swaddle vt. envelop, swathe; restrain, restrict 把人包起,束缚
swaddle对bare/ denude/ expose/ strip/ uncover/ unwrap
thrash vt. to defeat utterly; to vanquish; to move or stir about violently
击溃,彻底打败
thrash: defeat 程度
fold: crumple= defeat: overwhelm
tokenism n. the policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic
gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal ( as to desegregate) 表面文章,
装点门面
tokenism: perfunctory/ symbolic
tuft n. a growing bunch of grasses or close-set plants 一簇,一丛
tuft: grass/ hair/ tree= bunch: grape
tumble vi. to fall suddenly and helplessly; to suffer a sudden downfall; to
decline suddenly and sharply ( as in price): drop 突然跌倒
tumble: fall= swoop: move
uncalled-for adj. not called for or needed; unnecessary 不必要的,多余的;无
缘无故的
对 required
verboten adj. forbidden; prohibited
对allowed/ authorized/ licensed/ approved/ endorsed/ sanctioned
virtual adj. existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in
actual fact, form, or name
对actual
wand n. a thin supple rod, twig, or stick; a slender rod carried as a
symbol of office in a procession; a scepter 嫩枝,指挥棒;权杖
wand: cudgel/ club 细棍:粗棒
warren n. 养兔场,兔群 flock羊群 flight飞鸟群 herd 牛群,象群 ,斑马群等
drove 牛群,羊群,鹅群 pack 狼群 gang 野牛群,狼群 gaggle鹅群 bevy 鸟群
school/ shoal 鱼 群 swarm 昆虫群
waybill n. a document prepared by the carrier of a shipment of goods that
contains details of the shipment, route, and charges 运货单
inventory: merchandise= manifest: cargo