2022.11.27 Flashcards
> [ C usually singular ] a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time#
[尤指不愉快的] 大量突发事件#
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[Police are] investigating [a s-e of] burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.#
警方正在调查最近在金斯兰德路周边地区接连发生的多起入室盗窃案#
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If a river is [in (f-l) s-e], it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does.#
[河流] 水位猛涨，泛滥
spate#
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noun#
/speɪt/#
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in (full) spate UK
> [a cat] having dark-colored marks on grey or brown fur#
[猫] 灰色 [或褐色] 毛皮上有深色斑点的#
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t-y cat
tabby#
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adjective, noun [ C ]#
/ˈtæb.i/
> [disapproving] badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials#
粗制滥造的，劣质的#
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s-y goods#
劣质产品#
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s-y workmanship#
劣质工艺
shoddy#
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adjective#
/ˈʃɑː.di/
》[formal] made angry easily#
易怒的，性情暴躁的#
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She’s becoming more and more i-e as she grows older.#
随着年龄的增长，她的性情变得越来越暴躁
irascible#
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adjective#
/ɪˈræs.ə.bəl/
> [formal] to be told information that is not told to many people#
私下知道，知晓[内情]#
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I [was never p-y to] conversations between top management.#
高层管理者之间的对话我从不知情。
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adjective#
/ˈprɪv.i/#
be privy to sth
> [historical] A small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall.#
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Machine guns in front and on the flank opened fire, while p-ds, bombs, and artillery fire covered the entire area of the trenches with projectiles.
petard#
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noun#
/pɪˈtɑːrd/
》[historical] Have one’s plans to cause trouble for others backfire on one.#
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Charges of working against the interests of your own country are very slippery things, and may get the one making the charges [h-t with his o-n p-d] someday.#
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Origin#
From Shakespeare’s Hamlet (III. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense ‘lifted and removed’, past participle of dialect hoise (see hoist).
be hoist with one’s own petard#
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noun#
/pɪˈtɑːrd/
> [informal disapproving] of cheap quality or in bad style#
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The store sold {t-y souvenirs and ornaments}
tacky#
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adjective#
/ˈtæk.i/
》[mainly US offensive] a stupid person, especially a man#
愚蠢的人[尤指男性]#
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He acts like a real d-o after he’s had a few drinks.#
他喝了几杯酒，就表现得像个傻瓜似的
dildo#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdɪl.doʊ/#
plural dildos
> [of a seal or similar marine mammal] come out of the water to spend time on land.#
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Seals [h-l o-t] to bask in areas where they can see and smell approaching predators
haul out
> [old use] a toilet, especially in a very small building in the garden of a house#
厕所#
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p-y
privy#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈprɪv.i/
》[US trademark] the brand name for a strip with text on it that covers the bottom part of the image on a television screen#
[电视画面下方的]滚动新闻#
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The ad closes with a C-n urging action: “Silence is acceptance.”#
这则广告以画面下方的一条滚动新闻结束，呼唤采取行动：“沉默即为接受”
Chyron#
/ˈkaɪ.rɑːn/
> [usually disapproving] a person who is not important and who has to do what another person of higher rank orders them to do#
奴才；仆从#
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He sent one of his m-ns to do something about it.#
他派他的一个仆从去处理那件事
minion#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈmɪn.jən/
》a long pointed stick of ice that is formed when drops of water freeze#
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I-es hung from the roof.
icicle#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈaɪ.sɪ.kəl/
> a sea fish with a strong taste, often used as food#
鲭，鲐[一种味道很重的食用海鱼]#
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smoked m-l#
熏鲭鱼
mackerel#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/ˈmæk.rəl/#
plural mackerel or mackerels
> a senseless way of dealing with a situation/problem#
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e-g s-p with a f-k#
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e-g c-é with a f-k
eating soup with a fork#
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eating consommé with a fork
> an evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small, white fruits and pale yellow flowers. It is often used as a Christmas decoration, and it is traditional to kiss someone under it#
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They were kissing under the m-e at the office party.
mistletoe#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈmɪs.əl.toʊ/
> an object shaped like and used in place of a penis, for giving sexual pleasure#
[性交时使用的] 人造阴茎#
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d-o
dildo#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdɪl.doʊ/#
plural dildos
> asking for trouble/a confrontation#
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f-g in t-d w-s
fishing in troubled waters
> in a way that is interesting and attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted:#
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She smiled b-y at him.#
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The idea is b-y simple.
