The thief who had stolen the jewels was apprehended by the police and was put in jail.|那個偷珠寶的竊賊被警方逮捕並投入監牢。
Cambridge|劍橋;劍橋大學
London|倫敦
commutes|通勤
She commutes from Cambridge to London every day.|她每天上下班往返於劍橋和倫敦之間。
emitted|發射;排放
Heat and smoke emitted by the fire made it difficult for the firemen to put it out.|火焰所釋放出的高溫和煙霧使得消防員要撲滅它很困難。
earthworks|土方工程
erecting|架設
fortified|強化
The soldiers fortified the position on the hill by building earthworks and erecting log walls.|士兵們在山崗上修建土木工事並立起木牆以鞏固陣地
excessively|過分地;過分
inflicted|天罰;造成
The government inflicted excessively heavy income taxes on the people.|政府對民眾課以過重的所得稅。
mimicked|模仿
She cut and painted pieces of paper that mimicked flowers so well that some people thought they were real.|她將那些紙切割、著色而做成的假花非常好，許多人都以為它們是真的花。
reassured|放心
Her calm voice reassured the frightened child, and he felt much better.|她平靜的聲音使得受到驚嚇的孩子們安下心來，並且他也感覺好多了。
An exciting new serial story will begin in our next week's issue.|一部激動人心的新聞小說新作將從我們刊物的下一期上開始連載。
cross-examination|質證
retreat|撤退;務虛會
tactics|策略;戰術
The tactics of pretending to cross the river and of making a retreat fooled the enemy.|佯裝過河和製造撤退跡象的戰術騙過了敵人。
acquainted|熟悉;相識
adversity|逆境
He that never was acquainted with adversity has seen the world but on one side.|從未經歷災難的他已看到了世界，但只看到一個側面。
blisters|水泡
My new shoes have made blisters on my heels.|新鞋把我的腳磨出了水泡。
clatter|噠;哢嗒哢嗒
The clatter of metal plates was heard from the kitchen.|廚房傳出金屬盤子的鏗鏘聲。
Most of telephone dials use digital numbers.|大多數電話撥號盤都使用數碼數位。
axing|阿興;削減
gash|劃開;加什
He cannot work today; he got a gash in his hand while axing.|他今天不能幹活了，他在砍東西時把手砍傷了。
defied|違抗;公然反抗
impunity|有罪不罰
militarily|軍事
Even militarily weak and small nations have defied UN decisions with impunity.|就連軍事較弱的小國違抗了聯合國的決定也沒有受到懲罰。
manure|糞;肥料
Plants grow much faster and stronger when they are given manure.|施肥能讓植物長的更快更強壯。
porous|多孔
Glass is not porous, it doesn't allow liquid to pass through.|玻璃不是多孔性的，從而液體不可能滲透它。
run-down|破爛;破敗
shacks|窩棚;棚屋
There are a lot of shacks in the run-down part of the town near the railroad.|在這個城鎮靠近鐵路旁的偏僻地帶有許多簡陋的房屋。
considerably|相當;大大
span|跨度
The average life span of people has increased considerably since the 19th century.|自從19世紀以來，人們的平均壽命有了相當程度的增加。
twitched|抽動;開始不聽使喚
The strong winds twitched the paper out of her hand.|強烈的風吹掉了他手中的檔。
Germany|德國
Nazi|納粹
accordance|按照
armistice|停戰
The French battleships were placed within the power of Nazi Germany in accordance with armistice terms.|根據停戰協定，那些法國戰艦被納入納粹德國的軍力之中。
breach|突破口;違反
It would be a breach of duty for the guard to leave before his replacement comes.|那名警衛員在換崗者到來之前就離開應該屬於怠忽職守。
comity|禮讓
To help a new student get oriented furthers the comity of the school.|去幫助每一個新生 給他們以準確的導向指引 如果這樣的話將會增進學校的禮儀文明建設
dungeon|地牢
Some prisoners in the dungeon will be released tomorrow.|對不起，翻譯出錯，請稍後再試。
He is a gregarious man, he enjoys the companionship of a large number of friends.|他是個喜愛社交的人；他享有一大群朋友的友誼。
