We used to hear the rattle of the milk bottles in the early morning.|從前我時常在清晨聽到奶瓶(碰撞而)發出的發嘎嘎聲。[廣告點擊，永續經營]
Soot|煤煙;煙塵
Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.|煤灰由不充分燃燒引起並會使冒出的煙變黑。
Mississippi|密西西比;密西西比州
Ohio|俄亥俄;俄亥俄州
tributaries|支流
The Ohio River is one of the tributaries of the Mississippi River.|俄亥俄河是密西西比河的支流之一。
mended|誰料;修好了
undid|解開;解開了
The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid their work.|工人們本已修好了道路，但一場暴風雨使得他們的努力付諸東流。
undo|復原;撤銷
The children began to undo the string round the parcel to see what was in it.|那孩子開始解掉包裹上的繩子，想看看裡面有些什麼。
belabored|痛打一頓
The rider belabored his tired horse with a stick.|那位騎手用鞭子抽打著他那疲乏的坐騎。
circumference|周長
After dinner they walked around the circumference of the lake.|晚飯後他們在湖邊散步。
descendants|後人;後代
devolves|轉予;將傳給後人
In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.|萬一缺少直系子嗣，王位會傳給(血統)最近的親王。
fret|煩惱
Don't fret too much, everything will be all right.|不要太擔心，一切都會好起來的。
autumn|秋;秋天
geese|鵝
honked|拽住;按喇叭
The wild geese honked high in the autumn sky.|那些野鵝在秋季的天空中高聲鳴叫。
levy|徵;征款
The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.|政府決定對煙草徵稅，從前這是免稅的。
overrides|覆蓋;重寫
The new rule overrides all the previous ones.|這項新規定推翻了之前所有的規定。
rallied|反彈;上漲
vale|谷;淡水河谷
The scattered soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.|散兵游勇們在山谷中重整旗鼓，準備發起下一輪攻擊。
sprawled|趴;攤開手腳躺
Many people sprawled on the beach in their bathing suits.|有許多身著泳裝的人四肢張開躺在海灘上。
trudged|拖著沉重的腳步;跋涉
The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.|那位老人踏著深深的積雪朝著回家的方向跋涉。
The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.|士兵們布好了埋伏，等待一聲令下，就開火。
ambushed|伏擊
The major ambushed his troops in the woods on both sides of the road.|那位少校將部隊埋伏在道路兩邊的樹林裡。
bragging|吹牛
He is always bragging about what he can do with a car.|他總是吹噓自己是如何地會擺弄汽車。
cleanse|潔淨;清洗
Be sure that you cleanse the wound before bandaging it.|你在包紮之前一定要清潔傷口。
Keats|濟慈
discourse|演講;話語
poetic|詩意
The professor will deliver a discourse on the poetic style of John Keats.|教授將對濟慈的詩歌風格問題進行詳細闡述。
foxhole|避彈坑;散兵坑裡
In World War II the general made it a point of pride to dig his own foxhole.|在二戰中，這位將軍不無驕傲地強調說他親自挖散兵坑。
inflammation|炎;炎症
The inflammation of his knee made it difficult for him to walk.|膝蓋發炎使得他行走困難。
lever|槓桿;杠杆
The huge stone is so heavy that we cannot move it without a lever.|那塊巨石非常重，不用杠杆我們搬不動它。
Arabic|阿拉伯語;阿拉伯文
notation|符號
In arithmetic we use the Arabic notation (1, 2, 3, and so on) or sometimes the Roman notation (I, II, III, and so on).|在算術中我們使用阿拉伯數字(1, 2, 3等等)，有時也用到羅馬數字(I, II, III等等)。
ransom|贖金
A large ransom was asked for the safe return of the child.|想要孩子平安歸來就得被勒索一大筆贖金。
crisp|脆
sopped|橋洞
He sopped a piece of bread in milk; it was too crisp to eat.|他將一片麵包泡在牛奶中；那麵包太幹，難以下嚥。
slap|拍擊;一巴掌
tingled|刺痛;有刺痛感
His cheek tingled from the slap she had given him.|她給他的一記耳光使他感到一陣刺痛。
armaments|軍備
A large percentage of the budget is for armaments.|預算的中很大一部分是用於軍備的。
brunch|早午餐
On Sunday she gets up late in the morning and has a brunch around 10:30.|星期天早晨她起得很晚，十點半左右吃早午餐。
