# 英语阅读理解单词整理（按首次出现顺序·续37-40）
37.
Be Careful about Cloning,"短语 谨慎对待克隆"
series,"n. 一系列；连续；丛书"
initial,"adj. 最初的；字首的；n. 首字母；[语]声母"
experiments,"n. 实验；试验（原型：experiment）"
corrections,"n. 修正；改正；校正（原型：correction）"
scientist’s,"n. 科学家的（原型：scientist）"
hard work,"短语 辛苦工作；努力工作"
paid off,"短语 取得成功；得到回报"
twin,"adj. 双胞胎的；孪生的；n. 双胞胎；孪生儿"
clone,"v. 克隆；无性繁殖；n. 克隆动物；无性系"
turkeys,"n. 火鸡；火鸡肉（原型：turkey）"
hatched,"v. 孵化；孵出；策划（原型：hatch）"
normal,"adj. 正常的；标准的；n. 常态；标准"
feather,"n. 羽毛；翎毛；v. 用羽毛装饰"
claws,"n. 爪子；钳；螯（原型：claw）"
breakthrough,"n. 突破；重大进展"
possibly,"adv. 或许；可能；大概"
enabled,"v. 使能够；使成为可能；授权（原型：enable）"
bring...back to life,"短语 使……死而复生；使……复活"
adored,"adj. 被热爱的；受人喜爱的；v. 爱慕；崇拜（原型：adore）"
pets,"n. 宠物；宠儿（原型：pet）"
However,"adv. 然而；无论如何；不管怎样"
bothered,"v. 使烦恼；使恼怒；打扰（原型：bother）"
from time to time,"短语 不时；偶尔；时常"
health,"n. 健康；卫生；保健"
poor condition,"短语 状况不佳；健康状况差"
unable,"adj. 不能的；无能力的；不会的"
resist,"v. 抵抗；抗拒；忍耐"
illnesses,"n. 疾病；病（原型：illness）"
drawback,"n. 缺点；劣势；不利条件"
cast him down,"短语 使他沮丧；让他气馁"
Merely,"adv. 仅仅；只不过；只是"
clones,"n. 克隆体；无性繁殖系（原型：clone）"
carrier,"n. 母体；载体；携带者"
died,"v. 死亡；消逝（原型：die）"
struck,"v. 使突然想到；打击；撞击（原型：strike）"
frustration,"n. 挫折；挫败；失意"
heart,"n. 心脏；内心；中心"
retired,"v. 退休；退役（原型：retire）"
attained,"v. 达到；获得；实现（原型：attain）"
ambition,"n. 抱负；雄心；志向"
became,"v. 成为；变得（原型：become）"
member,"n. 成员；会员；分子"
opera chorus,"短语 歌剧合唱团"
relieve,"v. 减轻；缓解；解除"
depression,"n. 消沉；抑郁；沮丧"

Shortly afterwards,"短语 之后不久；没过多久"
media,"n. 媒体；媒介；新闻媒体"
published,"v. 发表；出版；公布（原型：publish）"
conservative,"adj. 保守的；守旧的；n. 保守派；守旧者"
argument,"n. 论点；论据；争论"
objecting to,"短语 反对；抗议"
cloning,"n. 克隆；克隆技术；v. 克隆（原型：clone）"
owing to,"短语 由于；因为"
moral,"adj. 道德的；道义上的；n. 道德；寓意"
problems,"n. 问题；难题（原型：problem）"
suggested,"v. 建议；表明；暗示（原型：suggest）"
constitution,"n. 宪法；章程；构造"
include,"v. 包括；包含；计入"
compulsory,"adj. 强制性的；义务的；必修的"
regulations,"n. 法规；条例；规章（原型：regulation）"
forbid,"v. 禁止；不准；阻止"
obtaining,"v. 获得；得到；获取（原型：obtain）"
commercial,"adj. 商业的；贸易的；营利的"
profits,"n. 利益；利润（原型：profit）"

