☑️ 名词

gem

宝石

The mask is formed of a gold-platinum alloy['ælɔɪ] inset with emeralds and other gems.

cauliflower

花菜

broccoli

西兰花

insomnia

失眠

suffer from ~

brink

边缘

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

vengeance

复仇 /vɛndʒəns/

monogamy

一夫一妻制 /mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ/

In many non-Western societies, however, monogamy has never dominated.

ultimatum

/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/最后通牒

They issued an ultimatum to the police to rid the area of racist attackers

monopoly

/məˈnɒpəlɪ/ 垄断，垄断企业

In 1895, Russia established a state monopoly on alcohol, which became a major source of revenue for the Russian government.
a state-owned monopoly

crutch

拐杖

I can walk without the aid of crutches now.

duct

a pipe, tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas.

a big air duct in the ceiling.

fidelity

精确度

With large enough k, a maxout unit can learn to approximate any convex function with arbitrary fidelity.

bonanza

a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck.

The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialized.
The question is whether this bonanza can continue

flux

流动，变动

in a state of flux
great flux in the markets

grazing

放牧

carry out the farming or the grazing

lottery

彩票抽奖

shred

碎片

Cut the cabbage into fine long shreds.
He said there was not a shred of evidence to support such remarks.
There is not a shred of truth in the story.
[V] They're shredding documents.

drone

无人机

boondocks

远离大城市的乡村

Rural residents are likely to find their lives in the boondocks too restrictive.
We're out here in the boodocks with the breeze and the birds.

braid

辫子

with braids in her hair
[v.] the girls would braid their hair up in the morning and let their cowboys unravel them at night

lollipop

棒棒糖

tenant

租户

Regulations placed clear obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant.
Agents' fees are lucrative and usually paid by the tenant rather than the landlord.

rubber band

橡皮筋

tie it all up with rubber bands

indigo

a color like this:
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He thought it looked pretty cool when you put indigo streaks in your hair

interstate

州际公路

Interstate's already jammed

niche

job or activity which is exactly suitable for you.

When you focus your writing, you can become an expert on your subject and own your niche.
Simon Lane quickly found his niche as a busy freelance model maker.
What you have to do is find a niche for your product or service.

speciality

专长；特产 [,spɛʃɪ'æləti]

His speciality is international law.
..seafood, paella[paɪ'elə], and other specialities.

relic

If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present.

a relic of the 20th century

A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance

a museum of war relics

ketchup

番茄酱

recollection

回忆

Pat has vivid recollections of the trip, and remembers some of the frightening aspects I had forgotten.

pharmaceutical

药品 [,fɑrmə'sutɪkl]

Antibiotics were of no use, neither were other pharmaceuticals.
His family grows all the pharmaceuticals on The Ark. [S01E01, The 100]

morale

士气

Many pilots are suffering from low morale.

bait

诱饵

Television programmes are essentially bait to attract an audience for commercials.
Why would they save his life just to string him up as live bait? [S01E02 The 100]

the hornet's nest

黄蜂窝 ['hɔrnɪt]

I kicked the hornet's nest. - You brought the reapers?
You have stirred up a hornet's nest. 引发混乱，麻烦

valve

阀门

It has the advantage of democracy—at least as a pressure valve for discontent.
He quickly shut the valve

interference

[,ɪntɚ'fɪrəns] unwanted or unnecessary involvement 干涉，妨碍

Airlines will be able to set cheap fares without further interference from the government.
electrical interference

pageant

['pædʒənt] 纪念历史事件的盛大庆典

Why did you leave the pageant early?

选美比赛

the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
a woman who competed in a beauty pageant.

inclination

意向

He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things.
She showed no inclination to go.

upheaval

动乱

Mr Ozawa is now urging his forces to bring about an upheaval in Japanese politics.
We can't afford any more upheaval.

plague

瘟疫

A terrible plague hit the whole Europe.

streak

[strik] 条痕

There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon.