grave|嚴重;墳墓
His coffin was laid to rest in a deep grave.|他的靈柩安放在深深的墓穴中。
ballerina|芭蕾舞演員;芭蕾舞女演員
envisioned|設想
prima|初步;表面
The mother envisioned her little girl as a prima ballerina.|那位母親將自己的小女兒想像成一個芭蕾舞劇中的女主角。
gangster|匪徒;歹徒
The gangster who had taken part in the robbery was arrested by the police.|那名參與了搶劫的歹徒被警方逮捕。
illegible|難以辨認
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.|墨水已經褪色，所以許多字跡難以辨認。
malcontents|不滿者;不滿
policy|政策
rebellion|暴動;叛亂
rebellion|暴動;叛亂
The rebellion was started by some malcontents who had been dissatisfied with the policy.|叛亂由一些歷來對政策心懷不滿的人挑起。
pavilion|亭;館
We will take a rest in the pavilion until the game starts.|比賽開始之前我們會在帳篷中休息。
shroud|壽衣;導風槽
The prisoners escaped out of the jail under the shroud of night.|囚犯們在夜幕籠罩之下越獄逃走了。
spurting|噴薄;噴
The room soon filled with the water spurting from the broken pipe.|破裂的水管中的水很快就濺得房間裡到處都是。
scratched|抓傷;劃傷
tabletop|桌面
varnish|漆;清漆
He put varnish on the tabletop to protect it, but somebody has scratched it.|為了保護桌面，他在上刷了清漆，但被人蹭壞了。
ballads|民謠;歌謠
sung|宋;唱
Many old ballads are sung to new words.|許多老歌都填了新詞來唱。
The butt of pipe stuck out from the wall where the sink had been removed.|水管的一頭伸出牆外，那裡的水槽已被搬走了。
butted|對接
The goat butted the boy and knocked him down.|山羊去頂那個男孩並將他弄倒。
consul|領事
You will have to call the consul before your passport is expired.|在護照過期之前你必須給領事打電話。
Memories|回憶
enshrined|供奉;莊嚴
Memories of happier days were enshrined in the old man's heart.|對於幸福時光的回憶銘刻在老人的心中。
cream|奶油
gobbled|狼吞虎咽;大口吃
He gobbled the ice cream so fast that he got a headache.|他霜淇淋吃得太快了，有點頭痛。
harangue|長篇大論;熱烈的討論
shortcomings|缺點;不足之處
We had to listen to a long harangue about our own shortcomings.|我們因為自己的缺點而不得不接受無休無止的指責。
mowing|刈草;割草
He spent the whole afternoon mowing the grass in the back yard.|他整個下午都在後院修剪草地。
Jerusalem|耶路撒冷
Middle|中間;中東
pilgrims|朝聖者
In the Middle Ages, many people used to go as pilgrims to Jerusalem and to other holy places in Europe.|中世紀的歐洲，許多人常去耶路撒冷等聖所朝聖。
sheared|剪切
The formers sheared the wool from the sheep.|先來的剪好了綿羊身上的羊毛。
strangled|掐死;勒死
He strangled her to death by a cord put around her neck.|他用繩子纏住她的脖子，將她勒死。
kernel|核心;內核
walnut|核桃
The kernel of the walnut is eaten by itself or used in cakes or cookies.|胡桃仁可以直接食用或者用於蛋糕或餅乾中。
Beavers|海狸
Beavers are noted for their skill in building dams across streams.|海狸因其會在水流中築堤而聞名。
cavalry|騎兵
infantry|步兵
mobility|流動性
The cavalry is many superiors in mobility to the infantry.|騎兵在機動性方面比步兵優越得多。
creaked|作響;吱吱作響
The floor creaked as he stepped on a loose board.|他踩到一塊鬆動的板材時，地板吱吱作響。
fir|冷杉
The fir remains green all year and its needles are distributed evenly around the branch.|冷杉終年常綠，而且其針葉均勻分佈在樹枝上。
hangar|機庫
During the heavy storm, airplanes should be kept in the hangar.|狂風暴雨中，飛機應當停放在飛機庫內。
The kernel of the argument is who discovered the islands first.|爭論的焦點是誰首先發現了那些島嶼。
measles|麻疹
What seems to be a cold often turns out to be the beginning of measles.|看似感冒的症狀，結果往往是麻疹的初期。
puff|噗;粉撲
