stern

cruise v.以平稳速度行驶；乘船游览；轻松获胜n.航行；乘船游览 You can take a leisurely cruise on the lake.

hatred n.憎恨；厌恶 He joined the army because of his deep hatred for the enemy.

seat n.座位；席位；所在地v.就坐 She sat back in her seat.

reel n.卷筒；卷轴v.卷；绕；踉跄

crisis n.危机；危急时刻 They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.

directory n.电话号码薄；目录；名录 I found the company's name in a trade directory.

anguish n.极度痛苦 This little baby cries in anguish since he can't find his mother.

intrigue n.密谋策划；阴谋v.激起……的兴趣；密谋 The boss is intrigued by the employee's creative idea at the meeting.

stale adj.不新鲜的；没有心意的；厌倦的 A foul smell of stale bread filled the whole room.

multitude n.众多；大量；群众 A multitude of people gathered at the gate of the exhibition hall.

converge v.趋近；聚集；回合 People converged from all over the country to watch the final.

latter adj.后者的；后半期的 The latter point is the most important.

negotiate v.谈判；洽谈；商定；通过 The government will not negotiate with terrorists.

ebb n.衰退；退潮v.衰退；退潮 His strength began to ebb away after jogging for half an hour.

deplete v.耗尽；大量减少 The illness depletes the strength of body.

invoke v.唤起；调用 The judge invoked an international law that protects women.

erect v.建造；搭起；设立adj.垂直的；竖直的 Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back.

correlate v.相互关联n.相关联的事物 The results of this experiment do not correlate with the results of earlier ones.

elevator n.电梯；升降机；谷仓 We'd better take the elevator to the office on the ninth floor.

sting n.刺痛；剧痛v.叮；刺痛 I was stung on the arm by a wasp.

initial adj.最初的；开始的n.姓名首字母 My initial reaction was to decline the offer.

patriotic adj.爱国的 His patriotic action raised our admiration.

gymnasium n.体育馆；健身房 They went to the swimming pool in the gymnasium after that.

mechanism n.机制；机械装置；方法 The college has established an effective student support mechanism.

prosecute v.起诉；继续做 He was arrested by the police and will be prosecuted for drunk driving.

garlic n.大蒜 The fridge smells of garlic.