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Question 1

Steer

Answer 1

v: steer clear of (trouble)
n: guide or control
- get a steer on what to do (advice)
- give sb a steer ( on/with sth)

Question 2

Boon

Answer 2

n: benefit , 恩赐
- a boon to ( effort, )
- a boon for sth.
Park is a great boon to people in big city
It will prove a boon to computer user

Question 3

Xenophobia

Answer 3

仇外心理

They are nationalist to the point of xenophobia.

Question 4

Tautology

Answer 4

赘述

say the same thing twice in different words

Question 5

Cursory

Answer 5

Hasty, not thorough or detailed
- a_ glance (look)
Cast a _ glance

Question 6

Following-on

Answer 6

后续
_ options
will follow on from where he left

Question 7

Convey my profound thanks to ( for)

Exceeded my wildest dream

Answer 7

表达

Question 8

Stand corrected

Answer 8

Accept mistakes

Question 9

Tail end of

Answer 9

Last part of an event, period

• At the _ of the 20th century
• I did catch the tail end of them

Question 10

Slacking pace

Answer 10

Reflect a slacking pace of improvement

Question 11

Let up (informal)

Answer 11

放松

Become less intense and severe

Question 12

Nitty-gritty

Answer 12

基本事实，实质问题

• let’s get down to the -.
• it’s time to get down to the - of how much this will cost
• nitty-gritty details

Question 13

Slew

Answer 13

大量，转向，.摆

• whole - of incidents
• deal with a -of other issues

Question 14

Tick off

Answer 14

Make someone annoyed

Question 15

Unwieldy
笨重
- study
- in practice

Answer 15

Difficult to carry out or move

笨重

Question 16

Proximity

Answer 16

Nearness in space, time or relationship 接近，临近

• It’s in close -to the school.
• the - of the to the city makes it very popular.

Question 17

Stark

Answer 17

鲜明
Complete, sheer
Bare in appearance
-a stark contrast between

Question 18

Egregious

Answer 18

Outstandingly bad

Shocking

Question 19

Aphorism

Answer 19

格言
a concise statement
Life is not composed by aphorism.

Question 20

Disincentivize

Answer 20

Discourage,

Question 21

Stark

Answer 21

鲜明的
Severe or bare in appearance or outline
-
The hills stool stark against the winter sky
- in stark contrast to

Question 22

Tranche

Answer 22

A portion of something
分批发行
First tranche of holder
-losing next tranche of funding

Question 23

Digress

Answer 23

离题
Need to - for a moment to note that
To - somewhat
You - to avoid talking about the real problem 
Stay on subject and not -

Question 24

Extapolate

Answer 24

推断
To - the data from these charts and predict our future cost
There are not much more that we can - from this report
It would be wrong to - that all Californians are surfers based on a few personal experiences.

Question 25

Encapsulate

Answer 25

概括，扼要表述

• he _ in one sentence the
• the song_the basic plot of the show.