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s needed)“不足的”;be deficient in欠缺?! efinite (certain or clear, not vague)“明確的,一定的”?! efinitive (authoritative, that cannot be improved)“限定的,決定性的,最后的”。 definitive host宿主;definitive organs定形器官;definitive sentence最后判決。 dependant n.(one who depends on another for support)受贍養(yǎng)者?! ependent adj.“依靠的,依賴的”。He39。sstill dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on one39。s ine. discreet“考慮周到的,慎重的”。 discrete“分離的,分裂的”;On closer examination, we find that the pattern is formed from thousands of discrete dots of colors. distinctive“有特色的”,“獨(dú)特的”; distinct“清楚的,明顯的”;a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath。 the distinctive stripes of the zebra. dual“二重的”;dual personality雙重人格;dual control雙重管轄; duel“決斗,競爭”;fight a duel with 。challenge sb. to a duel向某人提出決斗;a duel of wits斗智 eatable a.“可食用的,可吃的”;n.“食物、食品”?! dible a.“適合食用的,可以吃的”;n.“食品”?! ≡谥赋缘臅r(shí)候二者可通用:The toast was burnt and barely eatable/。 If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so)。 but, if something is edible it is safe to eat. economic“經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的,經(jīng)濟(jì)上的”an economic survey of Scotland 蘇格蘭經(jīng)濟(jì)調(diào)查;an economic blockade經(jīng)濟(jì)封鎖;economical“節(jié)儉的,經(jīng)濟(jì)的”;He39。s had to learn to be more economical now that his only ine is a small pension. evoke“喚起,引起”;evoke admiration引起羨慕?! nvoke“祈求(神靈)保佑,乞靈于”,行使(法權(quán));The shaman invokes the spirits of their ancestors. If our case fails in the national courts we will invoke the European Declaration on Human Rights. fatal” causing death or disaster”“致命的”。 a fatal disease不治之癥;a fatal wound致命傷?! ateful” crucial, significant, deciding one39。s fate”“重大的”,“決定性的,決定命運(yùn)的”。 On that one fateful day in October, millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares. fictional“虛構(gòu)的,小說的”?! ictitious“虛構(gòu)的,編造的”(denotes something that is not real and has been created with the intention of deceiving others);He gave the police a fictitious name. historical“有關(guān)歷史的”,“歷史的”, the historical period歷史階段;historical personage歷史人物?! istoric“歷史上有名的,有歷史意義的”, historic town歷史名城?! ?impassable“不能通行的”,“不可逾越的”;an impassable swam不能通行的沼澤地。 impassible“不感疼痛的;無動(dòng)于衷的”。 an impassible God無動(dòng)于衷的神?! nfer“猜想,臆測”,“推斷”;infer a motive from an effect從效果推知?jiǎng)訖C(jī)。 imply“含有……的意思”。 Do you realize what his words imply?你領(lǐng)會(huì)他說話的含意嗎? I do not imply that you are ?! ?(not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)“不切實(shí)際的,不現(xiàn)實(shí)的”?! mpracticable (not able to be done or used)“不能實(shí)行的,行不通的”;With a river on one side and a steep drop on the other, it is impracticable to widen the road. incredible“不可相信的,難以置信的”;incredible energy驚人的能量,精力?! ncredulous“不相信的,表示懷疑的”;be incredulous of hearsay不相信道聽途說;an incredulous look懷疑的目光?! ngenious“機(jī)靈的”。 an ingenious mind機(jī)靈的頭腦;an ingenious machine精巧的機(jī)器?! ngenuous“直率的,坦白的”。 intense“激烈的,強(qiáng)烈的”,“緊張的”an intense light強(qiáng)烈的燈光;intense heat酷熱;an intense life奮發(fā)圖強(qiáng)的生活。 intensive“加強(qiáng)的,集中的”;“深入細(xì)致的,徹底的”。 an intensive bombardment密集炮擊;an intensive study徹底的研究;an intensive reading精讀(extensive reading泛讀)?! unction“接合,連接”,“(河流的)匯合處”。 