1
live up to
: fulfil the requirements or expectations of
phr.不辜负
The son really lived up to his father's expectations; he was great at his job.
2
come up with
: make a proposal, decalre a plan for something
v.提出，想出
The businesswoman come up with many new ideas.
这位女商人提出了很多新想法。
3
meteoric
: very sudden or fast
adj.流星得，转瞬即逝得，突然的
I saw a meteoric light in the sky last night.
我昨晚看到了一颗流星。
4
strain
pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage, or something very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces
n.负担
v.拉紧；劳累；过分使用
Her kid's summer course fees put her under great financial strain.
5
implement
: a tool or an instrument, often one that is quite simple and that is used outdoors
n.工具；器具
v.实施，执行；执行
I used these implements to take care of my garden.
6
improvise
: to speak or perform without preparation
v.即席创作，临时凑成
The guitarist threw away his music sheet and began to improvise.
吉他手扔掉了乐谱开始即兴演奏。
7
later on
: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
adv.后来，稍后
Later on, when I get back, we can start working again.
稍后，等我回来，我们可以重新开始工作。
8
protrude
: to stick out
v.伸出，突出，凸出
The carrot is causing the hamster's cheek to protrude outwards.
胡萝卜把仓鼠的脸都弄突出来了。
9
impetus
: the force or energy with which something moves
n.推动力；促进
His boss's praise gives me the impetus to work harder.
老板的表扬给了他努力工作的动力。
10
prone
: likely to suffer from something to do something bad
adj.易于...的；有...倾向的；俯卧的
Dogs are prone to pee indoors.
狗容易在室内撒尿。
11
notary
: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
n.公证员
The couple formally divorced in the notary office.
这对夫妇在公证机构正式离婚了。
12
blunder
: a stupid or careless mistake
n.愚蠢之举；大错；
vi 犯大错
v 失策；绊倒
He forgot to bring his parachute! What a terrible blunder that is!
他居然忘了背降落伞，真是犯了愚蠢的错误！
13
corpus
n.文集；全集；语料库；【剖】体
By the way, there's a shaft of nerves that joins the two halves of the brain called the corpus callosum.
大脑本来就是由神经来连接左脑和右脑这个连接部分叫胼胝体。
14
hitherto
: until now or until a particular time
adv.迄今；到（某时）为止
A picture hitherto hidden, and now, for the first time, revealed.
这副一直被掩藏的画面直到现在第一次被揭开。
15
enclosure
: something enclosed in an envelpe
n.(信中的)附件
Mrs.St.Clair,there was an enclosure?
16
sustainable
:able to contine over a long period of time
adj.可持续的，能长期保持的
It's not a substainable business model.
我们的经营模式无法持续发展。
17
fraught
: filled with problems, dangers or difficulties etc
fraught with sth
adj.充满（问题、危险、困难等）
Train travel in the late 1830s was frautht with danger.
For a start, simple necessities like eating, washing and going to the toilet become fraught with difficulty.
首先，日常的简单行为，比如饮食洗澡和上厕所，（在太空中）会变得难以进行。
18
ethereal
: very delicate, light and airy; belonging to the sky or the celestial sphere
adj.飘渺的，飘逸；非人间的，超凡的
Well, it does lend a lady a certain ethereal charm to descend such a staircase on the arm of a hadsome man.
挽着一位俊男的胳膊，从楼梯上缓缓而下，确实会让女士有种超凡的魅力。
19
unobtrusive
: not attracting undesirable attention
adj.不显眼的，不起眼的
This unobtrusive building had raised my curiosity for quite a while.
20
unveiled
: to introduce sth such as a plan or product to the public for the first time
vt.公布；出台
In late December of last year, the Trump Administration unveiled its national security strategy.
去年12月末，特朗普政府公布了美国的国家安全战略。
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