With a huge puff the balloon was blown up and then suddenly burst.|猛地吹了一口氣，那氣球膨脹起來，突然就爆了。
Sleet|雨雪;雨夾雪
Sleet forms when rain falls through a layer of cold air.|雨在下落時通過冷空氣層就會形成冰雹。
surname|姓
A woman, after marriage, usually drops her surname and takes that of her husband.|女人在婚後往往去掉自己的姓氏而冠以夫姓。
Woman often wears wigs over their real hair for beauty of fashion.|女人們常常會為了追求時尚之美而在自己的頭髮上套上假髮。
Bleached|漂白
Bleached bones lay on the hot sands of the desert.|皚皚白骨曝露在荒漠中滾燙的沙子上。
Chariots|戰車
processions|遊行
Chariots were used in ancient times for fighting, racing, and in processions.|古時候兩輪馬車用於戰鬥、競速和行軍。
crutches|拐杖
He has been crippled since he broke his leg. Now he can't walk without a pair of crutches.|自從傷了腿之後，他一直一瘸一拐的。現在，他必須靠著拐杖走路。
flirted|調情
She flirted with many men but loved only one.|她與數人**，但卻心有所屬。
ashore|岸上;上岸
gulls|海鷗
They were very pleased to see some gulls flying in the sky, full of hope that they would soon get ashore.|看到天空中飛過的只只海鷗，他們非常高興，心中也燃起了希望：海岸已經不遠了。
kit|套件;工具組
When I bought a new car, a kit of tools came with it.|我買了一輛新車，上面還配了一套工具。
morsel|一口;口
The hungry children did not leave a morsel of food on their plates.|這些饑餓的孩子把盤子裡的食物吃的乾乾淨淨。
The strange mechanical device is the prototype of modern cars.|這個奇怪的機械裝置是現代汽車的原型。
snare|圈套;網羅
They set a snare for rabbits on the hill, but unfortunately a wild cat was caught by it.|他們在山上設了一個陷阱來捕兔子，但不巧卻抓到了一隻野貓。
ammunition|彈藥
When you squeeze the trigger, a round or rounds of ammunition are fired.|一旦你扣動扳機，就會發射出一串或幾串子彈。
triggered|引發
When the burglar tripped the wire it triggered an alarm.|這個竊賊拽了一下電線，拉響了警笛。
weir|堰
The weir across the river stops or controls the flow of the river above it.|這個跨河的堰堤攔截並控制了上游的河流。
access|訪問
The students have access to the library only in the afternoon.|學生只有在下午才可以去圖書館。
excess|過量;過剩
Last year we had several floods, we had an excess of rain.|去年雨量過大，時有洪水。
Eskimos|愛斯基摩人
adapt|適應
Long age Eskimos learned how to adapt to the cold to live in the Arctic Region.|很久以前，愛斯基摩人就學會如何適應並生活在寒冷的北極地區。
adopted|通過
The club adopted a new set of rules concerning its membership.|這個俱樂部在其會員資格方面採取了一些新的規則。
encouraged|鼓勵
His adverse criticism didn't upset me, but encouraged me.|他那負面批評並未擊垮我，反而激勵了我。
My parents are averse to our picnic plan; they don't approve of it.|我的父母不支援，不贊同我們的野餐計畫。
The government decisions whether to continue the project will affect the future of our national economy.|政府關於是否繼續該項目的決定會影響到我國的經濟前景。
warned|警告
I have warned him to drive slowly several times, but it doesn't have any effect at all.|我已提醒過他許多次要開慢一點，但一點作用都沒起。
sincere|真誠
The new secretary is sincere and quite without affectation.|這位新秘書為人誠懇，毫不做作。
colleagues|同事
gentleness|溫柔
His gentleness and kind ways increased his colleagues'affection for him.|他那待人接物彬彬有禮的紳士風度讓同事們更加喜歡他。
Homer|荷馬
allusion|典故;針對
preacher|牧師
preaching|說教;講道
The preacher likes to make an allusion to Homer while preaching.|這個佈道者在佈道時喜歡引用荷馬的話。
illusion|錯覺;幻覺
The white walls create the illusion that the room is very large.|白色的牆壁給人造成一個屋子很大的假像。
My birthday party is the biggest annual event of my family.|我的生日聚會是我家每年最大的事件。
