fancy n.想象；想要v.想要；爱慕；认为adj.昂贵的；花哨的；精致的 Fancy a drink?

commission n.委员会；佣金；委托v.正式委托；He commissioned a statue of his wife.

ignore v.不理睬；忽视 I made a suggestion but they ignore it.

witness n.证人；目击者v.见证；目击 Police have appealed for witness to the accident.

hug n.拥抱v.拥抱；抱紧 He greeted her with a loving hug.

provoke v.引起；暴怒 The article was intended to provoke discussion.

dirt n.泥土；污垢 His clothes were covered in dirt.

alliance n.联盟；联系；结盟 The governments decide to form an alliance to crack down terrorism.

wash n.清洗；薄涂层；肥皂液v.洗涤；洗漱；流动 These jeans need washing.

musician n.音乐家 She is a famous musician.

squeeze v.挤压；榨汁；压缩；捏 He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.

dew n.露水 The early morning dew on the grass disappeared as the sun emerged.

notwithstanding prep.尽管；虽然adv.尽管；虽然 The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.

district n.行政区；地区；区域 I like walking around the recreation district after supper.

trousers n.裤子；长裤 I need a new pair of trousers to go with this shirt.

default n.默认值；违约v.违约；n.违约；不履行；默认 The company defaulted on its initial payment.

damp n.潮湿；湿气adj.有湿气的；潮湿的 My coat is still damp.

motion n.运动，移动；动作；提议v.示意 The video is replayed in slow motion.

defeat adj.战败，失利；击败，战胜v.击败；战胜；挫败 He defeated the champion in three sets.

infrared n.红外线adj.红外线的 The soldiers used infrared scanners to detect enemies at night.

misfortune n.不幸；灾祸 He has known great misfortune in his life.

vein n.静脉；纹理；矿脉；风格；方式；叶脉 The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.

portrait n.肖像；描绘adj.竖式的 There is a badly painted portrait hanging on the wall.

upward adj.上涨的；adv.向上；以上；上涨

limitation n.限制；局限性 The state council put a limitation on the city government's budget of next year.

humiliate v.羞辱 Tom humiliated his opponent in public by defeating him.

device n.仪器；设备 People now rely heavily on electronic devices in daily life.

fridge n.冰箱 This dessert can be served straight from the fridge.

badminton n.羽毛球 Lin Dan is a world-class badminton player.

invert v.颠倒；倒置；倒转 Invert the order of the two words, and the sentence will have a different meaning.

duty n.义务；责任；职责；税 It is my duty to report it to the police.

ingredient n.成分；因素；原料 Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients.

cherry n.樱桃树；樱桃adj.樱桃色的 Grandpa's cherry tree is beginning to blossom.

dairy adj.牛奶的；奶制的n.牛奶场；乳品店 Some people prefer dairy milk to soy milk.

outlook n.世界观；观点；前景 The Oxford graduate has a very positive outlook for his future.

pot n.锅；罐；瓶；壶v.把……栽入盆中 Could you pass me the pepper pot?

coast n.海岸；海滨v.惯性滑行 She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.

result n.结果；成绩；答案；导致v.导致；由于 The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.

elementary adj.最基础的；简单的 Many students took the elementary English course in the first semester.

nonetheless adv.尽管如此；依然 Although it was only a small donation, it was gratefully received nonetheless.

glide n.滑翔；滑动；滑行v.滑翔；滑动；滑行 He saw birds gliding across the sky.

fundamental adj.基础的；主要的；根本的；至关重要的n.基础 A fundamental change in the organization of health services was required.

formula n.公式；方案；配方 This formula is used to calculate the area of a triangle.

abide v.遵守；忍受；逗留 I can't abide people with no sense of humour.

petty adj.琐碎的；小气的 When these people run out of money, they often turn to petty crime.

deliberate adj.故意的；从容不迫的v.深思熟虑 The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.

comprehend v.理解 If you can use a word correctly and effectively, you comprehend it.

suck v.吸引；吸吮；吸食n.吮；吸 She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw.

toll n.伤亡人数；通行费v.鸣钟 The death toll from the bombing has risen to 100.

height n.身高；高度；顶点；高处 Please state your height and weight.

paradise n.乐园；天堂 For a shopaholic, the mall is her paradise.

