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Unit 2

sacrilege

incorrigible

scenario

wobble

cliche

resilient

inflammable

entrench

moose

recreant

puissance

hoax

sacrilege ['sækrəlɪdʒ]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Sacrilege is behavior that shows great disrespect for a holy place or object. (对圣地或圣 物的)亵渎,渎圣

【例句】 Stealing from a place of worship was regarded as sacrilege .

从礼拜场所偷东西是对神灵的亵渎。

incorrigible [ɪn'kɔrɪdʒəbl]

【考法】 ADJ If you tell someone they are incorrigible, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have faults which will never change. 屡教不改的,不可改造的

【例句】 “Sue, you are incorrigible !”he said.

“休,你真是不可救药!”他说道。

scenario [sə'nærioʊ]

【考法】 N-COUNT If you talk about a likely or possible scenario, you are talking about the way in which a situation may develop. 设想;可能发生的情况

【例句】 the nightmare scenario of a divided and irrelevant Royal Family.

对于王室四分五裂、无足轻重的可怕设想

wobble ['wɑbl]

【考法】 VERB If something or someone wobbles, they make small movements from side to side, for example because they are unsteady. 摇摆;摇晃

【例句】 The table wobbled when I leaned on it.

我往桌上一靠,桌子就摇晃了起来。

cliche ['kliːʃeɪ]

【考法】 N A cliché is an idea or phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer interesting or effective or no longer has much meaning. 陈词滥调

【例句】 I've learned that the cliche about life not being fair is true.

我已经体会到有关生活不公的老调是对的。

resilient [rɪ'zɪljənt]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Something that is resilient is strong and not easily damaged by being hit, stretched, or squeezed. 坚韧的;有弹性的;有韧性的;有回弹力的

【例句】 Cotton is more resistant to being squashed and polyester is more resilient .

棉布更抗压,而涤纶更有弹性。

inflammable [ɪn'flæməbəl]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED An inflammable material or chemical catches fire and burns easily. 易燃的;易着 火的

【例句】 a highly inflammable liquid

高度易燃的液体

entrench [ɛn'trɛntʃ]

【考法】 VERB If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it. 使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固

【例句】 a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law

旨在巩固民主和法制的一系列措施

moose [mus]

【考法】 N-COUNT A moose is a large type of deer. Moose have big flat horns called antlers and are found in Northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Some British speakers use moose to refer to the North American variety of this animal, and elk to refer to the European and Asian varieties. 麋(出现在北欧、 亚洲和北美的一种大型鹿,头上长有大而扁的鹿角。一些英国人用该词指北美品种,用 elk 指欧 洲和亚洲品种)

【例句】 So did we encounter our bear, or a moose ?

那么,我们到底遇到了熊或者麋鹿吗?

recreant ['rɛkriənt]

【考法】 ADJ cowardly; faint-hearted 胆怯的

【例句】 How does ability let him become brave firm and bold have self-confidence, no longer so cowardly and recreant incapacity ?

怎么样才能让他变得勇敢、坚强、大胆、有自信,不再这么懦弱、胆小、无能?

puissance ['pwɪsəns, 'pjuɪsəns, pju'ɪsəns]

【考法】 N power to influence or coerce 权力;权势

【例句】 The president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort.

总统宣称将举国之力投入战争。

hoax [hoʊks]

【考法】 N-COUNT A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. 恶作剧;假警报;骗局

【例句】 A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre.

一系列炸弹假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。 eIxcyypMFK2kJ5UB0flUu2ttEapHJupPgo4rrlRDXxHzXAFpuWQZUcWAueuKETjR

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