renew v.重新开始,继续; (使)更新,恢复;延长 (…的)有效期

Remember to renew the books if you can't finish them on time. ;如果你不能按时读完这 些书,记得要去图书馆 续借.

resolve vt.解决,解答;决定, 决意;(~into)分解; vi.决定,决意;n.决心

Many students resolve resolve to study abroad after graduation. ;许多大学生都决定毕业后 出国留学.

restore vt.恢复,使回复;修复, 整修;归还,交还

It's hard to restore a broken mirror. ;破镜难圆.

I feel quite restored after my holiday. ;休假后我感到恢复了健 康.

rival n.竞争对手,敌手; a.竞争的,对抗的 vt.与……竞争;比得上

The poet Homer believed that no mortal could rival Zeus. ;诗人荷马认为没有凡人能 与宙斯匹敌.

rude a.粗鲁的,不礼貌的; 粗糙的,粗陋的

Many people look upon American young men as brash,immodest,rude, ;许多人认为美国的年轻人 傲慢,不谦逊,粗鲁,

and possess no proper respect for parents or elder siblings. ;对父母和年长的兄弟姐 妹没有适当的尊敬.

settle vi.安家,安居;(鸟等) 飞落,停留;安定

settle vt.解决,调停;安排, 安放;支付,结算; 使安定

Please settle your accounts immediately, or we would have to take some legal action ;请立即结清你所欠的帐, 否则我们得采取法律行为.

Some people like to travel around the world ;有些人喜欢在年轻的时候 环游世界,

rather than settling down when they are young. ;而不喜欢过安定的生活.

sophisticated a.老于世故的,老练的; 精密的,复杂的; 高雅的,有教养的

Most politician are very sophisticated. ;大部分的政客都非常 老练.

The inner system of a spaceship is rather sophisticated. ;宇宙飞船的内部系统相当 精密复杂.

speculated vi.(~about,~on)推测, 推断;投机,做投机买卖 vt.推测,推断

This detective story is boring, ;这个侦探故事很没意思,

because you can speculate the ending in the beginning. ;因为刚开始看你能推断出 它的结局.

stretch vi.伸展,延续 vt.拉长,伸展;使倾注 全力,使紧张

I stretched to relax after working for a whole day. ;工作了一整天,我伸了个 懒腰放松一下.

stretch n.一段时间,一段路程, 连绵的一片;伸展, 延伸,延续

Having been washed,the sweater was stretched out of shape. ;洗过以后,这件毛衣被拉 长变了形.

Can you work (for) eight hours at a stretch? ;你能连续工作八小时吗?

surplus ;n.剩余,过剩,盈余 a.过剩的,多余的

Brazil has a big surplus of coffee. ;巴西有很多剩余的咖啡.

Karl Marx initiated the theory of surplus value in 1840. ;1840年,卡尔.马克思 首先提出了他的剩余价值 的理论.

sweep v.扫,打扫,拂(去)掠过, (风)吹,(浪等)冲; 快速移动;

After China's entry to WTO,foreign-made cars and consumer electronics ;在中国入世之后,外国产 汽车和电子消费品

sweep v.(在...)迅速传播(或蔓 延)打扫,(手臂等)挥动

are likely to sweep into the domestic market. ;可能会扫荡国内市场.

Many bridges were swept away by the flood. ;洪水冲断了很多桥梁.

sympathy n.同情,同情心; (思想感情上的)支持, 赞同

We should have sympathy for people in difficulty. ;我们对处于困境中的人们 要有同情心.

sympathetic a.同情的,体谅的(~to) 赞同地,支持的; 和谐的合意的

I feel sympathetic to my friend who is suffering. ;我对遭到不幸的朋友十 分同情.

We work best in a sympathetic atmosphere. ;我们在一种和谐的气氛中 工作效率最佳.

tackle vt.对付,处理;与交涉; (足球比赛中)阻截, 擒抱

The police spent a long time tacking the hacker who ruined the network. ;警方花了很长时间对付那 个毁坏了电脑网络的黑客

tackle n.阻截;用具,钓具; 轱辘,滑车(组)

People with strong social ties ;拥有密切社会关系的人们

appear better able to tackle major life changes and daily hassles. ;似乎能够更好地应付生活 的重大变化和日常困难.

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