spite
n. in spiteof: not beingpreven ted by (sb./sth.); regard lessof(用于短语) 虽然；不顾，尽管They went out in spiteof the rain.尽管下雨，他们还是外出了。
(U) desire to hurt, offend anothe r person; ill will恶意；怨恨,
He wrotethat articl e from pure spite.他写那篇文章纯粹是为了泄愤。
adj. spitef ul怀恨的，恶意的adv. spitef ully怀恨地；怀恶意地n. spitef ulnes s怀恨在心clash
vi. 1. disagr ee seriou sly (aboutsth.)严重不一致，冲突
The couple clashe d on the questi on of whereto spendtheirholida ys.上哪儿去度假意见不一
2. come togeth er and fight冲突，交锋，遭遇
The two armies clashe d near the bounda ry this mornin g.今晨两支军队在边境附近发生了交火n. 1.不一致，争论Ther e is a clashof intere sts in this projec t.在项目中存在着利益上的冲突2.抵触，冲突Thedemons trati on endedin a violen t clashwith the police.示威游行与警察冲突 tradit ion
pinesn. [U, C] 传统，惯例By tradit ion, people play jokeson April1.
They decide d to breakwith tradit ion.他们决定打破惯例。
adjust ment
n.调整N-COUNTA n adjust mentis a smallchange that is made to someth ing such as a machin e or a way of doingsometh ing. (对机器、做事方法等的) 调整
The adjust mentof the intere st rate will modera te.利率的调整将会放缓。
.N-COUNTA n adjust mentis a change in a person's behavi our or thinki ng. (对行为、思想等的) 调整
He will have to make majoradjust ments to his thinki ng if he is to surviv e in office.
他要想继续任职的话，就得对他的思维方式作大的调整。
honeym oon
n..蜜月期，和谐期n. honeym ooner度蜜月的人T hey're goingto honeym oon in Europe.
他们打算在欧洲度蜜月。
marvel ous(英marve llous)
a.surpri sing; outsta nding; wonder ful惊奇的，奇妙的，不可思议的
The perfor mance is simply marvel ous.演出精彩极了！
adv. marvel ously奇迹般地；不可思议地；令人惊讶地n. marvel奇迹vi. marvel感到惊讶vt. marvel对…感到惊异
amuse
vt. 1.make (sb.) laughor smile
逗... ...乐（笑）
Everyo ne was amused at the storyaboutthe dog.
大家都被那只狗的故事逗笑了。
She amused the childr en with tricks.
她玩一些小把戏来逗孩子们快乐。
2. Make time pass pleasa ntlyfor (sb.)
给... ... 娱乐（消遣）；以... ...自娱
He readsthe booksonly becaus e it amuses him.
他读书只是因为那给他带来乐趣。
amusem ent
n. 1.[C] thingthat makestime pass pleasa ntly
娱乐（消遣）活动，娱乐品，娱乐场所
The hoteloffers its guests a wide variet y of amusem ents.
这家旅馆为客人们提供各式各样的娱乐活动。
Outdoo r amusem ent will relaxyou aftera day's work in office.
在办公室里呆了一整天之后，户外娱乐活动可使你得到放松。
2.[U] stateof beingamused
娱乐，快乐
She couldnot coverher amusem ent at his mistak e.
对他的错误，她禁不住觉得好笑。
To everyb ody's amusem ent, the actorfell off the stage.
那个演员从舞台上掉了下来，大家都感到好笑。
ending
n. [C] end, esp. of a story, film or word
（尤指故事、影片、戏剧）结局，结尾
a storywith a happyending
一个结局幸福美满的故事
People want to be entert ained; they want love storie s with happyending s. 人们希望能享受快乐；他们喜欢结局美满的爱情故事。
hostil e
a. 1.showin g strong hate or object ing to; very unfrie ndly
怀有敌意的，敌对的
She foundhis attitu de to her obviou sly hostil e.
她发现他对自己的态度明显地怀有敌意。
She gave him a hostil e look.
她怀有敌意地看了他一眼。
2.of an enemy
敌方的
a hostil e army
敌军
hostil ity
n. 1.[U] beinghostil e (to sb./sth.)
敌意，敌对，敌视
Thereis now open hostil ity betwee n the two leader s.
两位领导人之间的敌意已经公开化了。
Theirfriend shipis regard ed with hostil ity.
人们用敌意的眼光注视着他们间的友谊。
2.[U] beingagains t
抵制，反对
His ideasmet with some hostil ity.
他的意见遭到了一些反对。
His hostil ity to your plan is well-known.
他反对你的计划是众所周知的。
3.（pl.）acts of war; fighti ng
战争，战斗
Hostil ities brokeout betwee n German y and France in 1939.
德法之间于1939年爆发了战争。
The enemysugges ted stoppi ng hostil ities for 24 hours.
敌方建议停火24小时。
moreov er
ad. (used to introd uce sth. new that adds to or suppor ts the previo us statem ent) furthe r; as well; in additi on
再有，此外，而且
I don't want to go skatin g; moreov er, the ice is too thin.
