Day15 words1

1innocenceends

thefactthat someone is notguiltyof acrime无罪；天真

Shepleadedherinnocence, but no onebelievedher.她辩白自己是无罪的，但没有人相信她。

He wasledaway,protestinghisinnocence (= saying he was notguilty).他被带走时仍在抗议说自己无罪。

2stripped of

toremove,pull, ortearthecoveringorouterlayerfrom something

除去，剥除，撕掉（外皮或表层）

Because of thepollution,thetreesarealmostcompletelystrippedofbark.由于受到污染，树木的表皮几乎完全脱落。

Thepaintworkwassobadthatwedecidedtostripoffall thepaintandstartagain.漆面太糟，我们决定铲去所有的油漆重漆一遍。

[ + adj ]During thesummermonths,thesheepstripthemountainsbare.夏天的几个月里，羊群把山上啃得光秃秃的。

toremoveyourclothing, or toremoveall theclothingof someoneelse脱衣服；脱光…的衣服

The men wereorderedtostrip.

ukSuddenly he stripped off andranintothesea.他突然脱掉衣服冲进大海。

[ + adj ]He had been strippednaked,beatenandrobbed.

toremovepartsof amachine,vehicle, orengineinordertocleanorrepairit

拆卸，拆开（机器、车辆或引擎）

I'vedecidedtostripdownmymotorbikeandrebuildit.我已经决定了把摩托车拆开重新组装。

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[ T ]mainly ustoremovethepartsof acar, etc. inordertosellthem拆散（汽车等）卖零件

along,flat,narrowpiece条，带，细长片

anarrowstripofland狭长地带

He didn't have abandage, so herippedup hisshirtintothinstrips.他没有绷带，就把衬衫撕成细条。

Protect themagneticstrip onyourcreditcardfromscratches,heat, or otherdamage.注意保护信用卡的磁条，防止划伤、受热、受潮以及其他损伤。

theclothingwornby afootballteamthat has the team'scolourson it（足球队的）队服

Theteamwillbewearingitsnewstrip at next Saturday'smatch.球队在下周六的比赛中将穿新队服亮相。

anentertainmentin which theperformerremovesall his or herclothing脱衣舞

Hejumpedupon thetableandstartedtodoastrip.他跳上桌子，开始跳起了脱衣舞。

3thedelusionthatone likes oneself.

beliefin something that is nottrue

幻想；错觉

[ + that ]He'sunderthe delusionthathewill bepromotedthisyear.他幻想自己今年会得到晋升。

4marvel

to show orexperiencegreatsurpriseoradmiration（对…）感到惊奇，惊叹

Wepausedtomarvelattheview.我们停下来，感叹景色之美。

[ + that ]I often marvelthathumanscantreateachother sobadly.我常为人类会如此恶待彼此感到惊讶。

[ + speech ]"Justlookatthatwaterfall!Isn't itamazing?"she marvelled.“看那瀑布！真是令人惊叹，啊？”她赞叹道

a thing orpersonthat is verysurprisingorcausesa lot ofadmiration

奇迹；令人感到惊奇的事物（或人）

Thisminiaturephoneisthelatesttechnologicalmarvelfrom Japan.

It's a marvel(to me) howthey'vemanagedtobuildthetunnelsoquickly.（在我看来）真不可思议，他们能这么快就把隧道建好。

5a mind on the outs with itself shouldhavenonetheless

on the outs（与某人）不和，（与某人）意见不一致，<美俚>闹翻了脸，感情不好

It is very upsettingbeingontheoutswith others.和其他人不和是很烦恼的事.

Nonethelessdespitewhat has just been said or done然而，但是；尽管

There areseriousproblemsinourcountry.Nonetheless, wefeelthisis a goodtimetoreturn.我们国家存在严重问题。但尽管如此，我们仍然感觉这是归国的好时机。

6madepainstakingrecord of

extremelycarefulandcorrect, andinvolvinga lot ofeffort

认真仔细的，精心的，费尽心思的

It tookmonthsofpainstakingresearchtowrite thebook.这本书是经过好几个月的苦心研究才写出来的。

He wasdescribedbyhiscolleaguesasa painstakingjournalist.他被同事们描述成一名认真而严谨的记者。

7its everytremor,

aslightshakingmovementin a person'sbody,especiallybecause ofnervousnessorexcitement

（尤指因紧张或兴奋）颤抖，发抖

Thediseasemostlyaffectspeopleover50,causingparalysisanduncontrollabletremors.这种病主要发生在年过50的人身上，能引起瘫痪和难以自制的颤抖。

There was aslighttremorin hervoice.她的声音微微发颤。

figurativeA tremorofexcitementwentthrough theaudienceashe came onstage.他走上舞台时，观众兴奋得出现了一阵骚动。

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aslightearthquake轻微地震，小地震

The tremor wasfeltasfaras200milesaway.这次小震的震中就在旧金山南部，200英里以外的地方都有震感

8I recall with embarrassingclaritythe flavor of those particular ashes.

thequalityof beingclearandeasytounderstand清楚明了；清晰易懂

There has been acallforgreaterclarity in thisareaof thelaw.人们呼吁这个领域的法规应该更加明确一些。

thequalityof beingeasytoseeorhear（画面或声音的）清晰

She wasphoningfromAustralia,but I wasamazedatthe clarity of hervoice.她是从澳大利亚打来的电话，可是声音那么清晰，让我觉得惊讶。

theabilitytothinkclearlyand not beconfused（思路）清晰，清楚

He hasshowngreatclarityofmind.可以看出他的思维极其清晰。

mentalclarity头脑清醒

9It was a matter ofmisplacedself-respect.

tolosesomething temporarily byforgettingwhere you have put it

随意搁置；乱放而一时记不起

She misplaced herkeyssooften that hersecretaryusedtocarryspareonesforher.她经常记不起她的钥匙放在哪儿了，因而她的秘书常为她带着备用钥匙。

10Elect

todecideon orchoose,especiallytochooseapersonfor aparticularjob, byvoting

选举，推选

The President is elected for a four-yeartermofoffice.

