[ 例句] 1) The oil which discha rged into the sea ser iously harmed a lot of birds and animals.
2) Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discha rge of poisonous chemicals from a nearby factory.
economy4 [ i..k..n..mi ] n.经济
[ 考点] make economies = practice economy 节约开支
economy class 经济舱
a weak/ st rong economy 经济疲软/ 强大
[ 例句] 1 ) They’ve had to make economies since Colin lost his job.
2 ) The count ry’s economy has been in a state of decline ever since this gove rnment came to power.
extensive4 [ ik..stensiv] ad j.大量的，大规模的；广泛的
[ 反义] intensive
[ 例句] 1 ) The city of Dresden s uffe red from extensive bombing during the Second Wor ld War.
2 ) He r knowledge of music is extensive.
frequency4 [..fri..kw..nsi] n.①频繁②频率
[ 考点] fr equency of light 光频
low frequency radiation 低频辐射
[ 例句] 1) The human ea r cannot hea r very high frequency sounds.
2) Do you know what fr equency the BBC World Se rvice is on?
gossip6 [......sip ] n.闲聊
[ 同义] blab ，chat ，chat ter ，pr attle
[ 考点] idle/ juicy gossip 无聊的/ 刻薄的闲话old gossip monge r 长舌妇have a good gossip with a neighbor over the garden fence 隔着花园篱笆同一邻居愉快地聊天have a good gos sip about sb.说某人的好话gossip columns (报上的) 随笔栏
[ 例句] 1 ) All this talk that s he’s going to leave her husband is just gossip.
2 ) Has that old gossip monger been talking about me again?
halt4 [ h....lt ] n.停止，暂停
v.使停止
[ 同义] a rrest ，block ，cease ，end ，impede ，quit ，stop
[ 反义] ma rch
[ 考点] bring sth.to a halt 使停止
come to a grinding halt 完全停止
call a halt to sth.阻止某事发生
[ 例句] 1 ) Security forces halted the demonst rators by blocking the road.
2 ) The worker s ar e blaming the new computer system for the halt in production.
inhibit6 [ in..hibit ] v.阻止，抑制
[ 考点] be inhibited (from doing sth .) 阻止干某事
an inhibiting factor 抑制因素
[ 例句] 1 ) Some officers were inhibited (from s peaking ) by the presence of mor e senior officers.
2) Fear of failure is an inhibiting factor for many people.
orbit4 [......bit ] v.绕轨道而行
n.轨道
[ 同义] circle ，circuit ，path ，route
[ 考点] go into orbit a round the ea rth 进入地球轨道
be in orbit round/ around Venus 处于火星轨道
price go onto orbit 涨价
[ 例句] 1 ) Most planetary orbits a re not cir cles bur ellipses .
2 ) On this mission the Shuttle will orbit (the Ear th) at a height of several hundr ed miles.
outbreak6 [..autbr eik] n.(疾病的) 发作；(战争等的) 爆发
[ 同义] eruption ，outburst ，rebellion ，r evolt ，riot upris- ing
[ 考点] an outbreak of chole ra (霍乱)
[ 例句] He left the country three days before the outbreak
of hostilities (战争).
physiological6 [..fizi....l..d..ikl] adj.生理的，生理学的
[ 考点] Pavlov’s physiological theories 巴甫洛夫的生理学理论
physiological changes 生理变化
physiological slat solution 生理盐水
physiological chemist ry 生物化学(= biochemist ry)
prevail4 [ pr i..veil] vi.普遍存在，普遍发生，流行，盛行，
[ 考点] prevail (up ) on (with) 劝说，说服，诱使prevail ove r 压倒，战胜
[ 例句] 1 ) This custom still prevails among members of the older gener ation.
2) I t ried but could not prevail with him.
3) Reason pr evailed over emotion.
resistance4 [ ri..zist..ns ] n.①反抗，抵抗，抵抗力，阻力② 电阻，阻抗
[ 考点] violent resistance 猛烈的抵抗
a rmed resistance 武装抵抗
drug resistance 抗药性
abr asive resistance 耐磨性(力)
resistance to corrosion 抗腐蚀
resistance to diseases 抗病力
elect ric resistance 电阻
[ 例句] A good adver tisement should not a rouse resistance in the public.
respiratory [ ri..spai..r..t..ri ] ad j.呼吸的
[ 考点] respiratory diseases 呼吸器官疾病
respiratory system 呼吸系统
[ 例句] Death was caused by cardiac and r espir atory failure.
runny [..r..ni] a dj.(鼻) 流涕的，(眼) 流泪的，(水龙头) 流水的
[ 考点] a runny kid 拖鼻涕的小孩
[ 例句] Is your younger brother still runny?
sneeze [ sni..z] n.喷嚏
vi.打喷嚏
[ 考点] put the s neeze on sb.绑架某人
sneeze at 轻视，看轻
[ 例句] You wouldn’t sneeze at such an offer ，would you?
stuffiness [..st..finis] n.鼻塞
stuffy [..st..fi ] ad j.①沉闷的，乏味的，②鼻塞的
[ 考点] a stuffy room 闷热的房间
stuffy atmos phe re 沉闷的气氛
a stuffy nose 塞住的鼻子
[ 例句] I felt oppres sed by the stuffy atmospher e in that household.
submicroscopic [ s..bmaikr....sk..pik] adj.亚微观的，用普通显微镜看不出的
susceptibility * [ s....septi..biliti] n.敏感性，过敏性
[ 考点] susceptibility to inflection 易受感染
susceptibility to diseases 易患疾病
hurt s b .’s susceptibilities 伤某人的感情
susceptible6 [ s....septibl] ad j.① 过敏的，敏感的② 易动感情的，易受感动的
[ 考点] a susceptible girl 多情的少女
be susceptible to suggestion 没有主见
[ 例句] He is susceptible to kindness and flat tery.
syrup [..si r..p] n.糖浆
thereafter6 [......r......ft..] adv.其后，从那时以后
[ 同义] af terward ，subsequently
[ 例句] He was ve ry ill as a child and was considered delica te thereafter.
transient6 [..t r .. nsi..nt ] ad j.短暂的，瞬时的
[ 考点] t ransient population 暂住人口
t ransient happines s 短暂的幸福
a t ransient gleam of hope 转瞬即逝的一线希望
a t ransient current 瞬变电流
[ 例句] He r feeling of depr es sion was t ransient.
undeniable [....ndi..nai..bl] adj.不可否认的，无可争辩的
[ 同义] t rue ，r eal ，excellent
[ 考点] undeniable t ruth 不可否认的真实性
undeniable guilt 无可抵赖的罪责
undeniable proof 确凿的证据
undeniable liter ary classics 公认的优秀文学名著
[ 例句] She showed her undeniable a rtistic talent through her pe rformance.
viral [..vai..r..l ] ad j.病毒(性) 的，病毒引起的
[ 考点] viral hepatitis 病毒性肝炎
for the moment 暂时，目前
[ 例句] I can’t find the address at/ for the moment but I’ll get it for you la ter.
in.own right 凭本身的权利(或能力、实力、资格等)
[ 例句] She’s a millionaire in he r own right.
lift off 起飞，发射
[ 例句] We’ll have the spacecr aft lift off.
over and over again 不断地，重复地
[ 例句] She murmurs the same words over and over again.
set off 引起，激起
[ 例句] Repor ts that a doctor had died from AIDS set off a panic among his forme r patients.
stuff up 塞住，堵住
[ 例句] The water pipe was stuffed up with dir ts.
take heart 受到鼓励，树立信心
[ 例句] In him they saw a leader with a will of iron.They took hear t.