性格特征

We're both alike – there is a streak of madness in us both.
You get that stubborn streak from your mother, you know, one of many things I love about both of you.

rite

传统仪式

It's a time-honored rite

poultice

外敷膏药

inquisition

正式问询，审讯

at the time of the Inquisition

dungeon

地牢

ivory towel

象牙塔

beacon

信号塔，烽火

She is a beacon of hope for women navigating the darkest passage of their lives.
Unlike the guys in the raft, we had an emergency locator beacon so the Coast Guard could find us.

grease

油脂

grease-stained hands.
elbow grease 体力活儿，重活儿

mascara

睫毛膏

charcoal

木炭，炭笔

resort

度假胜地 [rɪ'zɔrt]

a seaside resort
The ski resorts are expanding to meet the growing number of skiers

odds

可能性

What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door?
If the odds of survival were better, we would send others.
He was at odds with the boss. 与...不合
He reckons the odds are against the plan going ahead. 不太可能成功
...have stayed together against all odds. 貌似不可能 (却发生或成功)
The troops will only engage in a ground battle when all the odds are in their favour. 有胜算

strand

缕 (另作动词)

She tried to blow a strand of hair from her eyes.
One strand of silk doesn't make a thread; one tree doesn't make a forest.

scent

气味，香味；香水

I see trees all around me, scent of wildflowers on a breeze.
He's just gonna trace your scent there. It's the first place he's gonna look.
She dabbed herself with scent.

parachute

['pærə'ʃʊt] 降落伞

treachery

背叛

He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides and old friends.

traitor

叛徒

Seems we have a traitor in our midst.

janitor

门卫

Ed Roberts had been a school janitor for a long time.

intestine

[ɪn'tɛstɪn] 肠子

small intestine; large intestine
your intestines are not functioning properly.

bidding

命令，要求

At his bidding, the delegates rose and sang the national anthem. 按照..的要求
You dad banished you, Wells, and yet here you are, still doing his bidding, following the rules.
（you disapprove of the fact that they do exactly what the other person asks them to do, even when they do not want to. ）

mess hall

（军队或施工营地的）食堂

quarantine

检疫隔离 ['kwɔrəntin]

She was sent home and put in quarantine.

juvenile delinquent

少年犯 ['dʒʊvənaɪl] [dɪ'lɪŋkwənt]

truce

停战

The fighting of recent days has given way to an uneasy truce between the two sides.
I don't have the power to call a truce. - Then bring me to someone who does.

antidote

解毒药

You're gonna show us the antidote or you're gonna wish you had. [S01E07, The 100]

bunker

地堡

blindfold

蒙眼布

They don't blindfold us, which means they don't care what we saw.

mutiny

军事哗变

He recorded a video on board his ship, announcing his defection and calling on other military officers to join his mutiny.

barrel

桶

The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.

intel

= military intelligence 军事情报

cockroach

蟑螂

bone marrow

骨髓

bloodshed

[UC] 流血冲突

The government must increase the pace of reforms to avoid further bloodshed.

redemption

救赎，赎罪

He craves redemption for his sins.
No man is beyond redemption.
Marcus, you don't need redemption. The choice we made on the Ark was about survival.

massacre

大屠杀 ['mæsəkɚ]

Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.

antenna

天线

They erected a television antenna on the roof.

cone

圆锥体；甜筒冰淇淋

a chocolate cone

nuance

细微差别，微妙差别。
Now I want to stress one other nuance here.

aficionado

/ə,fɪʃə'nɑdo/
狂热爱好者

an aficionado of the opera
a jazz aficionado

infancy

/ˈɪnfənsɪ/
（人的）婴儿期；（事物发展的）初期

We believe this area is in its infancy, and expect to see fast progress here.

heresy

异端邪说；异教

It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion

status quo

[ˈstetəs]
(可能变但是没变的现状)

By 492 votes to 391, the federation voted to maintain the status quo.
She has promised to uphold the status quo.

ravine

/rə'vin/ 沟壑，深谷

The bus overturned and fell into a ravine.

curriculum vitae

/'viːtaɪ/ 个人简历

résumé

/ˈrɛzʊmeɪ/ 个人简历

lubricant

润滑剂(lube for short)

goose bumps

鸡皮疙瘩
A good scary story always gives me goose bumps.
When you leave the swimming pool you will feel chilly and get goose bumps.

synonym

/'sɪnənɪm/
同义词，代名词

antonym

/'æntənɪm/
反义词