专八如鱼得水速通Lesson 3 (0105)
- putrid adj. decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten
- abhor v. a think of with hatred and disgust
- barter v. exchange (goods, property, etc.) for other goods; n. exchange made in the way of goods for goods
- banish v. 1. to send someone away; 2. to send or drive out from the mind/ banish from 放逐
- belittle vt. to represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage
- decency n. the quality of being decent
- clone n. group of organisms or plants produced nonsexually from one ancestor; v. to cause to grow as a clone
- embryo n. an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop/ in embryo 在酝酿(考虑、计划)中
- ethical adj. of morals or moral questions/ ethical culture 伦理教育;ethical standard 道德规范
- controversy n. a dispute, especially a public one, between two sides holding opposing views/ beyond controversy/ out of controversy/ without controversy 无可争议;无疑;不消说
- perverse adj. unreasonable 不通情理的,不正当的
- unscrupulous adj. not caring about honesty and fairness in getting what one wants; completely without principles
- hotly adv. 1. passionately; excitedly; angrily; 2. closely and determinedly
- infertile adj. not fertile; unproductive or barren/ an infertile imagination 缺乏创新的想象力
- conjure v. 1. to make, produce, or cause to appear by or as if by magic 2. to practice magic or tricks/ conjure up visions of the past 回忆过去的场景; conjure up 从虚无中显现;使在脑中显现如画
- futuristic adj. 1. looking suitable for the future or extremely modern; of or related to futurism 2. not traditional/ futuristic decor 新潮的装饰;futuristic computer software 领先时代的电脑软件
- unsettle v. to make less calm, more dissatisfied, etc.
- implant v. 1. deliberately introduce or fix (ideas, etc.) into a person's mind; 2. insert (tissue, etc.) into a part of the body
- womb n. organ in which offspring is carried and nourished while it develops before birth/ from the womb to the tomb 从生到死,一生中;in the womb of time 尚未发生,在酝酿中
- sibling n. a brother or a sister/ sibling rivalry 兄弟姐妹间竞争;a rift between siblings兄弟姐妹间不和
- bizarre adj. unusual in appearance, style or character/ bizarre clothing 奇装异服
- scenario n. 1. a written description of the action to take place in a film, play, etc. ; 2. a description of possible course of action or events
- thorny adj. prickly; having thorns/ a thorny situation 棘手的局面;a thorny issues 棘手的问题
- proceeding n. 1. course of action; (way of) behaving; 2. sth. done; piece of conduct; 3. (pl.) take legal action; 4. (pl.) records (of the activities of a society, etc.); minutes/ take(start) legal proceeding (against sb.)
- oversight n. 1. failure to notice sth.; 2. watchful care; 3. supervision/ be under the oversight of 受……的监督;by (an) oversight 出于疏忽
- scuttle v. 1. to rush in short quick movements, esp. to escape; scurry; 2. to sink (a ship, esp. one's own) by making holes in the bottom n. 1. an act of rushing away; 2. a small opening with a movable tight cover in the deck (upper floor), outside, or bottom of a ship/ scuttle away(off) 慌忙跑开; scuttle off into the woods 窜入林中
- diverge v. to deparate and go on in different directions
- magpie n. a noisy bird with black and white feathers, which often picks up and takes to its nest small bright objects
- mainstream n. the main or most widely accepted way of thinking or acting in relation to the subject/ mainstream morality 主流价值观
- magnetism n. the science dealing with the qualities of magnets
- safari n. 1. a trip through wild country, esp. in east or central African and usu. for hunting big animals; 2. the people, vehicles, animals, etc. making such a trip/ a sightseeing safari 观光旅行
- saga n. long story of heroic deeds
- saffron n. 1. a moderate or strong orange yellow to moderate orange; 2. Stigma Croci 藏红花
- deify v. to make a god of; take as an object of worship/ deify a leader; to deify money
- ooze n. soft liquid mud, esp. on a riverbed, the bottom of a pond, lake, etc.; v. 1. (of moisture, thick liquids) pass slowly through small openings; 2. pass out; emit
- simulate v. to give the effect or appearance of; imitate/ simulate rain 人工降雨;simulate death 装死
- qualm n. 1. feeling of doubt; misgiving; 2. temporary feeling of sickness in the stomach
- momentum n. the quantity of movement in a body, measured by multiplying its mass by its speed 动力,要素
- remit v. 1. (of God) forgive (sins); 2. excuse (sb.) payment (of a debt, a punishment); 3. send (money) by post; 4. make or become less; 5. take or send (question to be decided)(to some authority)/ remit the seige 解围
- reimburse v. pay back to sb. (money that he has spent, lost, etc.) refund sth.
- imbue v. fill or inspire sb./sth. with (feeling etc.)
- fervor n. the strength or warmth of feeling; enthusiasm 热情,热忱
- hamlet n. small village, esp. one without a church
- harp n. a large upright musical instrument with strings stretched on a triangular frame and played with the fingers
- repel v. 1. to drive away (as if) by force; 2. to cause strong feelings of dislikes in/ repel an invasion 抵御侵略;repel a temptation 不受诱惑
- fugitive n. person who is running away or escaping; adj. 1. escaping; running away; 2. lasting only a short time; fleeting/ a fugitive flower 昙花一现;a fugitive passion 一时感情
- fervent adj. showing warmth and sincerity of feeling; enthusiastic; passionate
- ardent adj. showing strong or intense feeling, enthusiastic
- bicker v. to argue about something unimportant
- clemency n. a disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy
- leniency n. the condition or quality to being lenient
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