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Unit 3

pallor

mongrel

repeal

vagary

deify

amphitheater

err

brusque

legion

taunt

abnegate

idiot

pallor ['pælɚ]

【考法】 N-SING If you refer to the pallor of someone's face or skin, you mean that it is pale and unhealthy. (脸 色或肤色的)苍白

【例句】 The deathly pallor of her skin had been replaced by the faintest flush of color.

她如死灰般苍白的皮肤开始现出淡淡的血色。

mongrel ['mʌŋɡrəl, 'mɑŋ-]

【考法】 N-COUNT A mongrel is a dog which is a mixture of different breeds. 杂种狗

【例句】 The only reason of the attack—he's a mongrel .

那次攻击的唯一原因是——他是个混血儿。

repeal [rɪ'pil]

【考法】 VERB If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid. 废止;废除; 撤销

【例句】 The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.

政府刚刚废止了不同种族分开使用公共设施的法令。

vagary ['veɡəri, və'ɡɛri]

【考法】 N-COUNT Vagaries are unexpected and unpredictable changes in a situation or in someone's behaviour which you have no control over. 出乎意料的变化;难以预测的转变

【例句】 I take an assortment of clothes on holiday, as a provision against the vagaries of the weather.

我带了各种衣服去度假,以防天气突变。

deify ['diəˌfaɪ]

【考法】 VERB If someone is deified, they are considered to be a god or are regarded with very great respect. 把……神化;把……奉若神明

【例句】 Valentino was virtually deified by legions of female fans.

瓦伦蒂诺几乎被众多的女性崇拜者奉若神明。

amphitheater [ˌæmfɪ'θɪrtə]

【考法】 N a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome 圆形露天竞技场

【例句】 The blended wing's widened fuselage will make for amphitheater -like seating, with long, wide rows.

加宽的机身将被如圆形剧场一般放置长而宽的座椅。

err [er]

【考法】 VERB If you err, you make a mistake. 犯错误;出差错

【例句】 It criticizes the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates.

它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。

brusque [brʌsk]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe a person or their behavior as brusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude. 粗鲁的;无理的;唐突的

【例句】 The doctors are brusque and busy.

医生们说话简短生硬,十分忙碌。

legion ['lidʒən]

【考法】 N-COUNT A legion of people or things is a great number of them. 众多;大批;大量

【例句】 His delightful sense of humor won him a legion of friends.

他的幽默风趣为他赢得了众多的朋友。

taunt [tɔnt]

【考法】 VERB If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. 笑话;嘲笑;奚落;羞辱

【例句】 A gang taunted a disabled man.

一伙小混混嘲笑一位残疾人。

abnegate ['æbnɪˌɡet]

【考法】 VERB to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc) 舍弃(荣耀、享乐等)

【例句】 In face of the deterioration of public morality we should abnegate ourselves first and any commentaries without actions are superfluous.

面对公众道德沦丧现象的时候,我们应该首先自律。任何没有行动的评论都是多余的。

idiot ['ɪdiət]

【考法】 N-COUNT If you call someone an idiot, you are showing that you think they are very stupid or have done something very stupid. 白痴;傻子;笨蛋

【例句】 I knew I'd been an idiot to stay there.

我知道我呆在这里很蠢。 /qBr8kexsLPrP0rGkjmL93JIU1lWfg9JBR4YceQuc5jDNivTIgJSoQDeLpjWAUmy

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