Title: TheEconomist_1W4-1W6 (part 2)

Word: backside
Front: backside
[ˈbæksaɪd] (13477/11717 -1)
Back: n. 臀部，背部; 后方
分布：臀部(100%)
['bæk.saɪd] informal
noun countable
■the part of the body that you sit on; your bottom 屁股，臀部
• After cycling for the whole day, my backside was very sore. 骑了一整天的脚踏车后，我的屁股很痛。
['bæk.saɪd] informal
noun countable
a boot/kick up the/your backside slang
■when you are told forcefully to start doing something more quickly or actively 鞭策，督促
• She's so lazy - she needs a good boot up the backside. 她太懒了——需要有人好好地督促。
['bæk.saɪd] informal
noun countable
get off your backside slang
■to stop being lazy 起身做事
• Get off your backside and do some work! 起来做点事情！
['bæk.saɪd] informal
noun countable
sit (around) on your backside slang disapproving
■to do nothing 无所事事
• I do all the work, while all you do is sit around on your backside all day. 全部工作都是我做，而你却整天无所事事。
n. 背部；后方；臀部
 - bottom, dorsum

Word: audition
Front: audition
[ɔ:ˈdɪʃn] (托雅 10280/12593 -1)
Vocabulary: audition
(once / 5051 pages)
1vn 2n
An audition is a tryout for a role in a movie, orchestra, or play. If you bomb the audition, you probably won't make it into the cast.
When describing a tryout in which an actor, singer, musician, or dancer tries to prove that he or she is talented enough to earn a part in a show, audition is used as a noun. The word can also be used as a verb, as in, "I auditioned for the part of Peter Pan, but every time I tried to fly I fell flat on my face." Audition shares a common heritage with audience, the group of people who will eventually watch the show for which a performer has auditioned. Both words come from the Middle French term meaning "power of hearing."
WORD FAMILY
audition: auditioned, auditioning, auditions
USAGE EXAMPLES
And those qualities are what led the singer’s representatives to arrange auditions for other TV shows, including “Empire” and “Underground,” neither of which she booked.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)
It’s quite a way to do an audition!
The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016)
The first was when she was just a high school freshman in Nebraska, and her sewing teacher recommended she audition for Omaha Fashion Week.
Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016)
Back: n. 听力; 听觉; 试听; 试音
vi. 试听; 试音
vt. 对…进行面试; 让…试唱
时态：auditioned, auditioning, auditions
分布：试镜(34%)，听(26%)，试听(21%)，试音(10%)，听力(9%)
【记】audi听－听新演员唱－试唱
【参】auditorium（n 听众席，观众席）；audit（n 审计，旁听）
US [ɑ:-] noun countable
 ADVANCED
■a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show their ability and suitability for a particular play, film, show, etc. （演员、音乐家、舞蹈员等的）试镜，试奏，试唱，试演
• His audition went well and he's fairly hopeful about getting the part. 他试镜时表现出色，很有希望能获得这个角色。
• The director is holding auditions next week for the major parts. 导演将在下周举行试演，以确定主要角色的人选。
UK [ɔ:'dɪʃ.ən] US [ɑ:-] verb intransitive or transitive
■to give a short performance in order to show your suitability for a role in a film, play, show, etc., or to make someone do this （使）试镜；（使）试奏；（使）试唱；（使）试演
• I'm auditioning for the part of Lady Macbeth. 我将参加试演，看能否出演麦克白夫人这个角色。
• We're auditioning local rock bands for the music festival. 我们正在听当地的摇滚乐队试唱，以遴选出最好的一队参加音乐节。
n. 听力， [生理] 听觉；试听
 - hearing, ear

Word: ascot
Front: ascot
['æskɒt] (31168/12983)
Vocabulary: ascot
(once / 6860 pages)
n
An ascot is a wide necktie that resembles a small scarf. If you aren't a British earl or Austin Powers, wearing an ascot could be considered a fashion risk.
An ascot is an old-fashioned version of a tie, usually made of narrow silk that gets much wider at the ends and is pinned or tacked at the neck. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, ascots were often worn with morning suits, and today groomsmen in weddings sometimes wear ascots. The word comes from the name of an English village, Ascot, known for meetings requiring formal dress.
WORD FAMILY
ascot: ascots
USAGE EXAMPLES
The training could range from learning complex chocolate and sugar craft or performing duties for the Queen's guests at Windsor Castle during Royal Ascot week.
BBC(Nov 28, 2016)
Last month, it sold its Lloyd's of London platform, Ascot, to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion.
Reuters(Oct 18, 2016)
Now the mare is preparing to run in the Champion Sprint at Ascot on Saturday during the richest day in British horse racing, Champions Day.
BBC(Oct 14, 2016)
Back: n. 宽领带
分布：领巾状宽领带(50%)，英国阿斯科特赛马场(50%)
→来自英国地名Ascot，著名赛马场，男士须着该类型领结。林志玲亦曾出席该皇家赛马会。
US [-kɑ:t] US (UK cravat)
noun countable
■a wide straight piece of material worn like a tie in the open neck of a shirt 阔领带，领巾式领带

