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1Gravestone illustration

astonethatshowswhere adeadpersonisburied, usually with thenameand theyearsofbirthanddeathof thatpersonwritten on it墓碑

Illustration---------apicturein abook,magazine, etc. or theprocessofillustratingsomething插图；图解，图示

afull-pageillustration一幅整页的插图

colour/blackandwhiteillustrations彩色／黑白插图

anexamplethatexplainsorprovessomething例证，实例

Thisdelayisaperfectillustrationofwhywe need a newcomputersystem.这次延误再好不过地说明了我们为什么需要新的电脑系统。

Acoupleofexamplesareincluded,by

way ofillustration (= to show themeaningmoreclearly).聊举几例，以兹说明。

2hoary cliche

veryoldandfamiliarandthereforenotinterestingorfunny

老掉牙的，老套的

He told a few hoaryoldjokesandnobodylaughed.他讲了几个老掉牙的笑话，没人觉得好笑。

literary(of aperson) veryoldand withwhiteorgreyhair

（人）老的，白发的，头发灰白的

3timing

thetimewhen somethinghappens（某事发生的）时间

"Are we too early?" "No,yourtimingisperfect-dinnerisalmostready."“我们到得是不是太早了？”“不，你们来得正是时候——晚餐就要准备好了。”

Thebombcontainedatimingdevicesetto make it go off atrushhour.炸弹有一个定时装置，预设在交通高峰时间引爆。

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[ U ]theabilityto do something atexactlytherighttime掌握时机的能力

To be a goodtennisplayer,you have to havegoodtiming.要成为一个优秀的网球运动员，你必须掌握好击球的时机。

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[ U ]theabilitytoplayorsingall thenotesin apieceofmusicat thecorrectspeedandrhythm合节拍的能力，掌握节奏的能力

There are one or twoplaceswherethe timing isn'tquiteright.我的声乐老师说我必须努力提高掌握节奏的能力。

4lockout

anoccasionwhen anemployerpreventsworkersfromenteringtheirplaceofworkuntil theyagreetoparticularconditions:

TheGeneralStrikein 1926 wascausedby thelockoutofcoalminers.

5philharmonic

used in thenamesofmusicalgroups,especiallyorchestras

（尤用于管弦乐队的名称中）爱乐的

the Vienna

Philharmonic Orchestra.维也纳爱乐管弦乐团

6spasm

anoccasionwhen amusclesuddenlybecomestighterin a way that cannot becontrolled抽搐，痉挛

amuscle/muscularspasm肌肉抽搐

mainlyukMylegsuddenlywent

intospasm.我的腿突然抽筋了。

spasm of sth

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ashortperiodof something,especiallysomething that cannot becontrolled

（尤指难以控制的）一阵…a spasm ofguilt/coughing/laughing一阵内疚／咳嗽／大笑

7morbidity

the morbidity of adiseaseis how manypeoplehaveit in aparticularpopulation:

morbidityrates

morbiditystatistics

thefactof being toointerestedinunpleasantsubjects,especiallydeath:

Sherememberedherdeadbrotherwithoutmorbidity.

8fixated

unabletostopthinkingabout something

异常依恋的；固恋的

anationfixatedonthepast固恋过去的国家

Hebecamefixatedwithhisbestfriend'swife.回到伦敦后，他开始对挚友的女儿异常思恋。

9demise

sb's demise

thedeathof aperson死亡，逝世

the end of something

that waspreviouslyconsideredto bepowerful,such as abusiness,industry, orsystem

倒闭；败落；垮台

The demiseofthecompanywassuddenandunexpected.该公司出人意料地突然倒闭了。

10eloquent

giving aclear,strongmessage雄辩的，有说服力的

She made an eloquentappealforaction.她发表了富有说服力的演讲，呼吁采取行动。

Thepictureswerean eloquentreminderofthepowerofthevolcano.这些图片清楚有力地展现了火山的巨大威力。

11infographic

apictureordiagramor agroupofpicturesordiagramsshowingorexplaininginformation:

As this infographicshows, moremoneyis madefromsellingappsthan fromsellingsmartphones.

