词汇20111204.doc

Buoyancy decides whether a solid object floats or sinks. 浮力决定固体物体的沉I take up my task with buoyancy and hope.当我挑起这个担子的时候,我是心情愉快、满怀希望的fleet1 / fliːt; flit/ n (a) [C] group of warships, submarines, etc under one commander 舰队. (b) group of ships fishing together 捕鱼船队. (c) [CGp] (usu 通常作 the fleet) all the warships, submarines, etc of a country; navy 一国的全部战舰﹑ 潜水艇等; 海军.[C] group of aircraft, buses, taxis, etc owned and operated by one organization or travelling together （同一机构的或同时运行的）机群﹑ 公共汽车队﹑ 计程车队等: the company's new fleet of vans 公司的新客货车队. # ,fleet `admiralofficer in the US navy of the highest rank （美国）海军五星上将. =>App 9 见附录9.fleet2 / fliːt; flit/ adj (dated 旧) fast; light and quick in running 快速的; 脚步轻而跑得快的: fleet of foot 脚步快的 * fleet-footed 脚步快的. > fleetnessn [U].deficit ['defisit] n.赤字, 逆差, 亏损, 亏空, 不足例句:The current trade deficit indicates a serious imbalance between our import and export trade. 当前的贸易赤字表明我们的进出口贸易严重失调。

We have a great deficit this year. 我们今年有很大亏损The company had a deficit of 5000 dollars. 公司亏空了五千美元peril ['peril] n.危险, 冒险vt.冒险例句:You had better not invest so much money at your peril. 你最好不要冒险投资这么多These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter. 这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked. 那条船马上就有失事的危险elbow ['elbəu] n.手肘, 扶手,急弯v.用手肘推开, 推挤例句:Leave a radio at the patient's elbow. 在病人手边留一个收音机He barked his elbow on the wall. 他碰到墙上，肘部擦破了皮bloc [blɔk] n.集团例句:They left the meeting en bloc. 他们一起离开了会场。

A group of parties, factions, or nations united in a common cause; a bloc. 政治联盟一些政党、派别或民族为共同事业而组成的联盟; 跨党派议员集团You jogged my elbow and spoiled what I was drawing. 你撞到了我的手肘，弄坏了我正在画的图画elbow2 elbow2 v [T] to push someone with your elbows, especially in order to move past them elbow your way through/past/into etc sth (=move through a group of people by pushing past them)He elbowed his way to the bar and ordered a beer.She pushed through the crowd, elbowing people out of the way .carve [kɑ:v] v.雕刻, 切割例句:The statue was carved out of marble. 这座雕像是用大理石雕刻的。

He carved me some very nice pieces of chicken. 他为我切了几块很好的鸡肉stake [steik] n.桩, 赌注, 利害关系v.用桩支撑, 下注例句:Detectives have been staking out the house for two days now. 警方的侦查人员已对这座房子监视两天了He drove a stake into the ground. 他向地里打了一根桩子He staked a claim to the land where he'd found the gold. 他在发现黄金的那块土地上立下界标以表明他的所有权tonnage ['tʌnidʒ] n.吨位, 吨数例句:The tonnage of the ship is 25. 这条船的登记吨位为25吨grant [grɑ:nt] v.授予, 同意, 承认, 认为n.授予物,补助金,同意,给予,财产转让Grantn.格兰特(男名)例句:The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant. 政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。

I take it for granted you have read this book. 我认为你一定读过这本书You can get a grant to improve your house. 你可以得到一笔拨款来修缮住房concession [kən'seʃən] n.让步, 特许权, 租界, 妥协例句:I hope you can make some concession. 我希望你能做些让步We will make some concession in price. 我们将在价格上做些让步invest [in'vest] v.投资, 投入例句:The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom. 在那里发生罪案后,该地笼罩上一种阴森诡秘的气氛I'm thinking of investing in a new car. 我打算花一笔钱买辆新汽车I've decided to invest in a new car. 我已决定买一辆新汽车。

cartel / kɑːˈtel; ˋkɑrtl/ n [CGp] group of business firms which combine to control production and marketing, and to avoid competing with one another 卡特尔, 同业联盟（以控制产量? 销 售及防止相互竞争）.dignify ['dignifai] v.使高贵,使增辉,抬高…的身价,将…美其名为例句:Dignifiedin conduct or appearance. 高贵的行为、相貌显得高贵的The broad steps in front of the mansion made it look very dignified. 宽阔的台阶使大厦的正面显得很气派dignified ['dignifaid] adj.高贵的, 威风的, 有尊严的, 气派的动词 dinify 的过去式和过去分词例句:He turns into a dignified man. 他变得很有派头The farmhouse is dignified by the great elm around it. 这家农舍由于周围的大榆树而增光不少。

The broad steps in front of the mansion made it look very dignified. 宽阔的台阶使大厦的正面显得很气派dodgy ['dɔdʒi] adj.狡猾的, 躲闪的, 不可靠的, 危险的例句:Cycle across America? Sounds a bit dodgy to me. 骑自行车横越美国? 听起来有些冒险He's a dodgy bloke I wouldn't trust him an inch. 他是个诡计多端的家伙——我一点都不相信他scramble ['skræmbl] n.混乱, 攀爬, 争夺v.攀爬, 混杂, 争抢, 紧急起飞,杂乱地生长例句:I scrambled up the cliff for a better look at the sea. 我很快地爬上峭壁，好饱览大海的景色People were scrambling madly for shelter. 人们疯了似的抢着往隐蔽处跑It's quite a scramble to get to the top of the hill! 要往上爬很长一段路才能到达山顶呢！boom [bu:m] n.繁荣, 兴旺, 激增, 低沉声n.帆杠, 吊杆, 支臂, 尾桁, 水栅vi.急速增长, 发出低沉声vt.使兴旺, 促进例句:The boom swung over (the deck). 帆杠在(甲板上)转动。

He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地产生意兴隆期间他发了大财Set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom. 制造歧视妇女和少数民族的人为障碍; 人为的经济繁荣slide [slaid] vi.滑动, 下滑, 滑入, 悄悄地溜走vt.使滑动n.幻灯片, 滑坡, 滑动, 雪崩例句:House values may begin to slide. 房价可能开始逐渐下降了The children were taking turns on the slides in the playground. 孩子们在操场上轮流滑滑梯The thief slid into the room. 小偷溜进房间estuary ['estjuəri] n.河口, 江口, 海湾例句:The river opens out suddenly into a broad estuary. 江面忽然开阔起来，形成一个宽广的河。

A stretch of water in a river, an estuary, or a tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current. 巨澜在河。