annulled|廢止
The judge annulled the contract because one of the signers was too young.|由於簽約人之一年齡過小，法官取消了合同。
appraised|評估;評價
The couple appraised the house carefully before offering to buy it.|這對夫婦在購買之前，仔細評估了一下這個房子。
apprised|通報
The club members were immediately apprised of his change of plans.|俱樂部成員們即刻被告知了其計畫的變更。
We should try to settle the matter by argument, not by fighting.|我們應當嘗試通過討論解決問題，而不是打架。
augmented|增強
nobles|貴族
The king augmented his power by taking over rights that had belonged to the nobles.|國王通過回收屬於貴族的權利來擴充自己的權力。
The man assured himself that the bridge was safe before crossing it.|那人在過橋之前先行確定了橋是安全的。
insured|投保;被保險人
He insured his car against accident, theft, and fire.|他為自己的汽車買了意外險、失竊險和火險。
insure|保險;確保
Don't forget to check your work to insure its accuracy.|別忘了檢查你的工作, 以確保準確無誤。
bandage|繃帶
tied|綁
The doctor tied up the patient's broken ankle with a bandage.|醫生用繃帶將病人斷了的腳踝包紮固定起來。
bondage|束縛
liberty|自由
They seem to love bondage more than liberty.|他們似乎喜歡被奴役勝於自由。
Pack|包
carton|紙板箱;紙箱
Pack the books in a small carton to carry it easily.|將那些書裝在一個小紙箱裡以便攜帶。
Political|政治
Sam|山姆
chin|下巴
whiskers|晶須
Political cartoons often represent the U.S. as a tall man with chin whiskers, called Uncle Sam.|政治性漫畫通常將美國描繪成一個下巴頦上留著鬍鬚的高大男人，稱作山姆大叔。
banned|取締;禁止
censor|檢查員
suspicion|懷疑
The novel was banned by the censor as likely to stir up suspicion of the government among the readers.|那部小說由於可能會在讀者中激起對政府的懷疑而被審查員查禁。
censors|檢查員;審查機構
dictator|獨裁者
Every dictator censors the newspapers in his country.|每個獨裁者都會對自己的國家的報紙進行審查。
The principal of the school censured the students for their rude behavior.|校長嚴厲批評了學生們粗魯的舉止。
collision|碰撞
Many people were killed in the collision between the bus and the car.|許多人在那次公車和小汽車的相撞事故中喪生。
collusion|共謀;勾結
The leaders of the collusion against the government were caught and punished.|圖謀推翻政府的幾位領導者都遭到逮捕和懲處。
I have only one confidant to whom I can tell my secrets.|我只有一位可以傾訴隱衷的知己。
pneumonia|肺炎
The doctor felt confident that his patient would recover from pneumonia.|那位醫生對於他的患者將從肺炎中康復感到很有信心。
Omaha|奧馬哈
Swedish|瑞典;瑞典文
I am Swedish. Is there a Swedish consul in Omaha?|我是瑞典人。奧馬哈有瑞典領事嗎？
The council of ministers advised the king to dismiss the general.|部長理事會建議國王開除將軍。
The young man refused to listen to the old man's counsel.|這個年輕人不聽老人的忠告。
The murder suspect refused to answer the questions on the advice of his counsel.|殺人嫌疑犯在其法律顧問的指點下拒絕回答問題。
Arizona|亞利桑那;亞利桑那州
Hopkins|霍普金斯;約翰霍普金斯大學
dairy|乳製品
The Hopkins's run the biggest dairy farm in the state of Arizona.|霍普金斯在亞利桑那州經營最大的乳牛場。
diary|日記
It is very rewarding to keep a diary of daily happenings.|把每天發生的事情記一下日記非常有益。
decease|死亡
Upon his decease all his properties passed to his wife.|他去世之後所有的財產都遺交給他的妻子。
Measles|麻疹
pox|痘
Measles and chicken pox are two diseases of childhood.|麻疹和水痘是在兒童時期會患的兩種病。
decent|像樣;體面
It is not decent to laugh at a crippled person.|不應當嘲笑殘疾人。
descent|降落;血統
The road makes a sharp descent just around the corner.|在路的轉彎處有個很陡的下坡。
Court|法庭;法院
Supreme|最高
