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Listeningairy a. Listening(derog)seeming irrelevant to real facts or conditions;impractical; immaterial（贬）不切实际的；无实质的 　
Listeningcompetence n. [u] Listeningability; being qualified 能力；胜任  
Listeningpresently ad. Listeningsoon 不久，即刻  
Listeningenvisage vt. Listeningface, confront; picture in the mind (especially as a future possibility)面对，正视；想象，设想（尤指某种未来的可能性）  
Listeningimmensely ad. Listeningin a very large degree; (coll.) very much ,extremely 极度地；[口]非常地; 极大地 Listening* immense a.
　
Listeninginvidium n. [u] Listeningfeelings of dislike, resentment or jealousy caused by ill-will or offence反感，厌恶，嫉妒 Listening* invidiousness n.
* invidious a.
Listeningbefit vt. Listening-tt- (fml, used only in third person) fit for; be right and for (正式用语，仅用于第三人称) 适合；对于…是适当的  
Listeningmenial a. Listening(of work or job) hard, dull, unskilled, unimportant; suitable for, to be done by, a household servant （工作、职业等）低贱的，枯燥的；适合于仆人的  
Listeningutilitarian a. Listeningcharacterized by usefulness rather than beauty, truth or goodness; believing in utilitarianism实用的；功利主义的  
Listeningtinge n. [s] Listeninga slight added element, property, or influence稍稍带有某种成份，特性或影响
  
　
Listeningreflective a. Listeningthoughtful; in the habit of reflecting 沉思的；时常思考的  
　
Listeningrounded a. Listeningcomplete; balanced 全面的，完美的；平衡的  
Listeningodious a. Listeninghateful, repulsive 可恨的，讨厌的  
Listeningodium n. [u] Listeninga strong hate or dislike 憎恨，讨厌  
　
Listeningapt a. Listeninghaving a natural or habitual tendency, likely有…的倾向，易于  
　
Listeningdeprecate vt. Listening(not in progressive forms) (fml) feel and express disapproval of（不用进行式）（正式）对…不赞成，表示反对  
Listeningaristocratic a. 贵族的  
　
Listeningherein ad. Listening(fml) in this 于此，在这里  
Listeningfallacy (pl. fallacies) n. [c] Listeningfalse belief; false reasoning谬误, 谬论；错误的推论  
Listeningtouchstone n. Listeningsomething used as a standard 检验标准  
Listeningprovincialism n. [c, u] Listeningattachment to one's province and its customs; narrow-mindedness, conservativeness 乡土（地方）观念；偏狭，守旧  
　
Listeningspecialism n. [c] Listeningan activity in which someone specializes; speciality 专门研究；专业 Listeningspeciality 　n. 　a special field of work and study; a particularly fine product （美）专业，专长；名特产品
　
Listeningprevalence n. [u] Listening(fml) the condition of being widely or commonly occurring, existing, or practiced （正式）普遍；流行  
Listeningconcurrent a. tech Listeninghappening or existing together （术语）同时发生的；共存的  
Listeningcentrifugal a. tech Listeningtending to move away from the center or axis（术语）离心的
  
Listeninggiven a. prep.

Listeningspecified; fixed 指定的；确定的  
Listeningdischarge v. n. [u] Listeningperform (a duty or promise) 履行（职责、诺言）  
Listeninginflexibility n. [u] Listeningincapability or unwillingness of changing (esp. opinions or rules)不可变性  
Listeningfluid a. Listeningunsettled; not fixed不固定的；易变的  

 

 

