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  201.juxtaposition

  juxtaposition /?d??kst?p??z???n/ ( juxtapositions )

  N-VAR The juxtaposition oftwo contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placedtogether or described together, so that the differences between them areemphasized. 并列 [正式]

  例：

  This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty run sthrough Park's stories.

  残酷的现实和抒情诗般的美并存贯穿于帕克的故事之中。

  202.inequity

  inequity /?n??kw?t?/ (inequities )

  N-VAR If you refer to the inequity of something, it lacks balance or fairness. 不平衡; 不公平 [正式]

  例：

  Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.

  社会失衡比收入不公平更令他担忧。

  203.disparity

  disparity /d??sp?r?t?/ TEM8 ( disparities )

  N-VAR If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. 明显差异 [正式]

  例：

  ...thehealth disparities between ethnic and socio-economic groups in the U.S.

  …美国各种族和社会经济群体之间明显的健康差异。

  204.modest

  ADJ You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairlysmall. (数量、比率或改进幅度等) 较小的

  例：

  Unemployment rose to thestill modest rate of 0.7%.

  失业率升高到0.7%这个还算低的水平。

  205.abdicated

  abdicate /??bd??ke?t/ TEM8 (abdicating, abdicated, abdicates )

  1. V-I If a king or queenabdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. 退位

  例：

  The last French king wasLouis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.

  最后一位法国国王是路易斯·菲利普, 退位于1848年。

  2. V-T If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of thembecause they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer. 推卸 (职责) [正式]

  例：

  Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.

  很多父母干脆推卸掉他们对孩子的所有责任。

  206.irascibility

  irascibility [i,r?s?'bil?ti]

  n. irascible的变形

  irascible [i'r?s?bl]

  adj.

  易怒的，性情暴躁的

  发怒的，怒气冲冲的;由发怒引起的

  207.brusqueness

  brusqueness

  n. brusque,brusk的变形

  brusque,brusk [brusk]

  adj. (在态度或言词方面)粗暴的，简慢的，生硬无礼的，鲁莽的，粗率的，唐突的

  208.dexterous

  dexterous /?d?kstr?s/ (alsodextrous)

  ADJ Someone who is dexterousis very skilful and clever with their hands.(手)灵巧的

  例：

  As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.

  随着人年龄增长，他们通常变得不那么手巧了。

  209.residual

  residual /r??z?dj??l/ TEM4

  ADJ Residual is used todescribe what remains of something when most of it has gone. 残留的

  例：

  ...residual radiation from nuclear weapons testing.

  …来自核武器试验的残留放射物。

  210.stuffed

  stuffed /st?ft/

  ADJ filled with something,esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing 塞满了的; 吃饱了的

  211.agent动因

  212.usurped

  usurp /ju??z??p/ TEM8 ( usurping, usurped, usurps )

  V-T If you say that someoneusurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when theyhave no right to do this. 篡夺; 夺取 [正式]

  例：

  Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?

  她夺取了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗?

  213.adroitness

  adroit [?'dr?it]

  adj.

  灵巧的;熟练的

  巧妙的，机灵的，机敏的;聪明的;精明的(at，in)

  214.conviviality

  conviviality

  n.convivial的变形

  convivial[k?n'vivi?l]

  adj.

  喜吃喝交际的，好饮酒作乐的

  欢宴的;适于盛宴的

  215.pomposity

  pomposity /p?m?p?s?t?/

  N-UNCOUNT Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a veryserious manner that shows you think you are more important than you really are.摆架子 [表不满]

  例：

  Einstein was a scientist who hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.

  科学家爱因斯坦不喜欢摆架子，也不喜欢被称为天才。

  216.misanthrope

  misanthrope /?m?z?n?θr??p/ (misanthropes )

  N-COUNT A misanthrope is a person who does not like other people. 遁世者; 厌恶世人者 [正式]

  217.curmudgeon

  curmudgeon /k???m?d??n/ (curmudgeons )

  N-COUNT If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered. 坏脾气的人 [老式]

  例：

  ...such a terrible old curmudgeon.

  ...一个脾气如此糟糕的老头。

  218.animus

  animus /??n?m?s/

  N-UNCOUNT If a person has ananimus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, evenwhen there is no good reason for it. 敌意 [正式] [usu N prep]

  例：

  Your animus toward him suggests that you are the wrong man for the job.

  你对他的敌意说明你不适合这份工作。

  219.acuity

  acuity /??kju??t?/

  N-UNCOUNT Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought. (视觉或听觉)敏锐度; (思维)敏捷度 [正式]

  例：

  We work on improving visual acuity.

  我们致力于提高视觉敏锐度。

  220.fastidious

  fastidious /f??st?d??s, f?-/ TEM8

  ADJ If you say that someoneis fastidious, you mean that they pay great attention to detail because theylike everything to be very neat, accurate, and in good order. 极其注重细节的

  例：

  ...her fastidious attention to historical detail.

  …她对历史细节极为细致的关注。

  221.ingenuous

  ingenuous /?n?d??nj??s/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe someoneas ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. 天真的; 老实的 [正式] [ADV with v, ADV adj]

  例：

  He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter.

  他好像太天真诚实，不适合做记者。

  222.prosaic

  prosaic /pr???ze??k/

  ADJ Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. 枯燥乏味的[正式]

  例：

  His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest.

  他的老师对利率的急剧上升给出了一个更枯燥乏味的解释。

  223.nurtured

  nurture /?n??t??/ CET6 TEM8 ( nurturing, nurtured, nurtures )

  1. V-T If you nurture something such as a young child or ayoung plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. 养育[正式]

  例：

  Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

  父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。

  2. V-T If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encouragethem or help them to develop. 培养 [正式]

  例：

  She had always nurtured greatambitions for her son.

  她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。

  例：

  ...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties.

  …政治观点形成于60年代的父母们。

  224.contagious

  contagious /k?n?te?d??s/ CET6+ TEM4

  1. ADJ A disease that is contagious can be caught bytouching people or things that are infected with it. Compare . 接触传染的

  例：

  ...a highly contagious disease of the lungs.

  …一种高度接触传染的肺病。

  2. ADJ A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreadsquickly among a group of people. 有感染力的

  例：

  Laughing is contagious.

  笑是有感染力的。

  225.protean

  protean /pr???ti??n/

  ADJ If you describe someone or something as protean, youmean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance,or behaviour. 多变的; 变化多端的[正式] [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  He is a protean stylist whocan move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.

  他是一位富有变化的艺术家，能从布鲁斯转换到民谣以及雄壮的交响乐。

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