leijin9
发表于 2019-7-8 13:43:12
Day 8
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
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-8 13:43:38
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.
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-8 13:44:04
Day9
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.
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-8 13:44:21
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
孤星
发表于 2019-7-8 23:28:44
本帖最后由 孤星 于 2019-7-8 23:52 编辑
Tit-for-tat
Vis-à-vis
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-9 14:39:19
Day10
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
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-9 14:39:50
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
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-9 14:40:15
Day11
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.
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-9 14:40:36
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.
leijin9
发表于 2019-7-9 14:41:08
Day12
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