1.haze n. 霾 烟雾 a haze of cigarette smoke Heat haze 热气 迷惑 懵懂
V. 美 戏弄(大学新生)使其出丑
2.(luck forturn angel )smile on sb.幸运之神向……微笑,对……有利、惠及 3.Flash point n. 闪(燃)
(行动等)触发点、爆发点(不加a)
E.g. The political mood has reached flash point 4.leeward slope 背风坡
5.A box score=a day-by-day count 6.Perplexity n. 非永久 暂时
复杂的事 使人困惑的事 7.niche n. 十分适合的工作
E.g. She is found anoche for herself in the book 壁龛
8.discretion n. 判断力 辨别力 酌情决定权 at one’s discretion 谨慎 慎重 be the soul of discretion Discretion is the better part of valour 9.earmark v. 制定……用途
E.g. 80% of the funds have been earmarked for education. The building has been earmarked as a new treatment center. 10.circumspect a. 小心的 谨慎的
行动、答案深思熟虑的 考虑周到的 11.Think of sth./sb. As 认为某人、某物是
E.g. We now think of the car as being essential rather than a luxury. 12.bear sb./sth. Out v. 为……作证 证实支持(某种说法) E.g. Recent evidence bears out the idea.
13.mitigating circumstances 可使罪行严重错误减轻的情节、因素 14.Torrential rain 倾盆大雨
15.Give sb./sth.=over to 受制于(某人)放任(感情)致力于(活动) Be given ovre to 被用于(某一目的) 16.take a path 注意动宾搭配 17.Loom large 显得突出
Money tiome and health concerns loomed large in the poo of 18.keep your own counsel 不透露自己的计划 19.Accoutrements n.fml 装备 配备 20.Slovenly a. 不整洁的 不修边幅的 E.g. The landlady was fat and laovenly
21.hard-and-fast rules/regulations 不容改变的规定 22.Snuff sth.out (突然)结束(生命)扼杀 杀死 23.In the background 在不显眼的位置 24.Dryrot n. (木材)干朽
25.A plethora of fml. 过多 过剩 过量 E.g. A plethora of paperwork
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26.Deplorade a fml.糟透的 悲惨的 极可哀叹的 27.Blackout n. 停电
(战时的)灯火管制 突然间的知觉丧失 28.humour v. 迎合 迁就
29.remuneration n. 报酬 酬劳
30.Swishy-washy a. Infml (人)优柔寡断的 没有明确目标的 31.Prick v. 刺(破)戳(穿)扎(穿) 使(感到疼痛)
Prick sb’s conscience 使某人的良心受到谴责 Prick (up) its/your ears 动物、人 竖起耳朵听
Prick the bubble (of sth) (使对某事物的)幻想破灭 32.nook n. 隐蔽处 a shady nook (房间的)角落
Nook and cranny 到处、四处
33.pay a high price for something 习惯用法而非cost 34.Have sb to do: allow or permit sb. to do Cause sb. To do
35.law 和rule 是近义词。当指自然界的规律时用law the law of gravity 36.Stomp v.(尤指因生气而)跺脚 重踩
Sb is stomping ground 某人喜欢常去的地方 37.high flown (言辞)浮夸的、空洞的 38.Break one’s stride 放慢脚步,停下
39.Akin to e.g. The language is closely akin to Arabic 与……相似 40.Happen 的主语往往是模糊意义的词
如果主语是有确定含义的词,动词往往用occur或 take place 41.当人类作为一个整体的类指,此时man的单数形式前加零冠词 42.Unlike 本身是介词,不需再加上介词to
43.Imbue v. Imbue sb. With sth. 常被动,使(某人)充满(强烈情感) 44.sensitive 敏感的 sensible 理,铭 45.Ruin 作为废墟讲时,必须是复数 46.Testify for/against sb. 为某人作证 Testify to sb./to doing sth.见证、证实 47.comply with 遵循规则或是需求
E.g. Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution 48.at pains 尽力、用心、下苦功 E.g. She is at pains to find facts
49.standing order n.(客户委托银行支付款项的)长期的(有效)委托书 长期有效规则,(议会的)议事规则,常规医嘱 (报刊、牛奶)长期订单 50.in the throes of 处于……的困境中
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