Telepathy

telepathy  

/ tɪˈlepəθɪ; təˋlɛpəθɪ/ n [U]
communication of thoughts or ideas from one mind to another withoutthe normal use of the senses 传心术; 心灵感应.
(infml口) ability to be aware of the thoughts and feelings of others 解心能力（对旁人的思想及感情的理解能力）.
> telepath / ˈtelɪpæθ; ˋtɛləˏpæθ/ n telepathic person 用传心术的人; 有解心能力的人; 能理解他人思想感情的人.
telepathic / ˏtelɪˈpæθɪk; ˏtɛləˋpæθɪk/ adj (a) of or using telepathy 用传心术的; 心灵感应的. (b) (of a person) able to communicate by telepathy （指人）会传心术的, 有心灵感应的: How did you know what I was thinking? You must be telepathic. 我心里想的事情你是怎麽知道的? 你准是有心灵感应. telepathically / -klɪ; -klɪ/ adv.

Controversy

/ ˈkɔntrəvɜːsɪ, kənˈtrɔvəsɪ; ˋkɑntrəˏvəsɪ/ n [U, C] ~ (about/over sth) public discussion or argument, often rather angry, about sth which many people disagree with 公开辩论; 论战: The appointment of the new director aroused a lot of controversy, ie Many people publicly disagreed with it. 新负责人的任命引起了激烈的争论. * a bitter controversy about/over the siting of the new airport 对新机场选址问题的剧烈争论.

Parapsychologist: n. 心理玄学

a field of study concerned with the investigation of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena (as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis)

Derision

/ dɪˈrɪʒn; dɪˋrɪʒən/ n [U] ridicule or mockery 嘲笑; 嘲弄; 笑柄: be an object of general derision, ie be derided by everybody 是大家嘲弄的对象 * Her naive attitude provoked their derision. 她那天真的态度受到他们嘲笑.

Sceptical: (AmE skeptical) adj.  怀疑论的, 不可知论的; 怀疑的, 多疑的;
~ (about / of sth) having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that sth will happen: I am sceptical about his chances of winning. ◆ The public remain sceptical of these claims. ◆ She looked highly sceptical.
sceptically (AmE skeptically) adverb: The announcement was greeted sceptically by the press.

Rigorous: adj.严格的, 严厉的, 严峻的, 细致的

A test, system, or procedure that is rigorous is very thorough and strict.

On the brink of …：濒临, 处于 ... 边缘

Definitive

/ dɪˈfɪnətɪv; dɪˋfɪnətɪv/ adj clear and having final authority; that cannot or need not be changed 明确的; 有权威的; 不能或不必改变的; 决定性的: a definitive answer, solution, verdict, etc 明确的答覆﹑ 确切的解决方法﹑ 陪审团的最终裁决 * Her book is the definitive work on Milton. 她的书是论述米尔顿的权威着作. * a definitive edition, eg one revised by the author himself 选定版（如作者亲自修订的版本）. > definitively adv.

Advocate

/ ˈædvəkeɪt; ˋædvəket/ v [Tn, Tf, Tg, Tsg] speak publicly in favour of (sth); recommend; support 拥护; 提倡; 支持: I advocate a policy of gradual reform. 我拥护逐步改革的政策. * Do you advocate banning cars in the city centre?你支持禁止汽车在市中心通行这一主张吗?
> advocate / ˈædvəkət; ˋædvəkət/ n
~ (of sth) person who supports or speaks in favour of a cause, policy, etc （对一事业﹑ 方针﹑ 政策等的）支持者, 拥护者, 鼓吹者, 提倡者: a lifelong advocate of disarmament 为裁军奋斗终生的人.

Ganzfeld: ['gɑ:ntsfelt] adj. ( 中和视听等外界刺激因素的) 超感官知觉全域试验的

Swamped:

/ swɔmp; swɑmp/ n [C, U] (area of) soft wet land; marsh 湿软土地; 沼泽; 沼泽区.
> swamp v
[Tn] flood or soak (sth) with water 淹没或浸泡（某物）: The sink overflowed and swamped the kitchen. 洗涤槽的水溢出来了, 厨房里到处是水. * A huge wave swamped the boat. 一个巨浪淹没了那条船.
[esp passive 尤用於被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) overwhelm sb/sth with a great quantity of things （以繁多的事物）压倒某人[某事物]: We asked for applications and were swamped (with them). 我们请大家提出申请, 因而（为此）应接不暇. * I've been swamped with work this year. 今年我工作忙得不可开交.
swampy adj (-ier, -iest): swampy ground 湿软的地面.

Tranquility

tranquil :

/ ˈtræŋkwɪl; ˋtræŋkwɪl/ adj calm, quiet and undisturbed 平静的; 安静的; 安宁的: lead a tranquil life in the country 在乡间过着宁静的生活.
> tranquillity (US also tranquility) / træŋˈkwɪlətɪ; træŋˋkwɪlətɪ/ n [U] tranquil condition 平静; 安静; 安宁.
tranquillize (US also tranquilize), -ise / -aɪz; -aɪz/ v [Tn] make (a person or an animal) calmer or sleepy, esp by means of a drug 使（人或动物）安静或入睡（尤指用药物）: The game wardens tranquillized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. 猎物保护区管理员用麻醉射器让犀牛静了下来. * the tranqullizing effect of gentle music 轻柔的音乐具有的安眠作用. tranquillizer (US also tranquilizer), -iser n drug for making an anxious person feel calm; sedative 安定药; 镇静剂: She's on (ie is taking) tranquillizers. 她经常使用镇静剂.
tranquilly adv.

