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【例】Renovating old houses can be very lucrative, although a lot of capital is needed upfront.
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downright［ˈdaunrait］adj. 清楚的，明确的；直率的，老实的；十足的，彻头彻尾的 adv. 彻底地；完全地；真正地；相当；明确地
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【例】①We know that certain kinds of English invite irritation or downright condemnation. （2000）
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②Many are downright unhappy with it.
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brain［brein］n. 脑子；脑力，智能
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【例】①Cognitive scientists are now trying to decode the human imagination, to understand how the brain visualizes, dreams and creates. （2005）
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②eat / cudgel / rack one’s brain 绞尽脑汁 Mr. White racked his brain trying to remember where he left the cell-phone.
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③have sth. on the brain 一心想 The coach of this football team has winning on the brain.
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④brain drain 人才外流 The brain drain to Europe and America has been a serious problem.
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genteel［dʒenˈtiːl］adj. （做作或过分显示）文雅的；有礼貌的，有教养的；上流社会的
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【记】和gentle（adj. 文雅的）一起记
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【例】I will never forget the genteel, urbane, salon-like atmosphere.
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【用】genteel强调做作的文雅，如咬文嚼字等，有时略带贬义。
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capital［ˈkæpitəl］n. 首都；大写字母；资本 adj. 首位的；资本的；可处死刑的
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【记】词根记忆：capit（头） + al（…的）→处在头的位置→首位的
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【例】①The long-term project of governments and world bodies to globalize capital and development is being mirrored by the globalization of protest. （2004）
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②Everybody knows that treason is a capital crime.
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drowse［drauz］n. / v. 假寐，半醒半睡，打瞌睡
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【记】和browse（v. 浏览，吃草）一起记
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【例】Many people like to drowse in the warm sunlight on the beach.
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ooze［uːz］v. 渗出，慢慢地渗出；（希望、勇气等）逐渐消失；泄漏 n. 污泥，混浊的液体
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【例】①I felt that blood was oozing from the wound on my leg.
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②People lay on the beaches and blanketed themselves with black ooze.
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【用】ooze后加out表示“泄漏”，加away表示“渐渐消失”。
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replica［ˈreplikə］n. 精确的复制品；模型，按比例缩小的复制品
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