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plaintive ['plentɪv]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad. 悲伤的；哀怨的
【例句】They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls.
他们躺在硬实的沙地上，听着海鸥的哀鸣。
despotism ['dɛspəˌtɪzəm]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power. 专制君主统治；专制政治；暴政
【例句】There was nothing to fear from the Egyptians, accustomed as they were to despotism since the Pharaonic age.
关于埃及人，没有什么好恐惧的，因为他们自法老时期就已经习惯于专制了。
avalanche ['ævəlæntʃ]
【考法】 N-COUNT An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain. 雪崩
【例句】But what if the avalanche happened?
不过，要是发生雪崩怎么办呢？
arrogance ['ærəɡəns]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors 傲慢；自大
【例句】I cannot brook his arrogance.
我不能容忍他的傲慢。
boyish ['bɔɪɪʃ]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive. （外貌或举止）男孩子气的，稚气的
【例句】She was relieved to see his face light up with a boyish grin.
看到他脸上现出孩子气的笑容，她总算松了口气。
shipwreck ['ʃɪpˌrɛk]
【考法】 N-VAR If there is a shipwreck, a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea. 船舶失事；船只遇难；海难
【例句】He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain.
他在西班牙海岸附近的一次海难中溺水身亡。
marrow ['mæroʊ]
【考法】 N-SING The marrow of something is the most important and basic part of it. 精华；精髓；核心
【例句】We’re getting into the marrow of the film.
我们就要进入这部电影最精彩的部分了。
unbutton [ʌn'bʌtn]
【考法】 VERB If you unbutton an item of clothing, you undo the buttons fastening it. 解开……的纽扣
【例句】She began to unbutton her blouse.
她开始解衬衣扣子。
comportment [kəm'pɔrtmənt]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT conduct; bearing 行为；举止
【例句】This paper analyzed on seven inaccurate concepts and comportments in human resource management, and put forward corresponding methods.
本文分析了人力资源管理中的七大错误观念和做法，并提出了相应的措施。
boreal ['bɔːrɪəl]
【考法】 ADJ of or relating to the north or the north wind 北方的；北风的
【例句】.boreal forest.
北方森林
commitment [kə'mɪtmənt]
【考法】 N-COUNT A commitment is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have. 承诺；责任；义务
【例句】I’ve got a lot of commitments.
我承担了很多责任。
sequoia [sɪ'kwɔɪə]
【考法】 N-COUNT A sequoia is a very tall tree which grows in California. There are several different types of sequoia. 红杉；（加州的）巨杉
【例句】.a grove of majestic sequoias .
一片高大的红杉树林