List 29

Question 1

lugubrious

Answer 1

lugubrious​ADJ. /悲哀的/mournful. The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness.

Question 2

lull

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lull​N. /平静，安静，暂停，短暂的平息/moment of calm. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the awning for a lull in the rain.

Question 3

lull

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lull​V. /安抚，平静；换取信任，使其失去警惕/soothe; cause one to relax one’s guard; subside. The mother’s gentle song lulled the child to sleep. Malcolm tried to come up with a plausible story to lull his mother’s suspicions, but she didn’t believe a word he said.

Question 4

lumber

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lumber​V. /笨重的往前走/move heavily or clumsily. Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered through the woods.

Question 5

luminary

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luminary​N. /名气，尊严/celebrity; dignitary. A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical luminary whose name lives on.

Question 6

lummox

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lummox ​N. /大而笨重的（通常指人）/big, clumsy, often stupid person. Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted lummox.

Question 7

lunge

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lunge​V. /突进，刺，冲/quick forward dive or reach; thrust. The wide receiver lunged forward to grab the football. With his sword, Dartagnan lunged at his adversary.

Question 8

lurid

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lurid​ADJ. /耸人听闻的；可怕的；惨白的；血红的/wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome. Do the lurid cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid?

Question 9

lurk

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lurk​V. /埋伏/stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived. “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.”

Question 10

luscious

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luscious​ADJ. /美味的，甜美的/pleasing to taste or smell. The ripe peach was luscious.

Question 11

lustrous

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lustrous​ADJ. /闪耀的/shining. Her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.

Question 12

luxuriant

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luxuriant​ADJ. /丰富的，富足的；丰富多彩；肥沃的/abundant; rich and splendid; fertile. Lady Godiva was completely covered by her luxuriant hair.

Question 13

machinations

Answer 13

machinations​N. /阴谋，诡计/evil schemes or plots. Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machinations of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil.

Question 14

madrigal

Answer 14

madrigal​N. /小曲；牧歌/pastoral song. His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.

Question 15

maelstrom

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maelstrom​N. /漩涡/whirlpool. The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.

Question 16

magnate

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magnate​N. /富豪，要人；突出的人物，XX大王/person of prominence or influence. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Annie Dillard was surrounded by the mansions of the great steel and coal magnates who set their mark on that city.

Question 17

maim

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maim​V. /伤害/mutilate; injure. The hospital could not take care of all who had been wounded or maimed in the railroad accident.

Question 18

maladroit

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maladroit​ADJ. /搞砸的；笨拙的/clumsy; bungling. How maladroit it was of me to mention seeing you out partying last night! From the look on his face, I take it that your boyfriend thought you were otherwise occupied.

Question 19

malady

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malady​N. /疾病/illness. A mysterious malady swept the country, filling doctors’ offices with feverish, purple-spotted patients.

Question 20

malaise

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malaise​N. /不适，欠佳/uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health. Feeling slightly queasy before going onstage, Carol realized that this touch of malaise was merely stage fright.

Question 21

malapropism

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malapropism​N. /可笑的用词错误/comic misuse of a word. When Mrs. Malaprop accuses Lydia of being “as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile,” she confuses “allegory” and “alligator” in a typical malapropism.

Question 22

malcontent

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malcontent​N. /不满的；不满现状的/person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs. One of the few malcontents in Congress, he constantly voiced his objections to the presidential program. alsoADJ.

Question 23

malediction

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malediction​N. /诅咒/curse. When the magic mirror revealed that Snow White was still alive, the wicked queen cried out in rage and uttered dreadful maledictions.

Question 24

malefactor

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malefactor ​N. /犯罪分子/evildoer; criminal. Mighty Mouse will save the day, hunting down malefactors and rescuing innocent mice from peril.

Question 25

malevolent

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malevolent​ADJ. /坏心肠的/wishing evil. lago is a malevolent villain who takes pleasure in ruining Othello.

