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Unit13TextIBeauty
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1.matchvt.tobeequalto;findsb.orsth.thatfitsorcorrespondsto
Noonecanmatchheratchess.
Wetrytomatchtheapplicantswithappropriatevacancies.
2.paradoxicaladj.seeminglyabsurdorcontradictory,evenifactuallywell-founded;conflictingwithapreconceivednotionofwhatisreasonableorpossible
Thespeakermadesomeparadoxicalstatements.
Hisparadoxicalremarksseemabsurdorcontradictory,buttheyareactuallytrue.
Itseemsparadoxicalthatthereshouldbeahandfulofrichpeopleinfaceofmillionsofpoor
people.
3.seductiveadj.attractive;tendingtoseduce,charmortemptsb.
Her.seductivesmileattractssomanyyoungpeople.
Thisofferofahighsalaryandafreehouseisveryseductivetotheapplicants.
4.waryadj.cautiousandwatchful
Childrenareusuallytoldtobewaryofstrangers.
Theguardsarekeepingawaryeyeontheguyloafinginthelobby.
5.facilityn.anabilitytodosth.easilyoreffortlessly
Thethiefrananddodgedwithsuchfacilitythatthepolicemenalmostfailedtocatchhim.TcanhardlybelievethatyouspeakEnglishwithsuchfacility.
6.classicaladj.of,relatingtoorinfluencedbytheartandliteratureofancientGreeceandRome;(ofmusic)seriousandtraditionalinstyle;simple,restrainedandharmoniousinstyle
AclassicaleducationisonebasedondiestudyofLatinandGreek.
SheisstudyingtheclassicalmusicofIndia.
Thestyleofthearchitectureischaracterizedbyaclassicalelegance.
Bytheway,thewordclassic,whichisalsoanadjectiveandcloseinspellingtoclassical,isdifferentinmeaning.Classicusuallymeans"afamousorsupremeexampleofitstype."
VosneRomaneeisaclassicFrenchwine.
Thecathedralhasbeenconsideredanexampleofclassicdesignforoveracentury.
5.ThePrimeMinister'spolicyalienatedmanyofherfollowers.Manyartistsfeelalienatedfromsociety.
arbitraryadj.basedonpersonalopinionorimpulse,notonprinciplesorreason;usinguncontrolledpowerwithoutconsideringothers,dictatorial,likeadictator
Thechoiceofplayersfortheteamseemscompletelyarbitrary.
Thecommitteehasmadesomearbitrarydecisions.
Anarbitraryrulerwieldshisarbitrarypowers.
6.prestigen.respectbasedongoodreputation,pastachievements,etc.;powertoimpressothers,esp.asaresultofwealth,distinction,glamour,etc.
Themansufferedalossofprestigewhenthescandalwaspublicized.
Sheenjoysprestigeinthecommunity.
6.Theteamwasthrownonthedefensiveastheiropponentsrallied.Talkingaboutboyfriendsalwaysputsheronthedefensive.Thetroopsarestandingonthedefensive.
7.equivalentn.acorrespondingthing;anamountofequalvalue,wordofthesamemeaning
Thisnewrefrigeratorcosttheequivalentofmywholemonth'ssalary.
IsthereaFrenchwordthatistheexactequivalentoftheEnglishword"home"?
complimentn.anexpressionofpraise,admiration,approval,etc.;(pi.)greetings,esp.aspartofamessage
Shepaidmeaverycharmingcomplimentonmypaintings.
Thesebeautifulflowersareacomplimenttothegardener'sskill.
Mycomplimentstoyourwife!
8.Protestantn.&adj.(amember)ofanyoftheChristianbodiesthatseparatedfromtheChurchofRomeinthe16thcentury,oroftheirbranchesformedlaterThisisaProtestantchurch.
TheProtestantministerispresidingovertheservice。
9.versionn.anaccountofamatterfromaparticularpointofview;book,etc.inaparticulareditionortranslation;formorvariantofathingasperformed,adapted,etc.
Hisversionofthematterisclosetothetruth.
HemadeacomparisonoftheoriginaltextwiththeEnglishversion.
Maryisalovelyversionofhermother.
Lamb'sversionofShakespeareissimplerandeasiertoread,vestigen.asignortraceofsth.thatonceexisted;smallremainingpartofwhatonceexisted;(innegativesentences)notevenasmallamount
Therearevestigesofanearliercivilizationinthiscountry.
Youcanseevestigesofbeautyinthewoman'sagingface.
Yourinvestigationsholdnotavestigeofglamourforme.
Thereisnotavestigeofcommonsenseinyourreport,
pagann.sb.thatdoesnotfollowoneoftheworld'smainreligions,butfollowsalessimportantreligionthatisusu.consideredquestionable,esp.sb.thatisnotaChristian,Muslim,orJew
.Pagansthoughtthatlunareclipseshappenedwhenawitchhidthemooninacave.
Theyoungwomanwasdrivenawayfromhomebecauseofhermarriagewithapagan.
10.Heworkslonghours,tothedetrimentofhishealth.Hereadsinpoorlighting,tothedetrimentofhiseyes.
11.throesn.severepains;agonizingstruggle
Thethroesofchildbirtharehardtobear.
TheblackpeopleinthisAfricancountryarestillinthethroesofapartheid.
Thestudentsareinthethroesofmakingpreparationsforthetest,12.narcissismn.abnormalandexcessiveloveoradmirationforoneself
Hernarcissismisnotwell-grounded.
Yournarcissismpreventsyoufrommakinganyfurtherprogress.
Narcissismisapsychologicalterm.
13.e.g.*ForIwanttofurthermyeducationabroad,IstudyEnglish.IstudyEnglish,for1wanttofurthermyeducationabroad,
14.identifysth.withsth.else:
considersth.tobeidenticalwithsth.else;equatetwothings
Onecannotidentifywealthwithhappiness.
Wecannotidentifyoutwardbeautywithinnerbeauty,identifyoneselfwithsb.orsth.:
beassociatedwithsb.orsth.
Herefusedtoidentifyhimselfwiththenewpoliticalparty.
ThesentimentalgirlidentifiesherselfwithLinDaiyu.
15.stereotypen.animage,idea,character,etc.thathasbecomefixedorstandardizedinaconventionalformwithoutindividuality
Wemustbreakthroughthestereotypes.
Itisnecessarytobreakthroughthestereotypeofassigningjobsbysex.
16.inferioradj.loworlowerinrank,socialposition,importance,quality,etc.
Acaptainisinferiortoamajor.
Youmakemefeelinferior.
Thefurnitureisofinferiorquality.
17.submitvt.toyieldto,acceptthecontrol,superiorstrength,etc.ofsb.orsth.;givesth.tosb.sothatitmaybeconsidered,decidedon,etc.
Thegeneralsubmittedtothenewgovernment.
Weshouldsubmittodiscipline.
Didyousubmityouressaytoyourtutor?
Therepresentativessubmittedtheirrecommendationstothepeople'scongressforapproval,
fretfuladj.irritableorcomplaining,esp.becauseoneisunhappyorworried
17.What&fretfulchildshehasbecome!
Thefretfulbabyhasbeencryingthewholenight.
Whatismakingyousofretful?
passmuster:
beacceptedasadequateorsatisfactory;betakenasgoodenough
18.Slipshodworkwouldneverpassmuster.
Withfashionableclothesandgoodmake-up,shemighthavepassedmuster.
Suchexcuseswillneverpassmusterwithhim.
Nothinglessthanperfectionwilldo.
Onlyutmostperfectionwillpassmuster.
19.dissectvt.toexamineoranalyzeindetail
Let'sdissecthisproposalandquestionhismotives.
Afterwatchingamovieorreadinganovel,hecoulddissectitforhours.
20.deservedlyadv.justly,rightly;accordingtowhatisdeserved
Shewasdeservedlypraised.
Thecriminalwasdeservedlypunished.
21.lamentableadj.regrettable;deplorable;deservinglamentorregret
Theavalanchecausedalamentablelossofyounglives.
Thewayhedealtwiththesituationwaslamentable.
22.renouncevt.(finl.)toagreetogiveupownershiporpossessionofsth.esp.formally;giveupesp.ahabitvoluntarily;abandon;rejectorstopfollowingsb.orsth.
Theformeremperorrenouncedhistitleandprivilege.
Themanrenouncedalcoholandcigarettes.
SherenouncedBuddhisminfavorofChristianity.
23.censuren.astrongcriticismorcondemnation;harshrebukeorreprimand
Helaidhimselfopentosocialcensure.
ThePrimeMinisterresignedwithoutpubliccensure.
24.preenv.tomakeoneselflooktidybycombingone'shair,etc.
Sheispreeningherselfinfrontofthemirror.
Onsuchoccasionsasfamilyreunion,everyonepreensinloungesuit,newgownandeye-alluringhat.
25.clambervi.toclimb,esp.withdifficultyoreffort,usingthehandsandfeet
Thechildrenclamberedovertherocks.
Shehasclambereduptoaveryhighsocialposition.
26.authoritativeadj.havingorshowingauthority;thatcanbetrusted,reliableThisinformationcamefromanauthoritativesource.Theseareauthoritativeinstructions.
27.disparagevt.suggest,esp.unfairly,thatsb.orsth.isoflittlevalueorimportance
Thearticleinthenewspaperdisparagedtheactor'sperformanceforcharityasanattempttogetpublicity.
Hemadesomedisparagingremarksaboutmyability.
28.crudeadj.notcompletelyworkedout,rough;coarse,notshowingtasteorrefinementItiscrudesketch.
Hispaintingsarerathercrude,i.e.notskillfullydone.Ihatehiscrudemanners.Hemadesomecrudejokes(i.e.sexuallyoffensivejokes).
29.criticaladj.oforatacrisis;decisive,crucial;lookingforfaults,pointingoutfaults
Thepatient'sconditioniscritical.
Thenationwasatacriticaltimeinhistory.
Herhelpwascriticalduringtheemergency.
Trytodevelopamorecriticalattitude,insteadofacceptingeverythingatfacevalue,
30.abridgevt.tomake(abook,etc.)shorter,byusingfewerwords;condense;reduce(time,distance,extent,scope,etc.);restrain,limit
ThisisanabridgedversionofWarandPeace.
LambabridgedShakespeare'splays.
Theairplaneabridgesdistance.
Thefreedomofspeechshallneverbeabridged.
mythologyn.studyorscienceofmyths;bodyorcollectionofancientstories
31.ThatprofessorspecializesinGreekmythology.
Theyoungmanisfascinatedbythestoriesofclassicalmythology.
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