——inclination
noun US UK /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
inclination noun (FEELING)
C2 [ C or U ] a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing
倾向；爱好；意向
[ + to infinitive ] My own inclination would be to look for another job.
我个人的意向是另找一份工作。
We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches.
我们应将我们的决定基于可靠的事实而不是个人爱好和直觉。
——pick-me-up
noun [ C ] UK /ˈpɪk.mi.ʌp/ US /ˈpɪk.mi.ʌp/
something that makes you feel better, often a drink or a tonic (= a type of medicine)
兴奋饮料；兴奋剂
It is traditional around here to drink brandy with coffee as a morning pick-me-up.
在这个地方，传统上把白兰地和咖啡混在一起当作早晨的提神饮料。
——stimulant
noun [ C ] UK /ˈstɪm.jə.lənt/ US /ˈstɪm.jə.lənt/
something that makes or causes something else to grow or develop
刺激物；激励物
Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country's economy.
旅游业成为该国经济发展的一个促进因素。
a substance, such as a drug, that makes the mind or body more active
兴奋剂
Caffeine, which is found in coffee and tea, is a mild stimulant.
咖啡和茶中含有的咖啡因是轻度兴奋剂。
——blunt adjective (RUDE)
C2 saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
直率的，生硬的，直截了当的
I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直说了——你创作的最后一件作品糟糕透了。
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blunt
adjective UK /blʌnt/ US /blʌnt/
blunt adjective (NOT SHARP)
C2 A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well.
（铅笔、刀等）钝的，不锋利的
blunt adjective (RUDE)
C2 saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
直率的，生硬的，直截了当的
I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直说了——你创作的最后一件作品糟糕透了。
blunt
verb [ T ] UK /blʌnt/ US /blʌnt/
to make something less sharp
使变钝
to make a feeling less strong
使（情感）减弱
My recent bad experience has blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
最近的倒霉经历已经使我对旅游的热情减弱了不少。
——giblets
noun [ plural ] UK /ˈdʒɪb.ləts/ US /ˈdʒɪb.ləts/
the inside parts and neck of a bird, for example a chicken, usually removed before it is cooked, that are often used to flavour sauces, etc.
（可食用家禽的）内脏，杂碎
——toxicological
on the ~ evidence with
——catch a glimpse of
——jeer
To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them.
——hostile crowd
——obscene
adjective UK /əbˈsiːn/ US /əbˈsiːn/
C2 offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex:
——veil
noun UK /veɪl/ US /veɪl/
veil noun (COVERING FACE)
C1 [ C ] a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head
面纱；面罩
——self-confessed
形容词 [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as a self-confessed murderer or a self-confessed romantic, for example, you mean that they admit openly that they are a murderer or a romantic.
——have a high/low opinion of sb/sth
to think that someone or something is good/bad:
He has a low opinion of doctors.
——A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation.
——look closely at
——If you were around at the time, would you felt that Florene should have been convicted from the evidence that was there?
presented in a different way
in a much more inteligent way
we wouldn't have done it thay way nowadays
the absence of a fatal dose of arsenic
take it himself qutie voluntarily
——the condemning evidence that come up against
——infidelity
noun [ C or U ] UK /ˌɪn.fɪˈdel.ə.ti/ US /ˌɪn.fəˈdel.ə.t̬i/
(an act of) having sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular sexual partner:
marital/sexual infidelity
She could not forgive his many infidelities.
it was florence's infidelity that really led to her conviction
——destite
destitute
1 :lacking something needed or desirable a lake destitute of fish
2 :lacking possessions and resources; especially :suffering extreme poverty a destitute old man
——assaile
to attack violently Critics assailed his new book.
a politician assailed by the media —often used figuratively
She was assailed by doubts.
A horrible odor assailed our noses. [=we smelled a horrible odor]
condemned to death
it's pretty terrifying little room
——contemplate
verb [ I or T ] UK /ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt/ US /ˈkɑːn.t̬əm.pleɪt/
C2 to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way
盘算；沉思，冥想
[ + -ing verb ] I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
我打算出国1年。
They were contemplating a move to California.
It's too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate.
这件事太糟糕／可怕／危险，简直不敢想。
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I'm contemplating leaving my job.
Losing a child is just too awful to contemplate.
I couldn't contemplate living on my own.
He was contemplating his future.
contemplate her fate
guilty verdict
puclic opinion had swung positively inlufences favor
weighty tome
tome
noun [ C ] UK /təʊm/ US /toʊm/ usually humorous
a large, heavy book:
She's written several weighty tomes on the subject.
In my own minde I have not the slightest doubt that there are just sufficient
——escort
verb [ T ] UK /ɪˈskɔːt/ US /esˈkɔːrt/
escort verb [ T ] (GO WITH)
to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely:
Several little boats escorted the sailing ship into the harbour.
Security guards escorted the intruders from the building.
The police escorted her to the airport, and made sure that she left the country.
——give sb the creeps
to cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousness or fear
使（某人）毛骨悚然；使（某人）紧张害怕
Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.
住在墓地旁边会令我毛骨悚然
——villainous
adjective [ before noun ] UK /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/ US /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/
A villainous person or an action is evil.
邪恶的；极坏的
a villainous dictator
残暴的独裁统治者
——bitterly unhappy
——various accounts of
——infirmary
noun [ C ] UK /ɪnˈfɜː.mər.i/ US /ɪnˈfɝː.mɚ.ri/
us a room in a school, college, or university where students who are injured or feeling ill can go to a nurse for treatment
（美国学校的）医务室
uk old use a hospital. It is now used mainly in the names of hospitals
（尤用于名称中）医院
Leeds General Infirmary
利兹总医院
the Royal Infirmary
皇家医院
in that respect
noose
noun UK /nuːs/ US /nuːs/
[ C ] one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them
绞索，绳套
They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.
他们把他放在马背上，并用绳索套住他的脖子。
[ S ] a serious problem or limit
问题；束缚，羁绊
The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
贫困问题日益加剧。'
