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1.lovable eccentric/ɪkˈsentrɪk/
-adj.古怪的; 异乎寻常的
-古怪的人an eccentric
2.set out to…打算,着手,开始,出发去
3.不顾社会习俗disregard social conventions
/ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/ v.忽视，轻视，不尊重n.漠视，轻视
~ (for/of sb/sth) 漠视；忽视
-shows a total disregard for other people's feelings.完全忽视别人的感受
4.invariably/ɪnˈveəriəbli/始终如一地；一贯地=always
5.给平淡单一的生活增添了色彩：add colour to the dull routine of every day life.
5.有名望的人notable figures.
6.a shrew and wealthy business一个精明能干，有钱的商人。
7.古怪行为：eccentricity/ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/复数eccentricities
8.legendary /ˈledʒəndri/ adj.非常有名的，大名鼎鼎的；传说（中）的- a legendary figure 大名鼎鼎的人物
9.遇上一场瓢泼大雨：be caught in a particularly heavy shower.
10. bedraggled/bɪˈdræɡ(ə)ld/ . 弄湿的；给泥水弄脏的；不整洁的bedraggled hair/clothes 湿漉漉的头发；满是泥污的衣服
11.dump/dʌmp/ ~ sb/sth (on sb)( informal ) 丢下；抛弃；推卸dump it on the counter.
12.request to meet doctor.要求见医生
13.深深的歉意：most apologetic adj. /əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk/
14.严厉地训斥reprimand/ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ ~ sb (for sth) severely ( formal ) to tell sb officially that you
do not approve of them or their actions 申斥；训斥；斥责
15.severely/sɪˈvɪəli/ adv.
非常严重地；严厉地，严肃地；朴素地，朴实无华地
16.著名评论家：important critics.
17.策划这出精心设计的闹剧-stage this elaborate joke simply.
水木英语口语
拍马屁butter up,kiss up to, suck up to,brown-nose 舔狗，bootlicker,apple polisher.
NCE3 Lessone 32
1.salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ n.抢救，救援；抢救出的物品；<法律>海难救助费，打捞费
•the salvage of the wrecked
tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
•a salvage
company/operation/team 打捞公司；打捞行动；抢救队
-the things that are savedfrom a disaster or an accident
抢救出的财物
•an exhibition of the
salvage from the wreck 沉船打捞物品展览
-salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ v.打捞，抢救；挽救，挽回（珍贵或重要的事物（对财物等的）抢救
-1.~ sth (from sth)打捞，营救（失事船舶等）；抢救（失事船舶、火灾等中的财物）
•The wreck was salvaged by ateam from the RAF.
失事船只被英国皇家空军救援小组打捞起来。
•We only managed to salvage
two paintings from the fire. 我们只从火灾中抢救出两幅
-2.挽救；挽回
•What can I do to salvage my
reputation? (= get a good reputation again) 我怎样才能挽回我的名声呢？
2.instruct him to give up
this search.指示他放弃这次搜寻
3.sunken/ˈsʌŋkən/沉没的；沉入水底的
SYN submerged
•a sunken ship 沉船/沉没的船只
•sunken treasure 沉在水底的财宝
-2.(眼睛或面颊 ) hollow and deep as a result of disease,
getting old, or not having enough food 凹陷的，深陷的（尤因疾病、年老或饥饿）
-3.[ only before noun] at a
lower level than the area around 低于周围平面的；低洼处的
•a sunken garden 低地花园
4.a precious cargo of gold bullion.一批珍贵的金条。
Cargo：用船、飞机或机动车辆运载的货物
A cargo of …一批…
Transportation of bulk/bʌlk/ cargo散装货物运输
-bullion /ˈbʊliən/ gold or silver in large amounts or in the form of
bars 大量的金（或银）；金（或银）条
• gold bullion 金条
5.was scoured with powerfulnets.
