Unit 5

□ recriminate

□ inflect

□ obloquy

□ regicide

□ decree

□ caustic

□ rampart

□ serfdom

□ devout

□ feisty

□ sleight

□ sharpshooter

recriminate [rɪ'krɪməˌneɪt]

【考法】 VERB to return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations 反诉

【例句】 I'm certain I should recriminate , and God knows where we should end!

我肯定我一定会回嘴，天晓得我们到哪儿才算有个完！

inflect [ɪn'flɛkt]

【考法】 VERB If a word inflects, its ending or form changes in order to show its grammatical function. If a language inflects, it has words in it that inflect. （词形、语言）有曲折变化

【例句】 Sanskrit, a highly inflected language.

梵语，一门词形有丰富曲折变化的语言。

obloquy ['ɑbləkwi]

【考法】 N defamatory or censorious statements, especially when directed against one person 污蔑

【例句】 Destroy the people's faith in their natural leaders by holding the latter up to contempt, ridicule and obloquy .

摧毁人民对他们自然领袖的信仰，代之以轻蔑、嘲笑和漫骂。

regicide ['rɛdʒɪˌsaɪd]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Regicide is the act of killing a king. 弑君；杀君

【例句】 He had become czar through regicide .

他通过弑君登上了沙皇宝座。

decree [dɪ'kri]

【考法】 N-COUNT A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. 法令； 政令

【例句】 In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband.

他于7月份下令解散国内所有的非正式武装组织。

caustic ['kɔstɪk]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A caustic remark is extremely critical, cruel, or bitter. （语言）刻薄的，尖刻的

【例句】 He was often caustic and mocking, or flew into rages.

他常常讽刺或挖苦人，有时又会大发雷霆。

rampart ['ræmpɑrt]

【考法】 N-COUNT The ramparts of a castle or city are the earth walls, often with stone walls on them, that were built to protect it. （城堡或城市周围的）城墙，壁垒

【例句】 a walk along the ramparts of the Old City

沿着老城的城墙漫步

serfdom ['sɜrfdəm]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If someone was in a state of serfdom, they were a serf. 农奴身份；农奴地位

【例句】 This follows the arrival of the expansion of serfdom .

这是随着农奴制的扩张发生的

devout [dɪ'vaʊt]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A devout person has deep religious beliefs. 虔诚的；虔敬的

【例句】 She was a devout Christian.

她是一个虔诚的基督徒。

feisty ['faɪsti]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. （常指出乎 意料地）顽强独立的，精神抖擞的

【例句】 The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child.

士兵难以置信地看着这个异常顽强的孩子。

sleight [slaɪt]

【考法】 N skill; dexterity 技巧

【例句】 That's not quite true, of course, but politics often involves a bit of sophistry and rhetorical sleight -of hand.

这并不全是事实。当然，政治通常包括一点诡辩和修辞技巧。

sharpshooter ['ʃɑrpʃutə(r)]

【考法】 N-COUNT A sharpshooter is a person who can fire a gun very accurately. 神枪手

【例句】 Let's not fall victim to the Oklahoma sharpshooter .

让我们不要成为俄克拉荷马州的神枪手的牺牲品。 ezYEhKAvEU2BV4tVFt1XozpnZjpP0FLsqSjrmxkvSmDUKzAOxZNv1FHaeFCBtBwS