credulous [?kredjul?s] adj. 輕信的
【派】credulously 輕信地
【例】He is credulous of rumors.
他容易相信謠言。
improbable [im?pr?b?b?l] adj. 不大可能的
obscure [?b?skju?] adj. 不起眼的,v. 遮掩,模糊
【搭】obscure origin 卑微的出身
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A: Why didn't you find it yesterday?
B: It's in an obscure corner, and I didn't notice it.
A:你為什么昨天沒找到它?
B:它在一個不起眼的角落,我沒有注意到。
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maidservant [?meid?s??v?nt] n. 女仆,女傭
presume [pri?zju?m] v. 假定
【派】presumption 假定,認(rèn)定
【搭】presume on 利用
【例】We must presume innocence until we have evidence of guilty.
除非我們有罪證,否則我們應(yīng)做無罪推定。
wicked [?wikid] adj. 壞心眼的,居心叵測的
【派】wickedly 壞心眼地
【擴(kuò)】splenetic 惡意的
【例】He denied that he had done anything wicked.
他否認(rèn)做過任何邪惡的勾當(dāng)。
plot [pl?t] v. 密謀
downfall [?daunf??l] n. 倒臺,垮臺
【構(gòu)】down(向下)+fall(落下,垮臺)=downfall(倒臺)
【擴(kuò)】collapse 垮臺
【例】The crisis led to the downfall of the then government.
危機(jī)導(dǎo)致當(dāng)時的政府倒臺了。
naive [nɑ??i?v] adj. 天真的
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A: The cheater boasted that he could turn stone into gold.
B: She is so naive as to believe such a lie.
A:那個騙子吹噓道,他能點(diǎn)石成金。
B:她竟然幼稚得連這種謊言都相信。
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unacceptable [??n?k?sept?bl] adj. 不能接受的
【例】His proposal is unacceptable.
他的建議無法接受。
conspire [k?n?spai?] v. (事件)巧合促成
【派】conspirator 共謀者
【擴(kuò)】push through 促成
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A: They conspired to bring about the meeting of Jack and Susan.
B: They are so enthusiastic.
A:他們共同促成了杰克和蘇珊的會面。
B:他們真熱心。
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incredible [in?kred?b?l] adj. 難以置信的
【構(gòu)】in(表示否定的前綴)+credible(可信的)=incredible(難以置信的)
【擴(kuò)】unbelievable 難以置信的
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A: That's incredible. You made it in such a short time.
B: Through sustained effort, of course.
A:真是難以置信。這么短的時間你就完成了。
B:當(dāng)然得通過不懈的努力。
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resemblance [ri?zembl?ns] n. 相似
【擴(kuò)】similarity 相似,類似
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A: There is a strong resemblance between Mike and Andy.
B: But they have different characters.
A:邁克和安迪相貌特別相似。
B:但是個性不像。
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scorn [sk??n] n. 嘲弄,挖苦
acquaint [??kweint] v. 使了解
【派】acquaintance 認(rèn)識
【搭】acquaint oneself with 了解
【例】They entreat me to acquaint her with it.
他們一定要我把這件事告訴她。
reunite [?ri?ju??nait] v. 使團(tuán)聚
assume [??sju?m] v. 假定,認(rèn)為,采用
【擴(kuò)】adopt 采用,收養(yǎng) presume 假定