[ 考点] place sb.in an awkwa rd situation 使某人处境困难
feel awkwa rd with women 在女人面前感到尴尬
be awkward at handling tools 使用工具笨手笨脚
an awkward silence 令人尴尬的沉默
an awkward remark 不合时宜的话
[ 例句] An awkwa rd gi rl is no help in the kitchen.
baffle6 [ b .. fl ] vt.困惑，阻碍，为难
[ 例句] The police were baffled by the total lack of clues to the murder.
blessing [..blesi..] n.祝福，幸事，喜事
[ 考点] a blessing in disguise 貌似祸灾实际使人得福之事
[ 例句] Not getting that job was actually a blessing in disguise，because I have now got a much bette r one.
concerned* [ k..n..s....nd ] adj.关心的，有关的
[ 考点] as (so) far as.be concerned 就.而言
be concerned for sb .’s safety 挂念某人的安全
be concerned about (ove r/ at ) 对.感到不安
with a conce rned look 带着忧郁的神色
[ 例句] He was concerned about the continuing pollution of the environment.
dummy [..d..mi ] n.①傻瓜，②假人，假货
adj.虚拟的，假的，虚构的
[ 考点] a dummy pocket 假口袋
a dummy director (company) 一位挂名董事(公司)
[ 例句] The directors ，being cont rolled by one man ，ar e only dummies.
entrepreneur [..ntr..pr....n....] n.< 法> 企业家，主办人
etiquette [..etiket ] n.礼节，礼仪
[ 考点] diplomatic etiquet te 外交礼节
a breach of medical etiquet te 违反医界成规的行为
[ 例句] In golf it is against the etiquet te of the game to talk.
exi t4 [..eksit ] n.出口，太平门；退场，去世vi.退出，脱离，去世
[ 同义] depa rt ，leave
[ 反义] enter
[ 考点] make one’s exit 退出，脱离，去世
[ 例句] Please exit from the r ea r door.
foolhardy [..fu..lh....di ] adj.愚勇的，鲁莽的，有勇无谋的
[ 同义] stupid
[ 反义] sensible
[ 辨析] stupid；foolha rdy stupid 因缺乏才智而迟钝呆笨的样子；foolhardy 强调某人不计后果，考虑欠周全，并不表示本人智力低下。
fragile6 [..fr .. d..ail] a dj.易损坏的，易受伤的
[ 考点] a fr agile government 摇摇欲坠的政府fr agile emotion 脆弱的感情
[ 例句] She looks fragile.
garbage4 [........bid..] n.垃圾；废物
[ 同义] rubbish ，waste
[ 考点] a garbage film 糟粕电影
[ 例句] The speech was nine tenths ga rbage.
ini tiative4 [ i..ni..(i )..tiv] n.主动，主动的行动，倡议
[ 考点] have the initiative 掌握主动权
on one’s own initiative 主动地
take the initia tive 采取主动
[ 例句] You may sign orde rs up to ＄25 ，000 on your own initia tive.
innate [ i..neit ] adj.先天的，天生的，固有的
[ 同义] inborn
[ 考点] an innate talent for 一种天赋的.的天才
[ 例句] His stubbornnes s is not innate but acquired.
lout [ laut ] n.笨人，粗鄙的人，举止粗鲁的人vt.愚弄
lurk [ l....k] n.潜伏，埋伏
vi.潜藏，潜伏，埋伏
[ 同义] hide
[ 例句] A snake was lurking in the gr as s.
outlive [ aut..liv ] v.比. 长命，比. 耐久，渡过. 而存在，经受住
[ 同义] survive
[ 例句] Their friendships has lurkd the vicissitudes of time.
steer4 [ sti..] v.驾驶，掌舵，引导，带领
[ 同义] guide
[ 考点] a bum stee r 错误的指导
[ 例句] He carefully steer ed away from such topics.
as far as.is concerned 就.而言
[ 例句] As far as money is concerned ，I always t ry to be very ca reful.
at the mercy of 任凭.摆布，在.面前无能为力
[ 例句] They wer e lost at sea ，at the mer cy of wind and wea the r.
come up 发生
[ 例句] A lot of new questions came up at the meeting.
