prelude [ˈpreljuːd] n. 序幕，前奏；v. 阻止
【扩】prelusion 前奏，序幕
【搭】prelude sb. from sth. 阻止某人做某事
【例】The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble.
街头打斗可能是更严重纠纷的序曲。
unforeseen [ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn] adj. 意料之外的
series [ˈsiəriːz] n. 系列
【搭】a series of 一系列 in series 连续
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A: He proposed to hold a series of informal meetings.
B: But it needs much time in that way.
A：他建议举行一系列非正式会议。
B：但那样的话，我们就需要很多时间。
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catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] n. 大祸，灾难
【扩】disaster 灾难
【搭】ecological catastrophe 生态灾难
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A: The flood in their country last year was a major catastrophe.
B: Yes, many buildings were destroyed.
A：去年他们国家的洪水是一场大灾难。
B：是的，很多房子都被毁了。
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crockery [ˈkrɔkəri] n. 陶器，瓦器
【扩】ceramics 陶瓷 porcelain 瓷器
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A: I'd like to have something typically Chinese.
B: May I suggest you buy some crockery?
A：我想要具有典型中国特色的东西。
B：我可以建议您买些陶器吗？
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suburb [ˈsʌbəːb] n. 郊区
collide [kəˈlaid] v. 猛撞
learner [ˈləːnə] n. 初学者
【扩】beginner 初学者
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A: Let's play chess.
B: I'm a learner. I'm afraid I can't play it well.
A：我们下盘国际象棋吧。
B：我是初学者，我怕我下不好。
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panic [ˈpænik] n. 惊慌，恐慌
【派】panicky 恐慌的
【搭】get into a panic 惊慌起来 press the panic button 惊慌失措
【例】The audience were thrown into a panic when the fire started.
一起火，观众顿时陷入一片恐慌。
windscreen [ˈwindskriːn] n. （汽车的）挡风玻璃
alongside [əˌlɔŋˈsaid] prep. 在……的旁边，与……并排
【构】along（沿着）＋side（边的）＝alongside（在……的旁边）
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A: The car pulled up alongside.
B: Is there anything wrong with it?
A：那车在旁边停下了。
B：车有什么毛病了吗？
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slide [slaid] (slid [slid], slid) v. 滑，回避
【搭】slide over 回避 slide into 不知不觉陷入
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A: You can't slide over the fact that the quality is good.
B: Yes, but the price is really too high.
A：你回避不了这样一个事实，那就是这质量确实很好。
B：是的，但是这价钱确实是很高。
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stray [strei] adj. 迷失的，离群的；v. 迷路，偏离
【搭】a stray dog 流浪狗 stray hair 稀疏的头发
【例】He was wounded by a stray bullet.
他被流弹击伤。
confusion [kənˈfjuːʒən] n. 混乱
【例】That will lead to confusion.
那样做会引起混乱的。
greedy [ˈɡriːdi] adj. 贪婪的
【派】greedily 贪婪地
【扩】rapacious 贪婪的 voracious 贪婪的
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A: Jack is not satisfied with the result.
B: The greedy man is always insatiate.
A：杰克对这个结果并不满意。
B：贪心者从不满足。
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devour [diˈvauə] v. 狼吞虎咽地吃
noun [抽象名词]前奏，序幕；前奏曲，序曲；（诗歌等文学作品）引子，序诗 - For him, reading was a necessary prelude to sleep.
verb [vt. 及物动词]成为…的前奏，作为…的序幕 - One partner may see this as a prelude to marriage.
adjective [原级]未预见到的，无法预料的，意料之外的 - Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen.
noun [抽象名词]连续，一系列（事件）；（电视、广播等的）系列片，系列节目；丛书，系列出版物；（两队之间的）系列比赛；（电路的）串联；（同时发行的）一套邮票（或货币、硬币 a series of stamps）；（由某一公司推出的）系列产品，（尤指）汽车系列；（年代地层学用语）统；（元素的）系；级数，序列项的总和；有共同特征的一组语音，系列（音）；音列 - A radio or television series is a set of programs of a particular kind which have the same title. (
- a chain of ...
- a train of ...
- a trail of ...
- a string of ...
- a stream of ...
noun [抽象名词]灾难，灾祸；麻烦，困境；惨败 - From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.
noun [物质名词]陶器；瓦器；土器 - I called for the butler to clear up the broken crockery.
noun [专属名词]城郊，近郊 - If you live in the suburbs, you live in an area of houses outside the centre of a city or large town.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]冲突，抵触；（迥异的事物）碰在一起；碰撞，相撞 - Two trains collided head-on in Ohio early this morning.
noun [专属名词]初学者，学习者 - Clinton proved to be a quick learner and soon settled into serious struggles over cutting the budget.
noun [抽象名词]恐慌，惊慌；人心惶惶，惶恐不安；忙乱，慌乱；粟，稷，糜子 - Panic or a panic is a situation in which people are affected by a strong feeling of anxiety.
adjective [原级]恐慌的 - Something like panic overtook me in a flood.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）恐慌，（使）惊慌失措(Don't panic in case of fire.) - If you panic or if someone panics you, you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefully.
noun [专属名词]汽车挡风玻璃 - Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen.
preposition [位置和方向]在…旁边；沿着…的边；与…一起，与…并肩（工作）；与…相比；与…同等重要的；同时，共存 - He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park.
adverb [地点副词]在旁边 - He waited several minutes for a car to pull up alongside.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）滑行，滑动；滑落；迅速熟练地进出；（使）快捷而悄声地移动；（价格等）下滑，下跌；逐渐败坏，开始出现问题；滑垒 - I slid the wallet into his pocket.
noun [具体名词]滑梯；滑道；滑行，滑动；（价格、数量等的）下降，跌落，减少；幻灯片；（情况）变糟，恶化，（人）出现问题；（显微镜的）载物玻璃片；（乐器或机器上的）滑动装置；（岩石，土等的）崩落；小发夹；（棒球）滑垒；（吉他）滑奏；无后帮凉鞋（或轻便鞋） - A slide is a small piece of photographic film which you project onto a screen so that you can see the picture.
verb [vt. 及物动词]走失，迷路；走神，离题；（眼睛，手）悠闲 （或漫不经心）地移动；入歧途，犯错误；有外遇，在别处拈花惹草；<文>游荡，徘徊 - If your mind or your eyes stray, you do not concentrate on or look at one particular subject, but start thinking about or looking at other things. (
adjective [原级]（动物）走失的，流浪的；离散的，零落的；（物理量）杂散的 - You use stray to describe something that exists separated from other similar things.
noun [抽象名词]走失（流浪）的动物；离群者，走散者；天电干扰 - The dog was a stray which had been adopted.
- Some of the cattle have strayed.
- Don't stray from the point.
noun [抽象名词]困惑，不明确；混淆，混同；慌乱，窘迫；混乱局面，乱成一团 - Confusion is a situation in which everything is in disorder, especially because there are lots of things happening at the same time.
adverb [程度副词]贪婪地；贪食地 - Laurie ate the pastries greedily and with huge enjoyment.
verb [vt. 及物动词]狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读，热切地看；吞噬，毁灭；充满（感情） - If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.
