在读语言预科的平时作业.doc

1. amusement the state of being amused ; enjoyment2. definition an act of defining ; act of making clear and distinct3. require to need ; to insist upon ; to impose as a condition4. punishment the act of punishing or process of being punished ; a way in which a person is punished ; rough treatment ; damage5. justice just treatment , fairness ; legal proceedings ; magistrate ; judge6. beneath in a lower place ; under7. gallery balcony ; a passageway or corridor ; the upper section of seats in a theater or auditorium ; room or building for exhibitions , especially works of art8. outlandish looking or sounding extremely strange9. tame changed from natural wildness to a manageable state ; domesticated ; gentle ; docile ; insipid ; flat10. virtue moral excellence ; goodness ; chastity 11. rock stony part of the earths crust ; mass of this ; large stone or boulder 12. climate the regular weather conditions of an area13. organize form into an orderly whole ; arrange something (or a number of things ) ; grouping people with a common purpose into an association14. sail to travel on water by using a sail to power the boat ; to begin a voyage ; to operate or control a sailing craft ; to begin with energy and confidence15. sled vehicle on runners which is used for traveling or transporting loads over snow16. blizzard heavy rain with snow17. ski travel on skis , especially as a sport18. frequent happening often or in short intervals ; go frequently to or visit often19. serious solemn , thoughtful ; sincere ; important ; difficult20. fuel material burnt to produce energy21. creature a living being ; a human being ; something created22. incentive something that drives things to happen ; inciting23. hamper large basket with a cover ; hinder24. condition situation or state that under which person or thing exist ; state of being ; bring to the pleasant or proper condition ; make thing independent on ; to adapt25. tremendous extraordinarily large ; strong26. invite to request formally ; to welcome ; to attract ; to tempt ; to ask politely to come or to do something27. suit set of clothes ; group of related things ; meet the requirements of ; make or be suitable or convenient for ; give a pleasing appearance to28. cylinder a solid or hollow round object which is long and with flat ends ; something similar to this 29. tube hollow cylinder that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage ; a flexible cylindrical container sealed at one end ; an electron tube or vacuum tube that gas or liquid can be stored in or pass through ; subway30. helmet protective head-covering31. descend go down ; stoop to unworthy behavior32. expert a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field ; having great knowledge or skill33. density denseness ; unit of measurement of weight to volume34. hollow hole ; hollow place ; not solid ; with a hole or empty space inside ; as if coming from something hollow ; unreal ; false ; insincere ; sunken ; make a hole ; bend into the shape of a hole35. submersible tech (a boat) which can go under water36. extraordinary more than what is normal and standard ; distinguishable37. breakthrough (the making of ) an important advance or discovery, often after earlier failures38. predict to foretell ; to forecast39. resource resource of wealth of c country ; a trait which helps someone do or solve a problem such as ingenuity or quick wit40. available ready to be used ; accessible to, at hand41. crucial very important ; critical ; urgent42. stretch stretching ; ability to be stretched ; draw out or extend so that something become greater or longer ; reach or hold out ; able to be stretched43. combine group or mix together to form a whole unit ; form a chemical compound ; mixing of people or firms cooperating together in business or the same job44. threaten make or be a threat to ; portend45. carbon non-metallic chemical element that is found in organic substances ; copying paper46. atmosphere the air mass or envelope enclosing a celestial body in space, esp. the earth ; mental feeling due to the environment or surroundings ; unit of pressure47. fossil remains of an animal or plant of a past geological age in the earths crust ; of the nature of a fossil48. gasoline petrol49. commercial of commerce ; having the profit as the main objective ; (of TV or radio) financed by broadcast advertisements ; advertisement on television, radio or newspaper50. nuclear of a nucleus ; relating to an atomic nucleus51. generation the whole body of individuals born or living at about the same time ; the act or process of generating ; period between birth of parents and birth of their offspring52. blend mixture ; something blended ; mix ; join ; compromise53. extend stretch out ; be continuous ; offer, tender54. household the members of a family55. benefit advantage ; aid or help ; profit ; be helpful to56. task difficult job ; piece of work to be done ; make great demands upon57. industrialization extensive development of industries58. majority most ; numb