Scoured美/ˈskaʊərd/ v.擦洗；腐蚀；摩擦（scour的过去式）
scour/ˈskaʊə(r)/
-1.~ sth (for
sb/sth)to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth （彻底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找
-2.~ sth (away/out)~ sth(from/out of sth)
冲刷成；冲刷出
•The water had raced down
the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream. 水顺着山坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。
SYN comb/kəʊm/ n.梳子；梳理；发卡；梳状物；鸡冠；蜂巢
v.梳，梳理；认真搜寻，仔细搜查；（浪）涌起
6.chest /tʃest/ n.胸部，胸膛；箱子，盒子，柜子；<英>金库，钱库（常为木制的）大箱子
•a medicine chest 药箱
•a treasure chest 财宝箱
7.personal belongings私人物品
8.cruiser /ˈkruːzə(r)/巡洋舰,（可供住宿的）舱式游艇
9. piece sth toˈgether组合资料（以便了解情况）
Police are trying to piece
together the last hours of her life. 警方正努力理清她在死亡之前数小时的情况。
(2) to put all the separate
parts of sth together to make a complete whole 拼凑；拼合
SYN assemble
•to piece together a jigsaw 拼合拼图
10.convoy/ˈkɒnvɔɪ/ n.（尤指护卫）舰队，车队
v.护送，为……护航
sail in a convoy to Russia护航使往俄国
11.come to light 暴露；真相大白；众所周知
12.submarine/ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ n.潜艇，潜水艇；<美>潜艇三明治，长卷三明治；海底生物adj.海面下的，海底的v.用潜水艇攻击；在下疾行，在下滑动。
13.torpedo /tɔːˈpiːdəʊ/ n.鱼雷，水雷；信号雷管；掼炮；油井爆破筒；电鳐v.用鱼雷袭击；彻底破坏，完全摧毁
复数 torpedoes第三人称单数 torpedoes现在分词 torpedoing过去式 torpedoed过去分词torpedoed
14.a naval /ˈneɪv(ə)l/ official海军官员
15.国防部the Minitry of Defence
16.War museum军事博物馆
17.Barents Sea 巴伦支海：位于挪威和俄罗斯北方的北冰洋陆缘海之一。
·The Barents Sea is animportant fishing ground.
巴伦支海是一个重要的渔场。
18.sink /sɪŋk/复数 sinks第三人称单数 sinks现在分词 sinking过去式 sank或sunk过去分词 sunk或sunken
使下沉；使沉没
•a battleship sunk by a
torpedo 被鱼雷击沉的战列舰
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Lesson 32
1.prelude/ˈpreljuːd/ .
~ (to sth)an action or event
that happens before another more important one and forms an introduction to it 序幕；前奏；先声
a prelude to career 职业的敲门砖
marks the prelude to anforseen series of catastrophes.
预示着一连串想不到的灾难的来临。
reading was a necessaryprelude to sleep.
对他来说，阅读是入睡的必要前奏。
2.catastrophe/kəˈtæstrəfi/（突如其来的）大灾难，灾祸。
war would be a catastrophe.
战争都会是一场灾难。
3.forseen不可预见的v.预见；预知（foresee 的过去分词）
第三人称单数 foresees现在分词 foreseeing过去式 foresaw过去分词foreseen
V-T If you foresee
something, you expect and believe that it will happen. 预见
He did not foresee anyproblems.
他没有预见到任何问题。
4.crockery/ˈkrɒkəri/ N-UNCOUNT Crockery is the plates, cups, saucers, and
dishes that you use at meals. 陶制餐具
n.陶器；瓦器；土器plates, cups, dishes, etc. 陶器；瓦器
2.( NAmE ) dishes, etc. that
you use in the oven （烤箱用的）碟，盘，杯，碗
5.collide /kəˈlaɪd/ v.冲突，抵触；（迥异的事物）碰在一起；碰撞，相撞
第三人称单数 collides现在分词 colliding过去式 collided过去分词collided
-1.If two or more movingpeople or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person orobject
collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash intothem.碰撞
•Two trainscollided
head-on in Ohio early this morning.
两辆列车今天早晨在俄亥俄州迎头相撞。
•Racing up thestairs, he almost collided with Daisy.
他冲上楼梯，几乎与戴西相撞。
-2.V-RECIP If the aims,opinions, or interests of one person or group collide with those of anotherperson or group, they are very different from each other and are thereforeopposed.(目标、观点或利益等) 相抵触; 相冲突
•The aims of thenegotiators in New York again seem likely tocollide with the aimsof thewarriors in the field.