12factual

using or consisting offacts事实的；真实的

She gave aclear,factualaccountoftheattacktothepolice.她如实地清晰陈述了遇袭经过。

13superfluous

more than isneededorwanted过多的，多余的，过剩的

Thereportwasmarredbyamassofsuperfluousdetail.这篇报告坏就坏在里面细枝末节的东西太多。

14bloodlust

enjoymentof beingviolentorwatchingotherpeoplebeingviolent

嗜血，暴力欲

15doom-mongering

Doom-death,destruction, or any verybadsituationthat cannot beavoided

死亡；毁灭；厄运

Asenseofdoomhungovertheentirecountry.整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。

Thenewspapersarealwaysfullofdoomandgloom(=badnewsandunhappiness)thesedays.如今报纸上总是报道一些不幸的新闻消息。

to make someone or

somethingcertainto do orexperiencesomethingunpleasant, or to make somethingbadcertaintohappen

使注定；使必然发生

[ + to infinitive ]Are we doomedtorepeatthemistakesofthe past?我们注定要重复过去的错误吗？

Mountingdebtsdoomedthefactorytoclosure.债台高筑使工厂无法逃脱关闭的命运。

Mongering---n.买卖;adj.买卖的;

[例句]War mongering forprofit and power.

战争贩子都是为了利益和权力。

16autopsy

thecuttingopenandexaminationof adeadbodyinordertodiscoverthecauseofdeath尸体解剖；验尸

Theycarriedout/performedanautopsy.他们进行了尸检。

Thebodyarrivedforautopsy at the Dallashospital.尸体被运到达拉斯医院进行解剖。

17commentator

areporterforradioortelevisionwhoprovidesaspokendescriptionof andremarkson anevent,especiallyasportscompetition, as ithappens

（广播或电视的）解说员，评论员

aradiocommentator广播解说员

asports/footballcommentator.体育节目／足球解说员

18chamber

aroomused for aspecialorofficialpurpose, or agroupofpeoplewhoform(partof) aparliament

（用于特定用途或官方用途的）房间，室，厅；议院

Meetings of thecouncilareheldinthecouncilchamber.委员会的会议在会议厅举行。

atorturechamber刑讯室

There are two chambers in the Britishparliament-the House of Commons is thelowerchamber,and the House of Lords is theupperchamber.英国议会有两院——众议院是下议院，贵族院是上议院。

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[ plural ]a judge'sprivateoffice. Ajudgemay havelegaldiscussionswithlawyersinprivatein his or her chambers.

（法官的）议事室

in chambersuk specialized

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If atrialis in chambers, ithappensin acourtroomwithout thepublic,newspaperreporters, etc. being there.

进行（无公众和记者参加的）不公开审理的

old usearoomin ahouse,especiallyabedroom

房间；（尤指）卧室

specializedanatomy, biology, engineeringaclosedspacein amachine,plant, orbody

（机器、植物或动物的）腔，膛，室

Thehumanhearthas four chambers.人的心脏有4个心室。

19ensemble

agroupof things orpeopleactingor taken together as awhole,especiallyagroupofmusicianswho regularlyplaytogether

全体，整体；剧团；（尤指）乐团

The Mozart Ensembleis/areplayingatCarnegie Halltonight.莫扎特乐团今晚要在威格莫尔厅演出。

Sheboughtadressandmatchinghat,gloves,andshoes-infactthewholeensemble.她买了一件连衣裙，还有与之配套的帽子、手套和鞋子——实际上是全都配齐了。

20purportedly comatose

topretendto be or to do something,especiallyin a way that is noteasytobelieve:

They purporttorepresentthewishesof themajorityofparentsat theschool.

Thestudypurportstoshowanincreaseintheincidenceofthedisease.

Thetaperecordingpurportstobeof aconversationbetweentheprincessandasecretadmirer.

据称;

[例句]He was given a letterpurportedlysigned by the PrimeMinister.

他得到了一封据称有首相签名的信。

Comatose--in acoma

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informalverytiredor in adeepsleepbecause ofextremetiredness, hardwork,or too muchalcohol:

BymidnightIwasvirtuallycomatose.

昏迷的;昏昏沉沉的;不省人事的;昏昏欲睡的;

[例句]The right side of my brain had been so

severely bruised that I wascomatosefor amonth.

由于右脑遭受重创，我昏迷了一个月

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