2023.06.18 Flashcards
》the quality of being peaceful and calm:#
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I admired her s-y [in the midst of so much chaos].#
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The hotel offers [a tranquil haven of peace and s-y], away from [the bustle of the city].
serenity#
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noun [ U ]#
/səˈren.ə.t̬i/#
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serene
》peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:#
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She has a beautiful s-e face.
serene#
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adjective#?
/səˈriːn/
》very small plants that float near the surface of water and on which sea creatures feed/浮游植物/#
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The virtues of p-n (which include algae and seaweeds) as a primary food sources are many.
phytoplankton#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌfaɪ.t̬oʊˈplæŋk.tən/
》a small brightly colored tropical fish:#
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The stream was absolutely full of g-pies.#
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Male g-pies attract females by swimming next to them and showing off the bright orange markings on their sides.
guppy#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈɡʌp.i/
》a cage (= a small space surrounded by bars, wire, etc.) where small animals are kept, especially chickens#
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c-p
coop#
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noun [ C ]#
/kuːp/
》[informal, idiom] to leave suddenly or secretly : to escape or go away#
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In the morning the suspect had [flown the c-p].#
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》to leave home#
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All their children have [flown the c-p]
fly the coop
》To leave or escape (something).#
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This lecture is so boring. Come on, let’s [b-w the c-p] and go get a drink somewhere!#?
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I’m definitely [b-wing the c-p] when I turn 18—I can’t wait to have a little freedom!
blow the coop
》showing a child’s pleasure in enjoying yourself and making trouble:#
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At 70, he still retains his i-h grin.
impish#
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adjective#
/ˈɪm.pɪʃ/
》[FOOD & DRINK specialized] a snail that you can eat (from the French word for snail)#
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e-t
escargot#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌesˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/
》a green sauce used in Italian cooking, especially on pasta:#
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P-o is made of basil leaves, parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and olive oil, all crushed together.
pesto#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈpes.toʊ/
》[trademark] a hard, dry Italian cheese used especially in cooking:#
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grated P-n
Parmesan#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌpɑːr.məˈzɑːn/
》official and traditional special clothes and decorations, especially those worn or carried in formal ceremonies:#
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The queen’s r-a at her coronation included her crown and scepter.#
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》[informal humorous] any set of special clothes:#
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The biker was [dressed in full r-a], with shiny black leather and lots of chains.
regalia#
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noun [ U ]#
/rɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/
》a person who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people in sexual situations, or (more generally) a person who watches other people’s private lives:#
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I felt like a v-r visiting the war zone and seeing badly injured people being dragged from their {bomb-shattered homes}.
voyeur
noun [ C ]
/vwɑːˈjɝː/
> [literary] to keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress#
束缚；限制；抑制#
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He felt f-red by [a nine-to-five office existence].#
朝九晚五的办公室生活让他觉得颇受束缚#
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to tie someone to a place by putting chains around their ankles#
给…上脚镣
fetter#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈfet̬.ɚ/
> [something with] a curved shape that has two narrow pointed ends, like the moon when it is less than half of a circle#
新月形[物]，弦月形[物]，蛾眉月形[物]#
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The moon was a brightly shining c-t.#
当时月亮是一弯明亮的新月。#
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a row of houses or a road built in a curve#
月牙形的一排房子[或街道]#
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They live at 15 Park C-t.#
他们住在帕克月牙街15号
crescent#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkres.ənt/
> a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another#
运河；渠#
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The Panama C-l provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.#
巴拿马运河是连接大西洋和太平洋至关重要的航道
canal#
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noun [ C ]#
/kəˈnæl/
> a small sea creature with a shell, that sticks very tightly and in large numbers to rocks and the bottom of boats#
[岩石、船底等处的] 附着甲壳动物，藤壶#
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b-e
barnacle#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈbɑːr.nə.kəl/
> a companion of a queen, king, or other ruler in their official home, especially in the past#
[尤指旧时的]朝臣，侍臣#
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Many of the c-rs were strongly wedded to traditional ways of doing things.#
许多朝臣都恪守传统，循规蹈矩
courtier#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkɔːr.t̬i.ɚ/
> [formal] a statement of severe criticism or disapproval#
指责，非难#
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The s-es of the United Nations have failed to have any effect on the warring factions.#
联合国的谴责对交战各方毫无影响力
stricture#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈstrɪk.tʃɚ/
》an offer or suggestion, usually in business#
[通常指商业上的] 提议，建议#
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He wrote to me last week regarding {a business p-n} he thought might interest me.#
他上周写信给我，提出一项他认为我会感兴趣的商业建议#
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I’ve {put my p-n to} the company director for his consideration.#
我已将我的提议交给公司主管考虑#
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> an idea or opinion#
主张；观点；见解#
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They were {debating the p-n that} “All people are created equal”.#
他们正就“人人生而平等”这一命题展开辩论
proposition#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌprɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
》[often as sentence adverb] In a way that cannot be explained or accounted for.#
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Many crucial documents had i-y disappeared
inexplicably
> extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved#
兴高采烈的；喜气洋洋的；欢欣鼓舞的#
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The prince was reported to be e-d at/by the birth of his daughter.#
据报道，王子喜得千金
elated#
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adjective#
/iˈleɪ.t̬ɪd/
》in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break#
快要散架的；摇摇晃晃的；不结实的#
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Careful! That chair’s a bit r-y.#
小心！那把椅子不结实#
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She slowly climbed the r-y wooden steps.#
她慢慢爬上摇摇欲坠的的木楼梯#
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[figurative] The recession {put a lot of strain on} an already r-y economic system.#
经济衰退期使本来就摇摇欲坠的经济体系雪上加霜
rickety#
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adjective#
/ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i/
》to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly#
眯起眼看#
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The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her s-t.#
阳光刺眼，她不得不眯起了眼睛。#
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If a person or an eye s-ts, the eye looks in a different direction to the other eye, because of a weakness of the eye muscles.#
[人] 斜眼看；[眼睛] 斜着看#
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Lili’s left eye s-ted slightly when she was tired.#
莉莉感到累的时候，她的左眼有点斜视
squint#
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verb [ I ]#
/skwɪnt/
> a sloping area of seats at a sports field that are not covered and are therefore not expensive to sit in#
[运动场的] 露天座位，廉价座位#
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b-s
bleachers#
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/ˈbliː.tʃɚz/
> a substance that is put on the skin, especially under the arms, in order to prevent or reduce sweating#
[尤指涂在腋下等皮肤表面的] 止汗剂#
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a-t
antiperspirant#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/ˌæn.t̬iˈpɝː.spɚ.ənt/
》[LITERARY, especially of a gas or vapor] smelling very bad, foul-smelling; noxious.#
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The {cloud of m-c vapors} lingered above our heads.#
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The creatures are believed to live in the {m-c swamps} of the region.#
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The {m-c fumes} from the machine {made their throats burn}.
mephitic#
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/məˈfɪt̬.ɪk/#
adjective
> [BIOLOGY specialized] a very small living thing, especially one that causes disease, that can only be seen with a microscope#
微生物；[尤指致病的] 细菌#
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m-e
microbe#
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/ˈmaɪ.kroʊb/
> a very small animal similar to a spider#
螨#
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a red spider m-e#
红叶螨
mite#
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/maɪt/#
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》hominis
Microscopic organism, a parasite that can live in your digestive system#
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Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, a human mite subspecies#
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Staphylococcus hominis, a species of Staphylococcus found in humans#
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The word has another meaning: genitive singular of the Latin word homō, meaning “human being”.
> [MEDICINE] relating to or denoting multicellular glands that do not lose cytoplasm in their secretions, especially the sweat glands found widely distributed on the skin.#
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E-e glands are a type of simple sweat gland that is found in almost all regions of the skin. These glands produce sweat that reaches the surface of the skin by way of coiled ducts (tubes).
eccrine#
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/ˈekrən,ˈeˌkrīn,ˈeˌkrēn/#
adjective
> a boat or a device that is used to dredge rivers, lakes, etc.#
挖泥船；疏浚机#
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d-r
dredger#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdredʒ.ɚ/#
(also dredge)
> [SOCIAL SCIENCE specialized] by marriage#
姻亲的#
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a-l relatives#
姻亲关系#
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a-l ties#
姻亲联系
affinal#
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adjective#
/əˈfaɪ.nəl/
》a custom of the ancient Hebrews and other peoples by which a man may be obliged to marry his brother’s widow.#
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l-e marriages
levirate#
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/ˈlev(ə)rət,ˈlevəˌrāt/#
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》involving incest#
乱伦的#
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The film is about Auteil’s {i-s love for} his sister.#
这部影片讲述了奥泰尔和他妹妹的不伦之恋#
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> [disapproving] involving only a close or limited group of people, who do not communicate or do business with people outside the group#
小集团的；排外的#
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Journalists and politicians often have a rather {i-s relationship}.#
新闻记者和政客之间往往形成一种相当排外的关系
incestuous#
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adjective#
/ɪnˈses.tʃu.əs/
> [LAW, BIOLOGY specialized] the condition of being blood relations (= related to someone by birth, not marriage)#
血缘关系；血亲；同族#
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Some states prohibit marriage where there is {a degree of c-y}.#
一些州禁止有某种程度血缘关系的人结婚
consanguinity#
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/ˌkɑːn.sæŋˈɡwɪn.ə.t̬i/
》(especially of people and their behaviour) very energetic#
[尤指人或其行为] 精力充沛的，热情洋溢的，兴高采烈的#
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Young and e-t, he symbolizes Italy’s new vitality.#
青春年少、意气风发，他代表了意大利朝气蓬勃的新生力量#
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He is an e-t dancer.#
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His e-e is contagious.
exuberant#
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adjective#
/ɪɡˈzuː.bɚ.ənt/#
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exuberance#
/ɪɡˈzu·bər·əns/#
noun [U]
》[US] to deal with (something difficult or upsetting) in a calm way#
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I thought she’d be upset, but she has {taken the news in s-e}.
take (something) in stride#
》an object used for hitting the ball in various sports, consisting of a net fixed tightly to a round frame with a long handle#
球拍#
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a tennis/squash/badminton r-t#
网球／壁球／羽毛球球拍
racket#
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noun#
/ˈræk.ɪt/#
[ C ] (also racquet)
》[ S informal] an unpleasant loud continuous noise#
喧哗；吵闹声；连续不断的喧嚷#
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They were {making such a r-t} outside that I {couldn’t get to sleep}.#
他们一直在外面大吵大闹，搅得我根本睡不着
racket#
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noun#
/ˈræk.ɪt/
》[ C usually singular informal] a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money#
勒索；诈骗；敲诈#
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They were jailed for running a protection/prostitution r-t.#
他们因为勒索保护费／干拉皮条的勾当而被监禁#
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protection
racket#
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noun#
/ˈræk.ɪt/
》a common small bird found in the northern half of the world#
山雀#
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> [offensive] a woman’s breast#
[女人的] 乳房#
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He says he likes women with big t-ts.#
他说他喜欢胸大的女人
tit#
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noun [ C ]#
/tɪt/
》a piece of clothing that covers both the upper body and the legs#
连衫裤#
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j-t
jumpsuit#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdʒʌmp.suːt/
> a device that produces a regular repeated sound like a clock, to help musicians play music at a particular speed#
节拍器#
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m-e
metronome#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈmet.rə.noʊm/
megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte#
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/ˌmɛɡəˈkarɪə(ʊ)sʌɪt/#
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(also megacaryocyte)#
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》[Physiology] A giant cell with a large, irregularly lobed, polyploid nucleus, which occurs in small numbers in normal bone marrow and gives rise to blood platelets by fragmentation of its cytoplasm.
