1、tentacle 英 tentkl美 tentkln.(動物)觸角；觸須each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans.每根觸須都有5000個帶刺的細胞，上面的毒液足以殺死60個人。bundle英 bndl美 bndln.捆；束；包；大筆錢v.捆；把 . 扎成一捆；匆忙地走he collected a bundle of sticks.他收集了一捆樹枝。can you bundle up the sheets for me?你能替我將這些單子捆起來嗎?strap英 strp美 strpn.皮帶；

2、帶子vt.(用帶子)捆扎；(用帶子)抽打the strap had been fretted away.皮帶已經(jīng)被磨損了。the nurse will strap up your wound.護士會綁扎你的傷口。iteration英 tren美 trenn.迭代；迭代法；循環(huán)；重復(fù)at the end of each iteration, the customer decides if the task is complete or not.在每次迭代的終點，客戶來決定這項任務(wù)是否完成。mimic英 mmk美 mmkvt.模仿；模擬n.模仿者；仿制品adj.模仿的；假的he mimicked

3、his uncles voice and gestures perfectly.他把叔叔的聲音和姿態(tài)模仿得惟妙惟肖。this parrot is an amazing mimic.這只鸚鵡很會學(xué)舌。at the international level sport is frankly mimic warfare.國際級比賽簡直就是一場模擬戰(zhàn)爭。reconfigure英 riknf(r)美 riknfjrv.重新裝配；改裝a reboot or shutdown to reconfigure existing hardware or software.重新啟動或關(guān)機，以便重新配置現(xiàn)有的硬件或軟件

4、。spawn英spn美 spnn.卵；產(chǎn)物；后代；結(jié)果vt.產(chǎn)卵；種菌絲于；產(chǎn)生；造成vi.產(chǎn)卵；大量生產(chǎn)i found a mass of spawn in the fish before cooking.燒魚前，我發(fā)現(xiàn)魚里有很多魚籽。but bellicose intercontinental ballistic missiles were not the only spawn of sputniks launch.there was also the satellite itself.洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈不是太空競賽的唯一產(chǎn)物，衛(wèi)星也是。many sea fishes spawn in rive

5、rs.許多海洋魚類是在淡水河里產(chǎn)卵的。retract英rtrkt 美rtrktv.縮回；收回；撤銷i decided to retract what i had said before.我決定收回前面說過的話。wrap英 rp美 rpv.包；裹；覆蓋；隱藏n.圍巾；披肩；包裝材料you should wrap up the gift in a paper.你應(yīng)該把禮物用紙包好。over her shoulders was thrown a much-mended wrap.她的肩上搭著一件補了多次的圍巾。animation英 nmen美 nmenn.活潑；生氣；興奮；動畫片；動畫片制作they

6、 talked of their holiday plans with great animation.他們非常起勁地談著度假計劃。fanatic英 fntk美 fntkn.狂熱者；極端分子；盲信者adj.狂熱的；盲信的my roommate is a fanatic of michael jordan.我的室友是邁克爾喬丹的狂熱粉絲。nothing is blinder than fanatic passion.再沒有什么比迷信更盲目的了。extensive英 kstensv美 kstensvadj.廣泛的；廣闊的；廣大的；大量的i have benefited a lot from ext

7、ensive reading.廣泛的閱讀使我受益匪淺。rig英 r美 rn.裝備；帆具；服裝；鉆井架；鉆塔v.裝配；裝扮；臨時趕造；操縱our camping rig includes cooking pots and sleeping bags.我們的野營裝備包括鍋子和睡袋。i will have our people rig them with explosives.我將會用炸藥讓我們的民族裝配他們。volume英 vljum美 vljumn.卷；體積；冊；音量；容量this volume contains selections from his early works.該卷包含了他的早期

8、作品文選。procedural英 prsidrl美 prsidrladj.程序的n.警察疑案作品laws are sometimes referred to as substantive or procedural.有時候法律被稱作被稱作實體的或程序的。generate英 denret美 denretvt.產(chǎn)生；發(fā)生；引起75% of frances electricity is generated by nuclear reactors.法國75%25的電能產(chǎn)生于核反應(yīng)堆。spacing英 spes美 spesn.留間隔；間隔；空間；字距the atoms are large, relati

