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removal [rɪ'muvəl]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT The removal of something is the act of removing it. 消除；去除
【例句】What they expected to be the removal of a small lump turned out to be major surgery.
他们原以为只需切除小肿块的手术最后变成了一次大手术。
competence ['kɑmpɪtəns]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively. 能力；才干
【例句】His competence as an economist had been reinforced by his successful fight against inflation.
成功地扼制通货膨胀的经历加强了他作为经济学家的才能。
gangway ['ɡæŋˌwe]
【考法】 N-COUNT a temporary passageway of planks 跳板
【例句】I saw her back figure moving on the gangway with difficulty. My eyes burst into tears.我看着她的背影艰难地跨过了跳板，我的眼泪夺眶而出。
figment ['fɪɡmənt]
【考法】 N-COUNT If you say that something is a figment of someone’s imagination, you mean that it does not really exist and that they are just imagining it. 臆造的事物；虚构的事物
【例句】The attack wasn’t just a figment of my imagination.
袭击可不是我凭空想象出来的。
outspoken [aʊt'spoʊkən]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people. 坦率的；直言不讳的
【例句】Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya.
一些教会领袖明确表示支持肯尼亚的政治改革。
fetal ['fitl]
【考法】 ADJ Fetal is used to describe something that relates to or is like a fetus. 胎儿的
【例句】.somewhere between the fourth and fifth month of fetal development.
胎儿发育的第四到第五个月的某个时间
lapse [læps]
【考法1】N-COUNT A lapse is a moment or instance of bad behaviour by someone who usually behaves well. （ 一时的）行为失检
【例句1】On Friday he showed neither decency nor dignity. It was an uncommon lapse.
星期五他既不庄重也不体面。这可是他少有的失礼。
【考法2】N-COUNT A lapse of time is a period that is long enough for a situation to change or for people to have a different opinion about it. （时间的）间隔
【例句2】.the restoration of diplomatic relations after a lapse of 24 years.
时隔24年后外交关系的恢复
untested [ˌʌn'testɪd]
【考法】 ADJ If you describe something such as a drug or chemical as untested, you mean that it has not been subject to scientific tests to find out if it is safe to use. 未经检验的；未经测试的
【例句】.the dangers of giving untested drugs to people.
把未经检验的药物给人吃的危险
montane ['mɑnteɪn]
【考法】 ADJ of or inhabiting mountainous regions 生活于山区的
【例句】.a montane flora.
高山植物群
mansion ['mænʃən]
【考法】 N-COUNT A mansion is a very large house. 宅邸；大厦
【例句】.an eighteenth century mansion in Hampshire.
汉普郡的一座18世纪的宅邸
overarching [ˌoʊvə'ɑrtʃɪŋ]
【考法】 ADJ You use overarching to indicate that you are talking about something that includes or affects everything or everyone. 包罗万象的；影响一切的
【例句】The overarching question seems to be what happens when the US pulls out?
首要的问题看来在于美国撤军后事态将会如何。
patriotism ['petriəˌtɪzəm]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Patriotism is love for your country and loyalty towards it. 爱国主义；爱国精神
【例句】He was a country boy who had joined the army out of a sense of patriotism and adventure.
他是个乡下小伙儿，参军是出于爱国之心和冒险精神。