我不想去滑冰；再说，冰也太薄了。
The idea was not good; moreov er, it wouldhave been too expens ive.
这个建议不太好，而且实施起来花费也太大。
distre ss
n. 1. [U] (causeof) greatpain, sadnes s, suffer ing, etc.
痛苦，苦恼，忧伤（的原因）
Her deathwas a greatdistre ss to all the family.
她的去世使全家人感到万分悲痛。
Two in distre ss makessorrow less.
同病相怜。
His distre ss was shared by all his friend s.
他的朋友们都帮他分担忧愁。
2. [U] suffer ing (caused by lack of money, food, etc.)
（缺钱、缺食物造成的）穷苦，贫困
He spenthis moneyin reduci ng distre ss amongthe poor.
他疏财济贫。
3. [U] a stateof beingin danger or diffic ultyand requir ing help
危险，危难
an airpla ne in distre ss
遇险的飞机
a distre ss flag
危险信号旗
vt. causedistre ss to (sb./sth.)
使痛苦，使悲痛，使忧伤，使贫困
Please don't distre ss yourse lf.
请别忧伤。
I was most distre ssedto hear the sad news of your father's death.
听到你父亲去世的噩耗我非常难过。
devise
vt. thinkout (a plan, tool, etc.)
想出（计划），发明（设备、工具）
The teache r has devise d a new method of teachi ng foreig n langua ges.
那位老师发明了一种教授外语的新方法。
He devise d a plan for gettin g the jewels out of the countr y.
他想出了一个把珠宝运出国的计划。
mechan ism
n. [C]【心】心理机制，机理
Her offens ive way is just a defens e mechan ism.
她的粗鲁不过是出于防卫心理。
[C] method or stepsfor gettin g things done
手法，技巧，途径
Thereis no mechan ism for changi ng the decisi on.
这决定是不能改变的。
The mechan ism for collec tingtaxesneedsimprov ing.
收税制度需要改进。
[C] workin g partsof a machin e, etc.
机械装置，机件
Someth ing is wrongwith the mechan ism of our radio.
我们收音机的装置出毛病了。
They are develo pinga new turnin g mechan ism for the device.
他们正在研制这一设备的新的旋转装置。
cope
vi. （with）manage succes sfull y; be able to deal with sth. diffic ult
（成功地）应付，能对付
Therewas too much work for our comput er to cope with.
工作太多，我们的计算机难以应付。
School commun ities have to cope with changi ng number s of pupils.
学校体制必须能适应学生人数的变化。
repres sion
n. 1. [U]contro l or preven ting
【心】压抑（把本能的欲望和冲动，尤与一般公认的行为标准相冲突的，压抑于潜意识中），压抑作用，压抑机制
The repres sionof one's true feelin gs is wrong.
抑制自己的真实情感是不对的。
He felt that much unhapp iness was becaus e of repres sion.
他感到许多的不快都是由压抑引起的。
2. [U] crueland severe contro l
镇压，抑制
The politi cal repres sionin this countr y is impose d by severe fear.
这个国家的政治镇压是通过恐怖行动来实施的。
regres sion
n. [U] return to a former state
【心】回归，倒退（指当个人追求的愿望得不到满足或受严重挫折时，即以与其年龄不相称的发展早期的某些原始的幼稚行为来适应当前，由意识状态倒退到无意识状态的一种变态心理现象。）
isolat e
vt. put or keep sb./sth. entire ly apartfrom otherpeople or things; separa te sb./sth.
使孤立，使隔绝，使隔离
Severa l villag es have been isolat ed by heavysnowfa lls. 因为下了大雪有几个村庄与外界断绝了联系。
The patien ts were soon isolat ed.
病人被立即隔离。
isolat ion
n. [U] isolat ing or beingisolat ed
隔离，孤立，分解，分离
They live in comple te isolat ion in a mounta in.
他们在一座山里过着完全与世隔绝的生活。
fightin isolat ion
孤军奋战
avoid
vt. keep onesel f away from sb./sth.
避开，逃避
He's been avoidi ng me sinceour quarre l.
自从我们上次吵嘴后，他一直躲着我。
The old man avoide d his neighb ors' eyes.
那个老人躲避着邻居的目光。
stop sth. happen ing; preven t
避免，防止
I just avoide d runnin g over the cat.
我的车险些轧着那只猫。
You must avoidgiving any unnece ssary inform ation.
你应该尽量不要提供不必要的信息。
reject
vt. 1. refuse to accept (sb./sth.)
拒绝，不接受
She reject ed his offerof marria ge.
她拒绝了他的求婚。
He was reject ed for the army becaus e of his poor sight.他由于视力差而未被接受入伍。
2. throw(sth.) away as not to be used, chosen, done, etc. 抛弃，丢弃
Damage d produc ts were reject ed by our qualit y contro l. 受损的产品经检验不合格而报废。
It was hard for me to reject my belief s.
要我放弃自己的信仰是困难的。
n. [C] reject ed person or thing
被弃或被拒的人或物
This TV is cheap, becaus e it's a reject.
这台电视机很便宜，因为是等外品。
a societ y's reject
社会弃儿
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