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71. posthumously
posthumously adv. posthumous的变形posthumous['p?stjum?s; -t?u-] adj.
父死后出生的;遗腹的;著作者死后出版的; 身后的;死后的
72. miscellany
miscellany /m??s?l?n?/ (miscellanies )
N-COUNT A miscellany of things is a collection or group of many different kinds of things. 混合物; 大杂烩 [书面] [oft N 'of' n]
例:
...glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects.
...一些装满杂七杂八东西的玻璃盒子。
73. feasible
feasible /?fi?z?b?l/ CET4 TEM4
ADJ If something is feasible,it can be done, made, or achieved. 可行的
例:
She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions.
她质问在这些地区刺激投资是否可行。
74. monetary
monetary /?m?n?t?r?/ CET6 TEM4
ADJ Monetary means relating to money, especially the total amount of money in a country. 货币的 [商业] [ADJ n]
例:
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。
75. confound
confound /k?n?fa?nd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )
V-T If someone or somethingconfounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃惊; 使困惑
例:
He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of thehostage crisis.
他通过冷静处理人质危机顿时使他的批评者们大吃一惊。
76. abashed
abashed /??b??t/
ADJ If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. 窘迫的 [书面][usu v-link ADJ]
例:
He looked abashed and uncomfortable.
他看起来既窘迫又不自在。
77. eclectic
eclectic /??kl?kt?k/ TEM8
ADJ An eclectic collection ofobjects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources. 兼收并蓄的 [正式]
例:
...an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, and prints.
…一批油画、素描、版画兼有的藏品。
78. languorous
languorous /?l??ɡ?r?s/
ADJ If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic,usually in a pleasant way. 懒洋洋的; 慢悠悠的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]
例:
...languorous morning coffees on the terrace.
...清晨在露台上悠然自得地啜着咖啡。
79. quiescent
quiescent /kw???s?nt/
ADJ Someone or something that is quiescent is quiet and inactive. 静态的[文学性]
例:
...a society which was politically quiescent and above all deferential.
...一个遵循顺从至上及政治上平静的社会。
80. exacting
exacting /?ɡ?z?kt??/
ADJ You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. 费劲的; 难办的
例:
She didn't think that he was well enough to carry out such an exacting task.
她认为他身体不是很好,不能执行如此艰巨的任务。
81. unnerved
unnerve /?n?n??v/ TEM8 ( unnerving, unnerved, unnerves )
V-T If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. 使不安
例:
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
有关德莫特的消息已让我不安了。
82. renegade
renegade /?r?n??ɡe?d/ TEM8 (renegades )
N-COUNT A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 叛徒; 叛逆者; 改变信仰者
例:
He has shown himself to be a renegade without respect for the rule of law.
他已经表现出自己是个毫不尊重法规的叛逆者。
83. arrest
V-T If something or someonearrests a process, they stop it from continuing. 抑制 [正式]
例:
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease.
患者可能得对自身生活作大的调整以抑制病情。
84. sequestered
sequestered /s??kw?st?d/
ADJ A sequestered place isquiet and far away from busy places. 幽静的; 与世隔绝的 [文学性]
85. negligible
negligible /?n?ɡl?d??b?l/ CET6TEM8
ADJ An amount or effect thatis negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的
例:
The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.
士兵们得到的津贴微乎其微。
86. digression
digression [dai'ɡre??n]n.
(谈话或写作的)离题,漫笔,漫谈
离题话,枝节话,闲话,离题的段落(或部分),枝节内容
偏离,背离
【天文学】距角
87. vexing
vex /v?ks/ TEM8 ( vexing,vexed, vexes )
V-T If someone or something vexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. 使烦恼; 使迷惑; 使沮丧
例:
It vexedme to think of others gossiping behind my back.
想到别人在我背后说闲话让我很恼火。
88. stymied
stymie /?sta?m?/ ( stymieing,stymied, stymies )
V-T If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what youare doing. 妨碍 [非正式] [usu passive]
例:
Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。
89. pedestrian
pedestrian /p??d?str??n/ CET6 TEM4 ( pedestrians )
N-COUNT A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. 行人
例:
Ingrid was a walker, even in Los Angeles, where a pedestrian is a rare sight.
英格丽德是个步行者,即使在行人少见的洛杉矶也是如此。
90. verve
verve /v??v/ TEM8
N-UNCOUNT Verve is lively and forceful enthusiasm. 激情 [书面]
例:
He looked for the dramatic,like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve.
他追求画面的表现力—就像这幅画里的落日—而且创作时充满激情。
91. evocation
evocation /??v??ke???n/ (evocations )
N-VAR An evocation of something involves creating an image or impression of it. (形象)重现 [正式][usu N 'of' n]
例:
...a perfectevocation of the period.
...该时代的一个完美的重现。
92. partisan
partisan /?pɑ?t??z?n, ?pɑ?t??z?n/ CET6+ TEM8 ( partisans )
义项partisan读作?pɑ?t?zn。
ADJ Someone who is partisan strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter. 盲目拥护的
例:
He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
他显然过于偏袒,不适合担任裁判。
93. bias
bias /?ba??s/ CET6 TEM4 ( biasing, biased, biases )
N-VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 偏见
例:
...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another.
…他想避免表现出对这个或那个候选人有偏好。
94. dearth
dearth /d??θ/
N-SING If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. 不足 [usu N 'of' n]
例:
Construction had slowed because of a dearth of labourers.
建筑进程缓慢是因为劳动力不足。
95. diminution
diminution /?d?m??nju???n/
N-UNCOUNT A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. 减小; 减弱 [正式] [usu N 'of/in' n]
例:
...despite a slight diminution in asset value.
...尽管资产价值略有减少。
96. mosaic
mosaic /m??ze??k/ TEM8 ( mosaics )
N-VAR A mosaic is a design which consists of small pieces of coloured glass, pottery, or stone set inconcrete or plaster. 马赛克
例:
...a Roman villa which once housed a fine collection of mosaics.
…一座曾藏有一批精美的马赛克收藏品的罗马别墅。
97. dispute
dispute /d??spju?t/ CET4 TEM4 ( disputing, disputed, disputes )
N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.争论
例:
They have won previous pay disputes with the government.
他们曾赢过前几起与政府的工资纠纷。
98. foster
foster ['f?st?] vt. 培养;养育,抚育;抱(希望等)adj. 收养的,养育的
V-T To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop. 促进
例:
He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster globale conomic growth to help new democracies.
他说发达国家有一种促进全球经济增长以帮助新兴民主国家的责任。
99. exhort
exhort /?ɡ?z??t/ TEM8 (exhorting, exhorted, exhorts )
V-T If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. 劝告; 勉励 [正式]
例:
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
肯尼迪劝告他的听众要远离暴力。
例:
He exhorted his companions,"Try to accomplish your aim with diligence."
他勉励他的同志,“尝试以勤奋来实现目标。”
100. flexible
flexible ['fl?ks?bl] adj. 灵活的;柔韧的;易弯曲的
ADJ Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur. 灵活的 [表赞许]
例:
...flexible working hours.
…弹性工作时间。
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