雅思核心词拾遗02----Family+ Law

• idolise   把...当偶像崇拜
  • The younger generation tend to idolise pop stars and celebrities.
• marita  婚姻的
  • Her mother is inadvertently (无意的) causing them to have a lot of marital problems.
• impressionable  易受影响的(年轻人)
  • Due to the impressionable nature of the minds of youngsters,film producers are being urged to reflect (思考) more as to (关于/至于) the suitability of the content of films which are aimed at minors (未成年).​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• prenuptial  婚前的​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​Due to an increase in divorce rates,couples are being urged to sign a preuptial agreement prior to marriage.
• accountable  (对自己的决定或行为)负有责任的
  • ​​​​​​​Recent legislation passed by the government will ensure that parents will be held accountable for their children.
• distraction  分心;令人分心的事物
  • ​​​​​​​TV is often seen as a distraction to young children who could alternatively be doing more productive activities.
• authoritarian  权威的;独裁的​​​​​​​
• lenient  不严厉的,宽厚的
  • ​​​​​​​I wish my parents were more lenient.
• toddler  初学或刚会走路的小孩
• ​​​​​​​tenant  房客,承租人
  • ​​​​​​​The tenants of the property next to us are very loud(喧闹的,俗艳的,花哨的).Not only I but also the landlord wants them evicted(逐出).
• amenity   设施,设备
  • ​​​​​​​terrace  梯田,阳台
• cuddle  拥抱
• ​​​​​​​intimacy   亲密(关系);亲近
  • It is hard for her to have intimacy with men because she has been hurt and abuse(辱骂) too many times.
• maternity  怀孕的;孕妇的
  • ​​​​​​​The maternity store on the corner of Benjamin Street sells maternity books as well as clothes.
  • give birth  生产
• traumatise   使受到创伤
  • ​​​​​​​I didn't mean to traumatise you with what I said.
• delinquency  犯罪
• sibling  兄弟姐妹们
• paediatrics  小儿科​​​​​​​
• folks  父母亲;特定的一群人
• porch  前廊
  • ​​​​​​​Children like to  sit on the porch and watch the world go by.
• bungalow  平房,别墅
• ​​​​​​​heterosexual 异性恋
• prodigy  奇才,天才
• ​​​​​​​myopia 近视;短视近利 
  • ​​​​​​​She had to buy a new pair of glasses to correct het myopia.
• judicious  明智的;深谋远虑的
  • ​​​​​​​Parents need a very judicious approach when handling disputes between siblings(兄弟姐妹们).
• filial  子女的
  • ​​​​​​​filial piety  孝心
• tug-of-love   争夺孩子监护权
• embezzlement  盗用公款
  • ​​​​​​​embezzle  挪用
• entrapment  (非法)诱捕
• ​​​​​​​solicitor  事务律师
• barrister  讼诉律师
• parole  假释
• lenient  仁慈的
• burglary  入室盗窃
• shoplifter  商店扒手
• hooligan   流氓,恶棍
• forger (钱或文件)伪造者
• custody   监护;拘留
• detention  拘留
  • ​​​​​​​The detention centres in Australia have often come under fire from human rights activists for the appalling(appal  使惊骇) treatment of asylum(避难) seekers.
• prosecute  起诉;告发;检举
• ​​​​​​​acquit  宣判无罪
• swindle  诈骗,骗取
  • ​​​​​​​He is trying to swindle you out of your money.
• homicide  谋杀
  • The homicide rate in Los Angeles has dropped over the past twenty years.
• detainee   被拘禁者
• ​​​​​​​submission
  • ​​​​​​​屈服;向法官提出的意见 看法
• mischief   伤害,危害他人的行为
• euthanasia  安乐死
• exemption  豁免
• magistrate   长官;地方法院的法官
• manslaughter   过失杀人
• pilfer  偷窃
• tribunal  特别法庭
• litigate   打官司
• crook  骗子;坏蛋;弯曲处
• supposition 臆测
• circumspect  小心谨慎的
  • ​​​​​​​One of the purposes of malpractice(渎职) lawsuits is to ensure that doctors are more circumspect.
• cybercrime  网络犯罪
• flagrant  明目张胆的
• underpin  给予支持
  • ​​​​​​​The constitution usually underpins all other laws in a country.
• nefarious   邪恶的,不法的
  • ​​​​​​​The mobsters(暴徒) are involved in all kinds of nefarious activities,such as prostitution(卖淫),gambling and drugs.