foliage n.树叶
同leaves, leafage
In fall, I like to visit the mountains because the foliage there changes into such vivid colors.
我喜欢在秋天的山野游玩，因为那里的树叶会变成鲜艳的颜色。
gauge v.测量
同measure, estimate, evaluate, rate, assess
Our boss gauges how productive our department is through the sales of computers every month.
老板以每月电脑的销售量来估算我们部门的生产能力。
harass v.侵扰
同trouble, disturb, annoy, plague, pester, vex
The manager harassed the new salesperson until he quit.
经理不断地骚扰新来的销售员，直到他辞职为止。
imbibe v.收入
同drink, absorb, suck, swallow, receive
Ellis invited me to imbibe some of his expensive wine after dinner.晚餐后，埃利斯邀我品尝一些他的高级葡萄酒。
indemnify v.赔偿
同secure, save, compensate, reimburse, remunerate
The government promised to indemnify the victims of the restaurant fire.政府允诺赔偿餐厅火灾的受害者。
insert v.插入
同inset, inject, stuff in
The doctor inserted a small tube into the patient‘s stomach to feed him.医生将小管插入病人的胃中来给他喂食。
judicious adj.明智的
同sensible, sage, sagacious, wise
Laura is very judicious as she saves her money in the bank.
劳拉很明智，把钱存在了银行里。
lateral adj.侧面的
同side, flanking, sideward
The lateral sides of the house were made with bricks, while the front and back were wooden.
这房子的侧面是砖造的，而前后却是木制的。
malign①v.诽谤②adj.有害的
同1.defame, libel, disparage 2.harmful, malignant, vicious
His malign actions were finally punished by the judge.
他的恶行终究被法官惩处。
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同journey, travel
In the 1800‘s many Americans migrated west to find land for farming. 19世纪时，许多美国人往西迁徙找寻耕地。
munificent adj.慷慨的
同generous, bounteous, liberal, beneficent, bountiful
The old man‘s munificent donation to the hospital was highly appreciated.老人对医院慷慨的捐赠赢得了高度赞扬。
negative adj.否定的
同refusing, denying, dissenting
Carol‘s negative response meant that she did not want to go camping with them.
卡罗尔的否定回答表示她不想同他们去露营。
obscure adj.微暗的
同faint, shadowy, gloomy, veiled, blurred
At sunset, we saw an obscure figure of a person entering the building.傍晚时分，我们看到一个朦胧的身影进入了大楼。
outcry n.叫喊
同clamor, tumult, shout, exclamation
There was an outcry against the banning of the book.
该书遭禁引起了反对的声浪。
panorama n.全景
同scene, vista, sight, view
From the top of this building you can see a wonderful panorama of New York City.
从这座建筑物的楼顶可以看到纽约市美丽的全景。
persistent adj.持续性的
同lasting, immovable, immutable, insistent, persevering
She was persistent in her search for her lost puppy.
她一直在寻找遗失的小狗。
poll n.投票
同election, ballot
A poll of city residents showed that over half of them approved of building a new park.
市民投票表明，超过半数的人同意建造一个新公园。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. A newspaper questionnaire _____ readers‘ opinion on the proposed nuclear plant.
2. During our camping trip we were constantly _____ by swarms of mosquitoes.
3. The fishermens boats approached the docks, heavy with the day‘s _____ catch.
4. The town down in the valley appeared _____ in the dim light of the moon.
5. Our class conducted a _____ to measure students‘ approval of the president.
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