9、ve to their spacing.原子和它們的間隔相對而言是大的。drip英 drp美 drpn.滴；點滴；乏味的人v.滴下；漏出a drip of water fell from the tap.從龍頭滴下一滴水。the patient is on a drip.病人正在輸液。water is dripping from the pipe.水從管中滴落。contraction英 kntrkn美 kntrknn.收縮；痙攣；縮寫式the contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.肌肉的收縮是人體的一種反應(yīng)。flip英 flp美 flp

10、vt.擲；輕擊；彈vi.翻轉(zhuǎn)n.（跳水或體操動作中的）空翻；輕彈；瀏覽adj.無禮的；冒失的；輕率的lets flip a coin to see who goes first.我們來擲硬幣看誰先去。the plane nearly flipped when it landed.這架飛機在著陸時差點兒翻身。he flipped to a fresh page and began to write.他翻到另外一頁,開始寫了起來。the gymnast had to do a double back flip.這個體操運動員得做一個360度后空翻。dont be flip with me.不要對我

11、油腔滑舌。i dont want a flip answer to a serious question.我不希望看到對嚴(yán)肅問題的輕率回答articular英 atkjl美 atkjladj.關(guān)節(jié)的osteoarthritis is due to wear and tear with loss of articular cartilage.骨關(guān)節(jié)炎源于關(guān)節(jié)軟骨的磨損破壞甚至喪失。osteoarthritis英 stirats美 stiorratsn.骨關(guān)節(jié)炎i think you have osteoarthritis.我認(rèn)為您得了骨關(guān)節(jié)炎。articulate英 tkjulet美 rtkju

12、letadj.發(fā)音清晰的；善于表達的；有關(guān)節(jié)的v.清楚地講話；發(fā)音；以關(guān)節(jié)連接articulate speech is essential for a teacher.對教師來說,口齒清楚是必不可少的。i can not articulate the dissatisfaction i feel.我的不滿難以表達。cartilage英 ktld美 krtldn.軟骨the cartilage in such areas is almost inextensible.這些部位的軟骨幾乎一點兒也不能伸展。pose英 pz美 pozv.擺姿勢；把.擺正位置；造成；提出；假裝n.姿態(tài)；姿勢；裝腔作勢t

13、he artist posed his model carefully.這個藝術(shù)家仔細地把他的模型放好。she always liked to strike a noble pose.她總是喜歡擺出一副高貴的樣子。refrain英 rfren美 rfrenv.抑制；避免；克制n.副歌；疊句；重復(fù)i carefully refrained from looking at him.我留意著避免朝他看。sunlight can refrain the growth of melatonin in the body.陽光能抑制身體中褪黑激素的生長。refrain makes the poetry be

14、autiful.疊句讓詩歌更優(yōu)美。limb英 lm美 lmn.肢體；枝干；樹枝vt.肢解men and women have four limbs; two arms and two legs.人都有四肢，兩只胳膊兩條腿。he stood up and stretched his limbs.他站起來,伸了伸胳膊和腿。scamper英 skmp(r)美 skmprn.蹦跳；奔跑v.蹦跳she loves to scamper through the woods of the forest.她喜歡在森林里的樹林中穿梭嬉戲.organic英 nk美 rnkadj.器官的；有機的；有組織的；根本的；

15、接近自然的n.有機物質(zhì)i am not good at organic chemistry.我的有機化學(xué)學(xué)得不好。slash英 sl美 slv.猛砍；亂砍；鞭打；割傷；尖銳抨擊；大幅減少n.猛砍；斜線；長切口；衣衩；撒尿；沼澤地we had to slash our way through the undergrowth with sticks.我們揮舞著木棍一路劈砍，才在密林里開出一條路，穿了過去。you can use a slash here.這兒你可以用斜線號。the knife made a slash across his leg.刀在他的腿上劃出一道口子。stab英 stb美 s

16、tbv.刺；戳；刺傷n.刺；戳；刺痛；嘗試she stabbed at the air with her finger to emphasize what she was saying.她手指一戳一戳的，強調(diào)她說的話。the hunter made a stab at the wolf, but missed.獵人向狼刺去，但沒有刺中。amber英 mb(r)美 mbrn.琥珀；琥珀色adj.琥珀的；琥珀色的you should stop at an amber light.遇到黃燈你應(yīng)該停下來。the amber necklace costs dearly.這個琥珀項鏈?zhǔn)职嘿F。prior英

