initiate vt把初步知識傳授給;使初步了解[(+in/into)]
He initiated his son into the game of chess. 他把下棋的初步知識教給兒子。
(通過正式或秘密儀式)接納(新成員)[(+into)]The club initiated twelve members.俱樂部正式接受12個人為會員。
inject vt插(話);引入;投入[(+into)]inject a note of humor into a story 給故事增添一點幽默
insert vt 刊登(廣告等)[(+in)]They inserted an advertisement in the newspaper. 他們在這家報紙上刊登一則廣告。
(縫紉中)鑲,補[(+in/on)]She inserted a patch in the sleeve. 她給袖子打了個補丁。
n插入物鑲嵌物;鑲塊 (書中的)插頁;夾在報刊中的散頁廣告;(電影中的)插入鏡頭;插入場面;插入廣告
The magazine contains a special insert about holidays abroad. 這本雜志有一張關于國外度假的特別插頁。
inspire vt賦予某人靈感; 啟迪You inspired me by playing the piano so beautifully.你彈的優美鋼琴曲激發了我的靈感。
institution n慈善機構; 知名人士, 名流; 慣例, 習俗; 制度為人熟知常在某處的人
The government built a charitable institution for the education of young children.政府建立了個兒童教育慈善機構。
My uncle has become quite an institution at the club! 我叔叔在俱樂部里已是頗有名氣的人物了!
They adopted western culture, institutions, and even clothing.他們接受了西方的文化、習俗甚至服飾。
That old man in the park is a regular institution.那老人是這公園的常客。
【真題例句】 The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert. 【2011年閱讀text1】
因此這些廣為流傳的錄音已使傳統的古典音樂會的風俗陷入危機。
instruction n[pl]使用說明書, 操作指南The instructions for assembling the toy are very clear.如何裝配玩具的說明很明了。
instrument n被外界所利用的人[物], 傀儡,引來某事物的人或物;正式文件
We humans are merely the instruments of fate.我們人只不過受命運的擺布。
The organization he had built up eventually became in the instrument of his downfall.
他所建立的組織最終成了導致他垮臺的東西。
The King signed the instrument of abdication.國王簽署了退位的正式文件。
intelligence n情報, 消息;情報人員
The general had secret intelligence of the enemy.將軍掌握了有關敵人的秘密情報。
Intelligence has reported that enemy is planning a new attack.情報人員報告說敵軍正在策劃發動新攻勢。
intensive adj(構成復合形容詞)需要大量(大批)....的 a capital-intensive 需要大批的資本的工業
interest n重要性;影響[U][(+with)]Her interest with him is considerable. 她對他的影響相當大。
[常用復]利益; 利害關系; 權利; 股權
One should not look after one's own interests alone.一個人不應當只顧自己的利益。
利息The loan is interest free.這項貸款是無息的。
【真題例句】They wouldn’t like a national agency, but self-interest would lead them to deal with it.
他們不喜歡全國性的代理機構,但是由于自身利益的驅使,又不得不與他們打交道。【2005年新題型】
internal adj來自自身的a theory which lacks internal consistency缺乏自身一致性的理論
精神的,心靈的,內心的 wrestling with internal doubts.努力消除內心的疑慮。
命題及判卷的an internal examiner.校內主考人
intimate vt.示意, 暗示adj詳盡的, 精通的
He intimated his wishes with a slight nod of his head.他微微點頭示意。
This is an intimate knowledge of African religions.這是一本關于非洲宗教的詳盡的書。
introduce vt引進, 采用
Production is going up because we have introduced new techniques.產量提高因我們采用了新技術。
invent vt編造She invented false news.她捏造了假消息。
invert adj【化】轉化的invert sugar 轉化糖
invest vt 籠罩,包圍Fog invests the city.大霧籠罩城市。
The enemy invested the city and cut it off from our army.敵人包圍了城市, 并把它同我們的部隊隔絕。
【書】授予[(+with)][H] 【書】賦于,使充滿[(+with)][H]
The trade union is invested with the power to call a strike. 工會被授于號召罷工的權力。
The ancient castle was invested with an air of mystery. 這座古堡充滿神秘的氣氛。
vi. 投資,入股[(+in)]He invested heavily in the cotton business. 他在棉花生意上投入巨資。
invite vt引誘, 慫恿; 招致Recklessness invites disaster.粗心大意招致災難。
iron n堅強剛強冷酷There is more iron to her than I supposed.她比我原來想像要堅強得多。
adj殘酷的The people suffered under his iron rule. 民眾在他的暴虐統治下受苦受難。
剛強的He is a man of iron self-control. 他是一個有極強的自制能力的人。
isolate vt使(細菌)分離; 與種群分離
A chemist can isolate the oxygen from the hydrogen in water.一個化學家能把水中的氧和氫分解。
issue vi.冒出, 流出; 傳出Strange sounds issued from the castle.城堡傳來怪異的聲音。
item n 品種Gone forever are the days when this item sold well. 這一品種暢銷的日子一去不復返了。
新聞的一條A news item initially released to only one publication or broadcaster.
