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lucrative,adjectiveproducing a large amount of money; making a large profit: a lucrative business / contract / market [@more@]Example sentence:The acquisition of the IT service company would help HP expand its business in the lucrative field of technology consulting and outsourcing services, said the Silicon Valley giant. Her husband is reaching after a more lucrative situation.

bumptious adj(derog 贬)(of a person, his manner, etc) self-important and conceited （指人,举止等)自负的,傲慢的,骄横的: bumptious officials, behavior 骄横的官员,行为. bumptiously adv. bumptiousness n [U]. [@more@]Example sentence:"I wish the DJs on this station weren't so bumptious," said Andrea. "I'd prefer to just listen to the music."

noun a member of any of the races of people who have pale skin 白种人的; 高加索的; 高加索人的. Caucasian n Caucasian person 白种人; 高加索人. i.e.:In Caucasian populations, about 1 in every 87 deliveries is a twin birth.[@more@]

奥卡姆剃刀法则a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities.如无必要，勿增实体。认识事物和处理事物的办法越简单越好。[@more@]引申：把事情变复杂很简单，把事情变简单很复杂。爱因斯坦将奥卡姆剃刀法则，简称为简单性法则。Example sentence: Invoking Occam's razor,

durable nouna stone or brick structure that supports a wall: 扶壁, 支撑物; 支柱; 支持力量verb [VN] (formal) to support or give strength to sb/sth: The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street. 支持或加强某事物[@more@]Example sentence:This is a good essay, but it needs a few more facts as a buttress to the conclusions.She would continue, faithful and reliable, to buttress up Miss Bulstrode's successor.I don't think they have any buttress beh

hors de combat Adj. (from French) unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injured; unable to continue fighting because one is wounded 因受伤而不能继续战斗的; 丧失战斗力的[@more@]Example sentence: With their best pitcher hors de combat with a shoulder injury, the team faced a bleak season. I can't play you at squash this week I'm hors de combat with a twisted ankle. 本星期我不能和你打壁球了--我的脚踝扭伤了. This was a sort of "rear hospital" where t

tawdry adj.cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality; also : ignobleshowy or gaudy but without real value 俗丽的; 华而不实的intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of low quality: tawdry jewelleryinvolving low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive: a tawdry affair / scandal[@more@]Example sentence: Tom and Pam found themselves in an unfamiliar section of the city, walking by tawdry storefronts (a room at the front of a shop/store) and shady bars. Everything seemed stra

postluden. postlude, concluding musical piece, final musical piece of a composition (Music) a closing piece of music; especially : an organ voluntary at the end of a church service a closing phase (as of anepochor aliterarywork) "Play after." The final piece in a multi-movement work.Organ(风琴) piece played at the end of a church service.[@more@]"Postlude" is the lesser-known counterpart to "prelude" -- and in fact, "postlude" was created based on the ex

Malaise/mæˈleɪz; mæˋlez/noun[U, sing.](formal)(a) general feeling of illness, without clear signs of a particular disease微恙;不适:a serious malaise among the staff(b) feeling of uneasiness whose exact cause cannot be explained莫名的不安:The problems affecting a particular situation or group of people that are difficult to explain or identify:economic / financial / social malaise[@more@]Example sentence:Though she has worked at the same company for 30 years, Jeannie shows fe

talking too much, esp about unimportant things 喋喋不休的, 饶舌的（尤指对琐事）becoming garrulous after a few glasses of wine garrulity / gəˈruːlətɪ; ɡəˋrulətɪ/, garrulousness ns [U] talkativeness 絮叨; 饶舌; 多嘴.garrulously adv. English has many adjectives that share the meaning "given to talk" or "talking." "Talkative" may imply a readiness to talk or a disposition to enjoy conversation, while "loquacious" s

1 : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight 2 a : to make pale b : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble[@more@]Example sentence: The bean plants that Grace grew for her lab project became weak and etiolated when they were kept in a dark closet for a week.

He makes fun of me. but I'm a big fan of your aqua velva commercials.他在开我玩笑，不过我更欣赏你的绕口令表演。[@more@]Only if you count Jenna Jameson’s autobiography as a gynecological text. He drilled a hole in your skull after drinking your pee. I think he’s up for this. Who told you it’d be a good idea to put up superficial representations of a hypocritical season celebrating a mythical figure? It’s a Wonderful Lie. You got three choices in life: be good, get good or give up. You’ve

/ ˈpenjurɪ; ˋpɛnjərɪ/ extreme poverty 贫穷: living in penury 过着贫穷的生活 * reduced to penury 陷於贫困之中.[U] (formal) the state of being very poorSynonym: POVERTY[@more@]Example sentences:1. live [die] in penury ; go - ging along in penury; penury of table 食物的缺乏2. A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.3. Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.4. Remembering the bitter hungry days at Tara and her more recent penury, Scar

etiolate / ˈiːtɪəuleɪt; ˋitɪəˏlet/ 1 : to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight.（植物）因缺乏日光而变白: an etiolated seedling 发黄的幼苗. 2 a : to make pale b : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble 使（某人）苍白衰弱: an etiolated adolescent 面黄肌瘦的少年 (fig 比喻) an etiolated society 颓废的社会. etiolation / ˏiːtɪəuˈleɪʃn; ˏitɪəˋleʃ&#601

nouna stone or brick structure that supports a wall: 扶壁, 支撑物; 支柱; 支持力量verb [VN] (formal) to support or give strength to sb/sth: The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street. 支持或加强某事物[@more@]Example sentence:This is a good essay, but it needs a few more facts as a buttress to the conclusions.She would continue, faithful and reliable, to buttress up Miss Bulstrode's successor.I don't think they have any buttress behind them.

marked by propriety and good taste : correct[@more@]Example sentence: Nina and Mark had hoped to have a casual beach wedding, but her parents insisted on a formal, highly decorous ceremony in their church.

noun(technical) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other, for example a deafening silence, thunderous silence.[@more@]

whatever you wantHouse: As long as you’re trying to be good, you can do whatever you want. Dr. Wilson: And as long as you’re not trying, you can say whatever you want. House: So between us, we can do whatever we want. We can rule the world! RaceDr. Foreman: Why are you riding on me? House: It’s what I do. Has it gotten worse lately? Dr. Foreman: Yeah. Seems to me. House: Really? Well, that rules out the race thing. You were just as black last week. lyingDr. Forman: Ten-year olds do not have h

-The new hat looks so funny!-I'll say!这里可以翻译为：你说的没错！/可不是吗！/那当然！/你别说，还真是的.表示赞同对方的话的表达方式还有不少，例如You said it.或You can say that again.[@more@]其他常用的say 片语：say one’s prayer 是祈祷say one's lesson 是背课文；What does the slogan say?的意思为标语是怎么说的？My watch says five o'clock.指我的表是五点钟。What do you say to a cup of coffee?则询问来杯咖啡如何？I can’t say.常常表示我不知道。/不好说。say much for……的意思是认为什么非常好. i.e. I c

The apple of one's eye瞳孔常用“pupil”来表达，不过，“the apple of the eye”也可表达此意，如《圣经》中：“Keep me as the apple of the eye.”（求你保护我，如同保护眼中的瞳孔。）正因为这一典故，大约9世纪，短语“the apple of one's eye”（掌上明珠）开始被人们广泛使用。 i.e.: Tom is the apple of his grandmother's eye.[@more@]The writing on the wall“The writing on the wall”常见于新闻报道或文学读本，指的是a sign or warning of impending disaster（迫在眉睫的凶兆、不祥之兆）。其渊源确实和“占卜”挂钩，