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polarity?n. 有兩極, 磁性引力, 極性 兩極分化, 極端性
[E2E]?having two opposite tendencies or opposite electrical charges(電荷)
[e.g.]?Polarity is inherent in a magnet.極性是磁鐵的固有性質(zhì).<華盛頓郵報2018年11月16日>
[e.g.]?political polarity.政治上的極端對立
比如化學(xué)上的分子極性和生物上的細胞極性都是polarity
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rake n. 耙子趟畏；耙狀工具；浪蕩的男人滩租；花花公子? v. 耙；梳理利朵；掃視律想；掠過
[E2E]?noun：a long tool with long teeth for gathering or smoothing
[E2E]?verb：to gather up, smooth over or move through
[e.g.]?The leaves had been raked into a pile.
樹葉已經(jīng)用耙子攏成了一堆。
[e.g.]?If there's one area Amazon is?raking?in my cash, it's e-books.
如果亞馬遜在某一領(lǐng)域搜刮我的現(xiàn)金绍弟，它就是電子書技即。<紐約時報2019年2月20日>
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ludicrous??adj. 荒謬的, 可笑的绪杏，滑稽的
[E2E]?Ludicrous things are?funny,?absurd, ornonsensical.
If someone says something silly or far-fetched, you could say "That's ludicrous!"
如果有人愚蠢或牽強附會的說一些事情楚堤，你可以說“那太荒謬了！”
[e.g.]?This statement is?so?factually false?as to?be ludicrous.
這種說法事實上是那么地錯誤的糖声，以致于是荒謬的豹悬。<Salon Feb 22, 2019>
[add]?so as to：為了葵陵；以便?? so…as to：那么地…以致于…
spurious?adj. 假的, 偽造的
[E2E]?artificial and fake
[e.g.]?Viewed from the outside, the court proceedings and blatantly spurious charges were farcical.
從外表上看，法院訴訟和公然虛假的指控是荒謬的瞻佛。The Guardian Feb 18, 2019
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charter??n. 特許(狀),執(zhí)照,憲章,契據(jù) vt. 特許,發(fā)特許執(zhí)照? adj. 特許的
[e.g.]?The charter would also restructure government, adding a prime minister and setting term limits for the president.
該憲章還將重組政府脱篙，增加總理并為總統(tǒng)設(shè)定任期限制。<Washington Post Feb 25, 2019>
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impinge?v. 沖擊,撞擊 vi. 侵犯
[E2E]?Many people don't like it when youimpinge on?their personal space.
[e.g.]?At times, it impinges on the territory of領(lǐng)土 healthy mental function.
有時伤柄，它會影響健康的心理功能绊困。<Nature Feb 10, 2019>
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regression n.復(fù)原,逆行,退步 [反彈]
[E2E]?If you've been trying to break your sugar habit but one day eat several pieces of cake, that's regression.
Regression analysis 回歸分析
[相似詞]remission n.?緩解，減輕适刀，弛張?? recession n.不景氣?? concession n. 讓步, 妥協(xié),
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cascade?n. 瀑布 v. 瀑布似地落下
[E2E]?something?suddenly falling?/?tumbling down in a rush?在匆忙轟然倒塌
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conjecture?v./n. 推測,臆測
[E2E]?It's a word to use when you are not sure of something and have to "guess?or surmise."
[e.g.]?But the conjecture was grounded in a highly technical area populated by the field's top talent.
但這個猜想是建立在一個由該領(lǐng)域的頂尖人才組成的高技術(shù)領(lǐng)域秤朗。New York Times Feb 18, 2019
be grounded in 由…組成的；populated by 由…(人)組成的
我們常說的mathematical conjecture 數(shù)學(xué)猜想笔喉，就是單詞
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enervate?adj. 無力的取视，衰弱的?vt. 削弱
[e.g.]?Idleness enervates the will to succeed.
懶惰削弱了成功的決心。
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predisposition??n.(基因)傾向?
[E2E]?A predisposition is a tendency to do something.
[e.g.]Chronic stress disrupts that system, and the result is a predisposition toward the anhedonia of depression and vulnerability to addiction.
慢性壓力破壞了這種系統(tǒng)常挚，其結(jié)果是對抑郁癥的快感缺乏和容易上癮的傾向贫途。Scientific American Feb 25, 2019
這個單詞常常和基因聯(lián)系在一起，比如容易上癮一件事情待侵，一般都會和peer?pressure同齡人壓力丢早，gender性別等有關(guān)系，但是近年來的科學(xué)研究表明也和Genetics基因有關(guān)系，因此也就是業(yè)界常說的geneticpredisposition基因傾向
