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[b]detest [/b]
verb
[with obj.]dislike intensely
憎恶

she really did detest his mockery.
她真的非常讨厌他的嘲弄。

[b]contemplative [/b]
[kənˈtɛmplətɪv]
adjective
expressing or involving prolonged thought
沉思的

she regarded me with a contemplative eye.
她若有所思地凝视着我。

■involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation
冥想的；默念的；敛心默祷的

contemplative knowledge of God.
在敛心默祷中感受上帝同在。

[b]coherent [/b]
adjective
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent
（论据，理论，政策）合乎逻辑的；协调的

they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy.
他们没能制订出一个协调的经济计划。

■(of a person) able to speak clearly and logically
说话条理清楚的

she was lucid and coherent and did not appear to be injured.
她思路清晰，说话连贯，看来没有受伤。

united as or forming a whole
结合成一体的

divided into a number of geographically coherent kingdoms.
分割成若干互相接壤的王国。

[b]Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region[/b]
宁夏回族自治区

[b]Inner Mongolia Municipality[/b]
内蒙古

[b]Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region [/b]
新疆维吾尔自治区

[b]illinois[/b]
伊利诺伊(美国州名)

[b]decennial [/b]
[dɪˈsɛnɪəl]
adjective
recurring every ten years
十年一度的

the decennial census.
十年一度的人口普查。

■lasting for or relating to a period of ten years
十年期的

decennial insurance.
十年期保险。

[b]annual [/b]
adjective
occurring once every year
每年的，一年一度的

the sponsored walk became an annual event.
受赞助的竞走成为一年一度的比赛项目。

an annual report.
年度报告。

■calculated over or covering a period of a year
全年的；年度的

an annual rate of increase.
年度增长率。

his basic annual income.
他基本的年收入。

[b]caboodle [/b]
(亦作 kaboodle)
noun
(用于短语 the whole caboodle 或 the whole kit and caboodle)(informal)the whole number or quantity of people or things in question
(非正式)所有人（或物）

The whole caboodle came out and fell upon me.
所有的人都跑出来向我进攻。

[b]spectator [/b]
noun
a person who watches at a show, game, or other event
（观看表演、展览、比赛等的）观众

[b]whittle away [/b]
削减，减少，降低(…的大小、重要性或价值)

Inflation has been whittling away their savings.
通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。

Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.
我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。

[b]whittle down [/b]
逐渐减少，逐渐缩减(…的大小或数目)

The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.
政府多数票减少到了八票。

He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe.
他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。

[b]criminal [/b]
noun
a person who has committed an illegal act, especially a serious one
罪犯；犯人

these men are dangerous criminals.
这些人是危险的罪犯。

[b]malefactor [/b]
[ˈmalɪˌfaktə]
noun
(formal)a person who commits a crime or some other wrong
(正式)罪犯；坏人，作恶者

[b]benefactor [/b]
noun
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
施惠者，捐助人，施主，恩人

[b]capital punishment [/b]
noun
[mass noun]the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime
死刑

[b]repeal [/b]
verb
[with obj.]revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament)
撤销（法律、法令），废止

the legislation was repealed five months later.
五个月后，这项立法被废止了。

noun
[mass noun]the action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament
撤销，废止

the House voted in favour of repeal.
议院投票赞成废止。

[b]repute [/b]
noun
[mass noun]the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
名声

pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute.
污染问题可能会搞坏那位权威人士的名声。

■the state of being highly thought of; fame
声望，美誉

chefs of international repute.
享有国际声望的厨师。

verb
[b](be reputed)be generally said or believed to do something or to have particular characteristics
被普遍认为；普遍传说[/b]

he was reputed to have a fabulous house.
大家都说他有座豪宅。

■[usu. as adj. reputed]be generally said or believed to exist or be of a particular type, despite not being so
被普遍认为有…（而实际并非如此)，被普遍说是…（而实际并非如此）

this area gave the lie to the reputed flatness of the country.
这里的情况证明关于该区域地势平坦之说与事实不符。

■[usu. as adj. reputed]be widely known and well thought of
驰名的，知名的；有好名声的

intensive training with reputed coaches.
有知名教练指导的强化训练。