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•idyllic:
[i/ai]asimplehappyperiodoflife,ofteninthecountry
•anidyllicsetting,holiday,marriage
•cruise:
Acruiseisaholidayduringwhichyoutravelonashipandvisitlotsofplaces.Whenitisusedasaverb,itmeanstomoveataconstantspeedthatiscomfortableandunhurried.
Hewasonaworldcruise.
•TheyspentthesummercruisingintheGreekislands.
•ThetaxicruisedoffdowntheChang‘anAvenue.(兜风)
•cruisemissile(巡航导弹)cruiser:
alargefastwarship.巡洋舰
everybitas…as:
infml,justas…as,quiteas…as
–Heiseverybitascleverasyouare.meverybitassorryaboutitasyou.
•cynical:
Acynicalpersonbelievesthatallmenareselfish.Heseeslittleornogoodinanythingandshowsthisbymakingunkindandunfairremarksaboutpeopleandthings
•acynicalremark,attitude,smile
•They'vegrownrathercynicalaboutdemocracy,i.e.,nolongerbelievethatitisanhonestsystem.
•cynic:
na.personwhobelievesthatpeopledonotdothingsforgood,sincereornoblereasons,butonlyfortheirownadvantage
•deal,dealt:
togive,togiveout,tostrike,todistribute
–Whodealsthecardsnext?
todealsb.ablow
•obsess:
toworrycontinuouslyandunnecessarily.
•Ifsth.obsessesyouorifyouareobsessedwithitorbyit,youkeepthinkingaboutitoveralongperiodoftime,andfinditdifficulttothinkaboutanythingelse.
–Sheisobsessedbythedesiretobecomeagreatactress.
•frailty:
aweaknessofcharacterorbehaviour.
–Oneofthefrailtiesofhumannatureislaziness.
–Thatchairlookstoofrailtotakeaman'sweight.
–Thereisonlyafrailchancethathewillpasstheexamination.
•tramp:
apersonwhohasnohomeorpermanentjobandverylittlemoney.
•Awomanwhoisthoughttohavesexwithalotofmeniscursedtobeatramp.
There'satrampatthedoorbeggingforfood.
Whenusedasaverb,trampmeanstowalkheavilyinaparticulardirectionoralongroadsorstreets.
--Wetrampedforhoursthroughthesnow.
--Don'ttrampaboutsonoisily,you'llwakeeveryoneup.
•prospector:
apersonwhoexaminesthelandinordertofindgold,oil,etc.
•starry:
fullofstarsinthesky,indicatingsparkling,glowing,andflashing.
•starry-eyed:
fullofunreasonableorsillyhopes.
•Ifyouarestarry-eyed,youaresofullofdreamsorhopesoridealisticthoughtsthatyoudonotseehowthingsreallyare.
Wewereallstarry-eyedaboutvisitingLondon.
•digest:
Ifyoudigestinformation,youthinkaboutit,understandit,andrememberit.
–Thereportcontainstoomuchtodigestatonereading.
–Hereadsrapidlybutdoesnotdigestverymuch
•adopt:
totakeanduseasone'sown
–TheUSgovernmentdecidedtoadoptahardlinetowardsterrorism.
–Havingnochildrenoftheirowntheydecidedtoadoptanorphan/dog.
–adoptaname,acustom,anidea,astyleofdress
•cf:
•adept:
~(insth);~(at/indoingsth)
–He'sanadeptincarpentry.
•adapt:
makesthsuitableforanewuse,situation,etc.
–ThisnovelhasbeenadaptedforTVfromtheRussianoriginal.
–Oureyesslowlyadaptedtothedark.
•signal:
asign,gesture,sound,etc.thatconveysamessage
–asignalmadewitharedflag
–Sheflashedthetorchasasignal.
–Theysignaledtheirdiscontentbyrefusingtovote.
–Thisisaneventsignalingachangeinpublicopinion.
•navigable:
deepandwideenoughtoallowshipstotravel
•attest:
toshowtobetrue,togiveproofof,todeclaresolemnly
–Historicdocumentsandancienttombstonesallattesttothefactthatthisisahistoricbattlefield.
•Artery(动脉):
bloodvesselthatcarriesbloodfromthehearttotherestofthebody
•Vein(静脉):
anyofthetubescarryingbloodfromallpartsofthebodytotheheart
•deltacountry:
•westwardexpansion
•basinn.:
theentiregeographicalareadrainedbyariver
–theYellowRiverBasin
•Drainv.:
•1)tocausetobecomegraduallydryorempty
---Boilthevegetablefor2minutesandthendrainthewater.
2)(ofwater)carryoffthesuperfluouswaterof(adistrict)
•Hereitmeans:
theriverreceivethewatersoftheareaandcarrythemtotheocean.
•cub:
theyoungofvarioustypesofmeat-eatingwildanimals,suchaslion,bear:
•--atigercub
•---Asacubreporterhewouldlearnthefactsoflifeinthenewspaperworld
•castofcharacters:
thecastofaplayorafilmconsistsofallthepeoplewhoactinit
•feud:
long-lastingandbitterquarrelordisputebetweentwopeopleorgroups
–thefeudbetweenRomeo'sfamilyandJuliet's
piracy:
robberyofshipsonthehighseascopyrightpiracy
•pirate:
arobberonthehighseas
•lynch:
(esp.ofacrowdofpeople)toattackandputtodeath,esp.byhanging,apersonthoughttobeguiltyofacrimewithoutalawfultrial
•soakup:
todrawinbyorasifbysuctionorabsorption
–Thesoilsoakedupahugevolumeofwaterveryrapidly.
