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Gravestone
N-COUNT A gravestone is a large stone with words carved into it, which is placed on a grave. 墓碑
Hoary
1.ADJ If you describe a problem or subject as hoary, you mean that it is old and familiar. 老生常谈的
例：...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
...这种所谓女人难测的陈腔滥调。
2.adj.showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
nodded his hoary head
同义词： grey / gray / grey-haired / gray-haired / grey-headed / gray-headed / grizzly / hoar / white-haired
Obituary N&Adj
N-COUNT Someone's obituary is an account of their life and character which is presented in a newspaper or broadcast soon after they die. 讣文
例：His obituary was published in one edition of his own newspaper before it was discovered that he was alive.
他的讣文刊登在他自己的报纸版面上之后，才发现他还活着。
Spasm
N-VAR A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control. 痉挛
例：
A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
冠状动脉内肌肉痉挛会导致心脏病发作。
Morbidity
n.1.病态；病残；不健全；忧郁
2.发病，成病
3.(某一地区或国家的)发病率
Is there anyone out there, like myself, who is not convinced these childhood morbidity statistics have nothing to do with immunizations?
有没有人像我一样，不相信这些儿童发病率的统计与免疫接种无关？
Demise
N-SING The demise of something or someone is their end or death. 终止; 死亡
例：...the demise of the reform movement.
…改良运动的告终。
Eloquently
Eloquent
adj.
1.雄辩的，口才流利的，流畅的
2.(语言等)有说服力的
3.生动地表达的，明显地表露出来的；富于表情的，逼真的
She talks eloquently about her sense of gratitude to the US for giving her the chance, about wanting some day to "pay back" in public life.
她滔滔不绝地谈起了对于美国给自己机会的感激之情，并谈到希望有一天，能够在公共生活中“回报”社会。
Bloodlust
N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone is driven by a bloodlust, you mean that they are acting in an extremely violent way because their emotions have been aroused by the events around them. 嗜血欲; 杀戮欲
例：The mobs became driven by a crazed bloodlust to take the city.
这群暴民被一种疯狂的杀戮欲驱使着占领了该城市。
Comatose
1.ADJ A person who is comatose is in a coma. 昏迷不醒的
例：The right side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.
我右侧的大脑受了重创，以致我一个月都昏迷不醒。
2.ADJ A person who is comatose is in a deep sleep, usually because they are tired or have drunk too much alcohol. 昏睡的
例：Grandpa lies comatose on the sofa.
爷爷躺在沙发上昏睡。
Troll
1.N-COUNT In Scandinavian mythology, trolls are creatures who look like ugly people. They live in caves or on mountains and steal children. (斯堪的纳维亚神话中居于洞穴或山上、专门偷小孩的)丑陋怪物
2.V-I If you troll somewhere, you go there in a casual and unhurried way. 闲逛
例：I trolled along to see Michael Frayn's play, "Noises Off."
我慢步走着去看迈克尔·弗莱恩的戏剧《糊涂戏班》。
3.V-I If you troll through papers or files, you look through them in a fairly casual way. 随便浏览(报纸或文件)
例：Trolling through the files revealed a photograph of me drinking coffee in the office.
我随便浏览这些文件时发现了一张我在办公室喝咖啡的照片。
4.V to post deliberately inflammatory articles on an internet discussion board (在网络论坛)故意发布煽动性文章
Barb
1.N-COUNT A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or a fish hook that makes it difficult to pull out. (箭头或鱼钩上的)倒钩
2.N-COUNT A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something. 讽刺; 伤人的话或事
例：The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
他的讽刺如期伤到了她。
Stat
Stat is an American television sitcom that aired from April 16, 1991 to May 21, 1991 on ABC on Tuesday night at 9:30pm Eastern Time.
Jeremiad 伤心的故事
N a long mournful lamentation or complaint 长的哀歌或哀诉
Agitator
N-COUNT If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests. 鼓动者; 煽动者表不满
例：...a famous actress who was accused of being a political agitator.
...被指控为政治鼓动者的著名女演员。
Bust
1.V-T If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. 打碎
例：They will have to bust the door to get him out.
他们将不得不砸碎门把他弄出来。
2.V-T If someone is busted, the police arrest them. 逮捕
例：They were busted for possession of cannabis.
他们因持有大麻而被逮捕。
3.V-T If police bust a place, they go to it in order to arrest people who are doing something illegal. 突袭
例：Police busted an underground network of illegal sports gambling.
警察突袭了一个非法体育赌博的地下网络。
4.N-COUNT Bust is also a noun. 突袭行动
例：Six tons of cocaine were seized last week in Panama's biggest drug bust.
上周在巴拿马最大的毒品突袭行动中收缴了6吨可卡因。
5.ADJ A company or fund that is bust has no money left and has been forced to close down. 破产的
例：It is taxpayers who will pay most of the bill for bailing out bust banks.
帮助破产银行摆脱困境的大部分费用将由纳税人支付。
6.PHRASE If a company goes bust, it loses so much money that it is forced to close down. 倒闭
例：...a Swiss company which went bust last May.
…去年5月倒闭的一家瑞士公司。
7.N-COUNT A bust is a statue of the head and shoulders of a person. 半身像
例：...a bronze bust of Thomas Jefferson.
…一座托马斯·杰斐逊的半身铜像。
8.N-COUNT You can use bust to refer to a woman's breasts, especially when you are describing their size. (女性的) 胸部
例：Good posture helps your bust look bigger.
好的姿势可以使你的胸部看起来更丰满。
Palpable
ADJ You describe something as palpable when it is obvious or intense and easily noticed. 可感知的; 明显的
例：The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable.
埃米和吉姆之间的紧张关系是显而易见的。
Apathetic
adj.
1.showing little or no emotion or animation
a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older
2.marked by a lack of interest
an apathetic audience
同义词： indifferent
Acumen
N-UNCOUNT Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions. 敏锐; 精明
Patronage
under the patronage of 在…庇护下；承…栽培
N-UNCOUNT Patronage is the support and money given by someone to a person or a group such as a charity. 赞助
例：...government patronage of the arts in Europe.
…在欧洲政府对艺术的资助。
Sitcom
N-COUNT A sitcom is an amusing television drama series about a set of characters. Sitcom is an abbreviation for . 情景喜剧; situation comedy的缩写
Exalted
ADJ Someone or something that is at an exalted level is at a very high level, especially with regard to rank or importance. (地位、重要性) 很高的
例：You must decide how to make the best use of your exalted position.
你必须决定如何充分利用你的显赫地位。
Cursory
ADJ A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. 粗略的
例：Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
伯克粗略瞥了眼菜单，然后啪地合上了。
Cherry-pick
V-T If someone cherry-picks people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair. 挑捡最好的
例：
The team is in debt while others are lining up to cherry-pick their best players.
该队负了债，而别的队正在排队挑捡他们最好的运动员。
Lineager
lineage 1 ['liniidʒ]
n.1.血统；出身；直系；后裔
2.家族；家系；门第；种族
3.(某门技能的)嫡派
lineage 2 ['lainidʒ]=1
