50. benign [bɪ'naɪn]
a.①(腫瘤等)良性的 ②和藹的
例句:
He shook his head in benign amusement. 他好笑又寬厚地?fù)u搖頭。
51. beset [bɪ'set]
vt.困擾,使苦惱
例句:
The business has been beset with financial problems. 該企業(yè)為財(cái)務(wù)問(wèn)題所困擾。
52. besiege [bɪ'siːdʒ]
vt.①圍攻,包圍 ②困擾
例句:
Miller was besieged by press photographers. 米勒被新聞攝影師團(tuán)團(tuán)圍住。
53. beware [bɪ'weə]
v.當(dāng)心,謹(jǐn)防
例句:
They should beware of making hasty decisions. 他們應(yīng)該當(dāng)心不要倉(cāng)促作決定。
54. bilateral [baɪ'læt(ə)r(ə)l]
a.①雙邊的 ②有兩面的
例句:
Nothing emerged from the bilateral talks. 雙邊會(huì)談沒(méi)有結(jié)果。
55. bin [bɪn]
n.①垃圾箱 ②大儲(chǔ)藏箱 vt.扔,丟棄
例句:
Throw it in the bin. 把它扔到垃圾箱里去。
56. binoculars [bɪ'nɒkjələz]
n.雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡
例句:
He stood to his pay of 50 pounds for my binoculars. 他堅(jiān)持只付50英鎊買(mǎi)我的雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡。
57. blackmail ['blækmeɪl]
n.①敲詐 ②脅迫 vt.敲詐
例句:
It looks like the pictures were being used for blackmail. 看來(lái)這些照片正被用于敲詐勒索。
58. bleach [bliːtʃ]
v.(使)漂白,變白 n.漂白劑
例句:
These products don't bleach the hair. 這些產(chǎn)品不會(huì)使頭發(fā)脫色。
59. bluff① [blʌf]
v.虛張聲勢(shì),唬人 n.唬人
例句:
The letter was a bluff. 這封信是虛張聲勢(shì)。
60. bluff② [blʌf]
a.直率豪爽的
例句:
He was a bluff no-nonsense administrator. 他是一個(gè)干脆豪爽的主管。
61. bolster ['bəʊlstə]
vt.改善,加強(qiáng) n.(床頭上的)墊枕
例句:
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence. 提前降低利率的希望增強(qiáng)了信心。
62. bouquet [bəʊ'keɪ]
n.①花束 ②(尤指酒的)香味
例句:
The woman carried a bouquet of dried violets. 那個(gè)女子拿著一束干紫羅蘭花。
63. bout [baʊt]
n.一回,一場(chǎng)
例句:
He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. 他當(dāng)時(shí)正從一次嚴(yán)重的流感中康復(fù)。
64. brigade [brɪ'geɪd]
n.①旅 ②(承擔(dān)特殊任務(wù)的)團(tuán)
例句:
On hearing the alarm the fire brigade rushed to the scene. 消防隊(duì)聞?dòng)嵹s到現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。
65. buffalo ['bʌfələʊ]
n.水牛,野牛
例句:
They hallow the buffalo. 他們把水牛視為神圣。
66. carton ['kɑːtn]
n.硬紙盒;塑料盒
例句:
We hope that you will take measures to reinforce this sort of carton with iron straps. 我們希望你們采取措施用金屬條加固這種紙板箱。
67. Celsius ['selsiəs]
a.攝氏的 n.攝氏溫度
例句:
The thermometer shows the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit. 這個(gè)溫度計(jì)會(huì)顯示攝氏溫度和華氏溫度。
68. censor ['sensə]
n.(電影等的)審查員vt.刪剪
例句:
The film had to be cut before the board of censors accepted it. 這部電影得先進(jìn)行剪輯,才能得到審查委員會(huì)的認(rèn)可。
69. ceramic [sɪ'ræmɪk]
n.(常pl.)陶瓷制品a.陶瓷的
例句:
I keep a small pretty ceramic container of salt on my stove. 我的爐灶上一直放著一個(gè)很小但很精美的陶瓷容器來(lái)裝鹽。
70. chancellor ['tʃɑːns(ə)lə]
n.①財(cái)政大臣 ②校長(zhǎng)
例句:
In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending. 在英國(guó),財(cái)政大臣負(fù)責(zé)稅務(wù)和政府的開(kāi)支。
71. cleanse [klenz]
vt.①使清潔,凈化 ②消毒
例句:
The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption. 市長(zhǎng)當(dāng)選時(shí)許諾要清除市政府的腐敗行為。
72. clench [klentʃ]
vt.握緊,咬緊
例句:
Jody was pacing the sidelines, her fists clenched. 喬迪緊握雙拳,在邊線上來(lái)回踱步。
73. clergy ['klɜːdʒi]
n.[統(tǒng)稱]牧師,神職人員
例句:
All the local clergy attended the ceremony. 當(dāng)?shù)厮械哪翈煶鱿藘x式。
74. cliché ['kli:ʃeɪ]
n.陳詞濫調(diào),老生常談
例句:
There is plenty of truth in the cliché that a trouble shared is a trouble halved. “有人分憂,煩惱化小”這句老話說(shuō)得很有道理。
75. cloak [kləʊk]
n.斗篷,披風(fēng);遮蓋物vt.掩蓋,掩飾
例句:
The political party is used as a cloak for terrorist activities. 這個(gè)政黨被用作搞恐怖活動(dòng)的幌子。
76. clog [klɒg]
n.木底鞋,木屐 v.(使)阻塞,堵塞
例句:
Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease. 多年下來(lái),管道都被油膩物堵塞了。
77. cockpit ['kɒk,pɪt]
n.①(飛機(jī)的)駕駛艙 ②斗雞場(chǎng)
例句:
He climbed out of the cockpit and waved to us. 他爬出座艙,向我們揮手。
78. coconut ['kəʊkənʌt]
n.①椰子 ②椰子肉
例句:
The oil can come from animal fat or plant sources like coconut or sunflower. 油可以產(chǎn)自動(dòng)物脂肪或者植物來(lái)源,比如椰子或者向日葵。
79. coexist [,kəʊɪg'zɪst]
vi.共存,并存
例句:
Our foreign policy is to coexist with other countries. 我們的外交政策是和其他國(guó)家和平共處。
80. colonel ['kɜːnl]
n.上校
例句:
The captain jumped several grades and now was a colonel. 這名上尉一連跳過(guò)了好幾級(jí),現(xiàn)在是上校了。
81. compassion [kəm'pæʃ(ə)n]
n.同情,憐憫
例句:
Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? 他對(duì)自己罪行的受害者是否感到同情?
