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1. lull cause
lull sb to do lullaby 摇篮曲
2.associate partener 同事,伙伴;adj. 副的
enterprise 企业
3.suspected believe to be likely
doubt believe to be unlikely
4.dim 昏暗的
5.accustom used to
6.well-meaning well-intentioned
7.compliment expressions of praise and admiration 赞美,恭维
compliment --- complimentary 赞美的,表示钦佩的;免费赠送的
complement (v.补充,补足 n.补足物)--- complementary 相互补充的,相辅相成的;互补色的
8.brainwashing 对......实施洗脑,把......强行灌输给 causing someone to change their beliefs or ideas
9.obediently 服从地,顺从地 an adverb describing someone doing what one is ordered to do
10.client (律师等的)当事人,委托人 a person who pays for professional services from a lawyer or a bank
11.scene (故事,事件等的)发生地点
12.utterly 彻底的 completely
13.miserable 痛苦的
14.echoing 回声,回荡
15.slamming 砰地关上
16.champagne 香槟
17.vomit 吐,呕吐
18.visit lecturer 客座教授
19.concession 让步
20.rags 破衣烂衫,衣衫褴褛 old, torn clothes
rags to riches 白手起家
21.first-hand = on one's own
22.veteran 老兵
23.upwardly mobile society 向上流动的社会
24.white-collar 白领,脑力劳动者
blue-collar 蓝领,体力劳动者
25.myth 错误的观点,荒诞的说法,神话故事
26.mobility 流动能力,灵活性
27.profitable 有利可图的
28.break the news 告诉某人不好的消息
29.weep-wept 哭泣
30.hell 地狱,苦难的经历,该死,见鬼
31.dying field 夕阳领域,垂死的领域
32.unpopular 不受欢迎
33.Jack of all trade 万能手,多面手 trade 行当
34.gotta 必须
35.jerk 混蛋 a stupid person
36.genuine 真实 = true genuinely=truly
37.foreman 领班 a person who is in charge of a group of workers
38.iron 熨
39.prep 预科
40.sentimental 情感的,故作伤感的,多愁善感的
41.Here we go, the same old stuff. 又来了
42.soleman 表情严肃的,庄严的 serious, without humor or lightness
43.deodorant 除臭剂
44.shampoo 洗涤剂,洗发剂
45.be worlds apart = be poles apart 是两个世界的,两极的 (指没有共同话题,讲不到一起去)
46.fall on deaf ears 充耳不闻 = turn a deaf ear to
47.turn a blind eye to 视而不见
48.sloppy 马虎的,草率的,肥大的,稀薄的
49.neatness 干净,整洁
50.inevitable 必然的,不可避免的
51.parallel structure 平行结构
52.cherish v. 珍视,珍爱;怀念(过去),抱有(希望)
53.esteem v.&n. 尊重,净重
54.underestimate v. 低估,对......估计不足;轻视,小看(某人) n.低估,对......估计不足
55.justly 公正地
56.irritate v. 使不耐烦,激怒;刺激(身体某部位),使疼痛;使(生物体、细胞或器官)兴奋;引起不愉快
57.docile 驯服的,温顺的,容易控制的
58.conformist 循规蹈矩的人
59.squalid 肮脏的,污秽的,卑劣的
60.delinquent adj. 有过失的;怠忽的;拖欠债务的 n. 流氓,行为不良的人;失职者
61.customarily 通常,习惯上
62.metro=subway=underground 地铁
63.sob 抽泣
64.trivial 不重要的,琐碎的,无价值的
65.counter 反对,反驳,相反的
66.muddled 使......难以理解
67.conduct to lead or guide
68.project to thrust outward or forward 实施,进行,指挥,带领,引导
69.compel to force, drive or constrain 强迫,勉强
70.eject to throw out forcefully 驱逐,赶出
71.deduce to teach (a conclusion)by reasoning 推断,演绎,对......追本溯源
72.transmit to send from one person, thing or place to another; convey
73.dispel 驱散,消除
74.expel 把......开除;除名;驱逐;排出(空气,水,气体等)
75.commit 犯(罪,错);调拨,投入;(使)承诺,承担义务;郑重承诺,忠于;监禁;传唤某人到法院受审;订婚,决定与某人保持长期感情;把......托付给
76.intermit 中断,使中断
77.produce 引起,造成;生产
78.abduce 使外展;把......引开
79.induce 引诱,诱使;引起,导致
80.project 投掷,投影
81.deceive 欺骗,蒙骗;对伴侣不忠