#英语笃学#words&phrases

1

make sth. up

phr. 编造，补足

She is the swindler who makes everything up.

swindler 

n.骗子

2

reconcile

: to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs,etc. that seem to be opposed to each other; to make people become friends again after an argument or disagreement.

v.和解；调解；调和

They are desperate to reconcile and fix their broken hearts.

3

jolt

:a sudden, rough movement

n.猛的一击，摇晃，震惊；

v.(使)颠簸，摇晃，使震惊

The truck jolted over the rough ground.

4

meteoric

:very sudden or fast

adj.流星的，转瞬即逝的，突然的

I saw a meteoric light in the sky last night.

我昨晚看到了一颗流星。

5

meek

: having or showing a quiet and gentle nature; not wanting to fight or argue with other people

adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的，谦恭的

The sheep is very meek and won't hurt you.

6

live up to 

: fulfill the requirements or expectations of 

phr. 不辜负

The son really lived up to his father's expectations; he was great at his job.

7

provoke

: to say or do something that you know will annoy somebody so that they react in an angry way

v.激怒；对...挑衅

"Nyah,nyah, you lose again!" she said, provoking me to great anger.

8

piston

: a part of an engine that consists of a short cylinder that fits inside a tube and moves up and down or backwards and forwards to make other parts of the engine move

n.活塞，瓣

He is standing in a garage with a piston in his hands.

9

obligatory

: that you must do because of the law, rules, etc; that you do because you always do it, or other people in the same situation always do it

adj.强制性的；义务的；必须的

You can't skip class, attendance at school is obligatory!

10

incidence

: the extent to which something happens or has an effect

n.发生率，入射角度

Incidence of heart disease goes up as people get older.

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definitive

adj. 可靠的，明确的，权威的

The new law is definitive; we now know exactly what it means.

12

get the better of

: win a victory over

v.打败

The man on top got the better of the other man.

13

sentiment

: a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions

n.感情；情绪

The couple shares a lot of deep sentiment.

14

whilst

: at the same time as something else is happening; during the time that something is happening

conj.当...的时候；

n.一会儿；一段时间

They were at their happiest whilst playing soccer.

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defraud

:to trick or cheat someone or something in order to get money; to use fraud in order to get money from a person, an organization, etc.

v.欺诈，诈取，骗取

This crafty fox defrauds others by pretending to be a beautiful female.

16

taboo

: a culture or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find ti offensive or embarrassing; a general agreement not to do something or talk about something

n.禁忌，（宗教）戒律；

adj.（因不道德或危险而）忌讳的，戒律的

Eating meat is the taboos for a monk.

17

detrimental

: (formal) harmful

adj.有害的，不利的

Sweet food is detrimental to your teeth.

18

do sth. with a bad grace

: drag oneself into doing sth.

phr.勉强做某事

The child did his medical checkup with a bad grace, crying and screaming.

19

incur

: if you incur something unpleasant, you are in a situation in which you have to deal with it

v.遭受；招致；引起

The man incurs a large fine as punishment.

20

fetter

: a chain or shackle for the feet

n.脚镣，束缚；

vt.给...上脚镣，束缚

Please take these fetters off my legs.

21

eloquent

: able to use language and express your opinion well, especially when you are speaking in public

adj.有口才的；雄辩的；演说动人的

He was an eloquent speaker who can express himself very well.

22

ignorance

: a lack of knowledge or information about something

n.愚昧，无知；不知，不懂

I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history.

23

sanity

: the condition of having a healthy mind: the condition of being sane

n.头脑清楚；心智健全，神志政策

One should try to maintain sanity during stressful situations.

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teem

: to be full of (life and activity): to have many (people or animals) moving around inside.

vi.充满，大量存在于；

vt.生下

The Great Wall is always teeming with tourists.