Word: baikal

Word: casus

Word: camorra

Word: bitumen
Front: bitumen
[ˈbɪtʃəmən] (雅 35548/24047)
Back: n. 沥青，柏油
分布：沥青(98%)，柏油(2%)
→来自拉丁词。bit, 桦树。-men, 名词后缀。原指桦树流出的松脂，后指沥青。
US [bɪ'tu:-] noun uncountable
■a black sticky substance such as tar or asphalt , used for making roads and roofs 沥青
n. [材] 沥青
 - pitch, asphalt, brea, pez, nigrite

Word: collagen
Front: collagen
[ˈkɒlədʒən] (14901/17796)
Back: n. [生化]胶原蛋白; 胶原质
分布：胶原(100%)
→coll, 胶，词源同cling, glue. -gen, 产生，词源同antigen, generate.
US ['kɑ:.lə-] noun uncountable
■a protein found especially in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) of humans and animals 胶原蛋白
collagen implant/injection
■an injection of collagen into the lips or skin to make the lips appear larger or the skin appear younger and smoother （作为整形美容手术的）胶原蛋白植入／注射

Word: credulity
Front: credulity
[krɪˈdju:ləti] (25620/21838)
Vocabulary: credulity
(once / 1874 pages)
n
Did you know that if you say credulity ten times fast it starts to sound like orange? If you believe that, then you have a lot of credulity. Credulity means gullibility, or a willingness to believe anything.
Credulity is a tendency to believe in things too easily and without evidence. If a swindler is trying to sell you fake medicine, then he is "preying on your credulity." This noun is associated with being naïve, gullible or innocent. It shouldn’t be confused with credibility, which means “believability,” although it is often misused in this way. You might hear someone say, “the farfetched plot of that movie strained credulity,” but what he or she really means is “believability,” or “credibility.”
WORD FAMILY
credulity: credulities, overcredulity+/ credulous: credulity, credulously, credulousness, incredulous, overcredulous/ incredulity: incredulities/ incredulous: incredulity, incredulously
USAGE EXAMPLES
Much of Chafe’s analysis is arcane, in places straining credulity; but Bach, too, was a man of arcane bent.
The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)
And our complicity, our credulity, being consumers not concerned citizens, is an essential part of that process.
The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016)
Western credulity about socialism is eternal, which perhaps explains the tearful eulogies for Castro.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016)
Back: n. 轻信，易受骗
分布：轻信(91%)，易信(9%)
【反】skepticism（n 怀疑论；怀疑）
US [-'du:.lə.tˌi] (also credulousness) slightly formal
noun uncountable
■willingness to believe that something is real or true 轻信
n. 轻信；易受骗
 - gullibility, dupability

Word: changeable
Front: changeable
[ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl] (高 21649/20685)
Back: adj. 很可能变化的; 常变化的; 易变的; 可变的
分布：易变的(66%)，可改变的(34%)
adjective
■describes something that often changes 易变的；善变的；常变的
• The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable. 英国的天气是出了名的反覆无常。
• His moods are very changeable. 他的情绪喜怒无常。
adj. 无常的；可改变的；易变的；不定的
 - uncertain, mobile, variable, liquid, unstable

Word: colourless
Front: colourless
[ˈkʌlələs] (-/15137)
Back: adj. 无色的; 无趣的; 不刺激的; 呆板的
分布：无色的(71%)，不生动的(29%)
US [-ɚ-] adjective
NO COLOUR 无色的
■having no colour 无色的
• Water and glass are colourless. 水和玻璃是无色的。
• Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas. 一氧化碳是一种无色、无味的有毒气体。
UK (ALSO US colorless) UK ['kʌl.ə.ləs] US [-ɚ-] adjective
BORING 乏味的
■not exciting or not interesting 不刺激的；不精彩的；平淡无趣的；乏味的
• It is a rather grey, colourless city, with few interesting sights. 这是一个灰暗、了无生趣的城市，有趣的景点寥寥无几。
adj. 无色的；不生动的；颜色黯淡的
 - achromatous

Word: cheesy
Front: cheesy
[ˈtʃi:zi] (15709/36651)
Vocabulary: cheesy
(once / 14793 pages)
adj
Use the word cheesy to describe something that's cheap or badly made. You might hope your fake Rolex watch will impress your friends, but they're bound to see how cheesy it is.
A really horrible motel room, with shag carpeting and strange art on the walls, can be described as cheesy, and so can a badly-written, sloppily made television movie. Cheesy is a great informal way to talk about shoddy or slightly unpleasant things. It comes from late 1800's United States university student slang, which also included the term cheese, which meant "ignorant, stupid person."
WORD FAMILY
cheesy: cheesier, cheesiest, cheesily
USAGE EXAMPLES
Still, he and Noonan wondered whether it was too cheesy to use.
The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016)
So I binge-watch cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel.
New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)
Months later, it’s still the best entertainment in the state—and much less cheesy than your average resort luau.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016)
Back: adj. 干酪质的; <美俚>（质量）低劣的; 下等的; <英俚>俊俏的
分布：干酪质的(52%)，劣质的(16%)，庸俗的(16%)，不值钱的(16%)
→来自cheese的俚语义，笨蛋，傻瓜等。
adjective
BAD STYLE 庸俗的 informal
■clearly of cheap quality or in bad style 劣质的，低级的；粗鄙的；庸俗的
• cheesy hotel music 庸俗的饭店音乐
• cheesy adverts 粗俗的广告
■UK informal
■describes a wide smile which is not sincere （笑容）虚假的，做作的
• She gave a cheesy grin to the cameras. 她向着镜头做作地一笑。
['tʃi:.zi] adjective
LIKE CHEESE 像起司的
■tasting like or of cheese 起司味的；像起司的
• cheesy snacks 起司味的小吃
■UK informal
■If someone's feet, shoes or socks are cheesy, they smell unpleasant （脚、鞋或袜子）臭的，难闻的
• Someone here's got cheesy feet! 这里谁的脚这么臭！
adj. 干酪质的；下等的；漂亮的
 - pretty, inferior, smart, lower, tony

