Group 19

精讲与巧记

reckless adj.careless 鲁莽的，不顾危险的；粗心大意的·Reckless disregard for the truth is a habit at the heart of his enterprise.

flicker vi.to burn unsteadily;to move to and fro 闪烁；摆动·A smile flickered across her grey features.

defraud vt.to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud 诈取，骗取·After all, if a broker defrauds sophisticated investors, it might also defraud unsophisticated investors.

persist vi.to continue steadfastly or firmly;to last or endure 坚持；固执；继续存在·So why do we persist in observing the tryptophan and turkey and sleep version of the Thanksgiving?

bale n. a large bundle or package 大包（货物）·Jaune and Brown, hidden by a bale of hay,were within five feet of him.

invariable adj. not changing, static or constant 恒定的，不变的·The journey is also rendered disagreeable by the dust which is the invariable concomitant of Argentine railway travelling.

extinct adj.no longer in existence;no longer in use,obsolete 灭绝的；绝种的；消逝的·If Black rhino were to become another creature on the growing list of extinct species, it would be a loss for us all.

indispensable adj. absolutely necessary, essential 绝对必要的，不可缺少的·With this manual he has given his successors an indispensable guide to run this business.

compatible adj.capable of existing or living together 兼容的，相容的；和谐的，协调的· Such a system of solid rings is not compatible with the laws of dynamics.

wreck n. the ruin or destruction of a building or structure 毁灭；遇难船只的残骸·A fourth search of the ocean floor has located the wreck and recovered a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.

tangle vt.to bring together into a mass 使缠结，乱作一团·Activities double on themselves and tangle themselves up in other activities until each activity becomes a mystery to itself.

lure n. anything that attracts 吸引力；诱惑物·Amazon is like Wal-Mart: It uses low prices to lure in shoppers and compete with other retailers.

textile n. any cloth or goods 纺织品，织物·After World WarⅠ, unions began their losing and lethal battle with textile owners across the South.

ammunition n. the material fired from any weapon 弹药，军火·Water and food they still had in abundance, but ammunition was running low.

discern vt./vi.to perceive by the sight or some other sense;see,recognize,or apprehend 看出，理解；辨明，分清·Fox News has a security guard stationed in front of its TV booth, and as best I can discern, no other network has any.

deflect vt./vi.to bend or turn aside 使歪斜，使弯曲；偏转，偏离·He will deflect questions, and learn a dozen ways to say no comment.

ruthless adj.without pity or compassion; cruel, merciless 无情的，冷酷的，残忍的·The Egyptian government's ruthless repression of Internet activists shows no signs of easing.

chuckle vi.to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction 轻声地笑·He'd chuckle and say，“Well, you've got the voice..．You just need confidence.”

except prep.with the exclusion of 除……之外·Except for this tie of ineffectuality,they had nothing special in common.

malfunction n. failure to function properly 故障，功能障碍·He might have kept shooting, but his rifle had what police term “a malfunction of some sort.”

速练

Quick Review—Group 19

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words in the block below.

1. He may cease to regard exactness as ___________, as it always is.

2. It would have taken more time than we had to ___________ us enough to avoid a smash.

3. From this point the chase was the most thrilling and ___________ of which there is any record.

4. There was some ___________, but—we like to say that he simply gave up.

5. As long as the United States is big and its companies dominant, the current system will___________.

6．“Sandy and those fellows will have lots of fun hunting for us, ” Ned remarked and ___________.

7. Japanese feudalism was as bloody, as ___________, as hard as European.

8. They are overwhelmed by a flood of details, in which they cannot ___________ the ruling idea.

9. To ___________, to cheat, to wrong, had at one time been most abhorrent to her nature.

10. They stood in awe of his spiritual power, and their good feelings were won by his___________ serenity and kindness.