2023.02.12 Flashcards
> [ C, UK informal] a kick with the foot#
猛踢；猛踹#
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He gave the ball a good b-t.#
他猛地踢了球一脚
boot#
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noun [ C ] #
/buːt/
> [formal] The moon w-es when it gradually appears less and less round, after the full moon.#
[月亮] 开始形成残月，亏缺#
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w-e#
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Compare#
wax
wane#
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verb [ I ]#
/weɪn/
> [formal] to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not moral#
憎恶；憎恨；厌恶#
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I a-r all forms of racism.#
我对任何形式的种族主义都深恶痛绝
abhor#
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verb [ T not continuous ] #
/æbˈhɔːr/#
-rr-
> [formal] to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them#
诋毁，诬蔑；丑化；贬低#
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He was v-ied by the press as a monster.#
他被新闻界丑化成一个变态的怪物
vilify#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈvɪl.ə.faɪ/
》 [formal] to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable#
损坏；破坏；损伤#
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Sadly, the text is m-rred by careless errors.#
很遗憾，这篇文章因一些粗心大意的错误而大为减色#
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It was a really nice day, m-rred only by a little argument in the car on the way home.#
这一天过得非常不错，只是回家路上在汽车里发生的一点儿口角令人扫兴#
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I hope the fact that Louise isn’t coming won’t [m-r your enjoyment of] the evening.#
路易丝今晚不来了，我希望这不会使你扫兴
mar#
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verb [ T ] #
/mɑːr/#
-rr-
> [formal] When the moon w-xes, it gradually appears larger and rounder each day.#
[月亮] 渐圆，渐满#
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w-x
wax#
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verb#
/wæks/
> [informal] the situation in which your job is taken away from you, usually because you have done something wrong or badly#
解雇，开除 [通常指因犯错误或表现差而失去工作]#
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She {got the b-t for stealing} money from the cash register.# 她因为从收银机里偷钱而被解雇了#
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Williams has been {given the b-t from} the team.#
威廉斯已经被开除出队了
the boot [ S ]
> [informal] to kick someone or something hard with the foot#
猛踢；猛踹#
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They b-ted him in the head.#
他们猛踢他的头部
boot#
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verb#
/buːt/#
[ T usually + adv/prep ]
> [informal] to kick someone when they are already on the ground#
[在对方已倒地后] 继续踢打#
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[informal] to make a bad situation worse, by criticizing or being unkind#
雪上加霜#
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After he lost his job, his wife [p-t the b-t in] by announcing she was leaving him.#
他失去工作后妻子又说要离开他，真是屋漏偏逢连夜雨
put the boot in
》[old-fashioned] in addition#
除此以外，而且，加之#
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He’s kind, handsome, and wealthy [to b-t].#
他善良、英俊，还很富有
to boot
> [PHYSIOLOGY] the system of structures and processes that allows soluble waste substances to pass from the cerebrospinal fluid into the surrounding tissue fluid for removal, mediated by glial astrocyctes and operating mainly during sleep.#
/淋巴系统/#
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g-c s-m
glymphatic system#
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/ɡlimˈfadik ˌsistəm/#
noun
> [trademark] a white sparkling wine (= one with bubbles), produced in northern Italy#
意大利北部出产的汽泡白葡萄酒#
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P-o
Prosecco#
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noun [ U ] #
/prəˈsek.oʊ/
> [US, also Denver boot; UK wheel clamp] a metal device attached to the wheel of an illegally parked car that will only be removed when the owner pays an amount of money#
[惩罚违章停车的] 车轮固定夹#
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b-t
boot#
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noun [ C ] #
/buːt/
》a state of extreme excitement or happiness#
狂喜；亢奋#
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I’ve never seen such d-m at a football game before.#
我以前从未见过场面如此热烈的足球比赛
delirium#
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noun [ U ]#
/dɪˈlɪr.i.əm/
> an object that you keep to remember a person, place, or event#
纪念物，纪念品，引起回忆的东西#
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I kept a seashell as {a m-o of} our holiday.#
我留着一块石头作为我们度假的纪念品
memento#
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noun [ C ]#
US /məˈmen.toʊ/#
