positive [ˈpɔzətiv] adj. 确实的
【扩】assured 确实的
【搭】be positive about 确信
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A: It seems unlikely to me, but he seemed absolutely positive of it.
B: Whose opinion did you take at last?
A：我认为靠不住，但他认为完全有把握。
B：你们最后采纳谁的意见了？
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compartment [kəmˈpɑːtmənt] n. 隔间
cramped [kræmpt] adj. 窄小的
【扩】narrow 狭窄的 confined 狭窄的
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A: This place is rather cramped.
B: Yes, we need to find another place to live in.
A：这地方太局促了。
B：是的，我们得找个别的地方住。
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stuffy [ˈstʌfi] adj. 憋气的，闷气的
monotonous [məˈnɔtənəs] adj. 枯燥的，乏味的，单调的
【扩】humdrum 单调的，乏味的 bored 无聊的
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A: I found the work monotonous.
B: But you can hardly find a new one at the moment.
A：我发现这个工作枯燥无味。
B：但是此刻你不太可能找到一份新工作。
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rhythm [ˈriðəm] n. 有节奏的运动
click [klik] v. 发出咔哒声
lull [lʌl] v. 催人欲睡
snatch [snætʃ] n. 短时，片段
【例】I slept in snatches during the night.
我晚上睡觉不时惊醒。
【扩】eyewink 片刻，一眨眼 awhile 片刻，一小会
【搭】sleep in snatches 断断续续地睡
sleeper [ˈsliːpə] n. （火车等的）卧铺
fumble [ˈfʌmbəl] v. 乱摸，摸索
【例】I fumbled for the light switch in the dark room.
我在漆黑的房间里摸索着寻找电灯的开关。
【扩】grope 摸索
【搭】fumble about 瞎摸
inspection [inˈspekʃən] n. 检查
【例】You can rest assured that these exports have passed our legal inspection.
请放心，这些出口商品已经通过了我国的法定检验。
inevitable [iˈnevitəbəl] adj. 必然的，不可避免的
destination [destiˈneiʃən] n. 目的地
【扩】terminus 终点站
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A: Dear tourists, we have now reached the destination. Please have a rest.
B: Miss Chen, I suggest that we can have lunch now.
A：游客朋友们，现在我们已经到达了目的地。大家休息一下吧。
B：陈小姐，我建议我们去吃饭吧。
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exhaust [iɡˈzɔːst] v. 使精疲力尽
【派】exhausted 精疲力尽的 exhaustion 用尽
【搭】be exhausted by 因为……而劳累
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A: I'm completely exhausted.
B: You worked so hard these days. So you can have a holiday next week.
A：我现在疲惫不堪。
B：你最近工作很辛苦，所以下周你将有一周的假期。
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motorway [ˈməutəwei] n. 快车道
【构】motor（机动的，汽车的）＋way 路）＝motorway（快车道）
【扩】fast lane 快车道
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A: Can we run on the motorway?
B: Yes, but I'm a new driver. I dare not to drive very fast.
A：我们能在快车道上行驶吗？
B：可以，但我是一名新司机，我不敢开得太快。
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ferry [ˈferi] n. 渡船
cruise [ˈkruːz] n. 巡游船
civilize [ˈsivəlaiz] v. 使文明
【派】civilized 文明的
【例】The Romans hoped to civilize all tribes of ancient Europe.
古罗马人曾希望教化古代欧洲各部族。
spacious [ˈspeiʃəs] adj. 宽敞的
【扩】roomy 宽敞的 capacious 宽敞的
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A: The meeting is very important. Where shall the guests be received before the meeting begins?
B: We can receive them in the dining room. It's spacious there.
A：这个会议很重要。开会前在哪里接待来宾？
B：我们可以在餐厅接待他们，那里很宽敞。
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seasick [ˈsiːsik] adj. 晕船的
【扩】carsickness 晕车 airsickness 晕机
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A: If you get seasick, you'd better have some solid food. Don't drink any liquids.
B: OK. Can you offer me a hamburger?
A：如果你晕船的话，最好吃一些固体食物，不要饮用任何液体。
B：好的。能给我一个汉堡吗？
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intimidate [inˈtimideit] v. 恐吓，恫吓
【派】intimidation 恐吓
【例】They tried to intimidate him into doing what they wanted. 他们试图胁迫他按他们的要求去做。
【扩】threaten 威胁，恐吓 terrify 恐吓
【搭】intimidate sb. into doing sth. 胁迫某人做某事
disadvantage [ˌdisədˈvɑːntidʒ] n. 短处，缺点
exhilarating [iɡˈziləreitiŋ] adj. 使人高兴的，令人兴奋的
【扩】infusive 令人兴奋的 exciting 令人兴奋的
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A: This is an exhilarating news for all of us.
