scandal n.丑事，丑闻；流言蜚语；反感，愤慨
a financial scandal
一起财政丑闻

Overthrow n.推翻；终止，结束vt.打倒；使终止，摒弃
Rebels had already made plans to overthrow the government.
叛乱者们已经做好计划要推翻政府。

repression n.压抑，压制；镇压
the repression of desire
克制欲望

Abstractn.摘要，梗概；抽象派艺术作品adj.抽象的，抽象派的vt.做…的摘要；提取，抽取
A lot of people don't like abstract art.
很多人不喜欢抽象艺术。
It is really difficult to abstract those stories.
那些故事很难用几句话概述。

Ensue vi.接着发生，接踵而来，因…而产生
After the heavy rain，floods ensued.
大雨之后，接着发生了洪涝。
His illness ensued from malnutrition.
他的病是营养不良引起的。

cognitive adj.认知的，认识能力的
cognitive psychology
认知心理学
a cognitive activity
认知行为

notion n.概念，观念；意图，想法，（怪)念头
The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years ago.
婚姻的传统观念可以追溯到数千年前。

lubricate vt.使润滑
We stopped the car to lubricate the wheels.
我们停车给轮子加了润滑油。

Sprinkle n.少量，少数 v.撒,洒
I sprinkled something on her and she reacted very violently.
我只在她身上撒了些东西，但她的反应却异常强烈。
Add a sprinkle of salt.
加一点点盐。

Acute adj.严重的；急性的
acute pain
剧痛
an acute analysis of Middle Eastern politics
对中东政局的深刻分析