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strengthenv.becomestrongormakesth.stronger（使）变强；加强；增强Hehopedtostrengthenthepositionofsocialsciencesintheleadinguniversities.他希望在重点大学加强社会科学的地位。TostrengthenhispositioninParliament,heheldtalkswithreligiousleaders.为加强自己在国会中的地位，他与宗教领袖进行了会谈。successionn.[sing.]anumberofpeopleorthingsofthesamekindcomingorhappeningoneafteranother一连串；一系列Lifewasjustanendlesssuccessionofpartiesanddinners.生活只不过是一连串不停的聚会和宴会。Thelongsuccessionofwetdaysworeusout.长时间接连不断的阴雨天使我们感到厌烦。implyvt.suggeststh.withoutsayingitdirectly暗示；暗指Hissilenceimpliedagreement.他的沉默不语暗示他同意。I'mnotimplyinganythingaboutyourcooking,butcouldweeatouttonight?我并不是在暗示你的烹饪技术如何，但我们今晚能去外面吃吗？primarya.1.mostimportant;main首要的；主要的Theprimaryresponsibilitylieswiththosewhobreakthelaw.犯法的人应当负主要责任。AprimarycauseofTom'sfailureishislaziness.汤姆失败的主要原因是懒惰。2.relatingtoeducationofchildrenbetween5and11yearsold初级的；小学的aprimaryschool小学primaryeducation初等教育vigorousa.1.usingalotofenergyandstrength强度大的；强有力的Veryvigorousexercisecanincreasetheriskofheartattacks.活动太剧烈可能增加心脏病发作的危险。2.healthyandstrong强壮的；精力充沛的IusedtotravelmorewhenIwasyoungandvigorous.我过去年轻力壮的时候在外旅行较多。At80,Philipwasstillvigorousanddidexerciseseveryday.80岁的菲利普依然身体健壮，每天坚持锻炼。formationn.[U]theprocessduringwhichsth.developsoriscreated形成；产生HehadplayedamajorroleintheformationoftheUnitedStates.在美国创建过程中，他发挥了重大作用。Wenowknowalotmoreabouttheearlystagesofplanetaryformation.如今，我们对行星形成的早期阶段有了更多了解。proposaln.[C]asuggestion建议；方案HaveyoureadSteve'sproposalforthenewproject?你读了斯蒂夫对新项目的建议吗？Thegovernmentputforwardaproposaltoimprovepublictransportation.政府提出了一项改善公共运输的方案。laboratoryn.[C](oftenlab)aroomorbuildingusedforresearch,experiments,testing,etc.实验室Thestudytookplaceunderlaboratoryconditions.研究是在实验室进行的。Thenewproducthasbeendevelopedinthefirm'sresearchlaboratory.新产品在公司的研究室里研制出来了。complicateda.difficulttounderstandordealwithbecausemanydifferentpartsordetailsareinvolved复杂的Therelationshipisabitcomplicated.He'smymother'scousin'sdaughter'schild.这层关系有一点复杂。他是我母亲的表姐的女儿的孩子。Therulesarerathercomplicatedtofollow,whichwilldonogoodtothecompany.这些规则执行起来挺复杂，这对公司不会有好处。obstaclen.[C]sth.thatmakesitdifficultforsb.toachievesth.障碍，阻碍Atlasttheyovercamealltheobstaclesandtheirfirmwasverysuccessful.最后，他们克服了所有的障碍，公司做得十分成功。Theytriedtoputobstaclesinthewayofourgettingmarried.他们试图阻挠我们结婚。exhibitvt.1.showaparticularfeeling,quality,etc.显示；表现出Heexhibitedgreatself-controldespiteherrudeness.尽管她粗鲁，他还是显示了很强的自控能力。Ourmenexhibitedgreatbraveryinthebattle.我们的战士在战斗中表现得非常勇敢。2.showordisplaysth.forthepublic陈列，展览HehopestoexhibithispaintingspubliclyinNewYork.