17、 pra(r)美 praradj.優(yōu)先的；在前的；更重要的adv.居先；在前he feels a prior obligation to his job as a journalist.他覺得要優(yōu)先為他的新聞記者的工作盡職。the presiding judge can view the arguments of counsel with understanding, for he may have used them himself on a prior day.首席法官可以清楚地理解律師的論點，因為可能就在前一天他自己也在運用它們。obligation英 blen美 blenn.義務(wù)；責(zé)任

18、i have an obligation to keep secret for the taxpayer.我有責(zé)任為納稅人保密。presiding英 przad美 przadadj.主持會議的；主持的；首席的he head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet.政府首腦的首席官員行政部門的政府，常常主持的內(nèi)閣。javelin英 dvln美 dvlnn.標(biāo)槍；標(biāo)槍比賽the player is throwing a jav

19、elin.運動員正在投擲標(biāo)槍。involuntary英 nvlntri美 nvlnteriadj.非自愿的；無意的；不由自主的these verbs mean to manifest involuntary vibratory movement.這些動詞意味著顯示出不由自主的振動。vibratory英 vabrtr美 vabrtoradj.振動的；振動性的the vibratory nature of your environment is true color, green.振動的性質(zhì)，您的環(huán)境是真彩色，綠色。manifest英 mnfest美 mnfestvt.顯示；證實；表露adj.明白

20、的；顯然的n.旅客名單；載貨單opportunities will manifest in ways you never even dreamed of.機會的到來出乎你的意料。it was manifest to us at a glance.我們對此事一目了然。can you give us a copy of import manifest?能給我們一份進口艙單嗎?torture英 tt(r)美 trtrn.拷問；痛苦vt.拷問；使痛苦；曲解he was tortured with anxiety.他為焦慮所苦。torture always dehumanizes both the to

21、rturer and his victim.嚴(yán)刑拷打往往使施刑者和受刑者都喪失人性。dehumanize英 dihjumnaz美 dihjumnazv.使失去人性specify英 spesfa美 spesfav.詳細說明；指定；闡述also, you might have to specify the user name and password.另外,您可能還需要指定用戶名和密碼。interval英 ntvl美 ntrvln.間隔；休息時間；(數(shù)學(xué))區(qū)間；(音樂)音程he comes back to see us at regular intervals.他每隔一段時間就回來看看我們。the

22、 proper intervals should be maintained between vehicles.車輛之間應(yīng)保持適當(dāng)?shù)拈g距。dubious英 djubis美 dubisadj.懷疑的；可疑的；不確定的i feel dubious about his honesty.我對他的誠實表示懷疑。semination英 semnen美 semnenn.播種；傳播misery英 mzri美 mzrin.痛苦；悲慘的境遇；苦難he was doomed to undergo another misery.他注定要經(jīng)歷另一場痛苦。doom英 dum美 dumn.毀滅；厄運；判決；死亡vt.注定；

23、判定the dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.獨裁者統(tǒng)治了十年終於完蛋了。everyone is doomed to die.每個人都是注定要死的。the prisoner was doomed to death.那名囚犯被判死刑。doom指一個人注定要遇到的結(jié)局或狀況,尤指難以逃脫的厄運。phenom英 fnm美 fnmn. 杰出人才=phenomenonphenomenon英 fnmnn美 fnmnnn.現(xiàn)象；奇人；奇事their so-called prosperity is only a temporary phenomenon

24、.但他們所謂的繁榮只是一個暫時的現(xiàn)象。phenomenon作“現(xiàn)象”解時,其復(fù)數(shù)形式為phenomena；作“杰出的人；非凡的人事物”解時,在英式英語中其復(fù)數(shù)形式為phenomena，在美式英語中其復(fù)數(shù)形式為phenomenons。circuit英 skt美 srktn.巡回；線路；環(huán)形；電路；回路v.巡回；繞 . 環(huán)形the commanding officer made a circuit of the camp.指揮官在營地巡視一周。i hit the lunch-and-lecture circuit again.我又去參加那些巡回午餐演講了。crack英 krk美 krkv.破裂；砸

25、開；發(fā)出爆裂聲；撞擊；破解；變嘶?。槐罎?；制裁；開玩笑n.裂縫；裂痕；爆裂聲；猛擊；嘗試；俏皮話adj.訓(xùn)練有素的the glass will crack if you pour boiled water into it .一倒進去滾開水，這個玻璃杯就會破裂。you may crack these nuts with a hammer.你可以用錘子把這些堅果敲開。there is a crack in this window.這扇窗戶上有個裂紋。she is a crack shot with a rifle.她是步槍神槍手。cretin英 kretn美 kritnn.白癡病患者why did