Word: credulous
Front: credulous
[ˈkredjələs] (托宝 29990/34641)
Vocabulary: credulous
(once / 426 pages)
adj
People who believe things easily without having to be convinced are credulous. Sales people are always hoping that someone credulous picks up the phone during a sales call.
Credulous comes from the 16th-century Latin credulus, or "easily believes." A synonym for credulous is gullible, and both terms describe a person who accepts something willingly without a lot of supporting facts. Calling someone credulous can imply that the person is naive and simple. An individual isn't necessarily insulted by being called credulous, though, because some objects of belief, like religions and unicorns, come with a willing leap of faith for believing in what is unseen.
WORD FAMILY
credulous: credulity, credulously, credulousness, incredulous, overcredulous+/ credulity: credulities, overcredulity/ incredulity: incredulities/ incredulous: incredulity, incredulously
USAGE EXAMPLES
They then reaped money from Google Ads and other networks after credulous readers in the United States clicked through to their sites.
New York Times(Dec 26, 2016)
The first was an introduction to conjuring for the elementary-school set and their credulous parents, the second a tribute to the legerdemain of times past.
New York Times(Dec 04, 2016)
Power might be too credulous when dealing with certain aspects of the group’s career.
Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016)
Back: adj. 轻信的，易受骗的
分布：轻信的(64%)，易受骗的(36%)
→来自词根cred, 相信，信任。
轻信的(cred+ulous多...的→相信太多→轻信的)[creed,cred=believe,trust,表示"相信,信任"]
【记】cred相信，ulous多－相信的太多－轻信的
['kred.jʊ.ləs] slightly formal
adjective
■too willing to believe what you are told; easily deceived 轻信的；易上当的
incredible, incredulous, credulous, unimaginable, credible
incredible: adj 不可相信的（前两个含被动意味）；
incredulous: 不轻易相信的（后两个含被动意义）；
credulous: 轻信的，易受骗的；
unimaginable: 不能想象的，想不到的，难以理解的
credible: adj 可信的；
plausible, credulous, credible
这组词都有“可信的”的意思，其区别是：
plausible: a.似乎有理的(可信的)。常带有怀疑的意思。
 • Even though it is a plausible explanation, I am not completely convinced.   虽然这个解释合理，但仍不可能使我完全相信。
credulous: a.轻信的，易于相信的。
 • She was credulous when she listened to the salesman and bought the car for too much money.   她很容易轻信别人，竟然听信那个销售员的话以高价买了那辆车。
credible: a.可信的，可靠的。
 • That the student told the teacher a credible story that she missed classes because she was sick.   那个学生跟老师讲了实情，她没来上课是因为她病了。
adj. 轻信的；因轻信而产生的
 - naive, gullible

Word: crustacean
Front: crustacean
[krʌˈsteɪʃn] (托 20077/25694)
Vocabulary: crustacean
(once / 8821 pages)
nadj
A crustacean is a member of a class of arthropods that live in water. Some of your favorite seafood comes from crustaceans — crabs, lobsters, and shrimps.
There are plenty of fish in the sea, and there are also plenty of crustaceans: strange-looking aquatic critters who usually have at least four pairs of limbs, plus a segmented body and a chitinous exoskeleton. If you think of a crust as being a little like a shell, that can help you remember crustaceans are essentially critters that have shells. Our word crust is from Latin crusta (shell or crust).
WORD FAMILY
crustacean: crustaceans
USAGE EXAMPLES
The strike started December 28 after Pacific Choice Seafood in Humboldt County, California, offered to pay $2.75 a pound for the tasty crustacean.
Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The strike started Wednesday after buyers offered to pay $2.75 a pound for the tasty crustacean.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
Opponents of Maryland’s Purple Line project haven’t been able to find an endangered crustacean along the proposed route.
Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016)
Back: n. 甲壳纲动物（如蟹、龙虾）
adj. 甲壳纲的
分布：甲壳类动物(80%)，甲壳纲的(20%)
→来自crust,硬壳，-acean,表属性，见cetacean,鲸目动物。
甲壳纲的(动物)[crust=shell(外壳)]
【记】crust（n 壳），acean表示类－甲壳类的（动物）crust壳，acean＝ocean（海洋）－甲壳动物
【参】crusty（adj 有硬壳的；顽固的；脾气暴躁的）
noun countable
■any of various types of animal which live in water and have a hard outer shell 甲壳类动物

