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□ tantamount
□ curd
□ culprit
□ whine
□ alias
□ quandary
□ pachyderm
□ laud
□ waver
□ pluralistic
□ specious
□ incipient
【考法】 ADJ If you say that one thing is tantamount to a second, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second. （用于强调非常糟糕、 难以接受或不幸）几乎是……，简直是……，无异于……
【例句】 What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy.
布雷西的言论简直就是异端邪说。
【考法】 N-VAR The thick white substance which is formed when milk turns sour can be referred to as curds. 凝 乳（牛奶变酸后形成的白色黏稠物质）
【例句】 Then filter the curd through a sieve.
然后用筛子把豆腐过滤一下。
【考法】 N-COUNT When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit. 罪犯；犯错的人
【例句】 All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified.
尽管真凶尚未查出，所有参与斗殴的男子均被驱逐出境。
【考法】 VERB If something or someone whines, they make a long, high-pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. 尖叫；哀号；悲鸣
【例句】 He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background.
他能听见她的狗在暗处吠叫、哀嚎。
【考法】 N You use alias when you are mentioning another name that someone, especially a criminal or an actor,is known by. （尤指罪犯或演员的）别名，又名
【例句】 the defendant Pericles Pericleous, alias Peter Smith
被告佩里克莱斯·佩里克利奥斯，又名彼得·史密斯
【考法】 N-COUNT If you are in a quandary, you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do. 困境； 窘境；左右为难的境地
【例句】 The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.
政府似乎陷入了左右为难的境地，不知道该拿这么多人怎么办。
【考法】 N-COUNT A pachyderm is a large thick-skinned animal such as an elephant or rhinoceros. 厚皮动物 （如大象、犀牛等）
【例句】 Though veterinarians couldn't save his foot, they were able to fit him with a pachyderm -sized prosthetic.
虽然兽医们没能保住他的腿，但他们给他装了一只适合大象的义肢。
【考法】 VERB If people laud someone, they praise and admire them. 嘉许；赞扬；称赞
【例句】 He lauded the work of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
他高度赞扬了联合国难民事务高级专员的工作。
【考法】 VERB If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something. 动摇；犹豫
【例句】 Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
军队的一些指挥官在犹豫是否支持政变。
【考法】 ADJ Pluralistic means the same as pluralist. A pluralist society is one in which many different groups and political parties are allowed to exist. 多元化的
【例句】 Our objective is a free, open, and pluralistic society.
我们的目标是一个自由、开放和多元化的社会。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is specious seems to exist or be true, but is not real or true. 似是而非的； 貌似真实的
【例句】 It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
公爵不太可能相信这种似是而非的论点。
【考法】 ADJ An incipient situation or quality is one that is starting to happen or develop. 初期的；初始的
【例句】 an incipient economic recovery
初期的经济复苏