獨家新聞只被一家出版社或電臺披露的新聞
jam vt (發射無線電波)干擾(信息, 節目)
They were sent to jam the enemy's radio stations during the war.戰爭期間他們被派去干擾敵人的電臺。
jazz n〈俚〉廢話Don't give me that jazz!別跟我胡扯!
vt.使更有生氣This party is boring, let's try and jazz it up a bit.這個聚會太無聊了, 讓我們想法把它搞得活躍一點吧。
jealous adj注意的; 保衛的; 珍惜的, 戒備的
An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光榮的中國公民應當珍惜自己的公民權利。
joint adj聯合的,共同的;合辦的,共有的
By their joint efforts they managed to complete the project on time. 他們通過共同努力總算按時完成了計劃。
We have opened a joint account at the bank. 我們在銀行開了一個共有的帳戶。
jump n猛長, 激增There has been a jump in the price of food.食品價格暴漲。
vi一致, 符合(with)His ideas jump with mine.他的意見與我一致。
(結論)匆匆做出; (話題、主張等)突然改變Don't jump to a hasty conclusion. 不要匆匆作出結論。
快速行動;迅速采取行動
【真題例句】 Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them。【2010年翻譯第46題】
科學家們迅速趕來挽救這種局面,他們拿出的證據顯然站不住腳,大意是鳥類不能控制害蟲的話,害蟲就會把我們人類吃掉。
just adj合理的, 有充分根據的We hold that their proposal is just and reasonable.我們認為他們的建議是合情合理的。
justice n法律制裁; 司法; 審判Justice was met out to him.他受到了應得的懲處。
keen vi.(常用于進行式)痛哭vt用哀號聲發出
Keening over her murdered son.痛哭她那被謀殺的兒子
The bereft girl keened her sorrow. 那個失去親人的姑娘哭出自己的悲痛之情。
a激烈的緊張的That is a keen football match. 那是一場激烈的足球比賽。
keep vt撫養;飼養;經營,開設(商店等)
He needs more money to keep his wife and children. 他需要更多的錢來撫養妻子兒女。
They kept a small hotel in the town. 他們在城里開了一家小旅店。
key vt【音】為...調音; The musicians keyed their instruments just before the concert began. 樂師們在音樂會前為樂器調了音。
用鍵盤輸入I have keyed this sentence three times, and it's still wrong!我把這個句子輸入了三次, 可是仍然不對。
kick n〈非正〉極度興奮, 快樂;I get a big kick from[out of] motor racing.我覺得賽車很刺激。
精力, 效應He has no kick left in him.他已筋疲力盡。
a kick in the teeth討厭的、且常為未料到的行動;突然的很大的挫敗
The Government's decision is a real kick in the teeth for the unions.政府決定是對工會重大打擊。
kill vt.使停止[結束, 失敗]This has killed my hopes.這毀滅了我的希望。
消磨(時間)He killed ten good years on that job. 他在那件工作上浪費了整整十年時間。
kiss vi 輕撫,輕觸The wind kissed her hair. 微風輕拂著她的頭發。
受...青睞For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded
每一個幸運成為成功作家的背后都有許多人永遠無法實現自己的作家夢。
lag n.滯后(時間上)間隔There is a time lag of about fifteen years.時間上有一段約15年的間隔。
2. (鍋爐等的)外套;絕熱層the lag of a cylinder 汽缸保溫套
及物動詞 vt. 1. 給...裝外套(或絕熱層)
If you lag your hot water tank, you'll save money on your fuel bills. 如果你給熱水箱裝上外套,你就可以少付燃料費帳了。
lame n站不住腳的, 差勁的, 蹩腳的Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late.睡過頭而遲到,這借口站不住腳。
land vt獲得The teacher hoped to land some good students.老師希望得到好學生。
使陷于Hunting without a license will land you in trouble. 無證狩獵將會使你陷入麻煩。
【口】弄到,撈到He was lucky to land a good job. 他很幸運,找到一份好工作。
【口】給予(打擊) Richard landed him a blow on the left eye. 理查在他左眼上打了一拳。
卸貨The ship landed the goods at New York. 這船將貨卸在紐約。
lane n分道, 跑道; 泳道;航道, 航線
The champion is running in lane five.冠軍跑在第五跑道上。
The ship went through the busy shipping lanes of the English Channel.這艘輪船通過了繁忙的英吉利海峽船運航線。
