大一英文A--8-1
8-1 Sleep and Dreams
1.stage /steɪdʒ/ n [C]
› a part of an activity, or a period of development:
--The software is in the early stages of development.
2.blank /blæŋk/ adj
› having no printing, writing, or images:
--I needed a blank form to fill in.
3.disjointed/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/ adj
> (especially of words or ideas) not well connected or well ordered
--The script was disjointed and hard to follow.
4.rapid /ˈræp·ɪd/ adj
› quick or sudden:
--There’s been rapid change in China.
5.perspirepərˈspɑɪər/ v [I]
› to excrete a salty, colorless liquid through the skin which cools the body; sweat
6.concentrate /ˈkɑn·sənˌtreɪt/ v [I/T]
› to direct a lot of attention and thought to an activity or subject, or to direct effort toward achieving a result:
-- In her later years, she concentrated on her writing and teaching.
7.intense/ɪnˈtens/ adj
>A person who is intense is very forceful and has strong emotions and opinions:
--He was young and intense, and silly, too.
8.relief /rɪˈlif/ n [U]
› a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended:
--She breathed a sigh of relief when she finished her exams.
9.adolescent/ˌæd·əlˈes·ənt/ adj
› between the ages of a child and an adult:
--The two adolescent boys made their mother very tired.
10.grinding /ˈgrɑɪn·dɪŋ/ adj
› Something that is grinding causes people or activities to lose energy and spirit:
--He was brought up in grinding poverty.
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11.permanent/ˈpɜr·mə·nənt/ adj [not gradable]
› lasting for a long time or forever:
--Are you looking for a temporary job or something permanent?
12.apparent /əˈpær·ənt/, adj
› able to be seen or understood:
-- It was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.









