absinth n.苦艾酒
acne n.粉刺
ad-lib adj.即兴表演的
ado n.忙乱，骚扰
altar n.祭坛，圣坛
animadvert v.苛责，非难
anode n.(电)阳极，正极
antler n.鹿角，茸角
arteriosclerosis n.动脉硬化
asphalt n.沥青
autism n.孤独症，自我中心主义
auxin n.(植物)生长素
balderdash n.胡言乱语
ballyhoo n.大肆宣传
barque n.三桅船，轻舟
beefy adj.强壮的，结实的
binge n.狂饮，无节制的行为
blab v.泄密
blarney n.奉承话，谄媚
blitz n.闪电战，大量活动
blockbuster n.轰动，巨型炸弹
blotto adj.烂醉的
bonny adj.健美的，漂亮的
booze v.痛饮，狂饮
botulism n.食物中毒
broil n.v.争吵，怒骂
bumpkin n.粗人，乡巴佬
bygone adj.过去的，昔日的
byre n.牛栏，牛棚
cache v.贮藏，隐藏，n.藏物处
cachet n.(证明品质的)优良标志
cagey adj.谨慎的，机灵的
campanology n.钟学(研究铸钟及鸣钟术)
candela n.烛光(发光强度单位)
canker n.溃疡，弊害
cardigan n.羊毛上衣，羊毛衫
cathode n.(电)阴极，负极
cetacean adj.鲸的，鲸类的
chap v.(皮肤)变粗糙，皲裂
chaperon v.陪伴，伴随
checkmate n.(象棋中)被将死时王的位置，完全失败
chequer v.变化，沉浮
chink n.隙缝，裂口，n.v.丁当作响
chinless adj.胆小的，畏缩的
choppy adj.波涛汹涌的
chuck v.放弃，离职
chump n.呆子，笨蛋
cinch n.容易做的事情，确定的事情
clammy adj.冷湿的，冷粘的
clampdown n.对言行的限制或禁止
clanger n.明显的错误
claustrophobia n.幽闭恐怖症
climacteric n.重要的转折点，危机期
confirmed adj.习惯的，积习的
contuse v.挫伤，捣碎
coquetry n.卖弄风情，媚态
coronation n.加冕，加冕礼
corrigendum n.应改正的错误，正误表
couch v.表达，措辞
cow v.恐吓，吓倒
cuirass n.胸甲，护胸铁甲
cussed adj.执拗的，顽固的
cute adj.逗人喜爱的，漂亮的
dank adj.阴湿的
dapper adj.衣冠楚楚的，干净的
darn v.缝补，补缀
decoy v.欺骗，引诱
deice v.防冰，除冰
desist v.停止，中止
detente n.(国际关系等的)缓和
devolution n.委托，移交
diarrhoea n.腹泻
dirk n.短剑，匕首
discography n.唱片分类目录
disgruntled adj.心境不佳的，不满的
dither n.v.慌张，犹豫不决
doddle n.轻而易举之事
double-cross v.欺骗，出卖
downplay v.贬低，低估
downtrodden adj.被压制的
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abattoir
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| n.屠宰场，角斗场 |
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- The sheep were driven to the local abattoir.羊被赶到当地的屠宰场。
- It was surreal meeting her at the abattoir.竟然会在屠宰场里遇见她，真离奇。
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abracadabra
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| n.咒语，胡言乱语 |
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- "Abracadabra," said the conjuror as he pulled the rabbit from the hat.魔术师囗中念念有词，把兔子从礼帽中掏了出来。
- The magic word "abracadabra" was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.魔力术语“咒语”最初适用于治疗枯草热的特殊目的。
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accordion
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| n.手风琴；adj.可折叠的 |
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- The accordion music in the film isn't very beautiful.这部影片中的手风琴音乐不是很好。
- The accordion music reminds me of my boyhood.这手风琴的乐声让我回忆起了我的少年时代。
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adagio
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| adj.缓慢的；n.柔板；慢板；adv.缓慢地 |
参考例句： |
- The tempo marking in most cases is andante,adagio,or largo.大多数第一乐章的速度标记是行板、柔板或广板。
- Play the adagio since that's the only goddamned thing you know.就弹那首慢板吧，那是你唯一会弹的鬼曲子。
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addendum
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| n.补充，附录 |
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- This is an addendum to the book.这是本书的附录。
- Six parts and one addendum are separated in the paper.论文由六章和一个附录组成。
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aegis
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| n.盾；保护，庇护 |
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- Medical supplies are flied in under the aegis of the red cross.在红十字会的保护下，正在空运进医药用品。
- The space programme will continue under the aegis of the armed forces.这项太空计划将以武装部队作后盾继续进行。
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aficionado
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| n.…迷；运动迷 |
参考例句： |
- This is good news for postcard aficionado Drene Brennan.这对明信片迷杰纳?布雷南来说是个好消息。
- I'm a real opera aficionado.我是个真正的歌剧迷。
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agate
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| n.玛瑙 |
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- He saw before him a flight of agate steps.他看到前面有一段玛瑙做的台阶。
- It is round,like the size of a small yellow agate.它是圆的，大小很像一个小的黄色的玛瑙。
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alligator
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| n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼) |
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- She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
- Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
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allegro
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| adj. 快速而活泼的；n.快板；adv.活泼地 |
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- The first movement is a conventional symphonic Allegro.第一乐章是传统的交响乐快板。
- My life in university is like allegro.我的生活在大学中像急速的乐章。
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ambrosia
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| n.神的食物；蜂食 |
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- Later Aphrodite herself brought ambrosia.后来阿芙洛狄特亲自带了仙肴。
- People almost everywhere are buying it as if it were the biggest glass of ambrosia in the world for a nickel.几乎所有地方的人们都在买它，就好像它是世界上能用五分钱买到的最大瓶的美味。
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ambush
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| n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击 |
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- Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
- Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
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amulet
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| n.护身符 |
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- We're down here investigating a stolen amulet.我们来到这里调查一个失窃的护身符。
- This amulet is exclusively made by Father Sum Lee.这个护身符是沙姆.李长老特制的。
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aperitif
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| n.饭前酒 |
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- It is as an aperitif or with strong cheeses and desserts.此酒是开胃酒，可配合甜品及味道较浓郁的芝士食用。
- This beer is also very suitable as an aperitif.这款啤酒很适合作为开胃酒。
