1 compare to 把...比作 eg.Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。
比较 eg. How does this final presidential debate stack up and compare to the others.Do you think?你认为这最后一次总统竞选辩论和其他几次相比怎么样？
2 stack up 加起来，堆积起来 eg. Please stack the materials up here.请把材料堆在这里
与..比较 eg. The British will be out to see how they stack up to the competition.英国人将全力以赴，一较高低。
处于某种状态，站得住脚 eg. There have been a number of explanations,but none of them stack up.已经提出了好几种解释，但没有一种能站得住脚。
3 as a result of 由于,因为 eg. 2000 prisoners died as a result of torture and maltreatment.2,000名犯人死于拷打和虐待。
4 diminish 减少 eg. Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.联邦制旨在削弱中央政府的权力。
轻视v eg. He never put her down or diminish her.他从未奚落或贬低过她。
5 baby buggy婴儿车 diaper尿布 teething ring磨牙环
6 by the time到..时候为止 eg. He had left by the time we reached home.当我们到家的时候他已经走了
7 incomparable无与伦比的 eg. The views from the house are incomparable.从房子里向外看到的景色非常优美
8 stagger 摇摆的走v，摇摆不定n eg.He lost his balance,staggered back against the rail and toppled over推翻，栽了一跤.他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了
勉强维持 eg.Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
使吃惊 eg. The whole thing staggers me.整个事件让我震惊
9 topple over 推翻，倒塌，栽了一跤 eg. The earthquake caused many older buildings to topple over.地震震塌了许多时代较久的建筑.
10 dowry嫁妆n eg. The money from her dowry was invested in her mother's store.她的嫁妆钱都投到了母亲的铺子里。
11 now that既然 eg. Now that the problem has been identified,appropriate action can be taken.现在既已找出问题的症结，即可采取适当行动。
self-fulfillment自我实现
12 every bit 每一点，完全n eg. My dinner jacket is every bit as good as his.我的晚礼服和他的一样好。
13 on the spur of the moment一时冲动
14 spur 激励，促进v eg.His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.朋友的困境促使他投身参与。
刺激，推动力n eg. Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on their new career.裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。
15 stay out不回家，继续罢工 eg.That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night.那是埃利奥特第一次彻夜未归。
16 parenthood为人父母n eg. She may feel unready for the responsibilities of the parenthood.她可能觉得没有准备好承担为人父母的责任
17 nostalgic怀旧的，乡愁的adj eg. You like things to be nostalgic,and like things to be as they have always been.你渐渐变得怀旧，喜欢事情一切照旧
18 follow suit跟着做 In the wake of随着 eg. In the wake of his success,other filmmakers began to follow suit.
19 reminisce追忆v eg. He kept diary every day to reminisce his life in America.他在美国每天写日记以回忆在美国的生活
20 motley 混杂的 eg. The room was filled with a motley collection一堆 of furniture and paintings.屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画
21 conformist 墨守成规的adj，墨守成规的人n eg. Mr.Gordon now feels forced into an ever more conformist way of running his practice.现在，戈登先生觉得被迫以一种更为守旧的方式经营自己的业务
22 heir 继承人 lineage血统 eg. But I can't help believing that our society absolutely depends on having a male heir to carry on the family lineage.
23 treasure 珍视v eg. She treasures her memories of those joyous days. 她珍视那段快乐时光的记忆
24 subordinate 下属的，次要的adj，n 把..放在次要的地位v eg. It was an art in which words are subordinate to images.这是一种形象胜于语言的艺术
eg. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。
25 spoil 溺爱，糟蹋，犒劳 feminism女权主义 eg. Many of foreign women are much better suited for those roles than our own,native females,who have gotten spoilt by feminism.
26 the same as 一样 frail易碎的，脆弱的 trouble-free顺利的，无忧无虑的 eg. The carnival got off to a virtually trouble-free start with the police reporting only one arrest.狂欢节开幕进行得几乎是一帆风顺，警方只报告了一例拘捕。
27 rebellious 叛逆的，叛乱的 all at once突然 a roller coaster过山车 adolescence青少年 eg. childhood,adolescence and adulthood.童年、青少年及成年
28 chickenpox 水痘n child-rearing养育子女
29 come with 和...在一起 eg.By an unfortunate oversight,full instructions do not come with the product.由于一个不幸的疏忽，产品未能附上完整的说明。
30 manual 手工的，使用手册 eg. Toys designed to help develop manual dexterity.用来培养手的灵活性的玩具
31 dexterity 灵巧，敏捷n wit 机智，风趣；机智（风趣）的人n
eg. The wit and dexterity of the script 剧本的风趣幽默和机敏的语言
32 on-the-job training 岗位培训 rely on依靠 along the way沿途
33 abstraction 抽象，抽出，心不在焉n eg. Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked,"What's bothering you?"安德鲁注意到她在愣神，便问道：“你怎么啦？”
34 lackadaisical 无精打采的，不热心的 eg. the lackadaisicial attitude of a number of the principal players.几名主力队员的懒散态度
35 lapse 过失，疏忽n eg. On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.星期五那天他的表现既不得体，又有失尊严。如此失态非常少有。 陷入，进入v eg. She muttered something unintelligible(难以理解的；晦涩难懂的) and lapsed into silence.她不知嘟囔了几句什么后就不再开口。
36 hypercritical 过于苛刻的,吹毛求疵的 pompous自负的 eg. He would be courageous calm and self-assured, but neither pompous nor hypercritical.他勇敢、冷静、自信, 既不傲慢,也不虚为.
37 glaring 闪耀的，明显的 misrepresentation误传，歪曲n eg. I never saw such a glaring example of misrepresentation.我从未见过像这样明目张胆地歪曲事实。
38 live up to 符合，不辜负 eg. Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.很多男人都觉得自己的体形不符合人们心目中惯有的理想男性形象。
39 crave 渴望，恳求v eg. There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette.吸烟者可能会在一天中的某些时刻特别想吸烟。
40 calculus 结石，微积分n eg. I'm specializing in differential and integral calculus.
41 integral 基本的，构成整体所必需的 eg. Rituals and festivals form an integral part of every human society. 仪式与节日构成了任何人类社会不可缺少的一部分
42 clueless 一无所知的，一窍不通的 eg. I came into adult life clueless about a lot of things that most people take for granted.我已成年，却对许多大部分人认为理所当然的事情一窍不通。
43 resilient 坚韧的，弹性的； 恢复快的，适应力强的 eg. When the U.S. stock market collapsed in October 1987,the Japanese stock market was the most resilient.1987年10月美国股市崩盘后，日本股市是反弹最快的。
44 intercourse交往n role model榜样，模范n eg. The child's same-sex parent acts as a role model.孩子的同性家长是孩子效仿的榜样。
45 filial 子女的，孝顺的 eg. Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.此刻我需要的是一份孝心。
46 jeopardize 危害，使处于危险的境地 eg. The talks may still be jeopardized by disputes.会谈仍有可能因存在争端而破裂。
47 let up 放松，减弱v eg. There is no sign of a let up in the recession.经济衰退没有减弱的迹象。
48 get ahead 取得成功 talk out 详细商谈 eg. Talk out your problems. Do not keep them bottled up.把问题说出来，别都憋在心里。