make a junction取得聯(lián)絡(luò),連接起來junction box接線盒?! uncture (a particular point in time or in a sequence of events)“接合,連接”,“時(shí)機(jī),關(guān)頭”;an important juncture in a man39。s career人生歷程中的重要關(guān)頭;at this juncture在這個(gè)時(shí)候;in the present critical juncture of things在目前這一危急關(guān)頭下?! ∷鼈兌季哂小皌ending to or in the habit of”的意思,但是prone只用于人。Elderly people are prone to falls, often because of arthritic joints or dizziness. loose“松的,寬的”。 lose“丟失”。 lose one39。s balance失去平衡,跌倒;lose one39。s head被搞糊涂?! uxuriant (growing strongly or vigorously。 abundant, prolific)“繁茂的;多產(chǎn)的;豐富的”;His luxuriant beard was red. luxurious“豪華的,奢侈的”;a luxurious table奢侈的飯菜?! ∷鼈兌己蚼agic有關(guān)系,但是magical也有“wonderful, entrancing”的意思。(showing great skill or the skill of a master)“熟練的;名家的”?! asterful (showing power or authority)“主人派頭的,專橫的”;Youre so strong and masterful. obsolete(no longer in use or already out of date)“已廢棄的,已不用的”。 an obsolete vessel廢艦;an obsolete word已廢的詞?! bsolescent (going out of use or being out of date)“逐漸被廢棄的,快要不用的”;Do you think that faxes are obsolescent? 52. officious和officialofficious“愛管閑事的”,“非正式的”;an officious statement非正式聲明。official“官方的”,“公務(wù)上的”。 an official gazette官方通報(bào);an official letter公函,公文;an official record正式記錄,peaceable (peaceloving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“平和的”;“溫和的”;“溫順的”。peaceful“和平的,太平的”;“寧靜的”;“愛好和平的”;a peaceful night39。s sleep 。 peaceful coexistence和平共處;peaceful uses of atomic energy原子能的和平應(yīng)用。第二級 快速記憶★historic與historicalhistoric: famous in history, 歷史上著名的 historical: belong to history 歷史上的★electric與electricalelectrical: worked by, changed with, 用電的,帶電的, 有電的~ current/cableelectrical: ~ engineering/apparatus★economic與economicaleconomic: of economics~ policy/geography/crisis/cropseconomical: careful in the spending of money 經(jīng)濟(jì)的,節(jié)儉的an ~ housewife/store★industrial與industriousindustrial: of industries 工業(yè)的the ~ revolution/products/systemindustrious: hardworking 努力的~ people★considerable與considerateconsiderable: great much 相當(dāng)多(大)的a ~ ine/distanceconsiderate: thoughtful 體諒的, She is ~ to others.★sensible與sensitivesensible: reasonable, 實(shí)用的, 明知的a ~ woman/idea/ 豁達(dá)的婦女/明知的觀點(diǎn)~ clothes 實(shí)用的衣服sensitive: quick to receive 敏感的a ~ skin ~ paper 感光紙★continual與continuouscontinual: going on all the time without stopping repeatedly, 連續(xù)的,斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的~ rain/noisecontinuous: going on without a break,連續(xù)不斷的~ fight/work★intense與intensiveintense: high in degree 強(qiáng)烈的, 劇烈的,高度的~ heat熾熱/painan ~ lady 熱情的女子intensive: deep and thorough 精深的, 集中的~ reading/study徹底研究/agriculture密集農(nóng)業(yè)★respectable、respective與respectfulrespectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的,有名望的a ~ man/professionrespectful: showing respect 尊敬人的,有禮貌的,He is always ~to the elders.respective: belongs to each of these 分別的,各自的They sat on their ~ chairs.★imaginable、imaginary與imaginativeimaginable:: that can be imagined 可想象的~ difficultiesimaginary: existing only in the mind, unreal 想象中的, 不真實(shí)的~ figure imaginative: of, having, using imagination 有想象力的, 運(yùn)用想象力的a ~ writer★intelligent、intelligible與intellectualintelligent: having, s