dissented|持反對意見;不同意
The three justices dissented from the Supreme Court's decision.|三位法官不同意最高法院的裁決。
Dissent|異議;持不同政見者
disintegration|解體;崩解
Dissent among the senior members was the main cause of the disintegration of the club.|俱樂部分裂的主要原因在於高級會員之間的不和。
Lawrence|勞倫斯
expedition|遠征
rode|羅德;騎著馬
Lawrence rode a camel across the desert on an exploring expedition.|在一次探險中，勞倫斯騎著駱駝穿越了沙漠。
He had intended to desert his wife and children, but changed his mind.|他原本打算遺棄妻兒，但是最終改變了主意。
desserts|甜點;餐後甜點
Strawberry pie is one of my most favorite desserts.|草莓派是我最喜歡的餐後甜點之一。
She tried to dissemble her anger with a smile on her face.|她試著用在她的臉上一個微笑掩飾她的忿怒。
draught|草案;拖船
I've made a first draught of my speech for Friday, but it still needs a lot of work.|我已經為星期五發表我的演講一個第一個氣流，但是它仍然需要許多工作。
drought|乾旱
The long drought has killed most of the crops in the fields|長的乾旱已經殺在領域中大部份的農作物。
She knows a lot of eligible young men who are all rich and attractive|她認識全部富有和吸引人的許多有資格的年輕男人。
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.|墨水有已褪色的以便許多字是難辨認的。
The scientist predicted that an earthquake was imminent in Tokyo area.|科學家預測了一次地震是即將來臨的在東京區域中。
association|聯想;協會
exalted|崇高的;高舉
The members exalted Mr. Smith when they elected him president of the association.|在會員選舉史密斯先生作為協會主席並給予其高度評價。
International|國際
Tournament|比賽;錦標賽
exulted|歡騰
All the people exulted to find that our national team won the gold medal in the International Basketball Tournament.|我們的國家隊贏得了國際籃球錦標賽的金牌，所有人都為之歡騰了。
ingenious|巧妙
trap|陷阱
The trap made of an old tin can and some wire is an ingenious device.|這個由舊錫罐和一些電線作成的陷阱是一個天才之作。
suspicious|可疑
The ingenuous person had never thought of being suspicious of what others told him.|這個天真的人從未想過懷疑他人之言。
When my little brother sees mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous.|我的小弟弟看到媽媽抱著新生兒就開始吃醋。
The clerk in the toy section of the department seems very zealous in pleasing the customers.|百貨商店中玩具區的店員看上去非常熱衷於取悅顧客。
The dress that Miss Lee was wearing at the party was made of synthetic material.|李小姐在聚會上穿的裙子是複合材料做的。
Curtain|窗簾;幕
vast|廣闊;巨大
The statesman said the Iron Curtain countries had vast resources in manpower and materiel.|政治家說這些鐵幕國家擁有豐富的人力及物產資源。
Washington|華盛頓
moral|道德
George Washington is known to be a moral and just man.|眾所周知，華盛頓是一位道德高尚、富有正義的人。
I am sure that we will win the battle; the morale of our troops is very high.|我確信我們會贏得戰爭，我軍的士氣非常高。
Northwest|西北;西北地方
guaranteed|保證
ordinance|條例
worship|崇拜
Freedom of religious worship was guaranteed to all settlers in the Northwest Territory by the ordinance of 1787.|1787年的法令保證西北地方移民者的宗教信仰自由。
Indies|印度;西印度群島
ordnance|軍械;彈藥
The pirate ships in the West Indies were armed with heavy ordnance.|在西印度群島出沒的海盜船裝備著重軍械。
parish|教區
The minister worked very hard to make the rounds of his parish and visit the homes of the sick.|那位部長工作努力，多次對他所管區域進行巡視，到病人家裡拜訪。
perish|亡;滅亡
They said that this flower would not perish even when frost comes.|他們說這種花朵即使嚴寒到來時也不會枯萎。
perpetrated|犯下
