glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光)，光彩夺目，闪耀：His language glitters with marvelous words glory 光荣，荣誉：The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field

glow 发热，发光，发红：the fire glowing in the darkness

gossip 流言蜚语：give rise to gossip

govern 统治，管理：govern a nation

grace 优美：She ran well, grace in every movement

graduate (使)大学毕业：graduate from college

grant 同意，准予：grant a request

grease 油脂，动物脂：the grease spot on the envelope

heal 治愈，愈合：heal the sick

heap (一)堆：a big heap of books

hedge (矮树)树篱：a quickset hedge

第18天任务

highlight 使显著，使突出：Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil

output

fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe

frequent时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now

frown 皱眉:frown at sb

frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan

fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract

furnish供应，提供：furnish blankets for the refugees

fury狂怒，暴怒：fly into a fury

fuss大惊小怪，乱忙，小题大做：make much fuss over losing a penny

hinder妨碍，阻止：Bad weather hindered travel

hint 暗示：drop(give ,throw out)a hint

enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school

engage (用契约诺言等)约束,使订婚:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer enhance 提高(价格,质量,吸引力等),增加,增强:enhance one’s reputation

figure 数字:according to official figures

finance 财政,金融:skill in finance

finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts

flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind

flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting

flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land

inaccessible 达不到的：The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible incline倾斜：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree

incorporate 包含，吸收：His book incorporates his earlier essays

incur 招致，引起，遭受：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)

modify 修改，更改 ～a law

momentary 片刻的，瞬息的 a ～ feeling of fear

designate 指明，表明：designate boundaries

desolate 荒芜的，不毛的：desolate land

despise 蔑视，鄙视：He despises flattery.

detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp.

diagnose 诊断，判断：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

dictate 口授，使听写：dictate a letter to a secretary

coincide 相符，相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.

collaborate （尤指在文艺、科学等方面）合作，协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays. collapse 倒坍，崩溃，瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

collide 碰撞，互撞 The car collided with the truck.

commemorate 纪念，庆祝 commemorate a holiday

commend 表扬，称赞 commend a soldier for bravery

extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire)

extinguish熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle)

multiply 乘，相乘～ 7 and 8

muscle 肌肉 facial ～s

mutual 相互的， 彼此的 ～ aid

narrate 叙述，讲述 ～ the story of sb’s life

negligent 疏忽的，大意的 be ～ about traffic regulations

indignant 愤怒的，愤慨的：The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions

indispensable 必不可少的，必需的(to. for)： Oxygen is indispensable to life

induce 引诱，劝使：Nothing will induce me to do that

infer (根据已知事实等)推断，推定(from)：From his grades I inferred that he was a good student ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的，足智多谋的：an ingenious designer

instant 紧急的，急迫的，立即的，即刻的：be in instant need of help

institute 学会，协会，学院，研究院：an institute for the blind

insulate 隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were insult 侮辱，辱骂：She insulted him by calling him a coward

flatter奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation

第19天任务

flee逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion

flexible柔韧易,弯曲的:flexible cord

fling(用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison

hoist 举起，升起，吊起：The war hoisted prices

hold 拿着，抓住：The girl is holding the baby in her arms

homogeneous 同种类的，同性质的，有相同特征的：homogeneous parts

horizon 地平(线)：The sun has sunk below the horizon

hospital 好客的，殷勤的，热情友好的：be hospital to the homeless

hostile 敌人的，敌方的：a hostile army

withstand 经受，承受 ～hardships

speculate 推测，推断 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this

spill 溢出，溅出 The ship ～ed oil while in port

spin 纺制 ～ cotton into yarn

spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor

splash 溅泼A passing car ～ed my dress

split 劈开，切开，裂开 ～ the firewood with an axe

spoil 损坏，毁掉 It would ～ my reputation

sponsor 发起者，主办者，保证人，赞助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade spot斑点，污点 a blue tie with ～s

spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water

sprout 抽条，发芽，长出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed

spur 靴刺，踢马刺a pair of ～s

renovate 修复，整修 ～ a two storey building

repel 击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥 ～ the enemy

repent 后悔，懊悔 ～of a thoughtless act

replace 代替，取代，更换The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus

transmit 播送，发射 ～ a match live

transparent 透明的 Glass is ～

transplant 移植，移种，移居 ～ a human heart into a patient

treasure 财宝，财富 dig for buried ～

trend 倾向，趋势an upward ～ of prices

trick 诡计，骗局 He got the money by a ～

trifle 琐事，小事 One should not get angry about such a ～

trim 整齐的，整洁的 ～ lawns

triple 三倍的，三重的，三部分的，三方的Black unemployment rate runs ～ the figure for

whites

triumph 胜利 a ～ over the enemy

trivial 琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的 ～ matters

tuck 夹入，藏入 He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it

tug （用力）拖或拉He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open

stroke 敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer

tend 趋向，倾向 Interest rates are ～ing upwards

tender 嫩的 a ～ piece of meat

represent 代表，象征To many local people these castles ～ a hundred years of foreign

domination

reproach 责备，指责，斥责 mute ～

scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws

shield 盾，保护物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～

snob 势力的人，谄上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water

soak 湿透，浸湿，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～

sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age

sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place

sow 播种 This plot of land was sown with maize

第20天任务

spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s

sparkle 发光，闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger

tentative 试验性的，试探性的，暂时的，推测的 a ～plan

terminate 停止，结束，使终止 ～ a contract

terrify 使害怕，使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits

testify 作证，证明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man

humble 地位(或身份)低下的，卑贱的：a humble job

hysterical 情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury

identical 同一的：the same (very)identical menu

identify 识别，鉴别：He identified the coat as his brother’s

idle 闲散的，闲置的：idle money

ignite点燃，使燃烧：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper

impose 征(税)，加(负担，惩罚等)于(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion impulse 推动，驱动：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two

countries

intact 完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：an intact family

integrate使成一体，使合并(with, into)：integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western

medicine

interfere 妨碍，冲突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact

intermittent 间歇的，断断续续的，周期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches

hazard 危险，危害物，危险之源：a life full of hazards

label 标签，标记，标号：put labels on your luggage

lag 走得慢，落后，滞留：Some of the runners began to lag

latent 潜在的，隐伏的，不易觉察的：a latent infection

leak 漏洞，裂缝：The pipe has got a leak

lean 斜，倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa

initiate 开始，发起：initiate a conversation

innovate 革新，改革，创新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation

inquire 询问，打听：He inquired what the weather was likely to be

insert 插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question

inspire 鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd

tumble 跌到，滚下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over

tune 曲调，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～

turbulent 骚乱的，动荡的，混乱的，狂暴的a ～ crowd

turn 转动，旋转Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock

tutor 家庭教师，指导教师 When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide

them

twinkle 闪烁，闪耀，闪亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight

twist 捻，搓，绞，拧 ～ a rope out of threads

whistle 吹口哨，鸣笛 The train ～d

whitewash 粉饰

wholesome 有益于健康的 ～ surroundings

wicked 坏的，邪恶的，淘气的，恶作剧的 ～ habits

tease 戏弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat

tedious 单调乏味的，冗长的，罗嗦的a ～ debate

liable 会……的，有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes