【正文】 t 自夸者 blowhard 吹牛大王 dotard 老糊涂 abreast() adv. ~(of sb/sth) next to sb/sth and facing the same way并列；并肩 cycling two abreast兩輛自行車并排而行 keep abreast of sth了解最新情況；跟上 eg. It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in puting. ultimately() )finally終歸；最后 2)at the most basic and important level最基本地；根本上 patent() n. an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention。 2） ~of doing sth. a habit of doing ；癖好 has the unfortunate kack of always saying the wrong thing. awe() of respect and slight fear 敬畏；驚嘆 awe and respect 敬畏和尊敬 awe and wonder 敬畏和驚奇 eg. He specks of her with awe. 他談及她時肅然起敬。 anecdotal ，趣聞的，傳聞的 knack() )~(of/for sth.),~(of /for doing sth.) a special skill or ability that you have naturally or can learn (天生的或?qū)W會的 )技能，本領(lǐng) eg. He’s got a real knack for making 。to say sth出聲；說 to utter a cry/groan/moan/sigh發(fā)出叫喊聲 /呻吟聲 /嗚咽聲 /嘆息聲 eg. She did not utter a word during lunch. Utterance )說話；講話 2)話語；言論 staggering() large, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe大得驚人的；駭人的；難以想像的 staggeringly adv. staggeringly beautiful/expensive漂亮 /昂貴得令人難以置信 staggered ）震驚； 2）交錯的；錯開的 staggered working hours互相交錯的工作時間 vestige() n. 1)a small part of still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing 殘留部分；遺跡 eg. the lost vestiges of the old colonial regime 舊殖民制度最后的殘余 2)usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of 絲毫，一點 eg. There’s not a vestige of truth in the rumor. 這個謠傳毫無真實可言。 2） very great 很大的；巨大的 fabulous wealth/riches /beauty 巨額財富；大量財產(chǎn)；非常美麗 fabulously adv. Extremely 極其；非常 fabulously wealthy/rich 極為富有 offshoot() n. 1） a thing that develops from sth.,especially a small anization that develops from a large one 分支；分支機構(gòu) 2）a new stem that grows on a plant分支 Off:not on。difficult to control不守規(guī)章的；不服從指揮的；桀驁不馴的；難以控制的 a recalcitrant child/attitude 不聽話的孩子；倔強的態(tài)度 recalcitrance n. Differences amid the three words Worried is a mon word that describes how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or sth. bad that might happen have you been? I was worried about you. Concerned is uaually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world etc. eg. She’s very concerned about the environment. Anxious describes a stranger feeling and is more formal anxious to do急切想做某事 ’m anxious to find out what’s happened. prey () n. 1) an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another 被捕食的動物；獵物 ( eg:The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. 獅 子經(jīng)常悄然跟蹤獵物達幾個小時。 ) prey on/upon sb/sth 1)(of an animal or bird)捕食；獵獲 2)欺凌，坑騙，敲詐（弱者） (eg:Bogus social workers have been preying on old people living 。 用于直接引語 企盼；祈望 pray (for sth) 。 strange: 普通常用詞，含義廣泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或 不自然的人或物。 twirl () v. 1) ~(sb.)(around/round) to move or dance round and round 。 ) n. the action of a person spinning around once （人）旋轉(zhuǎn)一周 ( eg. Kate did a twirl in her new dress. 凱特穿著新連衣裙轉(zhuǎn)了一圈。 inside: 多指處于某物內(nèi)部或靠近內(nèi)部，?？膳c inner 換用，可引申指內(nèi)幕的，秘密的。 placid () adj. 1) (of a person or an animal) not easily excited or irritated 溫 和的；平和的；文靜的 (eg : a placid horse 馴良的馬 ) placid←→high spirited 2) calm and peaceful,with very little movement 平靜的；寧靜的；安靜的 (eg : the placid waters of the lake 平靜的湖水 ) → adv. placidly → n. placidity 近義詞 calm : 平靜的，心情不激動 peaceful : 和平的，愛好和平的 tranquil : 安靜的；平靜的 restful : 悠閑地，平靜的 sedate : 鎮(zhèn)靜的，恬靜的 serene : 寧靜的，從容的 munion () n. 1) a ceremony in the