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 1. shear：/ʃɪər/ (sheared | sheared or shorn) v.给（羊）剪（羊毛）【sheep shearing 剪羊毛 // It was time for the sheep to be shorn. 是剪羊毛的时节了。】；剪（头发），（尤指草草地）剃光（头发）【shorn hair 剪得很短的头发 // He recalled the humiliation of having his hair shorn and exchanging his clothes for the prison uniform. 他记起了曾被剃光头、被迫换上囚服的耻辱。<humiliation  /hjuːmɪliˈeɪʃən/ n.羞辱；屈辱；耻辱> 】；切断；剪切；剪断（尤指金属）【The old screws holding the engine casing had sheared (off). 固定引擎外壳的旧螺丝折断了。】；be shorn of sth 被剥夺，被夺去【The ex-president, although shorn of his official powers, still has influence. 前总统虽然被剥夺了权力，但是仍有影响力。】；n. (尤指园林用的)大剪刀；（地质学）剪力【shear wall 剪力墙】

2. pause：/pɔːz/ n.暂停；停顿【There was a pause while Alice changed the tape. Alice换磁带时，暂停了一下。// After a long, awkward pause, someone finally asked a question. 在长得令人尴尬的停顿过后，有人问了个问题。<awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ 令人尴尬的；使人难堪的>】；暂停（键）= pause button【I pressed pause/the pause button so I could go make a cup of tea. 我按下了暂停键，这样我可以去泡杯茶。】；（音乐的）休止，休止符；v.暂停，停顿【She paused for a moment. 她停顿了一会儿。】；使…暂停【Can you pause the movie there, please? 能请你把电影暂停一下吗？】

3. challenge：/ˈtʃæləndʒ/ n.挑战；难题；考验；艰巨任务【The company is ready to meet the challenges of the next few years. 公司准备迎接未来几年的挑战。// Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career. 马丁斯现在面临着职业生涯中最大的考验。】；质疑，怀疑【The president faces a strong challenge from nationalists. 总统面临着来自民族主义者的强烈质疑。// They decided to mount a legal challenge to the decision. 他们决定对这一决策提出法律质疑。】；挑战书；（比赛或辩论等的）邀请，提议【"I bet you can't eat all that food on your plate." "Is that a challenge?" “我敢打赌你吃不完自己盘里的食物?”“这是在叫板吗？”// to accept a challenge 接受挑战】；v.质疑，对…怀疑；拒绝接受【a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teachers 一个以挑战教师权威著称的男孩 // Viewpoints such as these are strongly challenged by environmentalists. 像这样的观点受到了环保主义者的强烈质疑。// They went to the High Court to challenge the decision. 他们到高等法院对判决提出质疑。】；向（某人）挑战；（尤指在对方不情愿时）强烈建议（某人做某事）【After lunch, Carey challenged me to a game of tennis. 午饭后，凯莉向我挑战打网球。// Mike challenged me to a game of chess. 迈克硬逼着要和我下一盘棋。】；考查…的能力；考验…的技巧【Every teacher ought to be challenging kids to think about current issues. 每个老师都应该让孩子们思考当前的问题。// The job doesn't really challenge her. 这项工作不能真正考验出她的能力。】；（在大门，边境等地）盘问；盘查【We were challenged by the security guard at the gate. 我们在门口受到保安的盘查。】

4. ban：/bæn/ v.明令禁止；取缔【Smoking is banned in the building. 大楼里禁止吸烟。// The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries. 这部电影在几个国家都禁止放映。】；禁止（某人）做某事（或去某处等）【Charlie's been banned from driving for a year.  Charlie被禁止开车一年了。】；n.禁令；禁止，取缔【a total ban on cigarette advertising 全面禁止香烟广告】