incurred|發生;費用
The explorers incurred great dangers when they tried to cross the rapids.|探險者當視圖越過急流時遇到了極大的危險。
mole|痣;鼴鼠
She has a small mole on the left side of her nose.|她鼻子左邊有顆小痣。
The mole digs holes and passes underground and makes its home in them.|鼴鼠在地下挖掘洞穴和過道，並在裡面安家。
invention|發明
He has applied for a patent on his latest invention.|他已將最近的發明申請了專利。
sip|啜
This coffee is very hot. Do not drink it quickly, but sip it.|這咖啡太熱了。不要大口喝，而要慢慢呷。
Sulfur|硫
abundantly|豐富地;清楚地
volcanic|火山
Sulfur is found abundantly in volcanic regions.|火山區有豐富的硫磺。
cultivation|養殖;培養
upsurge|高潮
This year's upsurge in rice production is due to the new method of cultivation.|今年的稻米產量高漲是由於新的耕作方法。
austere|簡樸的;嚴峻
Grandfather was an austere man; he used to be silent and very strict to us/|祖父是個嚴厲的人；他過去沉默寡言且對我們非常嚴格。
bouquet|花束
When I was in hospital, she called on me with a bouquet of roses in her hand.|我住院時，他拿著一束玫瑰來看我。
atolls|環礁
coral|珊瑚
In the Pacific Ocean there are many coral atolls that are ring like islands.|在太平洋中，有許多如島嶼般成環形排列的環狀珊瑚礁。
forum|論壇
schoolmasters|校長
A group of schoolmasters are holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.|一群校長們正在舉辦論壇以探討歷史學教學法。
On rainy days the students play games in the gym.|雨天學生們在體育館內做遊戲。
interjected|插話;插話道
"Not like that" he interjected while explaining how to take the machine into pieces.|"不是那樣"他在說明如何拆卸那台機器時突然打斷話頭說。
poisonous|有毒
toadstools|毒蕈
Some mushrooms are good to eat, some, such as toadstools, are poisonous.|有的蘑菇很好吃，也有的，比如羊肚菌，是有毒的。
raft|筏
wrecked|失事
They escaped from the wrecked ship on a raft.|他們乘坐竹筏逃離了事故船。
Negroes|黑人
smeared|塗;塗抹
soot|煤煙;煙塵
The children looked like Negroes; their faces were smeared with soot.|這些孩子看起來像黑人，其實他們臉上抹著煤灰。
tapered|錐;圓錐
One end of a pencil is tapered off to a point.|鉛筆一端逐漸變細為一個小點。
I have read this French play via English translation.|我已經讀過該法國戲劇的英譯本。
barometers|氣壓計
Newspapers are often called barometers of public opinion.|報紙常常稱做公眾觀點的晴雨錶。
He complied with the doctor's order that should take a rest at home.|遵照醫囑，他將在家休息。
coxcomb|花花公子
A coxcomb spends too much money and time on his clothes and appearance.|紈?子弟在穿著打扮上花費了過多的金錢和時間。
foliage|葉子
In summer the house next door is hidden (in) luxuriant foliage.|在夏季，隔壁的房子籠罩在茂密的樹葉之中。
In summer the house next door is hidden luxuriant foliage.|夏天, 隔壁的房子被茂密的樹葉遮住了。
Beach|海灘
Miami|邁阿密
hegira|伊斯蘭教紀元;去度過一年一度的
She made her plan for her annual summer hegira to the Miami Beach.|她計畫每年夏天去邁阿密度假。
footmarks|腳印;足跡
lair|巢穴
The hunters traced the footmarks of a tiger and at last they found him in his lair.|獵人順著足跡跟蹤那只老虎, 最後在洞穴找到了它。
awoke|醒轉;醒來的時候
The child had a terrible nightmare and awoke crying.|這個小孩做了個惡夢, 哭醒了。
reservoir|池;儲集層
This reservoir is large enough to supply water to the entire city.|水庫有足夠水源為這座城市供水。
He bought some sod to put in the bare spots of his lawn yard.|他買了些草皮鋪在自家的空白草坪上。
Rake|耙;耙子
Rake up the trashes in the yard and burn it. We will have some guests tonight.|把院子裡的垃圾清理乾淨, 晚上有客人來。
