obituary n.訃告
同death notice, necrology
Martin was very shocked to see his best friend's obituary in the newspaper.
馬丁在報(bào)上看見好友的訃告，感到非常震驚。
ornamentation n.裝飾品
同adornment, decoration, embellishment, elaboration
The ornamentation Vincent used to decorate his house at Christmas was very tasteful.
圣誕節(jié)期間，文森特家里使用的裝飾品非常有品味。
pacesetter n.定跑速的人；引導(dǎo)者
同 leader
Harry was the fastest runner, and was the pacesetter for the entire marathon.
哈里是跑得最快的選手，而且也是整個(gè)馬拉松比賽的領(lǐng)跑者。
pernicious adj.有害的；惡性的
同harmful, deleterious, venomous, noxious, poisonous
William's pernicious accusation that the company produced inferior products hurt the company's business.
威廉惡意指控該公司的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量低劣，使其生意受到影響。
plot v./n.密謀；計(jì)劃
同(n.) intrigue, scheme; (v.) conspire, intrigue, scheme
The three thieves plotted how they were going to steal the painting of Mona Lisa.
這三個(gè)小偷密謀如何能盜取《蒙娜麗莎》的畫像。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. Because of her hard life, the old woman's face had grown _____.
2. The man made the _____ mistake of taking the wrong subway line and got lost.
3. The mission to rescue lost hikers in _____ was canceled due to snow.
4. The artist's painting managed to capture the _____ of Japan's Mt. Fuji.
5. Their marriage was destroyed by _____gossip.
解答：1. Haggard 2. Inadvertent 3. Jeopardy 4. Magnificence 5. pernicious
prey n.獵物
同game, quarry, victim
Cats often like to play with their prey before they actually kill it.
貓?jiān)谂阔C物之前常喜歡先玩弄它一會(huì)兒。
Quarantine n.隔離
同 isolation
My pet dog had to be kept in quarantine for six weeks when I moved to England.
當(dāng)我移居英國(guó)時(shí)，我的愛犬必須被隔離六個(gè)星期。
radiance n.發(fā)光；閃爍
同light, gleam, luminosity
People like to lie on the beach and enjoy the radiance of the sun.人們喜歡躺在沙灘上享受陽(yáng)光。
relevant adj.有關(guān)的
同related, pertinent, fitting, proper
The lawyer presented information to the judge that she thought was relevant to the case.
律師將她認(rèn)為與案件有關(guān)的資料呈交給法官。
retaliate v.報(bào)復(fù)
同revenge, reciprocate, get even with, exact retribution
The poor peasants retaliated against the king because of his unfairness and cruelty.
由于國(guó)王既不公平又殘忍，所以貧苦的農(nóng)民就采取報(bào)復(fù)手段對(duì)他進(jìn)行反抗。
同death notice, necrology
Martin was very shocked to see his best friend's obituary in the newspaper.
馬丁在報(bào)上看見好友的訃告，感到非常震驚。
ornamentation n.裝飾品
同adornment, decoration, embellishment, elaboration
The ornamentation Vincent used to decorate his house at Christmas was very tasteful.
圣誕節(jié)期間，文森特家里使用的裝飾品非常有品味。
pacesetter n.定跑速的人；引導(dǎo)者
同 leader
Harry was the fastest runner, and was the pacesetter for the entire marathon.
哈里是跑得最快的選手，而且也是整個(gè)馬拉松比賽的領(lǐng)跑者。
pernicious adj.有害的；惡性的
同harmful, deleterious, venomous, noxious, poisonous
William's pernicious accusation that the company produced inferior products hurt the company's business.
威廉惡意指控該公司的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量低劣，使其生意受到影響。
plot v./n.密謀；計(jì)劃
同(n.) intrigue, scheme; (v.) conspire, intrigue, scheme
The three thieves plotted how they were going to steal the painting of Mona Lisa.
這三個(gè)小偷密謀如何能盜取《蒙娜麗莎》的畫像。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. Because of her hard life, the old woman's face had grown _____.
2. The man made the _____ mistake of taking the wrong subway line and got lost.
3. The mission to rescue lost hikers in _____ was canceled due to snow.
4. The artist's painting managed to capture the _____ of Japan's Mt. Fuji.
5. Their marriage was destroyed by _____gossip.
解答：1. Haggard 2. Inadvertent 3. Jeopardy 4. Magnificence 5. pernicious
prey n.獵物
同game, quarry, victim
Cats often like to play with their prey before they actually kill it.
貓?jiān)谂阔C物之前常喜歡先玩弄它一會(huì)兒。
Quarantine n.隔離
同 isolation
My pet dog had to be kept in quarantine for six weeks when I moved to England.
當(dāng)我移居英國(guó)時(shí)，我的愛犬必須被隔離六個(gè)星期。
radiance n.發(fā)光；閃爍
同light, gleam, luminosity
People like to lie on the beach and enjoy the radiance of the sun.人們喜歡躺在沙灘上享受陽(yáng)光。
relevant adj.有關(guān)的
同related, pertinent, fitting, proper
The lawyer presented information to the judge that she thought was relevant to the case.
律師將她認(rèn)為與案件有關(guān)的資料呈交給法官。
retaliate v.報(bào)復(fù)
同revenge, reciprocate, get even with, exact retribution
The poor peasants retaliated against the king because of his unfairness and cruelty.
由于國(guó)王既不公平又殘忍，所以貧苦的農(nóng)民就采取報(bào)復(fù)手段對(duì)他進(jìn)行反抗。