5. hang：/hæŋ/ v.悬挂，吊；吊着【Philip hung his coat on a hook behind the door. Philip把外套挂在门后的钩子上。// An old-fashioned gas lamp hung from the ceiling. 天花板上挂着一盏老式的煤气灯。】；绞死，施以绞刑【He was hanged for murder. 他因谋杀罪被绞死。// If he is found guilty, he will almost certainly hang. 如果他被判有罪，他几乎肯定会被绞死。】；贴（壁纸）【We spent the afternoon hanging wallpaper. 我们整个下午都在贴墙纸。】；停留，悬浮（在空气中）【A thick mist hung over the town. 浓雾笼罩着城镇。】

6. reveal：/rɪˈviːl/ v.揭露；泄露；透露【He revealed that he had been in prison twice before. 他透露他曾两次入狱。】；使显露；展现；显示【He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth. 他笑了起来，露出一排洁白的牙齿。 // The door opened to reveal a cosy little room. 房门打开，一间温暖舒适的小屋展现在眼前。】

7. bounce：/baʊns/ v.（使）弹起，反弹；弹跳；反射；跳跃【The ball bounced off the post and into the goal. 球击中门柱弹进了球网。// The children had broken the bed by bouncing (= jumping up and down) on it. 孩子们老在床上蹦，把床蹦坏了。】；（在…上）跳动，蹦【Stop bouncing up and down on the sofa. 别在沙发上蹦蹦跳跳了。】；（支票等）被拒付退回；拒付，退回（支票等）【I had to pay a penalty fee when my cheque bounced. 由于支票被银行拒付，我不得不付一笔罚金。】；解雇；开除；撵走；逐出【Taylor was bounced from the team for assaulting another player. Taylor因袭击另一名球员而被逐出球队。】；（电子邮件）被退回，发送（电子邮件）失败；n.弹，反弹；弹力，弹性【Try to catch the ball on the second bounce. 试着在第二次反弹时接住球。// The ball had completely lost its bounce. 球完全失去了弹性。】

8. wrist：/rɪst/ n.手腕；腕关节【She had a gold watch on her wrist. 她手腕上戴着一块金表。】

9. focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ v.集中（注意力、精力于）【He needs to focus more on his career. 他需要更多地关注自己的事业。// She tried to focus her mind on her work. 她试图把注意力集中在工作上。// We need to focus public attention on this issue. 我们需要让公众关注这个问题。】；调节（照相机、显微镜等的）焦距【She turned the camera and focussed on Martin's face. 她转动相机，聚焦在Martin的脸上。// He focused his binoculars on the building opposite. 他用双筒望远镜对准对面的建筑物。<binocular /bɪˈnɒkjələz/ 双筒望远镜>】；（使）集中目光；（使）逐渐聚焦【All eyes focussed on her. 所有的目光都集中在她身上。// His eyes were focussed straight ahead. 他的双眼直视前方。】；n.（尤指注意力或兴趣的）中心，焦点【The focus of recent research has been on environmental issues. 最近的研究重点是环境问题。// The focus of interest in the series is what goes on in everyday life. 该系列的关注焦点是日常生活中发生的事情。】；（物理学中光波、声波等的）焦点，聚光点【He raised his binoculars and adjusted the focus. 他举起双筒望远镜，调整了焦距。】

10. ordinary： /ˈɔːdənri/，/ˈɔːdənəri/，/ˈɔːrdəneri/ adj.普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的 【It's just an ordinary camera. 这只是台普通的照相机。// The book is about ordinary people. 这本书是关于普通人的。// Anything out of the ordinary made her nervous. 任何不寻常的事情都使她紧张。<out of the ordinary 不寻常 = unusual>// This is no ordinary car. 这不是一辆普通的汽车。】；平庸的；平淡无奇的【I thought the paintings were pretty ordinary. 我觉得这些画很普通。】