26、 you do that, you cretin?你為什麼做那事，你這個笨蛋?compression英 kmpren美 kmprenn.壓縮；濃縮；壓緊compression is optimized for size.已針對大小優(yōu)化了壓縮。redneck英 rednek美 rednekn.紅脖子（對美國南方白人勞動階層的貶稱）n.（貶）鄉(xiāng)下人；農(nóng)人smack英 smk美 smkn.掌擊聲；打；劈啪聲；咂嘴聲；響吻n.風(fēng)味；少許v.用掌擊；拍打v.帶有 . 風(fēng)味adv.猛然地；直接地she gave him a smack on the face.她打了他一個嘴巴。the book hit t

27、he floor with a smack.書啪的一聲掉在地板上。put that down or else ill smack you.把它放下，不然我就揍你。his car ran smack into the wall.他的車子猛撞到墻上去了。i fell smack in the mud.我正好跌在爛泥里。rarefy英 rerfa美 rerfavt.使變稀少；使變純凈vi.變稀薄=rarify.the rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.靈液諸神血管里流動著的稀有液體fluid英 flud美 fludn.液體；流體a

28、dj.流動的；流暢的；不定的theres some sort of sticky fluid on the kitchen floor.廚房的地上有一種發(fā)黏的液體。we have not enough fluid capital.我們沒有足夠的流動資金。grand英 rnd美 rndadj.重大的；豪華的；宏偉的；壯麗的n.大鋼琴；一千美元this is a grand occasion.這是個盛大的場面。joyride英 drad美 dradn.駕車游玩(尤指駕偷來之車高速飛馳)；不顧后果的行為vi.駕車兜風(fēng)titanium英 tatenm美 ttenimn.【u】鈦seal英 sil美 s

29、iln.封條；印章n.海豹v.密封；蓋?。幻鞔_the seal on this bottle is broken.這個瓶上的密封紙破開了。this document carries the royal seal.這份文件上蓋有王室印章。the envelope was firmly sealed.這個信封封得很嚴(yán)實。you must seal up the envelope before mailing the letter.你在寄信前必須先將信封密封。alloy英 l美 ln.合金vt.使成合金；使降低，貶損；摻以雜質(zhì)vi.有合金能力brass is an alloy of copper a

30、nd zinc.黃銅是銅和鋅的合金。mercy should alloy our stern resentment.寬容會緩和積怨。resentment英 rzentmnt美 rzentmntn.怨恨；憤恨a feeling of resentment urged him to abandon them.一種怨恨的心情促使他離開了她們。he shows no resentment towards anyone.他對任何人都無怨恨。thermal英 ml 美 rmladj.熱的；熱量的；保熱的n.上升的熱氣流the thermal energy has become more and more

31、important.熱能變得越來越重要了。while flying, you feel a weak thermal.當(dāng)飛行中，你感覺到一個微弱的熱氣流。sack英 sk美 skn.袋子；解雇vt.解雇；把 . 裝入袋子；劫掠there is a sack of potatoes in the corner of the room.屋子一角有一袋馬鈴薯。if you are late again, the boss will sack you.如果你再遲到,老板就會解雇你。the child sacked the toys and went to bed.那個孩子把玩具裝進了袋子,然后上床睡覺

32、。tumble英 tmbl美 tmblv.暴跌；倒塌；跌倒；翻滾；弄亂；明白；突然發(fā)現(xiàn)n.暴跌；跌跤；混亂he tumbled his clothes and books into a big sack.他把他的衣服和書胡亂裝進一只大口袋。stock market price tumble after rumor of a rise in interest rate.謠傳利率上升之後，股票市場價格猛跌。stock prices took a tumble in the afternoon.股票價格下午猛跌。the tumble hurt him badly.這一跤把他摔得很疼。body英 bd

33、i美 bdin.身體；主體；正文；主要部分；尸體；軀體；團體v.賦以形體a balanced diet provides nutrition for your body.均衡的食物使你的身體獲得營養(yǎng)。imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown.想象讓這些未知事物形狀具體。cart英 kt美 krtn.【c】(二輪或四輪)運貨馬車；手推車vt.(用手推車)運送；(用力；粗魯?shù)?拖dont put the cart before the horse.諺勿本末倒置。the heavy cart rumbled down the stree

