1. embrace [ɪmˈbreɪs]
vt.拥抱；包括；包围，环绕；n.拥抱，怀抱
to accept something enthusiastically
参考例句：
1. He held her to him in a warm embrace. 他热列地拥抱她。
2. The hills embrace the village. 山丘环绕着村庄。
2. magnet [ˈmægnət]
n.有强大吸引力的人或物；磁铁，磁体
an object that is able both to attract iron and steel objects and also push them away
参考例句：
1. He picked all the pins up with a magnet. 他用磁铁捡起了所有的大头针。
2. Dalian is a magnet for tourists. 大连是吸引游客的地方。
3. client [ˈklaɪənt]
n.委托人，当事人，顾客
a customer or someone who receives services
参考例句：
1. She can't come to the telephone; she's serving a client. 她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
2. The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client. 律师机智地为委托人辩护。
4. crystal [ˈkrɪstl]
n.水晶，水晶饰品，结晶体；最好的玻璃器皿；adj.水晶的；透明的，清澈的
transparent glass of very high quality , usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns
参考例句：
1. It used to be a crystal stream. 那曾是条清澈见底的小溪。
2. Those fine wine glasses are made of crystal. 那些漂亮的酒杯是用水晶做的。
5. vine [vaɪn]
n.葡萄树；蔓；藤
the climbing plant which produces grapes as its fruit
参考例句：
1. The vine twines round the tree. 这藤盘绕在树干上。
2. There is a vine yard before the hill. 山前有一个葡萄园。
6. concentration [ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn]
n.集中；专注；浓度；浓缩
the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else
参考例句：
1. She wrinkled her brows in concentration. 她蹙额皱眉，陷入沉思。
2. If smoke is going that way, then it means the concentration here should be decreasing. 如果烟雾沿着这个方向飘，这意味着，这里的浓度应该是减少的。
7. extent [ɪkˈstent]
n.程度，范围，限度；广度，宽度，大小
area or length ; amount
参考例句：
1. The new race track is nearly six miles in extent. 这条新跑道将近六英里长。
2. What's the extent of the damage? 损坏的程度如何?
8. definition [ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn]
n.定义；限定，确定；清晰度
a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase
参考例句：
1. The book attempts a definition of his role in world politics. 该书要阐明的是他在世界政局中的作用。
2. I made a definition for this word. 我给这个字下了定义。
9. approximate [əˈprɒksɪmət]
adj.大约，大致，近似的；vi.(to)近似，接近
not completely accurate but close
参考例句：
1. The builder gave an approximate cost for fixing the roof. 房屋修建商给修理房顶粗略地估计了一个价钱。
2. The approximate date of his departure is next month. 他大约在下个月动身。
10. delicate [ˈdelɪkət]
adj.巧妙的，敏感的；易损的，娇嫩的
needing careful treatment , especially because easily damaged
参考例句：
1. Be careful with those wine cups — they are very delicate. 当心那些酒杯—它们很容易碎。
2. The delicate handicraft works will not bear rough handling. 精致的手工艺品经不起粗鲁的摆弄。
11. colony [ˈkɒləni]
n.殖民地；(同类人的)聚居地
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful and often distant country
参考例句：
1. There lived a colony of bees on the tree. 树上生活着一群蜜蜂。
2. They live in an artists'colony. 他们住在艺术家聚居区。
12. tender [ˈtendə(r)]
adj.嫩的，柔软的；脆弱的，纤细的；温柔的
gentle , loving or sympathetic
参考例句：
1. At the tender age of seventeen I left home. 早在十七岁的小小年纪，我就离开了家。
2. We were sent to boarding school at a tender age. 很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。
13. mainland [ˈmeɪnlænd]
n.大陆，本土
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
参考例句：
1. The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. 新的桥梁将把该岛与大陆连接在一起。
2. Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on mainland. 香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于大陆。
14. thoughtful [ˈθɔ:tfl]
adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的
carefully considering things
参考例句：
1. She is thoughtful for her friends. 她很体贴她的朋友们。
2. This is a thoughtful essay. 这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。
15. submit [səbˈmɪt]
vi.(to)屈服，听从vt.呈送，提交；主张
to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others
参考例句：
1. He was losing the fight but he would not submit. 他战败了，但不屈服。
2. I will not submit to such treatment. 我不甘心忍受这样的待遇。
16. commerce [ˈkɒmɜ:s]
n.商业，贸易；社交
the activities involved in buying and selling things
参考例句：
1. Commerce binds the two countries together. 贸易把这两国结合在一起。
2. They drew up plans aimed at expanding commerce. 他们拟定了发展商业的计划
17. vacant [ˈveɪkənt]
adj.未被占用的，空着的；空缺的；空虚的，茫然的
not filled or occupied; available to be used
参考例句：
1. A job fell vacant in the accounting department. 财会部出现了一个空缺。
2. He stared into space with a vacant expression. 他茫然地凝视着天空。
18. dialect [ˈdaɪəlekt]
n.方言，土语，地方话
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country , containing some different words and grammar , etc .
参考例句：
1. He wrote a play in a local dialect. 他用当地方言写了一个剧本。
2. They began to speak rapidly in dialect. 他们开始叽里呱啦地说起地方话来。
19. deserve [dɪˈzɜ:v]
vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏
to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have
参考例句：
1. You really
deserve a good beating,you naughty boy. 你这个调皮孩子真该打。
2. I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me. 我不配得到这些赞扬。
20. inn [ɪn]
n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店，小饭店
a pub where you can stay for the night , usually in the countryside
参考例句：
1. I shall lodge at the inn for two nights. 我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
2. We stayed in a small village inn, right off the map. 我们住在一家偏僻的乡村小店里。