As she had forgotten her keys, she got into the house by the simple expedient of climbing through a window.
由于忘记带钥匙，她直接从窗户翻了进来。
47. flunk 失败
He flunked the exam again.
他这次又没及格。
48. fallacious 谬误的;靠不住的
His fallacious arguments cannot hold water.
这个观点站不住脚。
49. extoll 赞美;吹捧
Her merits are extolled in the newspaper.
她的功绩受到了报纸的大力表扬。
50. finesse 灵巧
Peter handled the meeting with great finesse.
Peter灵活地主持了这次大会。
His large heart melted their enmity and hatred.
他宽广的心胸消融了他们的敌意和仇恨。
42. erudite 博学的
It's an erudite book on the history of the Roman Empire.
这是一本详尽介绍罗马帝国历史的书。
43. eschew 避开
It's advisable that you eschew bad company and alcoholic drinks.
你最好是远离损友和酒精。
44. exasperate 激怒
The girl was extremely exasperated at her boyfriend's forgetting her birthday.
这个女孩因为她男友忘记她的生日而大发雷霆。
45. evasive 逃避的
I could not understand her evasive answer.
我不明白她为什么刻意回避这个问题。
A series of hard experiences has made the diffident man become confident again.
一连串艰苦的生活经历使得这个羞涩的男孩变得自信。
37. doleful 寂寞的
He narrated in his book about his doleful experiences in war.
他在书中记述了他在战争中孤独的生活经历。
38. dwindle 减少
Marriage rolled on and their love gradually dwindled away.
他们结婚了，但彼此间的爱却淡了。
39. eavesdropping 偷听
Overhearing is quite different from eavesdropping.
不小心听到和偷听是有很大差别的。
40. eerie 怪异的
He heard an eerie sound while crossing a dark wood at night.
夜晚，他穿越小树林时听到了一声奇怪的声响。
The project is not compatible with the company's long-term plans.
这个计划的目的和公司的长期目标是不一致的。
32.concur 意见相同
The two judges concurred with each other on the ruling.
两名裁判员都对这一裁定表示赞同。
33.defer 推迟
His military service was deferred until he finished college.
他服军役的时间被推迟到大学毕业后。
34.cranky / eccentric 古怪的
It's hard to cope with that old cranky / eccentric old man.
和这个古怪的老头合作是十分困难的。
35.corpulent / obese 肥胖的
Overeating has made him corpulent / obese.
吃得太多使他过度肥胖。
The drowsing boy didn't even browse the book.
那个打瞌睡的男孩根本就没看书。
27. capricious 反复无常的
The husband failed to catch his wife's capricious mind.
这位男士总是捉摸不透他妻子阴晴不定的脾气。
28. catalyst 催化剂
The First World War served as a catalyst for major social changes in Europe.
第一次世界大战是欧洲社会格局改变的催化剂。
29. catastrophe 大灾难
Nuclear explosion can be a fatal catastrophe that will cause heavy loss of life.
原子弹爆炸的杀伤力极强，它可能带来巨大的灾难。
30. charisma 个人魅力
Professor Smith possesses a charisma. That's why he is so popular with his students.
史密斯教授魅力十足，这也是为什么他在学生中那么受欢迎。
He received an avalanche of thank letters.
开始，信件像雪花似的纷纷寄来，现在已经快变成雪崩了。
22. badge 象征;标记
Hester Prynne wears a letter A on her bosom that serves as a badge of shame.
作为耻辱的象征海丝特·白兰的胸口印着字母A。
文化点津：Hester Prynne海丝特·白兰，The Scarlet Letter《红字》的女主人公。《红字》是美国作家Nathaniel Hawthorne纳撒尼尔·霍桑的一部小说作品，1850年3月出版。这本书奠定他在美国文坛的地位。
23. benevolent 仁慈的
Christians believe that God is benevolent.
基督徒相信上帝是仁慈的。
24. exotic bazaar 异国集市
The exotic bazaar seems quite bizarre to me.
对我来说这个具有异国情调的市场真是奇特。
25. brevity 简洁
Brevity is the soul of writing.
简洁是写作的灵魂。
The aroma of lilacs lingers about the garden.
丁香花的香气在花园中弥漫。
17. articulate 明确有力地表达
He finds it very difficult to articulate his distress.
他觉得很难用言语表达出他的痛苦。
18. ascertain 确定;查明
The police are trying to ascertain exactly who was at the party.
警方正在调查到底谁去了那场聚会。
19. attest 证明
The luxurious furniture attests to the family's wealth.
这组昂贵的家具彰显了他家的富贵气质。
20. audacious 无畏的
His audacious action turned out to be a disaster.
他大无畏的举动却带来了灾难。
Kate Chopin, a great American writer, maintains an ambivalent attitude towards mother-women in her fiction.
凯特·肖邦一位伟大的美国作家，在她的小说中，总是留有母亲和女人的矛盾。
12. amenity 舒适;愉快
Parks and a theater are just some of the town's local amenities.
公园和电影院是这座城镇中让人快乐的地方。
13. anguish 痛苦;苦恼
Her whole being was filled with a vague anguish, which was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul's summer day.
她总是淡淡的哀伤，这哀伤像影子一样，像笼罩着夏日的薄雾一样。
14. annihilate 歼灭
The army annihilated the enemy.
这支军队全歼了敌人。
15. apparel 服装
The people of that tribe are dressed in strange apparel.
这个部落的人穿着奇怪的装束。
A good friend will not desert you in time of adversity.
好朋友从来不会在你正处逆境的时候离开你。
7. affinity 密切关系
The French and Italian languages have many affinities with each other.
法语和意大利语关系十分密切。
8. affluent 富裕的
The young man spends money like water in that he comes from an affluent family.
这位年轻男士花钱如流水，因为他的家族十分地富有。
9. allude 暗指
She didn't mention Mr. Smith by name, but it was clear she was alluding to him.
她没有指姓点名，但是很明显她说的就是史密斯先生。
10. ambience 气氛
The little restaurant has a pleasant ambience.
这个小餐馆气氛轻松愉快。
Most people abhor cruelty to animals.
大多数人都痛恨虐待动物
2. abate 减轻
The pain-killer abated his splitting headache.
这种止痛药减轻了他剧烈的头痛.
3. adjacent 邻近的，毗连的
The mountain village is adjacent to a highway.
这座小山村毗邻高速公路。
4. admonish 告诫;劝告
A good student does not need to be admonished about being absent too much.
一个好学生不用别人来提醒他按时出勤。
5. advent 到来
People are much better informed since the advent of television.
自从发明了电视，人们比以前了解到了更多的资讯。
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