34、t.笨重的馬車轆轆地在街上走過。we had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs.我們得把行李提著上六段樓梯。rumble英 rmbl美 rmbln. 隆隆聲； 轆轆聲n. (舊式汽車車廂后的)折疊加座打群架v. 發(fā)隆隆聲； 使轆轆響we heard the occasional rumble of a passing truck.我們偶爾聽到卡車駛過的隆隆聲。butts英 bts美 btsn.托；柄；煙蒂；靶場名詞butt的復(fù)數(shù)形式.dont throw cigarette butts about.別亂丟煙蒂。memo英 mem美 mem

35、on.備忘錄please distribute the memo to all of the employees.請把這備忘錄發(fā)給每個員工。proposition英 prpzn美 prpznn.提議；事業(yè)；命題vt.向 . 調(diào)情his proposition is good in theory but cannot be put into practice.他的建議在理論上可以，但不能付諸實現(xiàn)。this is the inverse of his earlier proposition.這和他早些時候提的建議截然相反。diagonal英 danl美 danladj.對角線的；斜的；斜紋的n.對

36、角線；斜線；斜列of course! my outlet is diagonal.當(dāng)然咯，我的插座是斜的。each stitch covers a diagonal of one cell of the grid.每條縫線覆蓋格子的對角線。outlet英 atlet美 atletn.出路；出口；通風(fēng)口；批發(fā)商店，經(jīng)銷店he needs an outlet for all that pent up anger.他那積憤需要有機會傾吐.so long as you dare the inner ear, you can find the outlet truly.只要你敢于迷路,你才能真正找到出路

37、。stitch英 stt美 sttn.一針；疼痛；碎布條v.縫合every stitch was in its right place.每一針的位置都很貼切。the doctor can stitch up the wound skillfully.這位醫(yī)生縫合傷口技術(shù)甚高。grid英 rd美 rdn.格子；柵欄；電網(wǎng)；網(wǎng)格；賽車起跑線the cloth has a grid with square cells.那塊布有正方形的小格子。rifle英 rafl美 rafln.步槍v.洗劫；搶劫he accidentally triggered his rifle.他無意中扣發(fā)了他步槍的扳機。th

38、e officer was fatally shot with an assault rifle yesterday morning while responding to the robbery in northeast philadelphia.trigger英 tr(r)美 trrv.使發(fā)生；觸發(fā)；使運行n.扳機；起因price increases will trigger off demands for wage increases.價格上漲會激發(fā)人們增長工資的要求。the odour of food may trigger peoples appetite.食物的香味能引起人的食欲。

39、i pulled the trigger and the gun went off.我一扣扳機，槍就響了。it was the trigger for a whole new investigation.這是新一輪調(diào)查的直接起因。optimize英 ptmaz美 ptmazvt.使完善；使優(yōu)化what can you do to optimize your family situation?你能做什么來使你家庭境況達到最適化?how to optimize them efficiently is still a question.如何有效地優(yōu)化仍然還是一個問題。decelerate英 dise

40、lret美 diselretv.(使)減速the government has made every effort to decelerate inflation.政府作了種種努力降低通貨膨脹率。most important of all, they can decelerate aging and prolong life.最重要的是，他們可以減速老化，延長生命。prolong英 prl美 prlvt.延長；拖延how can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?我們怎樣才能延長短促的人生？the meeting may be p

41、rolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.會議可能要延長到夜里，因為今晚有太多問題要解決。brevity英 brevti美 brevtin.短暫；簡短；簡潔those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.最拙劣地濫用時間的人，首先抱怨時間短暫。that, and the relative brevity and insecurity of modern jobs,

42、means your cv has to work harder than ever.再加上如今工作相對短暫和不安定，意味著你必須在簡歷上花費比以往更多的心思。invader英 nved(r)美 nvedrn.侵略者the invader laid towns and villages in ruins.入侵者把村鎮(zhèn)變?yōu)閺U墟。insane英 nsen美 nsenadj.瘋狂的；精神錯亂的；荒唐的are you insane?你瘋了嗎？i have an insane desire to finish that thing.我瘋狂地渴望去完成那件事。tart英 tt美 trtadj. 酸的； 尖

