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  101. conservative

  conservative /k?n?s??v?t?v/ CET4 TEM4 ( conservatives )

  ADJ Someone who is conservative has views that are toward the political right. In the U.S. the Republicans are more conservative than the Democrats, who are more liberal. 持政治右倾观点的

  例：

  ...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidatein any election.

  …公民们在任何选举中都千篇一律地支持最保守的候选人的县。

  102. mollify

  mollify /?m?l??fa?/ TEM8 (mollifying, mollified, mollifies )

  V-T If you mollify someone,you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. 安抚; 平息 [正式]

  例：

  The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.

  展开该调查的目的主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。

  103. inflamed

  inflamed /?n?fle?md/ TEM8

  ADJ If part of your body isinflamed, it is red or swollen, usually as a result of an infection, injury, orillness. 红肿的; 发炎的

  例：

  Symptoms include red, itchy and inflamed skin.

  症状包括皮肤红肿、瘙痒和发炎。

  104. obdurate

  obdurate /??bdj?r?t/

  ADJ If you describe someoneas obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal tochange their decision or opinion. 执拗的; 顽固不化的 [正式]

  例：

  Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.

  政府的一些部门可能正在作出改变，但其他部门却要执意维持现状。

  105. altruism

  利他主义

  106. prescient

  prescient /?pr?s??nt/

  ADJ If you say that someone or something was prescient, you mean that they were able to know or predict what was going to happen in the future. 预知的; 先知的; 预见性的 [正式]

  例：

  ...an eerily prescient comedy about a populist multimillionaire political candidate.

  ...围绕一位身价数百万的民粹主义政治候选人的一部喜剧，其预见性近乎诡异。

  107. elite

  elite /??li?t, e?-/ CET6 TEM8 ( elites )

  N-COUNT You can refer to themost powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, orsociety as the elite. 精英

  例：

  ...a government comprisedmainly of the elite.

  …主要由精英组成的政府。

  108. latitude

  latitude /?l?t??tju?d/ CET6 TEM4 ( latitudes )

  N-VAR The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.纬度

  例：

  In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over thelast 20-30 years.

  中高纬度地区的降雨量在过去的20到30年间稳步上升了。

  109. compilation

  compilation /?k?mp??le???n/ ( compilations )

  N-COUNT A compilation is abook, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places. 汇编; 合集

  例：

  His latest CD is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.

  他最新的CD是他过去十年的爵士乐作品集。

  110. commemorate

  commemorate /k??m?m??re?t/ CET6 TEM4 ( commemorating, commemorated,commemorates )

  V-T To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action,ceremony, or specially created object. 纪念

  例：

  One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history.

  有一间房间里有一个画廊，陈列着纪念棒球史上伟大时刻的绘画作品。

  111. uncorroborated

  uncorroborated /??nk??r?b??re?t?d/

  ADJ An uncorroborated statement or claim is not supported by any evidence or information. (声明等)无证据的; 未经证实的 [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  Uncorroboratedconfessions should no longer be accepted by courts.

  无证据的供词不应继续被法庭采信。

  112. ephemeral

  ephemeral /??f?m?r?l/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe something as ephemeral, you mean that it lasts only for a short time. 短暂的; 瞬间的 [正式]

  例：

  He talked about the country'sephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat.

  他谈到战败彻底粉碎了国家的短暂统一。

  113. histrionics

  histrionics /?h?str???n?ks/

  N-PLURAL If you disapprove of someone's dramatic and exaggerated behaviour, you can describe it ashistrionics. 装腔作势 [表不满]

  例：

  When I explained everythingto my mom and dad, there were no histrionics.

  当我向自己的父母对一切做解释时，没有装腔作势。

  114. gregarious

  gregarious /ɡr??ɡ??r??s/TEM8

  1.

  ADJ Someone who is gregarious enjoys being with other people. 爱社交的

  例：

  She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.

  她就是这样一个爱社交而且外向的人。

  2.

  ADJ Gregarious animals orbirds normally live in large groups. 群居的

  例：

  Snow geese are very gregarious birds.

  雪雁是种群居的鸟类。

  115. taciturn

  taciturn /?t?s??t??n/ TEM8

  ADJ A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. 不爱说话的

  例：

  A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.

  他不爱说话，对我的问题一两个字就打发了。

  116. inform

  V-T If a situation oractivity is informed by an idea or a quality, that idea or quality is verynoticeable in it. 弥漫 (思想或品质等) [正式]

  例：

  All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension.

  所有动听的歌曲无不弥漫着某种伤感和紧绷感。

  117. hubris

  hubris /?hju?br?s/

  N-UNCOUNT If you accuse someone of hubris, you are accusing them of arrogant pride. 傲慢自大; 自恃 [正式]

  例：

  ...a tale of how anhonourable man pursuing honourable goals was afflicted with hubris and led his nation toward catastrophe.

  ...一个有关追求崇高目标的磊落君子如何因自高自大、而将自己的国家引向灾难的故事。

  118. seminal

  seminal /?s?m?n?l/ TEM8

  1.

  ADJ Seminal is used to describe things such as books, works, events, and experiences that have a great influence in a particular field. (在某一领域内) 有重大影响的[正式]

  例：

  ...author of the seminal book "Animal Liberation."

  …有着巨大影响的《动物解放》一书的作者。

  119. intransigent

  intransigent /?n?tr?ns?d??nt/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. 顽固的 [正式]

  例：

  ...Sami's opinionated and intransigent father.

  …萨米那武断而固执的父亲。

  120. platitude

  platitude /?pl?t??tju?d/ (platitudes )

  N-COUNT A platitude is a statement that is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations. 陈词滥调 [表不满]

  例：

  Why couldn't he say something vital and original instead of just spouting the sameold platitudes?

  他为什么不能说点重要的、有新意的东西，而不只是喋喋不休地讲些陈词滥调呢?

  121. antithetical

  antithetical /??nt??θ?t?k?l/

  ADJ Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it. 对立的 [书面] [usu v-link ADJ 'to'n]

  例：

  Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists.

  他们的重点与环保主义者的重点是对立的。

  122. adulatory

  adulatory /??dj??le?t?r?/

  ADJ If someone makes anadulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration forthem. 奉承拍马的[usuADJ n]

  例：

  ...adulatoryreviews.

  …奉承的评论。

  123. embezzlement

  embezzlement /?m?b?z ?lm?nt/

  N-UNCOUNT Embezzlement is the crime of embezzling money. 挪用公款

  例：

  He was later charged with embezzlement.

  他后来被指控挪用公款。

  124. versatile

  versatile /?v??s??ta?l/ CET6 TEM4

  1.

  ADJ If you say that a person is versatile, you approve of them because they have many different skills. 多才多艺的 [表赞许]

  例：

  He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.

  他是这次运动会中最有才能的运动员之一。

  2.

  ADJ A tool, machine, or material that is versatile can be used for many different purposes. 用途广泛的

  例：

  Never before has computing been so versatile.

  计算机技术从未像现在这样用途广泛。

  125. staple

  staple /?ste?p?l/ CET6 TEM4 ( stapling, stapled, staples )

  ADJ A staple food, product,or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives. 基本的; 主要的 (食物、产品、活动) [ADJ n]

  例：

  Rice is the staple food ofmore than half the world's population.

  大米是世界上半数以上人口的主食。

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