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grudging?adj. 不情愿的
If you do something in a grudging manner (or grudgingly),?you do it with?reluctance.
Doing homework, paying taxes, and saying sorry are all commonly done in a grudging manner.
haranguen. 長(zhǎng)篇大論首装；高談闊論创夜；熱烈的演說(shuō)
a long and passionate speech
He harangued the troops before a battle.
他在戰(zhàn)前向士兵作了慷慨激昂的講話。
amelioration?n. 改善, 改良, 改進(jìn)
Amelioration is a process that makes something better.
A philanthropist慈善家 might devote her life to the amelioration of poverty and hunger.
yarn n. 紗線;故事 vt.用紗線纏? vi. 講故事
proscribe 禁止
To proscribe something is to?forbid or prohibit?it,
a school principal might?proscribe the use of cell phones?in class.
paucity?n.缺乏仙逻；不足
The word paucity means not enough of something.
Given?the paucity of?hard data released by North Korea,?it is difficult to gauge?just how many belong to this rising economic class.
鑒于朝鮮發(fā)布的硬數(shù)據(jù)(站得住腳驰吓，靠得住的)很少，很難估計(jì)有多少屬于這個(gè)正在崛起的經(jīng)濟(jì)階層桨醋。<紐約時(shí)報(bào)2019年2月14日>
scant [adj].不足的?v. 減縮, 限制棚瘟，忽略
"a tiny amount," for example现斋，your scant attendance at practice this week that results inbeing benched from(被迫離開(kāi))?the big game.
Unfortunately, the initiative?limped(跛行) along?for a decade with?scant?funding and political will.
不幸的是喜最，這項(xiàng)倡議在資金和政治意愿不足的情況下走了十年。<Nature Feb 19, 2019>
renunciation?n. 放棄,廢棄,棄權(quán)
reject?something or?disown?it.
He startled me with the intensity of hisrenunciation: “I hate the person I was then.”
他以放棄的強(qiáng)度讓我吃驚：“我討厭當(dāng)時(shí)的那個(gè)人庄蹋∷材冢”<紐約客2019年1月14日>
uncanny?adj. 神秘的, 不可思議的
If something is uncanny, it is so?mysterious,strange, or?unfamiliar?that it seems supernatural(超自然的).
Now, a dog-size robot—inspired by the?uncannynavigation skills of desert ants—may offer a robust new alternative.
現(xiàn)在，一個(gè)狗狗大小的機(jī)器人 - 受到不可思議的沙漠螞蟻導(dǎo)航技術(shù)的啟發(fā) - 可能會(huì)提供一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的新選擇限书。<科學(xué)雜志2019年2月13日>
metaphorical?adj. 隱喻性的, 比喻性的
Something is metaphorical when you use it to?stand for, or?symbolize, another thing.
For example, a dark sky in a poem might be?a metaphorical representation of sadness.
lavish adj. 大方的, 奢侈的, ?vt.慷慨給予, ?浪費(fèi)
Lavish means?generous?and?extravagant?as an adjective and to?give?generously?as a verb.
lactic?adj. 乳的,乳汁的,由乳汁取得的
Lactic Acid Bacteria?乳酸菌
sublime
adj.?高尚的虫蝶，壯觀的,卓越的
vt. 提高,變高尚，升華
n. 頂峰,高尚 .
excellent, or?impressive," like the best chocolate fudge sundae(巧克力軟糖圣代) you've ever had.
