2) relating to one particular thing,et; not general特有的,特定的 The money is to be used for a specific purpose the building of the new theatre. itEM 将专款专用:兴建新剧院 8. latter a 1 )being the second of two people, things or groups mentioned before (两者中的)后者的 There are plastic and wooden garden chairs but the latter ones are more expensive. TEv 椅有塑料制的和木制的,但是后者贵得多 2) near to the end of a period后面的 Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year 修建新图书馆的工程应在明年下半年开始 -In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire 在战斗的后阶段他开始感到累了 n[the - ] the second of two things or people already mentioned/ g 'e have to make the kitchen and the hall more attractive l'd rather do the latter first. i 们得把厨房和客厅装饰得更漂亮些-我情愿先装饰客厅。 My support the former plan, but personally I'm for the latter 许多人支持前面那个计划,但我个人赞同后者。 former: antonym of latter后者 9. prominent a.l) )important,wel- known重要的,杰出的,显著的,著名的 .The government should be playing a more prominent role in improving public traffic. i 府应该在改善公共交通方面起更重要的作用 2) sticking out from a surface突出的,凸起的 She has a rather prominent nose.她的鼻子很高。 10. refine vt1)make(sb./sth) more elegant使文雅,使高尚 Delia has been refined. You can't imagine she is now an elegant lady 德丽娅现在变文雅了。你想象不到她已是一位优雅的女士了 2) )to make pure or improve esp. by removing unwanted material提炼,精炼 Oil is industrially refined.燃料油是经工业提炼而成的 11. acquaintance n1)[C] person whom one knows but who is not a close friend相识的人 He has a lot of business acquaintances but very few real friends 他有许多生意上的熟人,但真正的朋友却很少 -- He has a wide circle of acquaintances.他交际甚广。 2)[U]( often sligh) knowledge of sb./sth.了解 --He has acquaintance with the Japanese language 他略懂一些日语 Make the acquaintance of sb= make sb' s acquaintance与人结识 have a( nodding) acquaintance with sb与某人有(点头)之交 12. stereotype vt form a fixed set of ideas that is generally disapproving about the characteristics of a certain group of people or things对……形成固定看法 The study says that British advertisements stereotype women 该项研究说英国的广告对妇女抱有成见。 The police have been criticized for having stereotyped images of black people. HAfit 评警方对黑人有成见 C] image, idea, character, etc that has become fixed in a routine form 固定的形象,陈规,老套,旧框框 He doesn't fit the national stereotype of a frenchman 他不是个符合法国模式的法国人 The characters in the book are just stereotypes 这书中的角色只是些僵化的人物 13. confess v 1)admit often unwillingly ]ki confess doing I'm rather bored. I must confess6 2) relating to one particular thing, etc.; not general 特有的，特定的 ---The money is to be used for a specific purpose: the building of the new theatre. 这笔款 将专款专用：兴建新剧院。 8. latter a.1)being the second of two people, things or groups mentioned before （两者中的）后者的 ---There are plastic and wooden garden chairs but the latter ones are more expensive. 花园 椅有塑料制的和木制的，但是后者贵得多。 2) near to the end of a period 后面的 ---Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year. 修建新图书馆的工程应在明年下半年开始。 ---In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire. 在战斗的后阶段他开始感到累了。 n.[the ~ ] the second of two things or people already mentioned后者 ---We have to make the kitchen and the hall more attractive. I'd rather do the latter first. 我 们得把厨房和客厅装饰得更漂亮些--我情愿先装饰客厅。 ---My support the former plan, but personally I'm for the latter. 许多人支持前面那个计划，但我个人赞同后者。 former : antonym of latter 后者 9. prominent a.1)important; well-known 重要的，杰出的，显著的，著名的 ---The government should be playing a more prominent role in improving public traffic. 政 府应该在改善公共交通方面起更重要的作用。 2) sticking out from a surface 突出的，凸起的 ---She has a rather prominent nose. 她的鼻子很高。 10. refine vt.1) make (sb. / sth.) more elegant 使文雅，使高尚 ---Delia has been refined. You can't imagine she is now an elegant lady. 德丽娅现在变文雅了。你想象不到她已是一位优雅的女士了。 2)to make pure or improve esp. by removing unwanted material 提炼，精炼 ---Oil is industrially refined. 燃料油是经工业提炼而成的。 11. acquaintance n.1) [C] person whom one knows but who is not a close friend 相识的人 ---He has a lot of business acquaintances but very few real friends. 他有许多生意上的熟人，但真正的朋友却很少。 ---He has a wide circle of acquaintances. 他交际甚广。 2）[U] (often slight) knowledge of sb. / sth.了解 ---He has some little acquaintance with the Japanese language. 他略懂一些日语。 Make the acquaintance of sb = make sb’s acquaintance 与人结识; have a (nodding) acquaintance with sb 与某人有（点头）之交 12. stereotype vt.form a fixed set of ideas that is generally disapproving about the characteristics of a certain group of people or things 对... ...形成固定看法 ---The study says that British advertisements stereotype women. 该项研究说英国的广告对妇女抱有成见。 ---The police have been criticized for having stereotyped images of black people. 有人批 评警方对黑人有成见。 n.[C] image, idea, character, etc. that has become fixed in a routine form 固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框 ---He doesn't fit the national stereotype of a Frenchman. 他不是个符合法国模式的法国人。 ---The characters in the book are just stereotypes. 这书中的角色只是些僵化的人物。 13. confess v.1) admit often unwillingly 承认 confess doing ---I'm rather bored, I must confess