1. release vt. /n. 釋放，排放；解釋解脫

    The prisoner was questioned before his release.

    囚犯被釋放之前受到了審問。

    The puffball is ready to release its spores.

    塵菌已經(jīng)要釋放孢子了。

    2. exaggerate v. 夸大，夸張

    The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.

    形勢的嚴(yán)重性被報紙夸大了。

    3. evil a. 邪惡的，壞的

    The book gives， as it were， a picture of the evil old society.

    這本書可謂是展現(xiàn)過去那個邪惡社會的圖畫。

    4. shrink vi. 起皺，收縮；退縮

    Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed？

    這件羊毛衫洗后會縮水嗎？

    We will never shrink from difficulties.

    我們在困難面前決不退縮。

    5. subtract v. 減（去）

    Please subtract a quarter of the money for your own use.

    請扣除四分之一的錢由你自己支配使用。

    6. suburb n. 市郊

    The factory is located in the suburb.

    那家工廠坐落于郊區(qū)。

    7. subway n. 地鐵

    I want to get there by subway.

    我想乘地鐵去那兒。

    8. survey n. /vt. 調(diào)查，勘測

    A recent survey of public opinions shows that most people are worried about the increasing crime.

    一份最近的民意調(diào)查表明，大多數(shù)人對不斷增長的犯罪率表示憂慮。

    They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

    他們調(diào)查了暴風(fēng)雨造成的損失。

    9. wealthy a. 富裕的

    She's an attractive woman， and wealthy to boot.

    她是個很有魅力的女人，而且很富有。

    10. adjust v. 調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)

    Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera？

    你能教我怎么調(diào)照相機(jī)的光圈嗎？