B: Yes, I can't wait to tell more people.
A：这对我们所有人来说都是一个令人兴奋的消息。
B：是啊，我已经迫不及待地要告诉更多人这个消息了。
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escapist [iˈskeipist] n. 逍遥者，逃避现实者
sip [sip] v. 呷
【扩】smack 咂嘴 slurp 出声地吃（或喝）
【搭】take a sip 吸一口
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A: She took a sip of the cocktail.
B: Her movement is very graceful.
A：她啜饮了一口鸡尾酒。
B：她的动作很优雅。
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champagne [ʃæmˈpein] n. 香槟酒
refinement [riˈfainmənt] n. 精心的安排
breathtaking [ˌbreθˈteikiŋ] adj. 激动人心的，不寻常的
【例】The beauty of the sunrise is really breathtaking.
日出的美景真令人心旷神怡。
soar [sɔː] v. 高飞，翱翔
effortlessly [ˈefətlisli] ad. 不费力气地
landscape [ˈlændskeip] n. 景色
【扩】scenery 风景 view 景色
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A: The mountains have gradually eroded to form a peculiarly spectacular landscape of peaks and huge rock columns rising out of the forest.
B: The view is really easy on the eyes.
A：山由于受到侵蚀而形成了山峰和巨大的岩石柱。它们耸立在丛林中，形成了特有的壮观的景色。
B：这里的景色确实很吸引人。
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fresh [freʃ] adj. 精神饱满的
uncrumpled [ʌnˈkrʌmpld] adj. 没有垮下来的
adverb [程度副词]绝对地；乐观地；赞成地；明确地；自信地；<技>带正电地 - You use positively to emphasize that something really is the case, although it may sound surprising or extreme.
noun [集合/集体]隔层，分隔间；（飞机、轮船或火车上的）车厢，舱；区划 - A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
verb [vt. 及物动词]分隔，划分 - The desk has a secret compartment.
adjective [原级]狭窄的；难懂的；难辨的 - There are hundreds of families living in cramped conditions on the floor of the airport lounge.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用夹钳夹；约束（cramp 的过去分词） - This means that artists were forced to work in cramped spaces and without sources of natural light.
adjective [原级]（房间或建筑物）闷的，通风不顺畅的；古板的，保守的；（鼻子）不通的，堵塞的 - It was hot and stuffy in the classroom even though two of the windows at the back had been opened.
adjective [原级]单调乏味的，毫无变化的；无抑扬顿挫的 - It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
noun [抽象名词]（声音或运动的）节奏，韵律，节拍；节奏感；规则变化，节律；（艺术作品的）匀称，和谐；（韵文或散文）抑扬节奏 - A rhythm is a regular pattern of changes, for example changes in your body, in the seasons, or in the tides. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]（用鼠标）点击；发出咔嗒声；一见如故，受欢迎；突然明白，恍然大悟；配合默契，进展顺利；得到关注，引起兴趣 - If you click on an area of a computer screen, you point the cursor at that area and press one of the buttons on the mouse in order to make something happen. (
noun [具体名词]短而尖的声音，咔哒声；点击；（南非语等语言的）倒吸气音 - You can check your e-mail with a click of your mouse.
- The soldier clicked his heels.
- He slammed / banged the door. vt.咣(的一声)
- The door slammed / banged shut. vi.咣(的一声)
- When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
- If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
- As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter.
- The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
- They plunged into the lake, ...
- We all clapped our hands.
- Don't clatter the dishes—you'll wake the baby up.
- I'll smack your bottom if you don't behave yourself.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使安静，使昏昏欲睡；使（人）放松警惕，哄骗；（使）减弱，平息，停止 - If you are lulled into feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
noun [抽象名词]间歇，暂时平静；低谷期 - There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president.
verb [vt. 及物动词]一把抓住，立马夺下；夺去，抢走；抓住机会做（某事）；侥幸获得（胜利），险胜 - If something is snatched from you, it is stolen, usually using force. If a person is snatched, they are taken away by force.
noun [抽象名词]抢夺，偷窃；（歌曲或谈话的）片段；片刻，一会儿；（举重）抓举；<非正式>（女性的）阴部 - A snatch of a conversation or a song is a very small piece of it. (
noun [具体名词]卧车；卧铺；枕木；睡眠者 - I'm a very light sleeper and I can hardly get any sleep at all.