Word: decimal
Front: decimal
[ˈdesɪml] (研六托雅 24527/13168)
Vocabulary: decimal
(once / 5846 pages)
nadj
A decimal is a fraction written in a special form. Instead of writing 1/2, for example, you can express the fraction as the decimal 0.5, where the zero is in the ones place and the five is in the tenths place.
Decimal comes from the Latin word decimus, meaning tenth, from the root word decem, or 10. The decimal system, therefore, has 10 as its base and is sometimes called a base-10 system. Decimal can also specifically refer to a number in the decimal system. As an adjective, decimal means something related to this numbering system. The decimal point, for example, refers to the period that separates the ones place from the tenths place in decimal numbers.
WORD FAMILY
decimal: decimalise, decimalize, decimally, decimals+/decimalise: decimalisation/decimalize: decimalization, decimalized, decimalizes, decimalizing
USAGE EXAMPLES
It’s sure better than studying the Dewey Decimal System.
Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016)
Those are the numbers that follow the decimal in pi.
Seattle Times(Oct 29, 2016)
It can be extremely precise, telling in fine detail to the hundredth and thousandth decimal place the weight of a beautiful diamond.
Washington Post(Oct 07, 2016)
Back: adj. 十进位的，小数的
n. 小数
分布：小数(92%)，十进位的(5%)，小数的(3%)
→来自decim-, 十分之一。用于数学名词。
a.十进的,小数的,十进制的n.小数The decisive decimal point made the acid man decide to suicide.决定性的小数点使刻薄之人决定自杀.
adjective
■relating to or expressed in a system of counting based on the number ten 十进位的
• If you calculate the result to two decimal places (= give two numbers after the decimal point, as in 3.65) , that should minimize any possible errors. 如果将计算结果保留两位小数，就会最大限度地减小可能的误差。
['des.ɪ.məl] noun countable (specialized decimal fraction)
■a number expressed using a system of counting based on the number ten 小数；十进小数
• Three fifths expressed as a decimal is 0.6. 3/5用小数表示就是0.6。
adj. 小数的； [数] 十进位的
 - fractional
n. [数] 小数
 - small number, haet

Word: dastardly
Front: dastardly
[ˈdæstədli] (25758/34714)
Vocabulary: dastardly
(once / 5013 pages)
adj
Someone who's dastardly is a scoundrel or a cowardly bad guy. The villain in a fairy tale is almost always dastardly.
Use the adjective dastardly to describe a person or action that's underhanded and mean. Criminals, pirates, and bullies are all frequently called dastardly. An unprovoked military strike is also often described as dastardly, referencing President Franklin Roosevelt's famous 1941 speech after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which he called an "unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan." In the 1500s, dastardly meant "dull," from the now-obsolete dastard, "one who is lazy or dull."
WORD FAMILY
dastardly: dastardliness+/dastard: dastardly, dastards
USAGE EXAMPLES
And then, dramatic music swells as a dastardly barnacle swims up behind him.
Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016)
Get a double dose of dastardly doings in the new made-for-cable thrillers “Nightmare Wedding” and “Inspired to Kill.”
Los Angeles Times(Nov 11, 2016)
The mere fact that it was hacked and leaked implies there was something dastardly and devious, if not criminal, to cover up.
New York Times(Oct 26, 2016)
Back: adj. 懦弱的，卑鄙的
分布：懦弱的(67%)，欺善怕恶的(33%)
→dast, 发晕，笨，daze的过去分词。-ard, 贬义后缀，人。原义为愚笨的，懦弱的，后用来指可鄙的，邪恶的。
US [-tɚd-] old-fashioned or humorous
adjective
■evil and cruel 恶毒的，歹毒的；残忍的
• It's the story of a woman who plots a dastardly revenge on her unfaithful lover. 这是关于一个女人精心策划对负心情人进行恶毒报复的故事。
adj. 卑鄙的；懦弱的
 - poor, base, mean, dirty

Word: crock
Front: crock
[krɒk] (18329/23048)
Back: n. 坛子，瓦罐碴
时态：crocked, crocking, crocks
分布：罐(34%)，老朽的人(21%)，碎瓦片(21%)，壶(10%)，变成废物(7%)，破旧的车(7%)
→来自sker, 弯，转，词源同cruse, crucible. 即制造陶器，通过不断的旋转使土坯更均匀。俚语义，尿壶，胡说。
US [krɑ:k] noun countable
CONTAINER 容器
■a container, usually one made of clay 瓦罐，坛子
• He keeps his coffee in an earthenware crock. 他把咖啡保存在一个陶罐里。
UK [krɒk] US [krɑ:k] noun countable
CAR/PERSON 车／人 UK old-fashioned slang
■an old person or car 老人；旧车
UK [krɒk] US [krɑ:k] noun countable
a crock (of shit) US informal or offensive
■something that is not true or useful 屁话，狗屁；胡说八道
• His presentation was a crock of shit. 他的陈述纯属胡说八道。
vt. 使衰弱；使身体垮掉
 - debilitate, devitalize
vi. 变得衰弱；身体垮掉
 - go to pieces

Word: directional
Front: directional
[dəˈrekʃənl] (15237/15082)
Back: adj. 方向的; 定向
分布：方向的(100%)
[daɪ'rek.ʃən.əl] specialized
adjective
■describes radio equipment that receives or gives stronger signals in particular directions （指无线电设备）定向的