纽约谈判者的目标看起来可能再次与战场上勇士们的目标相冲突。
6.leaner初学者,学习者
•learner-centred teaching
methods 以学习者为中心的教学方法
7.windscreen (机动车辆的) 挡风玻璃
8.alongside
-1.在…旁边alongside Central Park.在中央公园旁边
PREP If you work alongside
other people, you all work together in the same place. 与…并肩 (工作)
He had worked alongside
Frank and Mark and they had become friends.他曾与弗兰克和马克并肩工作过，他们已经成为朋友了。
9.slide v.（使）滑行，滑动；滑落；迅速熟练地进出；（使）快捷而悄声地移动；（价格等）下滑，下跌；逐渐败坏，开始出现问题；滑垒n.滑梯；滑道；滑行，滑动；（价格、数量等的）下降，跌落，减少；幻灯片；（情况）变糟，恶化，（人）出现问题；（显微镜的）载物玻璃片；（乐器或机器上的）滑动装置；（岩石，土等的）崩落；小发夹；（棒球）滑垒；（吉他）滑奏；无后帮凉鞋（或轻便鞋）
something slides somewhere
or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something. 使滑动; 滑动
•She slid thedoor open.
她把门滑开了。不知不觉地陷入 (某种情绪、态度或情形)
•She had slidinto a depression.
她不知不觉地抑郁寡欢起来。
A slide滑梯
10.stray /streɪ/迷路；偏离；走失+adv./prep.]
He strayed into the path of
an oncoming car. 他偏到了一辆迎面驶来的汽车的行车路线上。
•Her eyes kept straying over
to the clock on the wall. 她的目光不时瞟向墙上的钟。
-偏离正题；走神；离题My mind kept straying back to our last talk
together. 我老走神，一再回想起我们上次在一起交谈的情景。
11.greedly/ˈɡriːdi/ ~ (for sth) adj.贪婪的，贪心的；贪吃的，嘴馋的；渴望的
He stared at the diamonds
with greedy eyes. 他眼巴巴地盯着这些钻石。
The shareholders are greedy
for profit. 股东们都利欲熏心。
12.devour/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
v.狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读，热切地看；吞噬，毁灭；充满（感情）
（尤指因饥饿而）狼吞虎咽地吃光
SYN gobble /ˈɡɒb(ə)l/up
2.to read or look at sth
with great interest and enthusiasm 津津有味地看；如饥似渴地读
•She devoured everything she
could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
3.( formal ) to destroy
sb/sth 吞没；吞噬；毁灭
SYN engulf/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
第三人称单数 engulfs现在分词 engulfing过去式 engulfed过去分词engulfed
•Flames devoured the house. 大火吞噬了这栋房子。
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NCE3 Lesson 34
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]exert/ɪɡˈzɜːt/ a peculiar/pɪˈkjuːliə(r)fascination
施加一种特殊的魅力。
exert施加 (影响、压力); 运用 (权威) exerts influence, authority, or pressure,
peculiar/pɪˈkjuːliə(r)
/ adj.奇怪的，不寻常的；特别的特有的; 独特的peculiar to…
[if !supportLists]2. [endif]forbidding/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ v.禁止；不准（某人）做某事；（使）……不可能做某事，妨碍（forbid 的现在分词）
adj.（外表）冷峻的，令人生畏的；令人厌恶的；险恶的 a forbidding
appearance/look/manner 冷峻的样子╱面孔╱态度
a forbidding place令人望而却步
[if !supportLists]3. [endif]muster up courage鼓起勇气
muster /ˈmʌstə(r/找寻，聚集，激起（支持、勇气等）
~ sth (up)to find as much
support, courage, etc. as you can 找寻，聚集，激起（支持、勇气等）
[if !supportLists]4. [endif]pretentious /prɪˈtenʃəs/ adj.自命不凡的，做作的；（书、电影等）捏造的，矫饰的
a less pretentious antique
shop一个不太装腔作势的古玩店
[if !supportLists]5. [endif]labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/n.迷宫；[解剖] 迷路；难解的事物
a labyrinth of rules and
regulations 错综复杂的规章制度
[if !supportLists]6. [endif]musty/ˈmʌsti/adj.发霉的；落伍的；冷淡的
a musty /dank/dæŋk/阴冷潮湿的room 有霉味的房间
7.a real rarity /ˈreərəti/稀世真品
rarity /ˈreərəti/ n.罕见的人（或物），珍品；稀有，罕见；稀薄
8.amongst/əˈmʌŋst/ 在……当中；系……的一员，……之一；普遍存在于（某一群人）之中；某群人彼此之间；在……的一类中；在（某一群人）中（分配）；在……中（表现突出的）；彼此间；在……范围内（考虑、比较等）
9.be bent on 热恋于,专心致志于,一心想要,专心致力于
10.amplyrewarded奖励丰厚
amply /ˈæmpli/ adv.充足地；广大地
tell amply 充分说明warn amply 广泛地告诫
11.prise/praɪz/v.强行使分开，撬开；费劲地（从某人）得到（prise sth. out of/from）n.<罕>撬杠
复数 prises第三人称单数 prises现在分词 prising过去式prised
you prise something open orprise it away from a surface
撬开
12.carve/kɑːv/v.雕，刻；切下，割下；开创，赢得（carve out）；铺（路），修（路）；侵蚀，冲刷；减少，削减
雕刻
a carved doorway 雕花的门道
13. dagger/ˈdæɡə(r)/n.匕首，短剑vt.用剑刺
a carved dagger雕有花纹的匕首
14crockery/ˈkrɒkəri/陶器，瓦罐
15.miniature /ˈmɪnɪtʃə(r)/ adj.微型的，小型的n.