•teemwith
•Ifaplaceteemswithanimalsorpeople,itisverycrowdedandtheanimalsorpeoplearemovingaroundalot.
–Thewaterteemswithfishandshrimps.
–Hismindteemswithplans.
•flotsam:
•rubbish,wreckagesuchasbitsofwood,plastic,andotherwastematerialsthatisfloatingonthesea,partsofawreckedshiporitscargofoundfloatinginthesea
•Here:
unemployedpeople流离失所者
•hustler:
apersonwhotriestoearnmoneyorgainanadvantagefromanysituationtheyarein,oftenbyusingdishonestorillegalmethod.耍诡计骗钱的人
Thismarketteemswithhustlers.
•thug:
apersonwhoisveryviolentandrough,esp.aviolentcriminal恶棍
•keen:
•a.sharp
•b.(withthe5senses,themind)good,strong,quickatunderstanding
–Myhearingisnotaskeenasitusedtobe.
–Hehasakeenbrain.
•perception:
naturalunderstanding
–extrasensoryperception
•perceive:
realize,notice,seeorhearsth.esp.whenitisnotobvioustootherpeople
–Justasagoodartistmusthavegoodperceptionofcolour,agoodmusicianmusthavegoodperceptionofsound.
–Alcoholreducesyourperceptionofpain.
•acknowledge:
•1)recognizethefact,agreetothetruth.
•Ifyouacknowledgeafactorsituation,youacceptoradmitthatitistrueorthatitexists.
–Thisisafactevenourenemiesabroadhavetoacknowledge.
–Heisanacknowledgedexpertonantique-examination.
–acknowledgement:
expressingthanksforsth.
–Wearesendingyousomemoneyinacknowledgementofyourvaluablehelp.
–Ifyouquotesomebody’stheory,youmustsendhimyouracknowledgement.
•acquaint:
causetoknowpersonally,makefamiliarwith,
–Youmustacquaintedyourselfwithyournewduties.
•beacquaintedwith
–IhaveheardaboutyourfriendbutIamnotacquaintedwithhim.
•makeacquaintanceofsb./makesb'sacquaintance
–Wheredidyoumakehisacquaintance?
–Verypleasedtohavemadeyouracquaintance.
–noddingacquaintance/bowingacquaintance
•motley:
havingorcomposedofmanydifferentorclashingelements
–amotleycrowd/crew,ieagroupofmanydifferenttypesofpeople
•band:
agroupofpeoplejoinedtogetherforacommonpurpose(derog.)
•succumb:
•a.(fml)stopresisting(temptation,illness,attack,etc)
-Hefinallysuccumbedtothetemptationtohaveanothercigarette/drink.
Severalchildrenhavemeasles(麻疹),andtheothersareboundtosuccumbtoit.
•b.todie(becauseof)
–HesuccumbedtoSars.
•epidemic:
theoccurrenceofadiseasewhichaffectsaverylargenumberofpeoplelivinginanareaandwhichspreadsquicklytootherpeople
aninfluenzaepidemic
Footballhooliganismisnowreachingepidemicproportions.(达到流行的程度)
•rebuff:
refuseunkindlyandcontemptuously
•cf:
refuse
–Thefriendlydogwasrebuffedbyakick.
–Herefused/rebuffedthesuggestion.
–Hecan'trefuse/*rebuffifyouaskpolitely.
•endure:
continuetoexistwithoutanylossinqualityorimportance
–Hisfamewillendureeternally.
–enduringmemories/peace
–Hisinfluencewasthemostenduringofall.
•miningstrike:
suddendiscoveryofmine
•strike:
suddendiscoveryofoil,gold,etc.
–aluckystrike:
fortunatediscovery走运
•hone:
•n.astoneusedtosharpenknivesandtools.
•v.tosharpen
–tohoneone'swit
•scathing:
(ofspeechorwriting)bitterlycruelinjudgement,sharpandhurtful;cutting,scornful
–Shecouldbescathinginhercriticism.
–hisscathingrejectionofviolence
•column:
•a.oneoftwoormoreverticalsectionsofprintedmaterialonapage
–Eachpageofthisdictionaryhastwocolumnsoftext.
•b.partofanewspaperorregularlydealingwithaparticularsubjectorwrittenbythesamewriter
–thefashion/financialcolumn
•columnist:
journalistwhoregularlywritesanarticlecommentingonpolitics,currentevents,etc.foranewspaperormagazine
–apoliticalcolumnist
•beaccustomedto:
beinthehabitof,beusedto,befamiliarwith
–Heisaccustomedtoworkinghard.
–Youwillsoongetaccustomedtothatkindofthing.
•“Accustomed”canbeusedasanattribute
–Hesatinhisaccustomedchair.
–heraccustomedsmile
–hisaccustomedattitudeofoptimism
•accustomoneself
–Hehastoaccustomhimselftothecoldweather.
•trend:
ageneraldirectionorcourseofdevelopment,fashion,tendency
–Today'strendistowardlessformalclothing.
–Youngwomenarealwaysinterestedinthetrendsoffashion.
Ifsomeonesetsatrend,theydosomethingthatbecomesacceptedorfashionable,andthatiscopiedbyalotofotherpeople.
•trendy:
veryfashionableandmodern
–Hewasinjazzlongbeforeitbecametrendy.
•getup:
arrangeorperform
–Ifyougetsomethingup,youorganizesomethingsuchasapublicevent,esp.withverylittlepreparation.
–Whoisgoingtogetuptheconcert?
–T
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