Lesson24

Question 1

bulbous

Answer 1

adj.球根状的
big and round often in an unattractive way
A big, BULBOUS nose is a characteristic of a clown

Question 2

antique

Answer 2

n.古董
art, furniture, jewelry, etc., that was made at an earlier time and is often valuable.
This carved chest is a genuine ANTIQUE.

Question 3

headquarters

Answer 3

n.总部
a place from which something (such as a business or a military action) is controlled or directed.
The Alibaba’s HEADQUARTERS is based in Hangzhou,China.

Question 4

gorgeous

Answer 4

adj. 华丽的
very beautiful and attractive
The GORGEOUS costume added to the brilliance of the dance.

Question 5

harness

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n. 马具
a set of straps that are placed on an animal (such as a horse) so that it can pull something heavy
He paid ten dollars for the new HARNESS to give to his horse.

Question 6

quantity

Answer 6

n.量，数量； 定量，大批； 数目
an amount or number of something
In about 1960th Chinese government foucsed on the QUANTITY of population.

Question 7

glorification

Answer 7

n.赞颂
an act that to honor or praise (a god or goddess)
The government had made GLORIFICATION on violence.

Question 8

succulent

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adj.多汁的
full of juice
The SUCCULENT fruit quenched my thirst.

Question 9

truculent

Answer 9

adj.好斗的
easily angered or annoyed and likely to argue
The TRUCULENT man had a short temper.

Question 10

ambivalent

Answer 10

adj.矛盾的
having or showing very different feelings about someone or something at the same time.
Since the man is Bipolar, he had AMBIVALENT feelings about her.

Question 11

molecule

Answer 11

n.分子
the smallest possible amount of a particular substance that has all the characteristics of that substance
They had developed all kinds of tools to synthesize and manipulate this MOLECULE.

Question 12

malicious

Answer 12

adj.恶意的
having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice
The MALICIOUS witch cursed her that she will die on her birthday when she is 14.

Question 13

frivolous

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adj.轻浮的
silly and not serious
When you are writing a serious local event, the title of your writing should not be FRIVOLOUS.

Question 14

mattress

Answer 14

n
a cloth case that is filled with material and used as a bed
A comfortable MATTRESS is important for resting.

Question 15

expound

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v.解释
to clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
The abbess EXPOUNDED the scriptures to the nuns.

Question 16

hazardous

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adj. 有风险的
involving risk or danger
Surface water made driving conditions HAZARDOUS.

Question 17

canvas

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n.a specially prepared piece of cloth on which a picture can be painted by an artist
Those are still among the brightest colors in the CANVAS.

Question 18

canvass

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v. 细究
to ask (the people in an area) what they think about a candidate, project, idea, etc.
He has been CANVASSING opinion on the issue.

Question 19

desirous

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adj.渴望的
wanting or wishing for something very much : feeling desire for something
She’s desirous for a toy bear as her birthday gift.

Question 20

meticulous

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adj.一丝不苟
very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way
An architect must be very METICULOUS when drawing a blueprint.