43、酸的； 刻薄的n. 果餡餅； 妓女he replied, speaking for the first time, in her usual tart and offhand way.于是她開口回答了，用她平常那種尖酸刻薄的聲調(diào)隨口說道。she popped the tart into the oven.她把果餡餅很快地放進烤箱里asphalt英 sflt美 sfltn.瀝青；柏油v.用瀝青鋪路asphalt is used for making road surfaces.瀝青常用于鋪路。the asphalt pavements are very clean.那些瀝青的鋪道，是很干凈的。c

44、retin英 kretn美 kritnn.白癡病患者why did you do that, you cretin?你為什麼做那事，你這個笨蛋?panty英 pnt美 pntn.(=panties)童褲；女褲a babydoll usually comes with a matching panty.玩具娃娃通常配有合體的褲子。repel英 rpel美 rpelvt.排斥；抵制；擊退；使反感vi.排斥；反感the crew repelled the attack.船員擊退了進攻。he behaved in a manner that repels.他的舉止令人反感。disregard英 dsr

45、d美 dsrrdvt.不顧；忽視n.漠視；不理會we cannot disregard his coming late to work so often.對他上班經(jīng)常遲到,我們不能不管。the official has shown a total disregard for the needs of the poor.這個官員對窮人的需求表現(xiàn)出完全漠視的態(tài)度。he shows ruthless disregard for other peoples feelings.他對別人的感情漠不關(guān)心。ruthless英 ruls美 rulsadj.殘忍的；無情的the ruthless enemy ki

46、lled the old lady.殘忍的敵人殺害了那位老太太。to foreign observers, american capitalism looks ruthless.對于外國人來說，美國的資本主義看起來是殘忍的。protocol英 prtkl美 protkln.協(xié)議；外交禮儀；草案；規(guī)章制度；【醫(yī)】記錄；科學(xué)實驗報告it was a gross breach of protocol.這是粗暴違反外交禮節(jié)的行為。he is religious in his observance of protocol.他十分講究禮節(jié).discretion英 dskren美 dskrenn.謹(jǐn)慎；慎重

47、；自行決定we reposed great trust in his tact and discretion.我們極為信任他的機智和謹(jǐn)慎。you must choose you friends with discretion.你一定要慎重地?fù)裼?。i wont tell you what time to leave, youre old enough to use your own discretion.我不告訴你什么時候離開，你已經(jīng)長大了，該自己作出決定。the hours of the meetings will be fixed at the monitors discretion.開會時

48、間將由班長自行決定。sundry英 sndri美 sndriadj.各種各樣的；雜七雜八的n.（sundries）雜物；雜項we can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我們能在各種場合見到那個富豪。my wallet is filled with sundry items.我的錢包裝滿了各種雜七雜八的東西。theres an item on the hotel bill for sundries.酒店賬單上有一個雜物項目。ledger英 led(r)美 ledrn.總帳；分類帳ill have to check the entries in the

49、ledger.我得核對一下總帳的項目。rule out that entry in the ledger, the transaction was cancelled.那項交易已取消了，請從分類帳上劃去那筆帳目。transaction英 trnzkn美 trnzknn.交易；辦理；處理；事務(wù)（復(fù)）transactions: 學(xué)報；會報.had you not helped us, we should have canceled this transaction.假如沒有你的幫助，這筆生意早就告吹了。operative英 prtv美 prtvadj.有效的；至關(guān)重要的；運作的n.技工；偵探thi

50、s law becomes operative on 12 may.此法令自5月12日起生效。the boss is hopping mad about it and mad is the operative word.老板對此事暴跳如雷,“暴跳如雷”這個成語在句中最重要。he is the most skilled operative in the factory.他是工廠里最嫻熟的技工。blackmail英 blkmel美 blkmeln.勒索；敲詐vt.勒索；訛詐she was sent to prison for blackmail.因犯敲詐勒索罪她被送進監(jiān)牢。he tried to

51、use the scandal to blackmail me.他想利用這種丑聞敲詐我。scandal英 skndl美 skndln.丑聞；反感；恥辱；中傷the scandal caused tempests in the newspaper.那件丑聞在報紙上引起陣陣風(fēng)波。tempest英 tempst美 tempstn.暴風(fēng)雨；騷動the tempest seems to be calming down.暴風(fēng)雨似乎正在平息下來。interrogate英 nteret美 nteretv.質(zhì)問；訊問；審問i decide to interrogate the abductors.我決定去質(zhì)問那幫綁架犯。the judges may interrogate the defendant.審判人員可以訊問被告人。defendant英 dfendnt美 dfendntn.被告the plaintiff accused the