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【例】“Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest”, Addison said.
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【用】ignominy含有公众鄙视的意思。
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blatant［ˈbleitənt］adj. 公然的；露骨的
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【例】The company’s refusal to hire the black man was a blatant act of racial discrimination.
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demonstrable［ˈdemənstrəbl］adj. 可表明的，可证实的
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【记】来自demonstrate（v. 证明，论证）
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【例】There is a demonstrable link between smoking and lung cancer.
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defuse［ˌdiːˈfjuːz］vt. 拆除（炸弹等的）信管；缓和，平息，消除危险
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【记】联想记忆：de（去掉） + fuse（保险丝）→拆除（炸弹等的）信管
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【例】①The police succeeded in defusing the bomb that was hidden in the basement.
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②Mason always uses his sense of humor to defuse a stressful situation.
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perilous［ˈperiləs］adj. 多险的，危险的
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【记】来自peril（n. 危险）
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【例】Such an exchange of views would be unlikely to produce instant solutions, but it might help the Russian and American governments to read each other’s minds and seek methods of backing away from the perilous trial of strength in that part of the world. （1996）
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flippant［ˈflipənt］adj. 轻浮的，轻率的
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【例】I hate his flippant tone of speaking and flippant attitude.
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rapt［ræpt］adj. 全神贯注的，入迷的
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【例】As Father read, Tom awoke, yawned, and began to listen with rapt attention.
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【派】rapture（n. 着迷，狂喜）
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endorse［inˈdɔːs］vt. 赞同，认可；背书，（在票据等）背面签字，在（驾驶执照上）记录违章事项；在…背面写评论，批注（公文）
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【记】词根记忆：en + dors（背） + e→在背面写字→背书
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【例】①The President’s position was endorsed by a small majority of the Senate.
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②The financial manager had to endorse the check at last.
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seethe［siːð］vi. （液体）煮沸，沸腾；激动，骚动；拥挤
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【例】①The water is going to seethe.
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