[ + as + noun ]We elected himasourrepresentative.我们选他当代表。

[ + noun ]She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors.她被选为董事会主席。

[ + to infinitive ]Thegroupelectedone oftheirmemberstobetheirspokesperson.该团体选出了他们的一名成员代表他们发言。

elect to do sthformal

tochooseto do aparticularthing选择做…

She elected to take earlyretirementinsteadofmovingtothe newlocation.她不想前往新的工作地点，就选择了提前退休。

in theBible,peoplewho arechosenbyGod

（《圣经》中所称的）上帝的选民

humorousanygroupofpeoplewho have beenspeciallychosenfortheirparticularqualities特权集团；特殊阶层

president elect,

prime minister elect, etc.

thepersonwho has beenvotedto bepresident,primeminister,etc. but has notyetstartedwork候任总统／首相等

Thepresidentelect has beenpreparingto takeofficeinJanuary.候任总统已经在为1月份的就职做准备。

11Unnerved

to make someonefeellessconfidentandslightlyfrightened

使紧张；使缺乏信心；使恐惧

Ithinkitunnerved me to beinterviewedbyso manypeople.这么多人来面试我，让我心里很没底。

12Hampered

topreventsomeone doing somethingeasily阻碍，妨碍

Fiercestormshavebeen hamperingrescueeffortsandthere is now littlechanceoffindingmoresurvivors.猛烈的暴风雨妨碍了救援工作的进行，现在找到更多生还者的希望已经很渺茫了。

alarge,rectangularcontainerwith alid带盖的长方形大容器

apicnichamper野餐盒

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ukaboxcontainingfoodanddrink, usually given as apresent, forexampleatChristmas（通常作为礼品、装有食品和酒的）食品盒

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us uklaundry basketacontainerused forcarryingdirtyclothesandbedsheetsand forstoringthem while they arewaitingto bewashed（盛放脏衣物的）洗衣篮

13 in thetotempower

anobjectthat isrespectedby agroupofpeople,especiallyforreligiousreasons

（尤指出于宗教原因的）图腾

Television could beseenasa totem ofmodernsociety.电视可以被视为现代社会的图腾。

14competence

theabilityto do something well能力；才干；水平

Her competence as ateacherisunquestionable.她的执教能力无可置疑。

HereachedareasonablelevelofcompetenceinhisEnglish.他的英语能力已达到了一定水平

15amulet

anobjectwornbecauseit isbelievedtoprotectagainstevil,disease, or unhappiness

（戴在身上的）护身符，避邪物

16the nonplussedapprehension

surprised,confused, and notcertainhow toreact

惊慌的；迷惑的；不知所措的

I wascompletelynonplussedby hisreply.他的回答让我完全不知所措。

apprehension----worryabout thefuture, or afearthat somethingunpleasantis going tohappen（对未来或即将发生的不快之事的）忧虑，担心，恐惧

It'snormaltofeelalittle apprehension beforestartinganewjob.在开始新工作前感到有些忐忑不安是很正常的。

There is someapprehension in theofficeaboutwhothe newdirectorwillbe.不知谁将担任新主任，办公室里人心惶惶。

thesituationin which thepolicecatchandarrestsomeone who has notobeyedthelaw逮捕；拘捕

Both thearmyandthepolicewereinvolvedinthe apprehension of theterrorists.军队和警察都参与了抓捕恐怖分子的行动。

theactofunderstandingsomething领会；理解；懂得

17 of someone who has comeacross avampire

(instories) adeadpersonwho comes back tolifeandsucksbloodfrom otherpeopleatnight（故事中的）吸血鬼

The mostfamousvampireis Count Dracula of Transylvania.最著名的吸血鬼是特兰西瓦尼亚的德拉库拉伯爵。

18and has nocrucifixat hand.

amodelorpicturerepresentingJesusChriston across

有耶稣像的十字架；耶稣受难像

She alwayswearsasmallgoldcrucifixround herneck.她脖子上总是挂着一个小小的耶稣受难的金十字架。

19 withborrowed(借用虚构模仿)credentials,

credentials[ plural ]

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theabilitiesandexperiencethat make someonesuitablefor aparticularjoboractivity, orproofof someone'sabilitiesandexperience

资历，资格；资格证书，资质证明

All thecandidateshadexcellentacademiccredentials.所有候选人都具有优秀的学历证书。

She wasaskedto show herpresscredentials.她被要求出示记者证。

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[ C ]apieceofinformationthat issentfrom onecomputerto another tocheckthat auseris who theyclaimto be or toallowsomeone toseeinformation

（计算机用户的）身份验证信息

20Most of ourplatitudesnotwithstanding

aremarkorstatementthat may betruebut isboringand has nomeaningbecause it has been said so manytimesbefore陈词滥调；老生常谈

He doesn'tmouthplatitudesabout it notmatteringwhoscoresaslongastheteamwins.他不会说这样的套话：只要球队赢了，谁进球都不重要。

Notwithstanding

despitethefactor thingmentioned尽管

Notwithstanding somemembers'objections,Ithinkwemust goaheadwiththeplan.尽管遭到一些成员的反对，我还是认为我们应该实施该计划。

Injuriesnotwithstanding, theteamwonthesemifinal.尽管身上有伤，他还是在半决赛中获胜。