【正文】 to連用)②死 epidemic ( n.) :the rapid，widespread occurrence of a fad，fashion，etc．(風(fēng)尚、風(fēng)氣、愛好等的)一時流行，風(fēng)行 flirt ( v．) :trifle or toy(with)玩弄，戲耍；做著玩；不認真地對待，不認真地考慮(常與with連用) colossal ( adj.) :1ike a colossus in size；huge；gigantic；enormous巨大的，龐大的 rebuff ( v．) :check or repulse挫??；阻止 broke (adj.) :[colloq．]having little or no money；bankrupt[口]無錢的，身無分文的；破了產(chǎn)的 hone (v．) :sharpen with or as with a hone把……放在磨石上磨 scathing ( adj. ) : searing；withering；injurious；harsh or caustic嚴厲的，尖刻的 sluggish ( adj. ) :slow or slow—moving；not active；dull(行動)緩慢的；遲鈍的 sloth ( n.) :a lazy person懶漢 astound ( v．) :bewilder with sudden surprise；astonish greatly；amaze使震驚，使驚愕，使大吃一驚 tedious ( adj.) :long or verbose and vearisome；triesome；boring冗長乏味的；使人厭倦的；沉悶的 travelogue ( n.) :a lecture on travels, usually acpanied by the showing of pictures旅行見聞講座 Sultan ( n.) :a Moslem ruler蘇丹(一些伊斯蘭教國家統(tǒng)治者的稱號) debunk ( v．) :[Am．colloq．]expose the false or exaggerated claims，pretensions，glamour，etc．[美口]揭露，揭發(fā)，揭穿 revere ( v．) :regard with deep respect，love，and awe；venerate尊敬，崇敬；敬畏 ingenuity ( n.) :the quality of being ingenious；cleverness，originality，skill，etc．機靈，機智，足智多謀；獨創(chuàng)性，創(chuàng)造力；熟練，巧妙 juvenile ( adj.) :young and youthful年輕的；青年的 pariah ( n.) :any person despised or rejected by others；outcast為社會所遺棄者；流浪者 puritanical ( adj.) :extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion宗教(或道德)上極端拘謹?shù)? panorama ( n.) :an unlimited view in all directions全景；全圖 deplore ( v．) :be regretful or sorry about懊悔，悔恨，對……深感遺憾 sap ( v．) :undermine in any way；weaken；exhaust削弱；耗竭 clamor ( n.) :a loud outcry；uproar大聲呼喊，喧嚷，喧囂，吵鬧 robust ( adj. ) :strong and healthy；full of vigor；hardy健壯的；精力充沛的 haunt ( v．) :appear or recur repeatedly to，often to the point of obsession(思想、回憶等)縈繞；(疾病等)纏住 pneumonia ( n.) :inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by any of a number of agents，such as bacteria or viruses肺炎． meningitis ( n.) :inflammation of the meninges．esp. as the result of infection by bacteria or viruses腦脊膜炎 epileptic ( n.) :a person who has epilepsy癲癇患者 pad ( v．) :stuff，cover，or line with a pad or padding填塞；襯填 crater ( n.) :a bowl—shaped cavity，as at the mouth of a volcano or on the surface of the moon碗形洞(如火山口、環(huán)形山、月亮表面的坑狀地方) crumble ( v． ) :fall to pieces；disintegrate；decay破碎，破裂；使?jié)⑸ⅲ雇呓猓麥?lament ( v.) :feel or express deep sorrow for；mourn or grieve for為……而悲痛；哀悼；為……而傷心 every bit: (infml)equalIy；entirely完全，同樣地 例： He is every bit as mean as she is．他與她同樣平庸。 in print: (of a book)available for sale from the publisher；(of a person’s work)printed in a book，efc．(指書)可買到，已出版 例： It was the first time he had seen his work in print．這是他第一次看見自己的作品出版。 soak up: to receive and absorb stll．接受并吸收 例： That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!那孩子吸收新知識像海綿似的! succumb to: stop resisting；yield to，submit to屈服，屈從 例： Several children have measles，and the others are bound to SUCcumb to it．有幾個孩子患了麻疹，其他孩子也必然會被傳染。 flirt with: to deal playfully or superficiMly with不認真考慮、對待 例： I am flirting with the idea of getting a job．我胡思亂想著要去找份工作。 of sorts: (derogative)of a poor or inferior type(貶義)差勁的，劣等 例： It was a meal of sorts，but nobody enjoyed it．這勉強算是一頓飯，誰都沒有吃好。 au over: what one would expect 0f the person specified正像所說的人一樣 例： That sounds like my sister all over．聽起來跟我姐姐一模一樣。 in arnest: seriously，not jokingly嚴肅地，認真地 例： Both sides are deeply in earnest，with passions that approximate those of civil war。雙方都很堅決認真，像是鼓足勁要打一場內(nèi)戰(zhàn)似的。Lesson10 The Trial That Rocked the World 詞匯(Vocabulary)sweltering ( adj.) :that swelters or suffers from the heat；very hot；sultry熱得發(fā)昏的；酷熱 counsel ( n.) :a lawyer or group of lawyers giving advice about legal matters and representing clients in court辯護律師；法律顧問；辯護人 silvertongued ( adj.) :eloquent；persuasive雄辯的；口才流利的 orator ( n.) :a skilled，eloquent public speaker雄辯家 jury ( n.) :a group of people sworn to hear the evidence and inquire into the facts in a law case，and to give decision in accordance with their findings陪審團 erupt ( v．) :burst forth or out，as from some restraint進發(fā)；爆發(fā)；噴出 clash ( n.) :a sharp disagreement；conflict抵觸；沖突；意見不一致；對立 fundamentalism ( n.) :religious beliefs based on a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible and regarded as fundamental to Christian faith and morals原教旨主義(相信《圣經(jīng)》所記載的傳統(tǒng)的基督教信仰，反對較為近代的教義) legislature ( n.) :a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state(esp. the lawmaking body of a state，corresponding to the U．S．Congress)立法機構(gòu)(尤指美國的州議會) prohibit ( v．) :refuse to permit；forbid by law or by an order禁止；不準 legality ( n.) :quality，condition，or instance of being legal or lawful；conformity with the law合法性 indict ( v．) :accuse；charge with the mission of a cime。 esp. make formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence usually said of the action of a grand jury控告， 控訴；指控，告發(fā)，對……起訴 prosecute (v．) :institute legal proceedings against，or conduct criminal proceedings in court against對……起訴 festoon ( v．) :adorn or hang with festoons飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于 sprout (v．) :grow or develop rapidly迅速生長，迅速發(fā)展 rickety ( adj.) :1iable to fall or break down because weak；shaky易倒的；易垮的；不結(jié)實的；不穩(wěn)固的 evangelist ( n.) :anyone who evangelizes(esp. a traveling preacher or a revivalist)福音傳教士(尤指巡回說教者或信仰復(fù)興者) exhort ( v．) :urge earnestly by advice，warning，etc．規(guī)勸，勸告，勸戒 infidel ( n.) :a person who holds no religious belief無宗教信仰者，不信宗教者 florid ( adj. ) : flushed with red or pink(said of the plexion)(臉色)紅潤的 paunchy ( adj. ) :[derog. or humor](esp. of a man)having a fat stomach[貶或幽](尤指男性)大腹便便的 attorney ( n.) :．a(chǎn)ny person legally empowered to act as agent for. or in behalf of，another(esp. a lawyer)(被當事人授權(quán)的法律事務(wù)中的)代理人 shrew