Listening 1. airy (a.): 　返回
Listening immaterial; impractical非物质的,非实体的；不切实际的
Listening------The father abuses his child's trust by often making airy promises.父亲常常许下空洞的诺言，辜负了孩子的信任。
Listening------The young man often has some airy ideas that may do little good to his newly- founded company.
这个年轻人常常有一些不切实际的想法，这对他刚刚成立的公司没有什么好处。
Listening 2. competence (n. [u]):　返回
Listening ability; being qualified 能力；胜任
Listening------He was encouraged to take part in the speech contest to show his competence in English.他在别人的鼓励之下参加了演讲比赛，以展示自己的英语水平。
Listening------When he first started hosting the talk show, he had little confidence in his competence as a host.
他刚开始主持谈话节目时，对于自己主持的能力没有多少信心。
Listening 3. presently (ad.):　返回
Listeninga). (vt.) soon 不久，即刻
Listening------About five thousand basketball fans will pour into the gymnasium presently. 大约有五千篮球球迷不久将涌入体育馆。
Listeningb). (esp. AmE) now, at present 现在，目前
Listening------Ten of the sports sites were completed while the rest are under construction presently.
比赛场地中有十个已经竣工，其余的目前正在修建中。
Listening 4. envisage (vt.):　返回
Listening face, confront; picture in the mind (especially as a future possibility), envision 面对，正视；想象，设想，预期（尤指某种未来的可能性）
Listening------We should envisage realities in any situation. 在任何情形下我们都应正视现实。
Listening------The seller envisaged that someone might buy these goods at a discount of 30%.
销售商设想，这些打三折的商品也许能招徕顾客。
Listening 5. invidium/invidiousness (n. [u]):　返回
Listening feeling of dislike, disgust, resentment or jealousy caused by ill-will or offence反感，厌恶，嫉妒
Listening------He found people's invidium/invidiousness was caused by his conceit and high position.
他发现他的位居高官和自负招致了人们的嫉妒。
Listening------The right-wing candidate's remark on TV yesterday aroused great invidium/invidiousness among the public.
右翼候选人昨天在电视上的讲话引起了群众的极大反感。
Listening 6. invidious (a.):
激起怨恨的；引起反感的；招人嫉妒的
Listening------His explanation was actually invidious. 他的解释实际上却引起反感。
Listening------The honors he received might be invidious.他获得的各种荣誉可能会招人嫉妒。
Listening 7. befit (vt.):　返回
Listening (fml, used only in third person) fit for; be right for (正式用语，仅用于第三人称) 适合；对于…是适当的
Listening-----According to the job ads, only professionals with over two-year work experience befit the job. 招聘广告指明，具有两年以上工作经验的专业人士才适合做这份工作。
Listening------ One should choose some physical exercises which befit his present physical condition. 你应该选择一些适合于目前身体状况的体育锻炼。
Listening 8. menial (a.): 　返回
Listening(of work or job) hard, dull, unskilled, unimportant（工作、职 业）低贱的，琐碎的，枯燥乏味的
Listening------Don't look down upon such menial jobs as cleaning and washing. 别瞧不起如清扫、洗涤之类的琐碎杂活。
Listening-----He found himself given menial tasks which made little use of his skills. 他发现分配给自己的任务琐碎乏味，很少能用到他所掌握的技能。
Listening 9. utilitarian (a.): 　返回
Listening (fml) made to be useful rather than decorative 实用的
Listening------Heavy as they are, these tables are really utilitarian. 这些桌子尽管笨重，却很实用。
Listening------He was advised to take some utilitarian elective courses during his school days. 有人建议他在校期间选修一些实用的课程。
Listeningutilitarianism n. 功利（实用）主义
Listening 10. rounded (a.):　返回
Listening complete; balanced 全面的；平衡的
Listening------The electronic company has enjoyed a rounded growth in sales revenue both at home and abroad for the past season.在近一个季度中这家电子公司国内外的销售收入增长平衡。
Listening-----The government is concerned about the rounded development of the younger generation.政府非常关心年轻一代的全面发展。
Listening 11. odious (a.):　返回
Listeninghateful, repulsive 可恨的，讨厌的
Listening------In spite of her mother's efforts at persuasion, the little girl didn't agree to play the odious Granny Wolf. 尽管母亲竭力劝说，小女孩还是不同意扮演可恶的狼外婆。
Listening------In my eyes, Ted is as repulsive as a mouse.在我的眼里，特德如同老鼠一样讨厌。
Listening 12. deprecate (vt.):　返回
Listeninga) (fml) (1) feel and express disapproval of (正式用语) 对…表示反对；不赞成
Listening------Since quite a few members deprecated this plan, it was canceled in the end.由于不少成员反对，这项计划最终被取消了。
Listeningb). to belittle; depreciate轻视；蔑视
Listening------His success in the recent series of competitions made his opponents no longer deprecate him.
他在最近的一系列比赛中连连得胜,令他的对手不敢再轻视他。
Listening deprecation n.　反对；不赞成
deprecatory a. 反对的；不赞成的

