paperback n. 平裝本，簡裝本

script n. 劇本(原稿);手稿，原稿;筆跡，手跡

scrutiny n. 周密的調(diào)查;仔細(xì)看;監(jiān)視;選票復(fù)查

sculpture n. 雕刻(術(shù))，雕塑(術(shù));雕刻作品

fume n.(usu pl.)(濃烈或難聞的)煙，氣，汽

blur n. 模糊不清的事物 vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

browse vi. 隨意翻閱，瀏覽;(牛、羊等)吃草

tan 棕黃色，黃褐色 buy some shoes in tan

tax 稅(款)Half of his wages go in tax

abrupt 突然的，意外的 an abrupt departure

acute 尖銳的，敏銳的 an acute thinker

versatile 多才多藝的 a ～ man

versus 訴訟，競賽等中以……為對手 The match tonight is China ～Japan

blunt 鈍的 The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.

blush (因害羞、激動、窘困)臉紅 blush with(或for) joy

abide 遵循(…by);容忍 The one thing she cannot abide is lying.

aaccelerate 加速，增速 accelerate one’s steps

thread 線，線狀物 cotton ～

thrill 使非常興奮，使非常激動 It’s a sight that never fails to ～ me

thrive 興旺發(fā)達(dá)，繁榮 His business is thriving

abuse 濫用 abuse one’s authority(office)

accommodate 使適應(yīng)，使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances

unfold 展開，打開～ a newspaper

uniform 制服;不變的，相同的，均勻，統(tǒng)一的 a ～ temperature

unify 使成一體，統(tǒng)一 become a unified nation

update 更新，使現(xiàn)代化～a textbook

upgrade 提高，使升級，改善～ products and services

uphold 舉起，高舉 He upheld his clenched hand

upright 挺直的，垂直的 an ～ seat

adhere 黏附，附著 Paste is used to make one surface adhere to another.

adjacent 臨近的，毗鄰的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs

adjoin 貼近，與...毗鄰 His house adjoins the lake.

thrust 推，刺，戳，插，擠He was ～ into power

immune 免除的，豁免的：Nobody is immune from criticism

impact 沖擊，撞擊：the impact of light on the eye

impair 削弱，減少：The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather

impartial 公正的，無偏見的：A judge should be impartial

implement 工具，器具，用具：new types of farm implements

sting 刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck

stir 使微動，移動 A breeze ～red my hair

stitch 一針，針腳 Make your ～es closer together

sue 控告，起訴～ sb for slander

summary 總結(jié)，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter

superb 極好的，一流的，杰出的～ science and engineering

superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance

temper 心情，脾氣 be in a good～

tempt 引誘，誘惑 Nothing could ～ me to do such a thing

shear 剪，修剪～ a lawn

shed 流～ one’s blood for one’s country

sheer 完全的，十足的～ nonsense

shelter 掩蔽處，躲避處 a bus ～(加微信號：kaoyanyun)

secure 安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack

sensible 明知的，合情理的 a ～ choice

screen 屏，幕，簾 a folding ～

strain 拉緊，繃緊 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break

strap 帶，皮帶 silks ～s

stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～

tragedy 悲劇Hamlet is one of shakespeare’s best known tragedies

tick (鐘聲等發(fā)出的)滴答聲

tilt 使傾斜，使傾倒 Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat

toss 扔，拋，擲 The children tossed the ball to each other

tough 堅(jiān)韌的，牢固的 Some plastic are as ～ as metal