| dwindle |
逐漸減少 |
| bewildering |
令人迷惑的 |
| onset |
n.進攻;發端 |
| prospects |
n.前途 |
| daunting |
a。畏縮的 |
| superficial |
a。沒前途的 |
| unpromising |
a。沒前途的 |
| defiance |
n。蔑視；挑戰 |
| maintenance |
n。保持；保養 |
| informed |
博學 |
| domination |
n。統治 |
| gregariousness of |
團結一致（社會） |
| concentration of |
團結的 |
| conjecture |
v。推測 |
| hunches |
第六感 |
| deductions |
演繹 |
| basis for |
根據；以…作基礎bias toward 偏向于 |
| precursor of |
前身、前兆、先驅 |
| charismatic figures有魅力的人 |
carefully contrived for effect故意賣力 |
| spontaneously |
自發的 |
| prolifacally |
豐富地 |
| antidote |
解藥 |
| alternative |
a、n |
| deterrent |
n。威懾 |
| incentive |
a、n激勵 |
| elementary |
初步 vs complexity |
| rudimentary |
a。初步、起碼、低級 |
| plausible |
似是而非 |
| hobbyis |
業余愛好者 vs technical |
| ingenious |
a。靈巧 |
| innovative |
創造力 |
| uninspired and rigid |
不耐煩和死板 |
| intend |
打算 |
| forbearing |
避免 |
| declining |
傾斜的 |
| underplay |
低估 |
| persuasive power |
說服力 |
| resented |
憤恨 |
| intrigue |
n。密謀vi。耍陰謀vt。激起好奇心 |
| affinity with |
親和 |
| exacerbate |
加劇，惡化 |
| obfuscate |
混淆 |
| conflict with |
沖突 |
| contend with |
滿意 |
| Metaphysics 玄學 |
philosophical 哲學的 |
| bent |
彎曲的；決心的 |
| interdisciplinary |
跨學科 |
| encapsulation |
封裝 |
| verification |
驗證 |
| diminishing |
還原、逐漸縮小 |
| unarticulated |
未闡明 |
| innocuous |
無害的，無傷大雅的 |
| meretricious |
俗氣的 |
| tame |
馴服 |
| tendentious |
傾向性 |
| A contribute to B ； A cause of B |
A result from B |
| train5 4/7 6min |
| follies |
蠢事 |
| inflame |
發炎、激怒 |
| inflamed indignation |
過激的憤怒 |
| detachment |
分離 |
| aphoristic prose |
格言散文 |
| rail |
軌道 |
| spurn |
摒棄 |
| ordeal |
考驗 |
| allegations of misconduct |
不正當行為的指控 |
| unscathed |
毫發無損 |
| obscure |
朦朧 |
| impaired |
受損 |
| sovereignty |
主權 |
| skeptical |
懷疑的 |
| excesses |
過激 |
| suffrage to the masses |
群眾選舉權 |
| irritation |
刺激 |
| efficacious |
有效的 |
| pragmatic |
務實 |
| captious |
挑刺的 |
| formal professional training |
正規職業培訓 |
| obfuscatory |
混淆 |
| obsolescent |
過時的 |
| recipients |
收件人 |
| custodians |
保管人 |
| sophisticated telescopes |
精密的望遠鏡 |
| continents |
大陸 |
| incipient |
初期 |
| rift |
裂痕 |
| validity |
合法性 |
| continental drift |
大陸漂移 |
| forestalling |
壟斷、防止 |
| escalating |
升級 |
| engendering |
引起 |
| consensus |
共識 |
| rumors |
傳聞 |
| deter |
阻止、威懾 |
| punishing |
懲罰 |
| wrongdoers |
違法者 |
| penalty |
懲罰、罰款 |
| seldom |
極少 |
| cease |
停止 |
| archaeological |
考古學的 |
| sensitivity 精神層面的感知與意識 |
awareness 物理意義上的有感覺有意識 |
| mask |
面具、隱藏 |
| hasten |
趕緊 |
| minuet |
小舞步 |
| intricate |
錯綜復雜 |
| entertaining |
招待 |
| executed |
執行 |
| axiomatic |
不言自明的 |
| superfluous |
多余的 |
| XDF-7 2/6 4m31s |
| Pioneer |
先驅者 |
| octogenarian |
八旬老人 |
| Nobel laureate |
諾貝爾得主 |
| triumph |
勝利 |
| hererodox |
非正統的 |
| decry |
誹謗 |
| savor |
品嘗 |
| moral obligation |
道德義務 |
| reproaches |
責備 |
| atonement |
贖罪 |
| chastisement |
懲罰 |
| balm |
香脂 |
| diverted, dislodged, or twisted |
彎曲、移動、扭 |
overpower |
壓倒性 |
| transitory |
短暫的 |
| mitochondria 線粒體 |
chloroplasts 葉綠體 |
| prudent counselors |
謹慎的謀事 |
| shun |
避開 |
| postpone |
推遲 |
| conceal |
隱藏 |
| out of print |
缺貨 |
| Victorians |
維多利亞人 |
| none of this mattered to sb |
這些不重要 表示轉折 |
| XDF-8 0/6 6m31s |
| rebuke |
責難 |
| peevish |
暴躁的 |
| dispute |
爭議 |
| buttresses |
支持 |
| objection |
反對 |
| irvelevant |
不著邊際 |
| imitative |
模仿的 |
| schematic |
該要的 |
| perceive |
感知、領會 |
| canyons |
峽谷 |
| imprisoning |
監禁 |
| carve |
雕刻 |
| incised |
裁 |
| ridged |
有背的，ridge是山脊 |
| proportion |
比重 |
| forebode |
預示 |
| pumped hydroelectric storage |
抽水蓄能 |
| Cryogenic energy storage |
地問儲能 |
| serenity |
寧靜 |
| intensity |
強度、亮度、緊張 |
| detachment |
分離 |
| placidity |
平順 |
| tension |
緊張、張力 |
| bocolic |
牧歌；鄉村的 |
| debate |
辯論 |
| reverberate |
回響 |
| lean |
傾斜 |
| hyperbole |
夸張 |
| Rhetoric |
修辭 |
| XDF-9 1/6 4m24s |
| virtue |
美德 |
| wicked |
邪惡的 |
| cruel |
殘忍的 |
| magnanimous |
坦蕩的 |
| indolence |
懶惰 |
| impiety |
褻瀆 |
| jargon |
行話 |
| euphemism |
婉辭 |
| impenetrable |
費解的 |
| deliberate |
商討 |
| cliché |
陳詞濫調 |
| subjectivity |
主觀性 |
| disenfranchised |
被剝奪公民權 |
| impostors |
騙子 |
| imply |
暗示、意味著 |
| eliminate |
消除 |
| arable |
可耕地的 |
| domestic |
國內的 |
| reclaim |
to make available for human use by changing natural conditions |
| psychoanalysis |
精神分析 |
| rigor in |
嚴謹 |
| enigmas in |
謎 |
| philosophical |
哲學的 |
| XDF10 3/6 5m45s |
| be conducive to (health) |
增進(健康) |
| inimical |
有敵意的、有害的 |
| subsidiary |
附屬的 |
| tentative |
實驗的 |
| well-established |
牢固建立的 |
| derived |
派生 |
| incorporated |
合并的 |
| anticipation |
預料 |
| refute |
反駁 |
| skeptic |
懷疑論者 |
| gravitational |
引力 |
| repudiate |
否認、駁倒 |
| discrete |
分離、離散 |
| intact |
完整 |
| nomenclature |
術語 |
| sanctions |
制裁 |
| morale |
道德、士氣 |
| beleaguered |
陷入困境 |
| overruled |
否決、駁回 |
| salvage |
營救 |
| XDF-11 1/6 5m43s |
| trumpeter |
號兵、喇叭手 |
| mediocre |
平庸 |
| inimitable |
獨特的 |
| erratic |
古怪的 怪人 漂移的 |
| hint |
暗示 一點點謊言（the hint of an untruth） |
| repugnant |
令人厭惡的 |
| court |
招致（禍事）、追求；法庭 |
| interpretation |
解釋 |
| objectivity |
客觀性 |
| impair |
ment |
損害 |
| coloration |
染色 |
| exclusively |
僅僅 |
| prerogative |
特權 |
| vexation |
煩惱、過敏 |
| aggressive entrepreneurs |
（侵略的）積極的企業家 |
| sewing machine |
縫紉機 |
| superfluous |
多余的 |
| explosions |
爆炸 |
| disregard |
漠視 |
| dimmed |
朦朧的 |
| intervening |
插入的 |
| villain |
惡棍 |
| smug 躊躇滿志的、俏皮的 |
self-righteousness 自以為是 |
| self-loathing |
自我厭惡 |
| spurn |
藐視 |
