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（at）full blast;全速地，大力地，极响地;with maximum power,energy or noise

accord;使符合，给予;cause to conform;grant

acute;急性的，严重的;coming quickly to the critical stage,severe

advisory;顾问的，咨询的;having the power to advise

advocate;主张，提倡;speak in favor of,support

aerobics;有氧健身运动 fitness

against(all the)odds;尽管极为不利，尽管遭遇强烈反对;despite strong opposition or disadvantages

agile;敏捷的，灵活的;able to move quickly and easily

airtight;不透气的，严密的;not allowing air to enter or escape;invulnerable

allegedly;据称

ammunition;弹药

and the rest;等等;and so on

antenna;天线;aerial(pl antennas or antennae)

appreciably;能够感到地,可观地;to an extent that can be noticed or considered important

arm band;袖章

aroma;香味;a pleasant smell

articulate;表达清楚的;expressing oneself easily and clearly

aside from;除了，除...以外（尚有）

asparagus;芦笋

asthma;哮喘

authorize;，批准，委托;give approval or permission for,give authority to

avenue;林荫道

backfire;产生事与愿违的效果;have an effect opposite to the effect intended

backpack;背包

backward;倒着;with the back or end first

balding;开始秃顶的;beginning to lose hair on the head

barricade;在...设置路障，路障，街垒

be apt to (do);有...倾向，易于;be likely to

be bathed in;沉浸于，沐浴于;cover or envelop as if with liquid

be laid up (with);（因...）卧床休养，无法工作;stay in work,be unable to work,etc.

be true of;对...适用;be valid or relevant for

be wet through;湿透的;be wet all over

bedclothes;床上用品（pl）sheets,blanket,ect. for a bed

beforehand;事先;in advance;earlier

Big Mac;巨无霸

bin;箱柜，架，容器;a box or container

bishop sleeve;灯笼袖

bittersweet;又苦又甜的;bitter and sweet at the same time

bioethics;生物伦理学;the study of ethical problems aprising from scientific advances,esp. in biology and medicine

blunt;直言不讳的;frank and direct

bonnet;（有带）女帽

bosh;胡说，无意义的话;int. nonsense

boyhood;少年时代;the period of being a boy

breathtakingly;惊人地

bricked-in;用砖围起来的;enclosed by brick walls

bring back;回想起;cause to return to the mind

Buddha;佛陀

buddy;伙伴

build in;使成为建筑的一部分;make （sth.）as part of the structure

bulge;（使）膨胀;(cause to) curve outward

bumper;保险杠

by virtue of;由于;on account of,because of

cake;覆盖;cover with a thick dry layer

caliber;枪的口径

call to;呼唤;attract the attention of (sb.) by speaking out

canned-goods;罐装品;goods preserved in a can

canopy;罩篷

car lot;停车场

caste;等级制度;a social system based on differences in family origin,rank,wealth,etc.

cashmere;开士米，山羊绒

cement;水泥

chestnut;粟子

cerebral;大脑的;of the brain

cetacean;鲸目动物

chew out;严厉责骂;tell someone angrily that they have done sth. wrong

chicory;菊苣

chromosome;染色体

clientele;顾客

clip-on;用夹子夹牢的，用别针别住的;fastaned to sth. with a clip

cob;玉米穗轴

come a long way;进展，进步;have developed or become very successful

come down to;可归结为

come to terms with;接受，顺从;与...达成协议;accept (sth.) unpleasant over a period of time;come to an agreement with

commitment;承诺，保证;thing one has promised to do

commute;每天乘车往返两地

compromise;妥协;a settlement in which each side gives up some demands

con;缺点，弊端

condo;公寓

conviction;坚定的看法或信念;firm option or belief

cranberry;蔓越橘，酸果蔓

criminalization;非法化，犯罪

crisscross;交叉往返于;move to and fro across

cunning;灵巧

daisy;雏菊

dash;争奔，猛冲

dead-bolt;防盗门;keyed lock with steel bolts that extend one or two inches into the door frame

deibri;碎片

decidedly;肯定的，无疑的;

delivery;分娩

den;兽穴

deodorant;除臭剂

dine out;外出吃饭

discriminate;歧视

dividend;回报，效益，红利

dope;笨蛋

down and out;穷困潦倒，落魄

draught;气流，一次吸入（或饮入）的量;a current of air,the amount taken in by a single act of drinking or haling

draw the line at sth./doing sth.;拒绝做某事，决不容忍做某事;refuse to do or refuse to tolerate sth

dweller;居住者

dreary;沉闷的，阴沉的，使人忧郁的;dull,gloomy,causing low spirits

droll;滑稽的

Earthling;地球人

ego;自我

easel;画架

ebon vault;黑色的天穹

embodiment;体现;a body or thing that is typical example of sth

embryo;胚胎;a young animal or plant in the very early stages of its development

embryologist;胚胎学家

enact;制定法律，通过法案;make or pass a law

endow;赋予

erratic;无确定路线的，不稳定的

exploit;(usu. pl)功绩，业绩，vt 剥削，开发，利用

extravagant;奢侈的，浪费的;spending much more than necessary

feast;盛宴，参加盛宴，享受;a specially good or meal,sth. that gives unusual pleasure

feature;给...以显著地位，突出，由...来主演

fertility;生育能力;the state or condition of being fertile

fertilization;受精;inroduction of sperm into a femal animal

fistful;一把

firewood;木柴

fleece;羊毛

flutter;飘动，晃动，振翼，拍翅;(cause to)move about in a quick,irregular way

for all the world;在各个方面，完全;in every respect,exactly

for one thing;首先一点，一来

for the rest;至于其它

focibly;使用暴力地，强制地;by violence or force

foreman;工头

fragile;易碎的，虚弱的;easily damaged or broken,not strong and healthy

frail;弱的，脆弱的;weak,fragile

freelance;自由作家（或演员等）

fugitive;逃亡者;person who is running away

fuse;融合，合并;(cause to)join together

gain on;逼近;come closer to,esp. a rival or sth. pursued

gasp;(因惊讶等)倒吸一口气;draw in or catch the breath sharply(as with shock)

