institute    ['ɪnstɪtjuːt]n.学会，协会，学院，研究院：an institute for the blind
insulate    ['ɪnsjʊleɪt]vt.隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were
insult       [ɪn'sʌlt]vt.&n.侮辱，辱骂：She insulted him by calling him a coward
flatter     ['flætə]vt.奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation
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Flee       [fliː]vi&vt.逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion
Flexible    ['fleksɪb(ə)l] adj.灵活的; 柔韧的; 易弯曲的:flexible cord
fling       [flɪŋ] vt.& vi. (用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison
hoist       [hɒɪst]vt&vi.举起，升起，吊起：The war hoisted prices
hold       [həʊld]vt.拿着，抓住：The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous [ˌhɒməˈdʒi:niəs] adj.同种类的，同性质的，有相同特征的：homogeneous parts
horizon     [hə'raɪz(ə)n]地平(线)：The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospitable  [hɒˈspɪtəbl] adj好客的，殷勤的，热情友好的：be hospitable to the homeless
hostile ['hɒstaɪl]adj 敌人的，敌方的：a hostile army
withstand [wɪð'stænd]vi 经受，承受 ～hardships
speculate  ['spekjʊleɪt] vi推测，推断 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill [spɪl] vt溢出，溅出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin vt纺制  ～ cotton into yarn
spit [spɪt] vt吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash  [splæʃ] vt 溅泼A passing car ～ed my dress
split [splɪt] vt 劈开，切开，裂开 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil [spɒɪl] vt损坏，毁掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor  ['spɒnsə] n发起者，主办者，保证人，赞助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot[spɒt] n斑点，污点  a blue tie with ～s
spray  [spreɪ] n浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout [sprəʊt]vi 抽条，发芽，长出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur [spɜː] n靴刺，踢马刺a pair of ～s
renovate ['renəveɪt] vt修复，整修 ～ a two storey building
repel [rɪ'pel] vt击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥 ～ the enemy
repent [rɪ'pent] 后悔，懊悔 ～of a thoughtless act
replace [rɪ'pleɪs] vt 代替，取代，更换The calculator is rapidly replacing the abacus
transmit [trænz'mɪt; trɑːnz-; -ns-] vt播送，发射 ～ a match live
transparent [træn'spær(ə)nt; trɑːn-; -'speə-] adj透明的 Glass is ～
transplant [træns'plɑːnt; trɑːns-; -nz-] vt移植，移种，移居 ～ a human heart into a patient
treasure  ['treʒə] n财宝，财富 dig for buried ～
trend  [trend] n倾向，趋势an upward ～ of prices
trick [trɪk] n诡计，骗局 He got the money by a ～
trifle ['traɪf(ə)l] n琐事，小事 One should not get angry about such a ～
trim  [trɪm] adj整齐的，整洁的 ～ lawns
triple  ['trɪp(ə)l] adj三倍的，三重的，三部分的，三方的Black unemployment rate runs ～ the figure for whites
triumph ['traɪʌmf] n 胜利 a ～ over the enemy
trivial ['trɪvɪəl] adj琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的 ～ matters
tuck [tʌk] vt 夹入，藏入 He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it
tug [tʌg] vt（用力）拖或拉He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open
stroke [strəʊk] vt敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
tend [tend] vi趋向，倾向 Interest rates are ～ing upwards
tender ['tendə] adj嫩的 a ～ piece of meat
represent [reprɪ'zent] vt 代表，象征To many local people these castles ～ a hundred years of foreign domination
reproach [rɪ'prəʊtʃ] n责备，指责，斥责 mute ～
scratch [skrætʃ] vt抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
shield [ʃiːld] n 盾，保护物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
snob  [snɒb] n势力的人，谄上欺下的人  a ～ of the first water
soak [səʊk] vi 湿透，浸湿，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sobe ['səʊbə] adj未醉的 A driver must stay ～
sophisticated  [sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore [sɔː] adj 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sow [səʊ] vt播种 This plot of land was sown with maize

