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blitz: 闪电战
I must have a blitz to get my room tidy. 为把房间搞整洁我必须做好多活。
An army of doctors blitzed the disease. 一大批医生跟病害做了闪电式的斗争。
hint: n. A slight indication or intimation: 线索、迹象：轻微的表示：wanted to avoid any hint of scandal. 想要避免任何丑闻的迹象
backlash: An antagonistic reaction to an earlier action: 激烈反应，激烈反对：对一个较早行动的对抗性反应：a backlash against the increase of expenditure on armaments 对增加军费开支的强烈反对
dump: To release or throw down in a large mass. 倾倒：大量放出或扔下
dumped the load of stones. 卸下装载的石头
a fine for dumping trash on public land; 因在公用土地上倾倒垃圾而受的罚款；
dumped the extra gear overboard. 把多余的装备丢到船外
dump an old friend. 抛弃了一个老朋友
This town's a real dump. 这个城市真是又脏又乱。
dump goods into other countries 向别国倾销商品
groundswell: A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: 风潮，呼声：力量突然聚合，比如公众意见：
a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 反战风潮
touch off: To initiate; trigger: 开始；引发：
disclosures that touched off a public uproar. 引起公众一片哗然的披露
conspicuous: Easy to notice; obvious. 易见的；明显的conspicuous mistakes 明显的错误 hang a picture in a conspicuous place 把画挂在一个显眼的地方 a conspicuous statesman 杰出的政治家 He was conspicuous for his bravery. 他因骁勇而出名。
intrude: To put or force in inappropriately, especially without invitation, fitness, or permission: 闯入，硬塞，强使：不合时宜地进入或强迫进入，特指未经邀请、不合理、或未经允许：
intruded opinion into a factual report. 将个人意见硬塞在真实的报道中
intrude upon sb.'s privacy 闯入某人的私室
intrude upon sb.'s time 占用某人的时间
I hope I am not intruding. 我希望我不致打扰你。
appropriate: ⑴To set apart for a specific use: 拨出：拨出作特殊用途：
appropriating funds for education.拨款作教育基金
⑵To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: 挪用，窃用：为自己独自占有或使用，常未经许可：
Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it. 李擅自拿走我尚未阅读的报纸并从不归还
to appropriate public funds 挪用公款
embargo: ⑴A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation: 禁止贸易令：政府下达的禁止与某一外国进行部分或全部贸易的命令：
an embargo on the sale of computers to unfriendly nations. 对不友好国家的禁售电脑令
⑵A prohibition; a ban: 禁止；限制：
an embargo on criticism. 禁止批评
gold import embargo 禁止输入黄金法令 / oil embargo 石油禁运
edge: A margin of superiority; an advantage: [俗]优势的程度；强势：
a slight edge over the opposition. 比对手稍具优势
a decisive edge in military strength 军事力量上的决定性优势
erode: To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: 腐蚀，侵蚀：（象）被磨擦损耗掉：
Waves eroded the shore. 海浪冲蚀了海岸
Acid erodes metal. 酸腐蚀金属。
scar: n. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. 伤疤：表皮的损伤或创伤治愈后，在皮肤上留下的疤痕
v. To leave lasting signs of damage on: 使留下长久性伤害的痕迹：
His face was badly scarred after the car accident. 这次车祸后他的脸上留下了很深的伤疤。
a mental scar 精神上的创伤
bereft: A past tense and a past participle of bereave 过去式和过去分词
bereave: To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: 夺去，丧失：因死亡使被置于寂寞或孤独的境况
a bereaved mother 痛失孩子的母亲。
He was bereaved of his wife last year. 去年他痛失爱妻。
Anger bereft him of words. 愤怒使他说不出话来。
coup: 砰然而有效的一击, 妙计, 出乎意料的行动, 政变
hover: To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: （在空中）滑翔，悬浮，盘旋：
gulls hovering over the waves. 在浪尖盘旋的海鸥
The mercury hovered around 25℃. 气温停留在摄氏二十五度左右。
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ledge: vi. 长羽毛, (幼虫)长翅(变成成虫) vt. 喂养, 用羽毛盖上, 装上羽毛
fledgling: n.（名词）1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. 雏鸟：刚长齐飞行用羽毛的幼鸟 2. A young or inexperienced person. 新手：未成年的或无经验的人 adj.（形容词）New and untried or inexperienced: 年轻的或无经验的：a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier. 新学徒；滑雪新手
bare bones: pl. n. Informal （复数名词）【非正式用语】 The basic elements or essentials: 基本要素或重要部分：
outlined the bare bones of the proposal. 概括出这项建议的要点
