Lesson 42anonymous.a 无名的，不具名的；匿名的；无特色的，无个性特征的-Who wrote the letter?-I don't know. It was an anonymous letter.-这封信是谁写的?-我不知道。
这是一封匿名信。
apparatusn. 器械，器具，仪器；机构，组织An automobile is a complicated apparatus.汽车是台复杂的机器。
buckn. 一美元；雄鹿，雄兔vi. （马等）猛然弓背跃起；反抗，抵抗The plane bucked a strong head wind.飞机顶着强烈的逆风飞行。
complicationn. 并发症；（新出现的）困难，难题Complications set in, and the patient died.病人因出现并发症而死亡。
composite.a 混合成的，综合成的n. 合成物，复合材料The police artist made a composite picture of the murderer. 警察局的拼图师拼出了一幅谋杀罪犯的图片。
English is a composite of many languages.英语是多种语言的混合体。
computev. 计算，估算I compute my losses at 500 dollars.我估计我的损失有500美元。
disastrous.a灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的The result of the flood in 1998 in China was disastrous.1998年中国水灾的后果是灾难性的。
Carelessness in driving often results in disastrous accidents. 开车时粗心大意常造成严重事故。
disclosevt. 揭露，泄露，透露Most movie stars are not willing to disclose their true age. 大多数电影明星不愿透露其真实年龄。
ethnica. 种族的Ethnic discrimination still exists in the U.S.种族歧视在美国仍然存在。
evacuatevt. 转移，撤离，疏散The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood.由于洪水的威胁，村里人都已撤走了。
Fear will evacuate a man's minds of reason and courage.恐惧会使人失去理智和勇气。
evaporatevi. 蒸发，挥发；消失vt. 使蒸发The sun will evaporate the mist.太阳会蒸发雾气。
The pool of water on the playground evaporated in the sun.操场上的积水在阳光下蒸发了。
foiln. 箔，金属薄片；陪衬，衬托 vt. 挫折，使受挫折The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape.警察使这个杀人犯逃跑的企图成为泡影。
The enemy's attack on the liberated area was foiled.敌人向解放区的进攻受阻。
gropevt. 摸索（路等）vi. （for, around）暗中摸索；（for）探索，搜寻We are groping after the mystery of the universe.我们在探索宇宙的奥秘。
The Japanese spies grope about for commercial information.日本间谍到处搜集商业情报。
humidityn. 湿度，潮湿，湿气Humidity caused me another fit of rheumatism.湿气使我的风湿病又发作了。
inhabitvt. 居住于，（动物）栖居于The Sahara desert is a district sparsely inhabited.撒哈拉沙漠是个人烟稀少的地区。
It is easy for a man to embark on the road of degeneration and crime when greed inhabits his mind.当贪婪的思想占据了人的心灵时，他是很容易走上堕落、犯罪的道路的。
inhibitvt. 阻止，妨碍，抑制Penicillin can inhibit the spread of the bacteria and inflamma-tion.青霉素可以抑制细菌和炎症的扩散。
innovationn. 革新，创新；新方法，新事物The innovation of air travel during the twentieth century has made the world seem smaller.20世纪发明的空中飞行似乎使世界变小了。
literacyn. 识字，有文化，读写能力The literacy campaign started from the 50s of the last century in China. 中国的扫盲运动始于上世纪50年代。
militanta. 激进的，好斗的n. 激进分子，斗士The militant Palestinian guerrillas often attack the Israeli soldiers. 激进的巴勒斯坦游击队经常袭击以色列士兵。
minimala. 最小的，最低限度的Fortunately, the storm only did minimal damage to the crops.幸好，暴风雨对农作物只造成很小的损失。
notwithstandingprep. / ad. 尽管Many people told me not to try, but I went ahead notwithstanding.很多人都劝我不要尝试，我还是决意去做了。
I went swimming yesterday notwithstanding (that) my mother told me not to.虽然妈妈叫我不要去游泳，但昨天我还是去了。
proceedingsn. 进程，过程，议程；诉讼，诉讼程序；会议记录，公报The manager opened today's proceedings in several short sentences.经理用简短的几句话开始了今天的会议。
residevi. 居住，定居；（in）（性质等）存在，在于The real power resides in the people.真正的权力属于人民。
residentiala. 居住的，住宅的；住校的，住院的，住在住所的The residential space in the metropolitan cities is becoming smaller and smaller, but it is more and more expensive than ever before.现在大都市里的住宅空间比以前越来越小，而价格则越来越贵。
sparklevi 发光，闪耀，闪烁；活跃，（才智等）焕发n. 闪光，闪耀，闪烁；活力，生气Drops of water sparkled in the sun.水滴在阳光下闪闪发光。
Her diamonds sparkled in the bright light.她的钻石在亮光下闪闪发光。
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.她的眼睛由于兴奋而发亮。
specialtyn. 特产，名产，特色菜；专业，专长His specialty is biology; mine is physiology.他的专业是生物学，我的专业是生理学。
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon) is a specialty in Xinjiang. 哈密瓜是新疆的特产。
spectrumn. 谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列Now computers are widely used in the whole spectrum of industry. 现在计算机已在工业上广泛应用。
spiraln. 螺旋（线），螺旋式上升（下降）vi. 盘旋上升（下降）；（物价等）不断急剧地上升（下降）a. 螺旋形的The smoke spiral（l）ed up.那股烟袅袅上升。
transient短暂的，转瞬即逝的；临时的，暂住的Life is transient.人生如朝露（很短暂）。
whirlvi. 旋转，急转；发晕，（感觉等）变混乱n. 旋转，急转；纷乱繁忙的活动The wind whirled the leaves into the air.风把树叶刮到了空中。
The earth whirls on its axis.地球绕轴自转。