| Term | Definition |
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| Acclaimed | praised 称赞 vt Many people _________ his is a great work ,because it looked so wonderful ! |
| Broke | out of money 破产的 adj This is a poor manager wants to kill himself because his company which is _________! |
| Impoverished | extremely poor 穷困潦倒的 adj This is an _________ father because his family are poor and only make enough money to pay for food. |
| Integral | main, major 主体的 adj CPU is the _________ part of a computer and critical to the running of the machine. |
| Underdog | a person who is not favored to win a competition 失败者、受压抑者 n In the fight between Allen and Luke, the students cheered for Allen because he was smaller and thus the _________ of the battle. |
| Insurmountable | unable to overcome or resolve 不能克服的 adj Allen felt the problem was _________ because he had to try again and again to do it with very little success. Throw (someone) a curve: give someone a difficult challenge . Teacher Simon _________ the students _________ when he asked them write their opinions and not copy from the book. |
| Popular | the quality or state of being commonly liked or approved 普遍、流行 n Rred is a color which is the most _________ this year . |
| Gossip | rumor or report of an intimate nature b: a chatty talk 闲谈 n Do not have _________ about Allen in the class, although he doesn't write the essays and has a pretty girlfriend it is not good for the atmosphere. |
| To Act | to perform on the stage Allen secretly wanted to grow up to _________ in movies like Jackie Chan, but his strict parents made him study to go to Canada for his bright future. |
| Prostitute | a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse especially for money : whore妓女 n To be a _________ is a job which is doing sex for money by women or men . |
| Handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance, beautiful 英俊的，秀美的 adj Jack is a _________ boy because he is tall with big, bright eyes and a shy smile. |
| Real-life | existing or occurring in reality . Allen just wanted to go to an average Chinese university and be an accountant, but this is _________ e and his parents made him study to go to Canada. |
| Legal | of or relating to law 合法的 adj do In the Netherlands do business of the pot drug is _________ because the government does not think it is very dangerous.. |
| Actually | in act or in fact : really 事实上 adv Allen thought by being a bad student he would hurt his parents by wasting their money, but _________, he was only hurting himself . |
| Elegant | of a high grade or quality : splendid < 讲究的 adj Tom is an _________ sir because he always sober, well-mannered and wore the finest of suits. |
| Desperate | suffering extreme need or anxiety < ~ for money> 不顾一切的 adj The poor man was _________ and so stole some bread to give to his family. |
| To involve | to have within or as part of itself : include 使参与，牵涉 vt If you do not want to _________ yourself and study hard in class, we can not make you, but you are only hurting yourself. |
| Affection | tender attachment : fondness <she had a deep ~ for her parents> 感情 n He hated his parents for sending him away from the girl he had deep _________ for. |
| To realize | to conceive vividly as real : be fully aware of 实现 vt Students have to work hard and take risks in order to be able to _________ their dreams . |
| To confront | to face especially in challenge : oppose < ~ an enemy> 正视，勇敢面对 vt The policeman _________ the thief and asked to see what was in his bag. |
| To pollute | to make physically impure or unclean : befoul, dirty b: to contaminat 污染，腐蚀 vt We love to use plastic toys but these _________ the environment tremendously! |
| To defeat | to win victory over : beat < ~ the opposing team> 击败，战胜 vt The roman army _________ all the other countries in Europe by learning from each people they conquered. |
| Corporation | an association of employers and employees in a basic industry 公司 n Successful International _________ span the globe and make use of efficient supply chains, different skill sets from different countries and a good work ethic to succeed. . |
| Circumstances | the sum of essential and environmental factors (as of an event or situation) 环境，条件 n Tom's _________ were better than the others ,because his father was a rich man . |
| Maintain | to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) 维护，保养 vt Allen tried to _________ his car but it was difficult because he could read the English instruction manual. |
| Awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable <awful food> 糟糕的 adj Today is an _________ day but at least is was not as bad as yesterday. |
| Absolutely | in an extreme manner or condition —often used as an intensive 完全地，绝对地 adv I have thought about this a long time, this is _________ the right answer . |
| Spirits | a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature 精神，灵魂 n Allen was in low _________ because he missed his pretty girlfriend in his hometown and his English teacher gave him many words to look up and write sentences about. |
| To motivate | to provide with a reason : impel <questions that excite and ~ youth> 激发 vt Simon tried to _________ the students with praise and a bowling party but soon found calling their parents was the best type of motivation. |
| Tremendous | notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence 极大的 adj This is a _________ successful class, at the midterm only one student passed but at the final more than half the students passed. |
| Obstacles | something that impedes progress or achievement 障碍物，障碍 n Do not be scared of _________ in the road, you can always drive around them or take another road. |
| To accomplish | to bring to completion : fulfill 完成，实现 vt You should try your best to _________ your dream, if you don't you will always regret it ! |
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