barebones: [复] n.皮包骨的人
bargain-basement adj. 质量不佳的; 便宜的
abash: To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. Synonym: embarrass 使羞惭，使不安；使窘迫, 使脸红
Nothing can abash him. 没有什么能使他感到惭愧。
Your kindness quite abashed me. 你的情谊使我十分不安。
placard: ⑴A sign or notice for display in a public place. 布告标语牌：为在公共场合展示的通知或标语
⑵A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door. 小牌：一种小卡片或牌，如门上的姓名牌
placard walls 在墙上张贴布告
placard a meeting 公告开会
The circus placarded the city with advertisements. 马戏团满城张贴广告。
exhort: To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: 力劝：用强烈、令人刺激的争论、劝告、意见或恳求来激励：
The general exhorted his men to fight well. 将军鼓励他的士兵好好作战。
dazzle: ⑴To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light. 使目眩，使眼花：使视线变得模糊，尤指被强光把眼睛弄花的
⑵To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display: 使惊讶，使惊奇：对壮观的表演表示惊奇、不知所措或迷惑：
a figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps. 以名家风度的弹跳把观众看得眼花缭乱的花样滑冰者
sizzle: ⑴To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 发出咝咝声：发出咝咝声响，近似于油煎脂肪时发出的声音
⑵To be very hot: 非常热：
a summer day that sizzled. 炎热的夏日
boast: vt. To contain; have. 包含；有The town boasts four swimming pools. 这座城镇以拥有四个游泳池而自豪。The library boasts first edition of Shakespeare. 这个图书馆以藏有初版的莎士比亚集而自豪。
teem: To be full of things; abound or swarm: 充满：充满东西；丰富或充满：
A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 充满微生物的一滴水
The swamp teems with mosquitoes. 这片沼泽地蚊子多极了。
His head is teeming with bright ideas. 他的脑子里有许多聪明的主意。
Fish teem in the river. 这条河中鱼很多。
sophistication: 1. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication" 2. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
beyond doubt: [常作插入语]毫无疑问, 无疑地, 不容怀疑
disruptive: Relating to, causing, or produced by disruption. 破裂的，分裂的：与分裂有关的；引起混乱的；或由分裂或破坏造成的
disruptive activities 破 坏活动
glisten: To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. Synonym: flash 反光：由反光反射引起的闪光
jostle: To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove: 推挤：在移动中碰撞；推和挤：
jostled against the others on the crowded platform. 在拥挤的站台上和别人推撞
Don't jostle against me. 别推我。
The crowd jostled into the new stadium. 人群挤进了新体育场。
Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets. 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场。
warren: An area where rabbits live in burrows. 兔居地：免子生活于地洞里的某一区域
eke: To get with great effort or strain: 勉强维持：通过艰苦努力而获得：
eke out v. 弥补...的不足, 竭力维持
subsistence: ⑴The act or state of subsisting. 生存：生存、存在的行动或状态
⑵A means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to maintain life. Synonym: livelihood 生计：维生的手段，尤指不足以维生的手段
subsistence diet 维持生命所需要的最小限度食物
nouveau riche: 【复数】 nouveaux riches
One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth. 新贵：最近变富的人，尤指夸耀新近得到的财富的人, 暴发户
beset: To attack from all sides. 围攻：从各个侧面攻击
To trouble persistently; harass. 不断打扰；困扰
beset by worries 忧虑重重
newfound: 新发现的,新得到的
bonanza: ⑴A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore. 富矿脉：富矿坑、脉、囊
⑵A source of great wealth or prosperity. 富源：巨大的财富和昌盛之源
authoritarian: Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: 独裁主义的：与个人自由相反的，以赞成或以绝对服从权威为特征的：
an authoritarian regime. 独裁主义的政府
pose: To put forward; present: 提出；陈述：
to pose an argument 提出议论
to pose an obstacle to 成为…障碍
step down: ⑴To resign from a high post. 辞职：由高位辞职, 让位 (= step aside)
⑵To reduce, especially in stages: 减低：尤指逐步减低：
stepping down the electric power. 减少电力
dilemma: A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive. 进退两难：需要在相等或相互排斥的选择物之间进行选择的处境
The doctor was in a dilemma as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not. "医生进退两难,不知道是否该把病人的真实病情告诉他。"
