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□ malodorous
□ demur
□ finicky
□ bungle
□ obscene
□ venal
□ trivia
□ impasse
□ venison
□ fodder
□ jargon
【考法】 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play. （歌剧、戏剧等的）序曲，前奏曲
【例句】 The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman .
节目以瓦格纳的歌剧《漂泊的荷兰人》的序曲开场。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is malodorous has an unpleasant smell. 恶臭的；难闻的
【例句】 tons of malodorous garbage bags
数吨散发着恶臭的袋装垃圾
【考法】 VERB If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. 表示反对；提出异议
【例句】 Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred .
亨特想要知道，我是否有准备接手整个行动并对其进行监督？刚开始我表示反对。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to please. 过分挑剔的；过于讲究的；难讨好的
【例句】 Even the most finicky eater will find something appetizing here.
即使是最挑剔的食客在这里也会找到让人胃口大开的美食。
【考法】 VERB If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. （因 出错或手脚笨拙）把……搞砸
【例句】 Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp-post while handcuffed.
两名被手铐铐在一起的囚犯试图逃跑时分别往电灯杆两边跑，结果没逃掉。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is unpleasant and shocking. 淫秽的；猥亵的；暴力的
【例句】 I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene .
我并不是个守旧的人，但是我认为这些照片不堪入目。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral. 贪财的；腐败的； 贪赃枉法的；唯利是图的
【例句】 Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal .
伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Trivia is unimportant facts or details that are considered to be amusing rather than serious or useful. 琐事；花边消息
【例句】 The two men chatted about such trivia as their favourite kinds of fast food.
这两个男人闲聊了些诸如彼此最喜欢的快餐这样的琐事。
【考法】 N-SING If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an impasse. 绝境；僵局；死胡同
【例句】 The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Venison is the meat of a deer. 鹿肉
【例句】 They had a wonderful lunch of salmon salad and roast venison .
他们吃了一顿很棒的午餐，有鲑鱼沙拉和烤鹿肉。
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Fodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals. 饲料；草料；秣
【例句】 fodder for horses
马饲料
【考法】 N-COUNT You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand. 行话；行业术语；黑话
【例句】 The manual is full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses.
手册里满是有关自修课程的行话术语。