01. persuasive
　　adj. 有說服力的；勸誘的：a persuasive talker有說服力的講話人

　　02. physical

　　a. ①身體的，肉體的：physical training體育鍛煉

　　②物質的：the physical world 物質世界

　　③物理(學)的：a physical change物理變化

　　n. 體檢：a yearly physical一年一次的體檢

　　03. prevent

　　vt. (from)防止，預防：There was nothing to prevent her from doing so.

　　04. previous

　　a. ①先前的，以前的：on the previous day 前一天

　　②過早的，過急的：He was a little too previous in making the decision.

　　05. prior

　　a. ①次序在先的，在前的：Prior to her marriage, she was an actress.

　　②優先的，更重要的：This duty is prior to all others.

　　prior to在…之前

　　06. prize

　　n. ①獎品，獎金：the Nobel Prize諾貝爾獎金

　　②值得追求的東西：Good health is an inestimable prize.

　　vt. 珍視，重視：She prized the teacher's praise highly.

　　07. psychological

　　a. 心理上的，心理學的：a psychological factor心理上的因素

　　08. punctual

　　a. 嚴守時刻的，準時的：Please be punctual.

　　09. rapid

　　a. 快的，迅速的：a rapid growth in population人口的迅速增長

　　n. (用復數)急流，湍流

　　10. rarely

　　adv. 很少，難得：We rarely met those days.

　　11. rate

　　n. ①率，比率：the rate between the US dollar and the pound美元與英鎊的兌換率

　　②價格：The houses are sold at a high rate.

　　vt. ①對…估價，評價：

　　She is generally rated as one of the best modern poets.她被公認為現代最杰出的詩人之一。

　　②值得：rate a mention值得一提

　　at any rate無論如何，至少

　　at this rate照這種情形，既然這樣

　　12. recite

　　vt./vi. ①背誦，朗誦：I don't like reciting in public.

　　②一一列舉：recite the dates of important historical events列舉重大歷史事件的日期

　　13. recognition

　　n. ①認出，認識： beyond recognition 認不出來

　　②承認，認可：receive

　　recognition 得到承認

　　14. recruit

　　n. 新兵，新成員：

　　New recruits to our music club are always welcome.我們的音樂俱樂部隨時歡迎新會員參加。

　　vt. 招聘，招募：

　　Most of the teachers there are recruited from abroad.那里的大多數教師是從海外招聘的。

　　15. refuse

　　vt. 拒絕，不同意：He never refuses to help his comrades.

　　n. 廢物，垃圾：a refuse dump垃圾堆

　　16. release
　　n./vt. ①釋放，解放：We released the bird from the cage and it flew away.

　　②放松，放出：He released his hold on the rope.

　　③豁免，免除：release sb. from his promise使某人不必履行諾言

　　④發布(新聞)，發行(書、影片等)：Their latest record will be released next week.

　　17. reliable

　　a. 可靠的，可信賴的：reliable news可靠的消息

　　18. reluctant

　　a. 不情愿的，勉強的：He seemed reluctant to join us.

　　19. repay

　　vt./vi.①歸還，償還：I promised to repay in two days the money he had lent me.

　　②報答：How can I ever repay the kindness which he has shown me?

　　20. residential

　　adj. 居住的，住宅區的：a quiet residential area安靜的住宅區

　　21. reward

　　n. ①報酬，酬金：offer a reward of $5 for the finder of a lost watch給拾得失表者酬謝 5 元

　　②獎賞，報答：They gave a reward to me for my honesty.

　　vt./vi. (for)酬勞，報答，酬謝：His efforts were rewarded by success.

　　22. risk

　　n. 危險，風險：There is the risk of your catching cold.

　　vt. 使遭受危險，冒…的危險：Did you ever think that you were risking your life?

　　at risk處境危險

　　at the risk of冒著…的危險

　　23. secure

　　a. 安全的：evacuate the wounded to a secure place 把傷員轉移到安全的地方去

　　vt. ①(against)保衛，防衛：

　　build breakwaters to secure a harbor against waves修筑防堤使港口免受浪潮沖擊

　　②得到，獲得：Perfect teamwork secures a better performance.

　　24. seek

　　vt./vi. ①尋找，探索：seek after the truth尋找真理

　　②企圖，試圖：They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.

　　③征求(意見)，請求(幫助)：You should seek advice from your lawyer.

　　25. sensation

　　n. ①感覺，知覺：I had the sensation that I was being watched.

