Keys:
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Meaning
= Example
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201)
hubbub
- the loud sound made by a lot of
people talking at the same time
喧闹声；嘈杂声
= It
was difficult to hear what he was saying over the hubbub.
- a
situation in which there is a lot of noise, excitement and activity
喧闹；骚乱；混乱
= the
hubbub of city life
202)
inundate/
deluge
- to give or sent sb so many things
that they cannot deal with them all
使不胜负荷；使应接不暇
= We
have been inundated with offers of help.
- to
cover an area of land with a large amount of water; flood
淹没；泛滥
203)
overwhelm
- to have such a strong emotional
effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
（感情或感觉）充溢，难以禁受
= She
was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
= The
beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
- to
defeat sb completely
压倒；击败；征服
= The
army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
- to
be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a
thing to a person
压垮；使应接不暇
= We
were overwhelmed by requests for information.
- to
cover sb/ sth completely; flood
淹没；漫过
204)
grievous
- very serious and often causing great
pain or suffering
极严重的；使人痛苦的；令人伤心的
= He
had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
205)
moniker
- a
name; nickname; pseudonym
姓名；名
206)
adorn
- to make sth/ sb look more attractive
by decorating it or them with sth
装饰；装扮
= The
walls were adorned with paintings.
= The
children adorned themselves with flowers.
= Gold
rings adorned his fingers.
= Graffiti
adorned the walls.
207)
august
- impressive, making you feel respect;
noble; venerable; majestic; awe-inspiring; splendid
威严的；庄严的
208)
reiterate
- to
repeat sth that you have already
said, especially to emphasize it
反复地说；重申
= to
reiterate an argument/ a demand/ an offer
= Let
me reiterate that we are fully committed to this policy.
209)
obsequious
- trying too hard to please sb who is
important; servile; fawning; sycophantic
谄媚的；巴结奉迎的
= an
obsequious manner
210)
besmirch
- to damage the opinion that people
have of sb/ sth; to tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; sully
诋毁；败坏···的名声
211)
palpable
- that
is easily noticed by the mind or the senses; obvious; noticeable
易于察觉的；可意识到的；明显的
= a
palpable sense of relief
= The
tension in the room was almost palpable.
212)
temerity
- extremely confident behaviour that
people are likely to consider rude; audacity
鲁莽；冒失；蛮勇
= He
had the temerity to call me a liar!
213)
rife
- if sth bad or unpleasant is rife in
a place, it is very common there; widespread
（坏事）盛行，普遍
= It
is a country where corruption is rife.
= Rumours
are rife that he is going to resign.
- full
of sth bad or unpleasant
充斥；充满（坏事）
= Los
Angeles is rife with gossip about the stars’ private lives.
214)
macabre
- unpleasant and strange because
connected with death and frightening things; ghoulish; grisly; ghastly;
horrible; terrible
可怕的，恐怖的（尤指与死亡等相联系的）
= a
macabre tale/ joke/ ritual
215)
adulation
- admiration and praise, especially
when this is greater than necessary; flattery; fulsome praise
称赞；吹捧；奉承
216)
gratify
- to please or satisfy sb
使高兴；使满意
= It
gratified him to think that it was all his work.
= I
was gratified by their invitation.
- to
satisfy a wish, need, etc.
满足（愿望、需要等）
= He
only gave his consent in order to gratify her wishes.
217)
coalesce
- to
come together and form one larger
group, substance, etc.; amalgamate; merge
合并；联合；结合
= The
puddles had coalesced into a small stream.
218)
fetid
- smelling very unpleasant; foul-smelling; stinking
恶臭的
219)
hindrance
- a
person or thing that makes it more difficult for sb to do sth to happen
造成妨碍的人（或事物）
= To
be honest, she was more of a hindrance than a help.
= The
high price is a major hindrance to potential buyers.
- the
act of making it more difficult for sb to do sth or for sth to happen
妨碍；阻挠
= They
were able to complete their journey without further hindrance
220)
covetous
- having a strong desire for the
things that other people have
贪求的；垂涎的
221)
decrepit
- (of a thing or person) very old and
not in good condition or health
（物或人）衰老的；老朽的；破旧的
222)
riven
- (of a group of people) divided
because of disagreements, especially in a violent way
（一群人）分裂；四分五裂
= a
party riven by internal disputes
- (of
an object) divided into two or more pieces
破裂；破碎
223)
asunder
- into
pieces; apart
碎；散
= families
rent/ torn asunder by the revolution
224)
punctilious
- very
careful to behave correctly or to perform your duties exactly as you should
一丝不苟的；循规蹈矩的
= a
punctilious host
225)
meticulous
- paying careful attention to every detail;
thorough; scrupulous
细心的；小心翼翼的
= meticulous
planning/ records/ research
= He’s
always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.
226)
fastidious
- being
careful that every detail of sth is correct
一丝不苟的；严谨的
= Everything
was planned in fastidious detail.
= He
was fastidious in his preparation for the big day.
- not
liking things to be dirty or untidy
讲究整洁的；有洁癖的
= She
wasn’t very fastidious about personal hygiene.
