palace n.宫殿；王室；豪华住宅 The queen lives in the Buckingham palace.

distress v.使苦恼；使悲伤 b.忧虑；窘迫；磨难 Children suffer emotional distress when their parents get divorced.

construct v.建造；构成；绘制n.构想；建造物 When was the bridge constructed?

mushroom n.蘑菇v.迅速成长；大量涌现 There are many different types of wild mushrooms in this forest.

nuclear adj.原子核的；核能的；核武器的 Nuclear power is a clean energy source.

recruit v.招募；动员n.新成员；新兵 This charity tries to recruit more volunteers to help with their social work.

turbulent adj.动荡的；混乱的；汹涌的；骚动的 The general in the army, but he has a turbulent political career after entering parliament.

enforce v.强制执行；迫使 The legislation will be enforced in six months.

campaign n.运动；活动；战役v.发起运动 He promised to cut taxes during his election campaign.

primary adj.首要的；初等教育的n.初选 The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.

Easter n.复活节 I decided to go traveling during the Easter vacation.

currency n.通货；货币；通用；流传 The president proclaimed that a new currency would be issued.

recipient n接受者 Bob Dylan is the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

passport n.护照；途径；手段 We all need a valid passport to travel abroad.

refuge n.避难区；保护区；避难所 They took refuge in a cave at night.

weird adj.奇异的；怪诞的；诡异的 A series of weird things that happened recently made people terrified.

endorse n.公开支持；代言；签名 The proposal for an educational reform was endorsed by the state council.

galaxy n.星系；银河系；一群 We haven't yet developed the technology to travel to another galaxy.

bat n.球拍；球棒；蝙蝠v.用球拍击球 He bought a new bat for next week's table tennis contest.

mischief n.恶作剧；使坏的念头 She asked her son to do housework to stop him from getting into mischief.

slip v.滑倒；溜走；偷偷塞；变差n.滑倒；疏忽；纸条；衬裙 As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.

guilt n.内疚；罪行 We now have the absolute proof of his guilt.

handwriting n.笔迹；书法；手写 Her beautiful handwriting has always impressed teachers reviewing her homework.

sensitive adj.敏感的；灵敏的；体贴的 He is a sensitive and caring man.

employee n.雇员 The company has over 1,000 full-time employees.

legitimate adj.合法的；正当的v.使合法；使合理化

shorthand n.速记法 He took down the meeting notes in shorthand.

ought to v.应该 You ought to have come to our party.

pants n.内裤 The missing boy was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.

dissipate v.消散；驱散; 挥霍 The sun dissipate the mist.

ore n.矿石；矿砂

coerode v.腐蚀；侵蚀 Acid corrodes metal, which is one of the most common chemical reactions.

rival n.竞争者；对手v.与……竞争adj.竞争的 Fierce fighting broke out between rival groups.

symposium n.研讨会 The symposium lasted two days and was attended by nearly 100 researchers.

desolate v.使荒凉；使孤寂adj.荒无人烟的；孤独寂寞的 Bands of outlaws lived in the desolate mountains after breaking the laws.

idiom n.习语；成语 It is difficult for beginners to master idioms.

porter n.门卫；搬运工人；乘务员 You can ask the hotel porter to get you a taxi.

detain v.拘留；扣留；耽搁 Three men were detained as suspects.

then adj.时任的；当时的adv.当时；到那时；然后

chip adj.芯片；薯条；缺口v.打破；弄缺；将……切条 The entire content of a book will be located on a single silicon chip.

lay v.铺设；放置；下蛋；产卵adj.外行的；世俗的 She laid the baby down gently on the bed.

liable v.负有法律责任的；可能做……的；易遭受…… We are liable to make mistakes.

dam n.水坝；堤坝；母兽v.筑坝 The local water authority plans to build a dam across the river.

hybrid n.混合物；杂交动物；杂交植物adj.杂交的；合成的；混合的 The plant is a hybrid of wheat and rye.

employment n.就业；职业；雇用；使用 The man was unable to find employment because of his disability.

formulate v.阐述；制定计划；构想 He struggled to formulate an answer.

generator n.发生器；发电机 He put an electricity generator in the basement in case of power outages.

turbine n.涡轮机 The ship is equipped with a turbine engine.

determine v.决定；查明；确定；决心 We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.

rarely adv.很少；几乎不 Nowadays, lots of people rarely spend time reading physical books.

gesture n.手势；姿态；表示v.打手势 They communicated entirely by gesture.

subsidy n.补贴；津贴 The owners of dairy farms received a substantial government subsidy.

brush v.刷；轻擦；掠过n.刷子；小冲突；画笔 Your shoes also need a good brush.

credit n.信用；学分；贷款v.把钱汇入贷方 You should have no trouble getting a loan if your credit is good.

whirl n.旋转；打转；纷至沓来的事件；接连不断的活动v.旋转；回转 Stepping into the ballroom, he saw many people whirling around on the dance floor.

thorough adj彻底的；全面的；仔细的 The police carried out a thorough investigation.

beyond prep.超越；在……另一边；逾期；无法adv.在更远处；在另一边 Up to the age of thirty or beyond it poetry of many kinds gave him great pleasure.

saddle n.马鞍；车座；脊肉 v.给马配鞍；负担 They were saddled with heavy expenses.

hydrogen n.氢 Hydrogen is one of the constituents of water.

adjective n.形容词adj.形容词性的 “Good", "small", "bad", and "clever" are all adjectives.

bucket n. 桶；大量 They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades.

plane n.飞机；平面；水平adj.平坦的 She left by plane for Berlin.

sway n.摇摆；统治v.摇摆；摇动；影响 The photographer takes pictures of the flowers swaying in the wind.

impact n.显著影响；冲击；撞击v.产生强烈影响；撞击 Discharging polluted water into the ocean will have an impact on environment.

raid n.突击搜查；突袭·；打劫v.突袭；打劫 The building was hit during an air raid.

gasp n.喘息声；倒抽气v.喘息；倒吸气 When she saw the money hidden under the bed, she gasped in surprise.