The police still don't know who perpetrated the murder of the housewife.|員警仍舊不知道誰是殺害那個家庭主婦的兇手。
perpetuate|延續
This monument was built to perpetuate the memory of the national hero.|這個紀念碑建造的意義在於紀念民族英雄永垂不朽。
cultural|文化
psychologists|心理學家
Many psychologists are inclined to attribute the formation of personality entirely to the operation of the cultural and physical environment.|許多心理學家傾向於把個性的形成完全歸結于文化氛圍和物質環境的作用。
That car is his personally using it without his permission is illegal.|那輛車歸他私人所有，未經他許可用車是不合法的。
Blessed|幸福;有福
righteousness|義
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.|受祝福的是那些被正當理由迫害的人。
negligence|疏忽
The engineer of the wrecked train was prosecuted for criminal negligence.|出事火車的工程師因疏忽罪而被起訴。
He prosecuted an inquiry into reasons for the company's failure.|他對公司破產的原因進行調查。
typewriter|打字機
The author takes his portable typewriter wherever he goes.|這個作家無論去到哪裡都帶著他那台可?式打字機。
They set up purifying systems in dozens of places where the water was not potable.|他們在許多水質不適合飲用的地方建立了淨化系統。
prescribe|規定;訂明
Good citizens always do what the laws prescribe.|好公民總是遵紀守法的表率。
The doctor prescribed a new medicine for the pain in my joints.|醫生開了一種新藥以醫治我關節的疼痛。
proscribed|被禁
In earlier days, the church proscribed dancing and card playing.|在早期，教堂禁止跳舞和玩紙牌。
Slaughter|屠宰
Slaughter and destruction are terrible realities of war.|屠殺和毀滅是戰爭的可怕本質。
His realty includes a big mansion and several buildings in Taipei.|他的房產包括在臺北的一棟大廈和幾棟房屋。
Nearly|將近;近
statue|雕像
Nearly every city in the United States has a statue of some famous man.|在美國，幾乎每個城市都有某個名人的雕像。
stature|身材
A man six feet tall is above average stature in this part of the world.|一個六英尺高的男人已經高於這一地區的平均身高了。
My family is going to have a short vacation on the east coast.|我們全家打算到東部沿海做短期休假。
vocation|職業
You will not make a good teacher, unless you feel teaching is your vocation.|除非你能把教書看作是你的天職，否則，你很難成為一名好老師。
National|國民;國家
alumna|校友
My wife is an alumna of National Taiwan University.|我太太是國立臺灣大學的畢業生。
Kennedy|肯尼迪;甘迺迪
alumnus|校友
President Kennedy was an alumnus of Harvard University.|甘迺迪總統是哈佛大學的畢業生。
alumni|校友
My son and my daughter are both alumni of Ohio State University.|我兒子和女兒都是俄亥俄州大學的畢業生。
amoral|不道德的;與道德無關
Cats are amoral; they can't be censured for killing birds.|貓沒有是非道德觀念，所以它們殺害鳥類不受指責。
immoral|不道德
Lying and stealing are considered immoral conducts in every human society.|在任何人類社會，撒謊和盜竊都被認為是不道德的行為。
unmoral|不道德
Most scientists believe their research to be unmoral, no matter what the results will be.|大多數科學家認為他們的研究無論結果如何，都將超出道德的範疇。
Stamp|郵票
avocation|副業;業餘愛好
Stamp collecting as well as fishing is Mr. Evan's favorite avocation.|集郵以及釣魚都是艾文先生最喜歡的業餘愛好。
Bookkeeping|簿記
photography|攝影
Bookkeeping is Mr. Jones' vocation, and photography is his avocation.|鐘斯先生的工作是書記員，攝影則是他的業餘愛好。
biannual|一年兩次;兩年一次
dentist|牙醫
Our school doctor recommends biannual visit to the dentist, I am going to the dentist's for the second time this year.|我們學校的醫生建議我們一年拜訪牙醫兩次，今年我打算第二次去看牙醫。
biennial|兩年一次;兩年期
sophomores|大二學生;大學二年級學生
The sophomores and seniors are taking the biennial exam this afternoon.|今天下午，那些大學二年級學生和高年級學生將參加二年舉辦一次的考試。