gear;个人用品，衣物，装备，齿轮

get along;生活过得去，过日子

get by;过得去，尚可

get through;通过，度过

get to sth./doing sth;开始认真思考 （或做）

get/be through with;结束，完成

get/have...in common;共有

gin;杜松子酒

go about;表现，忙于，着手

go for;对...有好感，喜欢

grandeur;富丽堂皇

hack off;使烦恼

heartfelt;衷心的，由衷的;deeply or sincerely felt

helium;氦

hereditary;遗传性的

hindge;铰链;a joint;a device on which a gate,door,etc. swings

hit the sack;go to bed

hold/keep sb. at bay;不让逼近;prevent(an enemy,pursuers,etc.)from coming near

homesteader;自耕农

hook up;交朋友，约见;become friendly with sb and spend time with them,or meet sb for a particular purpose

hook up to;连接到;connect or attach (sth) to (sth else) with or as if with a hook

identical;一模一样的，同一个;exactly alike or equal;the very same

illegitimacy;私生;the fact of being born of parents not married to each other

in tune;和谐的（地）;harmonious(ly)

in vitro;在体外，在试管中

inauguration;就职典礼

inmate;犯人

insemination;授精;the putting of sperm into a female to make her pregnant

instrument panel;控制板

intriguing;让人感兴趣的

intruder;闯入者，侵入者;a person who has come in unasked or perhaps secretly

kick out;赶走，驱逐;expel

lambkin;小羊羔

lash out at;猛击，严厉斥责;make a sudden violent attack at with blows or words

lash;鞭打，猛烈打击;hit with a whip,rope,etc.

lean;(使)倾斜，屈身;（cause to）be in a sloping position,bend;收益少的，瘦的;producing little of value,containing little or no fat

leave...alone;不打拢，听其自然;allow one to be by oneself,allow sb. or sth. to remain untouched or unchanged

leukemia;白血病

limitation;缺陷，局限

long-overdue;拖了很久的

overdue;早该发生的，早该有的;being sth. that should have occurred earlier

mohogany;红木

miscarriage;流产

miser;吝啬鬼

miss out(on sth.);缺少，未得到

monetary;货币的

motherhood;母亲身份

multi-layered;多层次的;having or involving many layers

mushroom;迅速增长（或扩展）;grow or expand rapidly

musing;沉思，冥想

nightmarish;噩梦似的;extremely frightening and unpleasant

off one's feet;躺着，坐着

off spring;子孙，后代

on the line;冒险

on the side;作为兼职，秘密地

outlaw;宣布...为不合法

outrage;愤慨，义愤;a strong feeling of anger and shock

outsmart;比...精明，智胜

ovum;卵细胞

pancake;薄煎饼

parlor;店堂，客厅

paramount;最主要的，最重要的

patio;露台，平台

patronize;光顾，惠顾

paycheck;薪金，工资

plague;使痛苦，给...造成麻烦;cause trouble,suffering or discomfort to,esp. continually or repeatedly;瘟疫;an infectious disease that kills many people

play up;大肆宣扬，鼓吹

plight;困境，苦境

plum;李子，梅子

populate;定居于，居住于

pneumonia;肺炎

presentable;像样的，体面的

pre-scripted;预先安排好的

pragmatism;实用观点，实用主义

pry;撬开，撬动

recede;变得模糊，退去;become fainter,move back or away from a point

recession;衰退

repay;偿还，报答;pay back,reward

replica;复制品

rest on;依赖

rip;划破，撕，扯;tear quickly and violently

scour;搜寻

setback;挫折

shatter;破灭，粉碎

shoeshine;擦皮鞋

sitter;臀部

sordid;邪恶的，卑鄙的

slacks;宽松裤

sport away;浪费

stardust;梦幻;a pleasant dreamy or romantic feeling

stigma;耻辱，污名

tariff;关税

theropeutic;治疗的

toil;辛勤劳动

touch on;提到，谈到;mention a subject briefly

tread;踩，踏

trifle;虚度光阴

twilight;暮色，黄昏;faint light after sunset,the time just before night

unanimous;一致的

undergrowth;灌木丛

uproot;连根拔起，走出家园;pull up from the ground,remove from one's home or native place

utensil;器皿

vague;模糊的

vanity;自负，虚荣;excessive pride in one's appearance achievement,etc.

veil;面罩，面纱

vine;藤，攀缘植物

walk in;不约自来的;of one who walks in without an appointment

with/by a small/large margin;小/大幅度地

without/with not so much as;甚至连...都没...;with no even

wrench;扳手

wrestle;用力移动（或举起），摔跤

zinc;锌