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1、ADJIf you describe the behaviour of someone in a position of authority or high social standing as gracious, you mean that they behave in a polite and considerate way. 有礼貌的正式 She closed with a gracious speech of thanks. 5 meander /mnd/ TEM8（meandering, meandered, meanders） V-IIf a river or road meand

2、ers, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another. 蜿蜒而行 We took a gravel road that meandered through farmland. We crossed a small iron bridge over a meandering stream. V-IIf you meander somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line. 漫步 We meandered th

3、rough a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards. 6 concur /knk/ TEM8（concurring, concurred, concurs） V-RECIPIf one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur. 意见一致正式 Local feeling does not necessarily concur with the press. Daniels and Fra

4、nklin concurred in an investigators suggestion that the police be commended. 7 conspire /knspa/ CET6+ TEM8（conspiring, conspired, conspires） V-RECIPIf two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it. 合谋Theyd conspired to overthrow the g

5、overnment. .a defendant accused of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies. V-T/V-IIf events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result. 协同History and geography have conspired to bring the country to a moment of decision.8 congeal /kndil/ （congea

6、ling, congealed, congeals） V-T/V-IWhen a liquid congeals, it becomes very thick and sticky and almost solid. 凝结; 凝固The blood had started to congeal. .congealed soup. 9 provocative /prvktv/ CET6 TEM4ADJIf you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily

7、 or argue against it. 挑衅的 He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years. ADJIf you describe someones clothing or behaviour as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make someone feel sexual desire. 挑逗的 Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and pr

8、ovocative than others. 10 listless /lstls/ 1. 1. ADJSomeone who is listless has no energy or enthusiasm. 无精打采的 He was listless and pale and wouldnt eat much. listlesslyADV无精打采地ADV with v Usually, you would just sit listlessly, too hot to do anything else. 11 nimble /nmbl/ TEM8（nimbler, nimblest） ADJ

9、Someone who is nimble is able to move their fingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. 敏捷灵巧的Everything had been stitched by Mollys nimble fingers. ADJIf you say that someone has a nimble mind, you mean they are clever and can think very quickly. 机智的 A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gav

10、e him a firm grasp of financial matters. 一个机智头脑加上一个经济学学位使他对金融问题能准确把握。12 nucleus /njukls/ CET4 TEM8（nuclei /nuklia/ ） N-COUNTThe nucleus of an atom or cell is the central part of it. （原子或细胞） 核Neutrons and protons are bound together in the nucleus of an atom. 在一个原子的核内，中子和质子聚合在一起。2. 2. N-COUNTThenucleu

11、sof a group of people or things is the small number of members which form the most important part of the group. 核心Matt Cummings and Liko Soules-Ono form the nucleus of the team. 马特卡明斯和莱克索尔斯-奥诺形成了这个团队的核心。13 proclivity /prklvt/ （proclivities） N-COUNTA proclivity is a tendency to behave in a particular

12、 way or to like a particular thing, often a bad way or thing. 癖性; 倾向He was indulging his own sexual proclivities. 他沉浸在自己的过度纵欲中。.a proclivity to daydream. .白日做梦的一种癖好14 effulgence fldns n. 灿烂；光辉15 finesse /fns/ TEM8N-UNCOUNTIf you do something with finesse, you do it with great skill and style. 技巧; 策略

13、.handling momentous diplomatic challenges with tact and finesse. 以机智和策略处理重大的外交难题。16 resurgence /rsdns/ N-SING If there is a resurgence of an attitude or activity, it reappears and grows. 复苏正式also no det, oft N of n Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence. 警方说毒贩是暴力事件增加的原因。1

14、7 pretentious /prtns/ CET6+ TEM8ADJIf you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. 做作的表不满His response was full of pretentious nonsense. 他的回答尽是些装腔作势的胡说八道。17 temperate /tmprt, -prt/ CET6+ TEM4ADJTemperate