Word: desecrate
Front: desecrate
[ˈdesɪkreɪt] (宝 22456/22690 -1)
Vocabulary: desecrate
(once / 2648 pages)
v
To desecrate means to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect. The news sometimes reports on vandals who have desecrated tombstones or places of worship.
The word consecrate from the Latin consecrare means "to make sacred." Substituting the prefix con- with de- reverses the meaning. When preparing for a foreign occupation, the military instructs troops not to desecrate sacred sites and risk offending the local population. You can also desecrate someone's memory if you spread malicious lies about him after his death.
WORD FAMILY
desecrate: desecrated, desecrates, desecrating, desecration +/ desecration: desecrations
USAGE EXAMPLES
A large lithium mine not only desecrates the sacred grasslands, villagers say, but spawns deadly pollution.
Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016)
“If you met them, you would probably be telling them off, don’t be desecrating this monument.”
New York Times(Dec 20, 2016)
Opponents say building the telescope atop Mauna Kea will desecrate state land.
Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016)
Back: vt. 亵渎，玷污; 把（神物）供俗用
时态：desecrated, desecrating, desecrates
分布：亵渎(75%)，玷污(25%)
→de-, 不，非，使相反。-secra,神，词源同consecrate, saint. 即亵渎神圣，使不再神圣。
亵渎(de坏+secr+ate→把神圣弄坏→亵渎)[sacr=holy表示"神圣"]
【记】de坏，secra神圣－破坏神圣－亵渎de坏，se色，crate板条箱：破坏装有神物的五颜六色的板条箱－亵渎
【参】consecrate（vt 用作祭祀；使神圣）
【反】sanctify（v 尊崇）；revere（v 尊敬）；hallow（vt 使…神圣）
verb transitive
■to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected 亵渎，玷污
• The mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals. 清真寺／神殿遭到破坏分子的亵渎。
• It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag. 亵渎国旗是一种罪行。
vt. 亵渎；污辱；把（神物）供俗用
 - soil, dishallow

Word: discordant
Front: discordant
[dɪsˈkɔ:dənt] (20746/19591)
Vocabulary: discordant
(once / 1870 pages)
adj
If you believe that movies should entertain, but your friend insists that movies should inspire, then the two of you hold discordant views on the purpose of movies. That means your opinions are in conflict.
You can see the word discord in discordant. Discord is tension felt between people who strongly disagree about something. So discordant describes experiencing discord, a lack of harmony. A discordant conversation at your dinner table may make some people upset — they want everyone to get along. Discordant can also describe harsh and unpleasant sounds, like the blaring horns in city traffic.
WORD FAMILY
discordant: discordance, discordantly+/ discord: discordant, discorded, discording, discords/discordance: discordances
USAGE EXAMPLES
For all its disorienting intensity, emphasized by Mica Levi’s keening and discordant score, Jackie operates at a chilly remove from the viewer.
Slate(Dec 01, 2016)
The late-afternoon air carried the tang of clippings burning slow and controlled like patchouli incense, a discordant thought for this anything-but-countercultural area.
New York Times(Nov 29, 2016)
Some of Mr. Trump’s statements might seem particularly discordant in Seneca Falls, such as his recorded comments about groping women.
New York Times(Nov 17, 2016)
Back: adj. 不和的; 不一致的; 不调和的; 不谐和的
分布：不和谐的(67%)，不一致的(33%)
不一致的(dis不+cord心...不是一条心)[-ant 1.表形容词"…的"2.表名词"…人"3.表名词"…剂"]
【记】dis，cord（心），ant－不一条心－不一致的
【参】cardiology（n 心脏病学）；cordial（n 兴奋剂；adj 诚恳的；兴奋的）
US [-'skɔ:r-] adjective
■producing an unpleasant sound （声音）刺耳的；不和谐的
strike a discordant note formal
■to look or sound different or wrong compared with everything else 显出不一致的样子；发出不和谐的声音
• The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly discordant note. 在我看来当时的对话（与形势）有些格格不入。
adj. 不和谐的，刺耳的；不一致的
 - grinding, sharp, harsh

Word: devilish
Front: devilish
[ˈdevəlɪʃ] (20618/21418)
Vocabulary: devilish
(once / 1379 pages)
adjadv
You can describe someone as devilish if they're nasty and cruel, although this adjective is also used for rascally or naughty people, like the devilish kids you babysit.
A devilish punishment is cruel, but a devilish preschooler simply misbehaves in a playful way. Since about 1600, the word devil has been used to mean not just an "evil, diabolical spirit," but also a "clever rogue." The adjective has followed suit, so you might describe a terrifying movie monster as a devilish creature, while also calling your favorite rascal a devilish creature.
WORD FAMILY
devilish: devilishly+/ devil: deviled, deviling, devilise, devilish, devilize, devilled, devilling, devilment, devilry, devils, deviltry/devilment: devilments/devilry: devilries/deviltry: deviltries
USAGE EXAMPLES
Those legendary eyebrows are wispy now, the devilish eyes half-closed as he lies beside a tray of juice and apple sauce.
Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)
That’s the promotion for a widely circulating propaganda video that warns of the “devilish claws” of the West.
New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)
My favourite songs of his are the devilish ones like Chelsea Hotel #2, and I adore Who By Fire.
The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016)
Back: adj. 残忍的; 恶毒的; 邪恶的; （以人们喜爱的方式）魔鬼似的
分布：魔鬼似的(30%)，非常(20%)，极(15%)，可怕的(15%)，过分的(10%)，过分(10%)
adjective
BAD 坏的
■evil or morally bad 恶魔般的，魔鬼似的，邪恶的，恶毒的
• a devilish plot 恶毒的阴谋
■morally bad but in an attractive way 坏得可爱的，调皮的
• a devilish grin 坏笑
['dev.əl.ɪʃ] adjective
COMPLEX 极难的
■extremely difficult or clever 极难的；鬼机灵的
• devilish cunning 极其狡猾
adj. 邪恶的；精力旺盛的；魔鬼似的
 - evil, ill, black, driving, ugly
adv. 非常；极度地
 - extremely, badly, highly, greatly, too

Word: doddery
Front: doddery
['dɒdərɪ] None
Back: adj. 衰老的，蹒跚的
分布：衰老的(47%)，蹒跚的(38%)，=doddering.(15%)
US ['dɑ:.dɚ-] (also doddering) informal
adjective
■weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because you are old （通常指因年老而）步履蹒跚的，走路摇摇晃晃的
• a doddery old man 步履蹒跚的老人
adj. 蹒跚的；衰老的（等于doddered或doddering）
 - staggery, hitchy

Word: dishonourable
Front: dishonourable
[dɪsˈɒnərəbl] (-/32706)
Back: adj. <英>不名誉的; 不端; 不光采; 鬼祟
分布：不名誉的(54%)，可耻的(33%)，不道德的(13%)
adj. 不名誉的；无耻的；不受尊重的（等于dishonorable）
 - disgraceful, shameless

Word: discoverer
Front: discoverer
[dis'kʌvərə] (21973/22552)
Back: n. 发现者
分布：发现者(100%)
n. 发现者
 - detector, finder

Word: doable
Front: doable
[ˈdu:əbl] (18441/-)
Vocabulary: doable
(once / 40898 pages)
adj
Something that's doable can be achieved or is possible. You might be certain your plan to ride your bike across the country is doable, while your friends and family aren't so sure.
Learning to speak a new language might feel impossible at first, but you'll soon realize it's doable, especially if you find people to practice speaking with. While keeping 200 cats in your house would be utterly unworkable, keeping two cats is completely doable. Though the adjective doable has been in use since the 15th century, today it's considered to be an informal word.
WORD FAMILY
doable: doabler+/ do: did, doable, doer, does, doing, done, doth, overdo/doer: doers/doing: doings/ done: doner, overdone, underdone, undone/overdo: overdid, overdoing
USAGE EXAMPLES
Finding tickets to the game at prices that won’t require a second mortgage is actually rather doable to this point.
Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016)
“It’s not like it’s not doable, but you look through past years, that one’s a tough order.”
Washington Times(Dec 02, 2016)
“Whether that is doable is a separate question.”
Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)
Back: adj. 可做的，可行的
分布：可行的(75%)，可做的(25%)
adjective
■If something is doable, it can be achieved or performed 可行的，可以做的
• This project may be difficult, but I still think it's doable. 这个企划案可能会很难，但我认为还是可行的。

Word: elongate
Front: elongate
[ˈi:lɒŋgeɪt] (托宝 24478/33998)
Back: vt. 延长，加长
时态：elongated, elongating, elongates
分布：延长(47%)，伸长(38%)，细长的(11%)，延长了的(4%)
→e-, 向外。long, 长。
延长,拉长(e+long长＋ate→长出来)[e-,ef-表示"出,出来"]
延长,伸长(e出+long+ate→长出去→延长)[long,leng表示"长"]
US [ɪ'lɑ:ŋ-] verb intransitive or transitive
■to become or make something become longer, and often thinner （使）变长；（使）延长；（使）变得细长
• The cells elongate as they take in water. 细胞吸水后变长。
vt. 拉长；使延长； [力] 使伸长
 - pad out, outstretch
vi. 拉长；延长； [力] 伸长
 - pad out, draw oneselg up
adj. [植] [力] 伸长的；延长的
 - prolonged, stretched-out

Word: filch
Front: filch
[fɪltʃ] (托宝 29500/34453)
Vocabulary: filch
(once / 5749 pages)
v
You can filch money, time, and stuff, but I wouldn't recommend it. Filching is stealing, as in "You filched my cookies!"
Doesn't filch just sound kind of dirty? That could be because it's one letter away from filth, but it's also true that stealing is usually considered a dirty, lowdown deed. No one wants their things to be filched. Filching is similar to pilfering, swiping, lifting, and purloining — other words for taking what isn't yours. We've all probably filched at some point, but thieves make a profession out of filching.
WORD FAMILY
filch: filched, filches, filching
USAGE EXAMPLES
It came up with a ploy to “print” American dollars by filching them from accounts in Zimbabwean banks and replacing them with worthless IOUs.
Economist(Nov 10, 2016)
Another is that they managed to filch lots of customers’ passwords over a period of time and exploited them in one go.
Economist(Nov 10, 2016)
To steal a Series game in an opposing stadium evokes the warmth a pickpocket feels when he filches a wallet from a swell.
New York Times(Oct 29, 2016)
Back: vt. <非正>偷（尤指小的或不贵重的物品）
时态：filched, filching, filches
分布：动词(77%)，名词(23%)
→词源不详。
【记】fill装满，ch吃：身上装满吃的，肯定不是因为饿了，只有在偷吃的的时候才会装一身吃的。Filch的东西虽然不值钱，但也不至于去偷捡破烂的都不要的filth（n 污秽；污物）
informal
verb transitive
■to steal something of little value 偷（不值钱的东西）
• Who's filched my pencils? 谁偷了我的铅笔？
vt. 窃取；偷窃
 - steal, scrump

