1. shift v. 移动;转变
shift responsibility on to others 转嫁责任
The Left is shifting their ground.
左派正在改变立场。
2. strive v. 力求
strive for freedom 力求自由
The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.
科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。
3. submit to v. 屈服=yield to
I submit to his wishes.
我顺从他的意愿。
4. striking a. 显著的
Her big eyes are her most striking feature.
大眼睛是她容貌最显著的特点。
5. scrape v. 刮,擦
He bent over to scrape some dirt off his shoes.
他弯腰刮掉鞋子上的尘土。
6. sensible a. 合情理的
That sounds very sensible to me.
我觉得这很合理。
7. submerge v. 淹没
I watched the submarine submerge.
我望着潜艇潜入水中。
8. stereotype n. 陈规，固定的看法
The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype.
这观点是老一套了。
9. sustain v. 维持=support
They had sufficient food to sustain life.
他们有足够维持生命的食物。
10. testify v. 作证
He testified that he had not seen the accident.
他作证说他没有看见那次事故。
1. trigger v. 引发
trigger a debate/war 引发战争
The odour of food may trigger people's appetite.
食物的香味能引起人的食欲。
2. triumph n. 胜利
The winning team returned home in triumph.
球队凯旋而归。
3. transient a. 短暂的
Their happiness was transient,for the war broke out soon after they got married.
他们的幸福是短暂的，因为他们婚后不久就爆发了战争。
4. thrive v. 繁荣=prosper
A business cannot thrive without good management.
没有良好的经营管理，事业就不会兴旺发达。
5. universal a. 普遍的
These phenomena is very universal.
这些现象己经非常普遍了。
6. utilize v. 利用
How can we utilize his knowledge and skill to our advantage?
我们如何来利用他的知识和技术才对我们有利?
7. variation n. 变动
the variation in temperature 温度变化
Prices are subject to variation.
价格可以变动。
8. virtually ad. 实际上
It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately.
精确预言未来的事实际上是办不到的。
9. wretched a. 难过的
She lamented to us about her wretched lot.
她向我们哀叹自己悲惨的遭遇。
10. yield v. 结出
The village abounds in fields that yield many bushels of corn.
那个村庄到处都是盛产玉米的农田。