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faint [fent]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity. （声音、颜色、标记、感觉或特性）微弱的，暗淡的，虚弱的
【例句】He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping.
他开始注意到轻微的滴水声。
tuxedo [tʌk'sidoʊ]
【考法】 N-COUNT A tuxedo is a black or white jacket worn by men for formal social events. （男士在正式社交场合穿的）无尾礼服
【例句】While we loved this tuxedo, there seems to be something lost in translation here.
虽然我们喜爱燕尾服，但在这种转换过程中好像失去了什么东西。
coauthor [kəʊ'ɔθə]
【考法】 N-COUNT The coauthors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together. （书、戏剧或报告的）合著者
【例句】He is coauthor, with Andrew Blowers, of The International Politics of Nuclear Waste.
他与安德鲁·布洛尔斯合著了《国际政治视角下的核废料》一书。
sire [saɪr]
【考法】 N-COUNT Your sire is your father. 父亲
【例句】The cruel sire rushed in and dragged out his daughter, with a hasty aside.
那位冷酷的父亲冲进去拖出自己的女儿，一把拉向身边。
seclude [sɪ'klud]
【考法】 VERB to remove from contact with others 隔离
【例句】Seclude the reading nook from other parts of the room if possible.
如果有可能的话，最好把读书角和房间其他空间分开。
merger ['mɜːdʒə(r)]
【考法】 N-COUNT A merger is the joining together of two separate companies or organizations so that they become one. （公司、组织等的）合并，归并
【例句】.a merger between two of Britain’s biggest unions.
英国两个最大的工会的合并
optimism ['ɑptɪmɪzəm]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Optimism is the feeling of being hopeful about the future or about the success of something in particular. 乐观
【例句】The Indian Prime Minister has expressed optimism about India’s future relations with the USA.
印度总理对未来的印美关系表示乐观。
disregard [ˌdɪsrɪ'gɑrd]
【考法】 VERB If you disregard something, you ignore it or do not take account of it. 不理会；不顾；漠视
【例句】He disregarded the advice of his executives.
他对主管层的建议置若罔闻。
somber ['sɑmbə]
【考法】 ADJ If someone is sombre, they are serious or sad. 沉痛的
【例句】Spencer cried as she described the somber mood of her colleagues.
斯宾塞在描述同事们沉痛的情绪时哭了。
contextualize [kən'tɛkstʃuəlaɪz]
【考法】 VERB to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context 将……置于上下文中理解；将……置于背景中考虑
【例句】But there’s still a need to contextualize some of this information.
但是我们仍然需要把部分信息联系上下文考虑。
generality [ˌdʒɛnə'rælɪti]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If someone refers to the generality of a group of people, they mean the majority of that group. 主体；大多数
【例句】When the generality of the electorate is doing badly, the mood will grow pessimistic.
当多数选民都不予以支持时，情绪就会变得悲观起来。
gatepost ['geɪtpoʊst]
【考法】 N-COUNT A gatepost is a post in the ground which a gate is hung from, or which it is fastened to when it is closed. 门柱
【例句】She turned too sharply and rammed the car into a gatepost.
她转弯太急使汽车撞到一根门柱上。