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1、for personal use only in study and research; not for commercial usemisery miz?rin.痛苦,悲惨的境遇, 苦难例句 :after a year ofmiseryhere, im finally shaking the dust of this town off my feet.我在这个市镇受了一年罪，总算离开这里了。war begetsmiseryand ruin.战争是苦难与毁灭的祸根。he looked the personification ofmisery.他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型。magnitude m?

2、gnitju:d n.大小 ,重要 ,光度 ,（地震）级数, （星星）等级例句 :numerical data linearly ordered bymagnitude.按量值大小直线形排列的数字数据you havent realized themagnitudeof her achievement.你没有认识到她这一成就的重大意义。the magnitudeof the epidemic was frightening.这种流行病传播范围之广令人惶惶不安。estimate estimeit n.估价 , 估计v.估计 , 估价 , 评价例句 :he is highlyestimatedamo

3、ng his colleagues.同事们对他的评价很高。they estimatedthe number of visitors at 10 million.他们估计参观者人数为1000 万。my estimateof the length of the room was 10 feet.我估计房间的长度为10 英尺。fatality f?t?liti n.死亡,灾祸 ,天命 ,致命性例句 :there have been ten swimmingfatalities(ie ten people have lost their lives whileswimming) this summer

4、.今年夏季已有十人游泳遇溺。there was a strangefatalityabout their both losing their jobs on the same day.他们两人同一天失去工作，真是天意叵测。propensity pr?pensiti n.倾向 ,习性例句 :a disposition to feel, do, or say; apropensity.意向感觉、做或说的意向; 倾向a propensityfor being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meetextremely

5、high standards.完美主义对于任何不完美或未达到最高标准的事都有不满意的倾向magnify m?gnifai v. 放大 , 夸大v. 赞美 , 颂扬例句 :telescopes and microscopesmagnify.望远镜和显微镜能放大。this lens canmagnify20 diameter.这个透镜能放大20 倍。the microscopemagnifiedthe object 100 times.这台显微镜将物体放大了100 倍。vulnerable v?ln ?r?bladj. 易受伤害的 , 有弱点的 , 脆弱的例句 :she is very young

6、 andvulnerableto temptation/fraud.她很年轻，易受诱惑易受骗上当。the potato isvulnerableto several pests.马铃薯易受几种害虫的侵害。devastate dev?steitvt. 毁坏 , 使荒芜 , 使震惊例句 :she was devastatedby his death.她因他去世而悲痛欲绝。i was devastatedby the news of the wreck.我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。our embassy wasdevastatedby three bombs of nato.我们的使馆被北约的三枚

7、炸弹炸毁了。triple tripl adj. 有三部分的 , 三倍的v.（使）成三倍n.三个一组 ,三倍之数 , （垒）三垒打例句 :composed of three parts; threefold;triple.三倍的，三重的，三部分的由三部分组成的，三重的the plan has atriplepurpose.该计划有三个目的。he is a triplemurderer.他谋杀了三个人。minimize minimaiz v.将.减到最少,贬低例句 :arrange the icon of allminimizeapplication across the bottom of th

8、e screen.沿着屏幕的底部排列所有最小化的应用程序。he minimizedthe value of her contribution to his research so that he got all the praise.他极力贬低她在那项研究中的贡献，从而独获全部奖励。to minimizethe risk of burglary, install a good alarm system.安装可靠的报警设备以减低被盗的风险。ample ?mpl adj. 丰富的 ,宽敞的 ,充足的例句 :amplesunshine and rainfall are bringing the cr

9、ops on nicely.充足的阳光和雨水正使庄稼茁壮地生长。existing in great quantity orample supply.丰富的，富裕的大量存在或充足供应的the house has an ampleparlor.这座房子有宽敞的客厅。retard rit :dretardantvt. 妨碍 , 迟延 , 拖住vi. 受到延迟n.阻止 , 迟延 ,减速例句 :cold weatherretardsthe growth of the crops.寒冷的天气妨碍了庄稼生长。lack of sun retardsplant growth.光照不足则植物生长缓慢。retrof