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apoplectic
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| adj.中风的；愤怒的；n.中风患者 |
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- He died from a stroke of apoplexy.他死于中风。
- My father was apoplectic when he discovered the truth.我父亲在发现真相后勃然大怒。
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arraign
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| v.提讯；控告 |
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- She was arraigned today on charges of assault and kidnapping.她今天因被控人身侵犯和绑架而受到提审。
- He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor.他因怂恿他人叛国而受到传讯。
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arrears
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| n.到期未付之债，拖欠的款项；待做的工作 |
参考例句： |
- The payments on that car loan are in arrears by three months.购车贷款的偿付被拖欠了三个月。
- They are urgent for payment of arrears of wages.他们催讨拖欠的工钱。
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arsenic
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| n.砒霜，砷；adj.砷的 |
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- His wife poisoned him with arsenic.他的妻子用砒霜把他毒死了。
- Arsenic is a poison.砒霜是毒药。
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asseverate
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| v.断言 |
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- I will asseverate my conviction that she is guilty.我坚持有罪判决，因为她是有罪的。
- They are explainable as a species of mental atavism. 这些都可以解释为一种精神的返祖现象。
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autopsy
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| n.尸体解剖；尸检 |
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- They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
- A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。
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awning
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| n.遮阳篷；雨篷 |
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- A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光。
- Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨
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azure
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| adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的 |
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- His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
- The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。
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backlog
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| n.积压未办之事 |
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- It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
- Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。
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badinage
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| n.开玩笑，打趣 |
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- When he reached the gate,there was the usual badinage with Charlie.当他来到公园大门时, 还是与往常一样和查理开玩笑。
- For all the forced badinag,it was an awkward meal.大家尽管勉强地说说笑笑，这顿饭依旧吃得很别扭。
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bagatelle
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| n.琐事；小曲儿 |
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- To him money is a bagatelle.金钱对他来说不算一回事。
- One day, they argued for a bagatelle of their children.一天，夫妻为了孩子的一件小事吵起来。
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balk
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| n.大方木料；v.妨碍；不愿前进或从事某事 |
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- We get strong indications that his agent would balk at that request.我们得到的强烈暗示是他的经纪人会回避那个要求。
- He shored up the wall with a thick balk of wood.他用一根粗大的木头把墙撑住。
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bamboozle
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| v.欺骗，隐瞒 |
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- He was bamboozled by con men.他被骗子骗了。
- He bamboozled Mercer into defeat.他骗得默瑟认了输。
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banish
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| vt.放逐，驱逐；消除，排除 |
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- The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
- He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。
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banter
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| n.嘲弄，戏谑；v.取笑，逗弄，开玩笑 |
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- The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
- She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。
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barrage
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| n.火力网，弹幕 |
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- The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
- The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
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batch
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| n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量 |
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- The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
- I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
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bawdy
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| adj.淫猥的，下流的；n.粗话 |
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- After a few drinks,they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.喝了几杯酒之后，他们就扯着嗓门唱一些下流歌曲。
- His eyes were shrewd and bawdy.他的一双眼睛机灵而轻佻。
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bedlam
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| n.混乱，骚乱；疯人院 |
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- He is causing bedlam at the hotel.他正搅得旅馆鸡犬不宁。
- When the teacher was called away the classroom was a regular bedlam.当老师被叫走的时候，教室便喧闹不堪。
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belch
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| v.打嗝，喷出 |
