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托业考试综合辅导(21)

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wardrobe n. a tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes; the costumes belonging to a theater or theatrical¹ troupe²

warehouse³ n. depot⁴; wholesale⁵ store; large retail⁶ store

warehouse v. to store in a large building

warrant n. authorization⁷ or certification; sanction, as given by a superior; justification⁸ for an action or a belief; grounds

warranty⁹ n. guarantee; certificate indicating responsibility; authority; justification

waver v. to sway; to oscillate; to vacillate; to fluctuate; to blink; to flicker¹⁰ (as of light); to wobble; to tremble; to collapse¹¹; to begin to fail; to hesitate; to falter¹²

whereasconj. since; inasmuch as; while; while on the contrary

whereas conj. this being the case; since (used in formal documents)

widespread adj. common; popular; extensive; prevalent

width n. breadth; thickness

willingness n. readiness; agreeableness; state or condition of being willing

wipe v. to subject to light rubbing or friction¹³, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry; to clean or dry by rubbing

withdraw v. to pull back; to remove from; to take money from the bank; to take back; to retire; to depart; to remove; to take out

wither¹⁴ v. to dry up or shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture; to lose freshness; droop¹⁵

withhold¹⁶ v. to keep in check; restrain; to refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; to deduct¹⁷ (withholding tax) from an employee's salary

withstand v. to bear; to endure

witness n. testifier; onlooker¹⁸; bystander; testimony¹⁹

witness v. to look on; to see; to observe; to testify; to vouch²⁰ for; to corroborate²¹; to be an eye-witness; to note; to notice

woeful adj. affected²³ by or full of woe²²; mournful; deplorably bad or wretched

wool n. fleece from some animals; clothing made from wool; thread made from wool; (nickname for) frizzy hair

workshop n. seminar; brief intensive educational program; discussion group

wrench²⁴ n. violent twist; violent ripping; tool for gripping or turning bolts

wrench v. to pull by force; to bend forcefully; to twist; to hurt by twisting; to cut off; to distort; to pervert²⁵

write off v. to disregard an outstanding debt (as of a customer); to consider worthless; to make a reduction in a value for accounting²⁶ purposes

wry²⁷ adj. distorted; crooked²⁸; twisted; askew²⁹; contorted; ironic³⁰; dry

yearly adj. occurring once within 12 months

yearly adv. annually³¹

yet adv. still; already; in addition; nevertheless; but; in spite of; although

yetconj. but; in spite of; despite

yield n. crop; harvest; return; produce; income; profit

yield v. to produce; to supply; to bear (profit, harvest, fruit, etc.); to give; to relinquish³²; to surrender; to comply; to withdraw

ZIP n. extension ZIP (Computers); extension of an archived file compressed with the ZIP program; ZIP drive; type of drive using removable disks

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1 theatrical
adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的
参考例句：
The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。 She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

2 troupe
n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团
参考例句：
The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。 The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

3 warehouse
n.仓库；vt.存入仓库
参考例句：
We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。 The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

4 depot
n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站
参考例句：
The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。 They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

5 wholesale
n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售
参考例句：
The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。 Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

6 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。 These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

7 authorization
n.授权，委任状
参考例句：
Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。 You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

8 justification
n.正当的理由；辩解的理由
参考例句：
There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。 In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

9 warranty
n.担保书，证书，保单
参考例句：
This warranty is good for one year after the date of the purchase of the product.本保证书自购置此产品之日起有效期为一年。 As your guarantor,we have signed a warranty to the bank.作为你们的担保人，我们已经向银行开出了担保书。

10 flicker
vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现
参考例句：
There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。 At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。

11 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

12 falter
vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚
参考例句：
His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。 As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

13 friction
n.摩擦，摩擦力
参考例句：
When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。 Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

14 wither
vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡
参考例句：
She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。 In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。

15 droop
v.低垂，下垂；凋萎，萎靡
参考例句：
The heavy snow made the branches droop.大雪使树枝垂下来。 Don't let your spirits droop.不要萎靡不振。

16 withhold
v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡
参考例句：
It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。 I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。

17 deduct
vt.扣除，减去
参考例句：
You can deduct the twenty - five cents out of my allowance.你可在我的零用钱里扣去二角五分钱。 On condition of your signing this contract,I will deduct a percentage.如果你在这份合同上签字，我就会给你减免一个百分比。

18 onlooker
n.旁观者，观众
参考例句：
A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。 One onlooker had to be restrained by police.一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。

19 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

20 vouch
v.担保；断定；n.被担保者
参考例句：
They asked whether I was prepared to vouch for him.他们问我是否愿意为他作担保。 I can vouch for the fact that he is a good worker.我保证他是好员工。

21 corroborate
v.支持，证实，确定
参考例句：
He looked at me anxiously,as if he hoped I'd corroborate this.他神色不安地看着我，仿佛他希望我证实地的话。 It appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account.看来他所说的和我叙述的相符。

22 woe
n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句：
Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。 A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

23 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

24 wrench
v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受
参考例句：
He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。 It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。

25 pervert
n.堕落者，反常者；vt.误用，滥用；使人堕落，使入邪路
参考例句：
Reading such silly stories will pervert your taste for good books.读这种愚昧的故事会败坏你对好书的嗜好。 Do not pervert the idea.别歪曲那想法。

26 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

27 wry
adj.讽刺的；扭曲的
参考例句：
He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.他做了个鬼脸，打算用咖啡把那怪味地冲下去。 Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。

28 crooked
adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的
参考例句：
He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。 You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

29 askew
adv.斜地；adj.歪斜的
参考例句：
His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。 Her hat was slightly askew.她的帽子戴得有点斜。

30 ironic
adj.讽刺的，有讽刺意味的，出乎意料的
参考例句：
That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。 People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。

31 annually
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。 They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

32 relinquish
v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手
参考例句：
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。 They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

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