【楼诚大法背单词】S1 E9
今天是小桥~
抱歉过了十二点了，因为晚上手机坏了，各种事情搞得有点焦头烂额。不过现在已经修好啦！
今天脑洞稍微有点大...一不小心...好像写了一辈子的故事...
希望大家喜欢23333
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【innocuous】BrE /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ ; NAmE /ɪˈnɑːkjuəs/
adj. 无害的；无伤大雅的
not likely to bother or offend anyone; causing no injury
“Oh dear, can you get your loyal little servant out so that we can have a proper date?” Manchun complained in a coquettish fashion, and had no idea why her innocuous joke could have got her sweetheart in such rage.
“I thought I had made myself clear enough. HE IS MY BROTHER!”
【garrulous】BrE /ˈɡærələs/ , also /ˈɡærjʊləs/ ; NAmE /ˈɡærələs/
adj. 啰嗦的；喋喋不休的
given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
Cheng's garrulous professor failed to impress him, so he always preferred to sneak into Professor Ming’s lectures instead.
【approbation】BrE /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn/ ; NAmE /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃn/
n. 赞许；认可
an act of approving formally or officially;
approval of agreement
“Cheng, what a good first kill! You completed the task flawlessly!”
“Tell me, is this approbation from my superordinate or your personal admiration?”
【flag】BrE /flæɡ/ ; NAmE /flæɡ/
n. 旗帜；
v．标记
a usually rectangular piece of fabric ofdistinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration;
to put a special mark next to information that you think is important
It was Ming Cheng's job to cautiously examine all the reports and flagged important details for Ming Lou to take note on.
【tenuous】BrE /ˈtenjuəs/ ; NAmE /ˈtenjuəs/
adj. 无说服力的；站不住脚的;薄弱的
not certain, definite, or strong : flimsy,weak, or uncertain
Tai was dissatisfied with his two brothers’ tenuous explanation of why Cheng often ended up in Lou’s bedroom in the morning.
【log】BrE /lɒɡ/ ; NAmE /lɔːɡ/ , /lɑːɡ/
n. 木桩；
v. 伐木；记录
a thick piece of wood that is cut from orhas fallen from a tree；
to cut down trees in an area for wood；
to make an official record of (something)
Looking at Cheng's new painting, Home, Lou imagined himself sitting on a log reading a novel set in medieval Europe while Cheng lies beside him on the river bank and dozes off.
【indigent】BrE /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/ ; NAmE /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/
adj. 贫穷的
suffering from extreme poverty
Their ideal was to create a society where all indigent people would be properly fed, clothed and educated. For this they were prepared to give their lives.
【phlegmatic】BrE /fleɡˈmætɪk/ ; NAmE /fleɡˈmætɪk/
adj. 冷淡的；迟钝的；冷漠的
not easily made angry, excited or upset
Only once in his lifetime did Ming Cheng witness his normally phlegmatic partner cried in ecstasy.
“Can you imagine? Can you?” He even struggled to express himself in proper sentences.
They exchanged a prolonged and intense kiss, beside the calendar that read 15th of August, 1945.
【dissolution】BrE /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/ ; NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/
n. 分解；溶解；消亡
the act of officially ending a marriage, abusiness agreement or a parliament; the process in which something gradually disappears
They didn't imagine they would ever witness the dissolution of the USSR.
“Interesting news! We have just outlived the Soviet Union.” Ming Cheng commented a bit too light-heartedly as he watched the television.
“Oh, is it?”
They continued with their afternoon tea.
【delineate】BrE /dɪˈlɪnieɪt/ ; NAmE /dɪˈlɪnieɪt/
v. 描绘；描写；画•••的轮廓
to describe, draw or explain something indetail
Cheng was not a particularly gifted artist, but he could still delineate Lou's face in poignant detail, many years after his death.
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