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rectangular [rktɡjl]
a. having a shape with four straight sides, two of which are usu. longer than the other two, and four 90° angles at the corners 长方形的;矩形的
reshuffle [rifl]
vt. 1 put in a new order; rearrange 重新安排
2 change the jobs or responsibilities of the people in a particular group or organization (机构或组织内)人事调整，改组
disperse [dsp:rs]
v. 1 spread or make things spread in different directions over a wide area 传播;散发
2 go or cause to go in different directions (使)分散;驱散
exquisite [kskwzt]
a. extremely beautiful and delicate 精致的;精美的
stockholder [stɑ:khold(r)]
n. sb. who owns stocks in a business 股票(证券)持有人;股东
deduce [ddu:s]
vt. know sth. as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have 推断;推理
clan [kln]
n. a large group of families that often share the same name 家族;宗族;氏族
juvenile [du:vnl]
n. 1 a young person 少年
2 a young person who has committed a crime or is accused of committing a crime 少年犯
a. relating to young people who have committed a crime or who are accused of a crime 少年犯的
invalid [nvld]
n. a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury 病弱者;伤残者
a. 1 ill or injured, esp. permanently 久病的;残疾的;(尤指)永久残疾的
2 not legally effective (法律上)无效的，作废的
alloy [l]
n. a metal that is made by combining two or more metals 合金
skyline [skalan]
n. the shape made by buildings or mountains against the sky (建筑物或群山在天空映衬下)轮廓(线)，天际线
terrain [tren]
n. an area of land, usu. one that has a particular physical feature (常指带有独特地貌的)地带，地形，地势
radar [redɑr]
n. a system that uses radio signals for finding the exact position of sth. e.g. an aircraft or ship 雷达
navigation [nvɡen]
n. 1 the skill of choosing a path so that a ship, plane, or car can go in a particular direction, esp. by using maps or instruments 领航术;导航术;航海术
2 the movement of a ship or an aircraft along planed path 航海;航空;航行
revive [rvav]
v. 1 become or make sth. become active, successful, or popular again (使)复兴;(使)重新流行
2 make sb. become conscious or alive again (使)苏醒;(使)复活
alumnus [lmns]
n. sb. who was a student at a particular school,college,or university 校友
administrate [d'mnstret]
vt. manage and be responsible for the running of a business, organization, etc, 管理;掌管
charter [tɑ:rt(r)]
n. 1 the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft,etc., or the boat, aircraft, etc. used in this way (船、飞机等的)包租;包租的船(飞机等)
2 an official document describing the aims, rights, or principles of an organization 章程;
3 a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights (政府或统治者特许城镇、组织或大学存在并享有特权的)特许状，许可证
vt. hire a boat, plane, or bus, esp. for the use by a group of people (尤指群体)包租(船、飞机、公共汽车)
disrupt [dsrpt]
vt. interrupt sth. and prevent it from continuing by creating a problem 中断;扰乱
draft [drft]
vt. write a plan, letter, report, etc. that will need to be changed before it is in its finished (计划、信件或绘画等的)草稿，草案
prototype [prottap] n. the first form of sth. new, made before it is produced in large quantities 原型;雏形;样本
region [ridn]
n. a large area of land whose politics, geography or culture is different from other areas 地区;区域
quantify [kwɑ:ntfa]
vt. calculate the value of sth. and express it as a number or an amount 用数量表示;量化;测定…的数量
elapse [lps]
vi. pass or go by (时间)过去，流逝
interim [ntrm]
n. in the period of time between two events 在此期间
a. intended to last or perform an activity only until sb. or sth. permanent or final is available 临时的;暂时的;过渡性的
patriot [petrit,ɑt]
n. sb. who has strong feelings of love, respect, and duty toward their country 爱国者
fuse [fjuz]
v. join together or make things join together to become a single thing (使)融合;(使)结合
n. an object in electrical equipment yhat makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 保险丝
intermediary [ntrmi:dieri]
a. situated, acting, or coming between 中间的;中介的
n. sb. who talks to each of the people or trying to persuade them to agree with each other 中间人;调解人
hub [hb]
n. the central and most important part of an area, system, activity, etc., which all the other parts are connected to (地域、系统、活动等的)中心，枢纽
streamline [strimlan]
vt. 1 improve a business, organization, process,etc. by making it more modern or simple 精简(企业、组织、流程等)使效率更高
2 design or make sth. with a smooth shape so that it will move more quickly through air or water 把…设计成流线型;把…做成流线型
disjointed [dsdntd]
a. lacking an orderly sequence or connection 不连贯的;不协调的;杂乱五丈的
decentralize [disntrlaz]
v. move parts of a government, organization, etc. from a central place to several different smaller ones (使)(政府、组织等的`部门)分散
decentralized [di:'sentrlazd]
a. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration, esp. having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities 分散的
stab [stb]
n. 1 an attempt to do sth., esp. when you have no experience of doing it (尤指没有经验时的)试图，尝试
2 an act of pushing a knife or other sharp objects into sb. or sth. 刺;戳;捅;扎
vt. push a knife or other sharp objects into sb. or sth. 刺;戳;捅
frugality [fruɡlt]
n. the quality of spending very little money and only on things that are really necessary 节俭;节约
gasoline [ɡslin]
n. a liquid obtained from petroleum, used mainly for producing power in the engines of cars, trucks, etc. 汽油
precedent [prsdnt]
n. 1 an action or official decision that can be used to give support to later actions or decisions (可援引的)先例，判例
2 sth. of the same type that has happened or existed before 前例;先例
dental [dntl]
a. relating to teeth 牙齿的
centralization [sentrla'zen]
n. yhe act of giving control of country, organization or industry to one central group of people 集中;集权(化)
fixture [fkst]
n. 1 a thing or person that is always present and not likely to move or go away 固定物;固定成员
2 a piece of furniture or equipment that is fixed inside a house or building and is sold as part of the house 固定家具或设备
trappings [trpz]
n. possessions that show sb. is rich, powerful, or important (表示财富、权力、重要性等的)财物，标志
courier [kri]
n. a person whose job is to deliver documents or parcels 信使
forerunner [frrn]
n. sb. or sth. shat existed before sth. similar that developed or came later 先驱;先导;前身
sphere [sfr]
n. 1 a particular area of interest, activity, work, etc. that is one of many parts of life (兴趣、活动、工作等的)范围，领域
2 an object that is round like a ball 球体
Phrases and expressions
touch down
land on the ground (飞机等)降落，着陆
hold sb./sth. in high regard
admire or respect sb./ sth. very much 敬重;尊敬
pick on sb.
keep treating sb. badly or ungairly, esp. by critizing them 找…的茬;与…过不去;(尤指)不公正地责备…
be onto something
have discovered or produces sth. new and interesting 发现新事物;制作出有趣的事物
take/have/make a stab at (doing) sth.
try to do sth. even though you not have the necessary skill or you have never done it before 试图(做)某事;尝试(做)某事
boil down to sth.
(be able to) be summarized as ath. (能)归结为…
from time to time
sometimes, but not often 有时;间或
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