fabricate /'fæbrɪkeɪt/ vt. 制造；伪造；装配 Although he was not a legal expert, he knew it would not be proper to fabricate anything to mislead the public. 虽然他不是法律专家，但他知道编造任何误导公众的东西都是不恰当的。

nominal [ˈnɒmɪnl] adj. 名义上的; 微不足道的; 票面上的; He does not work full time there, but he has been the nominal head of the organization’s scholarship program for five years. 他没有在那里全职工作，但他已经担任该组织奖学金项目的名义负责人五年了。

temporal [ˈtempərəl] adj. 时间的; 世俗的; 暂存的; As Mark walked the sites on that initial trip of the migrants, he found some important temporal clues — dated bus tickets, shopping receipts and calendars. 当马克在最初的移民之旅中走访这些网站时，他发现了一些重要的时间线索——注明日期的公共汽车票、购物收据和日历。

reciprocal /rɪ’sɪprək(ə)l/ adj. 互惠的；相互的；倒数的，彼此相反的 In urban planning, it is important to take into consideration the reciprocal influence between the transportation network and other facilities, for example shopping centers and medical centers. 在城市规划中，重要的是考虑交通网络和其他设施之间的相互影响，如购物中心和医疗中心。

denote /dɪ’nəʊt/ vt. 表示，指示 denotes The label “Smart Choices” on the front of food packages usually denotes products that meet criteria for lower fat, sugar and sodium (钠） content. 食品包装正面的“明智选择”标签通常表示产品符合低脂肪、低糖和低钠的标准。 criteria /kraɪ’tɪərɪə/ n. 标准，条件 sodium /'səʊdɪəm/ content /kən’tent/ n. 内容，目录；满足；容量

consecutive /kən’sekjʊtɪv/ adj. 连贯的；连续不断的 The public high school graduation rates in New Mexico and Arizona have been increasing for three consecutive years, thanks to an online program that helps students earn missing credits. 新墨西哥州和亚利桑那州的公立高中毕业率已经连续三年上升，这要归功于一个在线项目，该项目帮助学生获得缺失的学分。

spectator /spek’teɪtə/ n. 观众；旁观者 spectators In the accident at the air show last week, a pilot and 10 spectators were killed when a fighter plane crashed into the crowd. 在上周航空展的事故中，一架战斗机撞向人群，造成一名飞行员和10名观众死亡。 pilot /'paɪlət/ n. 飞行员；领航员

muttering /'mʌtərɪŋ/ n. 独自怨言，喃喃自语 The mother was not sure where the boys went, but she did hear them muttering something about going out for a movie with friends. 母亲不知道男孩们去了哪里，但她听到他们嘀咕着要和朋友出去看电影。

composite /'kɒmpəzɪt/ adj. 复合的，合成的；（火车车厢）综合的；（柱式）混合的；菊科的 This newly released portrait of Planet Earth is actually a composite of several pictures taken earlier this month by a new research satellite. 这张最新发布的地球照片实际上是本月早些时候由一颗新的研究卫星拍摄的几张照片的合成。

malicious /mə’lɪʃəs/ adj. 恶意的；恶毒的；蓄意的；怀恨的 You shouldn’t feel insulted. We can assure you he meant to be friendly and there was nothing impolite or malicious in his words. 你不应该感到受侮辱。我们可以向你保证，他的本意是友好的，他的话中没有任何不礼貌或恶意。