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compellingadjectiveUK/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/US/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/compellingadjective(STRONG)If areason,argument, etc. is compelling, it makes youbelieveit oracceptit because it is sostrong.（理...

attorney n.代理人，辩护律师bluff n.悬崖，绝壁 v.诈骗，吓唬deciduous a.脱落性的，落叶性的epic n.史诗 a.英雄的erratic a.古怪的，反复无常的(eccentric)hoe vt.用锄耕地，锄influx n.涌入intact a.无损伤的，完整的jeopardize v.破坏，危机(endanger)luminos...

Why (some) humans are born to have a beer belly?Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific ...

amenity            n.生活福利设施，娱乐场所;愉快，适意avalanche        n.雪崩(snowslide)barrier            n.栅栏(fence);屏障(obstruction)bolster            n.垫子，枕垫　vt.支持cargo            n.货物(freight)ceramic          ...

adjunct            n.附加物，附件(addition, accessory)barter            v/n.实物交易(trade, deal)besiege            vt.包围(surround)bouquet            n.花束(bunch)convict            vt.定罪，宣告...有罪(criminate)d...

London HIV patient's remission spurs hope for curing AIDSremission, n.缓解，暂时康复spur, v.促进，激励A stem-cell treatment put a London cancer patient's HIV into remission, marking the second such reporte...

Weekend 'catch-up sleep' is a lieThe negative health effects of skimping on sleep during the week can't be reversed by marathon weekend sleep sessions, according to a sobering new study.Despit...

In tech race with China, U.S. universities may lose a vital edgeedge, n.优势The U.S. is still out in front of global rivals when it comes to innovation, but American universities -- where new idea...

List 06 ~ 10agreeable        a.使人愉快的(pleasant); 欣然同意的(willing)allegiance        n.忠诚，效忠(loyalty, devotion); 忠贞; 拥戴cabin            n.小屋(hut, cottage)carp            n.鲤鱼celestial        a.天空的(as...

abreast ad.并列地，并排地(side by side)amino a.氨基的augment vt.增大，增加cart n.大车，手推车，购物车(a small wheeled vehicle)condiment n.调味品(dressing, flavoring)freight n.货运(cargo)gland n.腺interstellar a.星际的m...

afflict vt.使苦恼，折磨(torture)aquarium n.养鱼池；水族馆belie vt.给人错觉(misrepresent)；掩饰(disguise)cactus n.仙人掌choir n.唱诗班，合唱队citadel n.堡垒，要塞(fort, fortress)convection n.对流；传送(conveying, transmission)c...

apprenticeship n.学徒工作；学徒的年限barge n.驳船；游艇beak n.鸟嘴，喙cartilage n.软骨clipper n.快速帆船decipher vt.破译(decode)embryo n.胚胎；雏形heyday n.全盛期(climax)metabolic a.新陈代谢的milieu n.环境；出身背景oblivious a....

List 1 ~ 5acronym            n.首字母缩写词(abbreviation)chimpanzee        n.黑猩猩congestion        n.拥塞(clog)crevice            n.缺口，裂缝(gap)doctrine        n.教条，教义(dogma, teachings); 学说(theory)//todo...

venerable, 受人尊敬的reverential, 充满敬意的exhilarating, 令人兴奋的jaunty, 轻松活波的，喜羊羊的appetite, 欲望，胃口，爱好ephemera, 昙花一现的事物kick, 刺激，极大的乐趣 | go skating for kickstug, 用力拉mischief, 顽皮heart-tugging, 揪心的...

bow, 弓；鞠躬 | to bow sb. | to take a bowkayak, 皮艇set foot on, 进入，踏上sealed-off, 封闭的，隔离的 | to seal an envelopeinhabit, 居住，栖居enigmatic, 神秘的，费解的 | an enigmatic smileisolated, 孤立的，分离的tribe, 部落，...

courteous, 彬彬有礼的get sth. across, 清楚地表达salve, 慰藉；抚平 | to salve one's consciencethrash, 彻底打击；抽打correspondence, 信件，通信往来mortified, 极其羞愧，窘迫的butty, 疯疯癫癫的，傻里傻气的forte, 强项，特长envoy, 使者，特使fortu...

Seriously, Prada, what were you thinking? Why the fashion industry keeps bumbling into racist imagery?A display of expensive tchotchkes in the windows of Prada's Soho boutique in downtown New York i...

List 21envisage            vt.展望，想象；面对binoculars            n.双筒望远镜glutamate            n.谷氨酸；谷氨盐spoilage            n.变质；损坏immense                a.巨大的，广大的pull up stakes        离开，搬家baron      ...

be down to (sth.)，仅剩 | I'm down to only one dollar.be down to (sb.)，由...决定，归因于，取决于predisposition, 倾向nudge, (朝某方向)推动，轻推beverage, 饮料(drinks表示含酒精的饮料)twin study, 双胞胎研究(用于研究环境和基因产生的影响)variant, ...

Japan to leave International Whaling Commission, resume commercial huntJapan announced Wednesday that it is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commision and will resume commercial whale hunt...

List 1regent n.摄政者burgeon vi.迅速成长；发展methane n.甲烷，沼气roll film 胶卷chronic, a.慢性病的；积习难改的consortium n.集团；财团；社团，协会buckle n.皮带扣环 | v.扣...

