11. integral a. 构成整体所必须的;不可缺的
Rice is an integral part of Chinese diet.
米饭是中餐中不可或缺的一部分。
This world view has become an integral part of our culture.
这一世界观已经成为我们文化的一个组成部分。
12. intelligible a. 明白易懂的
The book is intelligible to anyone.
这本书任何人都看得懂。
To make a country's history intelligible, the historian naturally seeks for some point of unity.
历史学家为了把一个国家的历史写得清晰明了,他自然要去找寻某种统一的东西。
13. intensify v. 加剧
The noise intensified.
噪音更大了。
If the international situation continued to intensify, the attack plan called for execution in December.
假若国际局势继续恶化,攻击计划应该在十二月执行。
14. intermittent a. 断断续续
intermittent failure 间歇失效,间发故障 the intermittent rain showers 时断时续地下着雨
The air is filled with angry shouts, the intermittent siren.
空气中充满着人们愤怒的吼声,断断续续的警报声。
15. intimidate v. 恐吓
词义辨析:intimidate, alarm, frighten, startle, terrify, scare,
intimidate: 特指恐吓某人,迫使其做某事
alarm: 着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐
frighten: 普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感
startle: 强调突然使人惊骇或震惊
terrify: 语气最强,指惊骇得六神无主,魂飞魄散
scare: 指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉
Nobody was going to intimidate them.
没有人能胁迫他们。
16. intricate a. 错综复杂的
词义辨析:intricate, complex, complicated, sophisticated,
intricate: 着重指错综复杂,令人迷惑理解
complex: 侧重内在关系的复杂,需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用
complicated: 与complex的含义接近,但语气更强,着重极其复杂,很难分析、分辨或解释
sophisticated: 侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂
The steps were very intricate and their faces were intent and concentrated.
舞步错综复杂,脸色全神贯注。
17. intrinsic a. 固有的
intrinsic value 内在价值
These difficulties are intrinsic to such a situation
这是这种情势下固然会有的困难。
18. intuition n. 直觉
Your intuition is your sixth sense.
你的直觉就是你的第六感。
19. invalid a. 无效的
an invalid license 作废的执照
Unless a check is signed, it is invalid.
支票除非签了名,否则是无效的。
20. invariably ad. 不变地;始终
My heart invariably cleaved to the master's, in preference to Catherine's side.
我的心情愿毫不更变地永远依附在主人身上,而不是在凯瑟琳那边。
A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably plain.
说教的男人通常是个伪善者,而说教的女人则必定是丑女。