大学英语阅读进阶(第四版)讲义

2013哈尔滨工业大学大二英语拓展补充教材（讲义）

大学英语阅读进阶（第四版）

PartITenStepsToImprovingCollegeReadingSkills

1VocabularyinContext

P19example3

Ainterestingsentence:

Iprefertheoccasionaldisturbanceofear-splittingthunder震耳欲聋的totheincessantdripping

ofourkitchensink.

P20Line10:Workingvocabulary:

working/'w3：.klg//'w3>I-/adjective[beforenoun]USEFUL

describesaplan,ideaorknowledgethatisnotcompletebutisgoodenoughtobeuseful

基本够用的：尚可应付工作的

Wehaveaworkingtheory/hypothesisaboutwhatcausedthecrash,whichweshalltest.

ShetsfluentinFrenchandEnglishandhasaworkingknowledgeofSpanish.

Line12:shade/Jeld/noun

Slightdifferenceinsth细微的差别

I.ExamplesP21(Thenumbersindicatethenumberofthesentencesoftheexercises)

1.nocturnalnok't3：.nal//naik'ty：-/adjectiveFORMAL夜间活动的

happeninginoractiveduringthenight,orrelatingtothenight

nocturnalwanderings/nocturna11ight/Mostbatsarenocturnal

2.feathery/'fed.or.i//-».i/adjective轻而软的；长有语羽毛的

softordelicate,ormadeofmanyverysmallanddelicatepieces

featheryclouds/foliage/leaves

2.adverse:/'^d.v3：s/,/aed'vyis/adjective[beforenoun]

helvinganegativeorharmfuleffectonsomething

Thematchhasbeencancelledduetoadverseweatherconditions.

3.nausea:/'no:,zi.o/,/-3a//'no：-/noun[U]恶心；作呕

whenyoufeelasifyouaregoingtovomit

Signsoftheillnessincludefever,nauseaandvomiting.

4.euphemism:ju：.fa.ml.z0m/noun[CorU]委婉语

awordorphraseusedtoavoidsayinganunpleasantoroffensiveword

JSeniorcitizen'isaeuphemismfor'oldperson,.

offensive/o'fent.slv/adjectiveUPSETTING

1.causingoffence冒犯的；使人恼怒的;得罪人的

Thisprogrammecontainslanguagethatsomeviewersmightfindoffensive.

Oppositeinoffonsivo

2.unpleasant使人反感的

offensivesmells

5.intoxicated:/in'tDk.si.kel.tld//-'talk.si.kel.tid/adjective

1.FORMALdrunk

Shewascharged\vithdrivingwhi1eintoxicated.

2.excited,happyandslightlyoutofcontrolbecauseofanexperiencesuchaslove,success,

etc陶醉的；极度兴奋的；忘乎所以的

Shewasunderstandablyintoxicatedbyhersuccessinthenationalcompetition.

Practice1:examplesP22

1.mundane:/mAn'dcin/adjective

veryordinaryandthereforenotinteresting单调的；平凡的

Mundanematterssuchaspayingbillsandshoppingforfooddonotinteresther.

2.turmoil:/'t3i.mDil//"：-/noun骚动；混乱

astateofconfusion,uncertaintyordisorder

Thewho1eregionisinturmoil.

3.longevity:/lon'd3ev.a.ti//lain'djev.a.ti/noun[U]FORMAL

[U]FORMALlivingforalongtime长寿；长命

Towhatdoyouattributeyourlongevity?

4.diversion/dai'v3i.fon//di'v3＞：-/noun

(1)[C]somethingthattakesyourattentionawayfromsomethingelse转向；转移

Shopliftersoftenworkinpairs,withonecreatingadiversiontodistracttheshop

assistantswhiletheotherstealsthegoods.

(2)(FORMAL)anactivitythatisdoneforpleasure,especiallybecauseittakesyourattention

formsthelse消遣；娱乐

Readingisapleasantdiversion.