Word: flamingo
Front: flamingo
[fləˈmɪŋgəʊ] (21112/22900)
Back: n. 红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红、长颈的大涉禽）
分布：火烈鸟(100%)
→来自西班牙语。一种观点认为来自Fleming, 民族名，民族舞蹈。或来自flame, 燃烧，炫丽，形容这种舞蹈的欢快。flamingo 火烈鸟
火烈鸟(flam+ing+o表名词→像火一样的鸟→火[烈]鸟)[flam,flagr=blaze,表示"火焰"]
US [-goʊ] noun countable (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
■a large bird with pink feathers, long thin legs, a long neck and a beak that curves down 红鹳，火烈鸟（羽毛粉红，腿细长，长颈弯喙）

Word: extramarital
Front: extramarital
[ˌekstrəˈmærɪtl] (17306/40625)
Vocabulary: extramarital
(once / 24023 pages)
adj
The word extramarital describes relationships that happen outside of a marriage, between two people who aren't married to each other. An extramarital affair can damage a marriage.
The adjective extramarital is almost always used to describe a romantic relationship or encounter that happens between a married person and someone who is not the person's spouse. If a married man sneaks off to meet his secret girlfriend, you can say that the man is having an extramarital affair. In this case, the Latin prefix extra means "outside," and marital comes from the Latin maritalis, "of marriage or married people."
WORD FAMILY
extramarital
USAGE EXAMPLES
April 8, 2010 - Woods disappeared from public for two months after revelations of multiple extramarital affairs.
Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016)
April 8, 2010 — Woods disappeared from public for two months after revelations of multiple extramarital affairs.
Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016)
When his history of extramarital affairs was revealed in staggering detail toward the end of 2009, Woods was publicly and privately shamed.
Golf Digest(Nov 29, 2016)
Back: adj. 私通的; 婚外
分布：私通的(52%)，婚外的(48%)
→extra-, 外面的，超过的。marital, 婚姻的。
US [-ə.tˌəl] adjective
■describes a married person's sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband or wife 婚外（性关系）的
• an extramarital affair 婚外情
adj. 私通的，婚外的，通奸的
 - adulterous

Word: floodwater
Front: floodwater
[ˈflʌdwɔ:tə(r)] (41008/37999)
Back: n. 洪水
分布：洪水(100%)
n. 洪水
 - spate, inundation

Word: freedman
Front: freedman
['fri:dmən] (21576/38940)
Back: n. 自由民，被解放的奴隶
分布：自由民(53%)，被解放的奴隶(47%)
n. 自由民；被解放的奴隶
 - burgess, yeomanry

Word: fount
Front: fount
[faʊnt] (29001/22123)
Back: n. 泉，墨水缸，（灯的）储油器
分布：泉(56%)，源泉(39%)，字体(5%)
→缩写自fountain.
noun literary or humorous
the fount of all knowledge/gossip/wisdom, etc.
■the person or place from which all information on a particular subject comes 一切知识／谣言／智慧等的源头
• He's renowned as the fount of all knowledge on the disease. 他以对这种疾病研究得非常透彻而知名。
n. 泉；源泉；墨水缸
 - principle, well

Word: glower
Front: glower
[ˈglaʊə(r)] (宝 18728/17287)
Vocabulary: glower
(once / 3404 pages)
vn
If you see someone glower at you, you might consider glowering back, but no one likes an angry staring contest. To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone.
You might already have guessed that glower isn't of Greek or Latin origin, since it doesn't ring any of those bells. Chances are that glower comes from northern Europe, where it's related to some old words that mean to "glow." It was probably in the 18th century that it took on the meaning "stare at angrily or sullenly." You can use its root, glo, to recall its meaning: a person that glowers seems to glow with anger.
WORD FAMILY
glower: glowered, glowering, glowers+/ glowering: gloweringly
USAGE EXAMPLES
His customarily lithe bass-baritone skews here toward an inky, glowering darkness, and his interpretation throughout is freighted with tragic import.
Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016)
The two continued to pose — Mr. Trump smiling; Mr. West glowering — while reporters tried to extract a comment from the normally opinionated musician.
New York Times(Dec 13, 2016)
A large statue of a bulldog with a double helix painted across its torso glowers in front of the Biotest Plasma Center.
Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016)
Back: vi. 怒视
时态：glowered, glowering, glowers
分布：怒视(67%)，怒目而视(33%)
→glow, 发光，照耀。-er, 表反复。引申义怒视，眼睛喷火，比较同源词glare.
【记】glow（vi 发光；发热），er－眼睛发光地看一怒目而视
US [-ɚ] verb intransitive
■to look very angry, annoyed or threatening 怒视；虎视眈眈；咄咄逼人地盯着
• There's no point glowering at me like that - you know the rules. 你用这种威胁的目光看我毫无意义——你是知道规则的。
• figurative Large black rain clouds glowered (= looked likely to produce rain) in the sky. 大团大团的乌云密布空中。
vi. 怒目而视；瞪眼
 - look black, stare after
n. 怒视；热切的注视；灯丝
 - filament