Question 26

malfeasance

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malfeasance​N. /渎职；不法行为/wrongdoing. The authorities did not discover the campaign manager’s malfeasance until after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.

Question 27

malign

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malign​V. /毒辣的言语；诽谤/speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame. Putting her hands over her ears, Rose refused to listen to Betty malign her friend Susan.

Question 28

malingerer

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malingerer​N. /装病的人；假病号/one who feigns illness to escape duty. The captain ordered the sergeant to punish all malingerers and force them to work. malinger,V.

Question 29

malleable

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malleable​ADJ. /有延展性的；可锻的/capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable. Gold is a malleable metal, easily shaped into bracelets and rings. Fagin hoped Oliver was a malleable lad, easily shaped into a thief.

Question 30

malodorous

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malodorous​ADJ. /恶臭的/foul-smelling. The compost heap was most malodorous in summer.

Question 31

maniacal

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maniacal​ADJ. /疯狂的；无理智的/raging mad; insane. Though Mr. Rochester had locked his mad wife in the attic, he could still hear her maniacal laughter echoing throughout the house.

Question 32

manifesto

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manifesto​N. /声明/declaration; statement of policy. The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism.

Question 33

mannered

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mannered​ADJ. /做作的，矫饰的/affected; not natural. Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors, Gatsby adopted a mannered, artificial way of speech.

Question 34

marital

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marital​ADJ. /婚姻的/pertaining to marriage. After the publication of his book on marital affairs, he was often consulted by married people on the verge of divorce.

Question 35

marked

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marked​ADJ. /值得注意的；报仇的目标/noticeable or pronounced; targeted for vengeance. He walked with a marked limp, a souvenir of an old I.R.A. attack. As British ambassador, he knew he was a marked man, for he knew the Irish Republican Army wanted him dead.

Question 36

marquee

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marquee​N. /建筑物入口处的雨棚，遮蔽物/canopy above an entrance, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter above a theater entrance. On stormy days, the hotel doorman keeps dry by standing directly beneath the marquee. The title of Arthur Kopit’s play Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad was too long to fit on the marquee.

Question 37

marred

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marred​ADJ. /受损的/damaged; disfigured. She had to refinish the marred surface of the table. mar,V.

Question 38

marshal

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marshal​V. /排序；整理/put in order. At a debate tournament, extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to marshal their thoughts before they address their audience.

Question 39

marsupial

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marsupial​N. /有袋哺乳动物（袋鼠、袋熊、袋狼）/one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch. The most common marsupial in North America is the opossum.

Question 40

martial

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martial​ADJ. /好战的；尚武的/warlike. The sound of martial music inspired the young cadet with dreams of military glory.

Question 41

martinet

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martinet ​N. /严格纪律的人/strict disciplinarian. No talking at meals! No mingling with the servants! Miss Minchin was a martinet who insisted that the schoolgirls in her charge observe each regulation to the letter.

Question 42

martyr

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martyr​N./殉道者；殉教者；烈士/ one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer. By burning her at the stake, the English made Joan of Arc a martyr for her faith. Mother played the martyr by staying home cleaning the house while the rest of the family went off to the beach.

Question 43

masochist

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masochist​N. /受虐狂/person who enjoys his own pain. The masochist begs, “Hit me.” The sadist smiles and says, “I won’t.”

Question 44

matriarch

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matriarch​N. /女家长；掌管全家的老太婆/woman who rules a family or larger social group. The matriarch ruled her gypsy tribe with a firm hand.

Question 45

matriculate

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matriculate​V. /入学/enroll (in college or graduate school). Incoming students formally matriculate at our college in a special ceremony during which they sign the official register of students.

Question 46

maudlin

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maudlin​ADJ. /多愁善感/effusively sentimental. Whenever a particularly maudlin tearjerker was playing at the movies, Marvin would embarrass himself by weeping copiously.

Question 47

maul

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maul​V. /粗手粗脚的处理/handle roughly. The rock star was mauled by his over-excited fans.