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Unit 1

★bureaucrat 官僚主义者

cartoonist 漫画家

★clarification 澄清,解释

▲clown 小丑

# comedian 喜剧演员

# cross-talk 相声

# double entendre 双关语

entertaining 有趣的,令人愉快的

familiarity 熟悉,精通

gathering 聚会

humorist 幽默(作)家;有幽默感的人

humorless 缺乏幽默感的

★idiot 笨蛋,蠢材

★irritated 恼火的,不耐烦的

laughable 可笑的,荒唐的

laughter 笑,笑声

misuse 误用;滥用

mutual 相互的;彼此的

# prace 神气活现地走或移动

Principal 最重要的,主要的# pun 双关语

refined 有礼貌的,有教养的;有品位的

▲riddle 谜,谜语

# riddler 出谜语的人selectively 有选择地

# setup 机制,结构

# slapstick 滑稽表演,打闹剧★sparkling 闪亮的,闪光的

string 一连串,一系列

# suggestive

使人产生邪念的,挑

逗的

★tease 戏弄,取笑

★tempt

怂恿,引诱(某人)

去做

universal 普遍的,全体的

★vulgar 粗俗的,庸俗的

beyond the reach

of Sb.

在某人伸手够不着

的地方

flash a smile 对某人一笑

make an attempt

to do sth.

努力做某事,试图做

某事

make fun of

嘲弄;拿。。。开玩

▲aristocracy 贵族

assemble

集合,聚集;收集;

组合,装配

# clockwork 发条装置

convict

证明,(宣判)。。。

有罪;囚犯

★cosy

温暖舒适的;亲切友

好的

dated 过时的;老式的

detection 发觉,察觉

drama 戏剧,电视剧

fictional 小说的,虚构的

gardener 园丁,园艺工人

★hierarchy 等级制度

# loose ends 未完成的部分miscarriage 审判不公,误判

morally 道德上的,道义上的

▲obsession 着魔,迷恋;困扰人的想法

penalty 刑罚,惩罚,处罚

predictable 可预料的,可预言的psychologically 心理地

shortage 短缺,缺乏,不足

★unsettle 使不安,扰乱

▲whereabouts 行踪,去向

# whodunit 侦探小说、电影wrongly 不正确地,错误地

end with 以...结束

in short 简而言之,总之

like clockwork 极有规律性和准确性地;顺利地

take on 呈现(某种品质),以...面貌出现

under arrest 被捕,在押

without doubt 确实,(用于强调某个观点)

Unit 2

# aloof 冷淡的,超然离群的

characterize 描绘,描述...的特征

column 报纸或书页上的

★complimentary 赞美的,赞赏的

★cordial 诚挚而友好的

deserve 值得,应得,应受

★drawback

不利条件,缺点,

弊端

enterprise 企业,公司

freshness 新意;勃勃生机

insincere 不真诚的

inspiring

激励人心的;启发

灵感的

★intrigue

激起...的好奇心

(或兴趣),迷住

investment 投资(额)

long-distance 远距离的,长途的

mayor 市长;镇长

▲memo 备忘录

# mentor 导师,指导者

milestone 重大事件,里程碑

▲overdue

早该发生的;早该

完成的

pad 便笺本,拍纸簿

poetic 富有诗意的

▲practitioner

从事者,实践者;

