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agastopia
n. admiration1 of a
particular part of someone’s body
名词,指尤其迷恋某人身体的某一部分。
bibble
v. to
drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily
动词,经常喝酒;吃东西或喝东西时噪音很大。
cabotage
n.
coastal2 navigation; the exclusive right of a
country to control the air traffic within
its borders
名词,沿海贸易权;(尤指给外国运
输工具的)在某个国家边境航空运输范围内的沿
海贸易权,沿海航行权
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doodle sack
n. old English word for bagpipe3
名词,风笛的古英语写法。
erinaceous
adj. of,
pertaining4 to, or resembling a hedgehog
形容词,猬的,似猬的,多髦毛的
Although she won’t know what it means,
never, ever tell your date Erin that she is
“looking quite erinaceous this
evening.”
尽管她不会知道是什么意思,但永永远远
都不要告诉你的女朋友
Erin
“她今晚打扮的
像个刺猬一样。”
firman
n. in Turkey and some
other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate5
issued by the
sovereign
名词,在
土耳其和一些其它东方国家,由最高统治者(君主)所发出的法令或命令。
gabelle
n. a
tax on salt
名词,盐税
halfpace
n. a
platform of a staircase where the stair turns back
in exactly the reverse direction
of the
lower flight
名词,站台或楼梯间内楼梯可以精准的转向相反方向更低一
层楼梯。
impignorate
v. to pawn6 or
mortgage something
动词,典当、抵押某物。
jentacular
adj. pertaining
to breakfast
形容词,关于早餐的,附属于早餐的。
kakorrhaphiophobia
n. fear of failure
名词,失败恐惧症。
This is the last word that someone with
kakorrhaphiophobia would want to
encounter in a spelling bee.
在拼字比赛中“失败恐惧症”是人们最不愿看到的单词。
lamprophony
n.
loudness and clarity of enunciation7
名词,声音的响亮和清晰。
macrosmatic
adj. having a
good sense of smell
形容词,嗅觉发达的。
nudiustertian
n. the day
before yesterday
名词,前天。
oxter
n.
outdated8 word
meaning
“armpit”
名词,过时的词,指“腋下”。
pauciloquent
adj. uttering
few words; brief in speech
形容词,微言大义的、说的很少;简短的演讲。
quire
n. two
dozen sheets of paper
名词,两打纸张。
ratoon
n. small shoot
growing from the root of a plant
名词,(农作物,尤其指甘蔗的)截根苗。
salopettes
n.
high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps9
名词,高腰带吊裤带的高腰裤。
tittynope
n. a small
quantity of something left over
名词,某物剩下的少量部分。
ulotrichous
adj. having
wooly10 or crispy hair
形容词,
a
dj.
鬈发人种的,鬈发的
valetudinarian11
n. a sickly
or weak person, especially one who is constantly
and morbidly12
concerned with his or
her health
名词,体弱多病的人,为健康过份担忧的人。
winklepicker
n.
style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp
and long pointed13 toe
名词,流行于
19
世纪
50
年代的尖头皮鞋或尖头
皮靴。
xertz
v. to gulp14 down quickly and greedily
动词,狼吞虎咽地吃。
yarborough
n. hand of cards
containing no card above a nine
名词,没有超过九点的一手牌。
zoanthropy
n. delusion15 of
a person who believes himself changed into an
animal
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