参考例句： |
- Cucumber makes me belch.黃瓜吃得我打嗝。
- Plant chimneys belch out dense smoke.工厂的烟囱冒出滚滚浓烟。
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benighted
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| adj.蒙昧的 |
参考例句： |
- Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened,heed only one side and you will be benighted.兼听则明，偏信则暗。
- Famine hit that benighted country once more.饥荒再次席卷了那个蒙昧的国家。
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berth
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| n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊 |
参考例句： |
- She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
- They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
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besmirch
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| v.污，糟蹋 |
参考例句： |
- He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation.他指责当地人企图败坏他的名声。
- The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.报刊上那些恶意中伤的报道败坏了该社团全体成员的名声。
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bicker
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| vi.(为小事)吵嘴，争吵 |
参考例句： |
- The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up.这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。
- They always bicker when they meet at school.在学校见面时他们总是争吵。
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blase
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| adj.厌烦于享乐的 |
参考例句： |
- She's very blase about parties.她非常腻烦聚会。
- The film star is blase about endless flattery now.那位电影明星现在对无休无止的吹捧已经厌烦了。
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blench
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| v.退缩，畏缩 |
参考例句： |
- She blenched before her accuser.她在指控者面前畏缩了。
- She blenched at the thought of picking up the dead animal.在想到拾起动物尸体时她退缩了。
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bonanza
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| n.富矿带，幸运，带来好运的事 |
参考例句： |
- Bargain hunters enjoyed a real bonanza today.到处买便宜货的人今天真是交了好运。
- What a bonanza for the winning ticket holders!对于手持胜券的人来说，这是多好的运气啊。
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borough
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| n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇 |
参考例句： |
- He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
- That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。
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bracing
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| adj.令人振奋的 |
参考例句： |
- The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
- The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
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brindled
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| adj.有斑纹的 |
参考例句： |
- I saw his brindled cow feeding on fish remnants.我看见他的用鱼杂碎喂养的斑纹奶牛。
- He had one brindled eye that sometimes made him look like a clown.他一只眼睛上有块花斑，这使得他有时看上去活象个小丑。
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broil
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| v.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂；n.烤，烧，争吵，怒骂 |
参考例句： |
- Bake,broil,grill or roast foods rather than fry them.烧烤或烘烤而不要油炸食物。
- He is in a broil of indignation.此刻他正怒气冲冲。
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buffoon
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| n.演出时的丑角 |
参考例句： |
- They pictured their manager as a buffoon.他们把经理描绘成一个小丑。
- That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.这个政客在那场辩论中真是丑态百出。
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bum
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| n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨 |
参考例句： |
- A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
- The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。
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bushed
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| adj.疲倦的 |
参考例句： |
- I'm bushed.Let's call it a day.我很疲倦，今天到此为止吧！
- I'm bushed.I'm going to bed.我太累了，我要睡觉了。
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cadge
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| v.乞讨 |
参考例句： |
- I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver.我求一个卡车司机免费载了我一程。
- Homeless people forced to cadge in subway stations.无家可归的人们被迫在地铁站里乞讨。
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caribou
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| n.北美驯鹿 |
参考例句： |
- Afar off he heard the squawking of caribou calves.他听到远处有一群小驯鹿尖叫的声音。
- The Eskimos played soccer on ice and used balls filled with caribou hair and grass.爱斯基摩人在冰上踢球，他们用的是驯鹿的毛发和草填充成的球。
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cater
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| vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务 |
参考例句： |
- I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
- Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。
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chasm
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| n.深坑，断层，裂口，大分岐，利害冲突 |
参考例句： |
- There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.那社会中存在着贫富差距。
- A huge chasm gaped before them.他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。
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chateau
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| n.城堡，别墅 |
参考例句： |
- The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
- The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。
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chevron
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| n.V形臂章；V形图案 |
参考例句： |
- He wore shoulderstrap rank slides with sergeant's chevrons.他佩戴标示级别的肩章，上面有中士的V形标志。
- The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。
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| n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的 |
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- She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