医师,律师

precise 精确的,准确的

# rag-eared

(书页)折角的,

破旧的,翻旧了的

★recipient 接受者,接收者

▲savor 品味,体验;品尝

# scribble

潦草地书写,乱涂

乱画

★ sentimental 多愁善感的,多情

spirit-lifting

鼓舞人心的 ▲ stationery 文具,信纸

thrive 兴旺,繁荣;茁壮成长 天河river

typewriter

打字机 # unresponsive 冷淡的

# upbeat 乐观的,快乐的 vague 含糊的,不明确的;不清楚的,模糊的

virtually

差不多实际上 # well-wishing 良好祝愿

a pat on the back 表扬

at hand

在手边,在近处

attach importance to 认为...重要;重

be on to sth. 认识到...的重要

意义;有头绪

follow sth. up 采取后续行动 lift up

鼓舞,激励

make a habit of 养成...的习惯 make sb.'s day 使某人非常高兴

pass along

传递,转交

shy away from

(由于害怕或缺乏信心等)回避(做某事),躲避

turn around (使)向好的方向

发展

walk of life 行业,职业;社会

阶层

# billfold 皮夹子 ▲ blurt 脱口而出 不乐 # coffin 棺材

delightful

令人愉快的;漂亮

# edgy 易怒的;不安的

farmhouse 农舍 ▲ incessantly

不停地

# mischievousness 淘气,调皮 # novice 新手的,生手的 没有恶习--新手 permission 允许

proceed

(朝某一方向)前进,移动;进行,继续下去 ▲ ragged

破旧的

★ remainder 剩下的人、东西或

时间

# serviceman 军人

shrug

耸户(表示怀疑、

冷漠等)

sideways

向一边的(地);

横着的(地)

▲ wink 眨眼;眨眼示意

act on/upon

根据...行事

do sth. once too

often

反复做(危险、愚

蠢或令人恼火的事情)

get out of hand 无法控制

if only 但愿,要是...就好了

make sth. of 理解,解释

move on 更换工作(班级、活动)

tear off 撕掉,扯下to this day 至今

Unit 3

aspiration 强烈愿望;志向、抱负

assign 分配,分派,指派,(任务)

★bias 偏见,成见★biased 有偏见的

constitute 被视为;组成,构成;设立,建立

culturally 文化上,人文的

★feminine 女性的,妇女的

gender 性别真的!

genetic 基因的;遗传学的

indirectly 间接地

★innumerable 无数的,数不清的

★masculine 男性的;男子气概的

neatness 整洁

# non-sexist 非性别歧视的

northeastern 在东北部的;来自东北部的

noticeable 显著地,明显地nursery 托儿所

participation 参与,参加postgraduate 博士后的# preschooler 学龄前儿童

stereotyped

老一套的,模式化

stereo-

铅版,立

体声的

★subordination 处于次要地位

tremendous

巨大的;极快的;

强有力的

# unintentional

不是故意的,无心

unknowingly

不知道地,没意识

到地

vital

极其重要的,必不

可少的

六个头-

极其重要as a matter of fact 事实上,实际上

call on

要求(某人做某

事)

carry over

(在不同情况下)

继续存在,保持下

fall behind 落后

in accordance with 按照,依照

put...away 放好,收好

vital 生产,制造

up to 直到

★allocate 分配,配给

allow cat

get e -

分配,配

★contempt 轻视,轻蔑

面对共同

的tempt,

经受不住

的人是被

轻视的

▲discrimination 歧视

★disregard 忽视,不顾

★disrupt 扰乱,使......混乱

dramatically 显著地

essay (学生为某门课程所写的)短文,论说文;(关于政治、社会等的)小品文,散文

hopeful 给人以希望的

lecturer (尤指英国大学的)讲师;讲课者,讲授者;讲演者

# pervade 弥漫,遍布rightful 公正的;合法的# sloppy 马虎的,凌乱的unladylike 缺乏淑女风度的

at a disadvantage 处于不利地位

be in a/the

minority

占少数

for ages 很长时间

go too far 做得太过分

Unit 4

educator 教育家

manufacture 制造,生产

# motivation 动力,积极性multiplication 乘法运算;乘法表

practically 几乎,简直;实际

★scorn

vt.轻蔑,鄙视;n.

轻蔑

workable

可行的,切合实际

be up to

由...作主,取决

于;是...的职责;

胜任,适于;密谋

involve sb. in

使某人参与,使某

人加入

sacrifice...

for...