5.avocation兴趣;爱好；副业;职业

6.adapt/o'deept/verb

[I]tobecomefamiliarwithanewsituation

ThegoodthingaboutchiIdrenisthattheyadap二veryeasi1ytonewenvironments.

Ittookmeawhiletoadapttothenewjob.

[T]lochangesomethinglosuildiffexeulcoudilionsoiuses

[+toinfinitive]WehadtoadaptourplanstofitJack*stimetable.

Theplayhadbeenadaptedfor(=changedtomakeitsuitablefor)children.

7.distraught:di'strDit//-'strait/adjective

extremelyworried,nervousorupset心烦意乱的；忧心如焚的

Themissingchild,sdistraughtparentsmadeanemotionalappealforinformationonTV.

mugging/'niAg.Ig/noun[CorU]行凶抢劫

anactofattackingsomeoneandstealingtheirmoney

Policeareconcernedthatmuggingisontheincrease.

8.cognitive/'kDg.mtK7/ko：g.nitv/adjective[beforenoun]SPECIALIZED

connectedwiththinkingorconsciousmentalprocesses认知的

Someofhercognitivefunctionshavebeenimpaired.受损的

cognitivebehaviour/deve1opment

9.bizarre/bi'za：r//-'za：r/adjective

verystrangeandunusual

abizarresituation/bizarrebehaviour

10.white-collar:relatingtopeoplewhoworkinoffices,doingworkthatneedsmentalrather

thanphysicaleffort

white-co11arworkers/unions

Synonyms同义词P23

1.enhance/n'ha：nts//-hants/verb[T]

toimprovethequality,amountorstrengthofsomething增强;美化；使…更好

Thesescandalswillnotenhancetheorganization*sreputation.

garlic/iga:.Ik//'ga:r-/noun[U]蒜

aplantoftheonionfamilythathasastrongtasteandsmellandisusedincookingto

addflavour

spaghetti/spa'get.i//~lge~/noun[U]意大利面条

pastamadeintheformoflong,thinthreads

2.flippant:/'flp.9nt/adjective(UKINFORMALflip)

notseriousaboutaserioussubject,inanattempttobefunnyortoappearclever轻率

的；轻浮的

aflippantremark/attitude

IthinkshejustthoughtIwasbeingflippant.

3.assuage:/a'sweri3/verb[T]FORMAL缓和；减轻

tomakeunpleasantfeelingslessstrong

Thegovernmenthastriedtoassuagethepublic*sfears.

soothe/su:d/verb[T]ANGER

1.tomakesomeonefeelcalmorlessworried

________tosootheacryingbaby

Practice2Synonyms]P23

1.disconcert:/ids.konIs3：t/verb

[IorT]tomakesomeonefeelsuddenlyuncertainandworriedn使不安、困惑、尴尬

Thewholeexperiencehaddisconcertedhim.

2.scrutinize:/'skru:.tinaE//-t0n.ae/verb[T]彻底仔细检查

toexaminesomethingverycarefullyinordertodiscoverinformation

Hescrutinizedthemen*sfacescarefully/closely,tryingtoworkoutwhowaslying,

lease/li：s/noun[C]租约;租契

alegalagreementinwhichyoupaymoneyinordertouseabuilding,pieceofland,vehicle,

etc.foraperiod

Hehastheflatonalonglease.

fineprint:inconspicuousdetailsorconditionsprintedinanagreementorcontract,esp.

onesthatmayproveunfavorable:

readthefineprintofwhateverloandocumentisshovedunderyournose.极/卜的字体；（契

约中）难懂的条文

3.pragmatic:/praeg^naet.k//-片加1-/adjectiveMAINLYAPPROVING务实的;实事求是的;注重实效的

solvingproblemsinarealisticwaywhichsuitsthepresentconditionsratherthanobeying

fixedtheories,ideasorrules

Inbusiness,thepragmaticapproachtoproblemsisoftenmoresuccessfulthananidealistic

one.