227)
titillate
- to interest or excite sb, especially
in a sexual way
使兴奋；煽情；煽动情欲
= titillating
pictures
= a
story intended to titillate the imagination of the public
228)
glower
- to
look in an angry, aggressive way; glare
怒视；虎视眈眈；咄咄逼人地盯着
229)
tantamount
- having the same bad effect as sth
else
无异于；等于；效果与···一样坏
= If
he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
230)
adversary
- a person that sb is opposed to and
competing with in an argument or a battle; opponent; rival
（辩论、战斗中的）敌手，对手
231)
blemish
- a
mark on the skin or on an object that spoils it and makes it look less
beautiful or perfect
斑点；疤痕；瑕疵
= make-up
to cover blemishes
= His
reputation is without a blemish.
- to
spoil sth that is beautiful or perfect in all other ways
破坏···的完美；玷污
232)
quintessence
- the
perfect example of sth
典范；范例
= It
was the quintessence of an English manor house.
- the
most important features of sth; essence
精髓；精华
= a
painting that captures the quintessence of Viennese elegance
233)
archetype
- the
most typical or perfect example of a particular kind of person or thing
典型
= She
is the archetype of an American movie star.
234)
deleterious
- harmful
and damaging; detrimental
有害的；造成伤害的；损害的
235)
inimical
- harmful
to sth; not helping sth
对···有害的；不利于···的
= These
policies are inimical to the interests of society.
- unfriendly
不友好的；敌意的
= an
inimical stare
236)
boast
- to
talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do
自夸；自吹自擂
= I
don’t want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.
= She
is always boasting about how wonderful her children are.
- to
have sth that is impressive and that you can be proud of
有（值得自豪的东西）
= The
hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course.
- something
that a person talks about in a very proud way, often to seem more important or
clever
夸耀；夸口
= Despite
his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.
= It
was her proud boast that she had never missed a day’s work because of illness.
237)
exhort
- to
try hard to persuade sb to do sth; urge
规劝；敦促；告诫
= The
party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.
= They
had been exhorted to action.
238)
implore
- to
ask sb to do sth in an anxious way because you want or need it very much; beseech;
beg; entreat
恳求；哀求
= She
implored him to stay.
= ‘Help
me,’ he implored.
= Tell
me it’s true. I implore you.
239)
decadence
- behaviour, attitudes, etc. which
show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure
and enjoyment rather than more serious things
堕落；颓废；贪图享乐
= the
decadence of modern Western society
240)
dissipation
- the
process of disappearing or of making sth disappear
消散；驱散
= the
dissipation of energy in the form of heat
- the
act of wasting money or spending money until there is none left
挥霍；浪费
= concerns
about the dissipation of the country’s wealth
- behaviour
which is enjoyable but has a harmful effect on you
放荡；纵情遂欲
241)
debauchery
- immoral
behaviour involving sex, alcohol or drugs
道德败坏；淫荡；沉湎酒色（或毒品）
242)
concomitant
- happening at the same time as sth
else, especially because one thing is related to or causes the other
（尤指相关联的或有因果关系的事）同时发生的，伴随的，相伴的
- a
thing that happens at the same time as sth else
同时发生的事；伴随（或相伴）的事物
243)
draconian
- (of
a law, punishment, etc.) extremely cruel and severe; harsh; strict
（法律、惩罚等）德拉古式的；严酷的；残忍的
244)
oppressive
- treating
people in a cruel and unfair way and not giving them the same freedom, rights,
etc. as other people
压迫的；压制的；高压的
= oppressive
laws
= an
oppressive regime
- (of
the weather) extremely hot and unpleasant and lacking fresh air; stifling
闷热的；令人窒息的
= oppressive
heat
- making
you feel unhappy and anxious
令人苦恼的；令人焦虑的
= an
oppressive relationship
245)
paean
- a
song of praise or victory; triumph; accolade; acclamation
赞歌；凯歌
246)
eulogy
- a
speech or piece of writing praising sb/ sth very much
颂辞；颂文
= a
eulogy to marriage
- a
speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died
（颂扬死者的）悼词；悼文
247)
derelict
- (especially
of land or buildings) not used or cared for and in bad condition
（尤指土地或建筑物）荒废的；被弃置的；破旧的
= derelict
land/ buildings/ sites
- a
person without a home, a job or property; vagrant
无家可归者；乞丐；社会弃儿
= derelicts
living on the streets
248)
languor
- the pleasant state of feeling lazy
and without energy; languid; lackadaisical
倦怠；懒洋洋；慵懒
= A
delicious languor was stealing over him.
249)
sordid
- immoral or dishonest
卑鄙的；丑恶的；无耻的
= It
was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
= I
didn’t want to hear the sordid details of their relationship.
- very
dirty and unpleasant; squalid
肮脏的；污秽的
= people
living in sordid conditions
250)
saunter
- to
walk in a slow relaxed way; stroll
悠闲地走；漫步；闲逛
= He
sauntered by, looking as if he had all the time in the world.
