1.spike n.突然上升,剧增
Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人们会认为战争期间生意会很红火,但实际上利息只有小幅上升 。
2.file vt.提出(离婚诉讼或其他讼案);把…归档
I filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery a few months later.
几个月后我以通奸为由提起了离婚诉讼 。
3.peak vi.达到高峰,达到最大值
Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius.
温度最高达30摄氏度以上 。
4.deflated adj.(球、轮胎等)泄气的; 令人泄气的,使人气馁的
Britain'sother hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
英国另外的夺牌希望在那天早些时候受到了打击 。
5.proximity n.接近,邻近;接近度,距离;亲近
What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
吸引他到该地区的原因是那里靠近伦敦市中心 。
6.exacerbate vt.使恶化;使加重
Do policies in industrial countries ease or exacerbate the difficulties faced by developing countries?
工业国的政策减轻还是加重了发展中国家面临的困难?
7.rekindle vi.重新点燃
Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.
她激情已逝,无从心回意转 。
8.generally adv.一般地,通常; 广泛地,普遍地
Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
通常女孩性发育成熟要比男孩早两年 。