第一部分

inspire [ɪnˈspaɪə(r)]

vt. 鼓舞;给…以灵感〈同 encourage;inspirit 〉
例 The coach inspired his players to win the game.
教练鼓舞队员赢得比赛。
联 inspiring adj. 使人振奋的,鼓舞的;inspiration n. 灵感

install [ɪnˈstɔːl]

vt. 安装,设置〈同 set up〉
例 The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing machine.
n. 本能,直觉〈同 intuition〉
例 The dog’s instinct is to chase the cat.
狗的本能是追逐猫。
联 instinctive adj. 天生的,本能的

instrument [ˈɪnstrʊmənt]

n. 仪器;工具;乐器〈同 tool〉
例 The flute and the piano are both musical instruments.
长笛和钢琴都是乐器。
联 instrumentalist n. 器乐家,器乐演奏者

insult [ɪnˈsʌlt]

vt. 侮辱,凌辱〈同 offend〉
例 After he drank of all my wine, he began to insult all of my friends.
他把我的酒都喝光了之后,就开始辱骂我所有的朋友。
联 insulting adj. 侮辱的

integrate [ˈɪntɪgreɪt]

vt. 使成为整体,使一体化〈同 unify, synthesize〉
例 One of the reasons for the opera’s popularity is that it ntegrates oriental culture and western culture successfully.
那部歌剧大受欢迎的原因之一,是剧中成功地融合了东西方文化。
联 disintegrate v.(使)分解,(使)碎裂;integrated adj. 完整的;综合的;integration n. 综合;integrity n. 正直,诚实

intense [ɪnˈtens]

adj. 强烈的,剧烈的;紧张的
例 She felt intense pain when she broke her leg.
腿摔断的时候,她感到一阵剧痛。
联 intensify v. 加强,强化;intensity n. 强烈,强度;intensive adj. 加强的;密集的,集中的

interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)]

vi. 妨碍;干涉〈同 hinder; disrupt〉
例 She never had children because they would have interfered with her dancing career.
她从未要过孩子,因为孩子会妨碍她的舞蹈事业。
联 interference n. 冲突;干涉

interior [ɪnˈtɪərɪə(r)]

n./adj. 内部(的)〈同 inside, internal〉
例 Although the outside of the car was painted black, the interior was red.
虽然车的外部被刷成了黑色,但里面却是红色的。

intermediate [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪət]

adj. 中间的;中级的〈同 middle〉
例 After I complete the introductory course, I will go on to the intermediate level.
完成基础入门课程之后,我会继续学习中级课程。
联 intermediary adj. 媒介的;中间的

第二部分

interpret [ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]

v. 解释,说明〈同 explain〉
例 Many people are interpreting the minister’s statement as meaning that she intends to resign.
许多人把部长的声明解释成她打算辞职。
联 interpretation n. 解释

interval [ˈɪntəvəl]

n. 间隔时间〈同 pause〉
例 Katy went to the bathroom during the five-minute interval between the second and third acts of the play.
在这部戏第二场和第三场之间的五分钟间隔期间,凯蒂去了一趟洗手间。

intimate [ˈɪntɪmət]

adj. ① 亲密的〈同 close〉
例 The lovers became very intimate and decided to get married.
那对情侣变得非常亲密,并决定结婚。
② 深刻的〈同 profound〉
例 Professor Green has the most intimate understanding of physics than any other professor at our university.
格林教授对物理学有最深刻的了解,远远超过了我们大学的其他教授。
联 intimacy n. 亲密,熟悉

invade [ɪnˈveɪd]

v. 侵略,侵犯〈同 aggress〉
例 Famous people often find their privacy is invaded by the press.
名人经常会发现自己的隐私被媒体侵犯了。
联 invasion n. 入侵;invader n. 侵略者

investigate [ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt]

vt. 调查,研究〈同 explore, research〉
例 Police are investigating allegations of corruption and bribery involving senior executives in the company.
警方正在调查关于这家公司的高管贪污受贿的指控。
联 investigation n. 调查

involve [ɪnˈvɒlv]

vt. 包括;潜心于,使陷于〈同 include〉
例 She involved herself in many activities to meet new friends.
她参加了很多活动来认识新朋友。
联 involvement n. 连累;包含

isolate [ˈaɪsəleɪt]

vt. 使隔离,使孤立〈同 seclude〉
例 John isolated himself and spoke to no one.
约翰把自己彻底隔离,不与任何人说话。
联 isolated adj. 与世隔绝的,偏僻的;孤独的;isolation n. 隔离;孤立

issue [ˈɪʃuː; ˈɪsjuː]

n. ① 问题〈同 subject〉
例 Whether or not to abolish slavery constituted a big issue for the U.S. centuries ago.
几个世纪之前,是否废除奴隶制是美国面临的一个重大问题。
②(报刊的)期
例 There’s an article on motorbikes in the latest issue.
在最新一期中有一篇关于摩托车的文章。
v. 发行〈同 release〉
例 The film company issued a film starring Tom Hanks.
这家电影公司发行了一部由汤姆•汉克斯主演的电影。

item [ˈaɪtəm]

n.(可分类或列举的)项目,条款;(新闻等的)一条,一则
例 There were several interesting items in today’s paper.
今天的报纸上有几条有趣的新闻。
联 itemization n. 详细分类

jail [ʤeɪl]

n. 监狱〈同 prison〉
例 Johnny said that the food they serve in jail tastes terrible.
约翰尼说,监狱里的食物很难吃。

