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  176. arcane

  arcane /ɑ??ke?n/

  ADJ Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious. 秘密的; 神秘的 [正式]

  例：

  Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of Gorecki.

  直至幾個(gè)月前，現(xiàn)代音樂(lè)神秘世界之外只有少數(shù)人聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)戈萊斯基。

  177. satire

  satire /?s?ta??/ CET6+ TEM4 ( satires )

  N-UNCOUNT Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are. 諷刺

  例：

  The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.

  圣誕節(jié)期間商業(yè)化的一面很容易成為諷刺的對(duì)象。

  178. nostalgic

  nostalgic /n??st?ld??k/ CET6+ TEM8

  ADJ Nostalgic things cause you to think affectionately about the past. 引起懷舊的

  例：

  Although we still depict nostalgic snow scenes on Christmas cards, winters are now very much warmer.

  雖然我們還在圣誕卡上描繪引人懷舊的雪景，但現(xiàn)在冬天溫暖多了。

  179. unsavory

  unsavory /?n?se?v?r?/ adj. 難吃的;令人討厭的

  180. merited

  ['mer?t?d] V-T If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it. 應(yīng)受到 [正式]

  例：

  He said he had done nothingwrong to merit a criminal investigation.

  他說(shuō)他沒(méi)有做錯(cuò)任何事，不應(yīng)該受到刑事調(diào)查。

  181. prodigious

  prodigious /pr??d?d??s/

  ADJ Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. 巨大的; 給人印象深刻的 [文學(xué)性]

  例：

  This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.

  這生意帶來(lái)大量現(xiàn)金。

  182. prominent

  prominent /?pr?m?n?nt/ CET4 TEM4

  ADJ Someone who is prominent is important and well-known. 重要的; 著名的

  例：

  ...the children of very prominent or successful parents.

  …非常知名或成功的人士們的孩子們。

  183.excoriate

  excoriate /?k?sk??r??e?t/( excoriating, excoriated, excoriates )

  V-T To excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually inpublic. (公開(kāi))指責(zé) [正式]

  例：

  He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.

  他繼續(xù)在這些護(hù)士們面前指責(zé)我。

  184.exemplary

  exemplary /?ɡ?z?mpl?r?/ CET6TEM8

  ADJ If you describe someone or something as exemplary, you think they are extremely good. 堪稱典范的

  例：

  Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation.

  支持這一成功的基礎(chǔ)是一次堪稱典范的革新記錄。

  185.proliferate

  proliferate /pr??l?f??re?t/ CET6+ ( proliferating, proliferated,proliferates )

  V-I If things proliferate,they increase in number very quickly. 激增 [正式]

  例：

  Computerized databases are proliferating fast.

  計(jì)算機(jī)化的數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)在迅速激增。

  186. constituency

  constituency /k?n?st?tj??ns?/ CET6+ TEM4 ( constituencies )

  N-COUNT A particular constituency is a section of society that may give political support to aparticular party or politician. (會(huì)支持某政黨或政客的) 選民陣營(yíng)

  例：

  In Iowa, farmers are a powerful political constituency.

  在愛(ài)荷華州，農(nóng)民是一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的政治選民陣營(yíng)。

  187.uncouth

  uncouth /?n?ku?θ/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe a personas uncouth, you mean that their behaviour is vulgar, noisy, and unpleasant. (行為)粗魯?shù)? 吵鬧的 [表不滿]

  188.anecdotal

  anecdotal /??n?k?d??t?l/

  ADJ Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics,and so may not be valid. 軼聞的

  例：

  Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in the Southwest have slipped.

  傳聞的證據(jù)表明西南部的銷售量有所下滑。

  189.confound

  confound /k?n?fa?nd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )

  V-T If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃驚; 使困惑

  例：

  He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis.

  他通過(guò)冷靜處理人質(zhì)危機(jī)頓時(shí)使他的批評(píng)者們大吃一驚。

  190.commonplace

  commonplace /?k?m?n?ple?s/ CET6 TEM4

  ADJ If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore notsurprising. 常見(jiàn)的

  例：

  Inter-racial marriages have become commonplace.

  不同種族間的通婚已經(jīng)變得很常見(jiàn)。

  191.extemporaneously

  extemporaneous [ik,stemp?'reini?s]

  adj.

  即席的，即興的，臨場(chǎng)的，臨時(shí)的;隨口而出的，無(wú)準(zhǔn)備的

  192.secure

  secure /s??kj??/ CET4 TEM4 ( securing, secured, secures )

  V-T If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. 爭(zhēng)取到 [正式]

  例：

  Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.

  聯(lián)邦政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人們繼續(xù)他們爭(zhēng)取停火的努力。

  193. enthralled

  enthral [in'θr?:l]

  迷住，(強(qiáng)烈地)吸引住;使神魂顛倒，使感到很愉快，令人愉快：

  a performer whose grace,skill, and virtuosity enthral his audiences

  以其優(yōu)美、技藝、精湛技巧吸引住他的觀眾的表演者

  194.obsession

  obsession /?b?s???n/ CET6+ ( obsessions )

  N-VAR If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them. 迷戀

  例：

  She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.

  她會(huì)試圖忘掉她對(duì)克里斯托弗的迷戀。

  195.application

  N-UNCOUNT Application is hardwork and concentration on what you are doing over a period of time. 勤奮

  例：

  ...his immense talent,boundless energy and unremitting application.

  …他的巨大天資、無(wú)限精力與不懈努力。

  196. cursory

  cursory /?k??s?r?/ TEM8

  ADJ A cursory glance orexamination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. 粗略的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.

  伯克粗略瞥了眼菜單，然后啪地合上了。

  197. unorthodox

  unorthodox /?n???θ??d?ks/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour, beliefs, or customs as unorthodox, you mean that they are different from what is generally accepted. 非正統(tǒng)的; 另類的

  例：

  The reality-based show followed the unorthodox lives of Ozzy, his wifeSharon, daughter Kelly, and son, Jack.

  這個(gè)寫(xiě)實(shí)劇取材于奧茲、其妻莎倫、女兒凱莉和兒子杰克的另類生活。

  198.discipline

  N-COUNT A discipline is aparticular area of study, especially a subject of study in a college oruniversity. (尤指大學(xué)里的) 學(xué)科 [正式]

  例：

  We're looking for people from a wide range of disciplines.

  我們正在尋找各類學(xué)科的人才。

  199.attenuated

  attenuated /??t?nju?e?t?d/

  ADJ An attenuated object isunusually long and thin.細(xì)長(zhǎng)的 [正式]

  例：

  ...round arches and attenuated columns.

  ...圓拱門(mén)和細(xì)長(zhǎng)柱子。

  200.plasticity

  plasticity /pl??st?s?t?/

  N the quality of beingplastic or able to be moulded 成型性

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