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electoral [ɪ'lɛktərəl]
【考法】 ADJ Electoral is used to describe things that are connected with elections. 与选举有关的；选举的
【例句】The Democratic Party is campaigning for electoral reform.
民主党正发起运动争取选举改革。
venerate ['vɛnəˌret]
【考法】 VERB If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them. 尊重；敬仰；崇敬
【例句】My father venerated General Eisenhower.
我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。
abridgement [ə'brɪdʒmənt]
【考法】 NOUN a shortened version of a written work 删节本
【例句】Beginners are encouraged to read abridgement of David Copperfield because the original is too difficult.
要鼓励初学者去读《大卫·科波菲尔》的精简/精编本，因为原著太难了。
mangy ['mendʒi]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED A mangy animal looks dirty, uncared for or ill. （动物）肮脏的，患病的，无人看管的，邋遢的
【例句】.mangy old dogs.
老癞皮狗
avoidance [ə'vɔɪdns]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them. 避免
【例句】.the avoidance of stress.
避免压力
antelope ['æntɪloʊp]
【考法】 N-COUNT An antelope is an animal like a deer, with long legs and horns, that lives in Africa or Asia. Antelopes are graceful and can run fast. There are many different types of antelope. 羚羊
【例句】The hunter disembowelled the antelope.
猎人取出羚羊的内脏。
premise ['prɛmɪs]
【考法】 N-COUNT A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. 前提
【例句】The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete.
前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
undiversified [ˌʌndə'vəsəˌfaɪd]
【考法】 ADJ not diversified 千篇一律的；无变化的
【例句】Given Yemen’s undiversified economy, the country will run out of money alongside oil.
考虑到也门这种单一的经济结构，没有了石油，也门很快就会“穷得叮当响”。
swift [swɪft]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Something that is swift moves very quickly. 快速移动的；速度非常快的
【例句】With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
马修·杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。
eligible ['ɛlɪdʒəbl]
【考法】 ADJ An eligible man or woman is not yet married and is thought by many people to be a suitable partner. 合适的，中意的
【例句】He’s the most eligible bachelor in Japan.
他是日本最为抢手的单身汉。
glib [ɡlɪb]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case. 轻率的；随便说出口的
【例句】.the glib talk of “past misery”.
对“昔日苦难”的轻描淡写
contrariety [ˌkɑntrə'raɪətɪ]
【考法】 N-COUNT opposition between one thing and another; disagreement 对立性；相反的事物
【例句】If you had any real grief, you’d be ashamed to waste a tear on this little contrariety.
要是你有过真正的悲哀，你就会觉得你为了这点小别扭掉眼泪是可耻的。