auditory [ˈɔːditəri] adj. 听觉的
inadequate [inˈædikwit] adj. 不适当的
【派】inadequately 不够地
【扩】malapropos 不适当的，不合时宜的
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A: She is so clever that it makes me feel inadequate.
B: You have your own strong points.
A：她太聪明了，让我觉得相形见绌。
B：你也有你自己的优点。
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plea [pliː] n. 要求
abate [əˈbeit] v. 减少
【派】abatement 减少
【扩】reduce 减少 decrease 减少
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A: We must abate the noise in big cities.
B: But it's really a difficult job.
A：我们必须在大城市中减低噪音。
B：但这确实是一项很难的工作。
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discredit [disˈkredit] v. 怀疑
allegation [æliˈɡeiʃən] n. 断言
caption [ˈkæpʃən] n. 插图说明
【扩】illustration 插图，图解
【搭】under the caption of 以……为标题
wreck [rek] n. 残废人
【扩】maimed person 残废人
【搭】go to wreck 遭到毁灭
snag [snæɡ] n. 疑难之处，障碍
【派】snagged 多障碍的
【扩】impediment 障碍，阻碍
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A: The only snag is that I don't have so much money.
B: I can lend you much.
A：唯一的困难是我没那么多钱。
B：我能借一些给你。
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anecdote [ˈænikdəut] n. 轶闻
slander [ˈslɑːndə] v. 诽谤
【派】slanderous 诽谤的
【扩】libel 诽谤，中伤
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A: No matter how they slander us, we will never give in.
B: I am always on your side.
A：不管他们怎样诽谤我们，我们决不让步。
B：我会一直支持你的。
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persecute [ˈpəːsikjuːt] v. 迫害
squadron [ˈskwɔdrən] n. 中队
psychiatric [ˌsaikiˈætrik] adj. 精神病学的
diagnosis [ˌdaiəɡˈnəusis] n. 诊断
【扩】diagnostication 诊断
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A: Diagnosis is one of the most important parts of the doctor's work.
B: It's also the most difficult part, too.
A：诊断是医生工作中最重要的环节之一。
B：也是最难的环节。
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orphanage [ˈɔːfənidʒ] n. 孤儿院
adjective [原级]听觉的，听力的 - Even the self identified auditory learners, their preference didn't seem to matter.
noun [专属名词]<古>听众；<古>礼堂 - Only limited attention appears to have been given to those students experiencing the other disabilities involving auditory function deficit.
adjective [原级]不充分的，不足的，不够好的；不能胜任的，信心不足的 - If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.
noun [具体名词]恳求，请求；（法庭上所作的）有罪（无罪）陈述；借口，托辞 - Mr. Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
plea n. a request that is urgent or full of emotion 请求，恳求 = pleading
- We shall not offer that plea. 我们不会提出这样的请求。
- I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. 我还认为我们必须对疯狂的抗辩采取行动。
- The naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache. 那淘气的男孩借口头疼，离开了教室。
plea for … 请求得到…
- The police ignored her pleas for help.
- On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter society.
- In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.
pleading for … 对于…的恳求 |
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noun [具体名词]减少；消除；减轻 - But they are no longer insisting that carbon abatement is none of their affair.
abatement n. a reduction in sth. harmful or unpleasant 减少，减弱
- This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause. 这很可惜，因为降噪确实是一项正义的事业。
- The abatement of the headache gave him a moment of rest. 头痛减轻给他片刻的休息。
- The next morning produced no abatement in these happy symptoms. 第二天早晨，这种令人快乐的迹象并没减少。
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| Ebb 衰退；减少 | Our enthusiasm soon began to ebb. 我们的热情很快就开始减退了。 |
| Subside 平息；减弱 |
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| Wane 衰落；减弱 | My enthusiasm for the project was waning. 我对这个项目的热情正在减退。 |
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 不信；使……丢脸 - His political adversaries would like to discredit him.
noun [抽象名词]怀疑；无信用；名声的败坏 - Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.
noun [抽象名词]（无证据的）说法，指控 - The inspectors found no evidence which supported any allegation of suppression of official documents.
allegation n. a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but that has not been proved （没有依据的）声称，断言
- One allegation often made is that noise produces mental illness.
- an allegation that he had been dishonest
- Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department.
- Mr. Singh has strongly denied the allegations of sexual harassment.
noun [抽象名词]（图片的）说明文字；（电影或电视的）字幕；（法律文件的）开端部分 - The local paper featured me standing on a stepladder with a caption, "Wendy climbs the ladder to success."
verb [vt. 及物动词]给……加文字说明 - Each level should have exactly one caption attribute.
verb [vt. 及物动词]破坏，断送（计划、关系等）；（严重）破坏，毁坏（车辆或建筑物）；造成（船舶）失事，使遇难；<史>毁船打劫；<美>（为获取有用的零件、碎料而）拆，拆除（破汽车、旧建筑物等）；营救失事船只；失事 - He wrecked the garden.
noun [专属名词]沉船，遇难船；遭到严重破坏的东西（尤指建筑物、车辆）；健康（或精神）严重受损的人；（船舶的）失事，遇难，交通事故；杂乱的地方；<法律>（船舶失事后被冲上岸的）残货，沉船漂浮物 - A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building that has been destroyed, usually in an accident.
noun [专属名词]障碍；意外障碍；突出物 - A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 抓住机会；造成阻碍；清除障碍物 - She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 被绊住；形成障碍 - The snag with all these ideas is that the data are not widely and quickly available.
noun [抽象名词]轶事，趣闻；传闻 - Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother.
noun [抽象名词]诽谤，诋毁；诽谤罪 - Dr. Bach is now suing the company for slander.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（口头）诽谤，诋毁 - He accused me of slandering him and trying to undermine his position.
slander v. to say false things about someone in order to damage other people's good opinion of them 诽谤，中伤
- He angrily accused the investigators of slandering both him and his family.
- While slander is regrettable. 虽然，诽谤令人遗憾。
- This is purely fictitious slander. 这是无中生有的诽谤。
| slur sb. 诽谤，中伤某人 | She accused the programme of slurring the company's name. 她指责该节目诽谤公司的名声。 |
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| defame sb. 诽谤 | The article is an attempt to defame an honest man. 这篇文章试图诽谤一个诚实的人。 |
| traduce sb. 中伤；诋毁 | We have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots. 我们在新闻界被诋毁为仇外的顽固分子。 |
| libel sb.（文字）诽谤 | He claimed he had been libeled in an article the magazine had published. 他声称该杂志发表的一篇文章对他构成了文字诽谤。 |
regard sth. as a slander / slur on … 把…看作是对…的诽谤
- Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
- She regarded the remark as a slur on her professional reputation. 她把那番话看作是对她职业声誉的诋毁。
verb [vt. 及物动词]（尤指因种族、宗教或政治信仰而）迫害，残害；骚扰，纠缠 - Mr. Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs.
noun [集合/集体]空军中队；一群；骑兵中队；分遣队；小舰队 - A squadron of F-15 fighters is on its way home.
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 把……编成中队 - He was posted to Hong Kong as second-in-command of C Squadron.
noun [专属名词]（Squadron）人名；（英）斯夸德伦 - We finished the modifications you requested for Skull Squadron.
adjective [原级]精神病学的，精神病治疗的；精神疾病的 - She was committed to a psychiatric hospital.
noun [具体名词]诊断，判断 - They are waiting for the doctor's diagnosis.
noun [专属名词]孤儿院；<古>孤儿身份，孤儿状态 - She visited a Thai orphanage.