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spark [spɑːk] n火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle  ['spɑːk(ə)l] n发光，闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
tentative ['tentətɪv] adj 试验性的，试探性的，暂时的，推测的 a ～plan
terminate ['tɜːmɪneɪt] vt停止，结束，使终止 ～ a contract
terrify  ['terɪfaɪ] vt使害怕，使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits
testify ['testɪfaɪ] vt 作证，证明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man
humble ['hʌmbl] adj 地位(或身份)低下的，卑贱的：a humble job
hysterical [hɪ'sterɪk(ə)l] adj情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里的  an hysterical outburst of fury
identical [aɪ'dentɪk(ə)l] adj同一的：the same (very)identical menu
identify [aɪ'dentɪfaɪ] vt识别，鉴别：He identified the coat as his brother’s
idle ['aɪd(ə)l] adj闲散的，闲置的：idle money
ignite[ɪg'naɪt] vt点燃，使燃烧：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
impose  [ɪm'pəʊz]vi 征(税)，加(负担，惩罚等)于(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion
impulse ['ɪmpʌls] vt推动，驱动：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries
intact  [ɪn'tækt] adj完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：an intact family
integrate['ɪntɪgreɪt] vt使成一体，使合并(with, into)：integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine
interfere [ɪntə'fɪə] vi 妨碍，冲突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact
intermittent [ɪntə'mɪt(ə)nt] adj 间歇的，断断续续的，周期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches
hazard  ['hæzəd] n危险，危害物，危险之源：a life full of hazards
label ['leɪb(ə)l]n 标签，标记，标号：put labels on your luggage
lag [læg] n 走得慢，落后，滞留：Some of the runners began to lag
latent ['leɪt(ə)nt] adj潜在的，隐伏的，不易觉察的：a latent infection
leak [liːk] n漏洞，裂缝：The pipe has got a leak
lean [liːn] vi 斜，倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa
initiate [ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt]vt 开始，发起：initiate a conversation
innovate ['ɪnəveɪt] vi革新，改革，创新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation
inquire [ɪn'kwaɪə] vt 询问，打听：He inquired what the weather was likely to be
insert [ɪn'sɜːt] vt插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question
inspire [ɪn'spaɪə] vt鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd
tumble ['tʌmb(ə)l] vi 跌到，滚下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over
tune [tjuːn] n曲调，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～
turbulent ['tɜːbjʊl(ə)nt] adj骚乱的，动荡的，混乱的，狂暴的a ～ crowd
turn  [tɜːn] vt 转动，旋转Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock
tutor  ['tjuːtə] n家庭教师，指导教师 When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them
twinkle ['twɪŋk(ə)l] vt 闪烁，闪耀，闪亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight
twist  [twɪst] vt 捻，搓，绞，拧 ～ a rope out of threads
whistle ['wɪs(ə)l] n 吹口哨，鸣笛 The train ～d
whitewash ['waɪtwɒʃ] n粉饰
wholesome  ['həʊls(ə)m] adj有益于健康的 ～ surroundings
wicked ['wɪkɪd] adj坏的，邪恶的，淘气的，恶作剧的 ～ habits
tease [tiːz]vt戏弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat
tedious ['tiːdɪəs] adj单调乏味的，冗长的，罗嗦的a ～ debate
liable ['laɪəb(ə)l] adj会……的，有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes
liberal ['lɪb(ə)r(ə)l] adj 慷慨的，大方的 a liberal donation
limp [lɪmp] adj软的，松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater
linger  ['lɪŋgə] vi逗留，徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time
lubricate ['luːbrɪkeɪt] vt使润滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream
lump[lʌmp] n块，小方块 a lump of coal
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macroscopic [,mækrə(ʊ)'skɒpɪk] adj肉眼可见的
magnet  ['mægnət] n 磁铁，磁铁石 The pin was extracted with a magnet
magnify ['mægnifaiiŋ] v 放大，扩大 I want to magnify this picture
maintain [meɪn'teɪn; mən'teɪn] vt维持，保持 maintain law and order
malfunction  [mæl'fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n] vi 发生功能障碍，发生障碍 If the computer malfunctions it fails to work properly