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Lesson 1
Wild
1.adj. wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not taken care of by people. (动物或植物) 野生的
例：We saw two more wild cats creeping toward us in the darkness.
我们看见还有两只野猫在黑暗中向我们爬来。
2.adj. wild land is natural and is not used by people. 荒芜的
例：...a wild area of woods and lakes.
u201e一片荒芜的森林和湖泊区域。
3.adj. wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy. (天气或海面) 狂风暴雨的
例：The wild weather did not deter some people from taking an unseasonable dip in the sea. 狂风暴雨的天气并没有使一些不合时宜地到海里游泳的人却步。
4.adj. Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic. (行为) 狂热的
例：The children are wild with joy.
孩子们欣喜若狂.
5.adj. If you describe someone or their behaviour as wild, you mean that they behave in a very uncontrolled way. (指人或其行为) 疯狂的
例：The house is in a mess after a wild party.
一次疯狂的聚会之后，房子里一片狼藉。
6.adj. A wild idea is unusual or extreme. A wild guess is one that you make without much thought. 不寻常的 (想法); 胡乱的 (猜测)
例：Browning"s prediction is no better than a wild guess.
布朗宁的预言只不过是胡乱猜测而已。
7.n. The wilds of a place are the natural areas that are far away from cities and towns. 荒野 例：They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
他们在加拿大的荒野地区划独木舟。
8.adv. 狂热地 wildly
例：As she finished each song, the crowd clapped wildly.
她每唱完一首歌，人群就狂热地鼓起掌来。
9.adv. 疯狂地 wildly
例：Five people were injured as Reynolds slashed out wildly with a kitchen knife.
五个人因雷诺兹拿着菜刀疯狂乱砍而受伤。
10.adv. 不寻常地; 胡乱地 wildly
例："Thirteen?" he guessed wildly.
“十三？”他胡乱猜道。
11.phrase Animals that live in the wild live in a free and natural state and are not taken care of by people. 处于野生状态
例：Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.
不到1000只的大熊猫还处于野生状态。
Spot
1.N-COUNT Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface. 斑点
例：The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots.
叶子上端有黄色斑块，下方有粉状橙色斑点。
2.N-COUNT Spots on a person"s skin are small lumps or marks. (皮肤上的) 小疙瘩; 斑 例：My pother"s face was covered with spots.
我弟弟曾满脸疙瘩。
3.N-COUNT You can refer to a particular place as a spot. 地点
例：They stayed at several of the island"s top tourist spots.
他们在岛上几个最好的旅游景点呆过。
4.N-COUNT A spot in a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment. 固定节目档
例：Unsuccessful at screen writing, he got a spot on a CNN show.
电影剧本创作方面未能成功，之后他在CNN 得到了一个固定节目档。
5.N-COUNT A spot of a liquid is a small amount of it. 滴; 点
例：Spots of rain had begun to fall.
雨点已经开始落下来了。
6.vt. If you spot something or someone, you notice them. 发现
例：Vicenzo failed to spot the error.
维森佐没能发现这个错误。
7.PHRASE If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately. 当即; 当场
例：James was called to see the producer and got the job on the spot.
詹姆斯被叫去见那个制片人，当即得到了那份工作。
Accumulate
1.vt./vi. When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time. 积聚
例：Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
铅可以在体内积聚直至到达有毒的程度。
Oblige
oblige (1)迫使
I was obliged to leave early to catch my train.
(2)(为u201e) 效劳,(帮u201e的) 忙:
Please oblige me by leaving me alone.
(3)使感激:
I "m obliged to you for all you"ve done for me.
[用法] vi & vt
to do a service or favour (for):
I "ll do anything within reason to oblige.
Please oblige me by closing the door.
(esp. in passive) to compel:
be obliged to sb for sth: to be indebted / grateful / thankful to sb. for sth.
Claim
1.vt. If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称
例：He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.
他声称这完全是一个针对他的阴谋。
2.vt. If you say that someone claims responsibility or credit for something, you mean they say that they are responsible for it, but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. 声称 (对某事负责或应得荣誉)
例：An underground organization has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion.
一个地下组织已声称对炸弹爆炸事件负责。
3.vt. If you claim something, you try to get it because you think you have a right to it. 索取 例：Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.
现在他们回来索要原本属于他们的东西。
4.vt. If someone claims a record, title, or prize, they gain or win it. 赢得
例：Zhuang claimed the record in 54.64 seconds.
庄创造了54.64秒的纪录。
5.vt. If something or someone claims your attention, they need you to spend your time and effort on them. 需要
例：There is already a long list of people claiming her attention.
已经有太多人需要她的关注了。
6.vt./vi. If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another
organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules. 索赔
例：Some 25 percent of the people who are entitled to claim benefits do not do so.
大约25℅有资格索赔的人没有那样做。
7.vt. If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them. 索要
例：The union claimed a raise worth four times the rate of inflation.
工会要求增长4倍于通货膨胀率的工资。
8.vt. If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone"s life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. 夺走 (生命)
例：The civil war claimed the life of a U.N. interpreter yesterday.
昨天内战夺走了一位联合国译员的生命。
9.N-COUNT Claim is also a noun. 索赔
例：Last time we made a claim on our insurance, they paid up really quickly.
上次我们依据保险提出索赔时，他们赔付得很快。
10.N-COUNT Claim is also a noun. 索要
例：They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions.
