361 strip /strɪp/剥去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves 362 stretch /stretʃ/伸直，伸长 He yawned and ～ed himself 363 alien /ˈeɪliən/ 外国的 adjust to an alien culture 364 tuck /tʌk/ 夹入，藏入 He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it 365 limp /lɪmp/软的，松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater 366 alter /ˈɔːltə(r)/改变，更改 alter an attitude 367 detect /dɪˈtekt/（当场）发现（某人在干坏事）:detect a student cheating 368 execute /ˈeksɪkjuːt/实行,实施,执行,履行:execute a plan 369 erect /ɪˈrekt/竖直的,垂直的,竖起的:an erect tree 370 drain /dreɪn/ 慢慢排去：drain water from a pool 371 smash /smæʃ/打碎，打破，摧毁 The ball ～ed the window 372 confirm /kənˈfɜːrm/ 证实，肯定 confirm a rumour 373 withhold /wɪθˈhoʊld/ 使停止，阻挡 be obliged to ～ one’s pen 374 quench /kwentʃ/消除，平息，压制，扑灭 ～ hatred 375 probe /proʊb/探索，探查，调查 ～ the roots of war 376 stride/straɪd/阔步前进，大踏步走He strode to the platform 377 sow /soʊ/ 播种 This plot of land was sown with maize 378 artificial /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/ 人工的，人造的，人为的 artificial price controls 379 stroke /stroʊk/敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer 380 stale /steɪl/ 食品等不新鲜的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～ 381 ascend /əˈsend/ 登高，（渐渐）上升，升高 The airplane ascended into the cloud. 382 contract /ˈkɑːntrækt/ 合同,契约:enter into(make)a contact with 383 pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/悲观的 I am ～ about my chances of getting the job 384 glitter /ˈɡlɪtər/闪闪发亮(或发光)，光彩夺目，闪耀：His language glitters with marvelous words 385 intervene /ˌɪntərˈviːn/插入，介入：A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day 386 highlight /ˈhaɪlaɪt/使显著，使突出：Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output 387 smooth /smuːð/ 平滑的，光滑的～ skin 388 chronic /ˈkrɑːnɪk/ （疾病）慢性的，（人）久病的 chronic indigestion 389 sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age 390 presume /prɪˈzuːm/推测，假定，假设 From the way they talked, I ～d them to be married
