多样化词汇积累

单词1:opine:to express an opinion:

The professors of my university have donein-depth research on high-speed rails and Jack’s tutor has opined on thesubject earlier.

单词2:blinkered

A blinkered person is unable or unwillingto understand other people's beliefs, and blinkered opinions or ways ofbehaving show someone is unable or unwilling to understand other people:

单词3:stereotypical

exactly like the stereotype of a particularperson or thing

a stereotypical teenager

Customers are tired of the stereotypical,fast-talking salesperson.

单词4:gory

involving violence and blood:

a very gory film

a gory description of the operation

单词5:nuance

a very slight difference in appearance,meaning, sound, etc.:

The painter has managed to capture everynuance of the woman's expression.

Linguists explore the nuances of language.

单词6:intricate

having a lot of small parts or details thatare arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult tounderstand, solve, or produce:

The watch mechanism is extremely intricateand very difficult to repair.

Police officers uncovered an intricate web

of deceit.

单词7:bag pipes

单词8:under-privileged

单词9:tartan 方格花纹(或图案);格子呢;格子织物 a tartan kilt

单词10:sporran(着苏格兰传统短呢裙时前面佩戴的)毛皮袋

单词11:Gaelic 盖尔语(爱尔兰、苏格兰一些地区以及旧时马恩岛所说的一种语言)

单词12:clack

a short sharp noise made by two hardobjects being hit together

He could hear the clack of high heels

walking past in the corridor.

单词13:euphonium粗管上低音号;尤风宁号(一种乐器)

单词14:tuba大号(一种低音铜管乐器)

单词15:trombone长号;伸缩长号

The main orchestral brass instruments arethe horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.

管弦乐队中主要的铜管乐器包括喇叭、小号、长号和大号。

单词16:clarinet 单簧管;黑管clarinetist 单簧管(或黑管)演奏者

单词17:oboe双簧管

单词18:bassoon巴松管,大管,低音管

单词19:percussion打击乐器

例句:

Drums,

tambourines, and cymbals are all percussion instruments.鼓、铃鼓和铜钹都是打击乐器。

Jean

plays the guitar and her brother is on percussion (= plays percussion

instruments). 琼弹奏吉他,她弟弟演奏打击乐器。

单词20:xylophone 木琴

单词21:cacophony

单词22:an unpleasant mixture of loud

sounds 刺耳嘈杂的声音;杂音

As we entered the farmyard we were met witha cacophony of animal sounds.

单词23:kilt

a skirt with many folds, made from tartancloth and traditionally worn by Scottish men and boys

单词24:catch:

INFORMAL to see, watch, or listen tosomething

Want to catch a film tonight?

单词25:be down to someone

if something is down to someone, they areresponsible for dealing with it or for making decisions about it

Whether you stay in the team or not isentirely down to you.

It’s down to the prime minister to find outwhat went wrong.

单词26:subsidise

Meals in the cafeteria are subsidized bythe company.

The government has said it will no longersubsidize public transport.

单词27:subsidy

an amount of money that the government oranother organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service

The government pays subsidies to farmers toproduce particular crops.

a housing subsidy

单词28:[come in for something]

to receive something such as criticism

Fast food has come in for further criticismin a report published today.

单词29:rightful

officially or legally accepted as right orcorrect

The stolen paintings have now been restoredto their rightful owners.

The hero eventually gains his rightful place in

society.

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