今日记单词(伍斐拜2012.2.5).doc

今日记单词今日记单词伍斐拜伍斐拜stipulate[' 'stɪ ɪpjʊ ʊleɪ ɪt]：：【及物动词】demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement 规定（要求） （尤指作为合同或协议的一部分）He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage.他在婚前订立了一些条件[作形容词 stipulated] The stipulated time has elapsed. 规定的时间已经过了proviso[prə' 'vʌɪʌɪzəʊ ʊ]：：(pl. -os)a condition attached to an agreement 附带条件，附文；但书 He let his house with the proviso that his own staff should remain to run it.他出租宅邸的一个附加条件是原有工作人员必须保留下来进行管理caveat [' 'kavɪ ɪat]：：a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations 警告，限制性条款incumbent[ɪ ɪn' 'kʌ ʌmb(ə)nt]：：[predic.](incumbent on/upon)necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility 职责所在的，义不容辞的 It is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying this evil. 集中力量消灭这恶魔是所有正派人义不容辞的责任。

umbrella[ʌ ʌm' 'brelə]：：【常作修饰语】a thing that includes or contains many different elements or parts 多成分组成物；综合机构 an umbrella organization 综合性机构benefactor [' 'benifæktə]：： a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause 施惠者，捐助人，施主，恩人predicament [prɪ ɪ' 'dɪ ɪkəm(ə)nt]: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation 尴尬的处境，困境；危境 the club's financial predicament 俱乐部的财政困境 unwieldy[ʌ ʌn' 'wi:ldi]: (unwieldier, unwieldiest) difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight （体积庞大，笨重）不灵便的；难操作的 The first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy. 最初的机械钟大而笨重。

haberdasher [' 'habədaʃ ʃə]: (Brit.)a dealer in dressmaking and sewing goods (英)服饰用品商 (N. Amer.)a dealer in men's clothing (北美)男子服饰用品商variegated [' 'vɛ ɛ:rɪ ɪə geɪ ɪtɪ ɪd]: exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks 杂色的；斑驳的 variegated yellow bricks 杂色黄砖 judicious [dʒʊʒʊ' 'dɪʃɪʃəs]: having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense 明断的，明智而审慎的，有见地的 the judicious use of public investment 公共投资明智而审慎的利用command: 【及物动词】be in a strong enough position to have or secure 掌握，握有 They command a majority in Parliament.他们在国会里拥有多数席位。

Signed bindings by superb craftsmen command a high price.一流工匠的签名装帧要价很高malice [' 'mælis] : [mass noun]the intention or desire to do evil; ill will 恶意；怨恨 I bear no malice towards anybody. 我对任何人都没有恶意retribution[retri' 'bju:ʃ ʃən]: 【不可数名词】punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved 应得的惩罚，报应 Settlers drove the Navajo out of Arizona in retribution for their raids. 移民把纳瓦霍人赶出亚利桑那州，以报复他们的袭击malign [mə' 'lʌɪʌɪn]: evil in nature or effect; malevolent 邪恶的，恶毒的 She had a strong and malign influence. 她有着强大的邪恶影响。

vindictive [vɪ ɪn' 'dɪ ɪktɪ ɪv]: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge 报复性的 The criticism was both vindictive and personalized. 批评是针对个人的报复行为values: a person's principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life 价值观念，行为准则They internalize their parents' rules and values. 他们继承了父母的准则和价值观affront [ə' 'frʌ ʌnt]: [with obj.](一般作 be affronted) offend the modesty or values of 冒犯，侮辱 She was affronted by his familiarity.他亲昵的举动冒犯了她Cronus[' 'krɒ ɒnəs, ' 'krəʊ ʊn-]：：(亦作 Kronos) (希腊神话)克洛诺斯（被宙斯推翻前的至尊之神，是乌拉诺斯［天神］和盖亚［地神］的小儿子，克洛诺斯推翻并阉割了其父，并与其妹妹瑞亚结婚；克洛诺斯因注定要被一个儿子推翻，他在每个儿子一出生时就将他吞下，但在宙斯出生后瑞亚欺骗了他，将孩子藏了起来。

相当于罗马神话中的 SaturnHades [' 'heɪ ɪdi:z]: (Greek Mythology)the underworld; the abode of the spirits of the dead (希腊神话)冥府，阴间 ■the god of the underworld, one of the sons of Cronus 冥王（克罗诺斯之子） 亦称 Pluto ■(informal)hell (非正式)地狱Pluto[' 'plu:təu]: (Greek Mythology)the god of the underworld(希腊神话)普路托，冥王 亦称Hades(Astronomy)the most remote known planet of the solar system, ninth in order from the sun, discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh(天文)冥王星Acheron [' 'akərɒ ɒn]: (Greek Mythology)one of the rivers of Hades (希腊神话)冥河（之一） (poetic/literary)hell (诗/文)地狱短语：短语：take its toll (或或 take a heavy toll): have an adverse effect, especially so as to cause damage, suffering, or death 造成损失（或危害、伤亡）Years of pumping iron have taken their toll on his body. 多年举重使他的身体受到伤害。

at odds: in conflict or at variance 矛盾；不一致 His behaviour is at odds with the interests of the company. 他的行为与公司的利益不一致come under pressure to do sth. 受到必须做....的压力(with) no strings attached/ without strings：：with no special rules, conditions or limits 不带附加条件；无任何限制 I got a loan of ￡3000 with no strings attached.我得到了一笔 3 000英镑的贷款，无任何附加条件in mitigation：：so as to make something, especially a crime, appear less serious and thus be punished more leniently 以减轻情况（尤指罪责）的严重程度 In mitigation she said her client had been deeply depressed. 为了减轻罪责，她说她的当事人一直深陷抑郁之中。

in retribution for：：应……得报应 Settlers drove the Navajo out of Arizona in retribution for their raids. 移民把纳瓦霍人赶出亚利桑那州，以报复他们的袭击for the benefit of：：1. in order to help, guide, or be of service to为了…的利益 a venue run for the benefit of the community 专为社区服务的会堂2. in order to interest or impress sb. 为引起（某人）的兴趣，做给…看的 It was all an act put on for his benefit.这都是做戏给他看的ministry of civil affairs：：民政部George Chapman:(c.1560–1634), English poet and dramatist. He is chiefly known for his translations of Homer; the complete Iliad and Odyssey were published in 1616. 。