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Question 1

machinery

machination

Answer 1

machinery 体制 机械
The machinery of democracy could be created quickly.
民主体制很快就能建立起来。

machination 阴谋 诡计

Question 2

capital

Answer 2

The name and address are written in capitals.
姓名和地址都大写。
Espionage is a capital offence in this country.
间谍活动在这个国家是死罪。
He rebuked the president for trying to make political capital out of the hostage situation.
他指责总统想利用人质事件捞取政治资本。

Question 3

compare

Answer 3

If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 认为…像…
例：
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
一些评论员认为他的作品像詹姆士·乔伊斯的作品。

Question 4

landscape

Answer 4

Most powerpoint presentations are prepared for screens in landscape format.
大部分幻灯片演示在屏幕上都是横排格式。

Question 5

nail

Answer 5

The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
原告律师仍设法证明他因在知名实业家的家中抢劫而犯法。
“I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.”—”I think you’ve hit the nail on the head.”
“我认为如果人们有好的条件，就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”

Question 6

scamper
scud
scurry
scutter
各种快跑

Answer 6

Children scampered off the yellow school bus and into the playground.
孩子们跑下黄颜色的校车，奔跑进了操场。
…heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across from the south-west.
…从西南方向掠过的乌黑的雨云。
The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover.
袭击开始了，使得居民们急促奔跑寻找藏身之处。

scutter=scurry

Question 7

shabby
scruffy（scuff是磨损）
sloppy
slovenly
tatty
shaggy
scrubby

shoddy

slattern

Answer 7

shabby
scruffy（scuff是磨损）
sloppy +马虎 懒
slovenly +马虎 懒
tatty
shaggy=shag （毛发）长乱 蓬松
scrubby 矮小的 灌木丛的

shoddy 粗制滥造 假冒伪劣
I’m normally quick to complain about shoddy service.
我通常会迅速地投诉劣质的服务。

slattern 懒女人 妓女 浪费
to slattern away a lot of money
浪费大量金钱

Question 8

shamble
titubation
waddle
shuffle
scuff
scuffle

Answer 8

1.shamble=titubation=waddle

2.shuffle 拖着脚走 坐立不安 洗牌
匆忙(或敷衍)行事，马马虎虎地做(through):
to shuffle through one's breakfast
随便吃点东西权作早餐
to shuffle out of one's duty
推诿责任
scuff 磨损 拖着脚走
scuffle 扭打 拖着脚走

Question 9

sport

Answer 9

炫耀，夸示：
She always sports her beautiful baby to every friend coming into her house.
她向每一位来她家的朋友炫耀她美丽的小宝贝。

Question 10

spur

Answer 10

一时冲动之下
例：
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment.
他们承认一时冲动之下偷了一辆车。

Question 11

squat

Answer 11

You can’t simply wander around squatting on other people’s property.
你不能只是四处游荡，非法占据他人房产。

Question 12

merit

Answer 12

If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it. 应受到
例：
He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation.
他说他没有做错任何事，不应该受到刑事调查。