Reclining

Recline

/ rɪˈklaɪn; rɪˋklaɪn/ v
[I, Ipr] lean or lie back in a horizontal or near-horizontal position 向後倚靠或躺: recline on a pillow, a sofa, a grassy bank 躺在枕头﹑ 沙发﹑ 草坡上 * recline in a deck-chair, a punt, a hammock 斜躺在摺叠帆布椅﹑ 平底船﹑ 吊床上 * a reclining chair, ie one with a back that tilts 躺椅 * a reclining seat, eg in a train, plane, etc 躺式座椅（如火车﹑ 飞机等的） * a reclining figure, eg in a painting 躺卧着的人像（如绘画 中的）.
[Tn.pr] ~ sth against/on sb/sth put or lay (one's head, arms) in a position of rest 将（头﹑ 臂）倚着某人[某物].
[Tn] tilt (a seat, etc) backwards 使（座位等）向後倾斜.

Outright fraud: 明目张胆的欺诈行为

/ ˈautraɪt; ˋaʊtˏraɪt/ adv
openly and honestly, with nothing held back 坦率地; 率直地; 诚实地; 无保留地: I told him outright what I thought of his behaviour. 我把我对他所作所为的看法直率地告诉了他.
not gradually; instantly 一下子; 立即: be killed outright by a single gunshot 一枪击毙 * buy a house outright, ie not by instalments 以一次付款方式买房.
clearly and completely 完全彻底地: He won outright. 他赢得乾脆.
> outright adj [attrib 作定语]
1 without any doubt or reservation 毫无疑义的; 毫无保留的: an outright denial, refusal, etc 矢口否认﹑ 断然拒绝.
2 clear; unmistakable 清楚的; 无疑的: She was the outright winner. 毫无疑问她是优胜者.

Autoganzfeld

A ganzfeld experiment (from the German for “entire field”) is a technique used in the field of parapsychology to test individuals for extrasensory perception (ESP). It uses homogeneous and unpatterned sensory stimulation to produce an effect similar to sensory deprivation. The deprivation of patterned sensory input is said to be conducive to inwardly generated impressions. The technique was devised by Wolfgang Metzger in the 1930s as part of his investigation into the gestalt theory.

Parapsychologists such as Dean Radin and Daryl Bem say that ganzfeld experiments have yielded results that deviate from randomness to a significant degree, and that these results present some of the strongest quantifiable evidence for telepathy to date. Critics such as Susan Blackmore and Ray Hyman say that the results are inconclusive.

Meta-analysis

a quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance

Meta-analysis：元分析或荟萃分析，其概念为对以往的研究结果进行系统的定量分析。

　　Glass对Meta-analysis提出的定义是:以综合已有的发现为目的，对单个研究结果的集合的统计学分析方法；Sacks等提出的定义是：对以往的研究结果进行统计学的合并和严谨的综述方法；罗湘等认为Meta-analysis方法是依靠搜集已有或未发表的具有某一可比特性的文献，应用特定的设计和统计学方法进行分析与综合评价，使有可能对具有不同设计方法及不同病例数的研究结果进行综合比较。

　　简单来说，meta-analysis是用统计的概念与方法，去收集、整理与分析之前学者专家针对某个主题所做的众多实证研究，希望能够找出该问题或所关切的变量之间的明确关系模式，可弥补传统的Review Articles(文献综述)的不足。

Esoteric

/ ˏesəuˈterɪk, ˏiːsəu-; ˏɛsəˋtɛrɪk/ adj (fml 文) likely to be understood by only those with a special knowledge or interest; mysterious; obscure 只有内行才懂的; 神秘的; 难懂的: esoteric poetry, imagery, language, etc 难懂的诗﹑ 意象﹑ 语言等.

Entanglement

/ ɪnˈtæŋgl; ɪnˋtæŋɡl/ v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth/oneself (in/among/with sth) 1 cause sb/sth/oneself to become twisted, tangled or caught (in sth) 使某人[某物/自己]缠绕, 纠缠於（某物中）: The bird got entangled in the wire netting. 鸟被金属网缠住. * a fishing line entangled among the weeds 与杂草缠在一起的钓鱼线 * Her long hair entangled itself in the rose bush. 她的长发让玫瑰丛给钩住了.
(fig 比喻) involve sb/oneself (in difficulties or complicated circumstances) 使某人[自己]陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）: become entangled in money problems 陷入金钱问题之中.
> entanglement n
1 [U] entangling or being entangled缠住; 纠缠.
2 [C] (often pl 常作复数) situation that entangles 引起纠缠的情况; 纠纷: entanglements with the police 与警方的纠缠 * emotional entanglements 感情纠葛.
3 entanglements [pl] (military 军) barrier of stakes and barbed wire to impede an enemy's advance （阻止敌人前进的）铁丝网.