warehouse|倉庫
The furniture will stay in the warehouse until they pay the storage cost.|傢俱將會一直放在倉庫, 真至他們付清儲藏費。
ashes|灰燼
belched|噴出
staggering|踉蹌;令人震驚
Her volcano belched a staggering mount of fire, smoke, and ashes.|火山爆發, 噴出大量的煙, 火和煙燼。
chore|苦差事
It's such a chore to do the shopping every day.|每天購物都是一件家務雜事。
crimson|赤紅;深紅色
When she was asked a sudden question, her face turned crimson in embarrassment.|她突然問了個問題, 她尷尬得臉紅了。
fugitive|逃亡;逃犯
The fugitive had already packed and bought his ticket.|逃犯已經備好行李, 並買了車票。
horde|部落
Two women were quarrelling on the street, surrounded by a horde of people.|2個婦女在街上吵架, 周圍站滿了一群人。
linguist|語言學家
Usually a linguist is skilled in a number of languages besides his won.|語言學家除了自己的母語外, 通常都精通多種語言。
The price of the petroleum has been raised too high during the last few years.|最近幾年, 石油價格一路攀升。
dress|連衣裙;穿衣服
rumpled|皺巴巴;弄皺了
Mary rumpled her dress by sitting on the floor.|Mary坐在地上把裙子弄傷了。
A person sneezes when he has a cold.|感冒後會打噴嚏。
twined|捻;纏繞
She twined her arms around his neck and kissed him.|她抱著他的脖子並吻他。
whirring|呼呼
When we got inside the factory, we couldn't hear the guide explain because of the whirring of the motors.|進到工廠內部，由於馬達的轟鳴，我們幾乎無法聽見嚮導的任何解說。
alloy|合金
An alloy is often harder, lighter, and stronger than the pure metals of which it is composed.|合金通常比構成它的那些純金屬更硬、更輕並且強度更高。
blackout|燈火管制;停電
lighted|發光的;點亮
The streets were not lighted at night during the blackout.|燈火管制期間，街道上夜晚沒有照明。
cater|迎合;配合
Who is supposed to cater for your daughter's wedding next week?|打算誰為你女兒下周的婚禮供應食品？
cramming|臨時抱佛腳
He is cramming facts and dates for his history examination tomorrow.|他在為明天的歷史考試突擊記憶歷史事件喝歷史日期。
crammed|臨時抱佛腳;塞滿了
He crammed as many candy bars into his pockets as they would hold.|他盡量多把棒棒糖塞進口袋, 到裝不下為止。
fleeced|被宰;被騙了
If you paid $200 for the watch, you were fleeced. I saw it in a department store for $70|假若你以兩百美元買了那只表，那麼你就被騙了，我看到它在某個百貨公司只賣了七十元。
The jungle is the natural habitat of wild animals and plants.|叢林是野獸和植物的自然棲息地。
locksmith|鎖匠
I lost my key to the door, and I went to the locksmith to get a new one.|我弄丟了家門鑰匙，找鎖匠配了一把新的。
panted|喘著氣;喘著氣說
He panted excitedly giving us the news as he had just heard it.|他氣喘吁吁，興奮地將他剛剛聽到的消息轉告給我們。
rickety|搖搖晃晃;搖晃
Don't use that old cart, it's rickety.|別用那輛舊馬車, 它都快散架了。
stigmatized|污名化;蒙受恥辱
He has been stigmatized as a coward and liar.|他一直被人誣衊為一個懦夫和騙子。
unquenchable|難以抑制;不能熄滅
Having been in the desert without water for two days, his thirst was unquenchable.|在沙漠中斷水兩天，他感到乾渴難耐。
astronauts|宇航員
The astronauts of the United States are returning to the earth from the moon.|美國的宇航員們正在從月球返回地球(的途中)。
bequeaths|上傳給;傳給
One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next.|一個時代會將其知識傳留給下一個時代。
census|人口調查;人口普查
In the United States there is a census every ten years.|在美國，每十年進行一次人口普查。
crusade|聖戰;十字軍東征
Everyone of the city was asked to join the crusade for better housing.|城中的每個人都被要求加入到謀求改善居住條件的運動中來。
