nervous breakdown
an unnatural condition of deep worrying, anxiety, weeping or tiredness 精神崩溃

rejection
n. the act of rejecting or being rejected （遭到）拒绝；摒弃

reaction
n. response or change caused by the action of another 反应；感应

extreme
a. 1. greatest possible; of the highest degree 极端的；极度的；最大的
2. furthest possible; at the very beginning or end 末端的；尽头的
n. 极端；极度（状态）

emphasis
n. (on, upon) special force or attention given to sth. to show that it is particularly important 强调；重点；重要性

beneficial
a. producing favourable effects or useful results 有益的；有帮助的

editor
n. 1. a person who checks and corrects texts before they are published 校订者；（文字）编辑
2. 编辑；主编

editorial
a. of or done by an editor 编辑的，编者的

edit
v. 1. prepare for printing, broadcasting, etc., by deciding what shall be included or left out, putting right mistakes, etc. （为出版、广播等而）编辑，编选；剪辑
2. be the editor of 主编；充任（报纸等的）编辑

edition
n. a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time 版本

*prone
a. (to) habitually likely to do sth. (usu. undesirable) 有…倾向的，易于…的

apply
vt. (to) bring or put into use or operation 应用；实施
vi. (to, for) request sth., esp. officially and in writing （尤指以书面形式）申请；请求

complex
a. 1. difficult to understand, explain, or deal with; not clear or simple 错综复杂的
2. （词或句子）复合的，复杂的
n. a system consisting of a large number of closely related parts 综合体；复合体；群落

*preclude
vt. (fml.) (from) make impossible; prevent 妨碍，阻止；排除；防止

practically
ad. 1. (infml.) very nearly; almost 几乎，差不多
2. in a practical way 实际上；从实际角度

*prestige
n. general respect or admiration felt in men's mind for sb. or sth. by reason of having, or being connected with, rank, proved high quality 声望；威望；威信

flop
n. (infml.) a failure 失败（者）
vi. move or fall heavily or awkwardly 笨重地行动；沉重地落下

*destructive
a. causing or be capable of causing great damage, harm or injury 破坏（性）的

acute
a. 1. severe, strong, deep 剧烈的，激烈的；深切的
2. (of the mind or the senses) able to notice small differences; working very well; sharp（思想或感官）敏锐的；灵敏的；尖锐的
3. 尖的，锐的；成锐角的

loaf
vi. (infml.) stand or wait in a place without doing anything interesting or useful 游荡，闲逛
n. bread, usu. fairly large, in a shape that can be cut into slices （一个）面包

*glamo(u)rous
a. having the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things 富有魅力的；令人向往的

*glamo(u)r
n. the exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attraction 魅力；迷人的力量

peak
vi. reach the highest value, level, point, etc. 达到顶峰；达到最大值
n. （山）峰；顶峰；尖顶

downhill
a. & ad. 1. (becoming) worse or less successful 走下坡路的（地）
2. (going) towards the bottom of a hill 向坡下（的）：向下（的）

damage
n. harm; loss 损害；损失
vt. cause damage to 损害；损坏；毁坏

distinguish
vt. 1. (～oneself) behave or perform noticeably well 使出众
2. recognize 辨别；区分

probable
a. likely 很可能发生的

*obsess
vt. (usu. pass.) completely fill the mind of (sb.) so that no attention is given to other matters [常被动]使着迷

grade-point average, GPA
（美）（学生各科成绩的）平均积分点

shield
vt. (from) protect or hide from harm or danger 保护；庇护
n. 盾，盾牌

hastily
ad. too quickly 匆忙地；草率地；性急地

haste
n. quick movement or action 急忙，匆忙

device
n. 1. a method of achieving sth. 策略；手段
2. an object that has been invented for a particular purpose 装置；设备

unequipped
a. not equipped with the necessities 未配备所需物品的；无准备的

honor roll
（美）光荣榜（指优秀学生名单、当地服兵役公民名单等）