托�？荚囍虚喿x詞匯附中英文注釋2

　　house---A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwelling,

　　To contain; harbor收容；隱藏=contain To have within; hold包含；容納

　　homogeneous---Uniform in structure or composition throughout同質的=uniform Unvaried in texture, color, or design均質的

　　herald---To proclaim; announce公布；宣布=announce

　　heritage---Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遺留物，傳統=tradition

　　harshness---Being extremely severe or exacting; stern嚴厲=acid Biting, sarcastic, or scornful尖刻的

　　harness---To bring under control and direct the force of統治，管理，支配=utilize To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用

　　hail---To greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim

　　integrate---To makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使結合=unify

　　integral---Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必須的；應有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的，必須的

　　institution-- An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture機構=establishment A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school私人或公共機構

　　insight---The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration洞察力=understanding The faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力

　　inspire---To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence使受神靈的；感召的=fire the imagination of

　　ingredient---An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent成份=component A constituent element, as of a system成分系統的組成要素

　　inhabit--- To live or reside in居住=occupy To dwell or reside in居住

　　inhabitant---One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident居民=resident

　　inhibit---To hold back; restrain抑制；限制=hinder To interfere with action or progress阻礙,= curb To check, restrain, or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制

　　innumerable---Too numerous to be counted; numberless無數的=countless

　　influx---A mass arrival or incoming匯集=arrival

　　inevitably---Impossible to avoid or prevent必然的，不能規避或避免的=unavoidably

　　inclination---A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity愛好去做=preference The state of being preferred偏愛

　　inadequate---Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient, insufficient

　　impose---To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority強制實行=demand To ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或專橫要求

　　implement---A tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool

　　immunity---The quality or condition of being immune免除，免疫=protection

　　illustrate---To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features圖解=picture To make a visible representation of展示

　　identify---To ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of確認=spot To detect or discern, especially visually; spy辯認

　　jolt--To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震驚=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震驚

　　myth---A fictitious story, person, or thing傳說=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical傳說

　　noxious---Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful

　　narrate---To give an account or a description敘述或描繪=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of詳細敘述

　　over taxed---稅收過高的=heavily burdened負擔沉重的

　　outbreak---A sudden increase突然發生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start開端

　　originate---To comesintosbeing; start出現；開始=initial, genesis, pioneer

　　To bringsintosbeing; create創造=invent,

　　puncture--- To pierce with a pointed object刺用帶尖的物體穿透=pierce

　　quaint--- Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way離奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的

　　protrude--- To jut out; project突出；伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出

　　prospect--- Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物；可能性=possibility

　　prosperity--- The condition of being prosperous繁榮=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕

　　proponent--- One who argues in support of something; an advocate倡導者=supporter

　　property--- A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic,

　　A piece of real estate地產;不動產=estate

　　proper--- Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰當的=suitable, correctly

　　promising--- Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的

　　prominent--- Widely known; eminent著名的=distinguished Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的

　　proliferation--- To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生，增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖

　　prevail--- To be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的，有影響的；現行的=dominate

　　prevailing--- Most frequent or common; predominant普遍的；有優勢的=most frequent

　　primal--- Of first importance; primary最重要的；主要的=key, principal First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的，首要的

　　primarily--- Of first importance; primary最重要的；主要的=mainly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地；主要地

　　prehistoric-- Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient

　　preservative-- Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐劑=maintain To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持

　　preside over---管理,主管=manage

　　prestige--- A person’s high standing among others; honor or esteem威望；尊重或敬佩=honor

　　predecessor--- One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.前任；An ancestor; a forebear祖先；祖宗=forerunner One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor前任；An ancestor; a forebear祖先；祖宗

　　predominantly--- Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent最主要的；最普通的=primarily

　　precede--- To come, exist, or occur before in time.先于…=prior to ,before

　　portion--- A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole部分=part

　　possess--- To have as property; own持有；擁有To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute具有品質、特點=have

　　potential---shavingspossibility, capability, or power有可能性的=possible

　　pertinent---shavingslogical, precise relevance to the matter at hand有關系的=relevant

　　pit--- A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground坑=hole

　　perception--- The capacity for such insight洞察能力=insightful Showing orshavingsinsight; perceptive有洞察力的；有悟性的

　　penetrate--- To enter or force a way into; pierce.穿過，刺入=go through

　　patron--- A customer, especially a regular customer顧客=customer

　　particle--- A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck一小份兒或一小點兒=speck A small spot, mark, or discoloration小斑點，小污點或小瑕疵

　　pants褲子---trousers褲子

　　rupture--- The process of breaking open or bursting裂開，突然炸開=burst

　　rural--- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country農村的=country

　　rudimentary---Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient處于發展的最早階段的=undeveloped, unsophisticated

　　rotate---To turn around on an axis or center繞軸或中心轉動=turn, swirl

　　To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate循環，交替或輪換=alternate

　　robust--- Full of health and strength; vigorous健康和有力的=strong

　　roam--- To move about without purpose or plan; wander漫游=wander

　　rigidity--- An instance of being rigid僵化，嚴厲=stiffness

　　revise--- To reconsider and change or modify修改，修正=change

　　retrieve--- To get back; regain.重獲；收復；=recover, To get back; regain.重獲；收復；重新得到=bring back

　　To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See: recover

　　restrict--- To keep or confine within limits限制=limit

　　retain--- To maintain possession of保持=keep

　　representation--- The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson代表=delegate, stand for

　　resemble--- To exhibit similarity or likeness to類似=similar

　　renounce--- To reject; disown拒絕=reject To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of拒絕

　　replace-- To take or fill the place of取代=supplant To displace and substitute for (another)取代，代替(另一個)

　　release--- To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go松開=give off

　　refreshing--- Pleasantly fresh and different新鮮宜人的，與眾不同的=unusual

　　reflection--- A manifestation or result顯示，結果=indicate To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of說明，顯示，暗示

　　receptacle--- A container that holds items or matter貯藏器=container

　　recognize--- To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate賞識=appreciate

　　rarefy--- To make thin, less compact, or less dense使稀薄=infrequent

　　rear--- To lift upright; raise直立起；抬高=raise

　　radical--- Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme極端的=drastic Severe or radical in nature; extreme嚴厲或劇烈的；極端的

　　symmetrical--- Of or exhibiting symmetry對稱的=proportionally balanced

　　synthetic--- Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.合成的=formation, integrate

　　Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived人造的，不自然的=artificial