The ideas of how to help their company get out of dilemma occupied the proscenium of his mind. 他首先想的是怎样帮助他们的公司走出困境。
turbulence: The state or quality of being turbulent: 骚动，骚乱：骚动、骚乱的状态或性质：
times of turbulence and confusion. 骚动与混乱的年代
turbulent: a turbulent period in history. 历史上的动荡时期
turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents. 骚动的、革命的暗流
remit: To desist from; give up. 停止；放弃
The storm remitted its fury. 风暴的强度减弱了
remit one's anger 息怒
remit one's efforts 松劲
bolster: n. A long, narrow pillow or cushion. 长枕，垫枕，靠垫：长而窄的枕头和软垫
v. To support or prop up with or as if with a long, narrow pillow or cushion. 支撑：如用长枕靠垫支撑或支承
He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。
detract: ⑴To draw or take away; divert: 取走；分心，转移：
⑵降低, 减损(价值、名誉等), 损坏, 伤害
That does not detract from his merit. 那没有贬低他的功绩。
tranquil: Free from commotion or disturbance平静的：不受纷扰或打搅的
a tranquil life in the country 乡村中平静的生活
negotiate: To succeed in going over or coping with: 成功地应付：成功地经过或善于对付：
negotiate a sharp curve. 转过一个大急转弯
negotiate a difficult musical passage. 完成一段艰困的乐章
brain trust: A group of experts who serve, usually unofficially, as advisers and policy planners, especially in a government. 智囊团，专家顾问团：一个通常非正式地担任顾问和政策制定者的专家小组，尤指政府部门中的
leapfrog: n.【游戏】A game in which one player kneels or bends over while the next in line leaps over him or her. 跳背游戏：一种游戏，一个游戏者跪下或弯腰，队列中紧挨着的人从他或她身上跃过
catapult: n. A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times. 弹弓：用在古代和中世纪时期发射投掷物，如大块石头或矛的军事器械
v.tr.（及物动词）To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult. 射出：从或似从弹弓上发射或射出
The car ran at such a high speed that when it stopped suddenly, the driver was catapulted through the windscreen. 汽车飞驰前进,一急刹车,司机碰破挡风玻璃,给飞了出去。
I must have a blitz to get my room tidy. 为把房间搞整洁我必须做好多活。
An army of doctors blitzed the disease. 一大批医生跟病害做了闪电式的斗争。
hint: n. A slight indication or intimation: 线索、迹象：轻微的表示：wanted to avoid any hint of scandal. 想要避免任何丑闻的迹象
backlash: An antagonistic reaction to an earlier action: 激烈反应，激烈反对：对一个较早行动的对抗性反应：a backlash against the increase of expenditure on armaments 对增加军费开支的强烈反对
dump: To release or throw down in a large mass. 倾倒：大量放出或扔下
dumped the load of stones. 卸下装载的石头
a fine for dumping trash on public land; 因在公用土地上倾倒垃圾而受的罚款；
dumped the extra gear overboard. 把多余的装备丢到船外
dump an old friend. 抛弃了一个老朋友
This town's a real dump. 这个城市真是又脏又乱。
dump goods into other countries 向别国倾销商品
groundswell: A sudden gathering of force, as of public opinion: 风潮，呼声：力量突然聚合，比如公众意见：
a groundswell of antiwar sentiment. 反战风潮
touch off: To initiate; trigger: 开始；引发：
disclosures that touched off a public uproar. 引起公众一片哗然的披露
conspicuous: Easy to notice; obvious. 易见的；明显的conspicuous mistakes 明显的错误 hang a picture in a conspicuous place 把画挂在一个显眼的地方 a conspicuous statesman 杰出的政治家 He was conspicuous for his bravery. 他因骁勇而出名。
intrude: To put or force in inappropriately, especially without invitation, fitness, or permission: 闯入，硬塞，强使：不合时宜地进入或强迫进入，特指未经邀请、不合理、或未经允许：
intruded opinion into a factual report. 将个人意见硬塞在真实的报道中
intrude upon sb.'s privacy 闯入某人的私室
intrude upon sb.'s time 占用某人的时间
I hope I am not intruding. 我希望我不致打扰你。
appropriate: ⑴To set apart for a specific use: 拨出：拨出作特殊用途：
appropriating funds for education.拨款作教育基金
⑵To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: 挪用，窃用：为自己独自占有或使用，常未经许可：
Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it. 李擅自拿走我尚未阅读的报纸并从不归还
to appropriate public funds 挪用公款
embargo: ⑴A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation: 禁止贸易令：政府下达的禁止与某一外国进行部分或全部贸易的命令：
