词汇(Vocabulary)
horde ( n.) :a large,moving crowd or throng群,人群 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
croquet ( n.) :an outdoor game-、n which the players use mallets to drive a wooden ball through a series of hoops placed in the ground槌球游戏(一种用木槌击木球钻小圈的游戏)
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luncheon ( n.) :a lunch,esp. a formal lunch with others午餐;午宴;午餐(聚)会
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Nazi (adj. & n.) :designating,of,or characteristic of the German fascist political party(German National Socialist Party).founded in 1919 and abolished in 1945德国国社党的,纳粹党的;纳粹党党员,纳粹分子
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indistinguishable ( adj. ) : that cannot be distinguished as
being different or separate不能区别的,不能辨别的,难区分的
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devoid ( adj.) :completely without;empty or destitute(of)完全没有的,缺乏的(后接of)
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excel ( v.) :be better or greater than,or superior to(another or others)优于;胜过
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ferocious ( adj.) :fierce;savage;violently cruel凶猛的,残忍的;凶恶的
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unsay ( v.) :take back or retract(what has been said)取消(前言);收回(前言)
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folly ( n.) :foolishness;any foolish action or belief愚笨,愚蠢;愚蠢的行为(或思想等)
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threshold ( n.) :doorstill;entrance or beginning point of sth.门槛;人口;开端
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till ( v.) :work(1and)in raising crops,as by plowing,fertilizing,etc.;cultivate耕种;耕耘;耕作
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immemorial (adj. ) : extending back beyond memory or record;ancient无法追忆的;无文字记载的;古老的 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
wring (v.) :.get or extract by force,threats,persistence,etc.; extort强求;榨取;勒索
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primodial (adj.) :not derivative;fundamental;original根本的;基本的
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hideous ( adj.) :horrible to see,hear etc.;very ugly or revolting;dreadful骇人听闻的;非常丑陋的;可怕的 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
onslaught ( n.) :a violent,intense attack猛攻
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clank ( v. ) : make a sharp,metallic sound发当啷声,发铿锵声
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dandify ( v.) :make a look like a dandy;dress up使打扮得像花花公子;给……穿上盛装,给……乔装打扮 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
crafty ( adj.) :subtly deceitful;cunning;artful;sly狡猾的,狡诈的,诡计多端的
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cow ( v.) :make timid and submissive by filling with fear or awe;intimidate恫吓,吓唬,威胁
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docile ( adj.) :easy to manage or discipline;tractable易管教的;顺从的,温顺的,驯服的;听话的
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brutish ( adj. ) :of or like a brute;savage;gross野兽般的,残忍的;粗野的
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plod ( v.) :walk 0r move heavily and laboriously;trudge沉重缓慢地走
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swarm ( n.) :a moving mass,crowd,or throng(移动的)大群,大堆
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locust ( n.) :any of various large grasshoppers,often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited蝗虫
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