in need of 有.的需要，有.的必要
[ 例句] The whole house is in need of decor ating.
in terms of 在.方面，从.方面来说
[ 例句] In terms of customer satisfaction ，the policy cannot be criticized.
insist on 坚决主张
[ 例句] She insists on the importance of being punctual.
out of step 与他人不协调
[ 例句] John is out of step with modern life.
pick up 取(物) ，接(人) ，接载(人)
[ 例句] My wife picks up the baby wheneve r it cr ies.
refer to.as 把.称作
[ 例句] Johnson referred to the discovery as a major breakthrough in medical science.
take the initiative 采取主动，首先采取行动
[ 例句] Why don ’t you take the initia tive and arr ange a meeting?
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词汇精解
alternate6 [....l..t....n..t ] adj.交替的，间隔的，轮流的，预备的v.交替，轮流，改变
arrangement4 [....reind..m..nt ] n.排列，安排，商定之事，协商
[ 考点] by agreed arr angement 按照一致同意的安排
flower arr angement 插花
price arrangement 价格协定
through a rrangement with 通过与某人协商
make neces sa ry a rrangement for 为. 做好必要准备
elaborate a rrangement 精心准备
according to arrangement 根据协议，根据安排
[ 例句] The Pr esident doesn’t want any special arr angements for his visit.
calculator4 [..k .. lkjuleit..] n.计算机，计算器
consult4 [ k..n..s..lt ] v.商量，商议，请教，参考，考虑，咨询，查阅
[ 同义] advise，as k ，conside r
[ 考点] consult one’s pillow 通夜思索
consult with sb.about (on) 和某人商量，向某人请教
[ 例句] An old woman came to consult him about her throat.
date4 [deit ] n.日期，日子，(历史上某一) 年代，时期，约会
vt.约会，定日期
[ 考点] make a date to meet 约会见面
cut the date 取消约会
have a dinne r date a t 12：30 与人约好12 ：30 吃饭
get a date with sb 与某人约会
out of da te 过时的，不用的
to date 迄今为止
up to date 现代化的，新式的
down to date 直至今日
of even date 同一天的，当天
[ 例句] I’m ve ry pleased with the r esults to da te.
egalitarian [ i...... li..t....ri..n] adj.主张平等的，平等主义的n.平等主义
entre′e [....ntr ei] n.入场许可，< 英> 两道正菜间的小菜，<美> 主菜
[ 考点] have the entr e′e of a house 可自由进入某宅
obtain the entr e′e to a club 获得某俱乐部的入场券
[ 例句] His novels gave him the ent r e′e into the Writing Association.
fitness * [..fitnis] n.①适当，恰当，合理②健康
[ 考点] physical fitnes s 身体健康
do exercises to improve one’s fitness 做体操以增进身体健康
[ 例句] He was selected solely for his fitnes s for the post.
ini tiate6 [ i..ni..ieit ] vt.开始，发动，传授
[ 考点] initia te sb.into 向某人传授. 入门知识或秘密知识
initia te sb.into a club 介绍某人加入俱乐部
initia te sb.into a secr et 把秘诀传授给某人
[ 例句] The pupils should be initiated into the use of the English dictiona ry.
masculinity [..m .. skju..liniti ] n.男性，阳性，雄性，男子气概
mistakenly* [mis..teik..nli ] adv.错位地，误解地
objectively * [..b..d..ektivli ] adv.客观地
pricey [..praisi ] ad j.昂贵的，过分昂贵的
[ 考点] a pricey city 物价昂贵的城市
a plain and pricey woman 其貌不扬而身价百倍的女人
[ 例句] He has a pricey ，handcr afted antique.
psychotherapist [..saik..u....er..pist ] n.采用心理或精神疗法的医生
reassure6 [ ri........u..] vt.使.安心，再保证，使.恢复信心，打消.的疑虑
reciprocate [ ri..sipr..keit ] v.回报，酬答，反应
[ 例句] He did not r eciprocate my friendship.
second guess [..sek..nd....es ] v.① 猜测，预言，预测② 事后评论
[ 例句] He wants to second gues s us on everything that we do.