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刘毅词汇22000 第99期:各方面的词
日期:2015-05-12 09:26

(单词翻译:单击)

Group 10
第十组
avoirdupois
n. 重量;体重
Dieters constantly check their avoirdupois.
节食著经常检查他们的体重。
bagatelle
n. 琐事
Pay attention to important matters; don't waste time on bagatelle.
注意重要的事情;不要在小事上浪费时间。
coup de grace
n. 致命的一击;(以免其多受痛苦)慈悲的一击
A sergeant upholstered his pistol and ran forward to give the coup de grace.
警官解开手枪奔上前去,发出致命的一枪。
facade
n. 建筑物的正面;任何事物的表面
The patient's cheerful smile was just a facade; actually, she was suffering from ennui.
那病人愉快的微笑只是表面上的;事实上她倦怠的很。
fete
l. n.节11;祝宴 2. vt. 宴请;招待
Retiring employees are often feted at a special dinner.
退休的职员经常被招待以一顿特殊的晚餐。
foyer
n. 门厅:休息室
Let's meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.
让我们在珠宝戏院的休息室会面。
milieu
n. 环境
David found it much easier to make friends in his new milieu.
大卫发现在新环境里交朋友简单多了。
parasol
n. 阳伞
In summer when you stroll on the boardwalk in the noonday sun, it is advisable to take along a parasol.
夏日正午阳光照耀下于海滨小路散步时,最好带一把阳伞同行。
par excellence
n. 最卓越;出类拔萃
Charles Dickens was a raconteur par excellence.
查理斯·狄更斯是一位非常卓越的健谈者。
pince-nez
n. 夹鼻眼镜
Since they are held in place by a spring that pinches the nose, pince-nez may not be as comfortable as ordinary eyeglasses.
因为夹鼻眼镜是利用弹获夹住鼻子以固定位置,所以他们戴起来不如一般眼镜舒服。
raison d'etre
n. 存在的理由
Abe is very fond of golf; he feels it is his chief raison d'etre.
亚伯非常喜欢打高尔夫球,并认为那是他生存的主要原因。
rendezvous
n. 1. 约会地点 2. 约会
We agreed to meet after the test at the corner ice-cream parlor, our usual rendezvous.
我们说好考试结束以后在转角的冰淇淋店见面,那是我们约会的老地方。
silhouette
n. 1. 影子 2. 轮廓
I knew that Dad was coming to let me in because I recognized his silhouette behind the curtained door.
我知道父亲正走过来开门让我进去,因为我认出帘幕门后他的影像。
sobriquet
n. 绰号
Andrew Jackson was known by the sobriquet "Old Hickory."
安德鲁·杰克生以其绰号“老山胡挑”而知名。
souvenir
n. 纪念品;纪念
To most graduates the senior yearbook is a treasured souvenir of high school days.
对大部份毕业生来说,高中毕业纪念册是中学时代珍贵的纪念。
tour de force
n. 力作;绝技
George's sixty-yard touchdown run was an admirable tour de force that won the game for us.
乔洽持球跑了六码而触地得分,实为令人赞叹之举,并为我们赢得这场球赛.
vis-a-vis
n. 1. 面对面 2. 相对着
At the banquet table, I had the good fortune to sit vis-a-vis an old school chum.
在宴会桌上,我恰巧坐在一位老同学的对面。

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