缩微模型，微型复制品；微型画，小画像；小瓶装酒；小种植物（或动物）；（华美装饰手稿上的）画饰，花字
A miniature painting 微型画
16.composition 构图(画)its composition and line画面构图与线条。
3/12/2023复习34课：读一遍
Lesson 35 justice was done(1)
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]arduous/ˈɑːdʒuəs/ adj.艰辛的，困难的
an arduous journey across
the Andes 翻越安第斯山脉的艰苦之行
The work was arduous. 这项工作很艰巨。
Syn:strenuous/ˈstrenjuəs/adj.费力的，艰苦的；积极的，坚决的
a strenuous climb 艰难的攀登
strenuous exercise剧烈运动
make strenuous efforts很大的努力
strenuous adjective 精力充沛的
4/12/2023复习3/12单词一遍
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]mete /miːt/ vt.给予；分配；测量n.边界；测量
1.ˌMETE STH←→ˈOUT(TO SB)
( formal ) to give sb a
punishment; to make sb suffer bad treatment 给予惩罚；责罚；使受苦
•Severe penalties were meted
out by the court. 法庭判定予以严惩。
•the violence meted out tothe prisoners施加在囚犯身上的暴力
Mete sth out 施以给予（法律制裁、惩罚、虐待）
（圣经）量出，取出
With what measure you mete,it
shall be measured to you again.你用何种量器量出,量入予你亦必如是。
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eminent/ˈemɪnənt/ adj.（在某领域或职业中）卓越的，出众的；突出的，明显的
[ usually before noun]
1.( of people 人 ) famous and respected, especially in a particular
profession （尤指在某专业中）卓越的，著名的，显赫的
•an eminent architect 著名的建筑师
2.( of good qualities 良好品质 ) unusual; excellent 非凡的；杰出的
•a man of eminent good sense极其明智的人
Judges,However wise oreminent,are human and can make mistakes.
法官，无论如何聪明与有名，毕竟也是人，也会出差错的。
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muffle vt.蒙住；裹住；抑制；发低沉的声音
n.低沉的声音；消声器；包裹物（如头巾，围巾等）；唇鼻部
a muffled cry一种闷声闷气的叫声
复数 muffles第三人称单数 muffles现在分词 muffling过去式 muffled过去分词muffled
1.to make a sound quieter or
less clear 压抑（声音）；使（声音）降低；使听不清
•He tried to muffle the
alarm clock by putting it under his pillow. 他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。
2.~ sb/sth (up) in sth to
wrap or cover sb/sth in order to keep them/it warm 裹住，覆盖，蒙住（以保暖）
•She muffled the child up in
a blanket. 她用毯子将孩子裹得严严实实。
Everyone was muffled up incoats and scarves.
每个人都严严严实地裹着大衣和围巾。
7/12/2023 NCE3 Lesson 36 Achance in a million
We are less credulous thanwe used to be.
我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。
credulous/ˈkredʒələs/ cre/du/lous轻信的，因轻信而产生的
you have a low opinion ofthem because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easilydeceived/dɪˈsiːvd/.
SYN gullibility /ˌɡʌləˈbɪləti/ n.轻信；易受骗
compare incredulous/ɪnˈkredjələs/ adj.怀疑的；不轻信的
•...quack doctors charmingmoney out of the pockets of creduloushealth-hungry citizens.
...从那些渴望健康而又容易上当受骗的市民那里骗钱的江湖郎中。
quack doctors庸医，江湖医生
8/12/2023 NCE3 Lesson 36 Achance in a million
In the nineteenth century,anovelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with aseries of coincidences-most of them wildly improbable.
[if !supportLists](1) [endif]In the nineteenth century在19世纪
[if !supportLists](2) [endif]a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion
小说家常给小说他的故事一个结尾-
[if !supportLists](3) [endif]by presenting his readers with a series ofcoincidences-most of them wildly improbable.
