1 boast 炫耀，拥有v eg. The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.这些房屋将应用最新的节能技术。

2 even so即使如此 eg. The new method is not perfect;even so,it’s much better than the old one.新的方法并不完美, 但即使如此, 它比老的方法要好得多。

3 any time soon在短时间 eg.And executives see no signs of car sales slowing any time soon.行业高管们认为,短期内汽车销售没有出现放缓的迹象.

4 courtship 求爱，恋爱n eg. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school.比起上学，他们对谈恋爱和汽车更感兴趣。

5 keen渴望的，喜爱的，强烈的 eg. She was a keen amateur photographer.她是业余摄影爱好者。

6 second-rate 二流的，二等的  carte blanche全权委托n career women职业女性 well-raised有教养的

eg. She was given carte blanche with the redecoration.重新装修的事宜完全委托给她了。

7 justifiable有理由的，正当的，情有可原的 eg. The violence of the revolutionary years was justifiable on the grounds of political necessity.出于政治需要，革命年代的暴力行为是情有可原的。

8 uphill 上坡的，艰苦的adj 上坡n eg. He had been running uphill a long way.他已经跑了一段很长的上坡路。

eg. It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had wanted.她历尽坎坷才达到目的。

9 marital 婚姻的，夫妻的adj eg. Caroline was keen to make her marital home in London.卡罗琳渴望婚后把家安在伦敦。

10 vestige 遗迹，参与部分n eg. We represent the last vestige of what made this nation great——hard work.是辛勤劳动成就了这个国家，而我们就是这一品质硕果仅存的代表。

11 token 象征性的adj eg.Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions.矿工们举行了两小时的象征性停工，以要求提高工资和改善工作条件。

礼券，代币，证明n eg. As a token of goodwill,I am going to write another letter.为了证明我的善意，我打算再写一封信。

同样的 eg. If you give up exercise,your muscles shrink and  fat increases.By the same token,if your expand more energy,you will lose fat.停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样，如果花更多的精力锻炼，就会减掉脂肪。

12 menial 卑贱的adj 家仆n eg. low paid menial jobs,such as cleaning and domestic work.诸如打扫卫生和干家务之类工钱少又低贱的工作

13 at best 至多，充其量 eg. This policy,they say,is at best confused and at worst non-existent.有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪，往坏里说就是形同虚设。

14 repress压制，控制v eg.People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares.压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。

15 unenforceable不能强制的，不能执行的 eg.The effect of the ruling was to render most existing restrictions on abortion unenforceable.这项裁决的效果是使大多数现存对堕胎的限制变得无法执行.

16 doable可行的 eg.Is this project something that you think is doable?你认为这个项目可行吗？

17 incredibly难以置信的，极其的 eg. I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry.我对自己发那么大的火而深感惭愧。

18 imposition 强加，过分的要求，税收n eg.She felt the journey to be an unwelcome imposition on her time.她觉得行程占用了她的时间，心中颇为不快。

eg.Several reasons were put forward to justify the imposition of censorship.举出了几条理由来证明实行审查是不合理的。

19 grossly 严重地adv eg. a grossly incompetent piece of reporting.毫无水平的报道

极其adv eg.He presents the theory in a grossly simplified form.他极其简明地陈述了这个理论。

20 breast-feed 母乳哺育v eg.Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast-feed their babies.不是所有的妇女都能选择是否用母乳哺育自己的孩子

21 disability 残疾，缺陷，无能n eg. His disability caused this thing to fail.他的无能导致了这件事失败.

22 revere 崇敬v eg.The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven.中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐

23 sign up签约，报名v eg.He saw the song's potential, and persuaded the company to sign her up.他看到了这首歌的潜力，就说服公司和她签约。

24 faculty 能力,器官功能n eg.He was drunk and not in control of his faculties.他喝醉了，浑身都不听使唤了。

院系，全体教员n eg.How can faculty improve their teaching so as to encourage creativity? 教师们如何才能改进教学以激发创造性呢？

25 chauvinist 大男子主义者，沙文主义者n chauvinism沙文主义n

eg.She accused him of being an unreconstructed male chauvinist.她指责他是一个顽固不化的大男子主义者。

eg.It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people. 它可能也迎合了许多普通人心中的沙文主义情结。

26 affirmative action积极行动，反歧视行动n eg.Affirmative action - and other efforts - have certainly failed to rid America of sharp inequalities.反歧视行动”及其他措施,并没有使美国消除严重不平等的现象.

27 arbitrariness武断，恣意n eg. In scientific discussions it is essential to guard against subjectivism and arbitrariness.在科学讨论中要严防主观武断.

28 blase厌烦的，漠不关心的adj eg.The film star is blase about endless flattery now.那位电影明星现在对无休无止的吹捧已经厌烦了.

29 cry out大叫，呐喊 eg.They cried out against the decision of the court.他们大声反对法院的判决。

30 make amends赔偿，补偿n eg. She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past.她真诚地希望弥补从前的过失。