他希望在纽约公开展出他的绘画。Thenewmodelcarsarebeingexhibited.新型汽车正在展出。possessvt.haveorownsth.,orhavesth.asaparticularquality拥有Thecountrypossessesrichmineraldeposits.这个国家拥有丰富的矿藏。Shepossessesabeautifulsingingvoice.她有美妙动听的歌喉。densityn.[U]theamountofsth.inaplace密度Australiahasaverylowpopulationdensity.澳大利亚人口密度很低。Thedensityofthefogmadeitdifficulttoseewhereweweregoing.浓雾使我们很难看清前方的路。boostvt.improveorincreasesth.改善；增强Thetheatremanagedtoboostitsaudiencesbycuttingthepriceoftickets.剧院设法通过降低票价吸引观众。Thenewtechnologywillboostfoodproduction.这种新工艺将会提高食品产量。multiplyv.1.(causeto)increasegreatlyinnumber（使）增加Inafewmonthsthesizeofthemilitaryhadmultiplied.几个月内，军事力量壮大了数倍。Herhusbandhasmultipliedhisdemandsonhertime.她丈夫对她的时间要求得越来越多。2.addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimes乘Whatdoyougetifyoumultiplysixbynine?6乘9等于多少?Hebegantolearntomultiplyanddivideattheageofsix.他六岁就开始学乘法和除法。logicala.reasonableandsensible合乎逻辑的；合情合理的Spellingismuchlessimportantthantheabilitytomakealogicalargument.拼写远远不如进行逻辑论证的能力重要。Iftheclimategetsdrier,thenthelogicalconclusionisthatevenmoredroughtwilloccur.如果气候越来越干燥，那么必然的结果是将会有更严重的干旱。inferencen.[C]anopiniononeformsbasedoninformationonealreadyhas推论，推断Hischangeofmindwasrecentandsudden,theinferencebeingthatsomeonehadpersuadedhim.他最近突然改变主意，估计有人说服了他。Ourconclusionswerearrivedatbyinference,notbydirectevidence.我们的结论是推断出来的，而不是靠直接的证据得出的。primarilyad.mainly主要地Soccerisprimarilyawintergame.英式足球主要是冬季运动。Thisbookisprimarilyaboutcomputerscience.本书论述的主要是计算机科学。measurementn.[U]theprocessofmeasuringsth.测量，计量ThemeasurementofEQisnotthateasy.情商的测定不是那么容易的。correspondinga.1.similartoorthesameassth.else对应的；类似的Thesalesthisyearwereup8%comparedwiththecorrespondingperiodlastyear.今年的销售比去年同期增长了8%。Doctorssmokeasmuchasthecorrespondinggroupsinthegeneralpopulation.医生吸烟的人数与总人口中其他类似的群体一样多。2.causedbyorconnectedwithsth.mentioned相应的；相关的Allrightscarrywiththemcorrespondingresponsibilities.所有的权利都伴随着相应的责任。Investmentintherailwayswillbringacorrespondingimprovementinservices.对铁路的投资会带来服务的相应的改善。stemvi.(~from)becausedbysth.;comefrom源于；来自Herproblemsstemfromherdifficultchildhood.她的问题源自她困苦的童年。ThesepracticesstemfromtraditionalChinesemedicine.这些做法源自传统中医学。speculatev.thinkaboutthepossiblecauseofsth.推测，推断Idon'treallyknowwhathappened—I'mjustspeculating.我不清楚到底发生了什么──我只是推测而已。Iwouldn'tliketospeculatehowmuchthatcarmusthavecosthim.我不想猜测他花了多少钱买那辆车。reductionn.[C,U]adecreaseinthesize,price,amountofsth.,ortheactofdecreasingsth.减少；降低Therearehugepricereductionsinmanyshopsduringthesummersales.夏季销售中很多商店都大减价。Lastweek,theairlinecutitsoverseasservicebyhalfbecauseofas