牺牲

agenda

意图;计划;议事

日程

awkwardly 笨拙地

# dexterity 灵巧

# expectantly 期待地,期望地

# exploratory 探索的,考察的

incomplete 不完整的

★intervene

干涉,干预;阻碍,

中断

▲intervention 介入,干涉,干预

# intrusive

干涉的,不受欢迎

manual

用手的,手工的;

手册,指南

mere 仅仅,只不过

★passerby 过路人

★rectangular 长方形

# reorient

重定...的方向

(或方位)

# shirttail 衬衣下摆

★slot

窄缝,窄槽(节目

或时间表里的)一

段时间

# stroller 婴儿车

★vicinity 近处,邻近地区vigorously 强有力地

for the sake of 为了...(的缘故)not in the least 一点也不

on occasion 有时,间或

time and again 屡次,一再

Unit 5

athlete 运动员

cereal 谷类早餐(如麦片)

championship 冠军地位,称号

confining 限制的,局限的# dunk 扣篮,灌篮

# endorsement (在广告中名人对产品的)赞许

# half-time 中场休息honesty 诚实

# life-sized (艺术作品)与真人(实物)大小一样的

# outweigh 在重量、价值或重要性上超过

# pastureland 牧场,牧地

# pedestal (雕像、柱子等的)底座

publicity (媒体对人、事的)关注

scary 可怕的,恐怖的★sneaker 胶底运动鞋

# tightrope (马戏团表演用的)绷索,钢丝

worship 崇拜

give of sth. 献出

give sth. a try 试一下

have / throw a fit

大发脾气;大吃一

it's not the end of

the world

事情没那么可怕look up to sb. 尊敬某人

measure up to 符合

put / place sb. on

a pedestal

把某人当作偶像

崇拜

take sth. too far

(将某事)做得太

过分

worship the ground

Sb. walks on

拜倒在某人脚下

(以致看不到其

缺点)

you name it

凡是你说得出的,

应有尽有

★arena 领域;活动舞台artificially 人为地;人工地# athletics 体育运动

attorney 律师

champion 冠军

★conceited 自负的

★courageous 有勇气的,勇敢的# deform 使变形,使成畸形disadvantaged

弱势的;地位低下

discard 丢弃,抛弃,清除

▲eligibility 有资格

fame 声誉,名望

★flatter 谄媚,奉承;感到荣幸

fundamentally 基本地,根本上

gloriously 光荣地,荣耀地;辉煌地,壮丽地

# heavyweight 重量级人物;巨头

# indomitable 不屈服的,不可战胜的

inevitably 不可避免的,必然发生地

★invariably 总是,始终如一地★legitimate 公正合理的

★legitimaetly 合理地,正当地

★misguided 中古时期的,中世纪的

needless 不必要的,不需要的

# overprotect 过分保护

★paradox 自相矛盾(的情况)

perpetually 无休止地,频繁(以致令人生厌)地

# pipe fitter 管道工

privilege 特权,优惠;荣幸

privileged (因富有、有权势等)有特权的

★rape 强奸reasoning 推理,推论rightfully 合法地,正当地

selflessness 无私

sexual

性的,与性(生活)

有关的;性别的,

两情报社会关系

shield

保护;防护物,护

statewide

影响全州的;全州

范围的

talented

有天资的,有才能

thankfully

幸运地,万幸地;

感激地

thrilling

引人入胜的;令人

激动的

unheard-of 前所未闻的

unremarkable

平凡的,不引人注

意的

and the like

be blessed with

sth.

look to

measure sb./sth.

against sb./sth.

