Distress n. 悲痛；危难，不幸；贫困；[法]扣押财物 vt. 使痛苦，使忧伤；[法]扣押（财物）；使贫困;clutched; v. [klʌtʃt] 抓住，紧紧抓住( clutch的过去式和过去分词 )；（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住pose vt.& vi. 使摆姿势；以…身份出现；招摇；炫耀 vt. 提出；造成（威胁、问题等）；引起；产生 n. 姿势；姿态；装腔作势；伪装;sneaked v. 潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状;preoccupation n. 全神贯注，入神；当务之急；使人全神贯注的事物；偏见，成见; shackles n. 'ʃæklz]手铐( shackle的名词复数 )；脚镣；束缚；羁绊 v. 给（某人）带上手铐或脚镣( shackle的第三人称单数 );curse vt.& vi. 诅咒；咒骂；使苦恼，使困苦；把（某人）逐出教门 n. 诅咒；咒语；祸害，祸因；咒逐，逐出教门;deliberation n. [dɪˌlɪbəˈreʃən]考虑，深思熟虑；评议，审议；（言语、行动等的）从容；沉着，慎重Assure; vt. 向…保证；使…确信；<英>给…保险discretion; n. [dɪˈskrɛʃən]慎重，慎重；考虑周到；判断力，辨别力；自行决定的自由relaxation; n. 消遣，放松；松懈，松弛；放宽；[生理]驰松humiliate; vt. 使蒙羞，使丢脸，使出丑；屈辱，羞辱strategy; n. 策略，战略；战略学embarrassment; n. 窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事maneuverable; adj. 容易操作的，有机动性的maturity n. 成熟；完备；（票据等的）到期；[地]壮年期Survived; v. 幸存，活下来( survive的过去式和过去分词 )；比…活得长，经历…之后还存在；幸免于难；挺过grabs; n. 试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 ) v. 抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取discreetly; adv. 谨慎地，小心地deceased; adj. <法，正>已故的，已死的 n. 死者 v. 死，死亡(decease的过去式和过去分词)obituary; n. 讣告；讣闻 adj. 讣告的；死亡的；有关死者的conceivably; adv. 令人信服地board; n. 板；董事会；甲板；膳食 vt. 上（船、车或飞机）；收费供…膳宿；使搭伙，使寄宿；强行登（船） vi. （火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客；搭伙，寄宿classics; n. 文豪( classic的名词复数 )；文学名著；优秀的典范；古希腊与古罗马的文化研究（尤指对其语言与文学的研究）executives n. （公司或机构的）经理( executive的名词复数 )；（统称公司或机构的）行政领导；（政府的）行政部门；[the Executive][美国英语]（美国政府的）行政当局windowed; 有窗的nerves; n. 神经质，神经紧张；神经( nerve的名词复数 )；勇气；神经过敏；鲁莽precisionist; n. 修正主义者，修正的社会主义者；修订者competitiveness; [经] 竞争；竞争性execution; n. 实行，履行，执行，贯彻；作成，完成，签名盖印使法律文件生效，执行法律；执行死刑，强制执行，执行命令；成功，奏效，效果presided; v. 主持，主管( preside的过去式和过去分词 )marital; adj. 婚姻的，夫妻（间）的accompanied v. 陪伴( accompany的过去式和过去分词 )；陪同；伴随…同时发生；伴奏Negotiated; v. [niˈɡəuʃieitid 谈判，协商，议定( negotiate的过去式和过去分词 )；兑现（支票等）；通过，越过（险要路段）debonair; adj. ˌdebə'neə(r)] （通常指男人）愉快而自信的dodging; n. 'dɒdʒɪŋ避开，闪过，音调改变 v. 闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避contortion; n. [kənˈtɔ:ʃn] 扭曲，弄歪，歪曲thrive; vi. θraɪv 兴盛，兴隆；长得健壮；茁壮成长undertaking n. 企业；事业；殡仪事业；保证 v. 担任( undertake的现在分词)；着手作disagreeable; adj. <正> 不合意的；令人不快的；讨厌的；（人）不友善的eccentricity; mjukye3eksen'trɪsətɪ n. 古怪；反常，怪癖；[物]偏心距；[数]离心率acquainted; [əˈkwentɪd] adj. 了解；知晓（某事）；熟悉；交游甚广的 v. 使熟悉( acquaint的过去式和过去分词 )；使了解；通知；告知ridicule; [ˈrɪdɪˌkjul] n. 嘲笑；奚落；嘲弄；戏弄 vt. 嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落；使…受嘲笑；取笑triumphal; [traɪˈʌmfəl] adj. 胜利的，用于胜利的，庆祝胜利的deficiencies; [diˈfiʃənsiz] n. 缺乏( deficiency的名词复数 )；不足；缺点；缺陷woefully; adv. ['woʊfəlɪ]忧愁地，可怜地contorted [kənˈtɔrtɪd] adj. 扭曲的，弯曲的 v. 扭曲，扭弯( contort的过去式 ) overshadow; [ˌovɚˈʃædo] vt. 使失色；使阴暗；夺去…的光辉；遮阴traipse; [treps] v. 漫步；拖曳；在…游荡；走过 n. 闲逛，长途跋涉fetish; [ˈfɛtɪʃ, ˈfitɪʃ] n. <心>恋物；偶像，迷信；物神，崇拜物flunk; [flʌŋk] vt.& vi. <美><口>；（使）（考试、某学科的成绩等）不及格 vt. 评定（某人）不及格；（因不及格而）退学swilling; v. 冲洗( swill的现在分词 )；猛喝；大口喝；（使）液体流动flicked; 轻弹轻抚epitome; [ɪˈpɪtəmi] n. 缩影；典型的人或事物；（书、演讲等的）摘要licentiousness [laɪˈsɛnʃəs]无法无天；坚持道德的；放肆，无法无天；有节制者Insured; [ɪnˈʃʊr] vt. 保证；确保；为…保险；投保 vi. 买卖或卖保险underserved; [ˌʌndɪˈzɚvd] adj. 不恰当的，不应得的generosity; [ˌdʒɛnəˈrɑsɪti] n. 慷慨，大方；宽容或慷慨的行为；丰富benefits; n. 津贴费；利益( benefit的名词复数 )；（给职工的）奖金；救济金；益处regrettable; adj. 令人遗憾的；可惜的；可悲的；抱歉的mirthful; ['mɜ:θfəl] adj. 愉快的，高兴的blasphemy; vt.& vi. 亵渎，辱骂，中伤reverence [ˈrɛvərəns] n. 尊敬，敬畏；敬礼；受尊敬；尊严 vt. 