【導讀】1. return;forsake;desert. practicalexistence. quantityofget(sth)inthisway. acquirev.gain(sth)byone'sownability,effortsorbehaviour. modifysth. orfollowing. amount. aidn.help. albeitconjalthough. 2. slightly. anticipatev.expect. appendv.~sth(fml)attachoraddsth(espinwriting). appropriateadj.~suitable;rightandproper. thingstobeused. assistv.~in/withsth;~(sb)indoingsth(fml)help. attachv.~sthfastenorjoinsth(tosth). 3. producedbysb/sth. sb/sth

　　

【正文】 nterpret v. explain (sth which is not easily understandable) interval n. ~ time between two events intervene v. (of time) e or be between intrinsic adj. belonging naturally。 existing within, not ing from outside invest v. ~ (in sth/with sb) use (money) to buy shares, property, etc, in order to earn interest or bring profit investigate v. find out and examine in order to obtain the truth invoke v. use (sth) as a reason for one39。s action involve v. make necessary as a condition or result。 entail isolate v. ~sb/sth put or keep sb/sth entirely apart from other people or things。 separate sb/sth 。 issue n. outgoing。 outflow item n. single article or unit in a list, etc job n. the patience of job journal n. newspaper or periodical, esp one that is serious and deals with a specialized subject justify v. show that (sb/sth) is right, reasonable or just label n. piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc on or beside an object and describing its nature, name, owner, destination, etc labour n. physicalor mental work 15 layer n. thickness of material laid over a surface or forming a horizontal division lecture n. ~ (on sth) talk giving information about a subject to an audience or a class, often as part of a teaching programme legal adj. of or based on the law legislate v. ~ make laws levy v. ~ sth (on sb) collect (a payment, etc) by authority or force。 impose sth liberal adj. tolerant and openminded。 free from prejudice licence n. official document showing that permission has been given to own, use or do sth likewise adv. similarly link n. one ring or loop of a chain locate v. discover the exact position or place of logic n. science of reasoning maintain v. ~ sth cause sth to continue。 keep sth in existence at the same level, standard, etc major adj. important。 great(er) manipulate v. control or handle with skill manual adj. of, done with or controlled by the hands margin n. blank space round the written or printed matter on a page mature adj. fully grown or developed mentally or physically。 having achieved one39。s full potential maximise [ maximize: ] vt. to make as high or great as possible。 increase to a maximum mechanism n. working parts of a machine, etc media n. the media means of mass munication, eg TV, radio, newspapers mediate v. ~ act as a peacemaker or gobetween for two or more people, groups, etc who disagree 16 medical adj. of the art of medicine。 of curing disease medium n. (pl usu media) means by which sth is expressed or municated mental adj. of, in or to the mind method n. way migrate v. ~ (to...) move from one place to go to live or work in another military adj. of or for soldiers or an army。 of or for armed forces minimal adj. smallest in amount or degree minimise [ minimize: ] to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount minimum n. least or smallest amount, degree, etc possible ministry n. (buildings containing a) government department minor adj. smaller, less serious, less important, etc mode n. ~ (fml ) way or manner in which sth is done modify v. change (sth) slightly, esp to make it less extreme or to improve it monitor n. device used to observe, record or test sth motive n. ~ that which causes sb to act in a particular way。 reason mutual adj. felt or done by each towards the other negate v. deny or disprove the existence of (sb/sth) work n. plex system of roads, etc crossingeach other neutral adj. not supporting or helping either side in a dispute, contest,war, etc。 impartial nevertheless adv, conj in spite of this。 however。 still noheless adv. nevertheless。 however norm n. standard or pattern that is typical (of a group, etc) normal adj. in accordance with what is typical, usual or regular notion n. ~ idea or belief。 concept 17 notwithstanding prep (can also follow the n to which it refers ) without being affected by (sth)。 in spite of nuclear adj. of a nucleus, esp of an atom objective adj. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions。 unbiased。 fair obtain v. ~ sth et sth。 e to own or possess sth (by buying, borrowing, taking, etc) obvious adj. easily seen, recognized or understood。 clear occupy v. live in or have possession of (a house, land, etc) occur v. e into being as an event or a process。 happen odd adj. strange。 unusual。 peculiar offset v. ~ sth (by sth/doing sth) pensate for sth。 balance sth ongoing adj. continuing to exist or progress option n. power or freedom of choosing。 choice orient n. the Orient countries of the (Far) East (eg Japan, China) oute n. effect or result (of an event, circumstances, etc) output n. quantity of goods, etc produced overall adj. including everything。 total overlap v. partly cover (sth) by extending over its edge overseas adj. across the sea。 foreign panel n. separate, usu rectangular, part of the surface of a door, wall, ceiling, etc, usu raisedaboveor sunk below the surrounding area paradigm n. set of all the different forms of a word paragraph