plural mementos or mementoes#
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Compare#
momentum#
/məˈmen.t̬əm/#
动量
> becoming less strong, powerful, popular, etc.#
[权力、人气等] 衰落，减弱#
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There are signs that support for the group is [on the w-e].#
有迹象表明该组织的支持率正日益下降
on the wane
> the situation is now the opposite of what it was, especially because someone who was weak now has power#
情况完全反了过来；此一时，彼一时#
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the b-t/s-e is on the o-r f-t
the boot/shoe is on the other foot
》to become weaker in strength or influence#
衰减；减弱#
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By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to w-e.#
上世纪70年代末，这支乐队的人气开始下滑
wane#
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verb [ I ]#
/weɪn/
》to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary#
消除[恐惧]；扫除[疑虑]；打消[错误念头]#
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I’d like to start the speech by [d-lling a few rumors] that have been spreading recently.#
我想在演讲的开头先澄清一些近期流传的谣言
dispel#
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verb [ T ]#
/dɪˈspel/#
-ll-
》to support the truth of something#
为…作证，证明，证实#
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His version of events just isn’t {b-e o-t} by the facts.#
他对事件的说法并未得到证实#
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If you tell them what happened I will {b-r you o-t} (on it).#
如果你告诉他们所发生的事，我会为你作证的
bear sb/sth out#
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— phrasal verb with bear verb#
/ber/#
bore | borne or US also born
> to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting#
[打猎等时]悄悄来回游走[于]，潜行#
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There have been reports of a masked man {p-ling in} the neighborhood.#
有人报告说有一个蒙面人在附近出没#
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At night, adult scorpions [p-l the desert] for (= trying to catch) insects.#
在夜晚，成年蝎子在沙漠里潜行觅食昆虫#
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[informal] Unable to sleep, he p-led (= walked without purpose) (about/around) the hotel corridors.#
他睡不着，就在旅馆的走廊里徘徊
prowl#
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verb [ I or T ]#
/praʊl/
> uncontrolled and excited, sometimes violent#
疯狂的，狂热的，狂暴的#
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The office was {a scene of f-d activity} this morning.#
今天上午办公室里乱哄哄的#
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As the evening wore on the dancing got more and more f-d.#
夜越来越深，舞也跳得越来越疯狂
frenzied#
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adjective#
/ˈfren.ziːd/
> [literary] a false report or piece of information that is intended to deceive people#
虚假新闻；谎报；假消息#
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It may also introduce a c-d: as if only a few people built all the {speculative houses}.#
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The argument that the lancet spread venereal disease was a c-d.
canard#
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noun [ C ]#
/kəˈnɑːrd/
》[old-fashioned or humorous] evil and cruel#
恶毒的，歹毒的；残忍的#
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It’s the story of a woman who {plots a d-y revenge on} her unfaithful lover.#
这是关于一个女人精心策划对负心情人进行恶毒报复的故事
dastardly#
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adjective#
/ˈdæs.tɚd.li/
> [old-fashioned] a disease that is spread through sexual activity with an infected person#
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v-l d-e
venereal disease#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/vəˌnɪr.i.əl dɪˈziːz/#
(abbreviation VD)
》a plant with leaves that have sharp points, and seeds that are used for making an oil used in cooking#
红花[一种植物，其叶有尖角，种子用于制造一种食用油]#
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S-r oil is low in the sort of fats that are considered to be bad for people’s health.#
那些被认为对健康有害的脂肪在红花油中的含量很低
safflower#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈsæf.laʊ.ɚ/
> The action of heating a substance until it burns away rapidly.#
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Other times, depending on the casement, whether it is plastic or metal, especially metal, it will do low order detonation, or what we call d-n.
deflagration#
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/ˌdɛfləˈɡreɪʃ(ə)n/ #
noun
> [informal British usually in singular] Something particularly impressive or good of its kind.#
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The engine is a real s-r.#
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There is no doubt the new model can be an absolute s-r on the asphalt, yet its hard-working engine is quiet and smooth.