ford|淺灘;福特
The stream was so deep that we could not ford it.|溪水很深，我們無法趟過去。
hovers|徘徊;懸停
The dog hovers around the kitchen door every mealtime.|每次進餐時間，狗都在廚房門口溜達。
masquerade|假面舞會
They were all dressed up to attend the masquerade.|他們都盛裝參加了那次化妝舞會。
masquerading|偽裝
He got a free ticket to the play by masquerading as a friend of the actors.|他冒充演員們的朋友，從而得到了一張免費的戲票。
phoenix|鳳凰;鳳凰城
The phoenix is believed to live for 500 years and then burn itself and be born again from the ashes.|據說鳳凰在活到五百歲時會自焚，而後從死灰中更生。
rye|黑麥
Some people prefer the dark bread made from rye to the white bread made from wheat.|有些人喜歡裸麥做成的黑麵包勝於小麥做成的白麵包。
stunts|特技
In the film he jumps off a running car and performs other dangerous stunts.|在電影中他表演了從飛奔的汽車上跳下等危險的特技。
Harvard|哈佛;哈佛大學
Yale|耶魯大學
The most exciting game in hockey was Harvard versus Yale.|最激動人心的曲棍球比賽是哈佛對耶魯。
artillery|火砲;火炮
Above all the artillery was the deciding factor in the battle.|大炮曾是戰鬥中最具決定性的因素。
bounty|賞金
In the early days of the West many states paid a bounty for captured criminals.|早期的西方，許多國家會給予被捕的罪犯一些施捨。
clenched|握緊
typhus|斑疹傷寒
When he got a shot against typhus, the child clenched his teeth in pain.|在打傷寒預防針的時候，那孩子疼得牙關緊咬。
burglar|竊賊
dirk|短劍;德克
I saw a burglar, with a dirk in his hand, getting into the room where she was sleeping.|我看見一個竊賊，手拿匕首，進入了她正在睡覺的房間。
gallows|絞刑架
The murderer entreated the judge for mercy, but was sentenced to the gallows.|兇手乞求法官寬恕，但還是被判了絞刑。
inedible|不可食用;不能吃
My steak, though delicious, was mostly fat and bones. Most of it was inedible.|我的牛排雖然味美，但大都是肥肉和骨頭，多不可食。
The morale of the football team was very low after its defeat.|遭受敗績之後，那支足球隊士氣相當低落。
prone|易於;容易
We are more prone to make mistakes when we are tired.|疲勞時我們更容易出錯。
drank|喝;喝了
We fell prone on the ground and drank water from the spring.|我們伏在地面上喝泉眼裡的水。
grasped|把握;掌握
peril|岌;危險
scuttled|鑿沉
The robbers grasped the peril of their position and scuttled away.|劫匪們感到處境危險，於是匆忙逃走。
carpet|地毯
The carpet was fastened to the floor with tacks.|地毯用釘子釘在地板上。
aunt|姑媽
ward|病房
After his parents' death, the court made him a ward of his aunt.|父母死後，法院判決他由姑媽進行監護。
avalanche|雪崩
The terrible avalanche buried the whole village, and very few people survived it.|可怕的雪崩掩埋了整座村莊，只有極少數人倖存下來。
briefcase|公文包;公事包
I was so in a hurry that I left my briefcase at home.|我非常匆忙，將公事包落在了家裡。
commodious|合宜的;寬敞
The apartment is not commodious enough for his family to live in.|這套公寓不夠寬敞，住不下他們全家人。
bourbon|波旁酒;波本威士卡
The bourbon dynasty ruled France for more than two hundred years.|波旁王朝統治了法國超過二百年的時間。
drunken|醉;醉酒
gibberish|胡言亂語
After he got out of the bar, he suddenly began to yell drunken gibberish on the sidewalk.|從酒吧出來後，他突然在路邊大喊大叫，胡言亂語地說醉話。
I invoked his forgiveness many times, but failed to move him.|我多次企圖喚起他的寬恕之心，但他卻不為所動。
myriad|無數的;無數
There are myriad of stars in the sky at night, we cannot count them.|夜晚的天空繁星璀璨，我們數也數不清。
quarry|採石場;鰂魚湧