interviewed,"v. 采访；面试；访谈（原型：interview）"
stared at,"短语 盯着；凝视；注视"
decorations,"n. 装饰物；装饰；装潢（原型：decoration）"
ceiling,"n. 天花板；上限；顶棚"
thinking,"v. 思考；认为；想（原型：think）"
in favour of,"短语 赞成；支持；有利于"
arbitrary,"adj. 任意的；武断的；专制的"
assumption,"n. 假设；假定；设想"
undertaking,"v. 从事；承担；承诺（原型：undertake）"
differ from,"短语 与……不同；区别于"
straightforward,"adj. 简单的；直接的；坦率的"
procedure,"n. 过程；程序；步骤"
making,"v. 制作；使；让（原型：make）"
loafs,"n. 一条面包；块（原型：loaf）"
flour,"n. 面粉；粉状物质；v. 撒粉于"
Until,"conj. 直到……为止；在……以前；prep. 到……为止"
accumulate,"v. 积累；积聚；堆积"
enough,"adj. 足够的；充足的；adv. 足够地；充分地"
exact,"adj. 准确的；精确的；精密的"
knowledge,"n. 知识；学问；认识"
practice,"n. 实践；实际操作；练习"
in vain,"短语 徒劳无功；白费力气；徒劳"
bound to,"短语 注定；一定会；必然"
fail,"v. 失败；未能；不及格"
Altogether,"adv. 总而言之；总共；完全"
reasonable,"adj. 合理的；公道的；通情达理的"
walk into a side road,"短语 误入歧途；走错路"

38.
Strange Patent Applications,"短语 奇怪的专利申请"
set about,"短语 开始；着手；动手"
working,"v. 工作；干活；使工作（原型：work）"
current,"adj. 当前的；现在的；流通的；n. 趋势；电流；水流"
Patent Office,"短语 专利局"
resigning,"v. 辞职；辞去；放弃（原型：resign）"
court personnel,"短语 法院人事部"
Competent,"adj. 称职的；有能力的；胜任的"
dynamic,"adj. 有活力的；动态的；动力的；n. 动态；动力"
never,"adv. 从未；永不；绝不"
feel,"v. 感觉；觉得；体会"
passive,"adj. 消极的；被动的；被动语态的；n. 被动语态"
diving into,"短语 投身于；钻研；深入研究"
identifications,"n. 鉴定；识别；确认（原型：identification）"
whether,"conj. 是否；不论；不管"
applications,"n. 申请；申请书；应用（原型：application）"
valid,"adj. 有效的；有法律效力的；正当的"
practical,"adj. 实用的；实际的；实践的"
according to,"短语 根据；按照；依据"
new version,"短语 新版；新版本；最新版本"
criteria,"n. 标准；准则；条件（原型：criterion）"

expectation,"n. 期望；期待；预期"
distinguishing,"v. 显示……的差别；区分；辨别（原型：distinguish）"
own,"adj. 自己的；特有的；pron. 自己；本人"
importance,"n. 重要性；重要；重大"
people,"n. 人们；人；人类"
leave the beaten track,"短语 违反常规；打破常规；另辟蹊径"
file,"v. 提交；提出；归档；n. 文件；档案；文件夹"
strange,"adj. 奇怪的；奇特的；陌生的"
products,"n. 产品；产物；制品（原型：product）"
now and then,"短语 时不时；偶尔；时常"
for example,"短语 例如；比如；举例来说"
lantern,"n. 灯笼；提灯；信号灯"
attached on,"短语 固定在；附着于"
forehead,"n. 前额；额头；前部"
cubic,"adj. 立方体的；立方的；n. 立方体"
walnuts,"n. 胡桃；核桃（原型：walnut）"
refrigerator,"n. 冰箱；冷藏库"
made of,"短语 由……制成；用……做的"
straw,"n. 稻草；麦秆；吸管；adj. 稻草的；麦秆的"
glue,"n. 胶水；胶黏剂；v. 粘合；粘贴；胶合"
perfume,"n. 香水；香气；香料；v. 使充满香气；洒香水于"
nobody,"pron. 没有人；无人；谁也不"
bear to,"短语 忍受；忍耐；承受"
smell,"v. 闻；嗅；闻到；n. 气味；嗅觉；臭味"
and so on,"短语 等等；诸如此类；依此类推"