　　②轟動，轟動一時的事情：The new invention has created a great sensation.

　　26. separate

　　a. ①分開的：Cut it into three separate parts.

　　②單獨的，獨立的：I want a separate room.

　　vt./vi.①(使)分離：Theory should by no means be separated from practice.

　　②區分：It is not difficult to separate a butterfly from a moth.

　　27. settle

　　vt./vi. ①安排：Let's settle the date of the meeting.

　　②安放：She settled herself in an armchair.

　　③定居：be settled in the countryside在農村定居

　　④解決：The internal affairs of each country should be settled by its own people.

　　settle down定居，過安定的生活

　　settle for勉強認可: She had to settle for an unskilled job because there was no work for people with her

　　qualifications.

　　settle in/into在新居安頓下來；適應新環境(新工作)

　　settle on/upon選定，決定

　　settle up付清(欠款等)，結清(賬目)

　　settlement n. ①解決：the settlement of an issue問題的解決

　　②清賬，結算：I enclose a cheque in settlement of your claim.

　　28. shatter

　　v. ①粉碎，破碎：I dropped the mirror on the floor and it shattered.我把鏡子掉到地上摔碎了。

　　②使震驚：We were shattered to hear of her sudden death.聽到她突然死了，我們都感到震驚。

　　③精疲力竭：I feel completely shattered after that run up the hill.我跑上小山之后，感到筋疲力盡。

　　29. shift

　　vt./vi. ①移動：He shifted impatiently in his seat during the long speech.在聽冗長的報告時，他不耐煩地在座

　　位上挪來挪去。

　　②轉換，轉變：The wind has shifted to the north.

　　③推卸，轉嫁：Don't try to shift the responsibility on to others.

　　n. ①轉換，轉變：The plan shows a shift in emphasis.

　　②(輪)班，(換)班：work in three shifts分三班工作

　　30. sketch

　　n. ①草圖，略圖：He made a sketch of the railway system in this province.

　　②概略，梗概：He gave me a sketch of his plans.

　　vi./vt.①畫草圖，素描：be sketched directly from nature直接從大自然寫生

　　②(out) 草擬：sketch out a plan草擬計劃

　　31. spectacular
　　a.壯觀的，引人入勝的：a spectacular firework display頗為壯觀的煙火表演

　　n.壯觀的演出，驚人之舉

　　32. speculate

　　vi.①(about，on)推斷，推測：speculate upon the origin of the universe推究宇宙的起源

　　②投機，做投機買賣：speculate in stocks做股票投機

　　33. speed

　　n.①快，迅速：It's dangerous to corner at speed.

　　②速度，速率：If he can maintain this speed, he will win the race.

　　vt./vi. (sped，sped)①速進，急速行進：The boy sped down the street.

　　②(up)加速：The heart speeds up.

　　speed up使加速

　　34. spread

　　vt./vi. (~，~)①伸開，展開：The bird spread its wings.

　　②傳播，散布：spread news散布消息

　　③涂，敷：The colour is not evenly spread.

　　n.傳播，蔓延：the spread of education教育的普及

　　spread out(人群等)散開；延伸

　　35. spur

　　n.激勵，刺激(物)：This book is a spur to the child's imagination.

　　vt./vi. (-rr-)鞭策，刺激：She spurred her team on to greater efforts.她鼓勵她的隊作出更大的努力。

　　on the spur of the moment一時沖動之下，當即

　　36. state

　　n.①狀態，狀況：I'm very concerned about the state of her health.我非常關心她的健康狀況。

　　②國家，政府：a neutral state 中立國 ③(常作 State) (美國等的)州

　　vt.陳述，闡明：He stated that he didn't agree with the proposal.

　　37. stimulating

　　adj.①使人振奮的：

　　I find swimming the most stimulating form of exercise.我發現游泳是最令人振奮的鍛煉方式。

　　②起激勵作用的：

　　We had a most stimulating conversation.我們進行了一次頗有啟發性的談話。

　　38. submit

　　vt.①屈服，認輸: He was losing the fight but he would not submit.他在拳擊中正節節敗退，但是他并不服輸。

　　②提交，提出建議：We are submitting the proposal to the committee for their approval.我們把建議提交委

　　員會審批。

　　39. sufficient

　　a.充分的，足夠的：There was sufficient food for everybody.有足夠所有人吃的食物。

　　40. superb

　　a.①宏偉的，壯麗的：a superb building壯麗的建筑

　　②高質量的，極好的：The food was superb.