From 6594cf6e15a393bada6974758fa84887eea54aef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shine wOng <1551885@tongji.edu.cn> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:31:07 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] updatw words.m --- words.md | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 160 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/words.md b/words.md index 2a00df4..6b62a0f 100644 --- a/words.md +++ b/words.md @@ -1905,4 +1905,163 @@ Some Words - People who toiled in dim factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life. - Well, after a day's toil in the office I like to relax a little. - \ No newline at end of file + +## 24th, November + ++ deteriorate +> (v)to become worse + + - She was taken to hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. + - There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war. + - concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries + ++ divisive +> (adj)tending to cause disagreements that seperate people into opposing groups. + + - The Vietnam War was an extremely divisive issue in the US. + ++ seethe +> (v)to feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly. + + - The rest of the class positively seethed with indignation when Julia won the award. + - She took it calmly at first but under the surface she was seething. + ++ uniformity +> (n)the quality or fact of being the same, or of not changing or being different in any way. + + - We do not seek to impose uniformity on every single decision that is made. + - He argues that we need statewide uniformity. + ++ deference +> (n)respect or politeness. + + - He treats her with such a deference. + - She covered her head in deference to Muslim custom. + ++ in a row +> (adv)one after another without a break + + - She's been voted Best Actress three years in a row. + ++ worthy +> (adj)deserving respect, admiration or support. + + - Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause. + ++ sandal +> (n)a light shoe, especially worn in warm weather, consisting of a bottom part held onto the foot by straps. + + - a pair of open-toed sandals + ++ fishery +> (n)an area of water where fish are caught so that they can be sold. + + - an offshore fishery + ++ daffodil +> (n)a yellow, bell-shaped flower with a long stem that is commonly seen in the spring. + ++ massacre +> (n)an act of killing a lot of people
+> (n)a bad defeat, especially in a sport.
+> (v) + + - He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children. + - The manager resigned after the team's 7-2 massacre in the final. + - Hundreds of cilivians were massacred in the raid. + - English was massacred 5-0 by France in the semi-final. + ++ anchor +> (n)a person who reports the news and manages reports by others on a television or radio program. + + - The mayor grants frequent interviews to local news anchors. + ++ phony +> (adj)represented as real but actually false; intended to deceice.
+> (n)a person who falsely pretends to be something. + + - They were accused of submitting phony claims to insurers, including Medicare. + - I thins he's a phony. + ++ arthritis +> (n)a serious condition in which a person's joints become painful, swollen and stiff. + + - In later life She was crippled with arthritis. + ++ auditor +> (n)someone whose job is to carry out an official examination of the accounts of a business and to produce a report. + + - The committee will appoint an independent auditor to examine the annual accounts. + ++ compulsive +> (adj)doing something wrong or harmful a lot and unable to stop doing it.
(not compulsory) +> (adj)If a film, play, sports event, boot, etc. is compulsive, it is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop watching or reading it. + + - a compulsive liar/thief/eater + - He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt. + - compulsive behaviour + - Her new series is compulsive viewing. + ++ suit +> (n)a problem taken to a law court by ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision, lawsuit + + - Two of the directors filed a suit against their former employer. + - They brought a lawsuit against the company + ++ sue +> (v)to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you. + + - Mr. Warren sued for libel over the remarks. + - The company could be sued for damages. + ++ patronize +> (v)to speak or behave towards someone in a way that seems friendly, but that shows that they think they are superior to you in some way.
+> (v)to be a regular customer of a shop or restaurant, etc. + + - Don't you patronize me. + - The restaurant was patronized by many artists and writers during the 1920s. + - We'd like to thank all of our customers for their patronage in the past. + ++ windfall +> (n)an amount of money that you win or receive from someome unexpectedly. + + - the man who received a $250,000 windfall after a banking error. + ++ wager +> (v)to risk money by guessing the result of something.
+> (n)an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more. + + - She put a cash wager of $25 on the race. + - I wager you $5 that they'll get there first. + - I'd wager that she's interested in you. + ++ pepper +> (v)to direct something suddenly and repeated at someone, as if attacking the person. + + - He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with sharpnel. + - The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal. + ++ shrapnel +> (n)some pieces of metal that fly through the air when a bomb or simialr weapon explodes and are intended to injure people. + + - Twelve people were hit by shrapnel in the attack. + ++ municipal +> (adj)of or belonging to a town or city + + - They are responsible for municipal leisure facilities. + - next month's municipal elections + ++ libel +> (n)a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person.
+> (v)to write and publish something that contains bad and false things about a person. + + - She threatened to sue the magazines for libel. + - She claims the newspaper libelled her in editorials and news articles. + - With a few exceptions, no writer consciously sits down with the aim of libelling anyone. + ++ pathological +> (adj)(of a person)unable to control part of their behaviour; unreasonable + + - a pathological liar + - He experiences chronic, almost pathological jealousy.