Tiresome a.令人疲勞的;令人厭倦的

　　The tiresome lecture seemed endless;nearly half of the audience dozed of.索然無味的演講似乎沒完沒了,幾乎一半的聽眾都打起了瞌睡.

　　Uphold vt.支持,維護

　　Men should also do everything to uphold womens legal rights.男人也應該竭其所能去維護婦女們的合法權益.

　　The judge upheld the lower courts decision.法官維持下級法院的判決.

　　Lesson 20 ;

　　Adhere vi.黏附,附著;遵守,堅持;追隨,支持

　　Dont spit out your gum on the ground.It may adhere to the sole of someones shoe.不要隨地亂吐香口膠,那會粘到別人鞋底上的.

　　The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan,which was resented by many western countries.伊拉克政府我行我素,讓許多西方國家憎恨不已.

　　articulate a.善于表達的,表達得清楚有力的 vt.明確有力地表達;清晰地發音

　　Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China,is articulate about the trend of the so-called New Economy .中國著名經濟學家吳敬璉對于 新經濟 的走向講得頭頭是道.

　　At the Press Conference the spokesman articulated Chinas strong opposition to the U.S. NMD.在記者招待會上,資訊發言人闡明了中國堅決反對美國的導彈防御計劃的立場.

　　Chronic a.慢性的, 久病的;長久的,不斷地;積習難改的

　　Patients suffering from chronic indigestion cannot eat more than enough.患有慢性消化不良癥的病人不能多吃.

　　A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan from developing its economy.長期的戰亂讓阿富汗根本無法發展自己的經濟.

　　compatible a.兼容的;能和睦相處的合得來的

　　Are your family members compatible with each other?你的家庭成員間能和睦相處嗎?

　　Accuracy is not always compatible with haste.忙中難免出錯.

　　Conform vi.遵守,適應,順從;相似,一致,符合

　　A coat must conform to the figure of the wearer.衣服必須與身材相配.

　　On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to conform to the school rules.從進校的第一天起,學校就要求學生遵守校規.

　　Converge vi.會合,互相靠攏;聚集,集中; 趨近

　　Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance.鐵軌遠看好像集中在一點.

　　Parallel lines converge at infinity.平行線永不相交.

　　Deprive vt. 剝奪;使喪失

　　Women in old China were deprived of the right to education.在舊中國,婦女被剝奪了受教育的權利.

　　Disperse vi.分散,散開;使消散,消失 vt.分散,趕散;消散,驅散

　　Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd.催淚瓦斯可用來驅散人群

　　The crowd dispersed in all directions.人群向各個方向散開了.

　　Tiresome a.令人疲勞的;令人厭倦的

　　The tiresome lecture seemed endless;nearly half of the audience dozed of.索然無味的演講似乎沒完沒了,幾乎一半的聽眾都打起了瞌睡.

　　Uphold vt.支持,維護

　　Men should also do everything to uphold womens legal rights.男人也應該竭其所能去維護婦女們的合法權益.

　　The judge upheld the lower courts decision.法官維持下級法院的判決.

　　Lesson 20 ;

　　Adhere vi.黏附,附著;遵守,堅持;追隨,支持

　　Dont spit out your gum on the ground.It may adhere to the sole of someones shoe.不要隨地亂吐香口膠,那會粘到別人鞋底上的.

　　The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan,which was resented by many western countries.伊拉克政府我行我素,讓許多西方國家憎恨不已.

　　articulate a.善于表達的,表達得清楚有力的 vt.明確有力地表達;清晰地發音

　　Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China,is articulate about the trend of the so-called New Economy .中國著名經濟學家吳敬璉對于 新經濟 的走向講得頭頭是道.

　　At the Press Conference the spokesman articulated Chinas strong opposition to the U.S. NMD.在記者招待會上,資訊發言人闡明了中國堅決反對美國的導彈防御計劃的立場.

　　Chronic a.慢性的, 久病的;長久的,不斷地;積習難改的

　　Patients suffering from chronic indigestion cannot eat more than enough.患有慢性消化不良癥的病人不能多吃.

　　A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan from developing its economy.長期的戰亂讓阿富汗根本無法發展自己的經濟.

　　compatible a.兼容的;能和睦相處的合得來的

　　Are your family members compatible with each other?你的家庭成員間能和睦相處嗎?

　　Accuracy is not always compatible with haste.忙中難免出錯.

　　Conform vi.遵守,適應,順從;相似,一致,符合

　　A coat must conform to the figure of the wearer.衣服必須與身材相配.

　　On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to conform to the school rules.從進校的第一天起,學校就要求學生遵守校規.

　　Converge vi.會合,互相靠攏;聚集,集中; 趨近

　　Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance.鐵軌遠看好像集中在一點.

　　Parallel lines converge at infinity.平行線永不相交.

　　Deprive vt. 剝奪;使喪失

　　Women in old China were deprived of the right to education.在舊中國,婦女被剝奪了受教育的權利.

　　Disperse vi.分散,散開;使消散,消失 vt.分散,趕散;消散,驅散

　　Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd.催淚瓦斯可用來驅散人群

　　The crowd dispersed in all directions.人群向各個方向散開了.