尊敬；崇敬；敬畏supportive; adj. 支持的，拥护的，赞助的perceived; v. [pəˈsi:vd]感觉( perceive的过去式和过去分词 )；视为；认为；理解为prevarication; n. [prɪˌværɪ'keɪʃn]支吾；搪塞；说谎；有枝有叶astounded; [əˈstaʊndɪd] v. 使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶undermine; vt. 破坏；侵蚀…的基础；暗中破坏；冲蚀，削弱faltered; [ˈfɔ:ltəd] v. （嗓音）颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 )；支吾其词；蹒跚；摇晃fibs; n. 小谎，无关紧要的谎话( fib的名词复数 )；惯撒小谎的人 v. 撒小谎( fib的第三人称单数volunteered. v. 加油润滑( lubricate的过去式和过去分词 )unethical; adj. 不道德的feigned; [feɪnd] adj. 虚假的，想象的，假装的 v. 假装，伪装( feign的过去式和过去分词 )；捏造（借口、理由等）unsparing; [ʌnˈspɛrɪŋ] adj. 不宽恕的，不留情的cynical; adj. [ˈsɪnɪkəl] 怀疑的；愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的；见利忘义的confoundedly; [kən'faʊndɪdlɪ] adv. 非常地，十分地，恼人地lubricated; ['lu:brɪkeɪtɪd] v. 加油润滑( lubricate的过去式和过去分词 ) entangled; [ɪnˈtæŋɡld] adj. 卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的 v. 使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle 的过去式和过去分词 )willful [ˈwɪlfəl] adj. 任性的；固执的；故意的；存心的Creaky; adj. 嘎吱作响的；老朽的；破旧的peered; v. 凝视( peer的过去式和过去分词 )；盯着看；同等；比得上acquaintance; n. 相识的人，熟人；相识；对…有了解；知识，心得detachment; [dɪ'tætʃmənt] n. 分离，分开；派遣；分遣队raptures; n. [ˈræptʃəz]极度欢喜( rapture的名词复数giddy; [ˈɡɪdi] [ˈɡɪdi]overwhelmed; [ˌəuvəˈhwelmd] v. 淹没( overwhelm的过去式和过去分词 )；压倒；覆盖；压垮obliged [əˈblaɪdʒd] adj. 感激，感谢 v. 迫使做( oblige的过去式和过去分词 )；使负义务；满足请求；施惠obscurity; [ɑbˈskjʊrɪti, əb-]acquainted; n. 朦胧；晦涩；默默无闻；费解perceptible; [pɚˈsɛptəbəl] adj. 可感觉[感受]到的，可理解的，可认识的apprehension; [ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən] n. 不安，忧虑，忧惧；理解（力），领悟，了解；拘捕indifferent; [inˈdifrənt] 漠不关心的；无关紧要的；中立的；中等的rapt; [ræpt] adj. 全神贯注的，入迷的overwhelmingly; [ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋlɪ] adv. 压倒地，无法抵抗地disobliging [ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ] adj. 不亲切的，薄情的，不体贴的pursue, [pɚˈsu] vt.继续；追求；进行；追捕vi.追，追赶；继续进行ceased; ['si:st]attainable; v. 停止，终止，结束( cease的过去式 )enmity; [ˈɛnmɪti] n. 仇恨；敌意；敌视；敌对的状态populous; [ˈpɑpjələs] adj. 人口众多的；人口稠密的surpassed; [səˈpɑ:st] v. 超过( surpass的过去式和过去分词 )；优于；多于；非…所能办到adj. 不偏不倚的；公平的，公正的；无私的；持平impartial; [ɪmˈpɑrʃəl] adj.不偏不倚的；公平的，公正的；无私的；持平appallingly [ə'pɔ:lɪŋlɪ] adv. 令人毛骨悚然地beneficiaries; [ˌbenəˈfɪʃi:ˌeri:z] n. 受益人(beneficiary的复数形式)undesirable; [ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbəl] adj. 不受欢迎的，讨厌的；不合需要的；不方便的；不良的 n. 不受欢迎的人；不良分子horizontally; [ˌhɑrɪˈzɑntəlɪ] adv. 水平地，横地descendants; [dɪˈsɛndənt] n. 后代；后裔；（由过去类似物发展来的）派生物；弟子 adj. 下降的；祖传的increasingly; [ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli] adv.越来越多地；日益，格外；越来越…；愈philosophical; [ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl] adj. 哲学上的，哲学（家）的；冷静的，沉着的；明达的；达观的unduly; [ʌnˈduli, -ˈdju-] adv. 不适当地；过分地；过度地；不相称地standardization [ˌstændədaɪ'zeɪʃn]fastidious; n. 标准化；标定；规格化；规范化ecstasies; [ˈekstəsiz] n. 狂喜( ecstasy的名词复数 )；出神；入迷；迷幻药lavish; adj. 过分慷慨的；非常浪费的；过分丰富的；大量生产的 vt. 过分给予，滥施；浪费，挥霍；慷慨地给与elusive; [ɪˈlusɪv] adj. 难以捉摸的；不易记住的；逃避的；难以找到的phenomenal; [fɪˈnɑmənəl] adj. 现象的；显著的；异常的；能知觉的proceeding; n. 进行，进程；行动；诉讼；会议记录 v. 进行( proceed的现在分词)；前进；（沿特定路线）行进；（尤指打断后）继续说enterprise; [ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz] n. 企（事）业单位；事业，计划；事业心，进取心contrived [kənˈtraɪvd] adj. 不自然的；勉强的；人为的；非天然的disregard; [ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑrd] vt. 不顾；不理会；漠视，忽视；蔑视，轻视 n. 漠视，忽视；不理，不顾；不尊重authoritative; adj. 权威的；有权力的；当局的；命令式的ubiquity; [juˈbɪkwɪti] n. 