1.gravestone/?ɡre?v?st??n/
1.N-COUNTAgravestoneis a large stone with words carved into it, which is placed on a grave.
The first code has already been added to agravestonein a cemetery.
2.illustration/??l??stre???n/
1.N-COUNTAnillustrationis an example or a story that is used to make a point clear. 實(shí)例
An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds.
2.N-COUNTAnillustrationin a book is a picture, design, or diagram.
She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century
3.hoary/?h??r?/
ADJIf you describe a problem or subject ashoary, you mean that it is old and familiar. 老生常談的
...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
4.spasm/?sp?z?m/
1.N-VARAspasmis a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control. 痙攣
A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
詞根：spasm
adj.spasmodic痙攣的，痙攣性的；間歇性的spastic痙攣的
adv.spasmodically斷續(xù)性地；發(fā)作性地；痙攣性地
n.spastic麻痹患者spasticity強(qiáng)直狀態(tài)，[臨床] 痙攣狀態(tài)
5.mor?bidity/m???b?d?t?/
1.Nthe state of being morbid 病態(tài)
詞根：morbid
adj.morbid病態(tài)的；由病引起的；恐怖的；病變部位的
adv.morbidly病態(tài)地
n.morbidness病態(tài)；不健全的狀態(tài)
6.lockout crisis停擺危機(jī)
7.fixated/f?k?se?t?d/
1.ADJIf you accuse someone of beingfixatedona particular thing, you mean that they think about it to an extreme and excessive degree. 過(guò)分迷戀的
But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.
8.superfluous/su??p??fl??s/
1.ADJSomething that issuperfluousis unnecessary or is no longer needed. 多余的
My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous.
9.creepy/?kri?p?/(creepier,creepiest)
1.ADJIf you say that something or someone iscreepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened. 嚇人的
There were certain places that were really creepy at night.
10.chamber/?t?e?mb?/
1.N-COUNTAchamberis a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings. 會(huì)議廳
We are going to be in the council chamber every time he speaks.
2.N-COUNTYou can refer to a country's legislature or to one section of it as achamber. 議院
More than 80 parties are contesting seats in the two-chamber parliament.
3.N-COUNTAchamberis a room designed and equipped for a particular purpose. (作特殊用途的) 房間
For many, the dentist's office remains a torture chamber.
11.compelling/k?m?p?l??/
1.ADJAcompellingargument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. 令人信服的
Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death.
2.ADJIf you describe something such as a film or book, or someone's appearance, ascompelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting. 引人入勝的
...a frighteningly violent yet compelling film.
12.purportedly/p??p??t?dl?/
1.ADVIf you say that something haspurportedlybeen done, you mean that you think that it has been done but you cannot be sure. 據(jù)稱
...documents that were purportedly smuggled out of China.
13.comatose/?k??m??t??s/
1.ADJA person who iscomatoseis in a coma. 昏迷不醒的
The right side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.
2.ADJA person who iscomatoseis in a deep sleep, usually because they are tired or have drunk too much alcohol. 昏睡的
Grandpa lies comatose on the sofa.
14.toss/t?s/(tossing,tossed,tosses)
1.V-TIf youtosssomething somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a careless way. 扔
Just toss it in the rubbish.
2.V-TIf youtossyour head ortossyour hair, you move your head backward, quickly and suddenly, often as a way of expressing an emotion such as anger or contempt. 甩 (表達(dá)憤怒、蔑視等情感)
"I'm sure I don't know." Deb tossed her head.
3.N-COUNTTossis also a noun. 后甩
With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.
4.V-TIn sports and informal situations, if you decide something bytossinga coin, you spin a coin into the air and guess which side of the coin will face upward when it lands. 拋 (硬幣)
We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the bagels.
5.N-COUNTTossis also a noun. 拋硬幣的方法
It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.
6.PHRASEIf youtoss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep, for example, because you are sick or worried. 輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)
I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.
15.barb/bɑ?b/
1.N-COUNTAbarbis a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or a fish hook that makes it difficult to pull out. (箭頭或魚鉤上的)倒鉤
2.N-COUNTAbarbis an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something. 諷刺; 傷人的話或事
16.pundit/?p?nd?t/
1.N-COUNTApunditis a person who knows a lot about a subject and is often asked to give information or opinions about it to the public. 權(quán)威; 專家
...a well-known political pundit.
17.jeremiad/?d??r??ma??d/
1.Na long mournful lamentation or complaint 長(zhǎng)的哀歌或哀訴
18.aberration/??b??re???n/
1.N-VARAnaberrationis an incident or way of behaving that is not typical. 失常
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration; it was not just a single incident.
詞根：aberrant
adj.aberrant異常的；畸變的；脫離常軌的；迷亂的
n.aberrance變異；越軌；反常；偏離常軌?? aberrancy脫離正道，偏離常軌；反常
19.agitator/??d???te?t?/
1.N-COUNTIf you describe someone involved in politics as anagitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests. 鼓動(dòng)者; 煽動(dòng)者表不滿
...a famous actress who was accused of being a political agitator
詞根：agitate
adj.agitated激動(dòng)的；焦慮的；表現(xiàn)不安的agitating攪拌的，攪動(dòng)的；不安的；鼓動(dòng)的
agitative煽動(dòng)性的agitprop宣傳鼓動(dòng)的（等于agitprop，agit-prop）
n.agitation激動(dòng)；攪動(dòng)；煽動(dòng)；煩亂agitprop宣傳鼓動(dòng)；宣傳鼓動(dòng)員（等于agitpropist）；宣傳鼓動(dòng)部門
v.agitated焦慮；鼓動(dòng)（agitate的過(guò)去分詞）agitating攪動(dòng)；煽動(dòng)；使焦慮（agitate的現(xiàn)在分詞）
vi.agitate煽動(dòng)
vt.agitate搖動(dòng)；騷動(dòng)；使…激動(dòng)
20.patronage/?p?tr?n?d?/
1.N-UNCOUNTPatronageis the support and money given by someone to a person or a group such as a charity. 贊助
...government patronage of the arts in Europe
詞根：patron
n.patron贊助人；保護(hù)人；主顧
vt.patronize惠顧；資助；保護(hù)
21,mockery/?m?k?r?/
1.N-UNCOUNTIf someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude asmockery. 嘲諷
Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?
2.N-SINGIf something makesamockeryofsomething, it makes it appear worthless and foolish. 顯得無(wú)價(jià)值和愚蠢
This action makes a mockery of the administration's continuing protestations of concern.22.