an embargo on the sale of computers to unfriendly nations. 对不友好国家的禁售电脑令
⑵A prohibition; a ban: 禁止；限制：
an embargo on criticism. 禁止批评
gold import embargo 禁止输入黄金法令 / oil embargo 石油禁运
edge: A margin of superiority; an advantage: [俗]优势的程度；强势：
a slight edge over the opposition. 比对手稍具优势
a decisive edge in military strength 军事力量上的决定性优势
erode: To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: 腐蚀，侵蚀：（象）被磨擦损耗掉：
Waves eroded the shore. 海浪冲蚀了海岸
Acid erodes metal. 酸腐蚀金属。
scar: n. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. 伤疤：表皮的损伤或创伤治愈后，在皮肤上留下的疤痕
v. To leave lasting signs of damage on: 使留下长久性伤害的痕迹：
His face was badly scarred after the car accident. 这次车祸后他的脸上留下了很深的伤疤。
a mental scar 精神上的创伤
bereft: A past tense and a past participle of bereave 过去式和过去分词
bereave: To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: 夺去，丧失：因死亡使被置于寂寞或孤独的境况
a bereaved mother 痛失孩子的母亲。
He was bereaved of his wife last year. 去年他痛失爱妻。
Anger bereft him of words. 愤怒使他说不出话来。
coup: 砰然而有效的一击, 妙计, 出乎意料的行动, 政变
hover: To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: （在空中）滑翔，悬浮，盘旋：
gulls hovering over the waves. 在浪尖盘旋的海鸥
The mercury hovered around 25℃. 气温停留在摄氏二十五度左右。
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ledge: vi. 长羽毛, (幼虫)长翅(变成成虫) vt. 喂养, 用羽毛盖上, 装上羽毛
fledgling: n.（名词）1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. 雏鸟：刚长齐飞行用羽毛的幼鸟 2. A young or inexperienced person. 新手：未成年的或无经验的人 adj.（形容词）New and untried or inexperienced: 年轻的或无经验的：a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier. 新学徒；滑雪新手
bare bones: pl. n. Informal （复数名词）【非正式用语】 The basic elements or essentials: 基本要素或重要部分：
outlined the bare bones of the proposal. 概括出这项建议的要点
barebones: [复] n.皮包骨的人
bargain-basement adj. 质量不佳的; 便宜的
abash: To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. Synonym: embarrass 使羞惭，使不安；使窘迫, 使脸红
Nothing can abash him. 没有什么能使他感到惭愧。
Your kindness quite abashed me. 你的情谊使我十分不安。
placard: ⑴A sign or notice for display in a public place. 布告标语牌：为在公共场合展示的通知或标语
⑵A small card or plaque, such as a nameplate on a door. 小牌：一种小卡片或牌，如门上的姓名牌
placard walls 在墙上张贴布告
placard a meeting 公告开会
The circus placarded the city with advertisements. 马戏团满城张贴广告。
exhort: To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: 力劝：用强烈、令人刺激的争论、劝告、意见或恳求来激励：
The general exhorted his men to fight well. 将军鼓励他的士兵好好作战。
dazzle: ⑴To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light. 使目眩，使眼花：使视线变得模糊，尤指被强光把眼睛弄花的
⑵To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display: 使惊讶，使惊奇：对壮观的表演表示惊奇、不知所措或迷惑：
a figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps. 以名家风度的弹跳把观众看得眼花缭乱的花样滑冰者
sizzle: ⑴To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 发出咝咝声：发出咝咝声响，近似于油煎脂肪时发出的声音
⑵To be very hot: 非常热：
a summer day that sizzled. 炎热的夏日
boast: vt. To contain; have. 包含；有The town boasts four swimming pools. 这座城镇以拥有四个游泳池而自豪。The library boasts first edition of Shakespeare. 这个图书馆以藏有初版的莎士比亚集而自豪。
teem: To be full of things; abound or swarm: 充满：充满东西；丰富或充满：
A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 充满微生物的一滴水
The swamp teems with mosquitoes. 这片沼泽地蚊子多极了。
His head is teeming with bright ideas. 他的脑子里有许多聪明的主意。
Fish teem in the river. 这条河中鱼很多。
sophistication: 1. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication" 2. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
beyond doubt: [常作插入语]毫无疑问, 无疑地, 不容怀疑
disruptive: Relating to, causing, or produced by disruption. 破裂的，分裂的：与分裂有关的；引起混乱的；或由分裂或破坏造成的
disruptive activities 破 坏活动
glisten: To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. Synonym: flash 反光：由反光反射引起的闪光
jostle: To come in rough contact while moving; push and shove: 推挤：在移动中碰撞；推和挤：
jostled against the others on the crowded platform. 在拥挤的站台上和别人推撞
Don't jostle against me. 别推我。
The crowd jostled into the new stadium. 人群挤进了新体育场。
Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets. 巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场。
warren: An area where rabbits live in burrows. 兔居地：免子生活于地洞里的某一区域
eke: To get with great effort or strain: 勉强维持：通过艰苦努力而获得：
eke out v. 弥补...的不足, 竭力维持
subsistence: ⑴The act or state of subsisting. 生存：生存、存在的行动或状态
⑵A means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to maintain life. Synonym: livelihood 生计：维生的手段，尤指不足以维生的手段
subsistence diet 维持生命所需要的最小限度食物
nouveau riche: 【复数】 nouveaux riches
One who has recently become rich, especially one who flaunts newly acquired wealth. 新贵：最近变富的人，尤指夸耀新近得到的财富的人, 暴发户
beset: To attack from all sides. 围攻：从各个侧面攻击
To trouble persistently; harass. 不断打扰；困扰
beset by worries 忧虑重重
newfound: 新发现的,新得到的
bonanza: ⑴A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore. 富矿脉：富矿坑、脉、囊
⑵A source of great wealth or prosperity. 富源：巨大的财富和昌盛之源
authoritarian: Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: 独裁主义的：与个人自由相反的，以赞成或以绝对服从权威为特征的：
an authoritarian regime. 独裁主义的政府
pose: To put forward; present: 提出；陈述：
to pose an argument 提出议论
to pose an obstacle to 成为…障碍
step down: ⑴To resign from a high post. 辞职：由高位辞职, 让位 (= step aside)
⑵To reduce, especially in stages: 减低：尤指逐步减低：
stepping down the electric power. 减少电力
dilemma: A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive. 进退两难：需要在相等或相互排斥的选择物之间进行选择的处境
The doctor was in a dilemma as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not. "医生进退两难,不知道是否该把病人的真实病情告诉他。"
The ideas of how to help their company get out of dilemma occupied the proscenium of his mind. 他首先想的是怎样帮助他们的公司走出困境。
turbulence: The state or quality of being turbulent: 骚动，骚乱：骚动、骚乱的状态或性质：
times of turbulence and confusion. 骚动与混乱的年代
turbulent: a turbulent period in history. 历史上的动荡时期
turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents. 骚动的、革命的暗流
remit: To desist from; give up. 停止；放弃
The storm remitted its fury. 风暴的强度减弱了
remit one's anger 息怒
remit one's efforts 松劲
bolster: n. A long, narrow pillow or cushion. 长枕，垫枕，靠垫：长而窄的枕头和软垫
v. To support or prop up with or as if with a long, narrow pillow or cushion. 支撑：如用长枕靠垫支撑或支承
He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。
detract: ⑴To draw or take away; divert: 取走；分心，转移：
⑵降低, 减损(价值、名誉等), 损坏, 伤害
That does not detract from his merit. 那没有贬低他的功绩。
tranquil: Free from commotion or disturbance平静的：不受纷扰或打搅的
a tranquil life in the country 乡村中平静的生活
negotiate: To succeed in going over or coping with: 成功地应付：成功地经过或善于对付：
negotiate a sharp curve. 转过一个大急转弯
negotiate a difficult musical passage. 完成一段艰困的乐章
brain trust: A group of experts who serve, usually unofficially, as advisers and policy planners, especially in a government. 智囊团，专家顾问团：一个通常非正式地担任顾问和政策制定者的专家小组，尤指政府部门中的
leapfrog: n.【游戏】A game in which one player kneels or bends over while the next in line leaps over him or her. 跳背游戏：一种游戏，一个游戏者跪下或弯腰，队列中紧挨着的人从他或她身上跃过
catapult: n. A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times. 弹弓：用在古代和中世纪时期发射投掷物，如大块石头或矛的军事器械
v.tr.（及物动词）To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult. 射出：从或似从弹弓上发射或射出
The car ran at such a high speed that when it stopped suddenly, the driver was catapulted through the windscreen. 汽车飞驰前进,一急刹车,司机碰破挡风玻璃,给飞了出去。
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