10、it retr?fit v. ( 飞机等）式样翻新, 改进n. 翻新 , 改进the paper analyzed the necessity,retrofitmode and its comparison for unattendedsubstation, and explained that the integrated automation is the inevitable tendency of retrofit for unattended substation.对无人值班变电站改造的必要性、造的模式及改造模式的比较作综合分析,说明综合自动化是无人值班变电站改造的必然趋势。embe

11、r emb?n.余烬（常用复数）, 最后时刻 , 最后部分例句 :only theembersof the bonfire remained.那篝火只有余烬尚存。the dyingembersof a former passion can still be seen in his article.往日激情将熄的余烬仍可从他的文章中看出来。prune awayv. 修剪掉 , 删除例句 :his writing would be improved if hepruned awaysome of those unnecessaryadjectives.如果他删掉一些不必要的形容词，他的文章会好些。

12、precaution prik ?:?nn.预防 , 预防措施例句 :the report is scathing about the lack of safetyprecaution .该报道对缺乏安全预防措施一事严加指责。all this wake the local government to the need for safetyprecaution .所有这些使当地政府认识到必须采取安全预防措施。you should take an umbrella just as aprecaution .kindle/ ?k?ndl;ndl/ k?vi, tn (cause sth to) ca

13、tch fire（使某物） 燃烧 , 着火 : this wood is too wet to kindle.这木头潮得点不着 . * the sparks kindled the dry grass.有些火星把乾草给引着了 .(fig 比喻 ) ( a ) tn arouse or stimulate (feelings, etc)激起（感情等） : kindle hopes,interest, anger激起希望 兴趣 怒火 . ( b ) i, ipr (with sth)become bright; shineor glow发亮 ;放光 ; 明亮起来 : her eyes kindle

14、d with excitement.她兴奋得双目炯炯发光 . kindling / ?k?ndl ?;ndl?/k? n u small dry pieces of wood, etc for lighting fires引火物（小块的乾柴等） .inferno inf ?:n?un.火海 ,地狱般的场所例句 :the inferno of battle.战斗的恐怖景象the place was a blazing, raging, roaring, etcinferno .那地方是一片熊熊的、滚滚的、咆哮的 .火海。etc ?t s?t?r?escalate/ ?esk?le?t; sk?l

15、et? / v i, tn (cause sth to) increase or develop by successive stages;become or make (sth) more intense（使某事物）逐步增长或发展; （使某事物）更紧张 :the steadily escalating level of unemployment失业率日益上升* house prices haveescalated rapidly.房价已急速上涨. * the government is deliberately escalating the warfor political reasons.

16、 政府出於政治目的蓄意使战争逐步升级. escalation / ?esk?le?n;?sk? le?n/ n: an escalation in food prices 食物价格急剧上涨* try to prevent anescalation of the war 竭力防止战争升级 .massacre m?s ?k?n.大屠杀 , 惨败v.大屠杀 , 彻底击败例句 :the game was a completemassacre; we lost 10-0.那次比赛真是一次惨败，我们0 比 10输了。the press has reported themassacreof thousand

17、s of people for their religious beliefs.新闻界报道了那场因宗教信仰原因而对千万人的大屠杀。terror ter?n.恐怖 , 惊骇 , 令人惧怕或讨厌的人或事物例句 :her face worked as she stared at him interror.她惊恐地注视着他，脸也吓得抽动起来。the horse bolted interrorat the sound of the gun.枪声把马吓惊了。she recoiled from the gunman interror.她面对持枪歹徒吓得直往后缩。horror h?r?n.恐怖 , 战栗 ,

18、厌恶 , 震惊adj. 恐怖的例句 :her son is a right littlehorror .她的儿子是个不折不扣的小淘气。he was filled withhorrorat the bad news.听到这个坏消息，他心里充满恐怖。the news struck him withhorror .那消息使他震惊。infamy inf ?mi n.声名狼藉 , 臭名 , 丑行例句 :his name will live ininfamy .他的名字将与臭名共存。the king was infamous for his guilt of manyinfamies .那个国王因罪恶多端

