renew v.重新开始,继续. (使)更新,恢复.延长 (…的)有效期 Remember to renew the books if you can t finish them on time. .如果你不能按时读完这 些书,记得要去图书馆 续借.
resolve vt.解决,解答.决定, 决意.(~into)分解. vi.决定,决意.n.决心 Many students resolve resolve to study abroad after graduation. .许多大学生都决定毕业后 出国留学.
restore vt.恢复,使回复.修复, 整修.归还,交还 It s hard to restore a broken mirror. .破镜难圆. I feel quite restored after my holiday. .休假后我感到恢复了健 康.
rival n.竞争对手,敌手. a.竞争的,对抗的 vt.与……竞争.比得上 The poet Homer believed that no mortal could rival Zeus. .诗人荷马认为没有凡人能 与宙斯匹敌.
rude a.粗鲁的,不礼貌的. 粗糙的,粗陋的 Many people look upon American young men as brash,immodest,rude, .许多人认为美国的年轻人 傲慢,不谦逊,粗鲁, and possess no proper respect for parents or elder siblings. .对父母和年长的兄弟姐 妹没有适当的尊敬.
settle vi.安家,安居.(鸟等) 飞落,停留.安定 settle vt.解决,调停.安排, 安放.支付,结算. 使安定 Please settle your accounts immediately, or we would have to take some legal action .请立即结清你所欠的帐, 否则我们得采取法律行为. Some people like to travel around the world .有些人喜欢在年轻的时候 环游世界, rather than settling down when they are young. .而不喜欢过安定的生活.
sophisticated a.老于世故的,老练的. 精密的,复杂的. 高雅的,有教养的 Most politician are very sophisticated. .大部分的政客都非常 老练. The inner system of a spaceship is rather sophisticated. .宇宙飞船的内部系统相当 精密复杂.
speculated vi.(~about,~on)推测, 推断.投机,做投机买卖 vt.推测,推断 This detective story is boring, .这个侦探故事很没意思, because you can speculate the ending in the beginning. .因为刚开始看你能推断出 它的结局.