给读者呈现一系列的巧合-大部分去牵强附会，既不可能的
improbable. /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/不可能的
[if !supportLists]2. [endif]abscure /əbˈskjʊə(r)/不重要的，不出名的 ，无人知晓的
an abscure religious sect/sekt/不要重要的宗教派别
an obscure maidservant/ˈmeɪdsɜːvənt/一个不起眼的女佣
9/12/2023 NCE3 Lesson 36 Achance in a million
1.presumed dead.以为死了/prɪˈzjuːmd/
adj.假定的；推测的v.假定（presume 的过去分词和过去式）
you presume that something
is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain. 推测
•I presume you're hereon business.
我想你是来这儿出差的吧。
presume to do something,
you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it. 擅自 (做某事)
• They're
resentful /rɪˈzentf(ə)l/that outsiders presume to meddle/ˈmɛdəl/ in their affairs.他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务怨恨不已。
meddle /ˈmɛdəl/in sth.干预
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and wickedly plotting bringabout the hero’s downfall.
正在策划暗算主人公垮台。
1.wickedly/ˈwɪkɪdli/ adv.恶劣地；居心叵测地
2.plot/plɒt/n. ~ (to do sth)阴谋，密谋
（专用的）小块土地
•She bought a small plot of
land to build a house on. 她买了一小块地盖房子。
•a vegetable plot 一块菜圃
ˌlose the ˈplot迷惘，不知所措
. the plot ˈthickens情况变得复杂起来
downfall衰落；衰败；垮台；衰落（或衰败、垮台）的原因
• The sex scandal finally
led to his downfall. 这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。
• Greed was her downfall. 贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。
败落的原因
•Jeremy'shonesty had been his downfall.
诚实是杰里米失败的原因。
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[if !supportLists]1. [endif]现代读者会觉得这种天真的结局完全无法接受。
Modern readers would findsuch naïve solutions totally unacceptable.
naïve /naɪˈiːv/
1.缺乏经验的；幼稚的；无知的；轻信的
•to be politically naive 对政治一无所知
I can't believe you were so
naive as to trust him! 真是难以相信你会幼稚到信任他！
•a naive question 无知的问题
2.( approving) ( of people
and their behaviour 人及其行为 )
innocent and simple 天真的；率直的
( approving) ( of people and
their behaviour 人及其行为 )
innocent and simple 天真的；率直的
SYN artless/ˈɑːtləs/
•Their approach态度 to life is refreshingly/rɪˈfreʃɪŋli/ naive. 他们对待生活的态度天真率直，令人耳目一新。
refreshingly/rɪˈfreʃɪŋli/ adv.清爽地；有精神地
——compare sophisticated/səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/见多识广的；老练的；见过世面的
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conspire con·spire v. /kənˈspaɪə(r)/
1.[ V] ~ (with sb) (against
sb)~ (together)to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful 密谋；图谋；阴谋
•They were accused of
conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
~ against sb/sth~ to do sth(
of events 事件 ) to
seem to work together to make sth bad happen 似乎共同导致（不良后果）
[ V]•Circumstances had conspired against them. 各种情况都凑在一起和他们作对。
[ V to inf]•Everything conspired to make her life a misery. 她命运多舛，生活悲惨。
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resemblance /rɪˈzembləns/ n.相似，相像；相似点，相似之处；相似物
~ (to sb/sth)~ (between A
and B)the fact of being or looking similar to sb/sth相似；相像
SYN likeness
•a striking/close/strong
resemblance 明显的╱不小的╱显著的相似之处
•family resemblances亲缘相似
•She bears anuncanny/ʌnˈkæni/ adj.神秘的；离奇的；可怕的resemblance to Dido.
她跟迪多长得离奇的相似。
比较级uncannier或more uncanny最高级uncanniest或most uncanny
•There was aremarkable resemblance between him and Pete.
