illiterate
词义
① not knowing how to read or write（人）不识字的，文盲的
② badly written, as if by sb without much education（文件或信函）不通顺的
③ ［通常在名词或副词之后］not knowing much about a particular subject area（对某学科）了解不多的，外行的
④ a person who is illiterate文盲，无知识的人
literal
词义
①［常置于名词前］being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase; following the original words exactly字面意义的；完全按原文的
② lacking imagination缺乏想象力的［近unimaginative］
literally
词义
① in a literal way根据字面意思，按照原义
② used to emphasize sth that may seem surprising is actually true确实地（强调某事虽然令人惊讶但却是真实的）
例句
With much practice people can learn to, literally, do it in their sleep.通过练习，人们确实可以学会在梦中这样做。（2005阅读Text 3）
literary
词义
①connected with literature文学的
②liking literature very much; studying or writing literature爱好文学的；从事文学研究或写作的
③（of a language or style or writing）suitable for or typical of a work of literature 适于文学作品的；有典型文学作品特征的
literature
词义
① pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, esp. novels, plays and poems文学；文学作品
② pieces of writing or printed information on a particular subject or giving a particular type of information（某学科的）文献，著作，宣传资料
［+(on sth)］
allocate
词义
to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose 拨，划，分配...（给） ［+ sth (for sth); + sth (to sb/sth); +(sb/sth) sth］
local
词义
①地方的，当地的
② affecting only one part of the body（身体）局部的［近localized］
③［常用复数］当地人，本地人
locality
词义
① the area that surrounds the place you are in or are talking about（围绕所处或提及的）地区
② the place where sb/sth exists（某人或某物存在的）地方
locate
词义
① to find the exact position of sb/sth找出……的准确位置
② to put or build sth in a particular place把……安置在或建造于［近situate］
③ to start a business in a place创办于（某地）
［+adv./prep.］ ［近 set up］
例句
Computer technology makes it possible... to program computers to locate specific information.计算机技术使人能够……通过程序令计算机找出具体信息的位置。(1995阅读Text 3)
location
词义
① a place where sth happens or exists; the position of sth地方；位置
② the act of finding the position of sb/sth定位
analogue
词义
相似物，类似情况
analogy
词义
类比；比拟；比喻；类推［+between A and B，+with sth］
catalog(ue)
词义
① a complete list of items目录，指南
② a series of things, usu. failures, disasters etc, that happen one after the other一连串的事情（失败/灾难/错误等）
③ 编入目录，列入目录
④ to give a list of things connected with a particular person, event, etc记载、登记（某人、某事等的详情） ［近earoll］
eloquent
词义
① able to use language and express your opinions well雄辩的，有口才的，流利的
② able to express a feeling or meaning without using words (不用词语而将情感或意思)清楚表明的，形象地显示出的
along
词义
① 沿着，顺着
② forward向前
③ with sb（与某人）一起
④ towards a better state or position越来越（好）
alongside
词义
① 在……旁边，沿着……的边
② together with or at the same time as sth/sb与……一起，与……同时
③ 在旁边，并排地
long
词义
① （长度、距离、时间等）长的
② for a long time长期地，长久地
③ （在某一时间或事件之前或之后）很久地［long before sth“在……之前早就”；long ago/since“很久以前”；before long=soon“很快”］
④ 用于名词后强调某事发生在某整段时间
⑤ to want sth very much esp. if it does not seem likely to happen soon（尤指对看似不会很快发生的事）渴望［+(for sb/sth), +(for sb) to do sth］
例句
Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they\'ll do better. 在过去的整整一年中，它1，431个座席的上座率达到94%，而且今年会更好。（2006阅读Text 2）
prolong
词义
to make sth last longer延长［近extend］
illuminate
词义
① to shine light on sth照亮
② to decorate sth with bright lights for a special occasion用彩灯装饰
③ to make a persons face, etc seem bright and excited使容光焕发［近light up］
④ to make sth clearer or easier to understand阐明，解释［近clarify］
illusion
词义
① a false idea or belief, esp. about sb or a situation错误的观念，幻想
② sth that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be sth that it is not幻想的事物，错觉［近fantasy］
illustrate
词义
① to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc in a book, etc给（书等）加插图、图表等［常用被动］ ［+sth (with sth)］
② to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc（用示例、图画等）说明，解释
③ to show that sth is true or that a situation exists（作为例证）表明……真实；显示……存在［近demonstrate］
词义
...you can delete material that is unrelated to your thesis and add material necessary to illustrate your points and make your paper convincing你可以删除与论题不相关的内容，添加必要的材料更好地阐明观点并使文章更有说服力。(2008年阅读Part B)
magnificent
词义
extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise 壮丽的，雄伟的，值得赞扬的［近glorious, brilliant］
例句
The space shuttle, the world\'s first true spaceship, is a magnificent step in making the impossible possible for the benefit and survival of man. 航天飞机——世界上第一艘真正的宇宙飞船——它的诞生是人类在维护自身生存利益的道路上变不可能为可能所迈出的辉煌一步。(1992知识运用)
magnify
词义
① to make sth seem bigger, more important or serious than it really is放大；夸大（重要性或严重性） ［近exaggerate］
② to make sth bigger, louder or stronge扩大，增强
［近enlarge, intensify, amplify, augment］
magnitude
词义
① the great size or importance of sth 巨大；重要性
［+(of sth)］ ［近significance］
② the size of an earthquake 地震等级
majesty
词义
① the impressive and attractive quality that sth has 庄严，雄伟壮观
② His/Her/Your Majesty （对国王或女王的尊称）陛下
major
词义
① very large or important大的；主要的，重要的［反minor］
② the main subject or course of a student at college or university 主修课程，专业课
③主修生
④少校
⑤ to study sth as your main subject at a university or college 主修 ［+in］
⑥ to pay particular attention to one subject, issue, etc 专门研究（课题、问题等） ［+on］
majority
词义
① the largest part of a group of people or things大部分，大多数
［+(of sb/sth)］
② the number of votes by which one political party wins an election or one side in a discussion, etc wins 获胜的票数，多数票［+(over sb)］
③ the age at which you are leaglly considered to be an adult 成年的法定年龄
例句
This means that our noses are limited to perceiving those smells which float through the air, missing the majority of smells which stick to surfaces.这就意味着我们的鼻子只限于感知在空气中飘过的气味，而遗漏了大多数附着在物体表面的气味. (2005知识运用
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