Once,"adv. 曾经；一次；一旦；conj. 一旦；一……就"
man,"n. 男人；人；人类"
made,"v. 制作；使；让（原型：make）"
triangle,"n. 三角形；三角形物体；adj. 三角的；三角形的"
helicopter,"n. 直升飞机；直升机"
stainless wires,"短语 不锈钢丝；不锈线材"
string,"n. 绳子；线；弦；v. 系；捆；扎"
called us up,"短语 致电给我们；打电话给我们"
merrily,"adv. 高兴地；愉快地；快乐地"
claimed,"v. 声称；断言；主张（原型：claim）"
stable,"adj. 稳定的；稳固的；安定的；n. 马厩；畜棚"
convenient,"adj. 方便的；便利的；实用的"
use,"v. 使用；利用；运用；n. 使用；用途；用法"
out of order,"短语 出故障；失灵；有毛病"
asked,"v. 问；询问；请求（原型：ask）"
hang on,"短语 稍等；等一下；坚持"
innocent,"adj. 天真的；无辜的；清白的；n. 天真的人；无辜者"
rang off,"短语 挂了电话；挂断电话"
set out to,"短语 开始；着手；出发去"
fly,"v. 飞；飞行；飞翔；n. 苍蝇；飞行"
courtyard,"n. 院子；庭院；天井"
dialed,"v. 拨打；拨号（原型：dial）"
number,"n. 数字；号码；数量"
directory,"n. 电话簿；目录；名录"
trying to,"短语 试图；努力；设法"
ring him back,"短语 回电给他；给他回电话"
got through,"短语 接通；通过；完成"

Merciful,"adj. 仁慈的；慈悲的；宽容的"
God blessing,"短语 上帝保佑；老天保佑"
abrupt,"adj. 突然的；意外的；唐突的"
freezing rainfall,"短语 冻雨；冰冻降雨"
powder,"n. 火药；粉末；粉剂；v. 使成粉末；撒粉"
wet,"adj. 湿的；潮湿的；多雨的；v. 弄湿；沾湿"
Luckily,"adv. 幸运的是；幸亏；幸而"
trouble,"n. 麻烦；烦恼；故障；v. 麻烦；使烦恼；打扰"
without any extension,"短语 没有扩大；没有延伸；未扩散"
except that,"短语 只是；除了……之外"
crashed into,"短语 撞入；撞上；闯入"
greengrocer’s,"n. 水果店；蔬菜水果店"
ripe,"adj. 成熟的；熟的；时机成熟的"
fruits,"n. 水果；果实；成果（原型：fruit）"
become,"v. 成为；变得；变成（原型：become）"
messy,"adj. 一塌糊涂的；凌乱的；肮脏的"
jam,"n. 果酱；堵塞；窘境；v. 堵塞；挤进；卡住"
seized,"v. 抓住；捉住；夺取（原型：seize）"
crazy,"adj. 疯狂的；狂热的；着迷的；n. 疯子；狂人"
with caution,"短语 小心地；谨慎地；慎重地"
sobered him by tapping his face,"短语 拍打他的脸使他清醒过来；轻拍他的脸让他镇定"
complained about,"短语 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚"
bad weather,"短语 糟糕的天气；坏天气"
instead of,"短语 而不是；代替；取代"
associating...with..."短语 将……与……联系起来；把……和……联系"
failure,"n. 失败；故障；失败者"
unscientific,"adj. 不科学的；非科学的；不符合科学原理的"
design,"n. 设计；构思；图案；v. 设计；计划；构思"

39.
Pronunciation and Status,"短语 口音与身份"
Ambassador,"n. 大使；使节；派驻国际组织的代表"
referee,"n. 裁判；调解员；介绍人；v. 裁判；仲裁；调停"
consulting,"v. 请教；咨询；商议（原型：consult）"
professor,"n. 教授；教师；研究员"
caption,"n. 文字说明；标题；字幕；v. 给……加标题；给……加说明"
Buddhistic,"adj. 佛教的；佛陀的"
alphabet,"n. 字母表；字母系统；符号系统"
sobbing,"adj. 哭哭啼啼的；啜泣的；v. 啜泣；呜咽；抽噎（原型：sob）"
woman,"n. 女人；妇女；成年女子"
stopped,"v. 拦住；停止；阻止（原型：stop）"
sell,"v. 卖；出售；销售"
antique,"adj. 古董的；古老的；古风的；n. 古董；古玩；古物"
musical bathtub,"短语 音乐澡盆；音乐浴缸"
dirty,"adj. 肮脏的；龌龊的；污秽的"
garment,"n. 衣服；服装；衣着"
handkerchief,"n. 手帕；纸巾；方巾"
waist,"n. 腰；腰部；腰围"
badly in need of,"短语 急需；迫切需要"
sending to,"短语 送到；发送到；寄到"
laundry,"n. 洗衣店；洗衣房；要洗的衣服"

uncomfortably,"adv. 不舒服地；不自在地；局促不安地"
gave,"v. 给；给予；赠送（原型：give）"
handful of pence,"短语 一把便士；几个便士"
wallet,"n. 钱包；皮夹；钱夹"
Take this fortune away,"短语 把这大笔钱拿走；拿上这笔钱"
troublesome,"adj. 麻烦的；讨厌的；令人烦恼的"

