8.8~8.15

8.8

Pendant垂饰

n. An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry(necklace or earring) ; branched lighting fixture, often ornate, hangs from the ceiling.

adj. Held from above.

Unprecedented前所未有

adj.Having no precedent先例 , novel.

Reign执政王朝

n. A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful.

v.Have sovereign君主 power.

Clatter卡搭声哗啦声发出哗啦声

n. A rattling咔嗒咔嗒的活泼的很好的 noise(often produced by rapid movement)

v. Make a rattling sound

Plight困境誓约宣誓

n. A situation from which extrication解救 isdifficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.

v. Give tomarriage.

Palatable美味的愉快的

adj.Acceptable to the taste or mind.

Abrupt突然的唐突的陡峭的

adj.Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions过渡.

Stroll闲逛漫步

n. A leisurely walk(usually in some public place).

v. Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim.

Furtive偷偷的

adj. Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy保密  , taking pains to avoidbeing observed ; secret and sly狡猾的偷偷摸摸 or sordid肮脏的卑鄙的.

Embody

v. Represent in bodily form, represent, as of a character on stage,represent or express something abstract in tangible真实的有形的 form.

Handicap障碍妨碍

n. The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.

v. Injure permanently.

Leaker 有漏元件(渗水铸件, 水压试验时出汗)泄露者

n. A surreptitious暗中的 informant提供消息的人 告密者.

Vicinity临近周边地区

n. Asurrounding or nearby region.

Questionnaire调查表

n. A form containing a set of questions , submitted to people to gain statistical information.

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Handout 散发材料(免费发给的新闻通报) 施舍

n. An announcement distributed to members of the press in order tosupplement or replace an oral presentation陈述报告 , giving money or food or clothing to a needy person.

Cite

n.A  short note recognizing证明..有效 a source of information or of a quoted passage.

v. Make reference参考涉及 to.

Mammal哺乳动物

n. Any warm-blooded vertebrate脊椎动物having the skin more or less几乎covered with hair, young are born alive except for the small subclass子类 ofmonotremes单孔类动物 and nourished喂养 with milk.

Comply顺从答应

v. Act in accordance with与..一致 someone's rules, commands, or wishes.

Intercept截取妨碍拦截阻止

n. The point at which a line intersects横切横穿 a coordinate axis坐标轴.

v. Seize on its way, tap龙头阀门窃听 a telephone or telegraph电报 wire to get information.

Legal

adj. Established by or founded创办 upon law or official or accepted公认的可接受的 rules.

Sanction核准约束力制定制裁规则认许

n. Formal and explicit明确的清楚的 approval批准.

v.Give sanction to批准

Contempt轻视轻蔑

n.Lack of respect accompanied by伴有 a feeling of intense dislike.

Agitation激动兴奋煽动

n. A mental state精神状态 of extreme emotional disturbance 骚乱 变乱.

Obedience服从顺从

n. The act of obeying, dutiful尽职的 or submissive顺从的 behavior with respect to another person, the trait特点 of being willing to obey, behavior intended to please your parents.

Metallurgy冶金学冶金术

n. The science and technology of metals.

Biscuit 饼干姜黄褐色

n.Small round bread leavened with发酵 baking-powder发粉 or soda, any of various small flat sweet cakes('biscuit' is the British term)

Precedent在前的先例

n. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time先例.

adj.Preceding in time时间, order顺序, or significance重要性.

Row over

v.从容胜过一路领先

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Pearl珍珠

n. A smooth lustrous光亮的有光泽的 round structure inside the shell(贝、卵、坚果等的)壳 of a clam蚌蛤 or oyster牡蛎, much valued as a jewel.

v. Gather pearls , from oysters in the ocean.

Subsidiary辅助的附属的子公司

n. Anassistant subject to附属于 the authority or control of another, a company that is completely controlled by another company子公司.

adj.Functioning in a supporting capacity辅助的.

Propagation增值繁殖广传

n. The spreading of something(a belief or practice) into new regions, the act of producing offspring后代子孙 or multiplying by繁殖 such production, the movement of a wave through  a medium媒介水波.

Loin腰部

n. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs肋骨 and the rump臀部尾部, either side of the backbone脊梁骨脊椎 between the hipbone臀骨 and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds四足动物.

Ransom赎金赎回

n. Money demanded for the return of a captured person.

v. Exchange or buy back for money, under threat.

Chamber房间会所

n. A natural or artificial enclosed space.

v. Place in a chamber.