bug n.窃听器；小虫子；程序漏洞v.装窃听器；窃听 Our test flight was to discover the bugs in the new plane.

up-to-date adj.最新的；新式的

abrupt adj.不连贯的；唐突的；突然的 His abrupt change of subject puzzled us all.

mass n.群众；重量；团；块adj.大批的；大规模的；民众的v.集结；聚集 And history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle.

trifle n.小事；稍微v.怠慢；小看 He told her not to bother him with trifles.

disposal v.处置；丢弃；变卖 Many countries have improved their sanitation with improved standards of waste disposal.

epic adj.壮丽的；史诗的n.史诗；壮举 War and Peace is an epic written by Leo Tolstoy.

industrial adj.工业的；工业发达的 industrial action 罢工示威 The leading western industrial countries attended the summit.

examine v.审查；仔细检查；测验 These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.

fascinate v.深深吸引；使着迷 China has always fascinated me.

pebble n.鹅卵石 His villa is located at the end of the pebble beach.

versus prep.对抗；与……相比 Economists were endlessly debating free trade versus protection.

property n.财产；资产；房地产；特性 This computer is the company's property.

wrench n.扳手；痛苦；猛扭v.猛扭；使痛苦；扭伤 He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother.

despise v.轻视；蔑视 He despised himself for being timid on the battlefield.

voyage n.航行；航海；航天v.航行；远航 The voyage from England to India used to take 3 weeks.

assume v.假定，假设；承担；呈现 We cannot assume that everyone knows the answer without asking them.

autonomy n.自治；自治权 Hong Kong is given a high degree of autonomy since it is a special administrative region of China.

drone n.雄峰；无人机；嗡嗡声v.嗡嗡响；唠叨 Somewhere an electric fan droned without end.

quiet adj.安静的；文静的n.安静，宁静v.使安静 Could you keep quiet while I am on the phone?

obstruct v.妨碍；阻挡；阻塞 The road was obstructed by the collapsed building after the earthquake.

headquarters n.司令部；指挥部；总部 The company has its headquarters in the suburbs.

tactic n.策略，手段；战法；兵法 Both countries should come to an agreement on the tactics before fighting against the common enemy.

relativity n.相对性；相对论 Einstein's theory of relativity reshaped people's view of the universe.

inspect v.检查；审视；视察；检阅 The teacher walked around inspecting their work.

rape n.强奸；掠夺v.强奸；掠夺 The man is accused of raping after his DNA was found by the police.

powder n.粉末；火药v.抹粉 The detergent comes in powder or liquid form.

hysterical adj.歇斯底里的；极其可笑的 The famous pop singer was welcomed by a crowd of hysterical screaming fans when he got off the plane.

misery n.痛苦；苦难；不幸 Fame brought her nothing but misery.

consume v.消耗；消费；吃；喝；使充满 Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.

auto n.汽车 General Motor Corporation is one of the biggest auto makers in the world.

profitable adj.盈利的；有益的 The problem is that it's not profitable.

tanker n.油罐车；油轮 The tanker was stuck on the rocks for nearly 10 days.

layman n.普通信徒；门外汉；外行人 To the layman all these products look pretty good.

snake n.蛇 He's terrified of the image of snake.

coal n.煤炭；木炭 I put more coal on the fire.

custody n.监护权；拘留 After the couple decided to divorce, they were locked in a fierce battle for custody.

quit v.辞职；离开；停止 He has decided to quit as manager of the team.

goodness n.善良；美德；养分 We like to think that goodness exists in everyone.

farewell n.告别 The company had a farewell dinner before the employee left them for another job.

persevere v.坚持不懈；孜孜不倦 You have to persevere with difficult students.

bench n.长椅；替补席工作台；法官v.不让上场 There are two benches near the lake for passers-by to rest on.

prince n.王子；亲王 Prince William is the eldest son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles of Wales.

multiple adj.许多的；多种多样的n.倍数 She suffered multiple injuries in the car crash.

saving n.存款；节约 The young man spent all his savings on an expensive house.

stuff n.物品；事情；材料v.填满；吃撑；制作标本 The schoolboy got some sticky stuff on his shoes.

induce v.导致，引起；诱使，劝说；催产 Nothing would induce me to take the job.