学习笔记

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释义：something that prevents a particular event or development fromhappening

阻碍某事发生或发展的东西

conspicuous

释义：very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is notwanted

显眼的；醒目的；显着的

constraint

释义something that controls what you do by keeping you within particularlimits

限制；束缚；约束

constraint

释义formal unnatural behaviour that is sometimes the result of forcingyourself to act in a particular way

拘束；局促

duopoly

释义：

a situation in which only two companiescontrol all the business in aparticular industry:

be bitterly opposed

obnoxious

释义very unpleasant or rude:

advantageous

释义：giving advantages or helping to make you more successful:

dissent

释义a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especiallyabout an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief:

boil over

释义

If a difficult situation or negativeemotion boils over, it cannot becontrolled any more and people start to argueor fight.

mischievous

释义：behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad butis not intended to cause serious harm or damage:

释义2：used todescribe behaviour or words that are intended to cause harm or trouble

a shift in policy        

matriculate释义：

to be formally admitted to study at auniversity or college

the distinctive characters      

denomination释义：

a religious group that has slightlydifferent beliefs from other groups that share the same religion

critique

释义：a report of something such as a political situation or system, or aperson's work or ideas, that examines it and provides a judgment, especially anegative one

suited

释义：right for someone or something

合适的，适宜的

licentious

释义：(especially of a person or their behaviour)sexual in anuncontrolled and socially unacceptable way

seminary

释义：a college for training people to become priests or ministers

神学院

ripe for sth

释义：developed to a suitable condition for something to happen

时机成熟的；适宜的

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