adolescence [ˌædəˈlesəns] n. 青春期
slur [sləː] n. 诋毁
【扩】slander 诋毁,中伤
【搭】throw a slur on 破坏……的名誉
disloyalty [disˈlɔiəlti] n. 不忠实
【例】He felt deeply wounded by their disloyalty.
因为他们不忠,他十分伤心。
spite [spait] n. 恶意,怀恨
【扩】malice 恶意 maliciousness 恶意
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A: I'm sure he took my parking space just out of spite.
B: Maybe you worried too much.
A:我认为他侵占我的停车位肯定是有意和我作对。
B:也许你多虑了。
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disillusionment [ˌdisiˈluːʒənmənt] n. 幻灭感
evaluation [ˌivæljuˈeiʃən] n. 评价
【扩】valuation 评价
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A: I am not satisfied with this evaluation.
B: You should work harder, I mean.
A:这个评价让我很不满。
B:我的意思是,你需要更加努力地工作。
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infallibility [inˌfæləˈbiliti] n. 一贯正确
【例】No one can claim infallibility.
谁也不能说自己是一贯正确的。
resent [riˈzent] v. 怨恨
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A: His father seems to resent my being here.
B: Don't think it that way.
A:我呆在这里他的父亲似乎不大高兴。
B:你别那么想。
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sincerity [sinˈseriti] n. 诚挚
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A: Your sincerity is not in dispute.
B: Then what made you disgruntled?
A:你的诚恳是无可置辩的。
B:那是什么让你不满呢?
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Victorian [vikˈtɔːriən] adj. 维多利亚式的
retreat [riˈtriːt] v. 后退
【扩】fall back 后退
【搭】in full retreat 逃跑
【例】The defeated army had to retreat hastily from the field of the battle to the coast.
败军被迫仓皇地从战场向海岸撤退。
unreasoning [ʌnˈriːzəniŋ] adj. 不理智的
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A: It's very unreasoning to quit it right now.
B: But I don't have any other choice.
A:现在放弃是很不理智的。
B:但是我没有别的选择。
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authoritarian [əˌθɔːriˈtɛəriən] adj. 专制的
【派】authoritarianism 专制主义
【扩】absolute 专制的,完全的
【例】He is a strict authoritarian.
他是一个绝对的权利主义者。
cow [kau] v. 吓唬
noun [专属名词]青春期,青春 - Some young people suddenly become self-conscious and tongue-tied in early adolescence.
noun [集合/集体]青少年 - Young adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends.
adjective [原级]青春期的;不成熟的 - It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.
noun [抽象名词]不忠实;不义,不贞;背信弃义 - Charges had already been made against certain officials suspected of disloyalty.
noun [抽象名词]幻灭;醒悟 - Polls have charted growing disillusionment with the campaign.
verb [vt. 及物动词]怨恨,憎恶 - She resents her mother for being so tough on her.
noun [专属名词]母牛,奶牛;雌性动物;<非正式>婆娘,娘儿们;<澳新>讨厌的人(或事物、情况) - He kept a few dairy cows.
verb [vt. 及物动词]恐吓,威胁 - If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated.