一年恢复英语水平计划11

hold---v.保持;拿着;握住;保有;拖住;支持  n.握住;掌握;船舱 Home prices are holding steady in most regions(地区). household---n.家庭;同住在一所房子里的人;一家人  adj.家庭的;家用的;家喻户晓的;众人皆知的 Alvarez's salary(薪水) barely(仅仅够) covered her household expenses. holder---n.支持物;持有者;(支票等)持有人 The Federal Circuit's action comes in the wake of series of recent decisions by the Supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. withhold---v.扣留;拒绝给予 shareholder---n.股东 As boards(董事会) scrutinize(审查) succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don't get the nod(点头) also may wish to move on. shareholding---n.股权 stockholder---n.股票持有者;股东 Such hijacked(劫持的) media are the opposite of earned(赢得的) media: an asset or campaign becomes hostage(劫持物) to consumers, other stakeholders, or activists who make negative allegations(陈述，主张) abount a brand or product. hold back---退缩;阻止;抑制 hold on---等一等;停一停;别挂电话;坚持 hold out---伸出;递出;维持;保密;坚持;不屈服 hold up---举起;支持;耽搁;拦截 cling---v.紧紧抓住;抱紧;抓住(职位或财产)不放 withstand---v.经受住;承受;顶住 Moreover, even though humans have been upright(直立) for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal(两足直立) posture(姿势) and cannot easily withstand repeated strain inflicted(强加) by oversize limbs(肢体). seize---v.抓住;控制 function---v.起作用  n.功能;作用;职务;职责;职员 His function is analogous(相似) to that of a judge, who must accept the obligation(责任) of revealing(揭示) in as obvious a manner(样子) as possible the course of reasoning which led him to his decision. functional---adj.功能性的;在工作的;在起作用的;运转正常的 work---v.使工作;使运作 employ---v.使用;利用;雇佣 evidence---n.根据;证据;行迹，迹象 Even though there is plenty of evidence that the quality of the teachers is the most important variables, teachers' unions(工会) have fought against getting rid of(开除) bad ones and promotting(提拔) good ones. evident---adj.明显的;明白的 The need of training is too evident; the pressure to accomplish a change in their attitude and habits is too urgent to leave these consequences wholly out of account. proof---n.证明 confirmation---n.确认;证实 Little reward accompanies(附加) duplication(重复) and confirmation of what is already known and believed. practice---v.练习;训练  n.练习;训练;业务活动;工作;习惯性行为 But in the every day practice of science, discovery frequently(通常) follows an ambiguous(模糊的) and complicated route. in practice---在实践中;实际上;事实上 perform---v.执行;履行;演出;表演 To be sure, he performs an impressive(令人印象深刻的) variety of interesting compositions(交响乐), but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear intereating orchestral music(交响乐). note---v.注意;记下;摘下  n.笔记;记录;按语;注释;便条;短笺;含义;暗示;钞票;纸币 Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages(偏远乡村) around world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks. denote---v.表示;代表 noteworthy---adj.值得注意到;显著的;重要的 If you were to examine the birth certificates(出生证明) of every soccer players in 2006's World Cup tournament(锦标赛) you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk(奇怪处).

take/make notes---作笔记