chord|弦
He is replacing the broken chord of his violin.|他正在更換小提琴上那根斷了的弦。
He had tied the package with a cord before he took it to the post office.|把包裹拿到郵局之前，他已經用繩子把包裹捆綁好了。
endure|忍受
He clenched his teeth to endure the pain of the wound suffered from the accident.|他咬緊牙關忍住事故引起的傷口的疼痛。
clinching|鉚;敲定
mast|桅杆
torn|蹂躪;撕裂
By clinching nails over the canvas they held the torn sail to the mast.|他們用針把帆布釘牢，把這個破裂的帆升到桅杆上。
climate|氣候
For fifty years or more the climate of the Arctic has been warming up gradually.|經過50年或更長的時間，北極的氣候已逐漸變暖。
The weather will be very hot and humid in Causing today.|今天將形成非常濕熱的天氣。
illustrations|插圖
We compared two books to see which one had the better illustrations.|我們對兩本書進行對比，看哪本書的插圖更好一點。
contrasted|對比
luxury|豪華
poverty|貧窮
She contrasted her present life of luxury with the poverty of her childhood.|她將現在奢侈的生活和孩童時代貧窮的生活進行對比。
connotations|內涵
The words "snake" and "red" have unpleasant connotations for many people.|許多人會對"蛇"以及"血紅"這兩個詞產生不愉快的聯想。
denotation|外延
The denotation of the word "home" is "place where one lives, " but it has many connotations.|"家"這個詞的直接意義是指"人居住的地方"，但是它還有許多涵義。
Cheating|作弊
contemptible|可鄙;卑鄙
Cheating on a test is considered one of the most contemptible acts in the Military Academy.|考試作弊在陸軍軍官學校被認為是最可鄙的行為之一。
contemptuous|輕視;輕蔑
The rich man is contemptuous of my humble home and poor surroundings.|富人看不起我簡陋的家和貧窮的生活環境。
We experienced a continual series of hot spells last summer.|去年夏天我們經受了一連串頻繁的熱浪襲擊。
On holidays, we can see a continuous line of cars on highways.|在假期，我們能看到高速公路上連綿不斷的車流。
credible|可信
It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year.|在一年的時間裡你的兒子就長高了這麼多，這幾乎讓人難以相信。
credulous|輕信
Only a credulous person would fall for that old trick.|只有輕信的人才會被那個陳舊的騙局騙倒。
disinterested|無私;被無私，
umpire|裁判;裁判員
An umpire must be an entirely disinterested but keen observer.|一個裁判員必須公正無私而且具有敏銳的洞察力。
yawned|打著哈欠;打了個哈欠
The audience yawned and seemed uninterested in the politician's speech.|聽眾打著呵欠，好象對那個政客的演說毫無興趣。
unorganized|無組織;散亂資料
Form a union, an unorganized mob can accomplish nothing but chaos.|這群烏合之眾聯合起來只能是混亂，而且一無所成。
diverse|多種;多樣
A well-balanced diet is made up of diver's foods.|平衡膳食由豐富的食物構成。 (是diverse嗎？)
worthwhile|合算;值得
A great many diverse opinions were expressed at the meeting, but none was worthwhile.|該會議提出了林林總總的見地，但沒有一個有價值。
airplane|飛機
The training airplane has dual controls, one set for the learner and one for the teacher.|訓練飛機為學習者和教師裝備了兩套控制系統。
fought|戰鬥
The opposing two lawyers fought a duel to settle their differences.|兩位意見相左的律師訴諸于決鬥來解決分歧。
egoist|利己主以者;自私的人
John is such an egoist that he only cares about himself.|約翰過於自我，只在乎自己。
Marian|瑪麗安
egotist|利己主義者;狂妄的人
Marian is such an egotist that she talks about herself all the time.|瑪利亞過於以自我為中心，喋喋不休地談論自己。
emerged|出現
After the shower, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.|陣雨過後，太陽從雲端探了出來。
aching|疼痛
bucket|桶;鬥
immerged|浸入
He immerged his aching feet in a bucket of hot water.|他把疼痛的雙足浸在一桶熱水裡。