82. complacent [kəm'pleɪs(ə)nt]
a.自滿的,得意的
例句:
We simply cannot afford to be complacent about the future of our car industry. 我們完全沒(méi)有資格對(duì)汽車(chē)業(yè)的前景沾沾自喜。
83. conceit [kən'siːt]
n.自負(fù),自大
例句:
Reyes emits confidence without conceit. 羅伊斯表現(xiàn)出自信但不自負(fù)。
84. concurrent [kən'kʌrənt]
a.①同時(shí)發(fā)生的 ②并存的
例句:
The exhibition reflected concurrent developments abroad. 該展覽反映了現(xiàn)在國(guó)外的發(fā)展情況。
85. conducive [kən'djuːsɪv]
a.有益的
例句:
Library is an environment conducive to learning. 圖書(shū)館的環(huán)境有助于學(xué)習(xí)。
86. confide [kən'faɪd]
vt.①將……托付給…… ②吐露(自己的隱私)
例句:
I've never felt able to confide in my sister. 我從來(lái)都沒(méi)有覺(jué)得可以對(duì)姐姐吐露心中的秘密。
87. congregate ['kɒŋgrɪgeɪt]
vi.集合,聚集
例句:
Crowds began to congregate to hear the President's speech. 人群開(kāi)始聚攏來(lái)聆聽(tīng)總統(tǒng)的演講。
88. connotation [,kɒnə'teɪʃ(ə)n]
n.隱含意義,言外之意
例句:
The word “professional” has connotations of skill and excellence. “專業(yè)的”一詞帶有技能和出色的含義。
89. conspire [kən'spaɪə]
vi.共謀,圖謀
例句:
All six men admitted conspiring to steal cars. 這六人全部承認(rèn)一起密謀偷車(chē)。
90. consulate ['kɒnsjʊlɪt]
n.領(lǐng)事館
例句:
You have to visit the consulate or embassy. 你必須到領(lǐng)事館或大使館去。
91. contagious [kən'teɪdʒəs]
a.(疾病)接觸傳染的
例句:
This is both contagious and deadly and must be avoided at all costs. 這會(huì)傳染且是致命的,必須不惜一切代價(jià)加以避免。
92. contingent① [kən'tɪndʒənt]
a.視條件而定的
例句:
Further investment is contingent upon the company's profit performance. 進(jìn)一步的投資取決于公司的利潤(rùn)情況。
93. contingent② [kən'tɪndʒənt]
n.①小分隊(duì) ②代表團(tuán)
例句:
Has the Scottish contingent arrived yet? 蘇格蘭代表團(tuán)到了沒(méi)有?
94. convoy ['kɒnvɔɪ]
vt.護(hù)航n.艦隊(duì)
例句:
The British left in a convoy of ②0 cars. 英國(guó)人在一支由 ②0輛汽車(chē)組成的車(chē)隊(duì)護(hù)送下離開(kāi)了。
95. coral ['kɒrəl]
n.珊瑚
例句:
The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral. 女士們擁有綠寶石和粉色珊瑚制成的精美項(xiàng)鏈。
96. corporal ['kɔːp(ə)rəl]
n.(陸軍等的)下士
例句:
He was busted to corporal for being absent without leave. 他因擅離職守而被降級(jí)為下士。
97. cosmopolitan [,kɒzmə'pɒlɪt(ə)n]
a.世界性的
例句:
Alexander envisioned a cosmopolitan culture in his new empire. 亞歷山大打算讓他的新帝國(guó)具有世界性的文化。
98. counteract [,kaʊntər'ækt]
vt.抵消,中和
例句:
They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms. 他們給他服藥以消除他的脫癮癥狀。
99. counterfeit ['kaʊntəfɪt]
vt.偽造a.假冒的
例句:
They admitted counterfeiting documents. 他們承認(rèn)偽造了文件。
100. coup [kuː]
n.①政變 ②努力辦到難辦的事
例句:
Haiti's first elected president was deposed in a violent military coup. 海地的第一位民選總統(tǒng)在一場(chǎng)劇烈的軍事政變中被廢黜。