1.ring out
When a sound rings out, it is loud and clear:
A cry of warning rang out.
A shot rang out.
2.complete with
*a radio complete with a carrying case, ie having it as an additional feature
帶套的手提收音機.
3.gravestone: a burial momument
4.hoary
1. (also hoar) (esp of hair) grey or white with age （尤指毛發(fā)）因年老而變灰或變白的.
2. very old 古老的; 陳舊的
?a hoary old joke老掉牙的笑話. >hoarinessn[U].
5.Yes, New York City Opera folded last week.
fold: ~ (up)
(a) cease to function; stop trading 停止運行; 停業(yè):
The company folded (up) last week.那家公司上星期倒閉了.
(b) cease to be performed 停止上演:
The play folded within a fortnight.那話劇演了兩個星期就停演了.
6.lockout
n,a situation in which a company refuses to allow workers to come to work until they accept the working conditions that the company is offering them
7.spasm
n,sudden short burst (of activity, emotion, etc) （活動﹑ 情感等的）突發(fā), 發(fā)作:
a spasm of energy, excitement, pain, coughing 一陣活力的爆發(fā)﹑ 興奮﹑ 疼痛﹑ 咳嗽.
8.morbidity
morbid::(of sb's mind or ideas)
a, having or showing an interest in gloomy or unpleasant things, esp disease or death
(指人的心思或觀念）病態(tài)的, 憂郁的（尤指只想到疾病﹑ 死亡等不快事物者）:
a morbid imagination病態(tài)的想像
9.fixated /f?k?se?t?d; ˋf?k?set?d/? adj ? [pred 作表語]
~ (on sb/sth)
having an abnormal emotional attachment (to sb/sth) （對某人[某事物]）固戀, 異常依戀:
He is fixated on things that remind him of his childhood.
他異常依戀那些使他回憶起童年生活的東西.
10.demise? /d??ma?z/n. ? (fml文) death 死; 死亡.
11.musicology:
n, the study of music as a branch of knowledge or field of research as distinct from composition or performance
mosicologist
12.factual
adj, based on or containing facts 根據(jù)事實的; 事實的; 真實的
:a factual account??? 據(jù)實的報道.
>factually? adv:factually correct?? 事實方面正確無誤的.
13.superfluous
adj. more than is needed or wanted 過多的; 過剩的; 多余的; 不必要的;
That remark was superfluous, ie It should not have been made, eg because it contributed nothing or was offensive. 那樣的話多余說.
*They were only interested in each other, so I felt rather superfluous, ie felt that I shouldn't be there.
他們只是意在對方, 所以我自覺多余在場.
14.bloodlust：desire for bloodshed
15.monger:
-mongering/-m??.g?.r??/US/-g?.??/ n.
suffix
They accused him of rumour-mongering/scandal-mongering.
war-mongering ? fear-mongering ?doom-mongering
16.autopsy?? /???t?ps?/
n .examination of a dead body to learn the cause of death; post-mortem
(為了解死亡原因而做的)尸體剖檢:
[attribute 作定語]?? an autopsy report尸檢報告
17.purport
v,v[Tt] (fml文) be meant to seem (to be); claim or pretend
意思似乎是; 聲稱; 偽稱:
The document purports to be an official statement.該文件據(jù)稱是一項正式聲明.
18.’comatose ?a,昏迷的
19.Statistics provide firm answers, but not necessarily to the right questions.
20.troll ?n,an ugly or unpleasant person
21.barb
n ,(fig比喻) hurtful remark 傷人的話
cruel barbs of ridicule挖苦人的刺耳言語.
22.savagery?
n, behaviour that is very cruel and violent:
The police were shocked by the savagery of the attacks.
?She replied with a savagery that took him by surprise.
23.maniacal?? / m?`na??kl /
?a, crazy and often frightening
24.oblivious
adj[usu pred 通常作表語]
~ of/to sth?
unaware of or not noticing sth; having no memory of sth 未覺察; 不注意; 忘記
:oblivious of one's surroundings不注意周圍事物 *
oblivious to what was happening對發(fā)生的事情無記憶 *
oblivious to danger未覺察到危險 *
25.pundit?(often joc常作戲謔語)
person who is an authority on a subject; expert 某一學(xué)科的權(quán)威; 專家:
The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem.
如何妥善處理這一問題, 專家眾說紛紜. *
a panel of well-known television pundits
由著名電視專家組成的專家小組.
26.jeremiad? / ?d??r?ˋma??d/
n. (fml文) long, sad and complaining story of troubles, misfortunes, etc
悲傷的長篇故事; 血淚史.
