malice¹ n.怨恨

同spite, ill will, animosity

After their argument, the malice between Teri and Fred seemed to grow.

争吵之后，泰瑞和弗雷德间的怨恨似乎又加深了。

metropolitan² adj.大都市的

同 civil, urban, city-wide

Shanghai is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

上海是世界上最大的大都会之一。

nefarious³ adj邪恶的

同 heinous⁴, wicked, vicious, villainous, evil, atrocious

The bomber's nefarious deed destroyed many innocent lives.

轰炸机邪恶的行为摧毁了许多无辜的生命。

obscene adj.猥亵的

同indecent, filthy⁵, foul⁶, lewd⁷, dirty

The protesters shouted some obscene remarks at the police officers.

抗议者们朝警官们叫喊着一些猥亵的话语。

outburst n.爆发

同eruption⁸, explosion, blowup

A sudden outburst of fighting among rival soccer fans developedsintosa riot.

一场突发的对立球迷间的殴斗演变成了一场暴动。

panacea⁹ n.万灵药

同 cure-all, universal remedy

Although this drug will help some cancer patients, it is not a panacea.

虽然这药可帮助一些癌症患者，但却不是万灵药。

patricide¹⁰ n.杀父罪

When a will was discovered near the man's dead body, patricide was suspected.

当男尸旁的遗嘱被发现时，人们便怀疑这是一桩杀父案。

perplex v.使困惑

同puzzle, baffle, bewilder, confound

We were perplexed¹¹ by John's peculiar¹² behavior.

我们对约翰奇怪的行为感到困惑。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. I was _____ that Paul had actually drawn¹³ the sketch¹⁴ because it was not like his style.

2. Tess was exhausted¹⁵, and each of her steps seemed more _____ than the last.

3. Although the two of them have petty arguments frequently, there is no real ______ between them.

4. The subway system covers the entire _____ area of Washington D.C..

5. We were all _____ as to how to repair the microwave oven.

解答：1. incredulous 2. languid 3. malice 4. metropolitan 5. perplexed