1. applicable ['æplikəbl]

a. 可应用的,可实施的；适当的


The new law is applicable from next Monday.

新法令下个星期一开始实施。


2. applicant ['æplikənt]

n. 申请人


There were five applicants for the position.

有五人申请那个职务。


*3. breadth [bredθ]

n. 宽度；宽容，宽宏大量


4. conservation [,kɔnsə:'veiʃən]

n. 保存,保护


Conservation is one way to make sure we have enough energy in the future.

对自然资源的保护是保证我们将来有足够的能源的一种办法。


5. conservative [kən'sə:vətiv]

a. 保守的


His conservative views made him unpopular.

他保守的观点使他不受欢迎。


6. parallel ['pærəlel]

n. 平行线；可相比拟的事物；adj.平行的，同方向的


These two lines are parallel.

这两条线平行。


7. passion ['pæʃən]

n. 激情,热情


They sang with great passion.

他们满怀激情地歌唱。


8. passive ['pæsiv]

a. 被动的,消极的


His response was passive.

他的反应是被动的。


*9. herd [hə:d]

n. 兽群,牧群；v.放牧，聚在一起


We saw a herd of elephants yesterday.

昨天我们见到了一群大象。


10. peak [pi:k]

n. 山峰,顶点


The mountain peak was covered with snow.

山顶被雪覆盖着。


11. phenomenon [fi'nɔminən]

n. 现象


The employment problem tends to be a city phenomenon.

就业问题常常是一个城市现象。


12. reluctant [ri'lʌktənt]

a. 不情愿的,勉强的


She was reluctant to give her money away.

她不愿意把钱送给别人。


13. rely [ri'lai]

vi. (on ,upon)依赖,指望


The villagers here rely on wells for their water.

这儿的村民用水全靠井。


14. relevant ['relivənt]

a. 有关的,切题的


His nationality isn't relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

他的国籍跟他是不是一个好律师不相关。


15. reliable [ri'laiəbl]

a. 可信赖的;可靠的;确实的


I found this to be a reliable brand of washing machines.

我觉得这是一种牌子可靠的洗衣机。


16. relief [ri'li:f]

n. 轻松,宽慰；减轻


The pills gave her some relief.

药片减轻她一些痛苦。


17. reputation [,repju'teiʃən]

n. 名气,声誉


The store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.

该店买卖公平,声誉极佳。


18. rescue ['reskju:]

vt./n. 营救


*19. triangle ['traiæŋgl]

n. 三角（形）


He drew a right triangle.

他画了一个直角三角形。


20. sequence ['si:kwəns]

n. 连续；顺序


He described the events of that day in sequence.

他按先后次序描述了那一天发生的种种事件。


*21. shallow ['ʃæləu]

a. 浅的；浅薄的,肤浅的


The lake is quite shallow.

这个湖泊很浅。


*22. shiver ['ʃivə]

vi/n. 发抖


As the temperature dropped abruptly, the campers were shivering all over with cold.

由于气温骤降,野营者冷得浑身发抖。


*23. shrug [ʃrʌg]

v./n. 耸肩


Don't just shrug your shoulders. Say something.

不要光耸肩。你讲讲话呀。


24. signature ['signitʃə]

n. 签名


Petitions bearing nearly a half-million signatures were sent to the White House.

有将近五十万人签名的请愿书被送到白宫。


25. sincere [sin'siə]

a. 诚挚的,真诚的


Henry was sincere about reconciling （和解；和好）with his brother.

亨利真心愿意与兄弟言归于好。


26. utility [ju:'tiliti]

n. 功用,效用


The store deals in objects of domestic utility.

那家商店出售家庭用品。


27. utilize ['ju:tilaiz]

vt. 利用


Scientists are trying to find more efficient ways of utilizing solar energy.

科学家正在寻找能更有效地利用太阳能的方法。


*28. utter ['ʌtə]

vt. 说出 a. 完全的,彻底的


We didn't utter a word during the test.

我们在测验时没有说过一句话。


29. variation [,vɛəri'eiʃən]

n. 变化,变动


Prices are subject to variation.

价格可以变动。


30. vehicle ['vi:ikl]

n. 交通工具,车辆；传播媒介;工具,手段


The launch vehicle lifts the satellite into orbit.

运载火箭将人造卫星送入运行轨道。