listentothis3高级听力单词.doc

1. hostage ?/ ?h?st?d?; ˋhɑst?d?/ n person held as a captive by one or more others who threaten to keep, harm or kill him unless certain demands are met 人质: The hijackers kept the pilot on board the plane as (a) hostage. 劫机者把飞机驾驶员扣留在飞机上作为人质. (idm 习语) a ,hostage to `fortune (fml 文) person or thing that one acquires and may then suffer by losing, esp a husband or wife or child 希望得到的但需蒙受可能失去之痛苦的人或事物（尤指配偶或子女）. take/hold sb `hostage seize/keep sb as a hostage 抓住[扣押]某人作为人质: The gunman is holding two children hostage in the building. 持枪歹徒把两个孩子扣押在这座建筑物里当作人质. envoy ?/ ?env??; ˋ?nv??/ n messenger or representative, esp one sent to deal with a foreign government 使者; 代表; （尤指）外交官: the Archbishop of Canterburys envoy 坎特伯雷大主教的使者. diplomatic agent next in rank below an ambassador 公使.initial ?/ ??n??l; ?ˋn???l/ adj\ [attrib 作定语] of or at the beginning; first 开始的; 最初的; 第一个的: the initial letter of a word 一个字起首的字母 * in the initial stages (ie at the beginning) (of sth) 某事的创始阶段 * My initial reaction was to refuse. 我最初的反应是予以拒绝. initial n (usu pl 通常作复数) initial letter (of a name) （姓名的）首字母: George Bernard Shaw was well-known by his initials GBS. 人们对萧伯纳姓名的首字母GBS非常熟悉. * Sign your name and initials, ie your surname and the initial letters of your other names. 请签上您的姓及名字的首字母.initial v (-ll-; US usu 美式英语通常作 -l-) [I, Tn] mark or sign (sth) with ones initials 用姓名的首字母签名或作标记: Initial here, please. 请在这儿签上姓名首字母. * initial a note, document, treaty, etc 用名字的首字母签署便条﹑ 文件﹑ 条约等.initially / -??l?; -??l?/ adv at the beginning; at first 最初; 开头; 首先: She came initially to spend a few days, but in the end she stayed for a whole month. 起先她只打算来待几天, 但後来却住了整整一个月. administration ?/ ?d?m?n??stre??n; ?d?m?n?ˋstre??n/ n [U] ~ (of sth) administering; giving 实施; 执行; 给予; 供给: be responsible for the administration of justice, the law, charitable aid, an oath, a remedy 负责赏罚﹑ 执法﹑ 慈善救济﹑ 主持宣誓﹑ 用药. [U] management of public or business affairs 公共事务的管理; 经营; 行政: He works in hospital administration. 他从事医院管理工作. * Head teach