第18天任务

highlight 使显著，使突出：Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output

fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe

frequent时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now

frown 皱眉:frown at sb

frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan

fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract

furnish供应，提供：furnish blankets for the refugees

fury狂怒，暴怒：fly into a fury

fuss大惊小怪，乱忙，小题大做：make much fuss over losing a penny

hinder妨碍，阻止：Bad weather hindered travel

hint 暗示：drop(give ,throw out)a hint

enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school

engage (用契约诺言等)约束,使订婚:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer

enhance 提高(价格,质量,吸引力等),增加,增强:enhance one’s reputation

figure 数字:according to official figures

finance 财政,金融:skill in finance

finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts

flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind

flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting

flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land

inaccessible 达不到的：The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible

incline倾斜：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree

incorporate 包含，吸收：His book incorporates his earlier essays

incur 招致，引起，遭受：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)

modify 修改，更改 ～a law

momentary 片刻的，瞬息的 a ～ feeling of fear

designate 指明，表明：designate boundaries

desolate 荒芜的，不毛的：desolate land

despise 蔑视，鄙视：He despises flattery.

detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp.

diagnose 诊断，判断：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.

dictate 口授，使听写：dictate a letter to a secretary

coincide 相符，相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit.

collaborate (尤指在文艺、科学等方面)合作，协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays.

collapse 倒坍，崩溃，瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

collide 碰撞，互撞 The car collided with the truck.

commemorate 纪念，庆祝 commemorate a holiday

commend 表扬，称赞 commend a soldier for pavery

extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire)

extinguish熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle)

multiply 乘，相乘～ 7 and 8

muscle 肌肉 facial ～s

mutual 相互的， 彼此的 ～ aid

narrate 叙述，讲述 ～ the story of sb’s life

negligent 疏忽的，大意的 be ～ about traffic regulations

indignant 愤怒的，愤慨的：The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions

indispensable 必不可少的，必需的(to. for)： Oxygen is indispensable to life

induce 引诱，劝使：Nothing will induce me to do that

infer (根据已知事实等)推断，推定(from)：From his grades I inferred that he was a good student

ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的，足智多谋的：an ingenious designer

instant 紧急的，急迫的，立即的，即刻的：be in instant need of help

institute 学会，协会，学院，研究院：an institute for the blind

insulate 隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were

insult 侮辱，辱骂：She insulted him by calling him a coward

flatter奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation