largely [ˈlɑːdʒli] adv. 很大程度上
comic [ˈkɔmik] adj. 喜剧的，可笑的
【派】comical 滑稽的
【扩】comedic 喜剧的
【搭】a comic performance 滑稽表演 comic opera 喜歌剧
universal [juːniˈvəːsəl] adj. 普遍的
【扩】prevalent 普遍的 pervasive 普遍的
【搭】universal suffrage 普选权
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A: Football is a universal game.
B: Yes, it's very popular in our country, too.
A：足球是一项全球性的运动。
B：是的，在我们国家也很流行。
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comedian [kəˈmiːdiən] n. 滑稽演员，喜剧演员
【例】The comedian's performance made all the audience laugh.
喜剧演员的表演把所有观众都逗乐了。
distasteful [diˈsteistfəl] adj. 讨厌的
pester [ˈpestə] v. 一再要求，纠缠
dread [dred] v. 惧怕
【派】dreadful 令人畏惧的
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A: I really dread the exam.
B: You still have much time to prepare it.
A：我实在害怕这次考试。
B：你还有很多时间去准备。
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recovery [riˈkʌvəri] n. 康复
【搭】economic recovery 经济复苏
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A: Trust me. You will make a recovery soon.
B: Did the doctor say so?
A：相信我，你很快就会康复的。
B：医生这么说吗？
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plaster [ˈplɑːstə] n. 熟石膏
console [kənˈsəul] v. 安慰, 慰问
【搭】console sb. with sth.
用某方式安慰某人
【例】We tried to console her when her grandfather passed away.
她爷爷去世的时候我们尽力安慰她。
hobble [ˈhɔbəl] v. 瘸着腿走
【派】hobbler 瘸子
【扩】lame 瘸的
【例】The old man hobbled along with the aid of his stick.
那老人借助手杖蹒跚而行。
compensate [ˈkɔmpenseit] v. 补偿
【派】compensation 补偿，赔偿
【搭】compensate for 为……提供补偿
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A: We can't ensure on-time delivery.
B: You should compensate us.
A：我们无法保证按时给您送货。
B：你们得补偿我们。
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mumble [ˈmʌmbl] v. 喃喃而语
【搭】mumble in dream 说梦话
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A: Don't mumble your words.
B: Sorry, I didn't know the meeting had begun.
A：别喃喃而言。
B：对不起，我不知道已经开始开会了。
adverb [程度副词]很大程度上，主要地、广泛地、大量地 - Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation. (
adjective [原级]滑稽的，好笑的；喜剧的 - Comic is used to describe funny entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it.
noun [专属名词]喜剧演员；连环漫画 - The comics is the part of a newspaper that contains the comic strips. (
adjective [原级]普遍的，全体的，全世界的；通用的，万能的；（逻）全称的，总称的 - The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care.
noun [抽象名词]普遍原则，通用原理；普遍看法，普遍特征；（逻）全称命题；（哲）普遍，一般概念；（哲）共相；（语言学）普遍现象，通用规则 - Smile is a universal language.
noun [专属名词]喜剧演员，滑稽演员；剧作家；有趣的人，滑稽的人；（有时指言行）没意思的人，无聊的人 - I'm going to write good jokes and become a good comedian.
verb [vt. 及物动词]纠缠，烦扰；使烦恼 - I thought she'd stop pestering me, but it only seemed to make her worse.
verb [vt. 及物动词]畏惧，担心；<古>敬畏 - I dreaded coming back, to be honest.
noun [抽象名词]害怕，畏惧；令人生畏的人，可怕的事物；（鸥鸟等鸟群的）惊飞，惊起；<英，非正式>将头发编成“骇人”发型的人，拉斯塔法里派成员 - Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen.
adjective [原级]令人生畏的，可怕的；恼火的，生气的 - If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
dread doing sth. 害怕做某事
- I dread being sick.
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
live in dread of ... 一直害怕sth.
- The committee members live in dread of anything that may cause a scandal.
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. NCE3-54
noun [抽象名词]康复，痊愈；戒除；恢复，复苏；（供刚做完手术的病人使用的）监护室；（被拿走或失去的东西的）复得，找回；收回的物品（资金）；（破损车辆或坠毁飞机）回收修理；（高尔夫）挽回败局之击，复原之击（击回球道或球穴区）；（美橄）重新获球；（划船，自行车赛，游泳）还原至预备姿势（如回桨等）；回收利用（能源、化工品等） - When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
noun [物质名词]灰泥；熟石膏；<英>创可贴，膏药 - There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用灰泥抹（墙等）；（用某物）涂抹，覆盖；大量张贴，贴满；使…紧贴；把（头发）梳平；敷石膏于，敷膏药于；（新闻报道）充斥于（报纸版面） - If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster.
verb [vt. 及物动词]安慰；慰藉 - I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone.
verb [vt. 及物动词]控制台，仪表盘；电视机（或收音机）柜；风琴的操作部分；（带装饰的）支架，支托 - A console is a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]蹒跚；跛行 - He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使跛行 - I hurt my foot, and had to hobble home.
noun [抽象名词]跛行步态 - The country's massive debt could hobble the party's social-spending plans.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]赔偿，偿付；弥补，补偿；抵消；酬报（某人） - If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.
verb [vt. 及物动词]含糊地说，咕哝；（用无齿的牙床）费力嚼咬，咬磨 - Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep.
noun [抽象名词]喃喃自语，嘟哝 - He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice.
adjective [原级]令人反感的，令人生厌的；不合口味的；低俗的，下流的 - He found it distasteful to be offered a cold buffet and drinks before witnessing the execution.
| 动词 | 形容词 |
|---|---|
| disgust | disgusting |
| revolt | revolting |
| repel | repellent |
| repulse | repulsive |