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1.matchvt.tobeequalto;findsb.orsth.thatfitsorcorrespondsto

Noonecanmatchheratchess.

Wetrytomatchtheapplicantswithappropriatevacancies.

2.paradoxicaladj.seeminglyabsurdorcontradictory,evenifactuallywell-founded;conflictingwithapreconceivednotionofwhatisreasonableorpossible

Thespeakermadesomeparadoxicalstatements.

Hisparadoxicalremarksseemabsurdorcontradictory,buttheyareactuallytrue.

Itseemsparadoxicalthatthereshouldbeahandfulofrichpeopleinfaceofmillionsofpoor

people.

3.seductiveadj.attractive;tendingtoseduce,charmortemptsb.

Her.seductivesmileattractssomanyyoungpeople.

Thisofferofahighsalaryandafreehouseisveryseductivetotheapplicants.

4.waryadj.cautiousandwatchful

Childrenareusuallytoldtobewaryofstrangers.

Theguardsarekeepingawaryeyeontheguyloafinginthelobby.

5.facilityn.anabilitytodosth.easilyoreffortlessly

Thethiefrananddodgedwithsuchfacilitythatthepolicemenalmostfailedtocatchhim.TcanhardlybelievethatyouspeakEnglishwithsuchfacility.

6.classicaladj.of,relatingtoorinfluencedbytheartandliteratureofancientGreeceandRome;（ofmusic）seriousandtraditionalinstyle;simple,restrainedandharmoniousinstyle

AclassicaleducationisonebasedondiestudyofLatinandGreek.

SheisstudyingtheclassicalmusicofIndia.

Thestyleofthearchitectureischaracterizedbyaclassicalelegance.

Bytheway,thewordclassic,whichisalsoanadjectiveandcloseinspellingtoclassical,isdifferentinmeaning.Classicusuallymeans"afamousorsupremeexampleofitstype."

VosneRomaneeisaclassicFrenchwine.

Thecathedralhasbeenconsideredanexampleofclassicdesignforoveracentury.

5.ThePrimeMinister'spolicyalienatedmanyofherfollowers.Manyartistsfeelalienatedfromsociety.

arbitraryadj.basedonpersonalopinionorimpulse,notonprinciplesorreason;usinguncontrolledpowerwithoutconsideringothers,dictatorial,likeadictator

Thechoiceofplayersfortheteamseemscompletelyarbitrary.

Thecommitteehasmadesomearbitrarydecisions.

Anarbitraryrulerwieldshisarbitrarypowers.

6.prestigen.respectbasedongoodreputation,pastachievements,etc.;powertoimpressothers,esp.asaresultofwealth,distinction,glamour,etc.

Themansufferedalossofprestigewhenthescandalwaspublicized.

Sheenjoysprestigeinthecommunity.

6.Theteamwasthrownonthedefensiveastheiropponentsrallied.Talkingaboutboyfriendsalwaysputsheronthedefensive.Thetroopsarestandingonthedefensive.

7.equivalentn.acorrespondingthing;anamountofequalvalue,wordofthesamemeaning

Thisnewrefrigeratorcosttheequivalentofmywholemonth'ssalary.

IsthereaFrenchwordthatistheexactequivalentoftheEnglishword"home"?

complimentn.anexpressionofpraise,admiration,approval,etc.;（pi.）greetings,esp.aspartofamessage

Shepaidmeaverycharmingcomplimentonmypaintings.

Thesebeautifulflowersareacomplimenttothegardener'sskill.

Mycomplimentstoyourwife!

8.Protestantn.&adj.（amember）ofanyoftheChristianbodiesthatseparatedfromtheChurchofRomeinthe16thcentury,oroftheirbranchesformedlaterThisisaProtestantchurch.

TheProtestantministerispresidingovertheservice。

9.versionn.anaccountofamatterfromaparticularpointofview;book,etc.inaparticulareditionortranslation;formorvariantofathingasperformed,adapted,etc.

Hisversionofthematterisclosetothetruth.

HemadeacomparisonoftheoriginaltextwiththeEnglishversion.

Maryisalovelyversionofhermother.

Lamb'sversionofShakespeareissimplerandeasiertoread,vestigen.asignortraceofsth.thatonceexisted;smallremainingpartofwhatonceexisted;（innegativesentences）notevenasmallamount

Therearevestigesofanearliercivilizationinthiscountry.

Youcanseevestigesofbeautyinthewoman'sagingface.

Yourinvestigationsholdnotavestigeofglamourforme.

Thereisnotavestigeofcommonsenseinyourreport,

pagann.sb.thatdoesnotfollowoneoftheworld'smainreligions,butfollowsalessimportantreligionthatisusu.consideredquestionable,esp.sb.thatisnotaChristian,Muslim,orJew

.Pagansthoughtthatlunareclipseshappenedwhenawitchhidthemooninacave.

Theyoungwomanwasdrivenawayfromhomebecauseofhermarriagewithapagan.

10.Heworkslonghours,tothedetrimentofhishealth.Hereadsinpoorlighting,tothedetrimentofhiseyes.

11.throesn.severepains;agonizingstruggle

Thethroesofchildbirtharehardtobear.

TheblackpeopleinthisAfricancountryarestillinthethroesofapartheid.

Thestudentsareinthethroesofmakingpreparationsforthetest,12.narcissismn.abnormalandexcessiveloveoradmirationforoneself

Hernarcissismisnotwell-grounded.

