81. contempt [kn'tempt]

n.藐視,輕蔑，輕視

I show contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. 我鄙視如此虐待孩子的人。

82. contend [kn'tend]

v.①競爭,斗爭 ②聲稱，主張

Several teams are contending for the prize. 有幾個(gè)隊(duì)在爭奪錦標(biāo)。

83. converse [kn'vs]

vi.交談

After a year's studying at university,I feel able to converse with anyone about anything.在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)一年之后，我感到可以和任何人交談任何事情。

84. cornerstone ['knstn]

n.①基礎(chǔ) ②基石,奠基石

The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory. 剩余價(jià)值學(xué)說是馬克思經(jīng)濟(jì)理論的基石。

85. cosmos ['kzms]

n.(sing.)宇宙

Our world is but a small part of the cosmos. 我們的世界僅僅是宇宙的一小部分而已。

86. counterpart ['kantpɑt]

n.對應(yīng)的物，職位(或作用)相當(dāng)?shù)娜?/p>

The British Queen is the counterpart of German President.英國的女王相當(dāng)于德國的總統(tǒng)。

87. coupon ['kupn]

n.配給券，優(yōu)惠券

The coupon entitles you to ten cents off your next purchase. 這張優(yōu)惠券可以讓你在下次購物時(shí)節(jié)省10分錢。

88. crab [krb]

n.①蟹，螃蟹 ②蟹肉

Thousands of crabs are washed up on the beaches during every storm. 每次暴風(fēng)雨過后海灘上都會(huì)留下數(shù)不盡的螃蟹。

89. cracker ['krk]

n.①爆竹 ②(AmE)一種薄脆餅干

It's a type of Chinese cracker, made from rice and shrimp. 這是中國式的餅干，用米與蝦肉做的。

90. crocodile ['krkdal]

n.①鱷魚 ②成對縱列行進(jìn)的人(尤指兒童)

They weep crocodile tears for the poor. 他們對窮人是假慈悲。

91. cyberspace ['sabspes]

n.網(wǎng)絡(luò)(或賽博)空間

She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間給世界各地的朋友們發(fā)送信件。

92. deem [dim]

vt.認(rèn)為,視為

Chinese and English were deemed essential. 漢語和英語被認(rèn)為是必不可少的。

93. deficient [d'fnt]

a.①缺乏的,不足的 ②有缺陷的

Desert is deficient in the water.沙漠里缺水。

94. dent [dent]

vt.使凹陷;挫傷(信心等)n.缺口

The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委員會(huì)還沒有在這個(gè)問題上取得任何進(jìn)展。

95. deprive [d'prav]

vt.剝奪,使喪失

Paralysis has deprived him of the use of his right arm.癱瘓使他不能使用右臂。

96. despatch [d'spt]

vt.①派遣 ②發(fā)送

A reporter was despatched to Naples to cover the riot. 一名記者被派往那不勒斯報(bào)道這場騷亂。

97. deteriorate [d'triret]

vi.惡化,變壞

The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天氣變得越來越糟

98. dew [dju]

n.露水

The dew gathered on the leaves. 露水在葉子上凝結(jié)。

99. diabetes [da'bitiz]

n.糖尿病

Blindness is a common complication of diabetes. 失明是糖尿病常見的并發(fā)癥。

100. digit ['ddt]

n.①手指 ②(0至9的任何一個(gè))數(shù)字

Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit. 她的電話號(hào)碼和我的只差一個(gè)數(shù)字。

101. diligent ['dldnt]

a.勤勉的,用功的

For the future, try to be more diligent in your study. 今后你應(yīng)該更勤奮。

102. dime [dam]

n.(美國、加拿大等國的)一角硬幣

I pressed a dime into his grubby hand. 我把一個(gè)十分硬幣塞進(jìn)他臟兮兮的手里。

103. disable [ds'ebl]

vt.①使殘疾 ②使無效

An accident disabled him from playing football.一次事故使他成為殘廢而不能再踢足球。

104. discriminate [d'skrmnet]

v.(between)區(qū)別,辨別 vi.(against)區(qū)別對待,歧視

He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one. 他分不清主意的好壞。

105. disintegrate [ds'ntgret]

vi.①碎裂，分裂 ②崩潰

The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飛機(jī)以那么快的速度飛行也許會(huì)四分五裂。

106. disrupt [ds'rpt]

vt.擾亂,打亂

A crowd of protesters disrupted the meeting.示威者擾亂了會(huì)議。

107. dock [dk]

n.①碼頭 ②被告席 v.(使船)靠碼頭

A crowd were waiting at the dock to greet them. 一群人在碼頭等著迎接他們。

108. doom [dum]

n.厄運(yùn),劫數(shù) vt.注定

That argument doomed their marriage to failure. 那次爭吵使他們的婚姻注定要失敗。

109. drastic ['drstk]

a.①嚴(yán)厲的 ②激烈的,劇烈的

A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out. 目前的住房制度正在徹底改革。

110. drought [drat]

n.旱災(zāi),干旱

The crops died during the drought. 干旱期間莊稼都枯死了。

111. dual ['djul]

a.雙(重)的

He has dual role as director and actor.他有導(dǎo)演及演員的雙重身份。

112. elevate ['elvet]

vt.①提拔 ②舉起，抬高 ③提高(嗓子),振奮(情緒)

The fresh morning air elevated him.早晨清新的空氣使他神清氣爽。

113. elite [e'lit]

a.出類拔萃的 n.精英

He considers himself to be one of the elite. 他覺得自己是優(yōu)秀分子之一。

114. endanger [n'dend]

vt.危及,使處于險(xiǎn)境

The giant panda is an endangered species, ie is in danger of becoming extinct.大熊貓是面臨絕種危險(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物。

115. enlist [n'lst]

vt.①爭取 ②使入伍，征募

The mayor tried to enlist every citizen in the cleanup campaign.市長盡力在整頓社會(huì)治安運(yùn)動(dòng)中得到每一個(gè)市民的支持。

116. entrepreneur [ntrpr'n]

n.企業(yè)家

An entrepreneur is not only a risk taker but also a visionary. 企業(yè)家不僅要能承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，還應(yīng)富于遠(yuǎn)見。

117. equate ['kwet]

vt.等同

You can't equate the education system of China to that of America. 不能把中國的教育制度與美國的教育制度等同起來。

118. erase ['rez]

vt.①消除,刪去 ②擦掉

You can erase pencil marks with a rubber. 你可以用橡皮擦掉鉛筆記號(hào)。

119. err []

vi.犯錯(cuò)誤，做錯(cuò)事，出差錯(cuò)

It's always best to err on the side of caution. 過于謹(jǐn)慎永遠(yuǎn)比冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)強(qiáng)。他們過于謹(jǐn)慎也許是明智的。

120. essence ['esns]

n.本質(zhì),實(shí)質(zhì)

The two arguments are in essence the same. 這兩個(gè)論點(diǎn)基本相同。