161. exploit v. 剥削；利用，开采

China make a great effort to develop marine enterprise, exploit and protect ocean.中国为发展海洋事业，开发和保护海洋作出了积极努力。

162. explore v. 勘探

To explore strategies for lowering production costs （2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题）

163. explosion n. 爆炸；爆发；激增

If only the explosion had not happened!

爆炸要是没有发生就好了。

164. explosive a. 爆炸的；极易引起争论的

That is explosive news. One of my colleagues admires her.

这可是爆炸性新闻。我一个同事非常喜欢她。

165. remote a. 遥远的，偏僻的

And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even ____ bookings, confident that somehow I will manage. (2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题)

166. removal n. 除去，消除

It is also ideal for water removal.

这也是理想的水去除设备。

167. render vt. 使得，致使

They couldn't resist any more and decided to render up the city.

他们无法继续抵抗，决定放弃这座城市。

168. precaution n. 预防，防备，警惕

The bank takes another precaution as well.

银行还采取了另一预防措施。

169. idle a. 懒散的，无所事事的

An idle man never succeeds in anything.

懒惰的人做什麽事都不会成功。

170. identify vt. 认出，鉴定

You’ll move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk you are willing to take and the sacrifices you are willing to make. (2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷))

171. identify n. 身份；个性，特性

172. poverty n. 贫穷

We need economic growth unless we condemn the world’s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else’s living standards. ( 2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题)

173. resistant a. (to) 抵抗的，抗...的，耐...的

But it can get rid of fat resistant to traditional methods of losing weight.

但它确实能摆脱对传统的减肥方法有抵抗力的脂肪。

174. resolve vt. 解决；决定，决意

To resolve the dilemma in the health-care system (2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷))

175. barrel n. 桶

Oil prices are nearing $50 a barrel, a level not seen since the beginning of the year. 现在，油价已经逼近每桶50美元，为今年以来首度探及这一水平。

176. bargain n. 便宜货 vi. 讨价还价

The man made a bargain with the landlady over the rent (2006年12月24日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷))