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  251.gerrymandering

  gerrymandering /?d??r??m?nd?r??/

  N-UNCOUNT Gerrymandering isthe act ofaltering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantageto onepolitical party or group of people. (为使某一党获得优势)改划选区 [表不满]

  252.dilapidated

  dilapidated /d??l?p??de?t?d/ TEM8

  ADJ A building that isdilapidated is oldand in a generally bad condition. 破旧的

  例：

  ...anold dilapidated barn.

  …一座破旧的谷仓。

  253.debilitated

  debilitate /d??b?l??te?t/ TEM8 (debilitating, debilitated, debilitates)

  V-T If you are debilitated bysomethingsuch as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. 虚弱 [正式] [usu passive]

  例：

  Stewart took over yesterdaywhen Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.

  昨天因拉塞尔患有肠炎身体变得虚弱，斯图尔特已经接管了他的工作。

  254.sophistry

  sophistry /?s?f?str?/

  N-UNCOUNT Sophistry is thepractice ofusing clever arguments that sound convincing but are in fact false.诡辩术 [正式]

  例：

  Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economicliteracy.

  政治竞选更多取决于诡辩之术而非对经济是否懂行。

  255.animosity

  animosity /??n??m?s?t?/ TEM8 ( animosities)

  N-UNCOUNT Animosity is astrong feeling ofdislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind. 强烈敌意 [also N in pl]

  例：

  There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.

  在那两个国家间存在着历史悠久的强烈敌意。

  256.antipathy

  antipathy /?n?t?p?θ?/ TEM8

  N-UNCOUNT Antipathy is astrong feeling ofdislike or hostility toward someone or something. 憎恶 [正式]

  例：

  ...the voting public's antipathy toward the president.

  …投票民众对总统的憎恶。

  257.disheartened

  disheartened /d?s?hɑ?t ?nd/

  ADJ If you are disheartened,you feeldisappointed about something and have less confidence or less hopeabout it thanyou did before. 灰心的

  例：

  He was disheartened by their hostile reaction.

  他被他们敌意的反应弄得灰心了。

  258.hackneyed

  hackneyed /?h?kn?d/ TEM8

  ADJ If you describe somethingsuch as asaying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely tointerest,amuse, or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard manytimesbefore. 老生常谈的; 不新奇的

  例：

  Power corrupts and absolute power corruptsabsolutely. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.

  权力导致腐败，绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈，但无半点虚言。

  259.paradigm

  paradigm /?p?r??da?m/ CET6+ TEM8 (paradigms )

  N-VAR A paradigm is a modelfor somethingthat explains it or shows how it can be produced. 范例 [正式]

  例：

  ...a new paradigm of production.

  …一种新的生产范例。

  260.placid

  placid /?pl?s?d/ TEM4

  1. ADJ A placid person oranimal is calmand does not easily become excited, angry, or upset. 温和的

  例：

  She was a placid child who rarely cried.

  她是个温和的孩子，很少哭。

  2. ADJ A placid place, areaof water, orlife is calm and peaceful. 平静的

  例：

  ...the placid waters of Lake Erie.

  …伊利湖平静的湖水。

  261.recalcitrant

  recalcitrant /r??k?ls?tr?nt/

  ADJ If you describe someoneor something asrecalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey ordersor are difficultto deal with. 不服从命令的; 难对付的 [正式] [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will rejecttheirresponsibilities.

  危险在于那些不服从命令的地方当局将拒绝履行他们的职责。

  262.redundancy

  redundancy /r??d?nd?ns?/ CET6+ TEM8 (redundancies )

  1. N-UNCOUNT Redundancy meansbeing maderedundant. 裁员 [商业]

  例：

  Thousands of bank employeesare facing redundancy as their employers cutcosts.

  数千名银行职员面临裁员，因为他们的雇主要削减成本。

  2. N-COUNT When there areredundancies, anorganization tells some of its employees to leave becausetheir jobs are nolonger necessary or because the organization can no longerafford to pay them. 多余的员工 [英国英语] [商业]

  263.unorthodox

  unorthodox /?n???θ??d?ks/TEM8

  ADJ If youdescribe someone's behaviour, beliefs, orcustoms as unorthodox, you mean thatthey are different from what is generallyaccepted. 非正统的; 另类的

  例：

  The reality-basedshow followed theunorthodox lives of Ozzy, his wife Sharon, daughter Kelly, and son,Jack.

