[ 例句] He has been investigated but found blameless.
invest igator * [ in..vesti..eit..] n.调查者
loose4 [ lu..s ] ad j.不严谨的，未固定住的，松开的
[ 同义] relaxed ，slack ，detached ，free，incohe rent
[ 反义] tight
[ 考点] keep loose 松的let someone loose on 放任某人干.
a t a loose end/ at loose ends 没有固定职业的loose leaf 活页
[ 例句] 1 ) Don’t let him loose on the garden ，he’ll pull up all the flowe rs.
2 ) Can I come over?I’m at a loose end this morning.
miscarriage [ mis..k .. rid..] n.失败，未达到预期的结果，流产
obsession [..b..se..n] n.着魔，困扰人的想法
penalty4 [..pen..lti ] n.刑罚，惩罚，处罚
[ 同义] fine
[ 考点] penalty for sth.由于.而处罚
penalty of sth.什么样的处罚
impose penalty on sb.惩罚某人
dea th penalty 死刑
stiff/ heavy/ tough penalty 严厉的处罚
[ 辨析] penalty；punishment
penalty 官方作出的惩罚；punishment 一般的惩罚。
[ 例句] 1 ) She has paid the penalty for crime with five years in prison.
2 ) The law imposed tough penalty on adver tise rs who do not tell the t ruth.
predictable* [ pr i..dikt..bl ] ad j.可预料的，可预见的
[ 辨析] predictable；foreseeable predictable 指可以在某事发生之前说出它将要发生；for eseeable 指有能力预测将来某一特定时间发生的事。
[ 例句] The res ult is predictable.
puzzle4 [..p..zl ] n.①难题，令人费解的事②拼字游戏，拼图游戏
[ 同义] mystery ，riddle
reader4 [..ri..d..] n.读者
shatter6 [...... t..] v.(使) 粉碎，(使) 破碎
[ 同义] fr agment ，smash ，splitte r ，destroy
[ 例句] Suddenly the silence was shatter ed.
shortage4 [........tid..] n.缺少，缺乏，不足
[ 同义] failure
[ 反义] overage
[ 考点] shortage of sth ./ sb.缺乏
[ 例句] There’s no shor tage of skilled worke rs but ther e ar en’t enough jobs for them.
suspect4 [..s..spekt ] n.嫌疑犯
unsettle* [..n..setl ] v.使不安
[ 同义] disorde r ，upset ，discompose
[ 反义] settle
whereabouts [w....r....bauts ] n.行踪
whodunit [ hu....d..nit ] n.侦探小说(或戏剧、影片)
whydunit [wai..d..nit ] n.犯罪动机小说(或影片、戏剧) end with 以.结束
[ 例句] He ended his speech with a quotation from the Bible.
like clockwork 极有规律性和准确性地，顺利地
[ 例句] Our plan was carried out like clockwork.
loose end(s) 未好好完成的细节
[ 例句] The commit tee’s r epor t was very good ，but ther e a re still just a few loose ends to be tied up.
miscarriage of justice 审判不公，误判
[ 例句] His ten year in prison sentence was a misca rriage of justice.
take on 开始具有或呈现(某种品质) ，以.面貌出现
[ 例句] 1 ) The word takes on an entirely different meaning in this context.
2 ) The city took on a festive air a few weeks befor e Christmas.
without doubt 无疑地，确实地
[ 例句] He is without doubt someone who we all like.
under arrest 被捕；在押
[ 例句] A killer was unde r a rrest last night.
Passage Ⅲ Wow，Would I Love to Do That
词汇精解
announcement * [....naunsm..nt ] n.宣布，宣告
[ 同义] decla ration ，statement
[ 考点] an announcement of 对.的宣布
applaud6 [....pl....d ] vt.鼓掌
[ 例句] The audience applauded the pe rformance for three minutes.
auditorium [......di..t....ri..m] n.礼堂
bare4 [ b....] adj.赤裸的，裸露的
[ 同义] bald ，naked
[ 反义] cove red
[ 考点] bar e of 没有.的，缺少.的
lay bar e 揭露，暴露，使公开
barefoot* [..b....fut ] ad j.赤脚的
bounce4 [ bauns ] v.弹回，反弹，跳起
[ 考点] bounce off 反跳
bounce back 弹回，迅速恢复元气，复苏
[ 例句] The ball hit the wall and bounced off it.
bowling [..b..uli..] n.保龄球
cascade [ k ....skeid] n.小瀑布
elation [ i..lei..n] n.兴高采烈，洋洋得意
entertainer * [ ent....tein..] n.(娱乐节目的) 表演者
hasten* [..heisn] v.加快
[ 考点] hasten to sth.匆忙赶往.
hasten to do.匆忙干.
[ 例句] 1 ) He hastened to the station to meet her there.
2 ) In order not to be misunderstood ，he hastened to add a few words.
hooked* [ hukt ] adj.对.着迷，被.迷住
[ 考点] be hooked on sth.被.迷住
[ 例句] He’s so hooked on compute rs that he won’t stop even to eat.
juggle [..d......l ] v.玩杂耍，连续抛接若干物体
mom [ m..m] n.妈妈
performer* [ p....f....m..] n.表演者
resume4 [ ri..zju..m；(US) -..zu..m] v.继续，重新开始
[ 同义] reas sume ，reoccupy ，r eposses s
[ 反义] cease ，halt ，postpone ，quit ，interrupt
[ 考点] resume + n./ doing 继续干.
[ 例句] We’ll stop now and r esume working a t two o’clock.
scared* [ sk....d] adj.害怕
[ 同义] afraid ，star tled ，panicked
[ 反义] unafr aid ，unsca red
[ 考点] be scared of 害怕.
be scared to do 害怕做某事be scared that 害怕，担心.
[ 例句] 1 ) I’m sca red of snakes.
2 ) I’m sca red to fly in a plane.
shorts* [......ts ] n.短裤
stripe4 [ st raip] n.线条，条纹
torch4 [ t....t..] n.火炬，火把
unicycle* [..ju..nisaikl ] n.独轮车
vengeance [..vend....ns] n.报复，报仇，复仇
wow [wau] int.哇
back out 不履行，打退堂鼓，食言
[ 例句] He promised to help me at the very beginning and then backed out.
catch on 懂得，理解
[ 例句] It was a long time before the police caught on to what he was really doing.
fill in for someone 替代某人的工作
[ 例句] Out teacher was ill so Mis s Jones filled in for him.
get through 干完，完成
[ 例句] When you get through with your work ，let ’s go out.
start over 从头开始
[ 例句] I’m sta r ting over ，t rying to rebuild my own self esteem.
try something out 试用，试验，考验
[ 例句] I’m going to t ry the new ca r out.
with a vengeance 激烈地，猛烈地
[ 例句] It is r aining with a vengeance.