4.obscure:/sbskjoar//-'skjor/adjectiveNOTKNOWN表述不清楚，晦涩难懂的；费解的

1.notknowntomanypeople

anobscureislandinthePacific/anobscure12th-centurymystic

2.notclearanddifficulttounderstandorsee

Officialpolicyhaschanged,forreasonsthatremainobscure.

Hisanswerswereobscureandconfusing.

5.condone：/kon'doon//-'doon/verb[T]

toacceptorallowbehaviourthatiswrong纵容；宽恕；原谅

Ifthegovernmentisseentocondoneviolence,thebloodshedwillneverstop.

6.indispensable:/in.di'spent.so.bl/adjective

Somethingorsomeonethatisindispensableissogoodorimportantthatyoucouldnotmanage

withoutthem

Thisbookisanindispensableresourceforresearchers.

HislongexperienceattheUnitedNationsmakeshimindispensabletothetalks.

7.adversary:/加d.vo.sar.i//加d.va.ser-/noun[C]I-OKMAL对于；敌手

apersonthatsbisopposedandcompetingwithinanaugumentorabattle

Hesawherashismainadversarywithinthecompany.

8.advent:/fed.vent/,/-vont/noun[S]重要人物、事物、事件的）出现，到来

thearrivalofanimportantevent,invcntion_orperson

LifeinBritainwastransformedbytheadventofthesteamengine.

9.benvolent:/bi'nev.o1.ant/adjective行善的;慈善的;与人为善的;助人为乐的

（especiallyofapersoninauthority）kindandhelpful

Hewasabenevolentoldman,hewouldn*thurtafly.

Doinggoodratherthanmakingprofit;charitable

publicity/p.4）4s.1ti//a.ti/noun[U]（媒体的）美注；宣传；报道

theactivityofmakingcertainthatsomeoneorsomethingattractsalotofinterestor

attentionfrommanypeople,ortheattentionreceivedasaresultofthisactivity

Heattractedalotofadverse/badpublicitywithhisspeechaboutunmarriedmothers.

10.prevalent:/'prev.01.ant/adjective

existingverycommonlyorhappeningoftenataparticulartimeorinaparticularplace

普遍存在的；盛行的；流行的

Thesediseasesaremoreprevalentamongyoungchildren.

Treesaredyinginareaswhereacidrainismostprevalent.

patriarchy/beitri.a:,ki//-ar-/noun[CorU]父权制(的社会或国家)

asocietyinwhichtheoldestmaleistheleaderofthefami1y,orasocietycontrolledby

meninwhichtheyusetheirpowertotheirownadvantage

Patriarchyhasnotdisappeared-ithasmerelychangedform.

Sherailsagainstpatriarchyandhierarchy.

matriarchy/'incitri.a：,ki//-a：r-/noun[CorU]母权制(的社会或国家)

atypeofsocietyinwhichwomenhavemostoftheauthorityandpower,orasocietyinwhich

propertybelongstowomenandisgiventochildrenbywomenratherthanmen

Antonyms反义词P24

1.salutary:/'ssel.jo.tri//-ter.i/adjectiveFORMAL有益的

Cciusingimprovementofbehaviourorcharacter

asalutaryexperience/asalutaryreminderofthedangersofmountainclimbing

2.impede:/m'pi：d/verb[T]FORMAL阻碍；妨碍；阻止

tos1owdownorcauseproblemsfortheachievementorfinishingofsomething

Althoughhe'sshy,itcertainlyhasn'timpededhiscareerinanyway.

3.simulate:/'sm.jo.let/verb[T]模拟的；假的

todoormakesomethingwhichlooksrealbutisnotreal

Incheapfurniture,plasticisoftenusedtosimulatewood.

Somedrivingteachersusecomputerstosimulate(=represent)differentroadconditionsfor

learnerstopractiseon.

practice3Antonyms]P25

1succinct:/sak*sgkt/adjectiveAPPROVING简明的;简洁的;简要的

saidinaclearandshortway;expressingwhatneedstobesaidwithoutunnecessarywords

Keepyourlettersuccinctandtothepoint.