lap n掌管, 管理范圍, 控制范圍Everything falls into his lap.他事事如意。
山坳,低洼處a power station built in the lap of a mountain建造在山坳中的電站
[喻]懷抱, 境遇live in the lap of luxury處在奢侈生活環境
裙兜She put the apples in her lap.她把蘋果裝在了裙兜里。
一圈He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他進入第八圈時便開始沖刺。
舔食Cats and dogs lap water.貓狗舔水。
vt輕拍; 沖拍Water lapped the sides of the boat.河水輕拍著小舟的兩側。
包; 纏繞(布等)于She lapped my finger with gauze.她用繃帶將我的手指包起來。
使部分重疊;折疊[O][(+over)]He lapped one plate over another. 他把一只只盤子疊起來。
領先一圈Before the end of the race Bob had lapped Jimmy.比賽結束前鮑勃一圈領先吉米。
舐,舐食[(+up)]The dog lapped up the water. 狗舔光了水。
vi 包圍Joy lapped over the audience.觀眾沉浸于歡樂之中。
延伸Her reign lapped over into the seventeenth century.她的統治延至17世紀。
跑完一圈James lapped in two minutes.詹姆斯在兩分鐘內跑完一圈。
late adj已故的 Her late husband was an outstanding scientist.她已故丈夫是位杰出的科學家。
前任的The visitor is the late President, now a scholar.這位來訪者是前總統, 現為學者。
新的This is the late development of science.這是科學的新發展。
lateral lateral thinking水平思考,側面思考(指從各個不同角度來思考問題)
Give your poor old restricted brain a new lease of life with "lateral thinking".
用“橫向思維”給你那貧乏,古板的腦子注入新的活力吧。
latitude n [pl](尤指關于氣候的)地區;自由, 自由范圍
high/low latitude 高/低緯度地區
She was given considerable latitude in how she spent the money.在如何花這筆錢的問題上她有很大的自由。
lay vt準備,安排;擬定They laid down a number of rules. 他們制定了一些規則。
使平息, 使消失The rain quickly laid the dust.雨水很快消除了空中飛揚的塵土。
打賭, 下賭注I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.我出五英鎊打賭, 你不會成功。
使處于(某種狀態) The earthquake laid the village in ruins.地震使這個村子成了一片廢墟。
宣稱;提出[O]The proposal was laid before the committee. 建議被提交委員會討論。
歸(罪)于;把...歸于He laid his failure to his lack of experience.他把失敗歸于缺乏經驗。
adj凡俗的,世俗的;外行的She serves as a lay teacher at the convent school. 她在修道院的學校當非神職的教師。
To the lay mind, these technical terms are incomprehensible.對外行人來講,這些技術術語是無法理解的。
layer n【植】壓條vt. 1. 把...堆積成層2. 用壓條法培植
The earth's crust is layered地球的外殼是分層的。
league n[c] 種類;范疇;等級They are not in the same league. 他們的水平有高低。
vt. 使結盟;使聯合countries that are leagued together 結盟的國家
vi聯合聯盟We must league together against this threat.我們應該聯合起來共同反對此威脅。
lecture vt.責備, 教訓, 訓斥Don't lecture the child.不要責備孩子。
冗長的訓斥[譴責]My father gave me a lecture for smoking.我父親因我吸煙而訓斥我。
leg n (旅程中的)一段航程; (接力賽中每個運動員承擔的)一段賽程
the last leg of the flight飛行中的最后一段路程
lend vt增添;增加 The dress lent charm to the girl.那件衣服給那個姑娘增添了嫵媚。
提供;貢獻She lent her name to many worthy cause.她參與了很多值得一做的事情。
lend oneself to 贊助, 參與lend itself to適合于
He would never lend himself to violence.他絕不會參與暴力。
The music doesn't lend itself to dancing.這音樂不適宜于跳舞
貸(款)He used to lend money at an extremely high rate of interest. 他過去經常放高利貸。
let vt出租,租給[O1][(+to)][(+out)]Mrs. White let me a room. 懷特太太租給我一間房間。
(用于祈使句)假設;即使[O3]Let the two lines be parallel. 假設這兩條線平行。
vi. 出租That apartment lets for $500 a month. 那公寓房子以每月五百美元出租。
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