他们就改善工作条件提出了实质性要求。
11.N-COUNT A claim is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false. 声称
例：He repeated his claim that the people of Trinidad and Tobago backed his action.
他再三重复他所声称的：特立尼达和多巴哥的人民支持他的行动。
12.N-COUNT A claim is a demand for something that you think you have a right to. 索要 例：Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.
对马其顿领土的争夺导致了巴尔干地区的冲突
13.N-COUNT If you have a claim on someone or their attention, you have the right to demand things from them or to demand their attention. 索求权
例：She had no claims on him now.
现在她无权向他索取什么了。
Confirm
1.vt. If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true. 证实 (某人的观点、猜疑、担心的事)
例：X-rays have confirmed that he has not poken any bones.
X 光片已经证实他没有骨折。
2.N-UNCOUNT 证实 confirmation
例：They took her resignation as confirmation of their suspicions.
他们认为她的辞职证实了他们的猜疑。
3.vt. If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it. 证实 (陈述或建议的事物)
例：The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.
该发言人证实该地区现在处于反叛者的控制之中。
4.N-UNCOUNT 确认 confirmation
例：She glanced over at James for confirmation.
她瞟了詹姆斯一眼寻求确认。
5.vt If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone. (常指通过信件或电话) 确认 (安排、预约)
例：You make the reservation, and I"ll confirm it in writing.
你先预定，我再以书面形式确认。
6.N-UNCOUNT 确准 confirmation
例：Travel arrangements are subject to confirmation by the head office.
旅行安排需经总公司确准。
7.vt. If someone is confirmed, they are formally accepted as a member of a Christian church during a ceremony in which they say they believe what the church teaches. 给u201e施坚信礼 例：He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.
他受了坚信礼成为卫理公会的一员。
8.N-VAR 施坚信礼 confirmation
例：...when I was being prepared for Confirmation.
u201e当我为坚信礼作准备的时候。
9.vt. If something confirms you in your decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right. 使u201e坚信 (其决定、信念、观点的正确性)
例：It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
这已让我坚信我不当修女的决定是正确的。
10.vt If something confirms you as something, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position. 证明 (某人是当之无愧的u201e)
例：Her new role could confirm her as one of our leading actors.
她的新角色可以证明她是当之无愧的我们最好的演员之一。
Observe
1.vt. If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to learn something about them. 观察
例：Olson also studies and observes the behaviour of babies.
奥尔森还研究并观察婴儿的行为。
2.vt.If you observe someone or something, you see or notice them. 观察到
例：In 1664 Hooke observed a reddish spot on the surface of the planet.
1664年，胡克观察到了那颗行星表面的一个微红的斑点。
3.vt. If you observe that something is the case, you make a remark or comment about it, especially when it is something you have noticed and thought about a lot. 评述
例：We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution.
我们认为，首次要求彻底改革的呼声直到工业革命时期才出现。
4.vt. If you observe something such as a law or custom, you obey it or follow it. 遵从
例：Imposing speed restrictions is easy, but forcing drivers to observe them is trickier. 实行速度限制容易，而迫使司机遵守较难。
The army was observing a ceasefire.
军队当时在遵守一项停火协议。
5.vt. If you observe an important day such as a holiday or anniversary, you do something special in order to honour or celepate it. 庆祝
例：...where he will observe Thanksgiving with family members.
u201e在那里他将与家人一起庆祝感恩节。
Cling
1.vi. If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. 紧紧抓住
例：Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank.
另一个男人因为紧紧抓住了河堤而被救了。
2.vi. If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult. 固守
例：Instead, he appears determined to cling to power.
反而，他看来坚决要握紧权力不放。
Convince
1.vt. If someone or something convinces you to do something, they persuade you to do it. 说服 例：That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.
在普拉茨堡的那个周末，他说服了她嫁给巴德。
2.vt. If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists. 使信服
例：Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.
尽管我很快就使他相信我是清白的，但是他还是非常怀疑我精神是否正常。
Complain
1.vt./vi. If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it. 抱怨
例：Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfil their promises. 矿工们已愤愤地抱怨政府没有兑现他们的承诺。
2.vi. If you complain of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill. 诉说 (病痛)
例：He complained of a headache.
他说他头疼。
At large
1. 未被捕的; 自由的, 不受约束的; 逍遥法外的： The murderer is still at large. 杀人凶手仍逍遥法外。 We wandered at large on the campus. 我们自由自在地在校园里溜达。
2. 详细地, 详尽地; 充分地, 全面地： He talked at large about his plan of writing a play for children. 他详细地谈了他要写一本儿童剧的计划。
3. 整体上, 一般地; 大体上; 含糊地, 笼统地： The people at large support the policy of the open door. 一般老百姓都拥护开放政策。
4. 由全州或全市等(选举) ；(不代表特定选区) 代表整个州的: a congressman at large 代表全州的众议院议员
5. 无固定职位的，无所事事的；(大使) 无固定任所的： an ambassador at large 无任所大使
6. 随便地, 任意地： He spread rumours at large. 他随意散布谣言。
7.[罕用语]在大海上
In possession of
拥有，占有
1.Just a man who"s hard working, dependable, loyal and in possession of necessary skills. 跟读 只是一个男人，他努力工作，可以依靠，对我忠诚，拥有必要的技能。
2.But the authorities believed Davis was in possession of stolen government property. 跟读 但是宇航局认为，达维斯是非法占有偷取的政府资产。
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