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1、 addicted (adj) Addictiveeg. drugssb to stheg. The childen are addicted to computer games.addictaddiction eg. Her drug addiction has completely enslaved her.1.unable to stop taking drugs, alcohol, etc. eg. a drug2. person who is strongly interested in sth eg. a TV to become depent on sth eg. to sbDo

2、nt encourage him in his laziness, otherwise he will addict to you.adj. eg. n. v. v. n. ailing (adj) ailing economysailing (travelling in a yacht) ailpain eg. Seek your sauce where get your ail.trouble eg. What ails you?ill or sick eg.similar wordsynonymn.v. deforest (v.) opposite or negativeeg. deco

3、deremoval of stheg. desaltdisafforest (remove forests from)afforest (plant with trees to form a forest)deforestation eg. Humans deforestation brings on sand storm.synonymantonymn.ecological (adj) related to living organismeg. ecosystemecological balanceecology ecologistbiological (related to the stu

4、dy of life and structure of plants and animals)environmental (of the environment)eg.n.Similar wordsynonymevaporate (v.)evaporation eg. Water enters air via evaporation.evaporative eg. evaporative powerchange into vapour and disappear eg. The water soon evaporate in the sunshine.be lost eg. His hope

5、evaporated.vanish (complete disappear)disappear (not visible in sight or mind)fade (gradually disappear)n.adj.eg.eg.synonymexploitation (n.)explorationeg. the of spaceexplore (travel into a place in order to learn about it )eg. the Arctic regionsfull exploitation of oil ellsexploitexploitable eg. fe

6、w coal-minesbrave deed eg. the daring exploitsFully develop (natural resources) eg. exploit solar energyuse sb/sth for ones own profit eg. exploit child labourv.similar wordv.eg.adj.n.v.v.greed(n.)greedy (filled with greed) eg. a little boy greediness eg. is the biggest devil hiding in men. excessiv

7、e desire for food eg. for sthexcessive desire for power, wealth, etc.eg. Greed led to his down fall.adj.n.eg.eg.inexhaustible (adj)noteg. infiniteineg. intakecan not be used up eg. My patience is not inexhaustible.exhaustwast gases eg. the smell of exhaust1. make sb very tired eg. sb2. use sth up eg

8、. ones patience3. make sth empty eg. a well4. say all there is to say about sthexhaustive (very thorough, complete)eg. an exhaustive searchexhausted (very tired)extreme tirednesseg. They were in a stage of exhaustion. exhaustionaction of using up completelyeg. the rapid exhaustion of natural resourc

9、eseg.n.v.adj.adj.v.n.eg.eg.nurturenatureeg. nature and nurturecare, encouragement, supporteg. the nurture of a delicate child the nurture of new talentencourage the growth of sth; nourisheg. nurture delicate plants nurture the new projectsimilar wordn.v.purifyto clean 1. make sth pureeg. Water is pu

10、rified by passing through rock. purify your thought2. make sb pure by removing his sinspurify sb of sth purification (action of purifying)eg. purification of water/ purification of soulspure (not mixed with any other substance)eg. pure cotton pure happinessadj.v.n.tread1. manner or sound of walkinge

11、g. walk with a heavy tread2. upper surface of a tyre eg. Driving with worn treads can be dangerous.1. walk or stepeg. She trod slightly so as not to wake the baby.2. press or crush sth with the feet eg. tread the earth down around the roots3. make (a path ) by walking eg. The cattle had trodden a pa

12、th.1. tread the boards(be an actor)2. tread on air (feel very happy)3. tread on sbs corns/toes (offend or annoy sb)4. tread on sbs heels (follow sb closely)idomsn.v.subtlesubtlety (quality of being subtle)eg. The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed.simpleeg. a simple style of architecture1. not easy to desc