Magistrate地方法官

n. A lay外行的 judge[法] 非专业法官 or civil authority who administers管理 the law(especially one who conducts acourt dealing with minor offenses)

Footnote补充说明脚注

n. A printed note placed below the text on a printed page.

v. Add explanatory说明的 notes to or supply with critical comments.

Gird束缚 准备行动嘲笑

v.Prepare oneself for a military confrontation军事对抗, put a girdle on or around, bind with something round or circular.

Enhance提高加强

v. Increase, make better or more attractive.

Intuition直觉

n. instinctive天生的本能的直觉的 knowing(without the use of rational processes),an impression that something might be the case.

Trivial琐碎的不重要的

adj. (informal) small and of little importance, of little substance or significance不重要的, concerned with trivialities无聊的事平凡.

Rebuttal反驳反证

n. The speech act of refuting驳斥 by offering a contrary contention论点 or argument, (law) a pleading辩护 by the defendant被告人in reply to a plaintiff's原告 surrejoinder(原告对被告的)第二次辩驳.

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Abhorrent背离的可恶的

adj.Offensive to the mind.

Foam水沫泡沫起泡沫泡沫状物海绵

n. A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid, a lightweight轻量的 material in cellular form , made by introducing gas bubbles气泡during manufacture.

v.Become bubbly or frothy or foaming布满泡沫.

Underwear

n.Undergarment内衣 worn next to the skin and under the outer garments衣服.

Constraint约束强制压抑

n. The state of being physically constrained, a device that retards妨碍推迟 something's motion, the act of constraining, the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others.

Radiator暖气片散热器

n. Any object that radiates散发 energy,heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings, a mechanism机械装置 consisting of a metal honeycomb蜂窝 through which hot fluids circulate, heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream气流 that is created either by the notion of the vehicle or by a fan.

Defy反抗藐视

v.Resist or confront with resistance, elude, especially in a baffling令人困惑的 way, challenge.

Quiver颤抖震动

n. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright恐怖的感觉.

v. Shake with fast, tremulous颤抖的敏感的 movements.

Burial埋葬

n. The ritual老规矩典礼仪式 placing of a corpse尸体 in a grave,concealing something under the ground.

Simplicity单纯简谱

n. The quality of being simple or uncompounded非化合.

Bull公牛法令猛冲暴力

n. Uncastrated[医]未去势的 adult male of domestic驯养的国内的 cattle牛牲口.

v. Push or force.

Capacity能力容量

n.Capability to perform or produce.

Prediction

n. The act of predicting(as by reasoning about the future), a statement made about the future.

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Crisis 危急关头 危机

n. An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty, a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something.

Demonstration 示范 表达 示威游行

n. A show or display, the act of presenting something to sight or view.

Disperse 分散 散开  desperate 绝望的 disapper 消失

v.Distribute loosely.

Stepmother 继母

n. The wife of your father by a subsequent marriage.

Historian 历史学家

n. A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it.

Monk 僧侣 修道士

n. A male religious living in a cloister修道院的生活 隐居 and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work, United States jazz pianist钢琴家 who was one of the founders创始人 of the bebop style(1971-1982)博普爵士乐风格

Neighbouring 接壤的 邻近的

v. Live to be located as a neighbor, be located near or adjacent to与…毗连的 .

Merchandise 商品 货物 销售

n.Commodities商品 offered for sale.

v.engage in the trade of从事贸易.

Album 集邮本 照相簿

n. One or more recordings issued together, originally released on 12-inch 12英寸 phonograph留声机 records(usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape盒式录音带 and compact disc压缩磁盘 光盘; ; a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes, for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc.

Bacterium

n. (microbiology微生物学) single-celled or noncellular无细胞的 spherical or spiral螺旋形的 or rod-shaped杆状的; organisms有机体 生物 lacking chlorophyll叶绿素 that reproduce by fission分裂 裂变, important as pathogens病原体 and for biochemical生物化学的 properties,taxonomy（生物）分类学 is difficult, often considered to be plants.

Sodium 纳

n. A silvery soft waxy像蜡的 光滑的 metallic 金属的 element of the alkali metal group碱金属族, occurs abundantly in natural compounds场地 混合(especially in salt water), burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water, occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite矿物盐 岩盐(rock salt岩盐).

Limb 树枝 四肢

n. One of the jointed appendages附属物 附属肢体 of an animal used for locomotion运动 or grasping: arm , leg , wing, flipper.