【正文】 e n. 消息；音信 I have sent mother a message to tell her I shall be home late. There39。s in a temper today. temperate adj. 有節(jié)制的 , 適度的 , 戒酒的 (氣候 )溫和的 temperature n. 溫度 temperament n. 氣質(zhì)；性情；性格 temperance n. 節(jié)欲 , 戒酒 , 禁 酒 , (氣候等的 )溫和 temperamental adj. 出自本性的；本質(zhì)的 喜怒無(wú)常的；易沖動(dòng)發(fā)火的 。s plan. 11 surpass trespass pass surpass vt. 超越 , 勝過(guò) trespass vi. （常與 on, upon 連用）非法侵入； The farmer said we were trespassing. （與 on 連用）侵?jǐn)_，打擾 I won39。s speech perfectly. 模擬；假裝；學(xué) Parrots imitate human speech. 仿制 Wood is often painted to imitate stone. intimate adj. 親近的；親密的；熟悉的 intimate friends Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies? 個(gè)人的；私人的 an intimate diary intimidate vt. 脅迫；威迫 He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities. initiate vt. 開始 , 發(fā)動(dòng) , 傳授 v. 開始 , 發(fā)起 3. imperial imperious empirical imperial adj. 帝王的；帝國(guó)的 imperious adj. 傲慢的；專橫的 緊急的 empirical adj. 完全根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的 , 經(jīng)驗(yàn)主義的 4. indigenous indignant indigenous adj. 土產(chǎn)的；本地的 Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia. indignant adj. 憤怒的 , 憤慨的 5. inparable unparable inparable adj. 無(wú)與倫比的 , 卓越的 unparable adj. (兩者由于無(wú)共同特性）無(wú)法比較的 6. ingenuous ingenious ingenuous adj. 坦白的 , 自然的 , 直率的 ingenious adj. 機(jī)靈的 , 有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的 , 精制的 , 具有創(chuàng)造才能 7. inhabit inhibit inhabit vt. 居住 a district sparsely inhabited inhibit vt. （常與 from 連用）阻止；抑制 an inhibited person 8. interference inference interference n. 干涉；阻撓 inference n. 推論，推斷 推斷的結(jié)果，結(jié)論 9. imaginative imaginary imaginable imaginative adj. 富于想象的；有想象力的 imaginative writers imaginary adj. 想象的；虛構(gòu)的 He told a story about an imaginary land. imaginable adj. 可想象的 , 可能的 10 immense immerse immense adj. 極大的 He made an immense amount of money in business. The performance was immense. immerse vt. （常與 in 連用）浸入 immerse one39。 made a conscious effort to speak more clearly。s way through the crowd 破壞；鎮(zhèn)壓；壓服 to crush all opposition crash n. 碰撞 , 墜落 , 墜毀 , 撞擊聲 , 爆裂聲 v. 碰撞 , 墜落 , 墜 毀 , (指商業(yè)公司 , 政府等 )破產(chǎn) , 垮臺(tái) 4. classic classical classic n. 杰作 , 名著 adj. 第一流的 classical adj. 古典的 , 正統(tǒng)派的 , 古典文學(xué)的 5. clench clinch clench vt., vi. 緊合；咬緊（牙關(guān)）；捏緊（拳頭） She clenched her teeth when she was operated on. 緊握；抓牢 The girl clenched her money in her hand. clinch vt., vi. 敲彎釘頭釘牢；釘住 把（木頭）釘牢在一起 確定；決定（貿(mào)易等）；達(dá)成買賣或合同 The two panies clinched the deal quickly. The offer of more money clinched it for her. She agree to undertake the job as the assistant to the managing director. hoarse roar coarse adj. 粗的；粗糙的；未精煉的 （表面）不光滑的；粗織的 coarse cloth 粗魯?shù)?；魯莽的；不禮貌的 coarse talk hoarse adj. 嘶啞的 His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour. roar n. 吼聲；咆哮聲 the roar of an angry lion The lion gave a loud roar. 7. canvass canvas canvas n. 粗帆布 一塊油畫布 The young artist showed me his recent canvases. canvass n. 細(xì)查 , 討論 , 勸誘 vt. 徹底檢查 , 細(xì)究 , 向 ...拉票或拉生意 , 討論 vi. 游說(shuō) , 拉選票 8. cannon canon cannon n. 加農(nóng)炮；大炮 canon n. 教規(guī)，宗教法規(guī) 9. credible credulous credible adj. 可信的；可靠的 credulous adj. 輕信別人的 10 continual continuous continual adj. over and over again。 authoritative sources. 權(quán)威性的：擁有公認(rèn)的精確性或優(yōu)秀性的；極可信賴的： an authoritative account of the revolution. 專斷的：行使權(quán)力的；命令的： the captain39。s the authorities39。形近易混淆詞 A adopt adapt adept adj.（與 at, in 連用） 熟練的；精通的 She was adept at the fine art of irritating people. n. 內(nèi)行；老手 adopt vt. 收養(yǎng) 采取；采用 They adopted our methods. 正式通過(guò)；采納 The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favour to 10 against it. adapt vt. 使適應(yīng)；使適合 He adapted himself to the cold weather. When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well. adoptive adopted adj. 被收養(yǎng)的，被采納的 an adopted child an adopted advice adoptive adj. 收養(yǎng)（孩子）的 an adoptive mother adverse averse adj. （常與 to 連用）嫌惡的 I am not averse to a dance party and a good mean after a week39。s attitude to the proposal of a tunnel across the river? What39。s safety prehensive adj. 全面的；廣泛的；包含內(nèi)容多的；詳盡的 The state government gave a very prehensive explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry. 12 argument augment argument n. 爭(zhēng)論 , 辯論 , 論據(jù) , 論點(diǎn) , ～ (for,against), 意見 augment vt., vi. 增大；增加 13. ascribe describe prescribe subscribe inscribe proscribe ascribe vt. 歸因于 , 歸咎于 describe vt. 描寫 , 記述 , 形容 , 形容 v. 描述 prescribe vt., vi.` 開藥方；處方 命令；規(guī)定 The law prescribes what should be done. What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption? The doctor prescribed total abstinence. subscribe vt., vi. （常與 to, for 連用）捐款；捐助 訂購(gòu)（報(bào)紙、雜志等） （常與 to 連用）同意，贊同 inscribe vt. （常與 in, on, with 連用）題寫；銘刻 She inscribed her own name on the textbook. （常與 to 連用）題名 This book I inscribe to my old radesinarms. proscribe vt. 禁止 14. assent ascent assent vi. （常與 to 連用）同意 ascent n. 上升 , (地位 , 聲望等的 )提高 , 攀登 , 上坡路 15 dissent descent decent dissent vi. （常與 from 連用）持異議；不同意；意見不一致 He and I dissented from each other in choosing a suitable candidate. descent n. 下降；下滑；降下；下來(lái) 血統(tǒng)；遺傳 He traces his descent from an old Norman family. decent adj 體面的 合適的 16. assume resume consume presume assume vt. 假定；假設(shè) I assume you always get up at the same time.