permanent [ˈpəːmənənt] adj. 永久的
【例】If you like you will have a permanent position here.
如果你愿意，你可以在这里有一个永久的职位。
tint [tint] v. 给……染色
delicate [ˈdelikeit] adj. 淡色的
【派】delicately 精美地
【扩】tinged 淡色的
shade [ʃeid] n. 色度
observant [əbˈzəːvənt] adj. 观察力敏锐的
【例】The lift attendants are usually very observant.
电梯服务员观察力通常会十分敏锐。
grayish [ˈɡreiiʃ] adj. 浅灰色的
dispel [diˈspel] v. 驱散，消除
【搭】dispel doubts 打消疑虑
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A: How can we dispel his fears?
B: Maybe we can get a new friend for him.
A：我们怎样才能消除他的恐惧？
B：也许我们可以帮他找一个新朋友。
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outlandish [autˈlændiʃ] adj. 稀奇古怪的
acquisition [ækwiˈziʃən] n. 获得
cosmetic [kɔzˈmetik] n. 化妆品
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A: My wife wanted me to buy some cosmetics for her. But I don't know anything about it.
B: What brand does she prefer?
A：我妻子要我给她买一些化妆品。但我对此毫不了解。
B：她喜欢什么牌子的？
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outrageous [autˈreidʒəs] adj. 反常的，令人不能容忍的
fanciful [ˈfænsifəl] adj. 想象出来的
【派】fancifully 梦想地
【搭】a fanciful story 一个虚构的故事
【例】He had some fanciful notion about crossing the Atlantic in a barrel.
他有一个不切实际的想法，那就是坐在木桶里横渡大西洋。
insoluble [inˈsɔljubəl] adj. 不可溶解的
prompt [prɔmpt] v. 敦促，激励
exclusive [ikˈskluːsiv] adj. 高档的，独家的
【搭】exclusive rights 特权 exclusive interview 专访
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A: A 10% commission can't be accepted at any rate.
B: In that case, we can make it 8%, on condition that we act as an exclusive agency of the whole country.
A：无论如何10％的佣金是不能接受的。
B：既然这样，我们就降到8％，但我们必须是全国的独家代理。
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syllable [ˈsiləbəl] n. 音节
bewilder [biˈwildə] v. 使迷惑
freckle [ˈfrekəl] n. 雀斑
evidently [ˈevidəntli] adv. 显然地，明显地
【例】The stranger approached the mike, evidently intending to speak.
那个陌生人走近话筒，显然是想发言。
weird [wiəd] adj. 奇异的，古怪的
【例】I heard weird shrieks in the darkness.
我在黑暗中听到奇怪的尖叫声。
concoction [kənˈkɔkʃən] n. 调制品
intoxicate [inˈtɔksikeit] v. 陶醉，得意忘形
blank [blæŋk] adj. 空白的，无表情的
【搭】draw a blank 落空 wear a blank look 面无表情
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A: Please fill in this blank with male or female.
B: OK. Is that all?
A：请在这个空格中填上男性或是女性。
B：好的。这样就行了吗？
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discreet [disˈkriːt] adj. 谨慎的
【扩】prudential 谨慎的
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A: My secretary is very discreet. She never tells other people anything about the company's business.
B: She is very professional.
A：我的秘书很谨慎，她从不跟别人谈论公司的业务。
B：她很专业。
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clutch [klʌtʃ] v. 抓住
adorn [əˈdɔːn] v. 装扮，打扮
【派】adornment 装饰品
【扩】decorate 装饰 garnish 装饰
【例】She loved to adorn herself with finery.
她喜欢用华丽的衣服打扮自己。
adjective [原级]永久的，永恒的；（尤指问题或困难）不断出现的，一直存在的；（员工）终生的，长期的；（家庭住址）固定的 - You use permanent to describe situations or states that keep occurring or that seem to exist all the time;(
noun [专属名词]浅色，淡色调；染发剂，染发；一丝；（用平行线表现阴影的）线晕；（印刷）底色 - Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.
verb [vt. 及物动词]给……轻微染色；染（发） - Eyebrows can be tinted with the same dye.
adjective [原级]柔和的，清淡的；虚弱的，纤弱的；脆弱的，易碎的；小巧玲珑的，纤细的；微妙的，棘手的；精致的，精巧的；灵巧的，熟练的；（仪器）灵敏的 - He had delicate hands.
noun [专属名词]精美的衣物 - The name Latifah, by the way, means "delicate."
noun [专属名词]背阴处，阴凉处；（图画中的）暗处；遮光物，灯罩；<美>（能上下卷叠的）窗帘，百叶窗；<非正式>太阳镜，墨镜（shades）；（色彩的）浓淡深浅，色度；差别，不同；略微，少量（a shade）；让人想起……的事物（shades of）；次要地位，不显眼；<文>鬼，幽灵；地狱，冥府（the Shades）；<史>剪影 - In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled grey.
verb [vt. 及物动词]为……遮阳（挡光），遮蔽（光线）；（用铅笔或加色）描黑，描影；使阴暗，使阴郁；（色彩）渐变；<非正式>（比赛）稍胜一筹，略占优势；（数量、速度或价格）略降；<美>细微改动以掩盖事实 - ...a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees. …
adjective [原级]善于观察的，观察力敏锐的；严守教规的，遵守风俗的 - That's a good description, Mrs. Drummond. You're very observant.
noun [具体名词]<史>（遵守严格教规的）方济各会分会修士 - That's a good description, Mrs. Drummond. You're very observant.
adjective [原级]淡灰色的，略灰的 - The building was of greyish plaster and looked old.
verb [vt. 及物动词]驱散，消除（尤指感觉或信仰） - The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.
adjective [原级]古怪的；奇异的；异国风格的；偏僻的 - She came to the party wearing a bizarre / an outlandish costume and a blond wig.
noun [具体名词]学得，习得；（金钱、财物等的）获取；购买，添置，增添物；收购，购置的产业 - Indeed, ease of acquisition is the problem.
adjective [原级]装门面的，表面的；化妆用的，美容的；整容的；不重要的，没意义的 - It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
noun [专属名词]化妆品，美容品 - Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair.
adjective [原级]骇人的，无法容忍的；反常的，令人惊讶的；极其夸张的，不可能的 - By diplomatic standards, this was outrageous behaviour.
价格高得离谱
- The price is outrageous.
- The price is preposterous.
- The price is absurd.
- That's highway robbery / daylight robbery.
- The car costs a fortune.
- The car costs me an arm and a leg.
adjective [原级]想象的；稀奇的 - And this is not altogether fanciful.
adjective [原级]不能解决的；[化学] 不能溶解的；难以解释的 - I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.
verb [vt. 及物动词]促使，导致；鼓励，提示（说话者）；（计算机上）提示；（给演员）提词，提白 - If you prompt someone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If you prompt an actor.
noun [具体名词]（给演员的）提词；（计算机屏幕上显示准备接受指令的）提示； 鼓励，催促；（付款通知单上的）付款期限 - You can also call any command or function at the prompt.
adjective [原级]迅速的，立刻的；（人）利索的，敏捷的；及时的，准时的；（商品）即期要送的，即期要付的 - A prompt action is done without any delay.
adverb [时间副词]准时地 - The meeting will begin at ten o'clock prompt.
adjective [原级]独有的，专用的；高档的，昂贵的；不含…的；排外的；排斥的；全部的；唯一关心的；（新闻或报道）独家的；（条款）除外责任的；高级的，昂贵的 - Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else.
noun [抽象名词]独家新闻，独家报道 - An exclusive is an exclusive article or report.
noun [专属名词]音节；只言片语；表示音节的符号 - We children called her Oma, accenting both syllables.
verb [vt. 及物动词]清晰地读（词，句），一个一个音节地读 - He articulated each syllable.
noun [具体名词]困惑，迷惘 - He shook his head in bewilderment at the obduracy of this man.
noun [专属名词]雀斑；斑点 - He had short ginger-coloured hair and freckles.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使生雀斑 - Freckle just makes you want to keep track of your time. Freckle
verb [vi. 不及物动词]生雀斑 - Although the technique accurately captures skin tones of all kinds, a redshirt might appear a little pinker than usual, or a freckle might disappear.
adverb [方式副词]显然，明显地；清楚地 - The man wore a bathrobe and had evidently just come from the bathroom.
adjective [原级]奇怪的，不寻常的；怪异的，超自然的 - That first day was weird.
noun [抽象名词]命运；预言者 - The weird thing about Revelation,though, is that it's pseudonymous. 《
verb [vt. 及物动词]<美，非正式>使心生疑惑，使感到疏远 - She began to make weird inhuman sounds.
noun [物质名词]混合；调合；调合物 - She enjoyed the concoction of foreign dishes.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（酒或毒品）（使）麻醉；（使）中毒；（使）兴奋 - Sea wind intoxicate.
adjective [原级]喝醉的；陶醉的 - Verse and wine blending appearance is intoxicate.
adjective [原级]空白的，空的；茫然的，毫无表情的；单调的，无活动的；断然的，彻底的 - If you look blank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest.
noun [抽象名词]空白处，空格；（头脑或记忆）一片空白；空弹；（金属或木头的）坯件，坯料 - A blank is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information. (
verb [vt. 及物动词]成为空白，不记得；<英>冷落，不理睬；<美>阻止（对方）得分；切割（金属坯件）；封锁 - Abbot looked blank. "I don't quite follow, sir."
adverb [方式副词]谨慎地；小心地；不显眼地 - I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
verb [vt. 及物动词]紧握，紧抓；（因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住 - I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support.
noun [专属名词]离合器踏板；一小群，一小簇；势力范围，控制；紧握，紧抓；一窝（蛋）；<美>女式无带手提包 - The clutch has burnt out.
adjective [原级]关键性的；（尤指体育比赛中）在关键时刻表现良好的 - He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt.
verb [vt. 及物动词]装饰；使生色 - His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books.
