skeleton [ˈskelitən] n. 骷髅
seemingly [ˈsiːmiŋli] adv. 表面上地
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A: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plan going ahead.
B: But we should have a try.
A：看样子我们无法阻止计划的实施。
B：但是我们还是应该试试。
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respectable [riˈspektəbəl] adj. 体面的，雅观的
【构】respect（尊敬）＋able（能……的）＝respectable（体面的）
【扩】honorable 体面的
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A: He wishes to straighten up and lead a respectable life.
B: If so, I would like to give him a hand.
A：他希望改邪归正，过体面的生活。
B：真是那样的话，我愿意给他提供一些帮助。
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conceal [kənˈsiːl] v. 隐藏，隐瞒
【扩】bamboozle 欺骗，蒙蔽
【搭】conceal sth. from sb. 瞒着某人 conceal sth. to sb. 不对某人说
【例】He conceal his debts from his wife.
他对妻子隐瞒了自己的债务。
vivid [ˈvivid] adj. 生动的
dramatic [drəˈmætik] adj. 令人激动的，扣人心弦的
ruin [ˈru(ː)in] v. 毁坏
heroine [ˈherəuin] n. 女主人公
【扩】hero 男主人公
【例】Who plays the part of heroine in the movie?
谁在这部电影里担任女主角？
fiction [fikʃən] n. 小说
【派】fictional 虚构的
【扩】novel 小说
【搭】science fiction 科幻小说 romantic fiction 爱情小说
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A: What is your hobby?
B: I like reading science fiction.
A：你有什么爱好？
B：我喜欢阅读科幻小说。
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medicine [ˈmedisin] n. 医学
guestroom [ˈɡest-rum] n. （家庭中的）客房
【构】guest（客人）＋room（房间）＝guestroom（客房）
【扩】spare room 客房
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A: I think I can't catch the last bus.
B: You can stay here tonight. There is a bed in the guestroom.
A：恐怕我赶不上末班车了。
B：你晚上可以住这儿，客房里有张床。
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unpack [ʌnˈpæk] v. （从箱中）取出
【扩】take out 取出
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A: Have you unpacked your suitcase?
B: No, I can't remember the password.
A：你打开行李箱了吗？
B：没有，我忘记密码了。
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stack [stæk] v. （整齐地）堆放，排放；n. 堆
【扩】pile 堆积
【例】They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.
他们经特别包装，以便于堆放。
underclothes [ˈʌndəkləuðz] n. 内衣
【构】under（在……下）＋clothes（衣服）＝underclothes（内衣）
【扩】underwear 内衣 underdress 内衣
【搭】thermal underclothes 保暖内衣
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A: Do you sell underclothes here?
B: Yes, please come with me. I'll show you them.
A：你们这儿卖内衣吗？
B：卖的。请跟我来，我拿给您看。
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drawer [drɔː(r)] n. 抽屉
【扩】till （放钱的）抽屉
【搭】bottom drawer 嫁妆
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A: Where can we have our laundry done?
B: There's a bag in the drawer. Just put your laundry in it.
A：在哪里能洗衣服呢？
B：在这个抽屉里有个袋子，把要洗的衣服放在里面就行了。
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petrify [ˈpetrifai] v. 使惊呆
dangle [ˈdæŋɡəl] v. 悬挂
【搭】dangle after 追求某人
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A: Don't dangle the lights before me. It will do harm to my eyes.
B: Don't be angry. It's just a joke.
A：别把灯在我面前晃来晃去，对我眼不好。
B：别生气，我只是跟你开了个玩笑。
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sway [swei] v. 摇摆
unsympathetic [ˈʌnˌsimpəˈθetik] adj. 不表同情的，无动于衷的
【例】Karl was unsympathetic after hearing the story.
卡尔听了这个故事后无动于衷。
medical [ˈmedikəl] adj. 医学的
noun [具体名词] 骨骼，骨架；梗概，提纲；骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）；（建筑物、桥梁等的）框架，骨架；（维持运转所需的）最少人员，基干人员；钢架雪车
The skeleton of something such as a building or a plan is its basic framework. (楼房或计划的) 构架; 框架
adjective [原级] （员工）最基本的，基干的
A skeleton staff is the smallest number of staff necessary in order to run an organization or service. 最起码的 (员工)
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seemingly
/ˈsiːmɪŋli/adverb [方式副词] 貌似，看似（但可能并非如此）；似乎，好像（是事实）、表面上（on the surface）
You use seemingly when you want to say that something seems to be true. 似乎 • He has moved to Spain, seemingly to enjoy a slower style of life. 他已移居西班牙,似乎是想过一种节奏较慢的生活。
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respectable
/rɪˈspektəbl/adjective [原级] 值得尊敬的，体面的；相当好的，不错的；有一定价值的，相当重要的
You can say that something is respectable when you mean that it is good enough or acceptable. 可接受的
noun [抽象名词] 体面
If she divorced Tony, she would lose the respectability she had as Mrs. Tony Tatterton. 如果她和托尼离婚，她将会失去作为托尼•塔特顿太太的体面。
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verb [vt. 及物动词] 隐匿，隐藏；隐瞒（真实感情或真相）；遮盖，遮住
If you conceal a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it. 隐瞒 (信息); 掩饰 (情感) • Robert could not conceal his relief. 罗伯特掩饰不住自己如释重负的心情。
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vivid
/ˈvɪvɪd/adjective [原级] 生动的，逼真的；（颜色）鲜艳的，明亮的；（人的想像）丰富的
People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence. 我们这一代经历过第二次世界大战的人都还清晰地记得当时的混乱和无能为力。
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dramatic
/drəˈmætɪk/adjective [原级] 巨大而突然的，急剧的；激动人心的，引人注目的，给人深刻印象的；有关戏剧的，戏剧表演的；夸张的
A dramatic action, event, or situation is exciting and impressive. 紧张刺激的; 扣人心弦的
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ruin
/ˈruːɪn/noun [抽象名词] 毁坏，毁灭；破产，身败名裂；祸根； 残垣断壁，废墟；残存部分（ruins）
We visited the ruins of a Norman castle. 我们参观了一座诺曼式城堡的遗迹。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 毁坏，破坏；使（建筑物，地方）破败，使成为废墟；使倾家荡产，使破产；<文> 头朝下跌落，哗啦一声掉下
His enemies are determined to ruin him. 他的敌人决意要毁了他。
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heroine
🇬🇧/ˈherəʊɪn/ 🇺🇸/ˈheroʊɪn/noun [专属名词] 女英雄；女主角，女主人公；女偶像；（神话和传说中的）女超人
A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. 女英雄
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fiction
/ˈfɪkʃ(ə)n/noun [集合/集体] 小说；虚构的事，谎言；杜撰，编造
A statement or account that is fiction is not true. 虚构 • The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined. 这个故事是真实还是虚构，一直没有定论。
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varying
🇬🇧/ˈveəriɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˈværiɪŋ/verb [vt. 及物动词] （大小、形状等）相异；（根据情况）变化；（使）多样化；偏离；（成比例）变化；变异（vary 的现在分词）
If something varies or if you vary it, it becomes different or changed. 变化; 使变化
adjective [原级] 不同的；易变的
New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success. 引进新技术的成功程度不尽相同。
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medicine
🇬🇧/ˈmedsn/ 🇺🇸/ˈmedɪs(ə)n/noun [物质名词] 药物，药剂；医疗，医学；内科；（北美印第安人等民族所信奉的具有治疗或保护效力的）咒语，魔法
Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness. 药 People in hospitals are dying because of shortages of medicine. 各医院的病人们因药物短缺正濒临死亡。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 用药物治疗，给…用药
Research into LSD is not confined to medicine. 对于LSD的研究并不局限于药物方面。
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guestroom
/ˈɡestruːm/noun [具体名词] （家庭中的）来客住房
Living room divides into tearoom and guestroom. 起居室则划分为茶室与客房。
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unpack
/ˌʌnˈpæk/verb [vt. 及物动词] 打开包裹；分析；卸下…;解除…的负担
He unpacked his bag. 他打开了他的包。
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noun [集合/集体] （整齐的）一堆；<英> 垛，堆；大量，许多；（尤指工厂的）大烟囱；（图书馆的）藏书架，双面书架（the stacks）；定高分层盘旋（等待降落）的机群；（计算机）（存储）栈；竖着置放的高保真音响（或吉他扩音）设备；（数支步枪支起的锥形）枪架；<英>（浪蚀）岩柱
If you say that someone has stacks of something, you mean that they have a lot of it. 堆 • If the job's that good, you'll have stacks of money. 如果那份工作真那么好，你就会有成堆的钱。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使成整齐的一堆；使成叠（或成摞、成堆）地放在…...；指令（待着陆飞机）作定高分层盘旋；洗牌时作弊；在（某组织机构中）安插（对自己有利的人员）；（滑雪板运动用语）跌倒，倒下
If you stack a number of things, you arrange them in neat piles. 堆放; 摞起 • Mrs. Cathiard was stacking the clean bottles in crates. 卡提亚夫人当时正在把干净的瓶子堆放到板条箱里。
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underclothes
🇬🇧/ˈʌndəkləʊðz/ 🇺🇸/ˈʌndərkloʊðz/noun [专属名词] 内衣，贴身衣物
...from multi-patterned sweaters to attractive underclothes. ... 从样式各异的毛衣到充满吸引力的内衣。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 给…穿内衣；为…提供内衣（underclothe 的第三人称单数）
She was dressed only in pale linen underclothes. 此时身上只着浅色贴身亚麻衣衫。
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drawer
🇬🇧/drɔː(r)/ 🇺🇸/drɔːr/noun [专属名词] 抽屉；<旧>衬裤，内裤；制图员；开票人；起草者
She opened her desk drawer and took out the manual. 她打开书桌抽屉，拿出手册。
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verb [vi. 不及物动词] 石化；惊呆
I found the climb absolutely petrifying. 我觉得这次爬山太吓人了。
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使…石化；使…惊呆
Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. 监狱令我十分害怕，我不想去那儿。
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dangle
/ˈdæŋɡ(ə)l/verb [vi. 不及物动词] （使）悬垂，（使）悬荡；用（诱惑物）来诱惑（或激励）某人
If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely. 悬挂; 悬摆
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verb [vt. 及物动词] 摇摆，摇晃，摆动；影响（某人），使改变看法；<文> 统治，管理；（使）摇摆，摇动
If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them. 影响 • Don't ever be swayed by fashion. 不要受时尚的影响。
noun [抽象名词] 统治，势力，支配，控制，影响；摇摆，摆动；统治，影响
Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island. 该岛很大一部分控制在叛军手里。
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unsympathetic
/ˌʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/adjective [原级] 不表同情的；不同情的
An unsympathetic person is unpleasant and difficult to like. 不讨人喜欢的 • ...a very unsympathetic main character. …一个很不讨人喜欢的主角。
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medical
/ˈmedɪk(ə)l/adjective [原级] 医学的，医疗的；内科的
Several police officers received medical treatment for cuts and bruises. 几位警官接受了割伤和瘀伤的治疗。
noun [抽象名词] 体格检查，健康检查
A medical is a thorough examination of your body by a doctor, for example before you start a new job. 全面体检
