【正文】 ifficulties.degenerate 衰退，墮落，變壞（into）: Her eyesight degenerated with the years.deliberate 慎重的，深思熟慮的：The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.denote 表示，是。的標(biāo)志，意思是：A frown often denotes displeasure.correspond相符合相稱(to,with):Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipationcorrespondent通信者,通訊員,記者:a good(bad)correspondentcorresponding符合的,一致的:corresponding fingerprintspact 緊密的，堅實的 a pact piece of luggagepare 比較，對照(with, to) pare the body to a finely tuned machinepatible 能和睦相處的，合的來的 You should choose a roommate more patible to your tastes.detain 留住，擔(dān)擱：be detained by business.detect （當(dāng)場）發(fā)現(xiàn)（某人在干壞事）:detect a student cheatingdeteriorate （使）惡化,(使)變壞,(使)退化: Relations between the two countries began to deteriorate.deviate 背離，偏離：deviate from the rule devote 將...獻(xiàn)給（to）:Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.pile 匯編，編制 pile an anthology of poemsply 遵從，順從，服從 ply with rules(safety regulations)pose 組成，構(gòu)成 England, Scotland, and Wales pose the island of Great Britain.press 壓縮 He presses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentencesprise 包含，包括 The shipyard prises three docks.promise 妥協(xié)，折衷 promise over the hardfought next.confront （使）面臨，（使）遭遇 The war confronted him with hardships.crucial 決定性的，關(guān)鍵性的：a crucial decisioncue 提示，暗號，信號：throw cues to sbcultivate耕作，栽培，養(yǎng)殖：cultivate vegetablesdifferentiate 使不同，使有差別，區(qū)分，區(qū)別：differentiate varieties of plantsdiffuse 擴(kuò)散（氣體，液體等）：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.disgust 厭惡，惡心：feel disgust for bad odors disperse 分散，驅(qū)散，散去：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gasdisplace 移動。的位置：Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwatersdispose 布置，整理:The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive displaydisregard 不理會，不顧：Disregard the noise and keep workingdistinct 有區(qū)別的，不同的：Three distinct types of people distort 扭歪，扭曲：a face distorted by (或with)paindistract 使轉(zhuǎn)向：be distracted from one’s original purposedistribute 分配，分發(fā)：distribute the prizes among the winnerseliminate排除,消除:eliminate the exploitation of man by man elite出類拔萃的人(或物),精華:the elite of the societyeloquent雄辯的,口才流利的,有說服力的:an eloquent spokesmanembark上船(或飛機(jī),汽車等):embark for Europe at New York harborembody使具體化,表現(xiàn):embody principles in actionsembrace擁抱:She embraced her son tenderlyenlighten 啟發(fā),使擺脫偏見(或迷信)Would you enlighten me on your plans for the future?enroll 吸收(成員),招生:The school enrolled about 300 pupils last year第16天任務(wù)ensure 保證,擔(dān)保:His industriousness and ability will ensure his successdiminish 減少，降低：His illness diminished his strength.diplomat 外交家，外交官，圓滑的人：a career diplomatdiscard 丟棄，拋棄：discard an old pair of shoesdiscern 看出，覺察出：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.disclose 揭露，透露，使公開：disclose information to sb. discharge 釋放：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.discount 把（價格，費用等）打折扣，削價出售：The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid when due.discriminate 區(qū)別，辨別：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.disgrace 丟臉，恥辱：bring disgrace on oneselfentertain 給。娛樂,使有興趣:The child is entertaining himself with his building blocksentitle 給。權(quán)利,給。資格(to):Robert was entitled to see the documentsequivalent 相等的,相同的:The misery of such a position is equivalent to its happinesserase 擦掉,抹掉,消除:erase the chalk markserect 豎直的,垂直的,豎起的:an erect treeerupt (火山,噴泉等)噴發(fā):The volcano is due to erupt any dayessence 本質(zhì),實質(zhì),要素:Being thoughtful of others is the essence of politenesseternal 永恒的,永存的,永久的:eternal truthsevaluate 估價,評價:evaluate propertyevaporate (使)蒸發(fā),(使)揮發(fā):Heats evaporate waterexaggerate 夸張,夸大,對…言過其實:keep to the facts and don’t exaggerateexceed 超出,勝過:Her performance exceeded all the othersexternal 外面的,外部的:external signs of a diseasedescend 下來，下降：Darkness descended too soon.extract取出,提取:extract a confessionextravagant奢侈的,浪費的:be extravagant in one’s way of livingfabricate 建造,制造:The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock facilitate使變得(更)容易,使便利:Such a port would facilitate the passage of oil from the Middle East to Japan fade (顏色)褪去:The color in this material will not fadefaint不清楚的,模糊的,微弱的:a faint ideafancy想象力:Children usually have a lively fancyfare車費,船費,飛機(jī)票價:full (half) faredivorce 離婚，分離，脫離：sue for a divorce dominate 分配，統(tǒng)治：a white dominated societydonate 捐贈，贈送：They donate to the Red Cross every year.doom 命運，厄運，劫數(shù)：His doom was to be poverty.doze 打瞌睡，打盹兒：The old lady dozed in her armchair.drain 慢慢排去：drain water from a pooldread 怕，畏懼:I dread to think of what may happen.drift 漂流，漂泊：The sounds of music drifted up to us.dubious 引起懷疑的，不確定的：a dubious replydue 欠款的，應(yīng)支付的：A great deal of money is due to you.dump 傾倒，傾卸：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk.duplicate 完全一樣的，復(fù)制的：a duplicate key excess 超越,超過:an excess of supply over demandexecute 實行,實施,執(zhí)行,履行:execute a plan exemplify 例示,舉例證明,是…的例證(或榜樣等):The teacher exemplified the use of the wordexert 用力,盡力:exert all one’s strength第17天任務(wù)exhaust 汲空,抽完:exhaust a wellexpand 擴(kuò)大,擴(kuò)展,膨脹:Reading(travel)expands one’s mindexpel 驅(qū)逐,趕走:expel an invader from a country expend 花費,消費(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb outexpire 滿期,屆期,(期限)終止:His term of office expires this year explicit 詳盡的,明確的:give explicit directionsexploit英勇的或冒險的行為或事跡:The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admiredexterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorationsdurable 耐用的：a durable fabricdwell （dwelt 或 dwelled ）（尤指作為常住居民）居住: dwell on an island economical節(jié)約的,節(jié)儉的,經(jīng)濟(jì)的: an economical stovegenerate 產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生(電、熱、光、力、摩擦力等)：generate electricitygenuine 真的，非人造的，名副其實的：genuine leathergesture 手勢，示意動作：raise one’s hands in a gesture of despairconfine 限制，使局限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.confirm 證實，肯定 confirm a rumourconflict （尤指長期的）戰(zhàn)爭，戰(zhàn)斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.conform 遵照，適應(yīng) confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)flourish 茂盛,繁榮,興旺:Painting f