15、 is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold. （气候或地区） 温和的The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year. 尼罗河流域全年气候温和。18 peckish /pk/ ADJIf you say that you are feeling peckish, you mean that you are slightly hungry. 有点饿的19 berate /bret/ （ber

16、ating, berated, berates） V-TIf you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong. 严责正式Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. 玛丽恩指责乔制造的噪声。20 seethe /si/ CET6+ TEM8（seething, seethed, seethes） V-IWhen you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not e

17、xpress your feelings about it. 怒火中烧She took it calmly at first but under the surface was seething. 她起初处之泰然，但内心却是气呼呼的。She put a hand on her hip, grinning derisively, while I seethed with rage. 她把一只手叉着腰，嘲弄地咧嘴而笑，而此时我已怒火中烧。21 infuriate /nfjret/ TEM8（infuriating, infuriated, infuriates） V-TIf something o

18、r someone infuriates you, they make you extremely angry. 激怒His manner infuriated him. 他的举止激怒了他。22 sporadic /sprdk/ TEM8ADJSporadic occurrences of something happen at irregular intervals. 零星的.a year of sporadic fighting in the north of the country. 该国北部有零星战火的一年。23 commencement /kmnsmnt/ CET6+（commenc

19、ements） N-UNCOUNTThe commencement of something is its beginning. 开始正式All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course. 所有申请人在本课程开始时应至少年满16岁。N-VARCommencement is a ceremony at a university, college, or high school at which students formally receive their degrees or

20、 diplomas. 毕业典礼美国英语President Bush gave the commencement address today at the University of Notre Dame. 布什总统今天在巴黎圣母院大学发表了毕业典礼演说。24 porous /prs/ ADJSomething that is porous has many small holes in it that water and air can pass through. 多孔的The local limestone is so porous that all the rainwater immedi

21、ately sinks below ground. 当地的石灰岩如此多孔以致所有的雨水很快渗到地下。25 permeable /pmbl/ ADJIf a substance is permeable, something such as water or gas can pass through it or soak into it. 可渗透的A number of products have been developed which are permeable to air and water. 已开发出许多可渗水透气的产品。26 disparage /dsprd/ （disparagin

22、g, disparaged, disparages） V-TIf you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. 诋毁正式.Larkins tendency to disparage literature. 拉金诋毁文学的倾向。27 impale /mpel/ TEM8（impaling, impaled, impales） V-TTo impale something on a pointed o

23、bject means to cause the point to go into it or through it. 刺穿; 刺入Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus. 研究人员观察到，一只鸟把一个啮齿动物钉到了一棵仙人掌上。28 abstain /bsten/ CET6+ TEM8（abstaining, abstained, abstains） V-IIf you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately

24、 do not do it. 对节制正式Abstain from sex or use condoms. 节制性生活或使用避孕套。V-IIf you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote. 弃权Three countries abstained in the vote. 三个国家在投票中弃权了。29 procure /prkj/ TEM8（procuring, procured, procures） V-TIf you procure something, especially something that is difficult t

25、o get, you obtain it. 获得 （尤指难以获得的东西）正式It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel, and other daily necessities. 当时仍然很难获得食品、燃料和其他日用必需品。30 defer /df/ CET6+ TEM8（deferring, deferred, defers） V-TIf you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately o

26、r at the previously planned time. 推迟Customers often defer payment for as long as possible. 顾客们经常尽可能地推迟付款。V-IIf you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. 听从; 服从Doctors are en

27、couraged to defer to experts. 鼓励医生们听从专家的意见。31 delineate /dlnet/ TEM8（delineating, delineated, delineates） V-TIf you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. 描述正式Biography must to some extent delineate characters. 在某种程度上，传记一定要描述人物。V-TIf you delineate a border, you say exactly where it is going to be. 划定正式.an agreement to delineate the border. .划定边界的一项协议。32 thrash /r/ CET6+ TEM4（thrashing, thrashed, thrashes） V-TIf one player or t