10.abroad adv overseas
1. affect 影响 vt. The small amount of rain last year affected the growth of crops .
2. blame n. 责备 vi. compliment n. 称赞
You should not blame on me.
3. bubble n 气泡
Children like make bubbles with soap and water.
4. cemetery /semiteri / 墓地 graveyard
There are many tombs in the cemetery.
5. commendation n 赞扬 praise / blame  He was given the commendation for bravery after he saved the little children from fire.
6. ‘conflict  / reconcili’ation  和好 调停 n  reconcile v
7. cooperate v. cooperation n. cooperative adj.
8. curious adj. curiosity n. inquisitive adj.  好奇
9. be all Greek to sb. 对什么完全不懂
I am good at dancing, but drawing is all Greek to me.
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1.delicious / sweet-tasting
2. direct v. 监督 adj. 直接的
Which is the direct way to London?
There is nobody to direct the workers.
3.draw v. 拉 / drag
Draw your chair nearer to me.
4.empire n. 帝国
The United States was once a part of Britain Empire.
5.event n.事件
The discovery of America is a great event.
6.failure n. 失败
7.file n.文卷档 v. 归档
Please put these letters in the main file.
The secretary filed the card in order.
8.frank adj. 坦白的 / honest candid 率直的 坦白的 /deceitful 惯于欺骗的  dishonest
He was frank to admit that he hadn’t studied the lesson.
9.generate v. 产生 generating station 发电厂
10. halt v. 停止前进
halt between two opinions 拿不定主意。 halt in one's speech 讲话吞吞吐吐。
A poor argument halts. 论点拙劣，漏洞百出。
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1.fraud 欺骗，欺诈；舞弊；frod
2.horn n. 角                             blow [toot] one's own horn 自吹自擂    lift up one's horn 趾高气扬；盛气凌人  lower one's horn 卑躬屈膝；降低身分
A goat has two horns. 
3.individual n. 个人 adj. 各别的
representative individuals 代表人物    
A teacher can’t give individual attention if his class is large.
The interests of society are more important than the interests of the individual.
4.’interval n.(时间的间隔)
There is a long interval before he replied.
after a year's interval 隔一年后
in the intervals of business 在工作空隙时间
in the intervals 不一会儿，不久
5.knot n.绳结
The knots of your package must be tied tightly.
make [tie] a knot in a rope 把绳子打个结
the knot of the matter 问题的症结
6.liberal adj.自由主义的/通才的
He is liberal in his view on government.
They want their children to have a liberal education.
liberal ideas 开明的思想
a liberal translation 意译
7.magnificent adj. 华丽的grand/ splendid
magnificence n.
a grand air 堂皇的气派，堂堂仪表
grand entrance 大门  a grand man 伟人
It will be grand if you can come. 你要是能来，那就再好没有了
do the grand 〔口语〕装模作样，摆架子
What about going there together -Yes, splendid! 一道去怎么样？ --不错，很好!
8.mental adj. 心理的 physical
Keeping mental health is very important in modern society.
9.momentary adj. temporary暂时的 everlasting
His feeling of danger was only momentary ; it soon disappeared.
in momentary expectation 没有一刻不盼望
10.neutral adj. 中立的
He remained neutral in the argument between his two friends.
a neutral state [zone] 中立国[地带]
11.omit v. 遗漏 删除
He made many mistakes in spelling by omitting letters.
omit to (do/doing) lock the door 忘记锁门
He omitted making his bed. 他忘记了铺床
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1. surrender vt./vi
  surrender oneself to 向…投降
  surrender oneself to justice 向法院自首
2. propose vt. 提议，建议； 推荐，提名；计划，打算 proposal n. 建议 proposer 提建议的人
  I wish to propose a toast to our friendship. 我建议为我们的友谊干杯
  I do not propose to stay long at Shanghai我不打算在上海久住
Man proposes, God disposes. 〔谚语〕谋事在人，成事在天
3. di’spose vt.
⑴ ~sb to do sth 使某人愿意做….（make sb willing or redy to do sth）
His criminal record doesn’t dispose me to trust him.
Your words of cheer dispose me for the task. 你的打气使我愿意接这项任务了
⑵安排，配置，布置
The lamp was disposed on a table nearby. 灯配置在附近的桌上
⑶vi 处置，处理；安排 (of)
dispose of
1. 处理，处置，安排；解决；办妥 (dispose of a business affair 处理一件事务。 dispose of oneself 安排好自己，设法过日子。 dispose of old clothes 把旧衣服处理掉)
2. 除掉，干掉，杀掉 (dispose of the mice in the attic 消灭阁楼上的老鼠)
4. extort vt. 勒索 ～ sth from sb
   The police used torture to extort a confession from him.
5.embassy n 大使馆 大使的职务[地位] 大使及其随员
go on an embassy 去当大使。
 send sb. on an embassy 派某人出任大使
6. grant
   1.许可，答应，承认
2.授与，让渡，转让
3.假定，姑且承认
grant (sb.) a request 接受(某人)要求grant a pension 给予退休金。        I grant you. 就算你对。          This granted, what next 就算这样，下文呢？                          take it for granted 认为当然
7. bribe n. 贿赂 私礼 诱惑物
take [offer] a bribe 受[行]贿
give [offer, handout] bribes to sb. 向某人行贿
vt./vi  向…行贿，收买
bribe sb. into silence 用贿赂封住某人的嘴
8. the customs n.海关
9. prohibit vt. 不准许，禁止；阻止，防止
(~~ sb/sth from doing sth)
P- him from coming [his coming]. 别让他来。
Smoking strictly prohibited. 严禁吸烟。
summer resort   故宫 the Imperial Palace来源:考试大-专四专八考试

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