第 36 章

2023.08.01

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01【extinguish】

V.熄灭，扑灭

02【exhilaration】

N.高兴

[例句]

She was still languid（慵懒倦怠的） from her brief sleep and the exhilaration of the evening.

昨晚由于兴奋，夜间睡眠时间太少，她现在仍倦怠无力。

03【exalt】

V.提升，赞扬，使得意

[例句]

Complementary colors exalt each other.

互补色加浓了彼此的色彩。

04【loath】

Adj.不情愿的，勉强的

[例句]

Loath to disappoint the children, he was ready to climb the tree.

他不想使孩子们失望，便准备爬上树去。

05【suspend】

V.暂停，悬浮

06【hoary】

Adj.陈腐的，老掉牙的，（因年老）灰白的

[例句]

Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise（专业知识） in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.

要解决这个古老谜团，必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识，包括密码学、语言学和中世纪历史等。

07【wayward】

Adj.难以控制的，任性的，刚愎自用的

[例句]

I feel as if I\''m always dragging my wayward brain back to the text.

我感觉自己仿佛常常要强拖着自己任性的脑袋瓜回到文章上来。

08【obnoxious】

Adj.讨厌的，令人作呕的

[例句]

But he handles his pathetic characters with an acute sympathy, and his obnoxious ones with acute distaste（厌恶反感）.

不过，他同情笔下可怜的人物，鄙夷可憎之徒。

09【agility】

N.机敏，敏捷

[例句]

We were all attracted by his agility in the performance.

他敏捷的表演吸引了我们。

10【complacency】

N.自满，自鸣得意

[例句]

It is not altogether with a feeling of complacency that I again mention that she had not rendered these honourable victories public.

我怀着遗憾的心情（即不自满的心情）再一次指出，她没有把那些光荣的成绩公之于众。

11【confiscate】

V.没收，充公，查抄

[例句]

The police are making a concentrated effort to confiscate pirated（翻印的，盗版的，pirate海盗） books across city.

警方对全市的盗版图书进行了一次集中查缴。

12【mania】

N.狂热

[例句]

Football mania is sweeping the country.

足球热正风靡全国。

13【rend】

V.撕开，撕碎，分裂

[例句]

Another fierce glare（刺眼的光，怒目而视） lit up the forest and an instant crash fol