他和皮特有一个惊人的相似之处。
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scorn复数scorns第三人称单数scorns现在分词scorning过去式scorned
~ (for sb/sth)a strong
feeling that sb/sth is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you
speak轻蔑；鄙视
•Her fellow teachers greeted
her proposal with scorn .别的老师对她的提议不屑一顾。
1.[ VN] to feel or show that
you think sb/sth is stupid and you do not respect them or it轻蔑；鄙视
SYNdismiss
•She scorned their views as
old-fashioned.她对他们的观点嗤之以鼻，认为陈腐过时。
2.( formal ) to refuse to
have or do sth because you are too proud不屑于（接受或做）；轻蔑地拒绝
[ VN]•to scorn an invitation轻蔑地回绝邀请
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carnival /ˈkɑːnɪv(ə)l/n.狂欢节，嘉年华会；<美>游乐会，游艺场；激动人心的事物组合，五彩缤纷事物的组合；庆祝活动；（学校的）游园会，嘉年华会
a carnival atmosphere一派狂欢的气氛
in a carnival 在狂欢之中
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unshakable/ʌnˈʃeɪkəbl/ adj.不可动摇的；坚定不移的
have an un shakable faith有着不可动摇的决心
dislocate railway services扰乱铁路服务/运行
dislocate /ˈdɪsləkeɪt/vt.使脱臼；使混乱GRE
第三人称单数dislocates现在分词dislocating过去式dislocated
使（骨头）脱位；使脱臼
•He dislocated his shoulder
in the accident.他在事故中肩膀脱臼了。
•a dislocated finger脱臼的手指
.to stop a system, plan etc.
from working or continuing in the normal way扰乱（制度、计划等）；使混乱；使运转不正常
SYN disrupt
These policies could cause
severe economic and social dislocation.这些政策可能引起严重的经济和社会混乱。
Space colonizattion/ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/宇宙殖民
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mighty /ˈmaɪti/ adj.强大的，巨大的；（动作）用力的，需用力的adv.很，非常，十分
比较级mightier或more mighty最高级mightiest或most mighty
A Mighty Heart无畏之心坚强的心刚强的心勇敢的心
1.very strong and powerful强而有力的
•a mighty warrior/ˈwɒriə(r)/威猛的斗士-）
warrior武士，勇士
•He struck him with a mighty
blow across his shoulder.他猛一下砸在他的肩膀上。
2.large and impressive巨大的；非凡的
SYN great
•the mighty Mississippi
river浩荡的密西西比河
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asterisk/ˈæstərɪsk/ n.星号；星号键vt.注上星号；用星号标出
复数asterisks第三人称单数asterisks现在分词asterisking过去式asterisked过去分词asterisked
•I've placed an asterisk
next to the tasks I want you to do first.我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。
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dawle/ˈdɔːd(ə)l/
vi.混日子；游手好闲；偷懒vt.混日子；游手好闲；浪费时间
第三人称单数dawdles现在分词dawdling过去式dawdled
过去分词dawdled
1.拖延；磨蹭；游荡
•Stop dawdling! We're going
to be late!别磨蹭了，咱们快迟到了！
•They dawdled along by the
river, laughing and talking.他们沿河边闲逛，一路谈笑风生。
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]calendar日历historian 历史学家unique无与伦比的，独特的steadily adv.不断地solely /ˈsəʊlli/adv.仅仅，只
video录像CD-ROM（只读）光盘驱动器
bewilder
/bɪˈwɪldə(r)/]to confuse sb使迷惑；使糊涂
•She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.他的情绪突变搞得她全然不知所措。
DERIVATIVES派生词
be·wil·dered-adj
•He turned around, with a bewildered look on his face.他转过身来，满脸困惑。
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艺术表现形式：artistic expresstion.
月亮圆缺：the phases of the moon.月亮的圆缺
Correlating-by
correlating 通过联系…
correlate
/kɒrələt/ v.相互关联；显示紧密联系n.相关的事物
correlate
with找出一一对应的关系；使……与……发生关系
nomad/ˈnəʊmæd/ n.游牧民，游牧部落一员；流浪者，不断更换工作的人adj.游牧的，流浪的pl.nomads
the
nomadic life of a foreign correspondent驻国外记者的流浪生活
the
ivory /ˈaɪvəri/ tusks of mammonths. 猛犸的象牙
ivory
/ˈaɪvəri/adj.象牙色的
tusk/tʌsk/长牙
mammonth/ˈmæməθ/ n.猛犸，毛象；庞然大物adj.巨大的，庞大的•a mammoth task巨大的任务
农业的问世而出现的come into being with the advent
/ˈædvent/ ofagriculture.
]
the ~ of sth/sbthe coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.（重要事件、人物、发明等的）出现，到来
基督降临，基督复临（Advent）
The
few scanty /ˈskænti/ clues 不充分地线索adj.
少量的，不足的；（衣服）暴露的，紧（身）的
小而暴露身体的
•a scanty bikini遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装
不足的；欠缺的；太少的
•
Details
of his life are scanty.关于他的生平，详细资料不多。
