Lesson 11
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VOCABULARY ITEMS
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1. (grab/ grasp) grip: n. a part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held柄，把手: grab; grasp/ Everything has two handles.任何事物都有正反两面。
2. obstacle: n. sth. that prevents action or slows progress障碍; optical光学的; OCR: optical character recognition (software); omnipage/ finereader; omni-: powerful
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3. quench: v. to slake; satisfy使缓和，满足
4. pole-vaulting: n. 撑杆跳: fishing pole; North pole; Poland; Nor(th)way
5. stand: n. an open-fronted building at a sports ground with rows of ats看台; stand up: fruit stand/ newspaper stand报摊; stand for (sth.)代表
6. glamour: n. the exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attraction魅力，风度; magician魔术师
7. gymnast: n. a person who is skilled in doing certain physical exercis体育运动员; gymnasia体操；gymnasium体操馆
8. quest: n. a long arch; an attempt to find sth.探索，探寻; to question sb.审问
9. chunk: n. a thick piece or lump with a usu. irregular shape大块，大部分
10. outrun: v. to run faster or further than比…跑得快
11. locomotive: n. a railway engine机车，火车头; (motive->) motivate: urge/ encourage
12. soar: v. to ri rapidly猛增，聚生
13. hard-core: adj. unlikely (impossible) to change死硬的，顽固不化的; stubborn
14. regiment: v. to put into systematic order; systematize严格而统一地管理[组织]；系统化
15. (change<->) 上海铁路局电话alternate (->change): adj. happening by turns; first one and then the other交替，轮流的; alterative (n.): choice/ option选项
16. obssion: n. a fixed and often unreasonable idea with which the mind is continually concerned困扰，固定的想法；成见; prejudice偏见
17. thrilled: adj. excited greatly非常激动的水果创意拼盘; thriller悬念片/ 恐怖片/ action movie武打片
18. arrogant (->arrogance): adj. unpleasantly proud, and lack of respect for other people家的含义是什么傲慢，自大的
19. inflate: v. to fill until swelled with air or gas; blow up（使）充气，膨胀; inflation; inflatable cushion充气气垫
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20. 工作交接模板>宋仁宗ob半夏功效livious (=forgetful): adj. not noticing; unaware遗忘的，健忘的; forgettable->unforgettable<->forgetful (person)
21. ritual: n. the prescribed order of a religious ceremony典礼，（宗教）仪式，礼节; prescription
22. bale: a large tightly tied mass of esp. soft material ready to be taken away大包，大捆
23. push-up: n.: [体]俯卧撑
24. (view->vision->) envision: v. to picture in the mind; imagine想象，预想; foree->foretell; able->enable sb. to do sth.; foreman工头，领班； forehead前额
25. trickle: v. to flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream滴流; drop (n./ vi/ vt.) ->drip (vi.); stream->river
