为你记单词

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Helm
n.        舵柄; 舵轮;
I got into our dinghy while Willis took the helm and positioned the boat for the photograph

Rigor
n.        僵硬; 同“rigour”; 寒战;
I returned to the rigors of Washington.

Draftee
n.        同 conscript;
Enter the army as a draftee

On edge
[词典]        紧张不安; 烦躁;
He accepted,though he was still a bit on edge about it.

Gravitas
n.        严肃; 庄严;
He is pale, dark, and authoritative, with the gravitas you might expect of a Booker prize winner

Upbeat
adj.        乐观的; 快乐的; 积极向上的;
I was feeling upbeat.

Shepherd
n.        牧羊人; 羊倌;
v.        带领; 引; 护送;
She was shepherded by her guards up the rear ramp of the aircraft.

Mantra
n.        曼怛罗(某些宗教的念咒); 咒语;
Al Gore’s compaign mantra was coming true.

Marvel
n.        令人惊异的人(或事); 奇迹; 不平凡的成果; 成就;
v.        感到惊奇; 大为赞叹;
She was a marvel.

Time out
n.        (英国) 《暂停》周刊;
He took time out from campaigning to accompany his mother to dinner.

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Undeterred
adj.        顽强的; 坚毅的; 不屈不挠的;
Undeterred by the moment

Venue
n.        聚会地点(如音乐厅、体育比赛场馆、会场);
Birmingham's International Convention Centre is the venue for a three-day arts festival

Brunt
n.        锐气；（正面的）冲击；主要的压力;
Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment

Groom
v.        (给动物) 擦洗，刷洗; (给自己或其他动物) 理毛，梳毛; 使作好准备; 培养; 训练;
n.        马夫; 马倌; 马匹饲养员;
A few days later,President Assad’s eldest son,whom he groomed to succeed him,was killed in a car accident.

Presumption
n.        可能的事; 认为真实的事; 非分的行为; 妄自尊大; 推定; 假定; 假设;
I'm having to make a lot of presumptions since I don't really know anything about the case.

Fret
网络        音品; 品格; 琴品; 焦燥;
Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake

Peddle
v.        挨户销售; 巡回销售; 兜售，宣传，传播(思想、消息);
It was an absurd and untrue story,but Brown and Bossie peddled it hard.

Wring
v.        拧，绞，拧出，绞出(衣服等中的水); 扭(鸟的脖子，以将其杀死);
Wring one’s hands

Shred
v.        切碎; 撕碎;
n.        (撕或切的) 细条，碎片; 极少量; 些许; 一丁点;
They may be shredding documents

Abide
v.(abide by) 接受，遵照（规则，决定，劝告）; 逗留; 停留;
abide by the rule

Tit-for-tat
Vis-à-vis

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Outdo
v.        胜过; 优于;
It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were.

Hardheaded
adj.        头脑冷静的；精明而讲实际的；实事求是的；固执的; 愚蠢的；顽固的，固执的;
I had other problems,but except for occasionally being hardheaded.

Overcharge
v.        多收(某人的)钱;
Overcharge his clients

Pad
n.        (吸收液体、保洁或保护用的) 软垫，护垫，垫状物; 便笺本; 拍纸簿; 爪垫; 肉掌;
v.        (用软材料) 填充，覆盖，保护; 蹑手蹑脚地走; 虚报(账目); 做黑账;
Pad his expenses

Churn
v.        剧烈搅动; (使) 猛烈翻腾; 反胃，恶心(担心、忧虑、厌恶或恐惧的强烈感觉); (使) 感到不安，心烦意乱;
n.        (制作黄油的) 搅乳器; (旧时) 盛奶大罐，奶桶;
The churning job market

Rod
n.        杆; 竿; 棒; (责打人用的) 棍棒; 手枪;
Fuel rod

Preemptive
adj.先发制人的; 先买的，有先买权的;
a preemptive military strike

Sorely
adv.        严重地; 非常;
I for one was sorely disappointed.

Biblical
adj.        有关《圣经》的; 《圣经》中的; 宏大的; 大规模的;
Early biblical texts

Indispensable
adj.不可或缺的; 必不可少的;
it is indispensable

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Vigorous
adj.        充满活力的; 果断的; 精力充沛的; 强壮的; 强健的;
Very vigorous exercise can increase the risk of heart attacks

Delink
网络        脱钩; 断链; 解除链接;
To delink our human rights efforts

Bluff
v.        虚张声势; 唬人; 吹牛;
n.        虚张声势的做法; 唬人; (尤指海边或河边的) 峭壁，陡岸;
adj.        直率豪爽的(尽管有时不够礼貌);
The letter was a bluff.

Perverse
adj.        执拗的; 任性的; 不通情理的;
It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.

Antics
n.滑稽可笑的举止; 荒唐行为; 危险举动;
Elizabeth tolerated Sarah's antics.

Voucher
n.        代币券; 票券;
The winners will each receive a voucher for a pair of cinema tickets.

Feisty
adj.        坚决而据理力争的;
A feisty mother of eight children

Defy
v.        违抗; 反抗; 蔑视; 不可能，无法(相信、解释、描绘等); 经受住; 顶住; 抗住;
This was the first ( and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.

Affiliation
n.        (与政党、宗教等的) 隶属关系; 隶属; 从属;
The group has no affiliation to any political party.

Stint
n.        从事某项工作(或活动)的时间;
v.        节省; 吝惜;
They've just finished a sell-out UK tour that climaxed with a three-night stint at Brixton Academy.

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Crutches
n.(腿或脚受伤病人用的) 腋杖; 依靠; 依赖;

I can walk without the aid of crutches

Lavish
adj.        大量的; 给人印象深刻的; 耗资巨大的; 慷慨的; 大方的;
v.        滥花; 乱给; 浪费;
He staged the most lavish productions of Mozart.

Barrel
n.        桶; 一桶(的量); 桶(石油计量单位，相当于120到159升); 枪管;
v.        (无法控制地) 高速行进，飞驰;
It would be like shooting fish in a barrel.

Titular
adj.        名义上的; 有名无实的; 徒有虚名的;
Titular head of Haiti

Pathological
adj.        不理智的; 无道理的; 无法控制的; 病态的; 与疾病有关的; 病理学的; 与病理学相关的;
Pathological hatred