needless to say

on top of

rise above

Unit 6 accordingly

相应地;因此,从

# armored 装甲车

★definitive 确定的,决定性的;最可靠的

# denominator 分母

exposure 暴露

fraction 分数,小数# hypochondria 疑病症

# hypochondriac 疑病症患者inconvenience 不便,麻烦

▲inflate (使)充满气体、膨胀

miner 矿工

# neurotic 神经症串者# numerator 分子

partial 部分的,不完全的;偏袒的,不公平的

physician (内科)医生

★probability 可能性;概率ratio 比率,比例

riskiness 风险性

risky 冒险的,危险的★roughly 大概,大约symptom 症状,征兆

★versus 与...相对,相比

all manner of 各种各样的,形形色色的

end up 最终处于,,,

feed on sth. 由...助长,以...为食

in question 正被讨论中的on the strength of 由于...的影响

reduce... to

使...陷入更坏的

状态,缩短,简化# catastrophic 灾难性的

costly

过于昂贵的,高代

价的

deficit 差额,亏损,赤字discount

不完全相信,不重

视;减价

#

disproportionatel

y

不成比例的enormously 极大程度上地

★funding 专款,拨款hence 因此

# immediacy 即时性,紧迫性incidence 发生率

▲incubation (疾病)潜伏期indifferent 冷漠的,不关心的insignificant

不重要的,无足轻

重的

killer 杀手

# lesser 较小的,次要的★loom 赫然出现

★nonetheless 尽管如此

★notable 值得注意的opinion poll 民意测验

payable

应支付的;可支付

permanent 永恒的

# piper

吹笛人,风笛吹奏

# preoccupation 全神贯注

principally 主要地

proportion 比例,部分 radiation 辐射 reassessment 重新评估 repeatedly 一再,反复地 seriousness 严重性 short-sighted 目光短浅的

specifically 明确地,确切地 stroke 中风,脑卒中

terror

恐惧 # time lag 时间差 understandable 可以理解的

bear in mind

考虑到

bring sth. under

control

控制,抑制

by virtue of 由于,凭借

make sense

有道理,合乎情理

other / all things being equal 如果一切如愿的

话;其他条件不变

strike terror /

fear into sb.'s heart

使某人感到恐惧、

害怕

Unit 7

adequate

适当的;足够的 ▲ commencement 毕业典礼

crucial

至关重要的,决定

性的

★ erase 擦掉,抹去

faculty

全体教员;系,科,

学院;能力;天赋

fantasy 想像,幻想;空想

forgiving

宽容的

★ formulate

确切地表达;构

想,制定

# garrulous 喋喋不休的 # mediocre 中等的,平庸的 midterm 期中考试

painless

容易的,省事的 # parlous 恶劣的;危险的 # preparatory

准备阶段的

# preparatory school 私立学校,预备学

presentation 陈述,说明,介绍 # pretense 假装,伪装

quitter

轻易放弃的人,半

途而废的人

# slipshod

不认真的,马虎的 supposedly

据认为

★ tolerant

宽容的,容忍的 ★ triple 三部分的;涉及三

方的

unchallenging 轻松的,毫无挑战

unimaginative

毫无想像力的

# unlearn

抛掉(以前的想法、习惯);投法

忘记(已学到的知识等)

act out

将...表演出来。

表现

by no means 绝不,一点也不

get away with sth. (做坏事但却)逃

脱(惩罚或责备)

get down to 开始做某事 look back on

回顾

pop into one's mind 突然想到

take a close look

(at sth.)

仔细考虑;仔细看

the easy way out 省事的做法

administrator

管理者

# arcane 神秘的;晦涩难懂

★ bizarre 古怪的

chilling 使人害怕的;使人

担心的

contented 满意的,满足的

curse

咒骂,臭骂;骂人

的话

# demented 奇怪的;愚蠢的;

疯狂的

desperation 绝望 downhill 下坡的

executive

主管,经理

# exhilarating 令人兴奋的,令人

振奋的

# frigid 寒冷的,严寒的 ▲ glaze (眼睛)变呆滞,

变得无生气

★ glide 滑行,滑动 kneel 跪

leisurely

悠闲的,从容的,

慢悠悠的

moan 抱怨,牢怨;呻吟 ★ mutter

咕哝,嘀咕;悄声

★ obscure

晦涩的,难理解的;无名的,鲜为

人知的;使模糊;使难理解

★ pathetic

令人同情的,可怜

的无用的;无效的

# precursor

先兆;前身,初期

形式

realization

意识到,认识到;

