53.torture n./vt. 拷打，折磨

（例）She died under torture. 她受严刑拷打致死。

54.wander vi. 漫游，闲逛

（例）The children wandered in the woods. 孩子们在森林里漫步。

55.wax n. 蜡

（例）Candles are made from wax. 蜡烛是蜡做的。

56.weave v. 织，编

（例）I wove a mat. 我编了一张席子。

57.preserve v. 保护，保存，保持，维持

（例）The Town Council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castle。市政委员会花了不少钱来维修那座古城堡。

（例）You can preserve meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。

（例） It is one of the duties of the police to preserve public order.警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。

61. abuse v. 滥用，虐待；谩骂

（例）He was charged of abusing a privilege. 他因滥用特权而被起诉。

62. academic a. 学术的；高等院校的；研究院的

（例）The question is purely academic. 这是一个纯学术性的问题。

63. academy n. （高等）专科院校；学会

（例）an academy of music  音乐学院

（例）Academy Award 金像奖

64. battery n. 电池（组）

（例）Our bus won't start because the battery is flat. 我们的大客车发动不起来了，因为电池坏了。

65. barrier n. 障碍；棚栏

（例）The police put a barrier across the road. 警察设了路障。

66. cargo n. （船、飞机等装载的）货

（例）We sailed from Perth with a cargo of raw ion. 我们装着一船生铁从佩思启航。

67. career n. 生涯，职业

（例）My grandfather was a career teacher; it's the only job he'd ever done.我祖父教了一辈子书,教书是他所干过的唯一的工作。

68. vessel n. 船舶；容器，器皿；血管

（例）There were many vessels in the harbor today. 今天港口有许多船只。

（例）A pot is a vessel for holding food. 锅是盛食物的器皿。

69. vertical a. 垂直的

（例）Walls are usually vertical. 墙通常是垂直的。

70. oblige v. 迫使，责成；使感激

（例）The police obliged him to leave. 警方强迫他离开。

71. obscure a. 阴暗，模糊

（例）Is the meaning still obscure to you? 你觉得意思仍然不清楚吗？

72. extent n. 程度，范围，大小，限度

（例）I agree with you to some extent. 我部分地同意你。

（例）What is the extent of your garden? 你的花园有多大？

73. exterior n. 外部，外表 a. 外部的，外表的

（例）Paint the exerior walls of the house. 给房子的外墙刷漆。

74. external a. 外部的，外表的，外面的

（例）External causes become operative through internal causes.外因通过内因而起作用。