figure,"n. 身影；人物；数字；v. 计算；认为；描绘"
faded away,"短语 渐渐远去；逐渐消失；褪色"
brilliant,"adj. 才华横溢的；灿烂的；杰出的"
mistaken,"adj. 错误的；弄错的；被误解的；v. 弄错；误解（原型：mistake）"
improper,"adj. 不适当的；不合适的；不正确的"
remark,"n. 评论；言论；谈论；v. 评论；说；谈论"
condemned,"v. 谴责；指责；判刑（原型：condemn）"
In terms of,"短语 就……而言；在……方面；依据"
extraordinary,"adj. 非凡的；特别的；离奇的"
classify,"v. 分类；归类；划分"
status,"n. 身份；地位；状态"
horrible,"adj. 可怕的；极讨厌的；令人震惊的"
clothes,"n. 衣服；衣物；服装"
disgusting,"adj. 令人厌恶的；令人作呕的；反感的"
nails,"n. 指甲；钉子；趾甲（原型：nail）"
clean,"adj. 干净的；清洁的；清白的；v. 打扫；清洁；弄干净"
woolen vest,"短语 羊毛背心；毛线背心"
stockings,"n. 长袜；袜子（原型：stocking）"
especially,"adv. 尤其；特别；格外"
classic,"adj. 一流的；经典的；古典的；n. 经典著作；名著"
pronunciation,"n. 发音；读音；发音方法"
suggested,"v. 暗示；表明；建议（原型：suggest）"
upper status,"短语 上层身份；高级地位"
gave a whistle,"短语 吹了声口哨；吹口哨"
amazement,"n. 惊奇；惊愕；诧异"
advised,"v. 建议；劝告；忠告（原型：advise）"
making her acquaintance,"短语 认识她；与她相识；结识她"
hesitated,"v. 犹豫；迟疑；踌躇（原型：hesitate）"
compromised,"v. 妥协；让步；折中（原型：compromise）"

outcome,"n. 结果；结局；成果"
authentic,"adj. 真正的；真实的；可靠的"
superior,"adj. 高级的；优秀的；上级的；n. 上级；优胜者"
police officer,"短语 警官；警察；警务人员"
shown in,"短语 被带进；被领入；被展示"
office,"n. 办公室；办公楼；办事处"
saw,"v. 看见；看到；领会（原型：see）"
once more,"短语 再次；又一次；再度"
brought,"v. 拿来；带来；取来（原型：bring）"
teapot,"n. 茶壶；壶"
cookies,"n. 饼干；小甜点；曲奇饼（原型：cookie）"
laughing,"v. 笑；发笑；嘲笑（原型：laugh）"
rubbed,"v. 涂；擦；摩擦（原型：rub）"
cream,"n. 奶油；面霜；精华；v. 涂奶油于；把……搅成糊状"
wax,"n. 蜡；蜂蜡；蜡状物；v. 给……上蜡；用蜡涂"
passed myself off as,"短语 假扮成；冒充；伪装成"
shabby,"adj. 寒酸的；破旧的；衣衫褴褛的"
among,"prep. 在……中间；在……之中；……之一"
thieves,"n. 小偷；窃贼（原型：thief）"
robbers,"n. 抢劫犯；盗贼；强盗（原型：robber）"
investigate,"v. 调查；研究；侦查"
plot,"n. 阴谋；情节；图谋；v. 密谋；策划；绘制"
Generally speaking,"短语 通常说来；一般而言；总的来说"
overlooking,"v. 忽视；忽略；俯瞰（原型：overlook）"
adaptation,"n. 适应；改编；改写本"
best help,"短语 最好的帮助；最佳协助"
seemed to have betrayed me,"短语 似乎暴露了我；好像出卖了我"