实现

# regurgitate

(不加思考地)重

rotten

令人不快的,极讨厌的;腐烂的;很差的,糟糕的 # scrunch 挤压,皱紧(身体

的某部位)

sidewalk

人行道

▲ soothe 抚慰,安慰,使平

静;减轻,缓解

stagger 蹒跚;使震惊; # stomp

跺脚;重踩 weep 哭泣,流泪

against all (the) odds 尽管有极大的困

be all downhill (做完事之后)一

切都很容易

cough up

勉强给予(钱、信

息等)

do sth. from memory 凭记忆做

ease sb.'s mind 宽慰某人

in session

在上课;在开会;

在开庭

lock up

将某人监禁起来;把某人送进精神病院

shoot questions at sb. 对某人提一连串

的问题

sit around 闲坐,无所事事 sure enough 果然,果真

think straight

清楚地思考

Unit 8

★ addict

对...着迷的人;

吸毒上瘾的人

antique

古老的,古董的,珍贵的;古董,古玩 # biochemical 生物化学的

★ brink 边缘,关头;峭壁

等的边缘

# chronobiology 时间生物学

? cult

异教,邪教;时尚

信念、观点

# desynchronise

使失去共时性,使

不同

external

外界的,外在的;外面的,外部的;外用的

# Hispanic 与西班牙语、葡萄

牙语国家相关的

humankind 人类

humidity

湿度;湿热

★ inborn 与生俱来的

internal

内部的;体内的 ★ mob

暴民,乌合之众;

围住;围攻

★ outgoing 外出的,离开的;性格外向的,好交际的

# perceptual

感知的,感觉的 reshape

给...以新形式;

重新塑造

# resynchronise 重新共时,重新同

stove

炉子

# synchronisation 同时发生,同步

# synchronise

使同时发生、同步 # synchroniser 同步器,同步装置

thereby

借此,从而,因此 # timepiece 钟,表 ? tyranny 控制,支配

# unclock 使不受时钟约束 # unison

一致的或协调的

行动

# wristwatch 手表

adjust to 适应,使合适 frown upon

不赞成,反对

live / be / work in harmony 融洽地在一起生

活/相处/工作

summon up 鼓起(勇气等)

★ absurd 荒廖的,荒唐的 # agriculturist

农学家,农业技师 # attache

使馆专员

consciously 有意识地

context 环境,背景,上下文

?counterpart 职务相当的人;功能相当的物

# distortion 歪曲,曲解

embassy 大使馆全体官员;大使馆

explicit 明确的,清晰的

heel (脚、鞋、袜)后跟

interval 间隔,间歇;(中场)休息

?relay 传达,传递(信息)reluctantly 不情愿地,勉强地

stir 激发,激起

unreasonable 不合理的,不理智地,荒廖的

?urgency 紧急,迫切utmost 极度的,最大的

a matter of life

and / or death

生死攸关的事情

be subject to 易遭受,易受影响

come through (新闻、消息)传来

cool one's heels 被迫久等,空等in effect 事实上,实际上loud and clear 明白易懂地sick and tired of 厌烦的

to the effect that 大意是;大致是

Unit 9

adaptable

适应性强的,能适

应的

★ assimilate 吸收,理解,掌握atomic

原子能的;原子武

器的

★ batch 一批,一群,一组▲ blacksmith 铁匠

bloom 开花,绽放

★ contradict

同...矛盾,同...

