bizarre
a. strictly odd or queer in appearance or style; fantastic
unparalleled
a. too great to be equaled 举世无双的
liquidate
vt. terminate the operation of (a commercial firm, etc.) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement 清算
yacht
n. a small ship used for pleasure trips
arduous
a. requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish
goodly
a. considerable
pensioner
n. a person who receives a regular payment, not wages, from a government, company, or patron
pension
n. a regular payment to a person of a specified sum of money which is not wages
proportion
n. the size or amount of one thing when compared to the size or amount of another; (pl.) size or extent 比率,比例;大小
inexhaustible
a. existing in such large amounts that it can never be finished or used up
insupportable
a. unbearable
marital
a. of or relating to marriage
confession
n. admission (of one's weakness, fault, sin, etc.) 坦白;忏悔
incarcerate
vt. confine or imprison 幽闭;监禁
unamiable
a. ill-natured, ungracious
spouse
n. a wife or husband
scheme
n. a plan for doing sth.
visit
vt. inflict (punishment) for (wrongdoing); avenge 降罪于,惩罚
lifework
n. the work to which one's life is devoted; most important work of one's life
fanatically
ad. excessively
meticulous
n. extremely careful; with great attention to detail
double-check
n. the act of checking again; verifying
shrewd
a. clever in judgment, esp. of what is to one's own advantage
dissatisfy
vt. fail to satisfy; displease
greed
n. a selfish desire to get more and more of sth. 贪婪
greedy a.
expand
v. make or become larger
grievance
n. a complaint or cause for complaint, esp. when one feels one has been unfairly treated
immature
a. not mature; not full-grown
frivolous
a. not serious or sensible in content, attitude or behaviour 不严肃的,轻浮的
foresee
vt. see or realize in advance
slip
n. a usu. slight mistake
elapse
vi. (of time) pass by
awesome
a. inspiring fear or dread
sweetheart
n. a person whom one loves
accusation
n. a statement that one has done sth. wrong
accuse vt.
rumor
n. news or information which is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
freezer
n. a large fridge in which supplies of food can be stored at a very low temperature; deep freeze
mandatory
a. required by law; compulsory 依法的;强制性的
choke
vt. block or clog up (a passage, street, etc.)
transport
n. the act of carrying (goods or people) from place to place
Congress
n. the elected law-making body, e.g. of the US 立法机构,如美国国会
warehouse
n. a house or building where merchandise is stored
dehydrate
vt. cause to lose water 使脱水
Phrases & Expressions
in brief
in short; to sum up
as far as
to the distance, point or degree that
for one
as the first of several possible examples
dry off
make or become dry
stop dead in one's tracks
stop very quickly or with great force
be bound up with
be closely connected with or related to
first and last
always and chiefly
put away
put in the right place or out of sight
die down
come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker
on the track of
looking for, trying to find
earn/make a living
support oneself
at that
in addition; also
be caught in
be involved in
to the point where
to the extent that
play around
spend time playing, fooling or joking instead of being serious or working
settle down
marry; begin to live a stable life
take with a grain of salt
accept or believe only in part
go through
be approved or accepted
Proper Names
Zeritsky 齐里斯基
Ann Griffith 安.格里菲斯
Los Angeles 洛杉机
Fred C. Graham 弗雷德.C.格雷厄姆
John A. Monahan 约翰.A. 莫纳汉