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□ embroil
□ veer
□ superimpose
□ vintner
□ redact
□ shred
□ uncanny
□ meteoric
□ musky
□ browbeat
□ wreak
□ pedestrian
【考法】 VERB If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it. 使卷入， 使陷入（战斗、争论等）
【例句】 Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
任何敌对行为都可能招致报复，进而使联合国部队卷入战斗。
【考法】 VERB If something veers in a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction. （突然）转向，改 变方向
【例句】 The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence.
飞机突然偏离跑道，高速冲过了周围的护栏。
【考法】 VERB If one image is superimposed on another, it is put on top of it so that you can see the second image throughit. 使（一图像）叠映在（另一图像）上；使（图像）叠加
【例句】 His picture was superimposed on a muscular body.
他的照片被移花接木，放在了一个肌肉发达的身体上。
【考法】 N-COUNT A vintner is someone who grows grapes and makes wine. 葡萄酒商
【例句】 You don't have to buy a vineyard to be a vintner or winemaker.
你不必非要拥有葡萄园才能成为葡萄酒商或酿酒师。
【考法】 VERB to compose or draft (an edict, proclamation, etc) 撰写
【例句】 You can redact a word simply by selecting it with your mouse cursor.
只要通过简单地移动鼠标，就可以修订一个单词。
【考法】 VERB If you shred something such as food or paper, you cut it or tear it into very small, narrow pieces. 切碎；撕碎
【例句】 They may be shredding documents.
他们可能是在粉碎文件。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. 奇怪的；离奇的；费解的
【例句】 The hero, Danny, bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas.
主人公丹尼与柯克·道格拉斯出奇地相像。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you use meteoric when you are describing someone's career, you mean that they achieved success very quickly. （指某人的事业）迅速成功的，一举成名的
【例句】 his meteoric rise to fame
他的一举成名
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A musky smell is strong, warm, and sweet. 麝香的；有麝香味的
【例句】 She dabbed a drop of the musky perfume behind each ear.
她在两耳后分别擦上一小滴麝香香水。
【考法】 VERB If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want. 威逼；恫吓
【例句】 attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters
蒙蔽、欺骗或恫吓选民的企图
【考法】 VERB Something or someone that wreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage. 造成（混乱或破坏）
【例句】 Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured.
猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏，致使三人死亡，数十人受伤。
【考法1】 N-COUNT A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. （尤指城镇的）步行者，行人
【例句】 In Los Angeles a pedestrian is a rare spectacle.
在洛杉矶很少见到步行者。
【考法2】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as pedestrian, you mean that it is ordinary and not at all interesting. 平庸的；乏味的；平淡无奇的
【例句】 I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle.
我开车回家，一路上思考着自己更为乏味的生活方式。