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1、1. academic adjective1) connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities:The students return inOctober for the start of the new academic year.2) i nvolvi ng a lot of readi ng and study ing rather tha n practical or tech ni cal skills:academic subjects相关词汇 academically adverb

2、: You have to do well academically to get into medical school.2. enthusiasticadjective (about sb/sth) (about doing sth) 热衷于 feeli ng or show ing a lot of exciteme nt and in terest about sb/sth:an enthusiastic supporter / crowd an enthusiastic welcome You don't sound very enthusiastic about the i

3、dea. She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain.相关词汇 enthusiasticallyadverb3. amazingadjectivevery surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration:an amazing achievement / discovery / success / performanceIt's amazing how quickly people adapt.amazing的意思是"

4、令人吃惊的，令人惊讶的”。如:It 'amaz ing to visit such a beautiful village!相关词汇 amazinglyadverb; amazed adj ; amaze verbIf somethingamazesyou, it surprises you very much.I was amazed to learn she was still writing her stories.amazed adjective (at / by sb/sth) (how / that .) (to see, find, learn, etc.)very su

5、rprised: We were amazed to find that no one was hurt.4. information noun U (on / about sb/sth) facts or details about sb/sth:He refused to comment before he had seen all the information.Pat refused to give her any information about Sarah.相关词汇 Inform verb inform sb of sthIf youinformsomeoneofsomethin

6、g, you tell them about it.5. brilliantadjectiveidea!extremely clever or impressive: What a brilliantvery successful: The play was a brilliant success.very intelligent or skilful:She has one of the mostbrilliant minds in the country.(of light or colours) very bright: brilliant sunshine(BrE, spoken) v

7、ery good; excellent: 'How was it' 'Brilliant!'相关词汇 ： brilliance noun brilliantly adverb6 comprehensionnoun U, CU (especially written) the ability tounderstand: His behavior was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand).an exercise that trains students to understand

8、 a language:listening comprehension a reading comprehension7 instructionnoun,(instructions) pl. detailed information onhow to do or use sthFollow the instructions on the packet carefully.C, usually pl. (to do sth) something that sb tells you to dorm under instructions to keep my speech short.an inst

9、ruction book相关词汇 in structverbIf you instructsomeone to do something, you formally tell them to do it.8. method nounC (of sth / of doing sth) (for sth / for doing sth) a particular way of doing sth:a new method of solving the problem9. bored adjective (with sb/sth) (with doing sth)feeli ng tired and

10、 impatie nt because you have lost in terest in sb/sth or because you have nothingto do:The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.There was a bored expression on her face.相关词汇 bore verbboredom nounIf someone or somethingboresyou, you find them dull and uninteresting.bori ngStudentlifeisneve

11、r boring ,isit.boring television programmes.10. embarrassed adjective (about / at sth) (to do sth) (of a person or their behaviour)shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situati on:She's embarrassed about her height.相关词汇 embarrass verb If something or someoneembarrassesyou, they make yo

12、u feel shy or ashamed.embarrass ing That was an embarrassing situation for me.11. attitudenounC (to / towards sb/sth) the way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you think and feel:Youth is simply an attitude of mind.12 behaviour nounU the way

13、that sb behaves, especiallytowards other people: His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.U, C the way a pers on, an ani mal, a pla nt, a chemical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation: the behaviour of insects / dolphins / chromosomes studying human and animal

14、behaviour 相关词汇 ：behave verb He'd behaved badly.If youbehaveorbehave yourself, you act in the way that people think is correct and proper.13. previous adjectivehappening or existing before the event orobject that you are talk ing about: She is his daughter from a previous marriage.immediately bef

15、ore the time you are talking aboutI couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day. 相关词汇 previously adverb14 description nounC, U （of sb/sth） a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like; the act of writing or saying in words what sb/sth is like:P

16、olice haveissued a description of the gunman.相关词汇 describe verb Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene. descriptive adjThe report was so descriptive, I felt as if I were there.15 embarrassing adjective（1） -ing 形式的形容词通常用来描述使人产生某种看法的人或事，表示主动的意思。 （2） -ed 形式的形容词通常用来描述人或事处于某种状态，表示被动的意思。 试比较：The ol

17、d lady asked lots of embarrassing questions. (令人尴尬的 )The little boy was too embarrassed to admit making a mistake. (尴尬的) 相关词汇 embarrassingly adv: The play was embarrassingly bad.embarrass v :Are you trying to embarrass meembarrassment n: financial embarrassments16 impress verb(1) impress 的 意 思 是 “ 使

