critic

n. 批评家，评论家

• It's a review by the theatre critic of the Sunday Times.

criticize

v. 批评，评论

• We look each other's work and criticize it.

critical

adj. 批评性的

• He made some highly critical remarks.

adj. 决定性的

• It's critical for us to know the truth.

assess

v. 评估，估算

• Assess your progress.

• It's difficult to assess the effect of these changes.

• I'd assess your chances as low.

passion

n. 激情

• She argued her case with considerable passion.

n. 热衷的爱好

• The English have a passion for gardens.

academic

adj. 学业的，学术的

• an academic year

• an academic career

adj. 纯理论的

• The whole thing is academic now - we can't win anyway.

stuff

<-> staff

un. 物品，材料

• We need to get some more stuff for the party.

un. 特征

• It's the stuff of the place that makes it special.

v. 填充

absense

cun. 缺席，不在

• absense from school

globe

n. 地球仪，球形物

the globe

single.n. 地球

• people from every corner of the globe

outline

cun./v. 大纲，概要

• Can you (outline / give me an outline of) your presentation?

circumstance

cun. 情况，环境

• They had to leave early due to unforeseen circumstance.

fetch

v. 取回，请回

• Could you fetch me a glass of water, please?

acknowledge

v. 承认，接受

• acknowledge that he was wrong

• acknowledge a mistake

v. 对……表示感激

• acknowledge a gift

vital

adj. 至关重要的，必须的

• It's vital that we get this done today.

• The vitamins are vital to / for good health.

incredible

adj. 难以置信的，极好的，极大的

• the incredible view

• the incredible beauty of the countryside

beancurd

n. 豆腐

stretch

n./v. 拉伸，伸展

• Stretch (your legs) before you exercise.

autonomous

adj. 自治的，自主的

equator

n. 赤道

infection

n. 感染，传染（病）

• The wound became infected.

garlic

n. 大蒜

surgery

n. 外科手术

• have surgery

staff

<-> stuff

n. 工作人员

• The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful.

agenda

n. 议程

slightly

adv. 稍微地

• I'm feeling slightly better today.

decent

adj. 得体的，相当好的

• She made a decent living as a musician.

efficient

adj. 高效的

• The new system is much more efficient.

prejudice

n./v. （使有）偏见

• prejudice against / towards sth.

sth. prejudice sb.

obtain

vt. 获得

• It's difficult to obtain a visa for some countries.

vi. 存在，适用

missile

n. 导弹

motive

n. 动机，目的

• The police are trying to determine the motive for the crime.

wallet

n. 钱包

approve

v. 赞成，批准

• approve a proposal

alongside

prep. 并排，沿着

• walk alongside the river

erupt

v. 爆发，喷发

• The volcano erupted in 1991.

poison

n. 毒药

aspect

n. 方面，层面

• consider all aspects of the problem

thick

adj. 厚的

• The blanket is thick and warm.

mercy

n. 仁慈，怜悯

• They begged for mercy, but he didn't show any.

attach

v. 附加，固定，关联

• They attached conditions to the agreement.

wage

n. 工资

attain

v. 达到，获得

• attain a goal

• an excellent grade

occupy

v. 占用

• The students occupy the library during exam week.

campaign

n./v. （开展）活动

• She started a campaign to raise awareness about the issue.

integrity

n. 正直

• He is a man of integrity.

antique

adj. 古老的

n. 古董

crime

n. 犯罪，罪行

• commit a crime

relay

v. 转发，转播

• The game was relayed by satellite.

n. 接力赛

respective

adj. 各自的

• Each student has their respective responsibilities.

eventually

adv. 最后，终于

• Our flight eventually left five hours late.

reliable

adj. 可靠的，可信赖的

• Reliable sources are usually written by experts.

indicator

n. 指示器，标志

• The economic indicators are better than expected.

tailor

n. 裁缝

v. 定制

• The designer tailored its design to protect silk products.

involve

v. 包含，需要

• My job involves patience / taking care of kids

involve sb. in.

v. 使参加

• I was involved in the activity.

expose

v. 使曝光

• At last, the truth was exposed.

expose sb. to sth.

v. 使面临，使体验

• expose the kids to art

lay

lay - laid - laid

v. 放置

• The king laid a stone in the street.

区分：lie

lie - lay - lain

v. 躺，存在

• The problem lies in deciding when to intervene（介入）.

urgent

adj. （事）紧急的，（人）急切的

• a problem that requires urgent attention

• an urgent whisper

urban

adj. 城市的，城镇的

• damage to both urban and rural environments

rare

adj. 稀有的

• One the rare occasions when they met, he hardly even dared speak to her.

rarity

n. 稀有之物，稀有性

emerge

v. 出现

• She finally emerged from her room into sunlight.

v. 摆脱（从苦难中）

• The country emerged from the war.

mechanism

n. 机械装置，机制，方法

• The mechanism of the machine is complicated.

sustain

v. 使保持，使持续，维持（生命）

• She managed to sustain everyone's interest.

v. 遭受

v. 证明，证实，支持，认可

• The evidence sustains his argument.

potential

adj. 潜在的，可能的

• First, we need to identify the actual and potential problems.

un. 可能性，潜能

• There is the potential for change.

suburb

n. 郊区

• They live in the suburb of London.

fair

adj. 公平的

• free and fair elections

adj. 恰当的，极好的

• There's a fair chance that me might win this game.

n. 游乐场，集市

evolve

v. 逐渐发展，（生物）进化

• Shenzhen has evolved from a small fishing village into a big city.

alternative

n. 选项，adj. （只在名词前）可选的

• We have no alternative but to accept it.

adj. （只在名词前）另类的

• alternative lifestyles

digest

vt. 消化，领会，vi. 被 消化

n. 摘要

annual

adj. 每年的，年度的，n. 年刊

• an annual event

crucial

SYN. important essential critical vital

adj. 至关重要的

• a crucial factor

demonstrate

v. 证明，表达，示范

• The theories wre demonstrated to be false.

• Let me demonstrate to you how it works.

vi. 游行

estimate

v. 估计，n. 估价

• Police estimate the crowd at 30000.