Lesson 39 What every writer wants 【单词列表】

confess ^{v. 向神父忏悔；坦白罪行；承认糗事}

• He knelt and confessed his sin.
• The prisoner confessed his crime. 

表示“承认”

concede ^{（常指不情愿地）承认；让步}

• I conceded that I had made a number of errors. 
• After the final vote count, the candidate had to concede that he had lost the election. ^{在最终计票后，候选人不得不承认他输掉了选举。}

Inspiration ^{n. 灵感；鼓舞人心的人或事}

• Poets often get their inspiration from nature.
• The beautiful scenery of the Lake District was the inspiration for his poetry. ^{湖区美丽的风景是他诗歌创作的灵感来源。}

Interweave ^{v. 交织}

• Your destiny is interwoven with mine.
• The two themes are inextricably interwoven in the book.

weave ^{v.（用织布机）编，织}

• the Herd-boy and the Weaving-girl
• Satan uses this secret to make a mysterious look to weave its deception. ^{撒旦用这个秘密装出神秘的样子来编织它的骗术。}
• They pretended to be weavers, telling they knew how to weave the finest fabrics imaginable. ^{他们装作是织布工人，说他们知道怎样织出所能想到的最美的织品。}

“inter” = between, among intervene ^{相互的；之间的}

afresh ^{adv. 重新，重来一遍}

• She tore up the letter and started afresh.
• The work will have to be done afresh. ^{这工作得重新再做了。}
• Thinking afresh is the easier bit. ^{重新思考还是比较容易的方面。}

They made people look at familiar objects as if for the first time, savoring afresh their dimensions, pondering anew their significance.

So let us begin anew—remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. ^{— John F. Kennedy}

blur  ^{v. （使）模糊不清}

• Tears blurred her eyes.
• Her eyes blurred with tears.
• The new commercial blurs the line between art and advertising.

fuzzy ^{adj.毛茸茸的；模糊不清的（尤指图像或思维）}

• Is the picture always fuzzy on your TV?
• You can pick up a lot of stations on the car radio, but the sound is usually a bit fuzzy.
• The television reception was poor, resulting in a fuzzy picture. ^{电视信号很差，导致画面很模糊。}
• My memory of that night is a bit fuzzy.  ^{我对那天晚上的记忆有点模糊。}

ambiguous ^{模棱两可的；含糊不清的（指有两种或多种可能的解释）}

• The wording of the agreement is ambiguous. 
• The ending of the movie was ambiguous, leaving the audience to decide what really happened. ^{电影的结局是模棱两可的，让观众自己决定到底发生了什么。}

yeast ^{n.  酵母（菌）；激动，骚动}

• Political agitators are the yeast of revolution.
• Water, malt, hop and yeast are the main components of the beer production process. ^{水、麦芽、啤酒花和酵母是啤酒酿制过程中的主要成分。}
• Discovering a yeast infection. ^{发现酵母菌感染。}

pertinent ^{adj. directly relating to sth. that is considered or discussed  中肯的，切题的}

• He made some pertinent comments.
• He asked some pertinent questions.

relevant ^{adj.紧密相关的；有价值的；有意义的}

• Relevant work experience is required for the position.
• I don’t think his remarks are relevant to our discussion.
• The candidate’s previous experience in sales is highly relevant for this position. ^{该候选人之前的销售经验与这个职位高度相关。}

irrelevant ^{adj.无关紧要的；不切题的}

• The testimony is irrelevant to the case.
• Whether you like the color or not is irrelevant to the safety of the vehicle. ^{你喜不喜欢这个颜色与车辆的安全性无关。}

flirt ^{v. 调情；戏弄；不经意地对待}

• She was accused of flirting just to get what she wanted from people. ^{她被指责调情只是为了从别人那里得到她想要的东西。}
• She accused him of flirting with other women.

flirt with sth. ^{不经意地对待某事；冒险尝试；（想法）在脑中闪现}

• I’ve been flirting with the idea of buying a house.
• The bullfighters are flirting with death.
• Climbers enjoy flirting with danger.
• He enjoys flirting with fame. ^{他喜欢沽名钓誉。}
• The daredevil was known for flirting with danger during his high-altitude stunts. ^{那个冒险家以在高空特技中玩弄危险而闻名。}
• He flirted with the idea of moving to Paris.  ^{他脑子里闪过搬到巴黎的念头。}

inmost = innermost ^{adj. 最秘密的，最核心的}

• reveal a company’s innermost secrets
• The innermost chamber of the temple was only accessible to the high priest. ^{神庙最深处的房间只有大祭司才能进入。}

outermost ^{最外层的；最远的}

• Pluto is the outermost known planet.
• Neptune is the outermost planet of our solar system. ^{海王星是太阳系中最外层的行星。}

uppermost ^{最高的；最上面的；最重要的}

• The rain spattered on the uppermost leaves.
• Although I’m here in Beijing, my family back in my hometown is always uppermost in my mind.
• The uppermost branches of the tree were covered in thick white snow. ^{树木最顶端的树枝被厚厚的白雪覆盖。}

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