2【rehearsal】
N.排练,预演,复述
23【solicitous】
Adj.热切期望的,热心的,挂念的
[例句]
He was so solicitous of his guests.
他是如此挂念自己的客人们。
24【lucid】
Adj.明晰的,头脑清楚的,透明的
[例句]
Lucid dream
清明梦
25【articulate】
V.明确表达,清楚说明,口齿清楚地说 Adj.善于表达的,口齿清楚的
[例句]
He is polished, charming, articulate, and an excellent negotiator.
他举止幽雅、富有魅力、善于表达,是个杰出的谈判者。
26【cipher】
N./V.密码,安好,解码,写成密码,无轻重的,不重要的东西
[例句]
Very well, I begin to cipher out the German for that answer.
好吧,我开始搜肠刮肚尝试用德语作答。
27【unavailing】
Adj.无效的,徒劳的,无益的
[例句]
But all my efforts appeared unavailing.
但是,我的努力似乎是白费劲。
28【profligate】
Adj.放荡的,恣意挥霍的 N.放荡者,享乐者
29【crook】
N.骗子,弯曲部分 V.弯曲,诈骗,偷窃 Adj.有病的,不诚实的
[例句]
She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
她把脸埋进了臂弯。
30【intrepid】
Adj.无畏的,勇敢的
[例句]
As an intrepid traveler, I found it all fun and informative, even though I wasn\''t able to do as much sightseeing as I would have liked.
作为一个无畏的旅行者,我觉得这次旅行有趣又增长见识,即使最终我没能参观到最多的景点。
31【candor】
N.坦率,爽直
[例句]
If there is candor in the world, the truth of these assertions will not be questioned; posterity at least will do justice to them.
若世上有公理存在,这些辩护的真实性将不致遭受怀疑,至少后世子孙会给予它们公平的裁决。
32【infirm】
Adj.体弱多病的,软弱的,犹豫不决的 N.病弱的,体弱者
[例句]
His already infirm body was racked by high fever.
他已经很孱弱的身体受到高烧的折磨。
33【elevate】
V.提拔,抬起,使兴高采烈
[例句]
The song never failed to elevate his spirits.
这首歌总使他精神振奋。
34【voluptuous】
Adj.丰满性感的,骄奢淫逸的
[例句]
The nobility led voluptuous lives.
贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
35【grumpy】
Adj.脾气坏的,暴躁的
36【occult】
N.神秘学,玄机 Adj.神秘的,不可思议的 V.隔开,遮蔽
[例句]
Mobile phones are killing off ghosts, a British expert who has spent years researching the occult said.
手机正在让鬼魂趋于灭绝,一位长期研究神秘事物的英国专家如是说。
37【bundle】
N.束,非常,一套,大量 V.匆匆打发,乱塞,捆绑销售
[例句]
Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents.
她的目光突然落到了这捆文件上。
38【pore】
N.毛孔,气孔 V.仔细阅读,认真钻研
[例句]
He would rather pore over a book than play.
他宁可专心致志地读书,不愿意去玩。
39【tempestuous】
Adj.有暴风雨的,□□的,剧烈的
[例句]
But, there are plenty of contenders in this te