到处存在，（同时的）普遍存在desirable; [dɪˈzaɪrəbəl] adj. 令人满意的；值得拥有的；可取的；性感的 n. 称心如意的人[东西]piquancy; [ˈpiːkənsi] n. 辛辣，辣味，痛快ceremonially; [ˌserɪ'moʊnɪrlɪ] adv. 礼仪地；仪式地；仪式上；礼仪上gluttonous; [ˈɡlʌtnəs] adj. 暴食的，饕餮的，贪吃的；馋derivation [ˌdɛrəˈveʃən] n. 引出，导出；衍生，衍生物；[语]词源，派生；出处，由来，起源come off; <非正>成功；举行；表现；能被去掉（或除去）conform to; v. 符合，遵照；顺应；相合；入derived/derives … from;attend to; 处理；注意；听取；致力于sprung up ;came about;proceed with;lavishing...onrequired of;sought to;descended to;put first;contributed to;engage in;conferred..upon;bound up withSave up;care about;indulges in;reached for;peered about;deals in;was substituted;better offCover up;blurted out;set up;died of; 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）；强烈地感受到…stay up;cares for;straightened out;picked out;given up;grabbed at; 突然想抓住considered for考虑find out;wear/wore down; v. 磨损；损耗；使疲劳；使厌烦specializes in; 专攻，精通，以…为专业；专修professes to;complimented...onLived up to; 达到高标准；不辜负；实行；履行headed for; 前往seek out; 找出；物色；找到has broken out; vt.& vi. （战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发；突然发生，爆发；向外砸开grope for; v. 探索trying …on;go out to;tipped off因倾斜而使掉下来；暗示，警告turn into; （使）变成；译成；成为occurred to; …发生在；被想起[到]end up; <非正>（以…）结束；最终成为[变得]；最后处于step up; 走上；（使）增加；（使）加快速度；走上前去pay …back; 偿还；报复；报答；偿付look forward to;look for; 寻找（某人或某物）；<口>找（麻烦）；找（苦头）吃；希望得到managed to达成，设法1. It distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures.2. He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his boss.3. Gulliver met with extraordinary adventures and saw a strange assortment of people.4. He will be furious with you if you repeat the same mistake.5. We were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humorous words and genial manner.6. After the thunderous applause die down, the Nobel Prize winner began his speech.7. He is gifted with a sort of insight and foresight, so he rarely runs with the crowed.8. I feel realities are after all very harsh, so one can hardly live up entirely to his ideals.1.My immediate boss is a typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the year round.2. The principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students’ tremendous interest in the external world.3. He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every Monday morning.4. Since you are learning the company, you should straighten out the accounts within the week.5. He often stays up late at night in order to finish writing his Ph. D dissertation on time.6. Nothing can replace the profoundest love in one’s heart of hearts.7. He is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an excellent vice-president for almost ten years.8. He is just too common to be picked out from the crowed1. The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher education in the world.2. If one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly make himself a success with only what he has acquired in class.3. I felt exasperated by constant interruptions, for I had to finish writing the monograph by the end of this week.4. He feels that it is ludicrous to write about a contemporary topic in an ancient style.5. The Bund in Shanghai was a place where young couples like to come to coo in the 70’s and 80’s of the last century.6. His daughter is very sedate for a girl of about ten, for she likes reading more than playing.7. The couple