11.absorb：/əbˈzɔːrb/ v.吸收（液体、气体等）【Plants absorb nutrients from the soil. 植物从土壤中吸收养分。// Water and salts are absorbed into our bloodstream. 水和盐被我们的血液吸收。】；理解；掌握（事实、想法等）【It's hard to absorb so much information. 掌握如此大量信息非常困难。】；（使）完全吸引住；（使）全神贯注于…【The movement and noise of the machines absorbed him completely. 机器的运动和噪音把他完全吸引住了。// Judith lay on the settee, absorbed in her book.  Judith躺在长椅上，全神贯注地看书。< settee  /seˈtiː / 长椅，长沙发>】；合并；兼并；使并入；吞并；同化【California absorbs many of the legal immigrants to the US. 加州吸收了许多合法移民到美国。// We were soon absorbed into local village life. 我们很快就融入了当地的乡村生活。】；吸收（热、光、能量等）【Darker surfaces absorb heat. 深色表面吸收热量。】；承受，承担，对付（变化、结果、费用等）【The beer industry had absorbed a doubling of federal tax in 1991. 啤酒业在1991年承担了双倍的联邦税。】；耗费，耗去（大量金钱、时间等）【Defence spending absorbs almost 20% of the country's wealth. 国防开支几乎占国家财富的20%。】；减轻（打击、碰撞等的）作用【A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on your feet. 一双设计精良的运动鞋应该能吸收脚上的冲击力。】

12. capture：/ˈkæptʃər/ v.俘虏；俘获；（尤指用武力）夺取【Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader. 政府军成功地抓获了叛军领导人。// 40 captured French soldiers 40名被俘法国士兵】；用武力夺取；攻取；攻占【The town was captured after a siege lasting ten days. 经过十天的围攻，这个城镇被攻占了。// The Dutch fleet captured two English ships. 荷兰舰队俘获了两艘英国船只。】；捕获（动物）【The tiger was finally captured two miles outside the village. 老虎终于在村外两英里处被抓获。】；（用图画、文章、电影等准确地）表达，刻画，描述【It would be impossible to capture her beauty in a painting. 她的美无法用画笔描绘。】；拍摄，摄制【The robbery was captured on police video cameras. 警方的摄像机拍下了抢劫案。】；把…输入计算机；采集【The data is captured by an optical scanner. 数据由光学扫描仪采集。】；n.（被）捕获；（被）俘获【The two soldiers somehow managed to avoid capture. 这两名士兵不知何故设法躲过了追捕。// the capture of enemy territory 占领敌方领土 // data capture 数据采集】

13.virus：/ˈvaɪrəs/ n.病毒；病毒病，病毒性疾病；病毒感染【children infected with the Aids virus 感染艾滋病病毒的儿童 // a virus infection 病毒感染】；计算机病毒【This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.  这个软件是为扫描所有新文件的病毒而设计。】

14. wreck：/rek/ v.毁灭；毁掉【Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career. 受伤有可能毁掉他的运动生涯。// It was drink that wrecked their marriage. 是酒毁了他们的婚姻。】；破坏，损坏，毁坏（建筑物或车辆）严重到无法修理的程度【The car was completely wrecked in the accident. 那辆汽车在事故中完全毁坏了。】； 使（船舶）失事；使遇难；使下沉【The ship was wrecked off the coast of Africa. 这艘船在非洲海岸附近失事。】；n.严重损毁的交通工具；沉船【He was still alive when they pulled him from the wreck. 当他们把他从残骸中拖出来时，他还活着。// Divers discovered the wreck of an old German warship. 潜水员发现了一艘旧德国战舰的残骸。】；非常紧张、疲倦或不健康的人，崩溃的人【He looked a complete wreck. 他看上去完全崩溃了。// The attack had left her an emotional wreck. 这次袭击使她情绪崩溃。】

15.accent：/ˈæksənt/，/ˈæksent/ n.口音，腔调；土音【He had a strong Irish accent. 他有浓重的爱尔兰口音。】；重音【In the word 'dinner' the accent is on the first syllable.  “Dinner”这个词的重音在第一个音节上。】；着重点；强调【In all our products the accent is on quality. 我们的全部产品都是强调质量。】；v./əkˈsent/，/ˈæksent/ 强调；着重；突出【Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes. 化妆可以突出你的颧骨和眼睛。】