verb [vt. 及物动词]笨手笨脚地做，胡乱摸找；笨嘴拙舌地说，支支吾吾地说；接球失误，漏球，掉球 - When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way.
noun [抽象名词]笨拙的手部动作，乱摸；失球，漏接球；笨拙的处理；<非正式>（为达到性快乐而进行的）抚弄 - The ref said it was a fumble.
noun [抽象名词]视察；检查，审视 - On closer inspection , the notes proved to be forgeries.
adverb [关系副词]不可避免地，必然地；意料之中 - Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.
noun [抽象名词]目的地，终点，目标 - Ellis Island has become one of America's most popular tourist destinations.
adjective [原级]作为目的地的 - At last, after twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their destination.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使精疲力尽；耗尽；详尽讨论；排放，排出（气体，蒸汽） - If you exhaust something such as money or food, you use or finish it all.
noun [抽象名词]废气；排气管，排气装置 - Exhaust is the gas or steam that is produced when the engine of a vehicle is running.
noun [专属名词]高速公路；宽平滑雪道 - He made a forced landing on a motorway.
noun [专属名词]渡船，摆渡；渡口 - They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry.
verb [vt. 及物动词]摆渡，渡运；空运 - If a vehicle ferries people or goods, it transports them, usually by means of regular trips between the same two places.
noun [具体名词]巡游，乘船游览 - He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise.
verb [vt. 及物动词]乘船游览；以平稳的速度行驶；缓慢巡行，兜风；轻而易举赢得，轻取；<非正式>猎艳 - If you cruise an ocean, river, or canal, you travel around it or along it on a cruise.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Cruise）（英、美、加）克鲁斯（人名） - He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
verb [vt. 及物动词]教化，熏陶；改善，改进；使文明，使开化 - ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilize a woman – but she ends up civilizing him. …
adjective [原级]（房间或建筑物）宽敞的；无边无际的 - They specified a spacious entrance hall.
adjective [原级]晕船的 - It was quite rough at times, and she was seasick.
verb [vt. 及物动词]恫吓，威胁 - Jones had set out to intimidate and dominate Paul.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated. — George Bernard Shaw
noun [具体名词]不利条件，劣势；不利因素；损失，损害 - His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles.
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 使处于不利地位，损害 - The reasons that boys react more negatively to disadvantage are varied and hard to pinpoint.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使高兴，使兴奋（exhilarate 的现在分词） - It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose.
adjective [原级]使人兴奋的；令人高兴的 - It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose.
noun [专属名词]逃避现实者 - You can read the Escapist two ways.
adjective [原级]逃避现实的 - Her books are usually escapist fantasies.
verb [vt. 及物动词]小口喝，抿 - Jessica sipped her drink thoughtfully.
noun [可数名词]一小口（饮料），一啜之量 - A sip is a small amount of drink that you take into your mouth.
noun [专属名词]香槟酒；香槟色 - Champagne sprayed everywhere.
noun [具体名词]精炼，精制；（精细的）改进，改善；举止文雅；高雅情趣；改良品 - Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements.
adjective [原级]激动人心的，令人惊叹的；非常糟糕的，令人震惊的 - He spoke with breathtaking arrogance.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（数量、价值、水平、规模等）急升，猛涨；高飞，翱翔；升空，升腾；（精神或希望）高涨；(树木、建筑等）高耸，屹立；升至（很高的高度），高达；（音乐）升高，增强 - Insurance claims are expected to soar.
noun [具体名词]高飞；高涨 - His market share continues to soar.
adverb [方式副词]轻松地；毫不费劲地 - Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings.
noun [具体名词]（陆上，尤指乡村的）风景，景色；形势，情形；（陆上或乡村）风景画；横向打印格式 - June's events completely altered the political landscape. 6
verb [vt. 及物动词]对…做景观美化，美化…的环境；从事景观美化工作 - The gravel pits have been landscaped and planted to make them attractive to wildfowl.
adjective [原级]横向列印的 - The landscape had a stark, unworldly beauty.
adjective [原级]新的，不同的；新近的，新近体验的；新颖的，独创的；新鲜的；清新的，清爽的；精神饱满的，精力充沛的；（水）淡的，无盐的；（风）凉爽的，强劲的；刚从…来的，刚经历过…的 - He asked the police, who carried out the original investigation, to make fresh inquiries.
adverb [程度副词]刚刚，新近地 - We sell only fresh local produce.
adjective [原级]衣冠整洁的；没有垮下来的 - However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
verb [vt. 及物动词]去掉…的皱纹；使回复到平整状态（uncrumple 的过去分词） - One thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