Thousands of men and women are working in the quarry to get stones for use in building the castle.|成千上萬的男男女女們在採石場開採石頭以便修建那個城堡。
Poverty|貧窮
Poverty and disease are common in the slums.|貧民窟總是被貧窮和疾病所籠罩。
tinkled|叮噹;叮叮噹當地
He tinkled his coins together in his pocket.|他把他錢包裡的硬幣弄得叮噹作響。
drowning|溺死;溺水
whirlpool|渦流;漩渦
The swimmer caught in the whirlpool struggled to keep from drowning.|那名游泳者陷在漩渦中，奮力掙扎以免溺死。
blockade|封鎖
We ended our blockade of the enemy's port when peace was established.|當和平建立時，我們停止了對敵人港口的封鎖。
burrow|地洞;陋居
The fox likes to live in a burrow; it's warm in winter and cool in summer.|狐狸喜歡居住在冬暖夏涼的洞穴裡。
Destruction|毀壞;破壞
corollaries|推論
Destruction and suffering are corollaries of war.|毀滅和苦難是戰爭的必然結果。
fawned|討好;奉承
Many flattering relatives fawned on the rich old man.|許多奉承的親戚拍那個富有的老男人的馬屁。
groped|摸索;摸索著
switch|開關
He groped for the light switch in the dark basement.|他在昏暗的地下室裡摸索尋找電燈開關。
He turned the latch of the door and opened it so gently.|他打開了門的插銷，把門輕輕的推開了。
nostalgia|懷舊之情;懷舊
The soldiers were filled with nostalgia by hearing my old favorite song.|聽了我最喜歡的那首懷舊歌曲，戰士們滿懷鄉愁。
The notes of the hunting horn resounded through the forest.|射獵的號角聲在森林裡回蕩。
splintered|分裂
The fireman splintered the locked door with an ax to save the boy in the room.|消防員用斧頭劈開了那個鎖著的門，把男孩從房間裡救了出來。
splinters|稀里嘩啦;碎片
No one in the place survived the crash; it crashed down into splinters.|沒有人能在那場碰撞中倖免，碰撞使一切化為灰燼。
armies|軍隊
truce|休戰
A truce was declared at Christmas between the two armies.|兩隊軍隊在耶誕節那天宣佈休戰。
grammar|語法
vernacular|白話
There is not a single grammar book on the vernacular of this African tribe.|這個非洲部落沒有一本關於他們方言的語法書。
anesthetics|麻醉藥
The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.|麻醉藥的使用還是近一百年的事。
beacon|烽火;燈塔
villagers|村民
The fire on the hill was a beacon to the villagers that the enemy was coming.|山上的火是告訴村民有敵來襲的信號。
coroner|驗屍官;死因裁判官
The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.|驗屍官推斷那個老年婦女死于意外。
duel|決鬥
They decided to settle their quarrel by a duel.|他們決定通過決鬥來解決他們的爭論。
plum|梅;梅花
Peach trees can be grafted on plum trees.|桃數可以嫁接到李樹上去。
impersonal|非人的;客觀
"First come, first served" is an impersonal remark.|先到先得是一個客觀的評價。
loomed|籠罩;隱現
A large iceberg loomed through the thick, gray fog.|一座巨大的冰山在灰白色的濃霧籠罩下若隱若現。
auditorium|禮堂
rang|穰;響了
As the speaker made a funny joke, peals of laughter rang through the auditorium.|演說者開了一個玩笑，觀眾席上立刻傳來一陣響亮的笑聲。
herd|群;牛群
straggled|踉踉蹌蹌;零零落落地
worked|工作
The cowboy worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd.|牧童用了一個晚上的時間才把從牧群中走失的牛聚集在一起。
ulterior|別有用心
He was suspected of having ulterior motives for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.|人們懷疑他的慷概施與是有不可告人的動機，但事實上，這些都是出於他的本心。
Chippendale|奇彭代爾;齊本德爾
auction|拍賣
The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction.|這張古老的18世紀的齊本德爾式的座椅在拍賣會上賣了個好價錢。
calligraphy|書法
The old man is famous for super calligraphy.|這個老人以他上乘的書法聞名於世。
cope|應付;應對
unable|無法
Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.|那次事故之後，簡在車水馬龍中開車感到力不從心。
cucumbers|黃瓜
Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I'll make pickles.|請在蔬菜部分加些黃瓜，我要做泡菜。
boiling|沸騰
gruel|粥
Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel for him by boiling oatmeal in water.|她的祖父90歲了，每次進餐，她不得不把燕麥放在水裡熬成稀粥給他吃。
hustled|匆匆;催促
She hustled off her children to school and started working.|她催促孩子們去上學，然後開始工作起來。
maneuvers|演習;軍事演習
Every year the army and the navy hold maneuvers for practice.|每年陸軍和海軍進行軍事演習。
maneuvered|操縱;巧妙地
She maneuvered her car into a narrow parking space with ease.|她輕鬆地把車駛進了一個狹小的車位。
cave|洞穴
plight|困境
He was in a terrible plight, trapped at the back of the cave.|他的處境甚危，掉進了山洞後面的陷阱裡。
persuaded|說服
scoff|嘲笑
I came to the meeting to scoff, but the speaker persuaded me.|我來開會原準備嘲弄一番，不過發言人說服了我。
She was stunned by the news of her mother's death.|她因聽到她母親過逝的消息而昏厥過去。
vulture|禿鷲;兀鷲
A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.|禿鷹通常以啄食動物死屍的肉為生。
After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.|他的店在大火中化為灰燼後，店主破產了。
cavern|洞穴;洞室
It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern.|天突然下起雨來，我們在一個山洞裡避雨。
Chrysanthemum|菊花
varieties|品種
Chrysanthemum usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.|菊花的花期通常在秋天，花朵在大小和顏色上品種繁多。
fishery|漁業
inhabitants|居民
The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.|港口的居民主要以從事漁業為主。
gust|陣風
uncontrollable|不可控;無法控制
In a gust of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture in pieces.|他怒不可遏，把照片摔得粉碎。
ingratiate|迎合;討好
precious|珍貴
She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.|她盡力討好她的老師，送給她貴重的禮物。
munitions|彈藥
The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions.|在這場戰爭中我們落敗的原因不僅僅只是軍需品的短缺。
prostrated|拜倒;伏
slaves|奴隸
The wretched slaves prostrated themselves before their master.|那些可憐的奴隸們跪伏在他們的主人面前。
blaze|火焰;大火
campfire|營火;篝火
smoldered|悶燒;悶燃
The campfire smoldered for several hours after the blaze died down.|營火在火焰熄滅後還悶燒了幾個小時。
hail|冰雹
windowpane|窗玻璃
The hail beat a loud tattoo on the windowpane.|冰雹在窗玻璃上嘈雜地連續敲打。
democratic|民主的;民主
wield|揮舞;揮動
In a democratic system it is the people that wield the power.|在民主制度中，是人民掌握權力。
alluded|暗示
In his letter he eluded(alluded)me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.|他的信中回避了一件我已完全忘卻的事情。
chisel|鑿;鑿子
indispensable|必不可少;不可或缺
sculptor|雕刻家
A chisel and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor.|對於雕塑家而言，鑿子和鐵錘是不可或缺的工具。
chirping|鳴叫;啁啾
crickets|蟋蟀
rubbing|擦;摩擦
Male crickets make a chirping noise by rubbing their front wings together.|雄蟋蟀以前翼相互摩擦而發出啁啾之聲。
flitted|飛來飛去
As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.|我們走進灌木叢，鳥兒在樹間飛來飛去。
high-handed|霸道
It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.|因意外事件而懲罰孩子是相當粗暴的做法。
The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.|那個孩子因為太累而落在其他人後面。
You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.|你這個淘氣的孩子！我告訴過你不要在馬路上玩耍的。
rattle|霸王鞭;撥浪鼓