抵触;反驳,抗辩,

否认

convert

(使)转化,改变

信仰

★ disastrous

灾难性的;很糟

的;失败的

emotionally

情感、情绪(上)

▲ ethic

道德标准,道德规

evolution 演变,进化(论)experimentation 实验,试验

geometrically 按几何级数地

# icebox

(放入冰块工作

的)冰箱

★ innovation

新观念;新方法;

新发明;革新objectivity 客观性

# obsolete 被淘汰的,过时的 prosperity 繁荣;成功

revolutionize 使彻底变革,使生

革命性巨变

scholar 学者;奖学金获得

segment 部分,片,断

catch one's breath 喘一口气,稍事休

have sb. /sth. in mind 心中想着(某人或

某事)

out of the ordinary 不寻常的 to be exact 确切地说

★ activate 启动,使活动

alphabetical 按字母表顺序的 centimeter 厘米

★ correlation 相互关系,关联

delicately 谨慎地

evaluator 评估员;评价者 experimental 实验性的 # holograph 全息照片

intimate 隐私地,个人的 manipulation 操纵,控制

measurement 长度,高度,大小;

衡量,测量

molecular 分子的 programmer 程序员

▲ psychiatric

精神病学的;精神

病治疗的

requirement

要求,条件;必需

品,需要的东西

▲ resonance (亲身经历引起

的)共鸣

▲ resonate (使)产生情感共

# tab

小布条,小纸条,

小标签

★ temperamental

气质的,性情的,性格的;喜怒无常

的;易兴奋的;易发怒的

★ valve

阀,活门;瓣膜

a touch of sth. 少许,一点

keep(close) tabs on 密切注意;严密监

keep sth. to oneself

秘而不宣,保守秘

let sth. go

不再担心;不再考

none of sb.'s business

别管闲事

on (the) grounds of 根据...,以...为

理由

pick out

挑出,选出;辨认

出,分辨出

Unit 10

★ bald 秃头的 # bard 诗人

breathlessly

呼吸急促地,气喘

吁吁地

# brogue

土腔

bug 突出(眼睛),张大

# clout (一块)布★commentary 评论;注释# flunk (使)不及格

▲fumble 笨手笨脚地摸;摸索

gravely 严肃地,认真地

hardware 五金器具

humiliation 耻辱,丢脸,蒙耻

idiom 习语,成语

# illustrious 杰出的,卓越的★indignantly 愤怒地,愤慨地instructor 大学讲师

# memento 小纪念品

mercy 哎呀;天哪;慈悲,仁慈,宽容

▲mumble 含糊地说,咕哝mustache 髭,八字须

overhear 无意中听到,偶然听到

# pasteboard 硬纸板physicist 物理学家# posterity 后代

# primly 一本正经地,古板地

★queer 古怪地;难以解释的

script 笔迹;手写体

# sidle 悄悄地走近,鬼鬼祟祟地走向某人(某物)

# simpleton 傻瓜,呆子

# straggly 凌乱的;蔓延的# surmise 推测,猜测telescope 望远镱★temporal

关于时间的;短暂

的;受时间限制的transference 转移传输,调动

untouched

没有被碰过的;未

改变的

▲vest 马甲,背心

★wholesale 批发;批发的

★wring

绞(出),拧干;

尽力索取;搓(双

手)

yell 大叫大嚷

bone up on

(为应付考试、会

议)钻研,温习help out

分担工作;帮助解

on account of 因为,由于

polish up

完善,改进;擦光,

擦亮

toss off 一饮而尽

absence

缺席,不在;缺乏,

不存在

★accusation 指控,控告

# affidavit 宣誓书,书面证词agony

创痛,苦难,(极

度的)痛苦

★ale

高酒精度啤酒,麦

芽酒

▲anguish

(身体上)剧痛,

(精神上)极度痛

# apprehensively 忧虑的;担心的

▲asylum 精神病院;庇护,避难(所)