Why life expectancy in America is down againOverall life expectancy in America fell fractionally in 2017, from 78.7 to 78.6 years, according to data published recently by the US Centers for Disease ...

List 16catastrophe        n.大灾难sediment        n.沉淀物；沉积物resit            v./n.重修，补考menace            n.威胁；危险的人 | vt.威胁到，危及sinew            n.肌腱；力量的来源veil            n.面纱；遮蔽物compel            vt...

voracious, adj.    贪婪的; 如饥似渴的; 贪吃的; 渴求的;adv.    贪婪地;n.    贪婪，贪吃;environmentally-friendly, 环境友好地methane, 甲烷，沼气proprietary, adj.    专有的，专利的; 所有（人）的; （商品） 专卖的;n.    所有权，所有物; 所有人; 专卖药品; 独家制造（及...

makeover, 打扮，装饰；改造，革新 | You need a makeover.lingerie, 女性贴身内衣裤shimmy, 优雅地移动run way, T台liability, 负担，负累stalwart, 坚定的支持者，坚定分子a slew of, 许多reckon, 以为，认为go bust, 破产，失败bounce back, 卷土重来r...

devastating, 破坏性极大的 | a devastating firestubborn, 固执的，顽固的adversary, 对手cocktail, 鸡尾酒，混合物out-and-out, 十足的，完全的，彻头彻尾的 | an out-and-out liecontract, 感染once and for all, 彻底地pinpoint, 确定位置eff...

misogyny, 女性贬抑brandish, 挑衅地挥舞，激动地挥舞headgear, 帽子，头上戴的东西cause, 目标，事业 | Animal welfare campaigners raised $7000 for their cause last year.clad, 覆盖的，穿...衣服的 | She is clad in green velvet.sexism,...

mammal, 哺乳动物species, （单复数同型）物种xxling, 如catling 表示xx幼崽pigeon, 鸽子dove, 鸽子flamingo, 火烈鸟gland，腺体lactation, 哺乳期maternal, 母亲般的，母系的mimic, 模仿，摹拟hatche, 孵化secrete, 分泌droplet, 滴forage,...

List 11aquarium        n.养鱼池；玻璃缸；水族馆coverage        n.新闻报道；覆盖范围indifferent        a.冷漠的，不关心的turnover        n.营业额；人事变动率；货物周转率lateral            a.侧面的，旁边的dense            a.密集的；浓厚的marvellous     ...

titan, 巨人，巨子selective, 挑剔的，认真挑选的 | selective educationextravagant, 过度的，奢侈的，浪费的 | an extravagant presentupshot, 结局，出人意料的结果flop, （指书、戏剧等） 彻底失败; （因疲惫而） 猛然坐下; （笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地） 移动或落下; 砸锅;Exhausted...

survey, 调查；审视niche, 细分市场；利基市场machination, 阴谋策划 | machinations against other board membersfame and fortune, 名和利migrate, 移居fall apart, 解体；崩溃 | marriages fall apart | fall apart to piecesbrea...

The Rise and Fall of Christmas Music圣诞音乐的兴衰史Christmas music as we know it was born in 1963, when Phil Spector corralled his stable of singers into the the studio to record "A Christmas Gift For ...

List 26manor n.领地，庄园introspection n.内省，反省elicitation n.引出，诱出recourse n.依靠，求助scrupulous a.多虑的，谨慎的；一丝不苟的emeritus a.保留头衔而退休的，荣誉退休的substitution n.代替，置换；代...

Protein mania: the rich world's new diet obsessionmania, 狂热，热衷，狂爱obsession, 执念，着魔，萦绕Are you getting enough protein? The question provides its own answer: if you are worrying about the amount of...

No progress towards ending U.S. shutdown in Trump meeting with lawmakersNo agreement came out of a meeting between U.S. congressional leaders and President Donald Trump on Wednesday /// to end a pa...

Dog influencers are so popular, they need their own talent agencyIt's almost noon, and Loni Edwards's client is drooling on the carpet in the lobby.Edwards is the founder and CEO of The Dog Agency...

Japanese billionaire takes over top spot on Twitter after he offers prize money for retweetsWhat gets Twitter users more excited than a year's supply of Wendy's chicken nuggets? Apparently cold, ha...

List 6depict            vt.描绘，描述dormancy        n.休眠；催眠状态；冬眠；隐匿pitch            v.投掷；颠簸；为...定音高 | n.沥青；场地；音高demolish        vt.破坏；拆除；驳倒，推翻defect            n.缺点，不足之处 | vi.叛变stuffy            a.不...

List 31scent                n.香味；气味 | vt.嗅到；察觉hitherto            ad.到目前为止，迄今revegetate            v.再生长，再植dispersal            n.散布，分散；消散，疏散obsession            n.挂念，牵挂；迷住，困扰；固执的念头fraught      ...

List 36notorious            a.著名的，众所周知的；声名狼藉的remedy                n.药品；治疗法；补救 | vt.治疗；补救brunt                n.冲击；冲力prominence            n.突出，显著；卓越；重要inaugurate            vt.开始，开创；为...举行就职典礼；为....