regulate

/ˈreɡjuleɪt/

v.管制；调整

– It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect.

应该由管理部门落实这些措施。

【联想】：①regular adj.规则的；有规律的 ②regulation n.规则 ③regulatory adj.调节的

foster

/ˈfɑːstər/

v.培养；助长；抚养

– The club’s aim is to foster better relations within the community.

俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。

intensify

/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/

v.加强；强化

– The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.

反对派领袖加强了对政府的攻击。

【联想】：①intense adj.剧烈的 ②intensive adj.密集的；加强的 ③intensity n.强烈；亮度 ④intension n.强度

guilt

/ɡɪlt/

n.罪行；内疚

– His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution.

他的罪行已被原告方证实确凿无疑。

【联想】：①guilty adj.犯罪的；有罪的 ②guild n.协会 ③guide n.领路人；指南 v.领路；指导

statement

/ˈsteɪtmənt/

n.声明；陈述

– There is a particle of truth in his statement.

他的陈述中有一点点实话。

【联想】：state n.洲；事态；国家 v.声明；陈述

appease

/əˈpiːz/

v.缓和；平息；使满足

– The government tried to appease discontented workers.

政府试图安抚不满的工人们。

【联想】：ease v.缓解；减轻 n.安逸；轻松

conscience

/ˈkɑːnʃəns/

n.良知；良心

– She is that rare bird: a politician with a social conscience.

她是这么一种少见的人：有社会良知的政治家。

deceptive

/dɪˈseptɪv/

adj.欺骗性的；不实的

– The apparent simplicity of his plot is deceptive.

他的故事情节貌似简单，其实不然。

【联想】：①deceive v.欺骗 ②receive v.收到；接待 ③deception n.欺骗

burdensome

/ˈbɜːrdnsəm/

adj.繁重的；累赘的；难于负担的

– The load was too burdensome.

工作量过于繁重。

addictive

/əˈdɪktɪv/

adj.使人上瘾的

– I find jogging very addictive.

我觉得慢跑锻炼很使人着迷。

【联想】：①addict v.使上瘾；使沉迷 n.瘾君子；入迷的人 ②addiction n.嗜好 ③additive adj.添加的 n.添加剂 ④addition n.加法；增加 ⑤additional adj.附加的；额外的 ⑥additionally adv.另外；此外

inexcusable

/ˌɪnɪkˈskjuːzəbl/

adj.不可宽恕的；无法原谅的

– His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable.

他未能注意到公共资金的公然浪费，这是不可原谅的。

【联想】：①excuse v.原谅；宽恕 n.借口；理由 ②excusable adj.情有可原的；可以原谅的

bad rap

口碑差；差评

– White potatoes have gotten a bad rap.

白土豆的口碑很不好。

constructive

/kənˈstrʌktɪv/

adj.建设性的

– The government is encouraging all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process.

政府鼓励所有的政党在改革过程中发挥建设性的作用。

【联想】：①structure n.结构 v.组织 ②restructure v.重建；重组 ③destruct v.破坏 ④obstruct v.阻碍；阻塞

oppose

/əˈpoʊz/

v.反对；反抗

– Nationalist parties united to oppose the government’s plans.

民族主义党派联合反对政府的计划。

binary

/ˈbaɪnəri/

adj.二元的；非黑即白的；二进制的

– All information on the web is digital and binary.

而网络上的一切信息均是数字及二进制的。

correct

/kəˈrekt/

(1) adj.正确的

– Please check that these details are correct.

请检查这些细节是否准确无误。

(2) v.改正；修正

– They issued a statement correcting the one they had made earlier.

他们发表了一份声明，更正早先声明中的错误。

deficient

/dɪˈfɪʃnt/

adj.不足的；缺乏的；有缺陷的

– They failed to meet the deadline because their time was deficient.

因为缺少时间，他们没能如期完成。

outcome

/ˈaʊtkʌm/

n.结果；成果

– No one could have predicted the final outcome.

谁也没有预想到最终结果会是这样。

impulsive

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/

adj.易冲动的；凭冲动行事的

– He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister

他容易冲动，很难成为值得依赖的首相。

【联想】：①impulse n.冲动；刺激 ②impulsiveness n.冲动 ③impulsion n.冲动；冲击

restriction

/rɪˈstrɪkʃn/

n.限制；约束；限定

– The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.

政府已经同意撤销对新闻自由的限制。

wrongdoing

/ˈrɔːŋduːɪŋ/

n.坏事；不道德行为；不法行为

– The city attorney’s office hasn’t found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

市检察官办公室尚未发现任何刑事犯罪的证据。