1. assess v. 估价
She looked at the house and assessed its market value.
她看了看房子并估算了其市场价值。
2. assumption n. 假定
The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.
这一计划是以经济发展的设想为依据的。
3. affection n. 喜爱
Her affection for him is deeply rooted.
她对他的爱很深。
4. bond n. 联系
Common interests formed a bond between us.
共同的利益把我们联系在一起。
5. bounce v. 反弹
The ball hit the wall and bounced off it.
球打在墙上又反弹回来。
6. breed v. 培育
Spartan youths were bred as warriors.
斯巴达青年被培养成战士.
7. bump into v. 碰见
You can't pursue the learning of English very long without bumping into beauty!
在追求英语的过程中,须臾你就会与美不期而遇!
8. campaign n. 运动
They are planning a new campaign against corruption.
他们正在策划一个新的反贪污运动。
9. category n. 种类
词义辨析:kind, sort, type, class, classification, category, species, variety
kind: 指性质相同,而且特征很相似,足以归为一类的人或东西
sort: 普通用词,文体较kind随便,指对人或对事物进行的大概分类,有时含贬义
type: 指客观界限比较清楚,有相同本质特点的同类事物,或指大致相似的同类事物
class: 正式用词,指门类、种类或优劣等级;用于指动植物的分类时,表示“纲”
classification: 指根据已经确定的类型对某一事物作鉴别和归类
category: 书面用词,特指有确切定义的群体
species: 书面用词,单复数同形。指生物分类上的种
variety: 强调有各自的特点,形式不同,品质不同的种类
There are different categories of books in a library.
图书馆里有各种不同种类的书籍。
10. cease n. 停止
We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.
我们不停地生产以便按时完成计划。
1. chaos n. 混乱
After the failure of the electricity supplies, the city was in chaos.
电力供应中断,城市陷于混乱之中。
2. component n. 部件
The factory supplies components for the car industry.
该工厂向汽车业供应零部件。
3. confess v. 坦白
I've committed a serious crime, which I want to confess to you.
我犯下了一项大罪,想向您坦白说出来。
4. constitute v. 构成
A slight error in thought may constitute a life-long regret.
一念之差, 终身之悔。
5. consistent a. 一致的
be consistent with 与……一致
Your conduct is not consistent with what you say.
你的言行不一致。
6. consultant n. 顾问
The spy's cover was that she was a consultant engineer.
那女间谍伪装成顾问工程师。
7. controversial a. 有争议的
We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.
晚宴上我们尽力避免一些有争议的话题。
8.convert v. 转变
convert the hotel into an apartment building 将酒店改建为公寓
The solar cell can convert the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
太阳能电池能把阳光的能量转化为电能。
9.confront v. 面对
The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
10.confine v. 限制
The thief was confined in a prison.
窃贼被关押在监狱里。