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□ beetle
□ whimsical
□ uneven
□ ineffable
□ statute
□ ensue
□ excoriate
□ volition
□ cobbler
□ bungalow
□ abject
□ prick
【考法】 N-COUNT A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body. 甲虫
【例句】 He studied the Namib beetle , an ingenious species that lives in one of the driest places on earth.
他研究了纳米布甲虫，这是一种机灵的物种，生活在世界上最干燥的地方之一。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical. 怪异的；反复无常的；不切实际的
【例句】 McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.
麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED An uneven surface or edge is not smooth, flat, or straight. 不平坦的；不平滑的；凹凸 不平的；参差不齐的
【例句】 He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park.
他摇摇晃晃地行走在停车场凹凸不平的地面上。
【考法】 ADJ You use ineffable to say that something is so great or extreme that it cannot be described in words. 言语难以表达的；不可言喻的
【例句】 the ineffable sadness of many of the portraits
许多肖像流露出的难以形容的悲伤
【考法】 N-VAR A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a government or other organization and formally written down. 成文法；法令；法规
【例句】 The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children.
新法令涵盖了儿童保育、养育和保护的相关内容。
【考法】 VERB If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result ofit. 接着发 生；接踵而来；随之产生
【例句】 If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue .
如果欧洲人不减少补贴，便会发生贸易战。
【考法】 VERB To excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public. 批判； 痛斥；严厉指责
【例句】 He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.
他开始在护士面前痛斥我。
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Your volition is the power you have to decide something for yourself. 自愿选择；自行 决定
【例句】 We like to think that everything we do and everything we think is a product of our volition .
我们常常认为我们所做和所想的一切都出自自己的意愿。
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If you describe something that someone has just said as cobblers, you mean that you think it is nonsense. 胡说；废话
【例句】 The idea that greens are good for you is a load of cobblers .
青菜对人体有益的说法是一派胡言。
【考法】 N-COUNT A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs. 平房
【例句】 I remember changing cars twice when visiting her bungalow in New Delhi in 1998.
我记得1998年去她在新德里的小平房拜访时，中途两次换车。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as abject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves. 卑躬屈节的；自卑的；怯懦的
【例句】 He sounded abject and eager to please.
他低声下气，急于讨好别人。
【考法】 VERB If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. 刺；戳；扎
【例句】 Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt.
将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。