19、而臭名昭著。unimaginable ?nim?d ?in?bladj. 不能想象的 ,想象不到的例句 :she is an unimaginableperson and has a one-track mind.她是一个缺乏想像力的人，并且头脑偏狭。john raved against his closest friends, accusing them ofunimaginablecrimes.约翰痛骂他的密友们，指责他们犯了难以想象的罪行。报道事发过程，blast, blow up, break up ,collapse ,collide ,crash, derail ?(脱轨 )， e

20、xplode,hit ,jolt ,occur ,obliterate(消灭 ), plunge陷入,rock, shake ,strike ,take place ,topple颠覆,tumble down破败collide k?laidvi. 碰撞 ,互撞 ,砥触例句 :as the bus turned the corner, itcollidedwith a van.公共汽车转过拐角时与客货车相撞。the interests of the two countriescollide.两国的利益发生冲突。the bus and the vancollided.公共汽车与客货车相撞。dera

21、il direil vt. 使出轨 , 阻碍 , 扰乱vi. 出轨例句 :the engine wasderailedby a tree lying across the line.有一棵树横在铁轨上，造成机车出轨。jolt d?ult n.震摇 , 摇动 , 震惊 , 少量vt. 颠簸 , 敲击 ,动摇 , 震动vi. 颠簸而行例句 :the suddenjoltplunged her forward.突然颠了一下，她向前打了个趔趄。the car stopped with ajolt .汽车停止时震动了一下。the news of the accident gave her an unpl

22、easantjolt .她听到出事的消息吃了一惊。obliterate ?blit ?reit v. 涂去 ,擦去 ,删除例句 :the view wasobliteratedby the fog.景色被浓雾遮住了。the criminalobliteratedall fingerprints.罪犯擦掉全部指印。plunge pl?nd?v.使投入 , 跳入 , 栽进n.投入 , 跳入n.( 泳池 )深水区例句 :the sudden joltplungedher forward.突然颠了一下，她向前打了个趔趄。she plungedher hands into her coat pocket

23、s.她把两手插在上衣口袋里。the car stopped suddenly and heplungedforward.汽车突然停下，他的身子朝前一冲。topple t?plvt. 使倒塌 , 推翻vi. 倒塌例句 :the explosiontoppledthe old chimney.这次爆炸把那个旧烟囱给炸倒了。the pile of bookstoppledover onto the floor.那一摞书倒在地上了。the explosiontoppledthe near chimney.这次爆炸把不远处的烟筒炸倒了。tumble down倒塌 ,例句 :跌倒donttumble do

24、wnon this easy test.这次考试不难，你可别考砸了。it only needed a push and the whole building will cometumble down.只要稍稍一推，那整幢房子就会倒塌下来。描述事件给社会和个人造成破话cause ,damage, destroy ,devastate, flatten击败,lash ,level瞄准，paralyze， ruin ，shatter,suffer, sweep,unroot对伤亡的描述casualty ,claim ,death toll ,die ,drown, ghastly toll ,hur

25、t ,injure ,kill ,leave sb, dead of home less ,rattle ,wound ,kill ,ravage ,hit ,razeflatten fl?tn vt. 使变平 , 打倒vi. 变平例句 :flattenthe dough with a press of the hand.用手把生面团压平。the graphflattensout gradually after a steep fall.图表上的曲线突降之後逐渐趋於平稳。the landflattensout near the coast.海岸附近地势变得很平坦。paralyze p?r ?l

26、aiz vt. 使 .瘫痪 , 使目瞪口呆例句 :strict regulations that paralyzeeconomic activity.阻碍经济活动的严格的规章制度she is paralyzedin both arms.她的两只胳膊麻痹。the accident left herparalyzedin both legs.事故后她的腰部以下瘫痪了。ghastly g :stliadj. 可怕的 , 恐怖的 , 惨白的 , 不适的 , 糟透的 , 令人不快的 adv. 可怖地 ,惨白地例句 :the sick womans face wasghastly.那女病人面色苍白。what a ghastlyplace that house is!那座房子是个多么可怕的地方啊！rattle r?tl vi. 嘎嘎作响 , 喋喋不休vt. 使惊惶失措 , 使恼