2.lucrative:/'lu：.kro.tR7/-tw/adjective赚钱的;可获利的

(especiallyofabusiness,joboractivity)producingalotofmoney

Themerger合并provedtobeverylucrativeforbothcompanies.

3.surreptious:/ISAT.ap*tifas//iss-：-/adjective偷偷的；暗中进行的

donesecretly,withoutanyoneseeingorknowing

ShoseemedtobelisteningtowhatIwassaying,butIcouldn*thelpnoticinghersurreptitious

glancesattheclock.

4.flamboyant:/fl断1boiont/adjective

Brightlycolouredordecorated艳丽的：装饰华丽的

Hisclotheswereratherflamboyantforsuchaseriousoccasion.

veryconfidentinbehaviour,orintendedtobenoticed,especiallybybeingbrightly

coloured炫耀的；卖弄的

aflamboyantgesture/Thewriter'sflamboyantlifestylewaswellknown.

flashy/'fUJi/adjectiveDISAPPROVING华丽而俗气的；炫耀的

lookingtoobright,bigandexpensiveinawaythatisintendedtogetattentionand

admiration

flashyclothes/aflashycar

Plainly:1.clearlyorobviously

Thisisplainlywrong./Everyfootstepcouldbeplainlyheard.

2.simplyandwiihoulalolofdecoration朴素地,筒朴地

aplainlyfurnishedroom

5.stagnant:/'stJeg.nont/adjectiveNOTFLOWING

1.(ofwaterorair)notflowingormoving,andsmellingunpleasant不流动而污浊的

astagnantpond

2.notgrowingordeveloping不变化的

astagnanteconomy

6.ambiguous:/纪nibg.ju.os/cdjective

havingorexpressingmorethanonepossiblemeaning,sometimesintentionally

Hisreplytomyquestionwassomewhatambiguous.

Thewoi'dingoftheagreementisambiguous.

Thegovernmenthasbeenambiguousonthisissue.

7.detriment/'det.rimoot/noun[U]FORMAL伤害；损害

harmordamage

AreyousurethatIcanfollowthisdietwithoutdetrimenttomyhealth?

Shewasveryinvolvedwithsportsatcollege,tothedetrimentof(=harming)h3rstudies.

8.depreciate/ditri：.Ji.eit/verb[IorT]

to(causesomethingto)losevalue,especiallyovertime贬值、跌价

Ourcardepreciated(by)£1500inthefirstyearweownedit.

Sincetheysetupabuilder'syardnextdoor,ourhousehasdepreciatedinvalue.

appreciate/9,pi'i：.Ji.eit/verbINCREASE增值；升值

toincreaseinvalue

Thevalueofourhousehasappreciatedby50%inthelasttwoyears.

Ourhousehasappreciated(invalue)by50%inthelasttwoyears.

9.meticulous/mo'tk.jo.los/adjectiveAPPROVING十分注意细节的;一丝不苟的

verycarefulandwithgreatattentiontoeverydetail

Manyhoursofmeticulouspreparationhavegoneintowritingthebook.

10stringent/'strn.dgDnt/adjectiveSEVERE

1.havingaverysevereeffect,orbeingextremelylimiting严格的；严厉的

Themoststringentlawsintheworldareuselessunlessthereisthewilltoenforcethem.

Weneedtointroducemorestringentsecuritymeasuressuchasidentitycards.

Stringentsafetyregulationswereintroducedaftertheaccident.

2.SPECIALIZEDinvolvingnotenoughmoneybeingavailableforborrowingasaresultoffirm

controlsontheamountofmoneyinaneconomy紧缩的；紧缺的；银根紧的

Alreadylowlivingstandardshavebeenworsenedbystringenteconomicreforms.

