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076

abolish / əˈbɒlɪʃ /

v. 取消;废止;废除

The legislature passed an act to abolish the unpopular car surtax. 立法机关通过了一项法案,废除了不得人心的汽车附加税。

077

persevere / ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə(r) /

v. 坚持不懈;坚持

persevere in/with 坚持

She persevered with her violin lessons. 她坚持上小提琴课。

078

conjunction / kənˈdʒʌŋkʃn /

n. 同时发生;连词

The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding. 暴雨和狂风共同引发了洪灾。

079

tame / teɪm /

a. (动物)驯服的;(人)温顺的;乏味的 || v. 驯服;制服;使易于控制

Her daughter is too tame to show her disagreement. 她的女儿太过温顺,以至于不会表示异议。

080

famine / ˈfæmɪn /

n. 饥荒

Famine and war still afflict mankind. 饥荒和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。

081

commentator / ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r) /

n. (电台或电视台的)解说员,评论员

He was invited to be the special commentator for this final. 他受邀担任这场决赛的特约评论员。

082

induce / ɪnˈdjuːs /

v. 引起,导致;引诱;劝说

The French government tried to induce people to work longer. 法国政府试图劝说人们延长工作年限。

083

palm / pɑːm /

n. 棕榈树;手掌

My father knew the entire farm like the palm of his hand. 我的爸爸对整个农场了如指掌。

084

naval / ˈneɪvl /

a. 海军的

Naval officers must have a good command of the practice and the theory of navigation. 海军军官必须精通航海实践与理论。

085

asset / ˈæset /

n. 资产;优点;有用的东西

The greatest asset of Churchill may be his outstanding skill as an orator. 丘吉尔最大的优点也许是他作为演说家的出色技巧。

086

expressway / ɪkˈspresweɪ /

n. 高速公路

Due to the nasty weather we were held up on the expressway for an entire day. 由于恶劣的天气,我们被困在高速公路上整整一天。

087

streak / striːk /

n. 条纹;条痕;性格特征;(赌博的)手气 || v. 飞驰;留下条纹,使布满条纹

The heavy rain begun to streak down the windowpanes. 大雨开始在窗玻璃上冲出道道水痕。

088

duration / djuˈreɪʃn /

n. 持续期间;期间

The harm depends both on the intensity of the noise and the duration of the exposure. 危害程度取决于噪音的强度和接触时间的长短。

089

slap / slæp /

v. 掌掴;拍打;重重放下;强加 || n. 掴;拍打

His rejection was a massive slap in the face for the board of directors. 他的拒绝就好似给了董事会一记重重的耳光。

090

spine / spaɪn /

n. 脊柱;书脊;(植物的)刺

The disease had deformed his spine . 疾病导致他脊柱变形。

091

saddle / ˈsædl /

n. 马鞍;(自行车或摩托车的)车座 || v. 使负担;给 …… 备鞍

The boy has never owned his own saddle . 这个男孩从未拥有过自己的马鞍。

092

assembly / əˈsembli /

n. 集合;集会;装配

Henry Ford’s assembly line produced Model Ts by the millions in Detroit. 亨利·福特的组装线在底特律量产了许多T型汽车。

093

dizzy / ˈdɪzi /

a. 头晕目眩的;眩晕的 || v. 使眩晕;使困惑

He drove the car out of the building at dizzy speed. 他以令人眩晕的速度把汽车开出了大楼。

094

bench / bentʃ /

n. 长凳;工作台;替补席 || v. 把(场上队员)换下

He has been warming the bench for three seasons, hoping that the coach will give him a chance this year. 他已经连续三个赛季坐冷板凳了,他希望今年教练能给他一个机会。

095

gene / dʒiːn /

n. 基因

Genes hold the information to build and maintain an organism’s cells and pass genetic traits to offspring. 基因中有建立和维护生物体细胞的信息,它还能把这些遗传特征传给下一代。

096

lavatory / ˈlævətri /

n. 厕所;洗手间

The use of the lavatory is suspended during take-off. 飞机起飞时,洗手间暂停使用。

097

concede / kənˈsiːd /

v. (不情愿地)承认;给予(权利或特权);(通过认输)使结束

She finally conceded that she lost the bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor. 她终于承认自己在民主党州长提名竞选中失败了。

098

confusion / kənˈfjuːʒn /

n. 不明确;混乱

There’s still confusion about the number of casualties from the quake. 现在仍不清楚这次地震造成的伤亡人数。

099

dust / dʌst /

n. 沙尘;灰尘 || v. 去除灰尘;把(粉状物)撒于

His natural gift and efforts leave other children in the dust . 他的天赋和努力使其他孩子望尘莫及。

100

kit / kɪt /

n. 成套工具,成套设备;配套元件;(尤指某运动的)全套衣服和装备

There is a repair kit provided in the boot of every car. 每辆汽车的后备箱里都有一个修理工具包。 UnL4QmCtWuBuWmJLhabvEsfBvdpEzjzsnxqGdxeBqTSSdz5UuPsU0sX0rqt2dItJ

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