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  326.impasse

  impasse /?m?pɑ?s/ TEM8

  N-SING If people are in adifficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you canrefer to the situation as an impasse. 僵局

  例：

  The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.

  该公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。

  327.implausible

  implausible/?m?pl??z?b?l/

  ADJ Ifyou describe something as implausible, you believe that it is unlikely to betrue.难以置信的

  例：

  I had toadmit it sounded like an implausible excuse.

  我不得不承认，它听上去像是个让人难以置信的借口。

  328.incorporate

  incorporate/?n?k??p??re?t/ CET6 TEM4 (incorporating, incorporated, incorporates )

  1. V-TIf one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing. 包含 [正式]

  例：

  The newcars will incorporate a number of major improvements.

  这种新型汽车将包含许多重大的改进。

  2. V-TIf someone or something is incorporated into a large group, system, or area,they become a part of it. 使并入 [正式]

  例：

  Theagreement would allow the rebels to be incorporatedinto a new national police force.

  该协议将允许叛军并入一支新的国家警察部队。

  329.insurmountable

  insurmountable/??ns??ma?nt?b?l/ TEM8

  1. ADJ Aproblem that is insurmountable is so great that it cannot be dealt withsuccessfully. 不可克服的

  例：

  Thecrisis doesn't seem like an insurmountable problem.

  这场危机不像是无法克服的。

  330.libelous

  libelous /'laib?l?s/

  adj. 诽谤的;损害名誉的;用言语中伤他人的

  331.licentious

  licentious /la??s?n??s/

  1. ADJ If you describe a person as licentious, you mean that they are very immoral, especially in theirsexual behaviour. (尤指性行为)不道德的 [正式]

  例：

  ...alarming stories of licentious behaviour.

  ...那些放荡行为的骇人听闻的故事。

  2. licentiousness N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  ...morallicentiousness.

  ...道德败坏。

  332.noxious

  noxious /?n?k??s/

  1. ADJ A noxious gas orsubstance is poisonous or very harmful. 有毒的; 有害的 [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  Many household products give off noxious fumes.

  很多家用产品散发有害气体。

  2. ADJ If you refer tosomeone or something as noxious, you mean that they are extremely unpleasant. 令人厌恶的 [正式][usu ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the heavy, noxious smell of burning sugar, butter, fats, andflour.

  ...糖、黄油、油脂和面粉浓烈难闻的焦糊气味。

  例：

  Their behavior was noxious.

  他们的行为令人生厌。

  333.opacity

  opacity /???p?s?t?/

  1. N-UNCOUNT Opacity is thequality of being difficult to see through. 不透明性 [正式]

  例：

  Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency ofcertain vitamins.

  眼球晶状体的混浊可由缺乏某些维生素引起。

  2. N-UNCOUNT If you refer to something's opacity, you mean that it is difficult to understand. 晦涩难懂 [正式]

  例：

  ...a stupefying verbal opacity.

  ... 让人惊讶的晦涩难懂的语言。

  334.perfidy

  perfidy /?p??f?d?/

  N-UNCOUNT Perfidy is theaction of betraying someone or behaving very badly toward someone. 背信弃义; 不仁不义 [文学性]

  335.profligacy

  profligacy /?pr?fl?ɡ?s?/

  N-UNCOUNT Profligacy is thespending of too much money or the using of too much of something. 挥霍; 浪费 [正式]

  例：

  ...the continuing profligacy of certain states.

  ...某些州持续存在的挥霍浪费现象。

  336.propitiate

  propitiate /pr??p????e?t/ (propitiating, propitiated, propitiates )

  V-T If you propitiatesomeone, you stop them from being angry or impatient by doing something toplease them. 使息怒; 和解 [正式]

  例：

  I've never gone out of my wayto propitiate people.

  我从未违心安慰过别人。

  例：

  These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.

  这些古老的仪式平息水中神灵的怒气。

  337.sinecure

  sinecure /?sa?n??kj??, ?s?n-/( sinecures )

  N-COUNT A sinecure is a jobfor which you receive payment but which does not involve much work orresponsibility. 闲职

  例：

  She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library ofCongress.

  她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职：国会图书馆研究员。

  338.squander

  squander /?skw?nd?/ TEM4 ( squandering, squandered, squanders )

  V-T If you squander money,resources, or opportunities, you waste them. 浪费 (金钱、资源或机会)

  例：

  Hobbs didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.

  霍布斯没有把钱挥霍在奢华汽车或其他恶习上。

  339.triage

  triage /?tri??ɑ??/

  N-UNCOUNT Triage is theprocess of quickly examining sick or injured people, for example, after anaccident or a battle, so that those who are in the most serious condition canbe treated first. (如事故、战斗后迅速查看伤员以决定哪些人应优先治疗的)伤病员鉴别分类 [医学][oft N n]

  例：

  ...the triage process.

  ...伤病员鉴别分类过程。

  340.triumvirate

  triumvirate /tra???mv?r?t/

  N-SING-COLL A triumvirate isa group of three people who work together, especially when they are in chargeof something. (尤指负责某事的)三人工作组 [正式] [oft N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...the triumvirate of women who worked together on the TVdramatization of the novel.

  ...合作将这部小说搬上电视荧屏的三位女负责人。

  341.vacuous

  vacuous /?v?kj??s/

  ADJ If you describe a personor their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lackintelligent thought or ideas. 思想贫乏的 [表不满]

  例：

  Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.

  男模特儿并不总像人们说的那样没有思想。

  342.vertiginous

  vertiginous /v???t?d??n?s/

  ADJ A vertiginous cliff ormountain is very high and steep. 高而陡峭的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]

  343.zealous..

  zealous/?z?l?s/ TEM4

  ADJSomeone who is zealous spends a lot of time or energy in supporting somethingthat they believe in very strongly, especially a political or religious ideal. (尤指对政治或宗教理想) 热衷的

  例：

  She wasa zealous worker for charity.

  她是个热衷于慈善事业的工作者。

  344.copious

  copious /?k??p??s/

  ADJ A copious amount ofsomething is a large amount of it. 大量的

  例：

  I went out for dinner lastnight and drank copious amounts of red wine.

  昨晚我出去吃饭，喝了许多红酒。

  345.acerbic

  acerbic /??s??b?k/

  ADJ Acerbic humour iscritical and direct. 尖刻的 [正式]

  例：

  He was acclaimed for hisacerbic wit and repartee.

  他以自己尖刻的风趣和巧妙的应答迎来喝彩。

  346.solicitous

  solicitous /s??l?s?t?s/

  1. ADJ A person who issolicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. 挂念的 [正式] [oft ADJ 'of' n]

  例：

  He was so solicitous of his guests.

  他是如此挂念自己的客人们。

  2. solicitously ADV

  例：

  He took her hand in greetingand asked solicitously how everything was.

  他拉住她的手以示问候，还关切地问到她的近况。

  347.adhere

  adhere /?d?h??/ CET6 TEM4 ( adhering, adhered, adheres )

  1. V-IIf you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says youshould. 遵守

  例：

  Allmembers of the association adhere to a strict code ofpractice.

  所有该协会的成员都遵守严格的业务守则。

  2. V-IIf something adheres to something else, it sticks firmly to it. 紧贴

  例：

  Smallparticles adhere to the seed.

  微小的粒子紧贴着种子。

  348.authenticity

  /,?θ?n't?s?ti/

  n. 真实性，确实性;可靠性

  349.thrive

  thrive/θra?v/ CET4 TEM4 ( thriving, thrived,thrives )

  1. V-IIf someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, orstrong. 兴旺发达; 茁壮成长

  例：

  He appears to be thriving.

  他看起来兴旺发达蒸蒸日上。

  例：

  Todayher company continues to thrive.

  如今，她的公司继续蓬勃发展。

  2. V-IIf you say that someone thrives on a particular situation, you mean that theyenjoy it or that they can deal with it very well, especially when other peoplefind it unpleasant or difficult. 喜欢; 从容应对 (尤指别人不喜欢或认为困难的事)

  例：

  Manypeople thrive on a stressful lifestyle.

  许多人喜欢有压力的生活方式。

  350.antediluvian

  antediluvian /??nt?d??lu?v??n/

  ADJ Antediluvian things areold or old-fashioned. 陈旧的; 过时的 [幽默]

  例：

  ...antediluvianattitudes to women.

  ...对妇女的过时态度。

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