strolled hand-in-hand along the country road when the sun in its first splendor steeped the earth.8. The poet was commonly considered as an eccentric romantic genius when alive.1. It goes without saying that Shakespeare overshadows all the other playwrights throughout the ages.2. The Great Gatsby is commonly deemed as the epitome of the Jazz Age of the last century in America.3. It is advisable for you not to put a damper on his enthusiasm to further his studies at Harvard.4.Young people tend to make a fetish of glamorous stars in sports and entertainment circles.5. They traipsed all the way to the People’s Square for the celebrations of the National Day.6.He does not deserve such severe punishment as he has committed neither serious errors nor grave crimes.7. Every time I met him, he would talk a whole lot of nonsense.8.Reputation is a trap into which many people are ready to fall.1. Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating what to do.2. Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman likes to employ.3. Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.4. Many women in America profess that they are unhappy with their status of second-class citizens.5. On the impulse of the moment, he blurted out the secret.6. You should get rid of any prejudice, resist temptations and let nothing warp your judgment.7. Being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in mind.8. `He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to spare others any trouble.1. The result surpasses their expectations.2. We should take account of the cost of the project.3. The fine weather contributed to the success of the scientific expedition.4. Ronaldo, one of the football stars from Brazil, scored several spectacular goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.5. Many honorary degrees from different colleges and universities in America were conferred upon Robert Frost for his remarkable contributions to poetry.6. Patience and perseverance are required in emancipation from bad habits.7. They tried to instill such new ideas into students’ minds.8. You should demonstrate impartiality in your assessment of the employees.1. The result surpasses their expectations.2. We should take account of the cost of the project.3. The fine weather contributed to the success of the scientific expedition.4. Ronaldo, one of the football stars from Brazil, scored several spectacular goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.5. Many honorary degrees from different colleges and universities in America were conferred upon Robert Frost for his remarkable contributions to poetry.6. Patience and perseverance are required in emancipation from bad habits.7. They tried to instill such new ideas into students’ minds.8. You should demonstrate impartiality in your assessment of the employees.1.You should have told me in advance that you would further your studies in America.2.He lavished too much care on his grandchildren.3.Various new technology industries have sprung up.4.Many English words derive from Latin, Greek and French words.5.A philosopher holds that contradictory oppositions are ubiquitous.6.His kindness is part and parcel of his nature.7.He is possessed of phenomenal memory and intelligence.8.He is fastidious about food and clothes.。