4.GeneralSenseoftheSentenceorPassage语句或语篇的大意P27

1.irate/ailreit/adjective发怒的；愤怒的;被激怒的

veryangry/Wchavereceivedsomeiratephonecallsfromcustomers.

wreck/rek/verb[T]

1.todestroyorbadlydamagesomething

Theexplosionshatterednearbywindowsandwreckedtwocars.

Ourgreenhousewaswreckedinlastnight*sstorm.

2.INFORMALtospoilsoncthingcompletely

Hehasbeenwarnedthathisbehaviourmightwreckhischancesofpromotion.

2.proximity/prnk'sm.iti//pra:k'sm.a.ti/noun[U'FORMAL接近，附近

thestateofbeingnearinspaceortime

Thebestthingaboutthelocationofthehouseisitsproximitytothetowncentre.

3.fiascofites.kau//-kou/noun[C]pluralfiascosorMAINLYUSfiascoes

somethingplannedthatgoeswrongandisacompletefailure,usuallyinanembarrassing

way彻底的失败；惨败；大出丑

Theshowwasafiasco-thelightswouldn*twork,cneactorforgothislinesandanother

______felloffthestage._____________________________

Practice4GeneralSenseoftheSentenceofPassageP28

1.lelhaigiu/I/Ou：.djk/adjective无精打采的；没有热情的；冷漠的

havinglittleenergy;feelingunwillingandunabletodoanything

Iwasfeelingtiredandlethargic.

lethargyle0.Q.dsi//-①-/noun[U]

thestateofnothavinganyenergyorenthusiasmfordoingthings

2.thegist/da'dsEt/noun[S]

themostimportantpiecesofinformationaboutsomething,orgeneralinformationwithout

details

Thatwasthegistofwhathesaid.

IthinkIgot(=understood)thegistofwhatshewassaying.

3.fabrication/ifzeb.rikcifan/noun[CorU]编造、虚构、伪造

Theevidencehegaveincourtwasacompletefabrication.

fabricate/'fieb.rikeit/verb[T]

toinventorproducesomethingfalseinordertodeceive

Hewaslate,sohefabricatedanexcusetoavoidtrouble.

Heclaimsthatthepolicefabricatedevidenceagainst

beatfault

tohavedonesomethingwrong

Herdoctorwasatfaultfor/innotsendingherstraighttoaspecialist.

confession/kan'fejan/noun[CorU]

1.whenyouadmitthatyouhavedonesomethingwrongorillegal供认；承认

I*vegotabitofaconfessiontomake-I'velostthatbookyoulentme.

Ican'taskforhelp.Itfeelslikeaconfessionoffailure.

2.whenaChristiantellsGodor,especiallyintheRomanCatholicChurch,tellsapriest

formallyandprivately,whattheyhavedonewrongsothattheycanbeforgiven向神

父忏悔

Haveyoubeentoconfessionrecently?

4.covert/koo.vj:t/,/-L/adjective

hiddenorsecret/covertactions隐蔽的：秘密的；不公开的

Thegovernmentwasaccusedofcovertmilitaryoperationsagainsttheregime.

overt/au1V3：t/,/ouW：t/adjective公开的；不隐秘的

doneorshownpubliclyorinanobviousway;notsecret

overtcriticism/overtracism

Heshowsnoovertsignsofhisunhappiness.

5.enigma/ihg.ma/noun[C]难以理解的问题、人、物、情况等

somethingthatismysteriousandseemsimpossibletounderstandcompletely

Sheisabitofanenigma.

ThenewspaperswerefullofstoriesabouttheenigmaofLordLucan'sdisappearance

alien

1.LEGALaforeigner,usuallysomeonewholivesinacountryofwhichtheyarenotalegal

citizen外国人、外侨、

Whenwarbrokeoutthegovernmentroundedupthousandsofaliensandputthemintemporary

camps.

