PART TWO AND PART THREE
(1)dread vt.担忧，忧虑;惧怕，不敢 n.担忧，畏惧
例句:
I dread to think what will happen if she finds out the truth.
我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。
(2)tact n.圆通，机敏，老练
例句:
He’s short on tact.
他处事不够圆通。
(3)administrative a.管理的，行政的
例句:
He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.
他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
(3) revitalize v.使复活，使重新充满活力
例句:
I think we have to revitalize our society.
我觉得我们的社会需要新生。
(4)pinnacle n.顶点
例句:
He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
他已经登上事业的顶峰。
(5)calibre n.(枪等)口径，(人或事)品质，才能
例句:
His work is of the highest calibre.
他的工作质量最高。
(6)aspiration n.强烈的愿望，志向，抱负
例句:
He has serious aspirations to a career in politics.
他有从政的雄心壮志。
(7)complement n.补充;编制名额;补(足)语 vt.补充
例句:
His business skill complements her flair for design.
他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
(8)implication n.含意，暗示，暗指;卷入，牵连
例句:
The new report has far-reaching implications for the future of broadcasting.
这一新报告对广播业的前途有些意味深长的暗示。
(9)comprise vt.包含，包括，由…组成;构成，组成
例句:
A cricket team is comprised of eleven players.
一个板球队由11名队员组成。
(10)immense a.广大的，巨大的
例句:
Her services to the state have been immense.
她对国家的贡献极大。
(11)consult vt.请教;查阅，查看 vi.交换意见，商议
例句:
You had better consult a doctor soon.
你最好快点去看医生。
(12)novelty n.新奇事物;新奇(感);新颖廉价的物品
例句:
Showoffs never miss an opportunity to draw attention to themselves by some outrageous novelty.
爱显示自己的人遇事总喜欢标新立异。
(13)compatible a.兼容的;能和睦相处的，合得来的
例句:
Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.
志趣不同的指性格上不宽容，无同情心的
(14)exclusively ad.专门地，排除其他地
例句:
This room is exclusively for women.
这个房间是供妇女专用的。
(15)patronize vt.以高人一等的态度对待;惠顾;赞助
例句:
He resented the way she patronized him.
她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤恨。
(16)tap into 深入了解
(17)banal a.陈腐的
例句:
A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
陈腔滥调陈腐的或平庸的评论或陈述，尤指某人表述它时好象它是新颖的或有意义的
(18)manipluate vt.操纵，控制，影响;(熟练地)使用
例句:
A clever politician know how to manipulate public opinion.
聪明的政客知道如何操纵公众舆论。
(19)shortfall n. 不足之量, 差额
例句:
a shortfall in the annual budget
年度预算中的不足.
(20)severe a.严重的;严厉的;严峻的;朴素的
例句:
He’s suffering from severe mental disorder.
他患有严重的精神病。
(21)confine vt.限制;使不外出，禁闭 n.[ pl.]界限，范围
例句:
I am sick, I have to confine to bed.
我病了，我得卧床休息。
(22)defer vt.推迟，拖延 vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从
例句:
I shall defer replying till I hear from home.
我将等接到家信以后再给你答复
(23)propel vt.推进，推动;激励，驱使
例句:
We are propelled to go forward.
我们被推着向前走。
(24)devise vt.发明，策划，想出
例句:
He devises a new type of transistor.
他发明了一种新的晶体管。
(25)disruptive a.破坏性的;制造混乱的;捣乱的
例句:
He has a disruptive influence on the other children.
他能影响别的孩子使他们失控。
(26)distinction n.差别;区分;优秀;荣誉，优待
例句:
We should make a distinction between right and wrong.
我们应该分清是非。
(27)vain a.徒劳的，无效的;自负的，爱虚荣的
例句:
They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.
他们尽量使她快乐，却徒劳无功。
(28)integrated a.整合的，完整的
例句:
I integrated your suggestion with my plan.
你的建议使我的计划完整了。
(29)reverse v.推翻;颠倒;反向 n.反面;逆境 a.反向的
例句:
The 50p coin has a crowned lion on its reverse.
50便士硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。
(30)incorporate vt.包含，加上，吸收;把…合并，使并入
例句:
Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the new plan.
你的很多建议已经被纳入新计划中。
(31)lay off (暂时)解雇;停止做
例句:
Why don’t you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?
你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说?
(32)overdraft n.透支，透支额
例句:
I took out an overdraft to pay for my new car.
我用透支来付新汽车的钱。
(33)transpire
不及物动词 vi.
1.
被人知道,透露
2.
【口】发生
Let’s wait and see what transpires.
让我们等着瞧,看会发生什么事。
3.
蒸发;散发;排出
例句:
It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank.
据报这伙匪徒在银行里有内应。
(34)trendy adj.<口>流行的,赶时髦的
例句:
Look at that trendy couple- kitted up all the latest gear!
瞧那对时髦夫妇，打扮多么入时。
(35)spell out 详细地说明
例句:
The graduate student has to spell out what his tutor had written.
这位研究生得一个字一个字地读他导师写的东西。
(36)transcend vt.超出，超越(理性等)的范围
例句:
She far transcends the others in beauty and intelligence.
她才貌出众。
(37)indisputably adv. 无争论余地地
例句:
weapons are indisputably a growth industry of the ’70s and’80s.
毫无疑问,武器生产是七十年代和八十年代的一个兴旺的行业。
(38)obstacle n.障碍(物)，妨碍
例句:
Her father’s opposition remained only their obstacle.
她父亲的反对是他们唯一的障碍。
(39)reconcile vt.使协调;使和解;使顺从(甘心)(于)
例句:
We tried to reconcile her with her family.
我们试图让她和她的家庭和好。
(40)biased a.有偏见的
例句:
Marked by or showing prejudice; biased.
差别对待的，表现出歧视的; 偏见的