  这个写实剧取材于奥兹、其妻莎伦、女儿凯莉和儿子杰克的另类生活。

  264.pacifist

  pacifist /?p?s?f?st/ ( pacifists )

  N-COUNT A pacifist is someonewho believesthat violence is wrong and refuses to take part in wars. 和平主义者; 反战者

  例：

  Many protesters insist they are pacifists, opposed to war in all forms.

  许多抗议者坚持说他们是和平主义者，反对一切形式的战争。

  265.demagogue

  demagogue /?d?m??ɡ?ɡ/ (also demagog) TEM8 (demagogues )

  N-COUNT If you saythat someone such as a politician is ademagogue you are criticizing thembecause you think they try to win people'ssupport by appealing to theiremotions rather than using reasonable arguments. 煽动者 [oft adj N] [表不满

  266.prognosticator

  prognosticator [pr?ɡ'n?stikeit?]

  n. prognosticate的变形

  prognosticate [pr?ɡ'n?stikeit]

  vt.

  预示 (尤指预兆，先兆)：

  to prognosticate futurerelations

  预示未来的关系

  预测

  267.dirge

  dirge /d??d?/ ( dirges )

  N-COUNT A dirge is a slow,sad song orpiece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals. (葬礼中演奏的)挽歌 [usu sing]

  268. diminutive

  diminutive /d??m?nj?t?v/

  ADJ A diminutiveperson or object is very small. 微小的

  例：

  Her eyes scannedthe room until they came to rest on a diminutive figure standing at the entrance.

  她的目光扫视着房间，最后停留在一个站在入口的小小的身影上。

  269. virtuosity

  virtuosity /?v??t????s?t?/

  N-UNCOUNT The virtuosity ofsomeone such asan artist or athlete is their great skill. (如艺术家或运动员的)高超技巧 [oft with poss]

  例：

  At that time, his virtuosity on the trumpet had no parallel in jazz.

  那时，他高超的小号吹奏技巧在爵士乐界无人能比。

  270.halcyon

  halcyon /?h?ls??n/

  ADJ A halcyon time is a timein the pastthat was peaceful or happy. (旧日时光)平静的; 幸福的 [文学性] [ADJ n]

  例：

  It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he wonthreetournaments on the European tour.

  这和1990年的那些美好时光迥然不同，当时他在欧洲巡回赛中赢了三场锦标赛。

  271.invoke

  invoke /?n?v??k/ CET6+ TEM8 ( invoking,invoked, invokes )

  1. V-T If you invoke a law,you state thatyou are taking a particular action because that law allows ortells you to. 求助于 (法律)

  例：

  The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

  法官援用了一项保护难民的国际法律。

  2. V-T If you invokesomething such as aprinciple, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to themin order to supportyour argument. 援引

  例：

  ...economists who invoke the principle of "consumersovereignty" to supporttheir arguments.

  …援引“消费者主权”原则来支持自己论点的经济学家们。

  3. V-T If something such as apiece ofmusic invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have thefeeling or tosee the image. Many people consider this use to be incorrectbecause is thecorrect word for this. 使人想起

  例：

  "AppalachianSpring" by AaronCopland invoked theatmosphere of the wide open spaces of the prairies.

  艾伦·科普兰的《阿帕拉契亚的春天》使人想起了那种辽阔草原的氛围。

  272.oracular

  oracular /??r?kj?l?/

  ADJ of or relating to anoracle 神谕的

  例：

  Apollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi

  273.palpitation

  palpitation /?p?lp??te???n/ (palpitations)

  N-VAR When someone haspalpitations, theirheart beats very fast in an irregular way. 心悸

  例：

  Caffeine can cause palpitations and headaches.

  咖啡因能引起心悸和头痛。

  274.prattle

  prattle /?pr?t?l/ (prattling, prattled,prattles )

  V-I If you say that someoneprattles onabout something, you are criticizing them because they are talkinga lot withoutsaying anything important. 闲扯; 喋喋不休 [非正式]

  例：

  Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wantedto scream.

  卢就各种琐碎小事唠叨个没完，一直到我烦得都想尖叫了。

  275.prudent

  prudent /?pru?d?nt/ CET6+ TEM8

  ADJ Someone who is prudent issensible andcareful. 谨慎的

  例：

  It is clearly prudent to take all precautions.

  采取一切防范措施显然是慎重的。

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