1 ： a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content 有大量的单词通常很少使用或晦涩的 2 ： manner of expressing oneself in words ： diction 用语言表达自己的方式：用词 Examples "One resident … said during a virtual focus group that a lot of his community was concerned reading the...
Examples "In fact, the exorcism was quite ineffectual upon the pertinacious demon, or whatever the apparition might be." — Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, 1859 实际上，驱魔术对于那顽固的恶魔及任何幽灵都无效。"Meldrum gave a convincing portrayal of the protagonist's downfall, from a pertin...
Definition : infested with lice ： lousy 有虱子：虱子的 Examples All of the campers in the cabin had to be checked for lice when one boy’s sleeping bag was discovered to be pediculous.当一个男孩在睡袋里发现了虱子时，小木屋的所有露营者都需要检查有没有虱子。"They say pediculous humors and...
Examples "The goalie in hockey, like a quarterback in football, has an inordinate amount of influence on a game." — Dave Hyde, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 31 July 2020 “曲棍球比赛中的守门员就像足球中的四分卫一样，对比赛结果会产生极大的影响。"… we had arrived with our first-ever o...
1 ： to choose not to do or have something ： to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice 选择不做某事或不作为：故意经常克制自己的行为或做法。2 ： to choose not to vote 放弃投票权 Examples "For more than a hundred and fifty days a year,...
Word of the Day:October 22, 2020 adduce 举出；提出；引用 Definition : to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis 在讨论或分析中提供示例，理由或证据 Examples "She was tranquil, yet her tranquility was evidently constrained; and as her confusion had before been adduced as ...
1 ： incapable of being taken by assault ： unconquerable 不可被攻击的，不可被征服的。2 ： unassailable; also ： impenetrable 无懈可击；也表示：坚不可摧 Examples "The castle was built on the corner of a great rock, so that on three sides it was quite impregnable…." — Bram Stoker, ...
Word of the Day ： October 8, 2020 collogue 密谈；〈方〉密谋；畅谈；相关词条 verb kuh-LOHG | [kə'loʊg]Definition 1 dialect：intrigue, conspire 方言：阴谋诡计 2 ：to talk privately ： confer 私下交谈：商谈 Examples "And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must ...
Word of the Day ： September 20, 2020 ubiquitous 似乎无所不在的；十分普遍的 adjective yoo-BIK-wuh-tuss Definition : existing or being everywhere at the same time ： constantly encountered ： widespread 存在或同时存在于某处：不断遇到：广泛存在 Examples "Within China, WeChat is ubiquitous, ...
EXAMPLES I wasbrought upby my grandmother. She wasbrought upas a Catholic Her strictupbringingshaped her whole life My mother waseducatedat a private school His lack ofeducationprevented him from getting a good job. NOTE:Don’t confusebeing educatedwithhaving good manners. ...