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vital ['vaɪtl]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you say that something is vital, you mean that it is necessary or very important. 必要的；至关重要的；必不可少的
【例句】The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims.
这个港口对向数百万旱灾灾民提供救援物资是至关重要的。
reflective [rɪ'flɛktɪv]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you are reflective, you are thinking deeply about something. 沉思的；深思的
【例句】I walked on in a reflective mood to the car.
我心事重重地向车子走去。
adjoin [ə'dʒɔɪn]
【考法】 VERB If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other. 紧挨；邻接；毗连
【例句】Fields adjoined the garden and there were no neighbours.
田园相连，四下无邻。
footprint ['fʊtˌprɪnt]
【考法】 N-COUNT A footprint is a mark in the shape of a foot that a person or animal makes in or on a surface. 足迹；脚印
【例句】I dread to think what the carbon footprint must be like of moving that coal but we have no choice.我都不敢想象为了运这些煤产生了多少碳足迹，但我们没有选择。
carpenter ['kɑrpəntə]
【考法】 N-COUNT A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things. 木工；木匠
【例句】That carpenter wanted to become a lawyer, but he was advised to stick to his last.
那个木匠想当律师，但别人劝他安分守己地干他自己的老本行。
analyze [ˑænəˌlaɪz]
【考法】 VERB If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it. 分析；分解；细察
【例句】We should develop the students’ ability to analyse and solve problems.
我们应该培养学生分析问题和解决问题的能力。
indecisive [ˌɪndɪ'saɪsɪv]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you say that someone is indecisive, you mean that they find it very difficult to make decisions. 优柔寡断的；无决断力的；迟疑不决的
【例句】Michael was indecisive about how to decorate the room.
关于如何装饰房间，迈克尔犹豫不决。
dissipate ['dɪsəˌpet]
【考法】 VERB When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. （使）消失；消除；驱散
【例句】The tension in the room had dissipated.
房间里的紧张气氛消失了。
deem [dim]
【考法】 VERB If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing. 认为；视为；相信
【例句】French and German were deemed essential.
法语和德语被认为是必不可少的。
collegial [kə'lidʒɪəl]
【考法】 ADJ of or relating to a college 学院的
【例句】The culture at this employer—my current one—has been a factor too, including the collegial atmosphere and emphasis on high professional standards.
这家公司就是我现在就职的这一家，其文化也是一个因素，包括它学院式的氛围，以及对高专业标准的强调。
tone [toʊn]
【考法1】N-COUNT The tone of a sound is its particular quality. 音质；音色；音调
【例句1】Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
【考法2】N-SING The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it. （演讲、文章的）语气，调子，基调
【例句2】The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.
发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
provocative [prə'vɑkətɪv]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. 挑衅的；煽动的；激怒的；刺激的
【例句】He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
他近些年发表了一系列直言不讳、有时带煽动性的演说。