Word: gob
Front: gob
[gɒb] (21768/27220)
Vocabulary: gob
(once / 13296 pages)
1n 2n 3n
A gob is a lump, blob, or chunk of something. A gob of pizza dough has to be flattened into a large circle before you can top it with sauce and cheese and bake it in the oven.
A gob can be a hunk of something slimy or yucky — you might avoid stepping on an unidentified gob on the sidewalk. You can also eat a gob of cookie dough or mold a gob of clay. Roald Dahl introduced the Everlasting Gobstopper in his novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as a form of candy that would last forever. A more old fashioned meaning of the word gob is "a sailor." While the origin of this kind of gob is a mystery, the "lump" meaning comes from gobbet, "fragment," rooted in the Old French gobet, "piece or mouthful."
WORD FAMILY
gob: gobs
USAGE EXAMPLES
Which he did, sitting through the entire thing with a gob on.
The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016)
Many brokerages offer gobs of research reports on companies.
Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016)
While its core operations are cash-flow negative, it has raised gobs of debt that it has plowed into the market.
Wall Street Journal(Nov 15, 2016)
Back: n. 凝块，口，<俚>美国水兵
vi. 吐唾沫
时态：gobbed, gobbing, gobs
分布：块(48%)，滴(31%)，一小团(21%)
→词源不详，可能是来自吞咽东西的声音。
US [gɑ:b] UK slang
noun countable
■a mouth 嘴
keep your gob shut UK
■to not say anything 闭嘴，住嘴
• You'd better keep your gob shut about what happened. 你最好对所发生的事情甚么也别说。
UK [gɒb] US [gɑ:b] UK slang
verb intransitive (-bb-)
■to force out the contents of the mouth, usually saliva ; to spit 吐出，啐出（通常指唾液）
n. 凝块；水兵
 - marine, bluejacket

Word: gaddi

Word: hardcore
Front: hardcore
['hɑ:dkɔ:] (-/17198)
Back: n. 核心部分，中坚分子
adj. 绝对的; 无条件的; 没有限制的; （黄色作品）赤裸裸描写性行为的
分布：铁杆的(30%)，核心的(21%)，中坚分子(21%)，石填料(14%)，露骨的(14%)

Word: heron
Front: heron
[ˈherən] (14851/10082)
Back: n. <动>鹭
分布：苍鹭(100%)
→来自kreik,尖叫，拟声词，模仿这种鸟的叫声，词源同egret.
noun countable (plural herons or heron)
■a large bird with long legs, a long neck and grey or white feathers that lives near water 鹭，苍鹭
n. [鸟] 鹭，苍鹭；深紫灰
 - aigret, hern

Word: hater
Front: hater
[heɪtə(r)] (19961/35867)
Back: n. 怀恨在心者
分布：特别不喜欢某人或某事物的人(50%)，怀恨在心者(50%)

Word: headhunt
Front: headhunt
[ˈhedhʌnt] (-/40219)
Back: n. 野蛮人猎取人头的出征
v. 出外猎取人头
时态：headhunted, headhunting, headhunts
分布：物色人才(100%)
verb transitive
■to persuade someone to leave their job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position 物色（人才）； 挖角
• She was headhunted by a rival firm. 她被一家竞争对手的公司挖走了。

Word: impassable
Front: impassable
[ɪmˈpɑ:səbl] (22085/20144)
Vocabulary: impassable
(once / 1778 pages)
adj
Whether it’s a road, a barrier, a river, or an abyss, if you can’t travel through or over it, you can describe it as impassable.
When you break apart the word impassable, it’s pretty easy to figure out what it means. The im- prefix, a variant of in-, may be familiar to you as a way to say “not.” And passable is likely pretty familiar too, referring to something that can be crossed. When you combine those parts you get something that you can’t navigate. Impassable is usually used in a literal sense, referring to things that you can’t travel through — like side streets after a major snow storm.
WORD FAMILY
impassable: impassably+/overpass: overpasses, overpast/ pass: overpass, passable, passage, passed, passer, passes, passing, underpass/ passable: impassable, passably, unpassable/ passage: passages/passer: passers/ passing: passinger, passings/underpass: underpasses
USAGE EXAMPLES
All roads were impassable into Kintore from the Northern Territory and access was also difficult from Western Australia, local police said.
The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016)
Onemi said one bridge in the area was impassable as crews worked to restore electricity to 21,000 homes without power.
Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016)
Even better: Most of the access road, once nearly impassable for passenger cars, is now paved.
Seattle Times(Nov 23, 2016)
Back: adj. 不能通行的，无法通过; 不可逾越
分布：不能通行的(65%)，无路可通的(35%)
→im-,不，非，passable,可通过的。
不可通行的(im不+pass+able)[pass=passthrough表示"通过"]
US [-'pæs.ə-] adjective
■describes a road or path that cannot be travelled on because of bad weather conditions or because it is blocked （道路）不能通行的，无法通过的
• Many roads were flooded and impassable following the storm. 暴风雨过后，许多道路被淹，无法通行。

Word: hustler
Front: hustler
[ˈhʌslə(r)] (15036/34084)
Back: n. <美，非正>耍诡计骗钱的人; 精力充沛、能干的人; <美，俚>妓女
分布：非常活跃之人(100%)
→来自hustle,欺诈，诈骗。俚语义妓女。
US [-lɚ] noun countable mainly US informal
■someone who tries to deceive people into giving them money 骗子
■a prostitute (= person who has sex for money) 妓女
• The street was full of hustlers, drug addicts and pimps. 街上全是妓女、毒虫和皮条客。
n. 催促者；妓女；骗子
 - fraud, sharp

Word: homebuilding