Yournarcissismpreventsyoufrommakinganyfurtherprogress.

Narcissismisapsychologicalterm.

13.e.g.*ForIwanttofurthermyeducationabroad,IstudyEnglish.IstudyEnglish,for1wanttofurthermyeducationabroad,

14.identifysth.withsth.else:

considersth.tobeidenticalwithsth.else;equatetwothings

Onecannotidentifywealthwithhappiness.

Wecannotidentifyoutwardbeautywithinnerbeauty,identifyoneselfwithsb.orsth.:

beassociatedwithsb.orsth.

Herefusedtoidentifyhimselfwiththenewpoliticalparty.

ThesentimentalgirlidentifiesherselfwithLinDaiyu.

15.stereotypen.animage,idea,character,etc.thathasbecomefixedorstandardizedinaconventionalformwithoutindividuality

Wemustbreakthroughthestereotypes.

Itisnecessarytobreakthroughthestereotypeofassigningjobsbysex.

16.inferioradj.loworlowerinrank,socialposition,importance,quality,etc.

Acaptainisinferiortoamajor.

Youmakemefeelinferior.

Thefurnitureisofinferiorquality.

17.submitvt.toyieldto,acceptthecontrol,superiorstrength,etc.ofsb.orsth.;givesth.tosb.sothatitmaybeconsidered,decidedon,etc.

Thegeneralsubmittedtothenewgovernment.

Weshouldsubmittodiscipline.

Didyousubmityouressaytoyourtutor?

Therepresentativessubmittedtheirrecommendationstothepeople'scongressforapproval,

fretfuladj.irritableorcomplaining,esp.becauseoneisunhappyorworried

17.What&fretfulchildshehasbecome!

Thefretfulbabyhasbeencryingthewholenight.

Whatismakingyousofretful?

passmuster:

beacceptedasadequateorsatisfactory;betakenasgoodenough

18.Slipshodworkwouldneverpassmuster.

Withfashionableclothesandgoodmake-up,shemighthavepassedmuster.

Suchexcuseswillneverpassmusterwithhim.

Nothinglessthanperfectionwilldo.

Onlyutmostperfectionwillpassmuster.

19.dissectvt.toexamineoranalyzeindetail

Let'sdissecthisproposalandquestionhismotives.

Afterwatchingamovieorreadinganovel,hecoulddissectitforhours.

20.deservedlyadv.justly,rightly;accordingtowhatisdeserved

Shewasdeservedlypraised.

Thecriminalwasdeservedlypunished.

21.lamentableadj.regrettable;deplorable;deservinglamentorregret

Theavalanchecausedalamentablelossofyounglives.

Thewayhedealtwiththesituationwaslamentable.

22.renouncevt.（finl.）toagreetogiveupownershiporpossessionofsth.esp.formally;giveupesp.ahabitvoluntarily;abandon;rejectorstopfollowingsb.orsth.

Theformeremperorrenouncedhistitleandprivilege.

Themanrenouncedalcoholandcigarettes.

SherenouncedBuddhisminfavorofChristianity.

23.censuren.astrongcriticismorcondemnation;harshrebukeorreprimand

Helaidhimselfopentosocialcensure.

ThePrimeMinisterresignedwithoutpubliccensure.

24.preenv.tomakeoneselflooktidybycombingone'shair,etc.

Sheispreeningherselfinfrontofthemirror.

Onsuchoccasionsasfamilyreunion,everyonepreensinloungesuit,newgownandeye-alluringhat.

25.clambervi.toclimb,esp.withdifficultyoreffort,usingthehandsandfeet

Thechildrenclamberedovertherocks.

Shehasclambereduptoaveryhighsocialposition.

26.authoritativeadj.havingorshowingauthority;thatcanbetrusted,reliableThisinformationcamefromanauthoritativesource.Theseareauthoritativeinstructions.

27.disparagevt.suggest,esp.unfairly,thatsb.orsth.isoflittlevalueorimportance

Thearticleinthenewspaperdisparagedtheactor'sperformanceforcharityasanattempttogetpublicity.

Hemadesomedisparagingremarksaboutmyability.

28.crudeadj.notcompletelyworkedout,rough;coarse,notshowingtasteorrefinementItiscrudesketch.

Hispaintingsarerathercrude,i.e.notskillfullydone.Ihatehiscrudemanners.Hemadesomecrudejokes（i.e.sexuallyoffensivejokes）.

29.criticaladj.oforatacrisis;decisive,crucial;lookingforfaults,pointingoutfaults

Thepatient'sconditioniscritical.

Thenationwasatacriticaltimeinhistory.

Herhelpwascriticalduringtheemergency.

Trytodevelopamorecriticalattitude,insteadofacceptingeverythingatfacevalue,

30.abridgevt.tomake（abook,etc.）shorter,byusingfewerwords;condense;reduce（time,distance,extent,scope,etc.）;restrain,limit

ThisisanabridgedversionofWarandPeace.

LambabridgedShakespeare'splays.

Theairplaneabridgesdistance.

Thefreedomofspeechshallneverbeabridged.

mythologyn.studyorscienceofmyths;bodyorcollectionofancientstories

31.ThatprofessorspecializesinGreekmythology.

Theyoungmanisfascinatedbythestoriesofclassicalmythology.

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