- The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。
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chubby
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| adj.丰满的，圆胖的 |
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- He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
- The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。
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codicil
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| n.遗嘱的附录 |
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- She add a codicil to her will just before she die.她临终前在遗嘱上加了附录。
- In that codicil he acknowledges me。在那笔附录里，他承认了我。
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compere
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| v.主持（节目） |
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- Sarita Sabharwal compered the programme.萨里塔·萨巴瓦尔主持了这个节目。
- They asked Paul to compere.他们请保罗来主持。
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con
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| n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的 |
参考例句： |
- We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
- The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。
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conjugal
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| adj.婚姻的，婚姻性的 |
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- Conjugal visits are banned,so marriages break down.配偶访问是禁止的，罪犯的婚姻也因此破裂。
- Conjugal fate is something delicate.缘分，其实是一种微妙的东西。
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cosset
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| v.宠爱，溺爱 |
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- Our kind of travel is definitely not suitable for people who expect to be cosseted.我们的这种旅行绝对不适合那些想要受到百般呵护的人。
- I don't want to be treated like a cosseted movie queen.我不愿意被人当作是个娇纵惯了的电影皇后。
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coup
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| n.政变；突然而成功的行动 |
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- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
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cozen
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| v.欺骗，哄骗 |
参考例句： |
- A clever lawyer can cozen the prisoner into an admission of guilt.一个聪明的律师能施小计诱使囚犯承认有罪。
- Call me cousin,but cozen me not.与我攀亲可以，但欺骗我可不行。
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cronyism
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| n.任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒 |
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- Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.许多小镇的市长和大城市的官员都有任人唯亲的行为。
- Bringing business people into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.商人从政也容易带来腐败和任人唯亲。
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crunch
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| n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声 |
参考例句： |
- If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
- People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
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cubicle
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| n.大房间中隔出的小室 |
参考例句： |
- She studies in a cubicle in the school library.她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。
- A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。
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deadlock
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| n.僵局，僵持 |
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- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
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debonair
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| adj.殷勤的，快乐的 |
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- He strolled about,look very debonair in his elegant new suit.他穿了一身讲究的新衣服逛来逛去，显得颇为惬意。
- He was a handsome,debonair,death-defying racing-driver.他是一位英俊潇洒、风流倜傥、敢于挑战死神的赛车手。
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demesne
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| n.领域，私有土地 |
参考例句： |
- The tenants of the demesne enjoyed certain privileges.领地的占有者享有一定的特权。
- Keats is referring to epic poetry when he mentions Homer's"proud demesne".当济慈提到荷马的“骄傲的领域”时，他指的是史诗。
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descant
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| v.详论，絮说；n.高音部 |
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- You need not descant upon my shortcomings.你不必絮说我的缺点。
- An elderly woman,arms crossed,sang the descant.一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。
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detritus
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| n.碎石 |
参考例句： |
- Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.岩屑通常是由砂砾，沙和粘土组成的。
- A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.一个河道刚被切割了不久，很快又被它自己的碎屑物质所充塞。
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discommode
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| v.使失态，使为难 |
参考例句： |
- We were discommoded by his late arrival.他的迟到给我们添了麻烦。
- His request discommonded Bertha.他的要求让伯莎为难。
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divestiture
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| n.剥夺 |
参考例句： |
- The court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly.法庭发现在防止垄断方面进行资产剥离是必要的。
- Rapid progress was made in the divestiture of radio paging assets from the P & T sectors and the restructuring on a nationwide basis.全国邮电无线寻呼资产剥离、改制重组工作取得了较大进展。
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draconian
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| adj.严苛的；苛刻的；严酷的；龙一样的 |
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- You can't expect the people to obey such draconian regulations.你不能指望人民服从如此严苛的规定。
- The city needs a draconian way of dealing with robbers.这个城市需要一个严苛的办法来对付强盗。
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