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□mantle □bullpen □vomit □tapioca
□bump □abbreviate □dispel □munificent
□repertory □electrolyte □tentacle □nominate
【考法】 NOUN A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground. 覆盖物；幕；罩
【例句】 The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.
在一层烟尘的笼罩之下，公园和广场显得阴沉沉的。
【考法】 NOUN large room, byre 牛栏；（棒球）候补队员区
【例句】 Further opportunities would be presented for New York Yankees, but the Mariners’hard-throwing bull pen seemed able to flush out the chances.
更多的机会出现在纽约洋基队身上，但是水手队的牛棚似乎让这机会一闪而逝。
【考法】 VERB If you vomit, food and drink comes back up from your stomach and out through your mouth. 吐；呕吐
【例句】 Any product made from cow’s milk made him vomit.
任何乳制品都会让他呕吐。
【考法】 NOUN Tapioca is a food consisting of white grains, rather like rice, which come from the cassava plant. （木薯粉制成的）西米
【例句】 Better known to Americans as tapioca, the pudding favorite is produced from the roots of this bush-like plant.
美国的木薯比较有名，最喜爱的布丁就是由这种灌木状的植物的根做的。
【考法】 NOUN A bump is a minor injury or swelling that you get if you bump into something or if something hits you. （碰撞造成的）肿块，鼓包
【例句】 She fell against our coffee table and got a large bump on her forehead.
她倒地时撞到我们的咖啡桌上，额头起了个大包。
【考法】 VERB If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter. 缩写
【例句】 The creators of the original X-Men abbreviated the title of its sequel to simply X2.
第1部《X战警》的创作者们把其续集的片名缩写成简单的《X2》。
【考法】 VERB To dispel an idea or feeling that people have means to stop them having it. 驱散；消除
【例句】 The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。
【考法】 ADJ A munificent person is very generous. 慷慨的；大方的
【例句】 .one of the country’s most munificent artistic benefactors.
这个国家最慷慨的艺术资助人之一
【考法】 NOUN A repertory company is a group of actors and actresses who perform a small number of plays for just a few weeks at a time. They work in a repertory theatre. 剧目轮演；轮流上演选定剧目
【例句】 .a well-known repertory company in Boston.
波士顿有名的剧目轮演剧团
【考法】 NOUN An electrolyte is a substance, usually a liquid, which electricity can pass through. 电解质；电解液
【例句】 The water saturated with electrolyte.
水中的电解质饱和了。
【考法】 NOUN The tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food, and for moving. （章鱼等的）触须，触手，触角
【例句】 Each tentacle is about two millimeters long.
每个触手大约两毫米长。
【考法】 VERB If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it. （为工作或职位）提名，推荐
【例句】 Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs.
根据党章，每个候选人必须得到55名工党下院议员的提名。