Unit 2（2） Flashcards
to gradually become less serious or extreme
abate
with legs wide apart
with legs akimbo
sb who likes reading very much
bookworm
ambition for advancement in one’s profession
careerism
追求个人事业成功
group of families descended from a common ancestor
group or people closely connected by similar aims, interests, etc.
clan
to persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
coax
to form part of a larger group of people or things
to have sb/sth as parts or members
comprise
包含，包括
组成，构成
a strong and unreasonable desire to do sth
compulsion
a building or a group of nuns who live together
school for girls that is run by Roman Catholic
convent
convent school
sth that is the direct result of sth else
corollary
必然结果
express in a particular way
couch
表达
a swift horse
courser
freshwater shellfish like a small lobster
crayfish
unhappy or not satisfied with the situation you are in
discontent
to cause sb to lose hope or confidence
dishearten
使沮丧，使灰心
determined, not giving up easily
dogged
顽强的，坚持不懈的
effect of one (esp. political) event in one place making similar events happen one after the other elsewhere
domino effect
sth that has the same value, purpose, etc. as sth else
equal in value, amount, meaning, etc.
equivalent
对等物，相等的
the set of ideas and moral attitudes that are typical or a particular group
ethos
社会思潮，民族精神
to make sth flat or flatter
to knock down or destroy a building, tree, etc.
flatten
变平，摧毁
the practice of excluding or not admitting other things
restriction to a particular group, person, or area
the state or catering for or being affordable by only a few, selected customers
exclusivity
a small fast ship used esp. for protecting other ships in wars
frigate
the upper end of a house wall where it joins with a sloping rood and makes a shape like a triangle
gable
三角墙
a machine used in the past for cutting off people’s heads
guillotine
(esp. of an old person) strong and healthy
hale and hearty
an insulting term applied to ordinary poor and uneducated people
hoi polloi
one of the parts of a story that appears as a series of parts, esp. in a magazine, newspaper, etc.
a payment of part of a debt, usu. paid at regular intervals
installment
（连载中的）一期，一集
分期付款
inside or indoors
interior
(of people) habitually doing the specified bad thing
addicted
inveterate
积习难改的，成瘾的
too strong to be defeated
invincible
coming or happening near the end of a process, activity, series, life, etc.
latter
the state of bing able to read and write
literacy
a small group of people in a society who know a lot about literature
literati
sth that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this
lure
an American bird that copies the songs of other birds
mockingbird
a piece of furniture like a large box with a soft top, used as a seat, for resting your feet on when you are sitting
ottoman
happening at the same time
(of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
parallel
confused and worried by sth that you do not understand
perplexed
to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount
plummet
to describe sb or sth in a particular way
portary
to walk with lively steps, raising legs high in a way that is not natural
(of a horse) to move with high steps
to move quickly with exaggerated steps, often in a confident way
prance
欢腾，神气的快速走动
to think that sb or sth is very important or valuable
prize
sb who is an authority on a subject
expert
pundit
n. 有学问的人;评论员 ;行家；权威；专家
a trip to see or hunt wild animals, esp. in Africa
safari
野外狩猎
a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death
saint
to officially accept or allow sth
sanction
to make sb want to do sth by making it seem very attractive or interesting
seduce
to hang sth loosely
to throw or put sth somewhere in a careless way
sling
吊，挂，搭
扔，丢
behavior or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do
snobbery
势利，自我优越