Listening 13. herein (ad.): 　返回
Listening(fml) in this 于此，在这里
Listening------You do not often communicate with the children, and herein lies the reason why they do not like you. 你没有经常与孩子们交流，这就是他们不喜欢你的原因。
Listening------Herein lies the key to the question. 问题的答案就在这里。
Listening 14. fallacy (pl.fallacies)(n.[c]): 　返回
Listening false belief or reasoning 谬误, 谬论； 错误的推理
Listening------ It is a fallacy to hold that wealth always brings happiness. 认为财富总能带来幸福是一种错误的见解。
Listening------ Nobody but Jack was able to detect the fallacy of my argument. 除了杰克以外，没有人能察觉到我论据中的推理错误。
Listening 15. touchstone (n.): 　返回
Listening something used as a test or standard; criterion试金石；检验标准
Listening------The sample provided by the president of the evaluation commission is used as the touchstone for the works in the competition. 评估委员会主席递交了样本作品，作为此次参赛作品评比的标准。
Listening------The qualities of courage and vision are the touchstones of leadership. 勇气与远见是检验领导才能的试金石。

Listening 16. prevalence (n.[u]:) 　返回
Listening(fml) the condition of being widely or commonly occurring, existing, or practiced 风行；流行
Listening------The news reporter wrote an article about the prevalence of traveling during the National Day holidays in many cities. 新闻记者写了一篇文章，报道了在许多城市流行起来的国庆节假日旅行。
Listening------The report about the prevalence of sub health arouses increasing awareness of their health problems among the public. 有关亚健康普遍存在的报道使大众日渐对自己的健康问题有了认识。
Listening prevail vi. 风行；流行
Listening prevalent a. 风行的；流行的
Listening 17. concurrent (a.): 　返回
Listening happening or existing together 同时发生的；共存的
Listening------Opportunities and challenges are often concurrent. 机遇和挑战常常共存。。
Listening------Working on the two concurrent programs can be very exhausting. 同时做两个程序设计会很累。
Listening concur vi. 同时发生
Listening concurrence n. [u, c] 同时发生
Listening 18. centrifugal (a.):　返回
Listening a. tending to move away from the center 离心的
Listening------But for the gravitational pull of the earth, all the objects would fly away from the earth because of centrifugal forces. 要是没有地球的引力，所有的物体将因离心力而飞离地球。
Listening------The car couldn't hold itself together against the centrifugal force created by its rapid turn around the U-curve. 由于在U字形路段转弯过急，汽车无法抵抗离心力的影响。
Listening 19. given :　返回
Listeninga). a. specified; fixed 指定的；确定的
Listening------We agreed to meet at the given time and place. 我们同意在指定的时间和地点碰头。
Listeningb). prep. considering; in view of 考虑到；鉴于
Listening------Given the fact that he had been imprisoned, it was not easy for him to find a satisfactory job.
鉴于他曾坐过牢，因而要找到一份满意的工作并不容易。
Listening 20. discharge (v.):　返回
Listeninga). perform (a duty or promise) 履行（职责或诺言）
Listening------The new president made an oath to discharge faithfully his duties during his term of office.新总统宣誓在其任期内忠实地履行自己的职责。
Listeningb). send, pour or emit排放（气体、液体等）
Listening------The factory was fined for discharging polluted water into the nearby river.这家工厂因向附近河流排放污水而被罚款。
Listeningc). allow or tell a person to go 允许（某人）离开；释放；解雇
Listening The prisoner will soon be discharged.
这个囚犯很快将获释放。
Listening discharge n. [u]　1. 履行2. 排放 3. 释放
Listening 21. inflexibility (n. [u]):　返回
Listening incapability or unwillingness of changing (esp. opinions or rules) 不可变性
Listening------The inflexibility of this principle aroused objection among the employees.
这条原则不容更改，激起了雇员的反对情绪。
Listening------The Union's inflexibility on the issue forced the administration to lift the ban in October.工会在此问题上的坚决立场使得官方于十月取消了禁令。
Listening inflexible a. 不可变的
Listening 22. fluid (a.):　返回
Listening unsettled; not fixed不固定的；易变的
Listening------Do you know the fluid population of Shanghai?你知道上海的流动人口数吗？
Listening------The Waste Land written by T. S. Eliot has been read in many different ways, since its meaning is unstable and fluid. 由于T. S. 艾略特所写的《荒原》没有确切的含义，因此不同的人从不同的角度欣赏这首诗。
Listening fluidity n. 流动性
Listening 23. look to (sth.) as:
Listening expect or hope to depend on sth. as盼（指）望…作为…
Listening-----He looks to writing as his career. 他盼望以写作为生。
Listening------ After he lost his job, Mike looked to his insurance against unemployment as his maintenance.
麦克失业后，指盼靠失业保险费维持生活。
Listening24. rightly or wrongly:
且不问是对还是错
Listening------The child's answer to the question, rightly or wrongly, should not be neglected by his parents. 无论小孩对这个问题的回答对错与否，父母都不该忽视。
Listening-----What he did, rightly or wrongly, should not have been that heavily criticized. 他无论做得对或错，都不该受到那么严厉的批评。
Listening 25. attach to:
Listening go with; be joined to 伴随；与…相连
Listening------The young man does not think that misfortunes always attach to divorce. 这个年轻人不相信离婚总会带来不幸。
Listening-----The rise of crime rate usually attaches to that of employment rate. 失业率上升往往伴随着犯罪率上升。
Listening 26. cling to:
Listening hold on坚持，抱定
Listening------He clung to his last hope and gave his friend a phone call for help. 他抱着最后一线希望，打电话给他的一位朋友寻求帮助。
Listening-----Despite a wide criticism in the party, the leader clung to his original belief. 尽管党内批评之声四起，党主席仍坚持他最初的信念。

