283. compelling 強(qiáng)迫的，引人注目的

The idea is intuitively compelling , but it doesn't explain how ideas actually spread.

該思想在直覺上是引人注目的，但并為解釋思想是如何傳播的。

284. contemptible 可鄙的

It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.

作家們認(rèn)為當(dāng)記者是可鄙的。

285. feminine 女性的

The moon symbolizes feminine traits, whereas the sun reflects masculine features.

月亮象征女性特質(zhì),，而太陽反映了男性的特征。

三、 動(dòng)詞

286. doubt 懷疑

He doubt that the traditional diet is healthy and efficient.

他對(duì)傳統(tǒng)食譜是否健康和高效有所懷疑,。

287. suspect 懷疑

They suspect that some merits of other cultures are more valuable.

他們懷疑一些其它文化更有價(jià)值。

288. argue 提出

They argue that an isolated DNA molecule “is no less a product of nature than are cotton fibers that have been separated from cotton seeds.”

他們提出,，分離出來的DNA 分子“僅僅是自然的產(chǎn)物,，就如同從棉籽中分離出來的棉纖維一樣?！?/p>

Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know for sure?

你是否還記得,，過去那些年里科學(xué)家們一直認(rèn)為吸煙會(huì)致人死亡，但也有懷疑者堅(jiān)持我們并不能對(duì)此確定,？

They argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account.

他們認(rèn)為他們的工作具有正確的底線,，未來的管理工作必須考慮到這一點(diǎn)。

289. contend 主張

But in one of her new books, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force.

羅森博格在他的一本新書中主張：同伴壓力也可以是一種積極的力量,。

Part of the fame of Allen’s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person; they reveal him.”