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□torture □sedative □ammonia □echo
□careen □oust □yolk □palpable
□inundate □skittishness □durum □pastime
【考法】 VERB To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety. 折磨；使痛苦；使苦恼
【例句】 He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.
他不愿与她争辩，让她更痛苦。
【考法】 NOUN A sedative is a medicine or drug that calms you or makes you sleep. 镇静剂
【例句】 They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
他们把鸦片用作镇静剂，而不是毒品。
【考法】 NOUN Ammonia is a colourless liquid or gas with a strong, sharp smell. It is used in making house hold cleaning substances. 氨；氨水
【例句】 Dilute the ammonia with water before you use it.
使用氨之前用水稀释它。
【考法】 NOUN An echo is a sound which is caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall. 回声；回响
【例句】 He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice.
他只听见了自己的回音。
【考法】 VERB To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way. （失控地）疾驶，猛冲
【例句】 He stood to one side as they careened past him.
他们从他身边疾驰而过，他赶紧让到一边。
【考法】 VERB If someone is ousted from a position of power, job, or place, they are forced to leave it. 罢黜；把……撤职；驱逐
【例句】 The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。
【考法】 NOUN The yolk of an egg is the yellow part in the middle. 蛋黄
【例句】 Only the yolk contains cholesterol.
只有蛋黄含有胆固醇。
【考法】 ADJ You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or intense and easily noticed. 可感知的；易察觉的；明显的
【例句】 The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable.
埃米和吉姆之间明显关系紧张。
【考法】 VERB If an area of land is inundated, it becomes covered with water. 淹没；泛滥
【例句】 Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
他们的街区正被科罗拉多河上涨的河水淹没。
【考法】 NOUN characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright 活泼好动；易惊；难以驾驭
【例句】 Market skittishness also could be slowing the descent of gasoline prices.
市场的变化无常也可以减缓汽油价格的下跌。
【考法】 NOUN 硬粒，硬粒小麦
durum wheat
（做通心粉等用的）硬质小麦
【例句】 Already British farmers are experimenting with apricots, peaches, almonds and olives; in the future,staple crops such as durum wheat, soya and maize might become viable, too.
英国农民已经在试种杏、桃、扁桃和橄榄；将来，可能也种植硬质小麦、大豆和玉米之类的主要农作物。
【考法】 NOUN A pastime is something that you do in your spare time because you enjoy it or are interested in it. 消遣；娱乐
【例句】 His favourite pastime is golf.
他最喜欢的消遣是打高尔夫。