16. tame：/teɪm/ adj.温顺的，驯化的【tame elephants 驯服的大象 // After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame. 经过几个月的接触后，那些猴子变得非常温顺了。】；平淡无奇的；枯燥乏味的【It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made. 较之她拍摄的其他一些影片，这一部显得平淡乏味。】；v.控制，制服；驾驭【The prime minister managed to tame the trade unions. 首相设法控制了工会。】；驯化；驯服；使易于控制【The Asian elephant can be tamed and trained. 亚洲象可以被驯服和训练。】

17. measure：/ˈmeʒər/ v.测量；度量【The rainfall was measured over a three-month period. 降雨量是在三个月内测量的。// We can measure the energy that food provides in calories. 我们可以用卡路里来衡量食物提供的能量。】；估量，判定（重要性、价值或影响等）【Doctors say it is too early to measure the effectiveness of the drug. 医生们说，现在估量这种药物的有效性还为时过早。// Education shouldn't be measured purely by examination results. 教育不应该仅仅以考试成绩来衡量。】；尺寸为…；（指尺寸、长短、数量等）量度为【The room measures 6 x 6 metres. 这个房间尺寸为6 x 6米。// The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale. 这次地震的震级为里氏6.5级。】；n.方法，措施【Measures are being taken to reduce crime in the city. 该市正在采取措施减少犯罪。// New safety measures were being demanded after last night’s horrific train crash. 在昨晚可怕的火车相撞事故后，人们要求采取新的安全措施。】；计量单位；测量方法；数量，程度；（估价、判断的）标准，尺度【We have no accurate measure of the damage. 我们没有计算损失的准确方法。】

18.resistant：/rɪˈzɪstənt/ adj.抵抗的；有抵抗力的【an infection that's resistant to antibiotics 对抗生素有抵抗力的感染】；抵制的；阻止的【Many managers are resistant to change. 许多经理人对变革持抵制态度。// Why are you so resistant to change? 你为什么会如此强烈地抵制变革？】

19.suggest：/səˈdʒest/ ，/səɡˈdʒest/ v.提议；建议【Her mother suggested that she should go and see the doctor. 她母亲建议她去看医生。// Tracey suggested meeting for a drink after work. Tracey提议下班后去喝一杯。】；暗示；间接表明；意味着【Trends in spending and investment suggest a gradual economic recovery. 消费和投资的趋势表明经济正在逐步复苏。// Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of the population trust the government. 民意调查显示只有10%的人信任政府。// The evidence suggests that single fathers are more likely to work than single mothers. 证据表明，单身父亲比单身母亲更有可能工作。】；推荐；举荐【John Roberts has been suggested for the post of manager. John Roberts已被推荐担任经理一职。】；使想到；使联想到【The stage was bare, with only the lighting to suggest a prison. 舞台上空空的，只有灯光使人想到这是一座监狱。】<几种suggest的用法：我们可以说：He suggested a solution to us. 但是不能说 He suggested us a solution.； 我们可以说：I suggested going for a walk in the park. 但是不能说 I suggested to go for a walk in the park.。在日常英语中，我们建议某人做某事，我们可以说：I suggest that she waits a few weeks. 但是我们不能说：I suggest her to wait a few weeks.>

20. undertake：/ˌʌndərˈteɪk/ v.（开始）做，承担，从事，负责（尤指耗时或困难之事）【Students are required to undertake simple experiments. 要求学生们做些简单的实验。// The company has announced that it will undertake a full investigation into the accident. 公司已经宣布将对这次事故进行全面调查。】；承诺，允诺，答应【She undertook not to publish the names of the people involved. 她答应不公布有关人员的名字。// The government undertook that the buildings would not be redeveloped. 政府承诺不会改造这些大楼。】