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homemaker ?[h?ummeik?] n. ?操持家务者，主妇 For years she was a homemaker raising three children. housing ?[‘hauzi?] n. 房屋﹑ 住宅等（总称）; 住处; 住房供给，住房建筑 More housing is needed for old people. 需要为老年人提供更多的住宅. 恶劣的居住条件 poor housing conditions There is an acute housing shortage in our city. 我们市里房荒问题很严重。  invaluable ?[inv?lju?bl] a. ?无价的, 价值无法衡量的 Your help has been invaluable to us. 你对我们的帮助是非常宝贵的. NOTE ON USAGE 用法: A few adjectives have misleading `negative affixes such as in- or -less. 有几个形容词带有貌似‘否定’的词缀, 如in-或-less. Invaluable means `extremely valuable. invaluable意思是‘极有价值的’. Priceless价格非常高的 isolation ?[,ais?lei??n] n. ?隔绝, 孤立, 隔离 His older sister had been taken to the isolation ward. 他的姐姐被送到隔离病房。 in isolation (from sb/sth) separately; alone 单独地; 独自地; 个别地 examine each piece of evidence in isolation 分别审查每一证据 isolate ?[ais?leit] vt. ?使隔离, 使孤立, 使绝缘 isolate sth from sth It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility. latchkey ?[l?t?ki:] n. ?弹簧锁钥匙 Latchkey(/key) child 挂钥匙孩子 old-fashioned: a child whose parents both work and who spends time alone in the house after school maturity ?[m?tju?riti] n. ?成熟, 完备, 到期 My plan has gradually come to maturity. 我的计划逐渐成熟。 His experience has a slow maturity. 他的经验缓慢地成熟。 mature ?[m?tju?] a. ?成熟的, 到期的, 充分考虑的 Hes not mature enough to be given too much responsibility. 他还不成熟, 不宜给他重任. optimum ?[?ptim?m] adj. 最佳的 n. ?最适条件, 最佳效果 the optimum temperature for the growth of plants 植物生长的最佳温度 enjoy optimum economic conditions 处於最佳经济状况. The market offer optimum condition for sale. 市场为销售提供了最佳条件。 overwhelming ?[,?uv?hwelmi?] a. ?压倒性的, 无法抵抗的 不可抗拒的灾害 an overwhelming disaster 压倒多数 an overwhelming majority She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him. phenomenon ?[fin?min?n] n. ?1)现象, 迹象 复数形式：phenomena ?[fin?min?] 自然现象 natural phenomena 社会现象 social phenomena 历史现象 historical phenomena Bankruptcy is a common phenomenon in an economic recession. 在经济衰退时破产是常见的现象. 2) 奇迹，奇才 It was a phenomenon in the history of