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Unit 3

bucolic

stink

manicure

perspicuous

entwine

telepathic

nebulous

emu

querulous

tattoo

omnivorous

propitious

bucolic [bju'kɑlɪk]

【考法】 ADJ Bucolic means relating to the countryside. 乡村的;田园的

【例句】 the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly

尚蒂伊的田园景致

stink [stɪŋk]

【考法】 VERB To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant. 发出恶臭;散发难闻气味

【例句】 Get away from me —your breath stinks .

离我远点——你有口臭。

manicure ['mænɪkjʊr]

【考法】 VERB If you manicure your hands or nails, you care for them by softening your skin and cutting and polishing your nails. 修指甲;美甲;手部护理

【例句】 He was surprised to see how carefully she had manicured her broad hands.

看到她如此细心地修剪她那双大手,他十分惊讶。

perspicuous [pə'spɪkjʊrs]

【考法】 ADJ (of speech or writing) easily understood; lucid (言语或作品)易懂的;明晰的

【例句】 The way we behave is often best explained in terms of both perspicuous not directly in physical terms.

我们的行为往往最好地解释了,物理术语既通达又隐晦的表达方式。

entwine [ɛn'twaɪn]

【考法】 V-RECIP-ERG If one thing is entwined with another thing, or if you entwine two things, the two things are twisted around each other. (使)缠绕;(使)盘绕

【例句】 His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine .

他茫然地盯着仍在翻滚缠绕的鳗鱼。

telepathic [ˌteli'pæθik]

【考法】 ADJ If you believe that someone is telepathic, you believe that they have mental powers which cannot be explained by science, such as being able to communicate with other people's minds, and know what other people are thinking. 会传心术的;有读心能力的;能心灵感应的

【例句】 About half the subjects considered themselves to be telepathic .

实验对象中有一半左右自认为有心灵感应能力。

nebulous ['nɛbjələs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as nebulous, you mean that it is vague and not clearly defined or not easy to describe. 模糊的;蒙的

【例句】 The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous .

我们这些孩子所能形成的对外部世界的认识是非常模糊的。

emu ['imju]

【考法】 N-COUNT An emu is a large Australian bird which cannot fly. 鸸鹋(见于澳大利亚的大型鸟,不能飞行)

【例句】 Emu : a large Australian flightless bird, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage.

鸸鹋:一种大型的不能飞的澳大利亚鸟,类似于鸵鸟但是足有三趾,灰色或棕色的翅膀。

querulous ['kwɛrələs, 'kwɛrjə-]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED Someone who is querulous often complains about things. 牢骚满腹的;爱抱怨的

【例句】 A querulous male voice said, “Look, are you going to order, or what?”

一个男人不满地问:“喂,你到底要不要点菜?”

tattoo [tæ'tu]

【考法】 VERB If someone tattoos you, they give you a tattoo. 给……纹身;在……身上刺花纹

【例句】 In the old days, they would paint and tattoo their bodies for ceremonies.

过去,他们举行各种仪式前会在身上进行彩绘、纹身。

omnivorous [ɑm'nɪvərəs]

【考法】 ADJ An omnivorous person or animal eats all kinds of food, including both meat and plants. 杂食(性)的

【例句】 Brown bears are omnivorous , eating anything that they can get their paws on.

棕熊是杂食性动物,抓到什么吃什么。

propitious [prə'pɪʃəs]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If something is propitious, it is likely to lead to success. 顺利的;有利的

【例句】 They should wait for the most propitious moment between now and the next election.

他们应等待从现在到下次选举之间的最有利时机。 vVEbI/OqWXM/4trZsN6Kvf1tdovs22nnFRHkGOTCBWfVWTOi1cZjyVxeVkX/ODyL

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