Lesson 16

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1.disguise v.

• (用伪装)使某人/某物的外观或声音异常；假装；假扮；装扮           I disguised the spots on my face with make-up.我用化妆品盖住脸上的斑点。
• 隐藏，遮掩(如真实的感情或用意)            I couldn’t disguise my anger.我怒形于色。
• [习语]in disguise 伪装的；假装的；假扮的

2.hit n.

原文：The film was a hit and soon created a desire by many in the US to visit Mulan’s hometown.

• 打；打击
• 命中目标；得分
• [习语]hit at sb [比喻]对某人的嘲讽；关于某人的嘲讽话              That last remark was a hit at me.最后的话是对我的嘲讽。
• 红极一时的人物或事物；成功           He’s a hit with everyone.大家都喜欢他。
• [习语]make a hit with sb [口语]给予(某人)极其良好的印象

另：feat n.技艺；武艺；功绩；伟业

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Lesson 15

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1.abuse n.

• [U]对某事物/某人的滥用、妄用或虐待
• [C]对某事物的滥用、妄用（abuse of sth）
• 恶习；弊端；不正之风
• 恶言；辱骂；粗话

另：abuse v.

• 滥用、妄用(某事物)
• 虐待某人；剥削
• 说(某人的)坏话；辱骂；诋毁

2.peril n.

• 严重危险(尤指死亡的)
• [通常复数]危险的事物或环境             These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter.这些鸟能在北极的严冬中生存。
• [习语]at one’s peril (尤用于劝某人不做某事)冒险             The bicycle has no brakes-you ride it ar your peril.这辆自行车没闸-你要骑可太危险了。
• [习语]in peril of one’s life=in danger of death 冒生命危险

另：perilous adj.多险的；危险的

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Lesson 14

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1.nut n.

• [the nuts]乐事，开心事；呱呱叫的人或事物

另：nuts adj.[俚语]发疯的；发狂的

2.jumble n.

• 杂乱的一堆东西；一团糟（jumble of sth）           a jumble of books and papers on the table 桌子上凌乱的一堆书和报纸

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Lesson 13

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1.circumference n.

原文：Then at the circumference I will draw a small niche.

• 周线；周缘；圆周|周长             The circumference of the earth is almost 25000 miles.地球的圆周长约为25000英里。

另：niche n.

• (浅的)凹处；(尤指)壁
• [比喻]适合的或舒适的位置、地方、职业等             I don’t think he’s yet found his niche in life.我认为他还没找到生活的归宿。

2.riches n.

• 富有；财富            He claims to despise riches.他声称视财富为粪土。             [比喻]the riches of Oriental art 东方艺术的丰富
• [习语]an embarrassment of riches 好东西太多而难以处理、难以选择等

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Lesson 12

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1.striking adj.

原文:Two of the smartest people I ever knew (at least in the academic sense) followed strikingly different career paths.

• 引人注意的；饶有兴趣的              There is a striking contrast between the two interpretations.这两种解释截然不同。
• (因相貌好)惹人注目的；吸引人的             a very striking young woman 美貌动人的年轻女子
• (指时钟等)鸣响报时的

2.verbal adj.

• 词语的；言语的；文字的；用言语的；用文字的             verbal skills 阅读和书写的技能
• 口头的(非书面的)
• 逐字的；一字不差的              a verbal translation 逐字的翻译
• [语法]动词的

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Lesson 11

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1.influential adj.

原文：Possibly the greatest artist of Western civilization-and certainly the most influential.

• 有影响的；有说服力的（be influential in sth/doing sth）
• 有地位、财富等的(因而能影响他人做某事)

2.summon v.

原文：In his early thirties,Michelangelo was summoned to Rome by Pope Julius II to sculpt a magnificent papal tomb,but was then asked to work on a painting project instead.

• 召唤某人；召集(大家)            Summon the pupils together in the school hall.把学生召集到学校的礼堂里。
• 传唤(某人)出庭；召唤(某人)
• 召开(会议等)            summon a conference 召开会议
• 发挥出(某品性)来做某事             I had to summon all my nerve to face my boss.我得鼓足勇气去见上司。
• summon sth up 使某事物浮现于脑际；唤起某事物               a smell which summons up memories of my childhood 使我回忆起童年往事的一种气味。

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Lesson 10

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1.firsthand adj./adv.

原文：You don’t have to go overseas to experience multicultural teams firsthand.

• 第一手(的)；直接从来源处得到(的)

另：secondhand adj./adv.

• 二手(的)(曾属于他人的)
• (指新闻、信息等)二手(的)，得自他人(的)             second-hand gossip 辗转听到的流言蜚语

2.immediate adj.

原文：Probably you don’t have to go beyond your own immediate workgroup.

• 立即的；即刻的              I want an immediate reply.我要求立即答复我。
• 目前的；当前的              Our immediate concern is for the families of those who died.我们当务之急是安抚死者的家属。
• (在时空上、关系上)最接近的，紧接的              What are your plans for the immediate future?你最近有什么计划？
• 直接的（=direct）

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