stormer#
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/ˈstɔrmər/#
noun
> a black, sticky substance, often mixed with small stones or sand, that forms a strong surface when it becomes hard#
沥青；柏油#
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As it ages, the a-ts melt point rises and there is a loss of plasticizers.#
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to cover something, typically a roof or road, with a-t#
在…上铺沥青#
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an a-ted road/pitch/court#
沥青道路／球场／庭院
asphalt#
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noun [ U ]#
verb [ T ]#
/ˈæs.fɑːlt/
> a box made of wood with a wire front where small animals such as rabbits are kept#
[养兔子等小动物的正面有金属网的] 笼，舍，棚#
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When the tortoise was automatically released from the charger, it would once again be repelled by the lamp, and would leave the h-h.
hutch#
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noun [ C ]#
/hʌtʃ/
》a Christian ceremony based on Jesus’ last meal with his disciples (= the twelve men who first believed in him)#
[基督教教会的]圣餐[仪式]#
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C-n#
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[formal] H-y C-n
Communion#
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noun [ U ]#
/kəˈmjuː.njən/
> typical of an original thing from which others are copied:#
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an a-l English gentleman#
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They live in an a-l country village.#
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見る#
archetype
archetypal#
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adjective#
/ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/
# also archetypical, #
/ˌɑːr.kəˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
> a gliding step in dancing in which one foot displaces the other.#
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c-e
chas·sé#
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/ʃæˈseɪ/#
noun
> a Latin American dance [similar in rhythm to] the rumba.#
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dance that Latin American dance.#
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The floor throbbed as the mass of dancers m-oed seriously#
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a voodoo priestess.
mam·bo#
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/ˈmämbō/#
noun
> the condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things:#
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P-e must be given to the injured in the evacuation plans.#
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Business people often think that fluency and communication {take p-e over} grammar when speaking.
precedence#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈpres.ə.dens/
> [ C ] [disapproving] a situation that is very badly organized or unfair; a ridiculous situation or event, or something considered a waste of time:#
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No one had prepared anything so the meeting was a bit of a f-e.#
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The meeting turned out to be a f-e since no one had prepared anything.
farce#
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noun#
/fɑːrs/
> [ C or U ] a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure#
狂喜，欣喜若狂#
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She threw her head back as if in e-y.#
她仰着头，一副飘飘欲仙的样子#
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sexual e-y#
性快感
ecstasy#
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noun#
/ˈek.stə.si/
> a thick, soft thread used for decorating cloth, or the material that is made from this#
毛线，雪尼尔花线，绳绒线；绳绒织物#
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a c-e jumper/bedspread#
绳绒套衫／床罩#
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C-e=blanketed floor.
chenille#
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noun [ U ]#
/ʃəˈniːl/
> an occasion when a group of people behave in a wild uncontrolled way, especially involving sex, alcohol, or illegal drugs#
[尤指纵情酒色或毒品的]狂欢聚会#
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A drunken o-y#
纵酒狂欢会
orgy#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈɔːr.dʒi/
> [formal] a very sorry or guilty feeling about something bad you have done, or the act of showing that you feel like this:#
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He {feels no c-n for} what he did.#
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Those involved in the crime have failed to express c-n.
contrition#
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noun [ U ]#
/kɑːnˈtrɪʃ.ən/#
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見る#
contrite
> a country formed of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean#
萨摩亚[太平洋群岛国家]#
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S-a
Samoa#
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noun#
/səˈmoʊ.ə/
南美的一种干辣椒#
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g-o
guajillo#
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/gua.’hi.ouh/
> a wooden or stone structure built in the water at the edge of a sea or lake and used by people getting on and off boats#
登岸码头，突堤，栈桥#
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j-y
jetty#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdʒet̬.i/
> a musical instrument with a folding middle part that is played by pushing both ends together with the hands and pressing buttons#
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c-a
concertina#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈtiː.nə/#
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Compare#
accordion
> a small fish with a strong, salty taste#
鳀[一种小咸鱼]#
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Decorate the top of the pizza with a-vies/strips of a-y.#
在比萨饼上放些鳀鱼／鳀鱼条作点缀
anchovy#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/ˈæn.tʃoʊ.vi/#
plural anchovies
