Lesson 19

Question 0

ineffable

Answer 0

adj.难以形容的
too great,powerful,beautiful,etc.to be described or expressed
The INEFFABLE sadness of many of the portraits impressed me.

Question 1

transmutation

Answer 1

n.演变
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something.
The TRANSMUTATION of base metals into gold proved to be impossible.

Question 2

declaration

Answer 2

n.宣言，布告，公告，声明
The act of making an official statement about something : the act of declaring something

The DECLARATION of independence save the right of citizen.

Question 3

frostbitten

Answer 3

adj.受霜害的，生冻疮的
A condition in which part of your body (such as your fingers or toes) freezes or almost freezes

He put his FROSTBITTEN hand close to fire, tried to make them warm.

Question 4

luncheon

Answer 4

n.午餐； 午餐会； 午宴
A usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest

LUNCHEON will be served at 1 p.m.

Question 5

mathematician

Answer 5

n. 数学家
A person who is an expert in mathematics

No MATHEMATICIAN is infallible, he may make mistakes, but he must not hedge.

Question 6

session

Answer 6

n. 会议
A period of time that is used to do a particular activity

No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the SESSION.

Question 7

legislation

Answer 7

n. 立法
A law or set of laws made by a government

The LEGISLATION is expected to be passed in the next parliament.

Question 8

transaction

Answer 8

noun 交易
1.
the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
2.
an instance or process of transacting something.
3.
something that is transacted, especially a business agreement.
That received some benefits after the last TRANSACTION.

Question 9

congregate

Answer 9

v. 聚集
to come together in a group or crowd
Now they can offer a digital place for their readers to congregte and talk.w

Question 10

tenderloin

Answer 10

noun 里脊肉
1.
(in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
2.
a cut of beef lying between the sirloin and ribs.
You can use the beef instead of TENDERLOIN when you are making a hamburger.

Question 11

concise

Answer 11

adj. 简明的
using few words : not including extra or unnecessary information

She always gives concise answers that are really easy to understand.

Question 12

liaison

Answer 12

n. 联络员
a person who helps organizations or groups to work together and provide information to each other
The LIAISON of the two companies arranged a date for the meeting.

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

n. 高血压
high blood pressure

People with HYPERTENSION are forbid to go on a roller coster.

Question 15

nylon

Answer 15

n. 尼龙
a strong material that is made from a chemical process and that is used for making clothes, ropes, and other products
NYLON shirts have the virtue of durability.

Question 16

circulation

Answer 16

n. 流通
movement of air, water, etc., through the different parts of something
The air in the room smells bad since it has poor air CIRCULATION.

Question 17

entrench

Answer 17

v.确立/牢固
to place something in a very strong position that cannot easily be changed
We are working hard to ENTRENCH that objective around the world

Question 18

sedition

Answer 18

n. 暴动
the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government

He was arrested on the charge of SEDITION.

Question 19

dimension

Answer 19

n. 尺寸
the length, width, height, or depth of something : a measurement in one direction
The company measured the DIMENSION of the house carefully to avoid any mistakes.

Question 20

immigration

Answer 20

n. 移民
an act that come to a country to live there
The IMMIGRATION from town to town took 3 days.