18、 ( 人 ) 印 象 深 刻 ”。 常 和 介 词 by 或 with 搭 配 。 sb (with sth/sb) if a person or thing impresses you, you feel admiration for them or it: 如： They were very impressed by her speech.The boy impressed his new classmates with his sense of humour. It impressed me that she remembered my name.impress 的另一个意思是“使某人铭

19、记某事物” ，常用于结构 impress sth on/upon sb 。VN sth on / upon sb (formal) to make sbunderstand how important, serious etc. sth is by emphasizing it:如： My favourite teacher impresses on me the value of study hard.He impressed on us the need for immediate action. Their responsibilities are impressed on them d

20、uring training.(2) impress 的名词形式是 impression ，与 impression 有关的常见短语有：one'(first) impression of sb "某人对的(第一)印象” ；leave/ have/ make an impressi on on sb "给留下印象” 。如： What' s your impression of the new comer Arriving late won 'tleave a very good impression.相关词汇 impression n His firs

21、t speech as president made a strong impression on his audience. impressive adj His collection of paintings is most impressive. impressively adv.17 correctionnounC a change that makes sth more accurate than it was before: I've made a few small corrections to your report.U the act or process of co

22、rrecting sth: There are some programming errors that need correction.U (old-fashioned) punishment: the correction of young offenders相关词汇 correct 1 adj the correct answer v: Please correct my pronunciation if I go wrong. corrective adj having the effect of correcting sthcorrective training,18 encoura

23、gement nounU, C, usually sing. (to sb) (to do sth) the act of encouraging sb to do sth; something that encourages sb: Her words were a great encouragement to them.相关词汇 encourage v encourage sb to lose weight encouraging adj: encouraging words19 enjoyment nounU the pleasure that you get from sth:I ge

24、t alot of enjoyment from my grandchildren.C something that gives you pleasure: Children like to share interests and enjoyments with their parents.U of sth (formal) the fact of having and using sth: the enjoyment of equal rights相关词汇 enjoy v enjoyable adj20 fluency noun U, sing. the quality of being a

25、ble to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well:Fluency in French and Spanish is required for this job. 相关词汇 fluent adj be fluent in speech fluently adv.21 misunderstanding nounU, C (of / about sth) (between A and B) a situation in which a comment, an instruction, et

26、c. is not understoodcorrectly:There must be some misunderstanding-I thought I ordered the smaller model.C a slight disagreement or argument: We had a little misunderstanding over the bill.相关词汇 misunderstand v Don't misunderstand me 反义词： understanding22 disappointed adjective (at / by sth) ; (in

27、/ with sb/sth) (to see, hear, etc.); (that .); (not) to be .upset because sth you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected:They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game.I was disappointed by the quality of the wine. I'm disappointed in you-I really

28、 thought I could trust you!.I was very disappointed with myself. He was disappointed to see she wasn't at the party.I'm disappointed (that) it was sold out. . She was disappointed not to be chosen.23 disappointingadjectivenot as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disapp

29、ointed:The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved.相关词汇 disappointingly adverb: The room was disappointingly small. disappoint v I can't disappoint my public by retiring.disappointment n To our great disappointment, it rained on the day of the picnic.24 system nounC (

30、of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or theories or a particular way of doing sth:the British educational system25 teenager noun a person who is between 13 and 19 years old: Sandy is a very busy teenager. Teenage adj teenage fashions26 disappear verb Voften +adv./prep. to become impossible toseeT

31、he plane disappeared behind a cloud.to stop existingThe problem won't just disappear. 相关词汇 disappearance noun U, C: the disappearance of many species of plants and animals from our planet 反义词： appear 27 move verb, noun change positionto change position or make sb/sth changeposition in a way that

32、 can be seen, heard or felt: The bus was already moving when I jumped onto itusually +adv./prep. to change or change sth： Let's move the meeting to Wednesday.相关词汇： moving adjectivecausing you to have deep feelings of sadness or sympathy: a deeplymoving experience a moving story / speech His perf

33、ormance was very moving.28 assistantnoun, adjectivea person who helps or supports sb, usually in their job:She works as a care assistant in an old people's home.(BrE) = SHOP ASSISTANTM:aybe one of ourassistants can help you make your choice？(BrE) a student at university or college who spends tim

34、e in a foreign country teaching their language in a schoolAsst) (often in titles) having a rank below the assistant manage29 cover verb, nounadjective only before noun (abbreviationa senior person and helping them in their work:verbhide / protectfront of sth in order to hide or protect it:VN sth (with sth) to place sth over or in She covered her face with her hands.VN to lie or spread over the surface of sth:Snow covered the ground.VN sb/sth in / with sth to put or spread alayer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth: 、 The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand.VN to includ