Listening27. in pursuit of:
Listening pursuing追求, 寻求
Listening------People spend more time on physical exercise than before in pursuit of a better health. 为了更加健康，人们比以前花更多的时间锻炼身体。
Listening------The black leader spent his whole life in pursuit of the liberation of his people. 这位黑人领袖毕生追求的是使他的人民获得解放。
Listening28. in so far as:
Listening in such measure as 就…而言，只要
Listening------In so far as you are the member of the committee, you have the right to choose the new president you like. 只要你是委员会成员，你就有权选择自己喜欢的主席。
Listening-----In so far as she falls ill, it is because she has been exhausted in the past few months.
她病倒是因为在过去的几个月里她太疲惫了。

Listening 29. be apt to:
Listening have a tendency to, likely倾向于…；易于
Listening------His fat body makes him apt to sweat in hot weather. 肥胖的身躯使他天热时很容易出汗。
Listening------She is a girl who is not apt to turn down the others' requests. 这个女孩不太习惯拒绝别人的请求。
Listening 30. in that:
Listening since, because 因为
Listening------ The two Asian countries have much in common in that both of them belong to the same culture. 两个亚洲国家具有许多共同点，因为它们同属一种文化。
Listening------ The rainy season in the two cities occurs at almost the same time in that they have the similar geographical features. 由于两座城市地理特征相似，因此雨季也几乎开始于同一时间。
Listening 31. turn away from:
Listening refuse to give one's help to 拒绝给…援助；不予理睬
Listening------All of us turned away from his shameless boast. 对他的厚颜无耻，夸夸其谈，大家不予理睬。
Listening------After gaining fame, Smith turned away from all his old friends. 史密斯在成名以后再也不理睬老朋友了。

Listening 32. adjust to (doing) sth:
Listening change slightly, esp. in order to make right or suitable for a particular purpose or situation调整；使适合
Listening------After moving to Canada, Wang Ping adjusted herself quickly to the new surroundings. 移居加拿大后，王萍很快适应了新的环境。
Listening------As a grown-up, you should adjust to living on your own. 你已是大人了,应该靠自己生活。