27.aberration /??b??re??n /
something that is not normal or not what you would usually expect:
a genetic aberration
28.Brahms
????? 約翰內(nèi)斯·勃拉姆斯, 德國古典主義最后的作曲家扁誓，浪漫主義中期作曲家. 一些評論家將他與巴赫（Bach）、貝多芬（Beethoven）排列在一起稱為三B蚀之。
29.devotee
n. person who is devoted to sth; enthusias
t 致力於﹑ 獻身於某事物的人; 熱心者; 某事物的迷戀者
:a devotee of sport, music, crime fiction, etc
30.patronage-; /ˋpetr?n?d?/
n, support and encouragement given by a patron 資助; 贊助; 支持
patronage of the arts對藝術(shù)方面的贊助 *
31.pretentious
adj. claiming (esp without justification) merit or importance; pompous or showy
自負的; 自命不凡的; 炫耀的; 自我標(biāo)榜的:
expressed in pretentious language 用狂妄的語言表達的 *
a pretentious writer, book, style 自我炫耀的作家﹑ 書﹑ 文風(fēng).
32.exalted
?a,?an exalted position is an important position in an organization or in society
?used about people who have important positions:
We were in exalted company (=among important people).
33.ascendant (also ascendent)
n. (idm 習(xí)語) in the ascendant? rising in power and influence 權(quán)勢日益增強:
Though he is still a young man his political career is already in the ascendant.
他雖然年紀輕輕, 可是他在政壇上已青云直上了.
34.prowess /?prau?/
n [U] (fml文) outstanding skill or ability; expertise 高超的技藝; 非凡的才能; 專長:
We had to admire his prowess as an oarsman/his rowing prowess.
我們不能不佩服他那了不起的劃槳本領(lǐng).
35.flex:
flex one's muscles: to demonstrate one's strength
36.benchmark
n,?an amount, level, standard, etc. that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are:
benchmark for: plans to set a new benchmark for salaries
37.profess /pr?ˋf?s/
v, claim (sth), often falsely 聲稱, 自稱, 偽稱, 妄稱（某事物）:
I don't profess expert knowledge of/to be an expert in this subject.
我并不自詡對這一問題內(nèi)行[是這一問題的專家]. *
She professed total ignorance of the matter.
她自稱對那事一無所知. *
He professed that he knew nothing about the plot.
他聲稱對該陰謀毫不知情. *
38.cursory /?k??s?r?/
adj. (often derog常作貶義) done quickly and not thoroughly; (too) hurried 粗略的; 草率的; 倉促的
:a cursory glance, look, inspection, etc? 匆匆的一瞥﹑ 粗略的一看﹑ 草草的檢查等
39. polyglot
adj.(fml文) knowing, using or written in many languages
通曉或使用多種語言的; 以多種語言寫成的
:a polyglot edition多語種對照的版本. n.
40.cherry-pick :to select the best or most desirable
41.ridden
adj. (usu in compounds 通常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞)
full of or dominated by sth specified 滿是某事物的; 受某事物支配或控制的:
a flea-ridden bed滿是跳蚤的床 *`
guilt-ridden罪孽深重的 *
(fml文)She was ridden by/with guilt.她罪孽深重.
crisis-ridden
42.snuff out:
snuff sth out
(a) put out (a candle flame, etc); extinguish sth 熄滅（燭光等）; 撲滅某事物.
(b) put an end to sth; finish sth 消滅或結(jié)束某事物:
His hopes were nearly snuffed out.他的希望幾乎破滅了.
43.mediocre / ?med-; ˋmid??ok?/
adj. not very good; second-rate 不太好的; 平庸的; 第二流的:
His films are mediocre.他的電影平庸無奇. *
a mediocre actor, display, meal第二流的演員﹑ 表演﹑ 飯食. *
44.marginalize? v,to make someone or something seem not important or relevant
45.excerpt /ˋ?ks?pt/
n. [C]~ (from sth)
passage, extract, from a book, film, piece of music, etc 書﹑ 電影﹑ 樂曲等的節(jié)錄:
excerpts from a novel一部小說的摘錄 *
I've seen a short excerpt from the film on television. 我在電視上看過這部影片的片段. *
46.oratorio/??r??t??r??u/
n. (pl~s) musical composition for solo voices, chorus and orchestra,usu with a Biblical theme
（通常以《圣經(jīng)》內(nèi)容為主題的）清唱劇, 神劇
47.throes /θr?uz/
n, (pl.)severe pains 劇痛:
the throes of childbirth分娩時的陣痛 *
death throes臨終的痛苦. *
(idm 習(xí)語) in the throes of sth/of doing sth
(infml口) struggling with the task of sth/of doing sth 為完成某事而拚搏; 苦干:
in the throes of moving house為搬家而辛勞.