第三部分

jealous [ˈʤeləs]

adj. ① 妒忌的
例 Tom is jealous of anyone who talks to his girlfriend.
汤姆妒忌任何与他的女朋友说话的人。
② 羡慕的〈同 envious〉
例 She is jealous of her sister’s good grades.
她羡慕自己的妹妹成绩那么好。
联 jealousy n. 妒忌;羡慕

journal [ˈʤɜːnəl]

n. ① 期刊;杂志〈同 magazine〉
例 She works for a trade journal for the car industry.
她为一家汽车行业的贸易期刊工作。
② 日记,日志〈同 diary〉
例 He kept a journal for over 50 years, in which he recorded his daily activities and observations about the city where he lived.
他坚持写日记超过50年了,他在日记中记录了自己的日常活动,以及对自己所居住的城市的观察。
联 journalist n. 新闻记者;journalistic adj. 新闻事业的,新闻工作的;journalism n. 新闻业;报章杂志

jungle [ˈʤʌŋɡəl]

n. 丛林〈同 thicket〉
例 They found a profusion of trees, vines, and tropical flowers growing in the jungle.
他们发现丛林里长着大量的树木、葡萄藤和热带花卉。

jury [ˈʤʊəri]

n. 陪审团
例 The jury could not reach agreement on the criminal’s verdict.
对于罪犯的裁决,陪审团无法达成一致。

justify [ˈʤʌstɪfɑɪ]

vt. 证明…是正当的或有理的;为…辩护〈同 vindicate〉
例 We’ll have to justify the additional expenditure to the Board.
我们必须向董事会提供额外开支的理由。
联 justification n. 正当的理由;辩护

keen [kiːn]

adj. ① 锋利的〈同 sharp〉
例 The keen edge of the razor blade was made of special steel.
剃须刀锋利的刀刃是用特殊钢材制成的。
②(感觉、观察、理解等)敏锐的〈同 acute〉
例 You must have a keen eye to be able to read those numbers at this distance!
你的眼睛肯定非常敏锐,不然怎么能看清那么远的数字!

knot [nɒt]

n.(绳等的)结;(树的)节
例 Tie a knot in the rope to mark where you stopped.
在绳子上打一个结,标记你停留过的地方。
联 knotty adj. 多节的;难解决的

lag [læg]

vi. 落后〈同 delay〉
例 Don’t let your son lag behind in the class.
不要让你儿子在班级中落后。

landscape [ˈlændskeɪp]

n. 风景,山水;风景画〈同 scenery〉
例 Anne sat on a hill and gazed at the landscape around her.
安妮坐在山上,凝视着周围的风景。

lane [leɪn]

n.(乡间)小路;狭窄的通道;航线
例 It is very dangerous to drive fast along narrow country lanes.
在狭窄的乡村小路上快速行驶是非常危险的。

第四部分

lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ]

adj. 持久的;永恒的;耐用的〈同 forever; enduring〉
例 Kennedy left a lasting impression on the people who heard his inaugural address.
肯尼迪给那些听过他就职演说的人们留下了不可磨灭的印象。

launch [lɔːntʃ]

vt. 发动〈同 begin〉
例 When he was stopped, the old man launched a verbal attack at the policeman.
那个老人被拦住以后,便开始对警察破口大骂。
n./v. 发射,(使)升空〈同 send off〉
例 The satellite was launched into orbit.
卫星被发射到运行轨道。

laundry [ˈlɔːndri]

n. 洗衣店;待洗的衣服〈同 washing〉
例 I placed the clean laundry on the table and started folding it.
我把干净衣服放到桌子上,然后开始叠衣服。

layer [ˈleɪə(r)]

n. 层,层次;阶层〈同 tier〉
例 There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water.
在水面上有薄薄的一层油。

layout [ˈleɪaʊt]

n. 布局;设计〈同 design〉
例 This map shows the layout of the camp.
这张地图展示了营地的布局。

leap [liːp]

n./vi. 跳跃〈同 jump〉
例 The dog leapt over the fence.
那条狗跳过了栅栏。

lease [liːs]

n. 租约〈同 rent〉
例 I signed a lease to rent a truck for a week.
我签了一份租约,租一辆卡车一星期。
vt. 出租,租借〈同 rent〉
例 We have leased an apartment for one year.
我们出租了一套公寓,租期为一年。

legal [ˈliːɡəl]

adj. 法律的;法定的,合法的〈同 judicial〉
例 It’s legal to turn right at a red light in most states.
在大多数州,红灯时向右转是合法的。
联 legality n. 合法;legalize v. 合法化

legislation [ˌleʤɪsˈleɪʃən]

n. ① 立法〈同 lawmaking〉
例 Congress has the power of legislation.
国会拥有立法权。
② 法规〈同 laws〉
例 The government mandates that the states are to comply with federal legislation.
政府规定,各州应遵守联邦法律。
联 legislature n. 立法机关;legislate vt. 立法

liable [ˈlaɪəbəl]

adj. ① 有责任的,有义务的〈同 responsible〉
例 The Postal Service is not liable for damage to a parcel.
邮政部门对包裹的损坏不承担责任。
② 易…的,有…倾向的〈同 likely〉
例 That glass is liable to break.
那种玻璃很容易打碎。
联 liability n. 责任,义务;倾向