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1 Their takings were fifteen to twenty thousand dollars a week. 他们的营业收入是每周1.5万至2万美元之间。 2 A tanner is someone whose job is making leather from animal skins. 皮匠 3If you eat persimmons, eat them after meals and peel them, since most of the tannic acid is in the peel. 柿子适宜在饭后吃，吃前要剥皮，因为柿子皮中含有大量的单宁酸。 4He immediately threw a tantrum, screaming and stomping up and down like a child. 他立刻发起脾气来，尖叫着，像孩子似的来回跺脚。 5 A tapeworm is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people. 绦虫 6 Tartan is a group of designs for cloth traditionally associated with Scotland. The design is made up of lines of different widths and colors crossing each other at right angles. Tartan is also used to refer to cloth which has this pattern. (苏格兰) 花格图案; 格子呢 7 It is a tartly apt critique of American foreign policy. CNN: Victory In Defeat . 尖刻的，刻薄的；讥讽的；苛刻的 8 Something that is taut is stretched very tight. 紧绷的;紧张的 9 If you describe something such as clothes or decorations as tawdry, you mean that they are cheap and show a lack of taste. 廉价而俗丽的 10 The tempo of a piece of music is the speed at which it is played. (音乐 的) 节奏 11 Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith. 非暴力和忍耐是他们信仰的基本原则。 12 Certain materials can be manufactured with a high tensile strength. 某些材料可以制造成抗拉伸强度大的产品。 13 Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm. 微 温的 14 Terry or terry cloth is a type of fabric which has a lot of very small loops covering both sides. It is used especially for making towels. 有小线圈的棉织物 15 a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate 16 She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether. 她觉得又嫉妒又屈辱，情绪低落至极。 If you say that you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope. 束手无策; 山穷水尽 17 A tirade is a long angry speech in which someone criticizes a person or thing. 愤怒申讨 18 If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field. 巨人; 巨头 19 There is little tonal variety in his voice. 他的嗓音中几乎没有声调的变化。 20 A tonic is a medicine that makes you feel stronger, healthier, and less tired. 补药 21 A jigsaw or jigsaw puzzle is a picture on cardboard or wood that has been cut up into odd shapes. You have to make the picture again by putting the pieces together correctly. 拼图游戏 22If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. 刺; 叮 23 If you jaywalk, you could easily get hit by the car. 如果擅自穿越马路，很容易被车子接到。 24 A javelin is a long spear that is used in sports competitions. Competitors try to throw the javelin as far as possible. 标枪 25Jasmine is a plant with small white or yellow flowers that have a pleasant smell. 茉莉jasmine tea 茉莉花茶 26You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand. 行话 27 Something that is jagged has a rough, uneven shape or edge with lots of sharp points. 锯齿状的 28词汇解析

persist 难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词 英汉解释 v.坚持；执意；继续；持续 参考例句 用作动词 (v.) They persist with the agricultural reform, despite opposition from the farmers.

他们不顾农民反对,仍继续进行农业改革。 The cold weather will persist for the rest of the week. 这种寒冷的天气将持续到本周末。 ************************ dissolve 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 vt.使溶解；解散；消除；解决(问题)；使沮丧 vi.溶解；液化；消散；变得模糊 n.叠化画面 参考例句 用作及物动词 (vt.) Its object is, and its result must be, to dissolve wrath by the study of antagonisms.

它的目标，它应有的效果，是从研究敌对的动机中消除愤怒。 用作不及物动词 (vi.) Today, the Crab Nebula is still expanding and it will eventually dissolve in the interstellar gas cloud nearby.

蟹状星云仍然在膨胀最终会溶入星际物质而消散。 ************************ parliament 难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词 英汉解释 n.议会；国会；一届议会的会期 参考例句 用作名词 (n.) Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week. 议会将在下周辩论国有化议题。 Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals. 国会通过了一项法令，禁止捕杀珍稀动物。 ************************ widespread 难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词 英汉解释 adj.分布(或散布)广的；普遍的 参考例句 用作形容词 (adj.) The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake.

地震造成大范围的灾难,政府迅速采取行动赈济灾民。 English is more widespread and more used in international intercourse than German.

英语在国际交往中比德语使用得更为广泛。