emigrants|移民
It is expected that the total number of emigrants from this country will reach 20000 this year.|預計在今年，從該國過來的移民總數量會達到兩萬人。
immigrants|移民
California has several thousands of immigrants from other states.|加利福尼亞有成千上萬來自其他州的移民。
absolved|赦免
crime|犯罪
The judge absolved the man of the crime.|法官判決犯人無罪。
The umpire should have no bias in favor of either side.|裁判不能傾向支持任意一方。
contending|百家爭鳴;爭鳴
Our baseball team is contending for the championship.|我們的棒球隊正為冠軍而戰。
deplore|痛惜;表示遺憾
We deplore the terrible traffic accident in which 30 persons were killed and 50 injured.|我們為這起惡**通事故哀悼，其中30人死亡，50人受傷。
fractures|骨折
The boy fell from a tree and suffered fractures of his right arm and leg.|男孩從樹上掉了下來，右臂和右腿骨折。
A crowd of great magnitude attended the President's inauguration.|數以萬記的人參加了總統的就職典禮。
pith|髓
The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.|他演講的精髓集中在教育的重要性上。
relish|津津樂道;調味品
whipped|鞭打
I have no relish for seeing people being whipped.|我沒有看別人被扁的喜好。：)
sneaked|潛入;偷偷地
Trying not to be seen, they quietly sneaked into the room.|他們悄悄地溜進屋子，以免被別人看到。
The messenger brought tidings from the battlefield.|報信者從戰場上帶回了消息。
aghast|駭然;嚇呆了
Many people would be aghast at the thought of another war.|許多人一想到還會有戰爭就極恐慌。
cumber|拖累;阻礙
reproaches|責備
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.|我們不要受他責難的影響，思想裹步不前。
We shall not cumber our thought with his reproaches.|我們不要受他責難的影響，思想裹步不前。
decreed|下旨;命中註定
The city government decreed that all dogs must be licensed.|本市府規定，所有養狗都需取得許可。
frolicking|嬉戲
The children were frolicking with the puppy in the backyard.|孩子們在後院和小狗狗玩得開心。
intercourse|往來;性交
There was much commercial intercourse between the two countries before World War II.|二戰前該兩國經貿交流頻繁。
menace|威脅
In dry weather forest fires are a great menace.|乾旱時節森林起火危險極大。
precipice|懸崖
I was standing on the very edge of a bank, a precipice not less than fifty feet deep.|那時我正站在堤壩邊上，該堤壩形成的峭壁不低於50英尺深。
sanctuary|避難所;聖所
The church is generally considered as a sanctuary.|教堂通常看作庇護所。
sprout|發芽;新芽
After a light spring rain, leaves began to sprout from trees.|一場春雨之後，樹開始發出新葉。
trod|蹊;踩
She trod lightly in order not to wake the sleeping baby.|她貓手貓腳地走，以免熟睡的寶寶弄醒了。
The soldiers still had their guns but they were out of ammunition.|士兵仍然握著槍，但已彈盡無助。
alienates|疏遠
doting|溺愛的;溺愛
lavishing|慷慨地;不惜血本
A doting mother alienates her husband by lavishing too much love on their child.|溺愛子女的母親把太多的愛給予孩子，而疏遠她丈夫。
engrossed|醉心;全神貫注于
The artist was so engrossed in his painting that he didn't notice the people watching him.|這位藝術家是如此著迷於畫畫，都沒有注意到大家在注視著他。
gush|噴
If you got a deep cut in your arm, there's usually a gush of blood.|在手臂上深深割一刀，手臂會血流如柱。
barrier|屏障;障礙
insuperable|不可逾越
The deep river was an insuperable barrier to those who could not swim.|這條河很深，對不會游泳的人是一個難以逾越的障礙。
ordeals|考驗
Her life has been full of ordeals, sickness, poverty and loss of her beloved son.|她的一生多災多難，疾病纏身，貧困之極，兼愛子又失。
leather|皮革
pouch|小袋;郵袋
He kept his tobacco in a leather pouch fastened to the belt.|他把煙放在皮革袋裡，系在皮帶上。
brakes|剎車;?車