【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 . 讀寫能力 For most people, literacy is about reading and writing.189. literally ad. 逐字地。 確實(shí)地 Idioms usually cannot be translated literally into another language.190. litter v. 亂扔 No littering!191. magnify v. 放大，擴(kuò)大 ~ the photo192. manifest v. 顯示，表明 The illness ~s itself with a high fever.193. marginal a. 微小的 You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.194. masculine a. 男性的 Blue is usually considered a masculine color.195. mediate v. 調(diào)解 He ~d in a salary dispute between the union and the management.196. merge a. 合并 We can merge our two small businesses into a larger one.197. migrate v. 遷徙。 移居 Birds migrate with seasons198. mingle v 混合 She looked at him, love and disgust mingled on her face.199. mobilize v. 動(dòng)員 He is trying to mobilize all the supporters.200. na239。ve a. 天真的=innocent I deemed my childhood was na239。ve and happy。 innocent and wonderful.201. negligible a. 可以忽略不計(jì)的 the ~ cost202. norm n. 標(biāo)準(zhǔn) reach the ~203. notable a. 著名的 This city is the birthplace of many notable historic figures.204. notorious a. 臭名昭著的 If one has a scandal, he bees ~205. nourish v. 養(yǎng)育 We need good food to nourish the starving infants.206. obedient a. 順從的 If you are ready to obey orders, you are ~207. obscure a. 費(fèi)解的，模糊不清的；不著名的 Is the sentence still ~ to you? His name was ~ 3 years ago.208. odor n. 氣味 I smelt a strange ~.209. offset v. 抵消 =pensate for In basketball, he offsets his small size by his cleverness andspeed.210. optimum a. 最佳的 For optimum results, please read this entire page before starting, then followthese steps.211. orient v. 使適應(yīng) ~ oneself to212. overwhelm v. (感情上)使受不了。壓倒 be ~ed with sadness/~ majority213. paradox n. 自相矛盾=contradiction Man is really something of a paradox.214. participant n. 參加者 He is a participant of the crime and he has criminal taint.215. patent n. 專利 , v. 取得專利 When should I apply for a patent if I have an invention? How long does it take to patent an invention?216. patrol v./n. 巡邏 We39。ve been patrolling for days but have seen nothing. on patrol在巡邏中217. patriotic a. 愛(ài)國(guó)的 The song aroused patriotic sentiment.218. pave v. 鋪路 ~ the way for women’s Lib219. permeate v. 彌漫。 滲透 A bad smell ~s the building. / Water ~d all the books in the room.220. perpetual a. 永久的 Justice is perpetual and immortal.221. pertinent a. 有關(guān)的 = relevant skills ~ to the profession222. plead v. 懇求。(法庭)申訴 His mother did her best to plead his case.223. ponder v. 思考 She ~ed his marriage proposal for a week.224. portray v. 描繪=describe/depict The author portrays life in a refugee camp very vividly.225. precede v. 先于 He preceded his speech with thanks to the mittee.226. precedent n. 先例 There is no precedent for this situation.227. preclude n. 阻止 (from) These conditions preclude us from joining in this event.228. predecessor n. 前任 The new munications revolution will, like its predecessor, change the way we think.229. predominant a. 主導(dǎo)的 Education will play a more and more predominant role in social andeconomic development.230. premise n. 前提 your ~ is wrong.231. prescription n. 處方 Take this prescription to the pharmacy232. prestige n. 威望 enjoy high ~ a. 流行的 Is malaria still prevalent among the population here?234. prey vi. 捕食；折磨 n. 捕食；犧牲者；被捕食的動(dòng)物 This problem has been preying on my mind all day.235. probe v. 探究~ a matter to the bottom236. proficiency n. 熟練 The good news is that with proper training, nearly all children can learn to read with proficiency.237. profound a. 深刻的。 深?yuàn)W的 Although the sentence is short, but contains a profound truth of life.238. prolong v. 延長(zhǎng) It can prolong your life.239. prospective a. 預(yù)期的，未來(lái)的 his ~ fatherinlaw240. provocative a. 挑釁的His ~ language provoked Peter.241. random a. 隨意的 at ~242. reap v. 收獲 =harvestreap crops243. reassure v. 使放心 We went to the hospital to reassure ourselves about his condition.244. reconcile v. 使和解 The teacher in charge of our class had to reconcile disputes among the students.245. rectify v. 糾正 You should rectify your error before it is too late.246. refrain from v. 抑制 We must refrain from spitting in public places.247. refute v. 駁倒 refuted his claim that he was innocent.248. remainder n. 剩余的部分 I will go ahead with three of you, and the remainder can wait here.249. repel v. 使厭惡；擊退；排斥The odor ~s me./The odor can ~mosquito.250. reproach v. 責(zé)備=blame The manager reproached the new salesgirl for her carelessness.251. resemblance v. 相似 I was looking for some resemblance between my ancestor and my self.252. resent v. 怨恨 He resented being called his nickname.253. retort v. 反駁 He retorted that I was to blame. 他反駁說(shuō)這事全賴我。254. retrieve v. 取回 (get back, bring back) He retrieved the important letter from the waste paper basket.255. reunion n. 團(tuán)聚=gettogetheran occasion for family ~256. revelation n. 揭示 What revelation do you get from this story?257. revive v. 使復(fù)蘇~ economy258. rigorous a. 嚴(yán)格的 ~ training for doctors259. rip v. 撕裂 You should rip the cover off the box first.260. ritual n. 儀式=ceremony/routineHis morning ~is to make coffee, take a shower and have breakfast.261. robust a. 健壯的 To be an astronaut, you must be in robust health. It is not an occupation for a frail person.262. rot v. 腐爛 =decay But plastics and rubber never rot. If they are burned, they give off poisonousgases.263. safeguard v. 保護(hù) We must safeguard forest timber.264. savage a. 野蠻的 =not civilized savage manners265. scent n. 香味 On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent.266. scrutiny n. 細(xì)看 A close scrutiny of these arguments would reveal how ridiculous it is .267. setback n. 挫折 How should we face life setback?268. shatter v. 使粉碎 It shattered my dream.269. simulate v. 模擬 It is important for language learning to simulate