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despise [dɪ'spaɪz]
【考法】 VERB If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them. 鄙视；藐视；看不起
【例句】I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.
我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
stakeholder ['steɪkhoʊldə(r)]
【考法】 N-COUNT Stakeholders are people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs. 利益相关者；股东
【例句】We all have ample reason to support this direction. The World is a stakeholder in China’s future.
我们有充分的理由支持这一发展方向，世界是中国未来发展的利益攸关方。
proton ['proʊtɑn]
【考法】 N-COUNT A proton is an atomic particle that has a positive electrical charge. 质子
【例句】So we get at the number of neutrons indirectly because we know the proton number here.所以，我们可以间接得到中子数，因为我们知道质子数了。
retrospective [ˌrɛtrə'spɛktɪv]
【考法】 ADJ Retrospective feelings or opinions concern things that happened in the past. 回顾的；回想的
【例句】Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint.
后来，回想起要负的责任她几乎会吓晕过去。
piddling ['pɪdlɪŋ]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Piddling means small or unimportant. 微不足道的；无关紧要的
【例句】.arguing over piddling amounts of money.
为一点小钱争吵
environs [ɛn'vaɪrənz, -'vaɪənz]
【考法】 N-PLURAL The environs of a place consist of the area immediately surrounding it. 周边地区；附近
【例句】.the environs of Paris.
巴黎周边地区
intone [ɪn'toʊn]
【考法】 VERB If you intone something, you say it in a slow and serious way, with most of the words at one pitch. 缓慢庄重地说；（以单一的音调）吟咏，吟诵
【例句】He quietly intoned several prayers.
他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。
overdue [ˌoʊvə'duː]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Overdue sums of money have not been paid, even though it is later than the date on which they should have been paid. （钱款）到期未付的，拖欠的
【例句】Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries and allowances.
教师加入了旨在迫使政府支付拖欠薪水和津贴的罢工。
contrivance [kən'traɪvəns]
【考法】 N-COUNT A contrivance is an unfair or dishonest scheme or trick to gain an advantage for yourself. 诡计；计谋；阴谋
【例句】.some contrivance to raise prices.
提高价格的计谋
rusty ['rʌsti]
【考法】 ADJ Rusty is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. 铁锈色的；赭色的；深褐色的
【例句】Her hair was rusty brown.
她的头发是深褐色的。
burden ['bɜːdn]
【考法】 N-COUNT If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work. 负担；重负
【例句】The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt.
发展中国家背负着巨额外债。
tranquil ['træŋkwəl]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Something that is tranquil is calm and peaceful. 平静的；安静的；宁静的
【例句】The tranquil atmosphere of the Connaught allows guests to feel totally at home.
康诺特酒店的宁静氛围让客人完全找到了宾至如归的感觉。