beguilingly#
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adverb#
/bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ.li/
》interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted#
有趣的，迷人的#
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That’s {a b-g argument}, but I’m not convinced by it.#
那个论证很有意思，可是并没有把我说服
beguiling#
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adjective#
/bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ/
> Of or involving a gas at a pressure greater than normal.#
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a h-c chamber
hyperbaric#
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ADJECTIVE
> showing or having low moral standards:#
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She humiliated her husband with her {t-y affair}.#
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{t-y revelations about} his visits to prostitutes
tawdry#
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adjective#
/ˈtɑː.dri/
> something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost impossible#
泥沼；困境#
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{The m-s of rules and regulations} is {delaying the start of} the project.#
繁冗的规章制度拖延了项目的启动#
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[literary] an area of soft, wet ground in which it is easy to get stuck#
沼泽，泥淖
morass#
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noun [ C usually singular ]#
/məˈræs/
》the quality of being cheap and low quality, although it may look bright or attractive:#
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He has an eye that sees the t-s of plastic icicles and fake mistletoe.#
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> low moral standards:#
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the t-s of the President’s misdeeds
tawdriness#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈtɑː.dri.nəs/
》to reach an acceptable standard#
达到标准，符合要求#
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New teams won’t be admitted to the league if their stadiums don’t [p-s m-r].#
如果他们的体育馆达不到标准的话，新队是不能参加联赛的
pass muster
> very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities#
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Their offices are in a n-t building on the edge of town.#
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Synonym#
characterless
nondescript#
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adjective#
/ˈnɑːn.dɪ.skrɪpt/
》[Computing] A program that loads an operating system when a computer is turned on.#
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Linux’s GRUB b-r can be used to select which operating system you’d like to boot into
bootloader#
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/ˈbutˌloʊdər/#
noun
> [formal] to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to#
篡夺，夺取[权位]#
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Local control is being u-ped by central government.#
地方的权力被中央政府攫取了
usurp#
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verb [ T ]#
/juːˈsɝːp/#
/juːˈzɝːp/
> [informal] the whole of something, including everything that is connected to it; the whole number or quantity of people or things in question.#
全部，全体，一切#
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I like everything about summer - the light, the warmth, the clothes – {the whole c-e}.#
我喜欢夏天的一切——光亮、温暖、夏装——这一切的一切#
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sort out your best snaps, complete the entry form, and pop {the w-e c-e} into an envelope addressed to us
caboodle#
the whole (kit and) caboodle#
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noun#
/kəˈbuː.dəl/
> [literary] to catch or get control of something or someone#
诱捕；使入圈套；使无法脱身#
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Spiders e-e flies and other insects in their webs.#
蜘蛛用网来捕捉苍蝇及其他昆虫#
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They wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor, but ended up e-ed in the complexities of the legal system.#
他们的初衷是对其医生提起正式控告，结果却陷入了法律体系的繁复程序之中
ensnare#
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verb [ T ]#
/ɪnˈsner/
> [mainly US] to go forward quickly while moving from side to side#
歪歪斜斜地疾行；横冲直撞#
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The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went c-ning down the hill.#
刹车失灵，司机控制不住车，车就歪歪斜斜地冲下山去
careen#
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verb [ I + adv/prep ]#
/kəˈriːn/
> A glass display case.#
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Their physicality seems further diminished by the glass v-es within which they dangle, boxes that lend them a disturbingly contradictory sense of hapless menace.
vitrine#
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/vəˈtrin/#
noun
> a large tropical sea fish with sharp teeth, that eats other fish and can attack people#
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b-a
barracuda#
noun [ C ]#
/ˌber.əˈkuː.də/
》a ruler with unlimited power, or someone who demands that people completely obey them#
独裁者；专制者；独断专行的人；专横的人#
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This implies that initially an a-t’s coalition is relatively unstable, since members fear exclusion.
autocrat#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈɑː.t̬ə.kræt/
》a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary:#
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He was diagnosed with paranoid s-a.#
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> [informal] the state of having qualities or attitudes that are different from each other and do not work well together:#
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Lexington, as a prison and a hospital, was an expression of America’s s-a about how to treat addiction.
schizophrenia#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌskɪt.səˈfriː.ni.ə/
> a stylized depiction of the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.#
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The G-y F-s m-k
The Guy Fawkes mask
> a traditional pit-barbecued meat dish in central Mexico; especially in the Basin of Mexico. It can also be prepared in an oven. It is usually made with mutton or rabbit, but chicken, lamb, and pork are also used.#
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m-e
mixiote#
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/’mik.sɪ.oʊt/
> a woman who has power or control over her partner in a sexual relationship#
[在性关系中居主导地位的] 女狂人#
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A d-x is a dominating woman, especially one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities.
dominatrix#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌdɑː.məˈneɪ.trɪks/#
plural dominatrices
> something that will solve all problems#
[能解决一切问题的]万能之计，灵丹妙药#
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Technology is not a p-a for all our problems.#
技术并非灵丹妙药，不能解决我们的一切问题#
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something that will cure all illnesses#
包治百病的药，万灵药
panacea#
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noun [ C usually singular ]#
/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
> [US] a large, pale green bean that can be eaten#
蚕豆#
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f-a b-n
fava bean#
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noun [ C ] #
/ˈfɑːvə ˌbiːn/#
[UK broad bean]
> A bulbous plant with white, pink, or red flowers and strap-shaped leaves, of the type genus of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae.#
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I also dug the a-s, which I plant out each summer after their winter show.
amaryllis#
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/ˌæməˈrɪlɪs/#
noun
> a small, fast military ship#
护卫舰#
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A number of f-es are scheduled to come out over the next few years, and the replacements will not be coming in.
frigate#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈfrɪɡ.ət/
> [UK trademark] a sweet, light, hard food that can be broken into pieces and is made from sugar, golden syrup, and bicarbonate of soda#
蜂巢糖#
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I would love some of that homemade {h-y p-y}.#
我很想吃一些家里自制的蜂巢糖#
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She scooped up a handful of [h-y=p-y] and put it in her mouth.#
她捧起一把蜂巢糖放进嘴里#
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Synonym# honeycomb (FOOD)
hokey pokey#
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noun [ U ] (also hokey-pokey)#
/ˌhoʊ.ki ˈpoʊ.ki/
》A periodic variation in the inclination of the axis of a rotating object.#
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[Astronomy] A periodic oscillation of the earth’s axis which causes the precession of the poles to follow a wavy rather than a circular path.#
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There is a small periodic effect called n-n superimposed on precession caused by the motion of the perihelion of the Moon.#
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[Botany] The circular swaying movement of the tip of a growing shoot.#
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n-n
nutation
