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□cosmopolitanism □cabinetry □glint □tranquilizer
□lax □subtract □flux □snide
□defoliate □intercollegiate □contortion □hone
【考法】 NOUN Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality. A person who adheres to the idea of cosmopolitanism in any of its forms is called a cosmopolitan or cosmopolite. 世界主义；世界大同主义；四海一家
【例句】 From finding prejudice to fighting it was a necessary step, one that put him on a path toward cosmopoli tanism.
从发现偏见到发奋消除偏见是一个必要的过程，推引他走上世界大同之路。
【考法】 NOUN 橱柜
【例句】 I saved and restored the old cabinetry on the right, to keep the original integrity of the flat’s design in place.
右边的柜子是老厨房里面的东西，我没有拆除，而是做了翻新，想要保留一些公寓原始的设计。
【考法】 VERB If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. 闪闪发光；闪亮
【例句】 The sea glinted in the sun.
阳光下的海面波光粼粼。
【考法】 NOUN A tranquilizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious. Tranquilizers are some times used to make people or animals become sleepy or unconscious. 镇静剂
【例句】 For instance, acquiring a blood sample from a chimp can require a “knockdown,”or shooting it with a tranquilizer gun.
比如，要在猩猩身上采集血样，就需要先将猩猩“击倒”或给它一枪镇静剂。
【考法】 ADJ If you say that a person’s behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. 松懈的；马虎的；不严格的
【例句】 One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel.
问题之一是对机场员工的安检措施马虎松懈。
【考法】 VERB If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2. 减；减去
【例句】 Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death.
曼迪用去世的日期减去出生的日期。
【考法1】 NOUN If something is in a state of flux, it is constantly changing. 变动；波动
【例句1】 Education remains in a state of flux which will take some time to settle down.
教育还处于不断变化中，需要一段时间才能稳定下来。
【考法2】 NOUN You can refer to a flowing mass as a flux. 流量
【例句2】 When you think about some of these flux shapes and this chart basically shows what they might be.
当你思考一些流量形状时，这个图表主要展示的是它们可能的样子。
【考法】 ADJ A snide comment or remark is one which criticizes someone in an unkind and often indirect way. 刻薄的；讽刺的；恶意的
【例句】 He made a snide comment about her weight.
他说了一句很刻薄的话评论她的体重。
【考法】 VERB To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy. （尤指战时）使落叶，去掉……的叶子，毁坏（某一地区）的绿色植物
【例句】 Dioxin was the ingredient in Agent Orange, used to defoliate Vietnam.
越南战场上用于毁灭林区的“橙剂”，其成分是二氧芑。
【考法】 ADJ Intercollegiate means involving or related to more than one college or university. 学院之间的；院际的；大学之间的；校际的
【例句】 .the first intercollegiate gymnastics team championship.
首届校际团体体操锦标赛
【考法】 NOUN Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions. （躯体、面部等的）扭弯，扭曲，变形
【例句】 I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
【考法】 VERB If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. 磨炼（技能）；开发（产品）；锤炼（观点）
【例句】 Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers.
龙头公司会在磨砺高层管理人员的技能上付出时间和金钱。