[例句] To everyone’s gr eat surprise ，the princess arr ived at the ball unaccompanied.
undercurrent* [....nd....k..r..nt ] n.①暗流②潜流
[考点] unde rcurrent of r acism 种族主义
unde rcurrent of violence 恐怖的暗流
[例句] Beneath the smooth surface of day to day political life ，one senses powerful and dangerous undercurrents.
empty into 流入，把.中的东西装入.
[例句] I’ve almost finished packing—I’ve just got to empty tha t drawer into my suitcase.
go about 干，做，从事
[例句] I wish she’d stop going about telling eve ryone what to do.
of note 值得重视的，有名望的
[例句] Ther e was nothing of note in the report ，just lots of familiar sta tistics.
make one’s way 前进，行进
[例句] Just as I made my way to the cinema ，my mother called me back.
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词汇精解
bandwagon [..b .. nd..w .. ....n ] n.① 运动，浪潮② 乐队彩车，宣传车
[考点] climb/ jump on/ aboard the bandwagon 加入大有成功之系列
a bandwagon effect 宣传效应
[例句] The success of the product lead many firms jump on the bandwagon.
bully6 [..buli ] n.①恃强凌弱的人②威胁某人( 做某事)
[同义] annoy ，bother ，ha ras s ，pester ，tease，torment
[考点] a big bully / a bully boy 恃强凌弱的人
bully s b.( into doing sth .) 威胁某人( 做某事)
[例句] Teachers usually know who the bullies a re in a class.
clumsy4 [..kl..mzi] adj.笨拙的
[同义] awkward ，crude ，ungainly ，ungraceful
[反义] clever ，dexterous ，skillful
[考点] you clumsy idiot 笨蛋
[例句] The first mobile phones we re heavy and clumsy to
use but nowadays they a re much easier to handle.
cruelty * [..kru..lti] n.残酷，残忍
[考点] c ruelty to animals 虐待动物
mental cruelty 恶语中伤
[例句] The fa rmer was accused of cruelty to animals.
Democrat [..dem..kr .. t ] n.民主党人
depress4 [di..pres] v.①使沮丧，使忧郁②使减值
[同义] deject ，discourage ，dishear ten ，lower ，sadden ，weaken
[反义] encourage ，inspi re
[考点] It depresses me to think.想起.让我沮丧
It depresses me + that 让我沮丧的是.
depress the grain ma rket/ grain prices 降价
depress the company’s ea rnings/ profits 减少公司收入/ 利润
depress the economy 使经济萧条
[例句] 1 ) It depresses me that I’ll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years time.
2 ) It depresses me to think that I’ll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years time.
hatred4 [..heit rid] n.憎恶，仇恨
[反义] affection ，love
[考点] hat red of s b.仇恨某人
racial hat red 种族仇恨
self hat red 自恨
[例句] What is very clea r in these let ters is Cla rk’s passionate hat red of his father.
humiliate [hju....milieit ] v.羞辱，使丢脸
[同义] abase ，degrade，demean ，disgrace，embarrass ，humble ，insult ，mor tify ，shame
[辨析] humiliating & humiliated ad j.羞辱的，丢脸的
It’s humiliating to do ( or + that )
I’ve never felt so humiliated in my life.
The government suffered a humiliating defeat in yesterday’s debate.
Some people think it’s humiliating to have to work for someone younger than themselves.
[例句] How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that ?
inept [i..nept ] ad j.不恰当的，荒谬的，拙劣的
[同义] awkward ，clumsy ，unsuitable ，imprope r
[反义] suitable ，proper
[考点] make an inept a ttempt to do sth.荒谬地做某事
be inept at sth.笨拙于某事
inept comment/ remark 不恰当的评论/ 话
[辨析] ineptnes s = ineptitude 荒谬，拙劣
[例句] He was always r ather inept a t spor ts.
ineptness [ineptnis ] n.荒谬，拙劣
janitor [..d.... nit..( r) ] n.清洁工
libel [..laib..l ] n.诽谤
[考点] be pure libel 纯属诽谤
a vicious libel on sb.or sth.对某人或某事( 物) 的恶意诽谤
the libel case 诽谤事件
[例句] He claims the statements in“The Times”a re pur e libel.
opposit ion* [....p....zi....n] n.反对，对方
[反义] proposition
[考点] opposition to sth.( doing sth .) 反对某事
be in opposition to sth.反对
the Leade r of the Opposition 反对党领袖
[例句] The unions a re in opposition to the government over the is sue of privatization.
prerequisi te [..pr..i..rekwizit ] n.必备条件，先决条件，前提
[考点] a prer equisite for/ to sth..的前提
a prer equisite of doing sth.做某事的必备条件
the prer equisite + that 前提条件是.
[例句] 1 ) Public suppor t is a prer equisite for/ to the success of the project.
2 ) They had to agree to cer tain conditions as a pr erequisite of being lent the money.
profitable6 [pr..fit..bl ] adj.有利可图的，有益的
[反义] profitles s ，unprofitable
[例句] Over the years it has developed into a highly profitable busines s.
promoter* [pr..u..m..ut..( r) ] n.支持者，提倡者
[考点] a promoter of peace 和平的倡导者
a boxing/ rock conce rt promoter 拳击赛/ 摇滚音乐会的赞助者
[例句] The bishop ( 主教) str es sed the ever increasing
role of the church as a promoter of peace between two nations.
publisher [..p..bli....( r) ] n.出版商，发行人
Republican [ri..p..blik..n] adj.& n.共和党的，共和党人
tribune [..tr ibju..n] n.( 常用于报刊) 论坛，讲坛
unfriendly * [....n..frendli ] ad j.不友好的，有敌意的
[同义] aloof ，cool ，distant ，inhospitable，remote ，unsociable
[反义] agr eeable，amiable ，fr iendly
[例句] I hope she didn’t think I was being unfriendly—I just wasn’t in a mood for talking.
be apt to do something 往往，很有可能
[例句] The kitchen roof is apt to leak when it r ains.
cast one’s vote 投票
[例句] Most people have cast their votes in the election and the counting now begin.
come upon 偶然遇到，碰上
[例句] I came upon a litt le man sitting beside the path.
in someone’s hands 在.的掌握中，在.的控制下
[例句] You ’ ll be in her hands—s he ’ s one of the best surgeons in the count ry.
jump/ climb on the bandwagon 赶浪头，随大流
[例句] They have jumped on the Popular Front bandwagon.
nine t imes out of ten 十有八九
[例句] Nine times out of ten she wouldn’t come.
pretend to something 自称有
[例句] She cannot pretend to enthusiasm about her job when the boss is a round.
under way 在进行中，在前进着
[例句] Economic recovery is already under way.
write up ①记下过错②写文章，报道
[例句] Most students spend two year s doing research for thei r themes and one yea r writing it up.
