1.siege[n.围攻,封锁]
eg:
The town fell after a long siege. 这座城市在长期围困之后失陷了。
2.moon[n.月亮,月球]
eg:
He took a walk her under the moon. 他和她在月下散步。
3.news[n.新闻,消息]
eg:
It was good news. 这是个好消息。
4.compile[v.汇编,编制]
eg:
It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary. 编一部好词典需要多年的艰苦工作。
5.noon[n.中午,正午]
eg:
We need to be there before noon. 我们要在正午前赶到那儿。
6.cosmic[adj.宇宙的,极广阔的]
eg:
There was a time when people thought that the earth was the center of the universe 曾有一度时间,人们认为地球是宇宙中心。
Extension:
comic[n.漫画] cosmic[adj.宇宙的] cosmos[n.宇宙] cosmetic[n.化妆品]
7.nowhere[adv.无处,哪里都不]
eg:
We went to the classroom and nowhere else. 我们到教室去,其他什么地方也没去。
8.costly[adj.昂贵的,代价高的]
eg:
It was a costly error. 那是一次代价很大的错误。
Extension:
cost[v.花费;n.费用] costly[adj.花费高的]
9.OK[adj.好的,不错的,可以的;inter.好的,可以]
10.criticise[v.批评,批判,指责]
eg:
You shouldn’t criticise him so seriously in public. 你不应该这么严厉在公共场合批评他。
Extension:
critic[n.批评家] critial[adj.批评的] criticise[v.批评] criticize[v.批评] criticism[n.批评]
11.policeman[n.(男)警察]
12.death[n.死亡]
eg:
For a person, death is inevitable. 对于一个人来讲,死亡是不可避免的。
Extension:
adj.
dead[无生命的,呆板的,废弃了的] dying[临终的,垂死的] deadly[致命的,非常的,死一般的] deathly[死一般的,致命的] deathless[不死的,不灭的] deathlike[像死人的,死了一样的]
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adv.
dead[完全地] deadly[非常,如死一般地] deathly[死了一样地,非常]
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n.
die[冲模,骰子] dead[死者] dying[死亡] deadness[死,死一样的状态,无精打采]
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v.
dying[死亡,枯萎,失去活力(die的ing形式)]
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vi.
die[死亡,凋零,熄灭]
13.quick[adj.快的,迅速的]
eg:
She walked with short,quick steps. 她以小而快的步子走路。
14.defer[v.推迟,延缓,服从]
eg:
They all defer to him in these matters. 在这类事情上他们都听从他的意见。
15.selfish[adj.自私的]
eg:
A selfish person always thinks about himself. 一个半自私的人总是想着自己。
16.depend[v.依靠,依赖,取决于]
eg:
Children don’t need to depend on their parents in everything. 孩子们不需要在所有事上都依赖自己的父母。
17.solo[n.独奏,独唱;adj.单独的,独唱的;adv.单独地,独自地]
eg:
Lacking a pianist,I had to sing solo. 没有人用钢琴伴奏,我只好独自歌唱。
18.detective[n.侦探;adj.侦探的]
19.spokesman[n.发言人]
eg:
The spokesman declined to comment. 发言人拒绝发表意见。
20.devote[v.投入,献身]
eg:
Please devote more time to your work. 请把更多的时间用于工作。
Extension:
devote[v.投入] denate[v.捐献] denote[n.代表,表示] dedicate[v.献身]