40.
A Sly Murder,"短语 一宗狡猾的谋杀案"
giving a lecture,"短语 发表演讲；讲课；作报告"
significance,"n. 重要意义；重要性；意义"
punctuation,"n. 标点符号；标点；标点法"
academic,"adj. 学院的；学术的；理论的；n. 学者；大学教师"
interrupted,"v. 打断；中断；插嘴（原型：interrupt）"
arrested,"v. 逮捕；拘捕；扣留（原型：arrest）"
police,"n. 警察；警方；警察部门；v. 监督；管辖；维持治安"
murdering,"v. 谋杀；凶杀；扼杀（原型：murder）"
wife,"n. 妻子；太太；夫人"
receptionist,"n. 接待员；前台；接待人员"
kindergarten,"n. 幼儿园；幼稚园"
found,"v. 发现；找到；认为（原型：find）"
photos,"n. 照片；相片（原型：photo）"
deleted,"v. 删除；删去；划掉（原型：delete）"
e-album,"n. 电子相册；数码相册"
showing,"v. 表明；展示；证明（原型：show）"
used to have,"短语 曾经有过；过去常常有"
gay life,"短语 快乐的生活；幸福的日子"
But,"conj. 但是；然而；而是"
fed up with,"短语 受够了；厌烦；厌倦"
wrinkled face,"短语 布满皱纹的脸；皱巴巴的脸"
divorcing,"v. 离婚；与……离婚；分离（原型：divorce）"
avoid,"v. 避免；避开；躲避"
fortune division,"短语 财产分割；财富分配"
cut up,"短语 切碎；切开；剁碎"
seashell,"n. 海贝；贝壳； Seashell"
sharpened knife,"短语 磨锋利的刀；尖刀"
hammered,"v. 锤击；敲打；将……锤成（原型：hammer）"
powder,"n. 粉末；粉剂；火药；v. 使成粉末；撒粉"
skateboard,"n. 滑板；v. 用滑板滑行"
at most,"短语 至多；最多；不超过"
gram,"n. 克；公克"
enough to,"短语 足以；足够……去做"
accelerate,"v. 加速；促进；使加快"
pulse,"n. 脉搏；脉冲；意向；v. 搏动；跳动；悸动"
until,"conj. 直到……为止；在……以前；prep. 到……为止"
dies,"v. 死亡；消逝；熄灭（原型：die）"
poison,"n. 毒药；毒物；毒素；v. 毒害；下毒；败坏"
date back to,"短语 追溯到；始于；起源于"
BC,"abbr. 公元前（Before Christ）"

rubbed it on,"短语 把它涂在；将其擦在"
spears,"n. 矛；长矛；标枪（原型：spear）"
kill,"v. 杀死；弄死；扼杀；n. 杀戮；屠杀；猎物"
beasts,"n. 野兽；牲畜；兽类（原型：beast）"
mixed,"v. 混合；掺和；调配（原型：mix）"
onion,"n. 洋葱；洋葱头；葱头"
watermelon,"n. 西瓜"
yogurt,"n. 酸奶；酸乳酪；优格"
Howling,"v. 嚎叫；咆哮；哭喊（原型：howl）"
scratching her chest,"短语 抓着胸口；挠胸口"
dizzy,"adj. 头晕的；眩晕的；使人发晕的；v. 使头晕目眩；使发昏"
died soon,"短语 很快死去；不久就去世了"

tentative examination,"短语 初步检查；试探性检查"
assumed,"v. 假定；假设；认为（原型：assume）"
died of,"短语 死于；因……而死"
heart disease,"短语 心脏病"
systematic,"adj. 系统的；体系的；有系统的"
botanical analyses,"短语 植物学分析；植物分析"
watermelon spit,"短语 西瓜残渣；吐出来的西瓜"
messy mat,"短语 凌乱的垫子；脏乱的席子"
quilt,"n. 被子；棉被；被褥；v. 缝被子；绗缝"
poisonous,"adj. 有毒的；有害的；恶毒的"
Regardless of,"短语 不顾；不管；不顾及"
exhaustion,"n. 疲惫；耗尽；枯竭"
starvation,"n. 饥饿；挨饿；饿死"
acute,"adj. 敏锐的；严重的；急性的"
skilful,"adj. 熟练的；有技巧的；技能好的"
radioactive equipment,"短语 放射性设备；辐射仪器"
make sure,"短语 确保；保证；查明"
category,"n. 种类；类别；范畴"
Primitive,"adj. 原始的；简陋的；远古的；n. 原始人；原始事物"
not ample as,"短语 不如……充足；不像……丰富"
alternative equipment,"短语 备用设备；替代设备"
perfect,"adj. 完美的；最好的；精通的；v. 使完美；完善；使熟练"
accuracy,"n. 准确性；精确性；准确度"
somehow,"adv. 不知怎么地；以某种方式；莫名其妙地"

applauded,"v. 称赞；赞许；鼓掌（原型：applaud）"
woman’s family,"短语 女人的家人；妻子的家人"
look ahead with relief,"短语 欣慰地展望未来；安心地向前看"