harassment n.骚扰；侵扰 He was arrested by the police for sexual harassment of the woman.

onion n.洋葱 Chop the onions finely.

disguise v.伪装；掩饰 n.伪装 The thief disguised himself as a woman and sneaked into the house.

verbal v.口头的；用言辞的；动词的 A verbal promise is not considered valid until it is written in the contract.

noble adj.高尚的；贵族的；壮丽的n.贵族 He is a noble man who is always willing to lend a hand to people in need.

distinguish v.辨别；分清；使有别于；使杰出 Sometimes, it's hard to distinguish reality and fantasy.

prior adj.先前的；优先的；在前面的 I have to catch up with my colleagues because I have no prior experience.

stern adj.严厉的；苛刻的；严酷的 The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.

jug n.壶；罐；壶 She filled the jug with cold milk.

chronic adj.长期的；慢性的；积习难改的 The financial storm decades ago caused a chronic unemployment in the country.

mystery n.谜；神秘的事物；神秘性 It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.

tropical adj.热带的 This tropical fish is beautiful.、

release v.释放；发行；放弃；解脱 The children were asked to release the butterflies they had caught into the wild.

mate n.配偶；伙伴；朋友v.交配 Most of my school mates are friendly.

skillful adj.熟练的；技巧好的；制作巧妙的

constituent n.成分；选民adj.组成的；构成的 She has the full support of her constituents.

collapse v.崩塌；坍塌；昏倒；突然失败；暴跌；折叠 A bridge collapsed last week because of the flood.

stagnant adj.不流动的；停滞的 The government is making plans to revive the stagnant economy.

amuse v.娱乐；逗笑 My funny drawings amused the kids.

satisfy v.满足；使满意 The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone.

contempt v.轻视；蔑视 The politician was held in contempt by ordinary people for his lies.

considerate adj.考虑周到的；体贴的 It was very considerate of him to wait.

mutual adj.相互的；共同的；共有的 They share a mutual interest in sports.

finite adj.有限的；限定的 The world's resources are finite.

feminine adj.女性的；阴性的 That dress makes you look very feminine.

thereby adv.因此；从而 He became a citizen in 2000, thereby gaining the right to vote.

amend adj.修改；修正 The legislative institution is urged to amend the law to ensure women's rights.

gum n.口香糖；齿龈；树胶 It is very impolite to chew gum in front of guests.

forward adv.向前；提香；今后v.促进；发送；转交n.前锋 He took two steps forward.

historic adj.有重大历史意义的；历史的 This battle is of historic meaning.

cafeteria n.自助餐厅 You can have your lunch at the school cafeteria.

correspondence n.通信联系；来往信件；相关，相似 As her private secretary he has access to all her correspondence.

resort n.诉诸；度假胜地v.诉诸 We want to solve this problem without resorting to violence.

accelerate v.加速；增长 Exposure to the sun can accelerate the ageing process.

sprinkle n.少量；小雨v.洒；点缀 Sprinkle a little cheese over the pizza and cut it into eight slices.

shove v.猛推；乱丢 She reached out with both hands and shoved as hard as she could.

snatch n.抢夺；片段n.抢夺；抓经时间做

align v.使一致；成一条线；与……结盟

thereafter adv.此后，以后 Thereafter she wrote articles for papers and magazines for a living.

display v.显示；陈列n.展览；表演；陈列；显示 The exhibition gives artists an opportunity to display their paintings.

ward n.选区；病房；受监护人v.防止；避免 There was little contact during the shift because the ward was busy.

coinside v.同时发生；意见相同；重叠 They didn't coincide in opinion.