日期：2007-10-15 celibate a.独身的 [caelebs -ibis unmarried;celibacy 独身生活(尤指修道者立下宗教誓约而遵守的)] censor n.检查员 [ censere assess cencorous 好批评的, 好吹毛求疵者 censorship检查;监察;检察官之职] censure v.责备 [ censuracensere assess 核定税额、罚款额等... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 capacious a.容量大的 [ capax -aciscapere hold capacity 包容力, 收容力;容积] caparison n.装饰用马衣;给马穿衣 [ caparazon saddle-clothcapa CAPE羔羊皮(产于好望角)拉丁文头岬,海角;好望角(Cape of Good] [Hope)] caper v.n.雀跃;嬉戏;把戏 [ capres capparis ka... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 Unit 7 cab n.v.计乘车;驾驶室;自修书 [abbr. of CABRIOLET] cabal n.派系;阴谋 [cabalemedL cabala, CABBALA 犹太教的神秘哲学 秘法,秘教] cache n.隐藏所 [cacher to hide] cachet n.封印 [cacher press coactare constrain] cackle v.呵呵笑 [ probMLG, kakelen(imi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 bugle n.喇叭 bulb n.球茎;灯泡 [ bulbus bolbos onion bulbous 球根的;球根状的] bulge n.桶腰凸出部份;膨胀 [ boulge, bouge bulga: BUDGET] bulk n.大小;容积;船舱 [sense 'cargo'OIcel sense 'mass' etc perh alt obs bouk(BUCK)] bullion n.金块;银块 [mint, var... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 brim n.(杯、碗的)边 [ brimme brimful盈满的] brindled a.有斑纹的 [earlier brinded, brended brend, perh of Scand orig] brink n.边缘(峭壁等的);水际 brisk a.活泼的 [prob brusque BRUSQUE态度、言词,人莽撞的,粗率的,无礼的,唐突的 =BRUSK] bristle v.竖立毛发;... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 bouquet n.花束;香味;(酒等)芳香 [ dial var of OF bos, bois wood] bourgeois n.中产阶级的人 [ BURGESS 市民;议员] bourn n.小河;目标;界限 [ borne bodne BOUND] bout n.一阵;一回;一次 [16th c: app the same as obs bought bending] bovine a.似牛的;笨拙的 [ bov... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 Unit 6 blush v.害羞;脸红 [blyscan] bluster v.狂吹;咆哮 [16th c.: ult. imit.] bode v.预示 [ bodian boda messenger送信的人,信差,报信者] bog n.沼泽;泥塘 boggle v.n.惊跳;畏缩不前 [prob dial boggle BOGEY(高尔夫)以高于标准杆数(par)一杆入洞 BOGY似沼泽的;多... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 blare v.响声 [ blaren, bleren, imit] blarney n.恭维话 [Blarney, an Irish castle near Cork with a stone said to confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it] blase a.厌烦于享乐或人生的 blasphemy n.骂神;冒渎;不敬;咒骂 [blasfemie blasphemia slander, b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 beware v.注意;小心;警戒 [Beware of pickpockets. 谨防扒手 WARE小心;器具;货物] bewilder v.使为难,使不知所措 [wilder lose one's way] bewitch v.迷惑;陶醉 [wiccian enchant wicca WITCH 女巫;迷人的女人;狐狸精] bias n.n.斜线;成见,心里的倾向 bibliography n.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 belligerent a.交战的 [belligerare wage war bellum war+gerere wage] bellow v.吼叫声;咆哮 [ perh. rel. to BELL] belly n.腹;胃;食欲;鼓胀 [belig (orig. = bag) ] belongings n.pl.财产;附属物;家眷 bemoan v.悲叹 [牢骚,悲叹,哀悼] benediction n.祝福;恩赐 [ben... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 Unit 5 bathos n.比小法;平凡而陈腐风格 [ depth] baton n.警棒;指挥棒;接力棒 [baston bastum stick] bats a.神经不正常的;怪异的 [phr. (have) bats in the belfry: BAT] batten v.长肥 [batna get better bati advantage] batter v.n.以物易物;交换 battery n.殴打... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 barbaric a.未开化的,野蛮作风的 [ barbaricus barbaros foreign] barbarous a.野蛮的;异国语的 [orig of any foreign language or people: barbaros] foreign babarity[蛮行,残忍,粗野] barbecue n.v.烤肉架;烤肉野餐 [ barbacoa Haitian barbac wooden frame on post... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 axle n.轮轴;轴;车轴 [axle-tree axel-tre] azure a.天青色的 [ asur, azur, Arab al the+lazaward] babble v.唠叨 [babbelen, or imit] baccalaureate n.学士学位;告别训辞 [ baccalaureatus baccalaureus bachelor] bacchanalian a.饮酒狂欢的 [Bacchus god of wine... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 auscultation n.听诊 [auscultatio auscultare listen to] auspice n.前兆;赞助;资助 [under the ~s of the company = under the company orig'observation of bird-flight in divination':auspex] [observer avis bird. auspicate [开张;开幕式] auspicious a.幸运的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 Unit 4 astringent a.收敛性的;止血的 [stringent 严格的;严厉的] astrolabe n.星盘 astrology n.占星学 [ASTRO-, -LOGY] astute a.机敏的;狡猾的 [astut or astutus astus craft] asunder ad.散开;碎散;分别 [ on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分为二,分开,切开] as... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 askance ad.斜视地 askew ad.斜地 [A+SKEW歪曲,歪斜,弯曲] aslope a.ad.成斜坡;倾斜 asp n.毒蛇;埃及产眼镜蛇 [ aspe or aspis n.= aspen 白杨;似白杨的;颤抖的] aspen n.白杨;白杨似的;摇晃的 [earlier name asp + -forming adj. taken as nounasp毒蛇] asperity n.粗... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 ardent a.热心的;热烈的 [ardor 的形容词 an ~ patriot 满腔热忱的爱国者] ardor n.热心 [热(度))with ~ 热心地] arduous a.费力的;艰巨的 [ arduus steep, difficult] arena n.竞技场 [(h)arena sand, sand-strewn place of combat] argonaut n.冒险家;投机者;叛徒 [(... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 appall v.使惊骇 [appallling可怕的] apparatus n.器具;器官;组织 [apparare apparat- make ready for] apparel n.精制的衣服 [appar+el;apparent明显的] apparition n.幽灵 [ apparition or apparitio attendance(APPEAR)] appeal v.恳请;呼吁 [ apel, apeler appella... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 Unit 3 antibiotic n.抗生素;抗菌的 [ antibiotique; ANTI-, biotikos适合于生命的 bios生命] antibody n.抗体 [anti-BODY] antic a.古怪的;笨拙的 [antics滑稽的动作 ANTIQUE古董 attic阁楼] anticipate v.预期;期待 [anticipatory预期的 precipitate加速;沉淀] antic... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-15 anecdote n.逸话;轶事[AN-, ekdotos ] anemia n.贫血 [anemic 贫血的;衰弱的,无精打采的] anesthetic n.麻醉剂 [anesthetize 麻醉;使麻痹 aesthetic美学] angle n.角;见地;观点;钓鱼 [an acute (obtuse) ~ 锐(钝)角 take the ~ 测量角度 He looked at the problem only... 阅读全文>>