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Chorus
[ 'k
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:r
?
s ]
n.
.
【
pl.
choruses
】
1. any utterance produced
simultaneously by a group
e.g.
2. a group of people assembled to sing
together
3. the part of a
song where a soloist is joined by a group of
singers
Synonym
：
refrain
4. a
body of dancers or singers who perform together
Synonym
：
chorus line
5. a
company of actors who comment (by speaking or
singing in unison) on the action in a
classical Greek play
Synonym
：
Greek chorus
v.
1. utter in unison
e.g.
2.
sing in a
choir
Idiom:
in
chorus
All together; in
unison.
e.g. please answer my question
in chorus
请大家一起回答我的问题。
Pundit ['p
?
ndit]
1.
A
source of opinion; a critic:
a
political
pundit.(
政治评论家
)
2.
A learned person.
3.
Hinduism
Variant of
pandit
.
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n.
someone who has been admitted to membership in a
scholarly field
权威，专家
Synonym:
authority
Referendum [ ,ref
?
'rend
?
m ]
n.
【
pl.
referendums
or
referenda
】
1. The
submission of a proposed public measure or actual
statute to a direct popular vote.
Such
a vote.
2. A note from a diplomat to
the diplomat's government requesting instructions.
(
外交使节
)
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Collective
[
k
?
'lektiv ]
adj.
1. Assembled into or
viewed as a whole.
2. Of, relating to,
characteristic of, or made by a number of people
acting as a group: a
collective
decision.
n.
1. An
undertaking, such as a business operation, set up
on the principles or system of
collectivism.
2. Grammar A
collective noun.
Synonyms
：
adj.
集体的；共同的；集合的；集体主义的
mutual , corporate , common , joint
n.
集团；集合体；集合名词
bloc
, clan
Nurture ['n
?
:t
?
?
]
n.
1.
Something that nourishes;
sustenance.
2.
The act of
bringing up.
3.
Biology
The sum of
environmental influences and conditions acting on
an organism.
tr.v.
nurtured
,
nurturing
,
nurtures
1.
To nourish; feed.
2.
To educate; train.
3.
To help grow or develop;
cultivate:
nurture a student's talent.
Synonyms
：
vt.
养育；鼓励；培植
encourage , raise , heart , mother ,
foster
n.
养育；教养；营养物
nursing
, breeding
Picture-perfect
Perfect in appearance or
quality
正好合适的
,
完美无瑕的
He built a
dream house in a picture-perfect
neighborhood.
Cloudless sky,
brilliant sunshine -
the weather was
picture-perfect.
Talk back
T
o answer someone in a rude
way, esp. someone in authority such as a teacher
顶嘴；反
驳
Continuity
[
,k
?
nti'nju:iti ]
n.
【
pl.
continuities
】
1.
The state or quality of being
continuous.
2.
An
uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent
whole.
3. a.
A detailed
script or scenario consulted to avoid
discrepancies from shot to shot in a
film, allowing the various scenes to be
shot out of order.
b.
Spoken
matter serving to link parts of a radio or
television program so that no break
occurs.
Conjure
up
Summon into action or bring into
existence, often as if by majic.
用魔法召唤；想起
e.g. His
wife can conjure up a good meal in half an hour. <
/p>
她妻子能在半小时内变戏法似的作出一顿
美餐。
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Nostalgia
[ n
?
'st?ld
?
i
?
, n
?
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]
n.
1.
A bittersweet longing for
things, persons, or situations of the past.
2.
The condition of being
homesick; homesickness.
Synonym:
Homesickness
Face-lift
n.
1. Plastic surgery to
remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat
deposits, or other visible
signs of
aging for cosmetic purposes. Also called
rhytidectomy.
2. A restyling or
modernization, as of a building.
tr.v.
To perform a face-lift upon.
Intact
[in't?
kt]
adj.
1.
Remaining sound, entire,
or uninjured; not impaired in any way.
2.
Having all physical
parts, especially:
a.
Having the hymen unbroken.
b.
Not castrated.
Synonyms:
adj.
完整的；原封不动的；未受损伤的
whole , complete , integrated , full
Child-free
Childfree
(sometimes spelled
child-free) is a term used to describe individuals
who neither have
children nor desire to
have children. An alternative term is
childless by choice
.
The choice not to procreate has been a
more available option since the development of
reliable
birth control, and has become
increasingly common since the 1960s. Childfree
social groups first
emerged in the
1970s, most notable among them The National
Organization for Non-Parents and
No
Kidding!.
There
have
been
numerous
books
written
about
childfree
people
and
quantitative
academic research is now emerging.
Childfree
individuals
do
not
necessarily
share
a
unified
political
or
economic
philosophy,
and
most prominent childfree
organizations tend to be social in nature. There
are, however, a range of
social
positions related to childfree interests, and
political and social activism in support of these
interests has become increasingly
commonplace.
Compassion
n.
1. a deep
awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
Synonym:
compassionateness
2.
the
humane
quality
of
understanding
the
suffering
of
others
and
wanting
to
do
something about it
Synonym:
pity
词根：
compassion
adj.
compassionate
慈悲的；富于同情心的
adv.
compassionately
同情地；慈悲地；富有同情心地
vt.
compassionate
同情；怜悯
Huddle
[ 'h
?
dl
]
n.
A densely
packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.
[Football.
]
A brief gathering of a team's players
behind the line of scrimmage to receive
instructions for the next play.
A small private conference or meeting.
v. intr.
To crowd together,
as from cold or fear.
To draw or curl
one's limbs close to one's body; crouch.
[Football.] To gather in a huddle.
[Informal.]
To
gather
together
for
conference
or
consultation:
During
the
crisis
the
President's national security advisers
huddled.
v. tr.
To cause to
crowd together.
To draw (oneself)
together in a crouch.
Chiefly British.
To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.
huddler
n.
Synonyms:
vi.
蜷缩；挤作一团
gather up
, cower
n.
拥挤；混乱；杂乱一团
chaos
, disorder , confusion , congestion , involvement
Heat
grate
[A tubular
grate
heater
is any grate or heat exchanger
for a fireplace designed from
metal
tubing.]
Fiscal
[fisk
?
l]
adj.
1.
Of
or
relating
to
government
expenditures,
revenues,
and
debt:
a
fiscal
policy
of
incurring budget deficits to stimulate
a weak economy.
2. Of or relating to
finance or finances.
Synonyms:
adj.
会计的，财政的；国库的
monetary , financial
Balance sheet
n.
A statement of
a business or institution that lists the assets,
debts, and owners' investment
as of a
specified date.
资产负债表
Soup kitchen
n.
A place where
food is offered free or at very low cost to the
needy.
流动厨房；施粥场
Baron[
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n ]
n.
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