2.acreaturefiomadifferentplanel从另世界来的生物

6.fluctuate/tju.eit/verb[I]fluctuation/|fL\k.tju'eiJan/noun[CorU]波动

tochange,especiallycontinuouslyandbetweenonelevelorthingandanother

Vegetablepricesfluctuateaccordingtotheseason.

Herweightfluctuateswildly/fluctuatingprices

7.resilient/ri'zil.i.ont/adjectiveresilience/ri'zi.i.onts/noun[U](FORMALresiliency)

有弹性的；可迅速回复的；有适应力的

abletoquicklyreturntoapreviousgoodcondition

Thisrubberbal1isveryresilientandimmediatelyspringsbackintoshape.

She*saresilientgirl-shewon'Ibeunhappyforlong.

8.dispel/dI'SPCI/verb[T]-11-驱散；消除

toremovefears,doubtsandfalseideas,usuallybyprovingthemwrongorunnecessary

I*dliketostartthespeechbydispellingafewrumcursthathavebeenspreadingrecently.

9.culminate/'RAI.mineit/verb

culminatein/withsth(以某种结果)告终，(在某一点)结束

Ifaneventorseriesofeventsculminatesinsomething,itendswithit,havingdeveloped

unti1itreachesthispoint

Mycirgumentswiththebossgotworseandworse,anditallculminatedinmydecidingtochange

jobs.

Monthsofhardworkculminatedinsuccess.几个月的艰辛工作终于取得了成功

mantis/^n.tB//-tB/noun[C](ALSOprayingmantis)螳螂

alargegreeninsectthatholdsitsfrontlegsinawaythatmakesitlookasifitispraying

whenitiswaitingtocatchanotherinsect

10unabated/iAn.a'beitri//-tri/adjective[usuallyafterverb]FORMAL

不减的；仍然强烈、猛烈、严重等

withoutbecomingweakerinstrengthorforce

Th。fightingcontinuedunabatedthroughoutthenight.

ReviewTest1P31

2.prerequisite/ipri:'rek.wi2t/noun[C]FORMAL先决条件；前提；必备条件

somethingwhichmustexistorhappenbeforesomethingelsecanexistorhappen

Passingawrittenexamisaprerequisitefortakingtheadvancedcourse.

Publicsupportisaprerequisitefor/tothesuccessofthisproject.

3.sparse/specs//spa：rs/adjective稀少的；零落的

smallinnumbersoramount,oftenscatteredovera1argearea

asparsepopulation/audienceInformationcomingou：ofthedisasterareaissparse.

4.aptitude/tep.111ju:d//-tj：d/noun[CorU]

anaturalabilityorskill

Mysonhasno/littleaptitudeforsport.

Wewilltakeyourpersonalaptitudesandabilitiesintoaccount.

ReviewTest2P31

A.1.nepotism/hep.atizam/noun[1)]DISAPPROVING裙带关系；任人唯亲

usingyourpowerorinfluencetogetgoodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourown

family

Hewasguiltyofnepotismandcorruption.

managerial/昨en.Jdgri.al//-'dsr.i-/adjective

relatingtoamanagerormanagement管理的；经营的

managerialresponsibilities/decisions/skills

A2.nebulous/'neb.ju.los/adjective

(especiallyofideas)notclearandhavingnoform模糊的；不清楚的

Shehasafewnebulousideasaboutwhatshemightliketodointhefuture,butnothing

definite.

A3.nondescript/'nun.diskrpt//lna：n-/adjective无特征的；毫无个性的;平庸的

veryordinary,orhavingnointerestingorexcitingfeaturesorqualities

Themeteorological气象bureauisinanondescriptbuildingontheoutskirts3ftown.

A4.murky/'ma：,ki//它-/adjectiveDARK/DIRTY

1.darkanddirtyordifficulttoseethrough浑浊的;污浊的

Theriverwasbrownandmurkyafterthestorm.

2.describesasituationthatiscomplicatedandunpleasant,andaboutwhichmanyfacts

arenotclear

Hebecameinvolvedinthemurkyworldofinternationaldrug-dealing.

Idon'twanttogetintothemurkywatersoffamilyarguments.

A5.mercenary/*m3：.san.ri//W：-/adjectiveDISAPPROVING只为金钱的;图利的

interestedonlyintheamountofmoneythatyoucangetfromasituation

HehadsomeniercenaiyschemeLumarryaweallliywidow.

mercenary/hi3：.san.ri//^3*：-/noun[C]雇佣兵

asoldierwhofightsforanycountryorgroupthatpaysthem

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B6ecstatic/k'steet.k//-'stst-/adjective

extremelyhappy

Thenewpresidentwasgreetedbyanecstaticcrowd.

B7.endow/n'dau/verb[T]

togivealargeamountofmoneytopayforcreatingacollegeorhospital,etc.ortoprovide

anincomeforit资助、捐助

ThestateofMichiganhasendowedthreeinstitutestodoresearchforindustry.

beendowedwithsth使天生具有

tohaveaparticularqualityorfeature

Someluckypeopleareendowedwithbothbrainsandbeauty.

Sardiniaisgenerouslyendowedwithprehistoricsites.

B8.deter/di't3：r//-"：/verb[T]-rr-

topreventfromdoingsomethingortomakesomeonelessenthusiasticaboutdoingsomething

bymakingitdifficultforthemtodoitorbythreateningbadresultsiftheydoit

Thesemeasuresaredesignedtodeteranenemyattack.

Highpricesaredeterringmanyyoungpeoplefrombuyinghouses.

B9.badger/bzeds，sr//-»/verb[T]

topersuadesomeonebytellingthemrepeatedlytodosomething,ortoquestionsomeone

repeatedly纠缠

Stopbadgeringme-V11doitwhenI'mready.

[+into+-ingverb]She*sbeenbadgeringmeintodoingsomeexercise.

[+toinfinitive]Everytimewegointoashop,thekidsbadgermetobuythemsweets.

Nag:keepcomplainingtosbabouttheirbehaviourcrkeepaskingthemtodosth唠叨；不

'停地抱怨

Shehadbeennagginghimtopaintthefence.

B10.dubious/'dju：.bi.as//'du：-/adjective

1.thoughtnottobecompletelytrueornotabletobetrusted不大可靠的

Theseclaimsaredubiousandnotscientificallyproven.

Hehasbeenassociatedwithsomedubiouscharacters.

RuthEllishasthedubious(=bad)distinctionofbeingthelastwomantobehangedinBritain.

2.feelingdoubtornotfeelingcertain可.疑的

I'mdubiousabouthispromisestochangehisways.

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Al.feasibleze.bl/adjectiveSLIGHTLYFORMAL

1.abletobemade,doneorachieved

Withtheextraresources,theschemenowseemsfeasible.

[+toinfinitive]Itmaybefeasibletoclonehumanbeings,butisitethical?

2.possibleorreasonable

It'squitefeasible(that)wc*11getthemoney.

holddownajob

tomanagetokeepajobforaperiodoftime

A2.immaculate/tek.jo.lot/adjectiveAPPROVING

1.perfectlycleanortidy整洁的；无污迹的

dressedinanimmaculatewhitesuit

animmaculategarden

2.perfectandwithoutanymistakes精确的；无误的

Hegaveanimmaculateperformanceastheaginghero.

A3.divulge/dai*vAldMverb[T]泄露

tomakesomethingsecretknown

Journalistsdonotdivulgetheirsources.

[+questionword]Themanagingdirectorrefusedtodivulgehowmuchsheearned.

A4.alleviate/oli：.vi.eit/verb[T]FORMAL减轻;缓和

tomakesomethingbadsuchaspainorproblemslesssevere

Thedrugsdidnothingtoalleviateherpain/suffering.

A5.simultaneous/ism.a1't31ni.as//isaima1-/adjective

happeningorbeingdoneatexactlythesametime