baseless 无根据的

# behold 见到,看

bitterly 痛苦地;愤怒地▲blackmail 敲诈,勒索,讹诈★bribery 行贿

★brutal 野兽般的,残忍的;不讲情面的,

cabin 小木屋;船舱;机舱

# candidacy 候选资格;候选人地位

# clamor 要求;吵闹声;嘈杂声

★climax 高潮;(使)达到高潮

# corruptionist (尤指政治)营私舞弊者

# deceased 死者,已故之人# delirium tremens 震颤性谵妄

democratic 美国民主党的;民主的

disgraceful 丢脸的,可耻的# disheartening 令人沮丧、灰心的# drunken 醉的

★dub 给...起绰号,把...诙谐地称为

★falsehood 谎言;说谎

# filthy 猥亵的,淫秽的# gazette 报纸

# gubernatorial 州长(职位)的

heartless 无情的,冷酷的▲incite 激起,煽动

▲infamous

声名狼藉的,臭名

昭著的

▲inmate 囚犯,精神病人

★intent

意向,目的;专注

的,专心的

liar 说谎者

liquor 烈酒

# listlessly

倦怠地,无精打采

# lunatic 精神病患者,疯子★nominate

提名,推荐;任命,

指定

▲obstruct 挡住,遮住;阻塞★outraged 狂怒的

# perjurer 伪证者,发假誓者# perjury 伪证罪,假誓罪

★persecution 迫害,虐待

# plantain 大蕉

# rattlesnake 响尾蛇

republican

美国共和党的,支

持共和党的

★robbery 抢劫、盗窃(案)shameful 可耻的,丢脸的

shameless 不知羞耻的

# slander 诽谤

# snatcher 绑架者,抢夺者

★suspiciously 怀疑地,猜疑地

# undercurrent 潜伏的情绪

▲vengeance 报复,复仇

▲vile

卑鄙的可耻的;极

坏的,恶劣的vote 票,选票

▲withdrawal 收回撤销

blame sth. on sb.

/sth.

把...归咎于

clear up 澄清,解释;天放晴

knock down 击倒,撞倒;摧毁nail a lie 戳穿谎言

send in 递送,呈送,提交set about 开始,着手

slip away (时间)不知不觉地过去;失去,错过

take vengeance

upon / on

报复

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被捕,在押 确实,(用于强调某个观点) 2 # 冷淡的,超然离群的 描绘,描述 的特征 报纸或书页上的栏 ★ 赞美的,赞赏的 ★ 诚挚而友好的 值得,应得,应受 ★ 不利条件,缺点,弊端 企业,公司 新意;勃勃生机 不真诚的 激励人心的;启发灵感的 ★ 激起 的好奇心(或兴趣),迷住 投资(额) 远距离的,长途的 市长;镇长 ▲ 备忘录 # 导师,指导者 重大事件,里程碑 ▲ 早该发生的;早该完成的 便笺本,拍纸簿 富有诗意的 ▲ 从事者,实践者;医师,律师 精确的,准确的 # (书页)折角的,破旧的,翻旧了的 ★ 接受者,接收者 ▲ 品味,体验;品尝 # 潦草地书写,乱涂乱画 ★ 多愁善感的,多情的 鼓舞人心的 ▲ 文具,信纸 兴旺,繁荣;茁壮成长 天河 打字机 # 冷淡的 # 乐观的,快乐的 含糊的,不明确的;不清楚的,模糊的 差不多实际上 # 良好祝愿 表扬 在手边,在近处 认为 重要;重视 认识到 的重要意义;有头绪 采取后续行动 鼓舞,激励 养成 的习惯 使某人非常高兴 传递,转交 (由于害怕或缺乏信心等)回避(做某事),躲避 (使)向好的方向发展 行业,职业;社会阶层 # 皮夹子 ▲ 脱口而出 不乐 # 棺材 令人愉快的;漂亮的 # 易怒的;不安的 农舍 ▲ 不停地 # 淘气,调皮 # 新手的,生手的 没有恶习新手 允许

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