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□harpsichord □catastrophe □paltry □astrologer
□membranous □flake □milligram □ignoramus
□relentlessly □blackish □inlet □alchemist
【考法】 NOUN A harpsichord is an old-fashioned musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, the strings are pulled, rather than being hit by hammers as in a piano. 拨弦古钢琴；大键琴
【例句】 One piece was the harpsichord part for the Concerto in G (molto allegro) and the other was the Prelude in G major.
一首是G大调协奏曲的大提琴部分，另外一首是G大调协奏曲的序曲。
【考法】 NOUN A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage. 灾难
【例句】 From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.
从各个方面来看，战争都会是一场灾难。
【考法】 ADJ A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small. （数量）微小的，微不足道的
【例句】 .a paltry fine.
小额罚款
【考法】 NOUN An astrologer is a person who uses astrology to try to tell you things about your character and your future. 占星家
【例句】 Unable to regain his health through conventional remedies, Selvakumar asked an astrologer for help.
在无法通过传统治疗康复的情况下，Selvakumar向一位占星家求救。
【考法】 ADJ of or relating to a membrane 膜的；膜性的；
【例句】 In the sky, Pteranodon used its membranous wings to soar on air currents called thermals.
在天空，无齿翼龙用它们膜状的翅膀在暖气流中飞行。
【考法1】 VERB If something such as paint flakes, small thin pieces of it come off. （油漆等）剥落，脱落
【例句1】 They can see how its colours have faded and where paint has flaked.
他们能看到颜色消退的情况以及油漆剥落的地方。
【考法2】 NOUN A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. 小薄片(尤指碎片)
【例句2】 .flakes of paint.
颜料碎片
【考法】 NOUN A milligram is a unit of weight that is equal to a thousandth of a gramme. 毫克（千分之一克）
【例句】 .0.5 milligrams of mercury.
0.5毫克的水银
【考法】 NOUN If you describe someone as an ignoramus, you are being critical of them because they do not have the knowledge you think they ought to have. 无知的人；庸人
【例句】 I’ve never met such an ignoramus.
我从没见过这么无知的人。
【考法】 ADV 无情地；坚韧地
【例句】 They relentlessly attacked others whom they believed to be heretical.
他们无情地攻击那些被认为是异教徒的人。
【考法】 ADJ Something that is blackish is very dark in colour. 带黑色的；深色的
【例句】 The water was blackish.
水很黑。
【考法】 NOUN An inlet is a part of a machine through which a flow of liquid enters. （机器上液体的）进口，入口
【例句】 It’s better to put letters at the inlet and outlet.
最好在进口和出口处标上字母。
【考法】 NOUN An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold. 炼金术士；炼丹术士
【例句】 Would you rather be an alchemist or a chemist?
你想做一个炼金术士，还是一个化学家呢？