【外刊精读】Day 22- pilgrims through this barren land单词梳理

1. resurgence

noun

- the return and growth of an activity that had stopped 复苏，复兴

e.g. a resurgence of interest in the artist’s work

2. an impediment to progress

阻碍进步

noun

- something that delays or stops the progress of something 妨碍，阻碍

= obstacle

e.g. The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.

- a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally 口吃，结巴

e.g. a speech impediment 语言障碍

3. belief began to erode

verb

- to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way 侵蚀，风化

= wear away

e.g.The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.

- to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period of time; to be destroyed or made weaker in this way 削弱，逐渐毁坏

e.g. Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.

4. the ebb of the Christian tide

基督教潮的衰落

ebb

noun

- the period of time when the sea flows away from the land 退潮

e.g. the ebb tide

verb

- (of the tide in the sea)to move away from the land 落，退

= flow, go out

- to become gradually weaker or less 衰弱，衰退

= decrease

e.g. As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.

5. brutal

adj

- violent and cruel 残暴的，残忍的

e.g. a brutal and repressive regime

- direct and clear about something unpleasant; not thinking of people’s feelings 直截了当的，冷酷的

e.g. With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.

the brutalities of war 战争的残酷

6. a moral decay and a lack of trust in society

道德衰退，缺乏社会信任

7. rattle

verb

- to make a series of short loud sounds when hitting against something hard; to make something do this 发出咔哒声

e.g. Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.

- (of a vehicle)to make a series of short loud sounds as it moves somewhere 连续短促的高声

e.g. A convoy of trucks rattled by.

- to make somebody nervous or frightened 紧张，恐惧

e.g. He was clearly rattled by the question.

noun

- a series of short loud sounds made when hard objects hit against each other 撞击声，咔哒声

e.g. From the kitchen came a rattling of cups and saucers.

- a baby’s toy that makes a series of short loud sounds when it is shaken 拨浪鼓

8. yearn

verb

- to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get 渴望，渴求

e.g. The people yearned for peace.

She yearned to escape from her office job.

9. sage

noun

- a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb 鼠尾草

e.g. duck with sage and onion stuffing

- a very wise person 哲人，圣人

e.g. The wise old sage nodded.

adj

- wise, especially because you have a lot of experience 睿智的，贤明的

e.g. She nodded sagely.

10. deride

verb

- to treat somebody/something as ridiculous and not worth considering seriously 嘲笑，愚弄，揶揄

= mock

e.g. His views were derided as old-fashioned.

11. abhor

verb

- to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons 憎恨，憎恶

e.g. Most decent people abhor corruption in government.

12. delve

verb

- to search for something inside a bag, container, etc. 翻找

= dig

e.g.She delved in her handbag for a pen.

delve into: to try hard to find out more information about something 探索，探究

e.g. She had started to delve into her father's distant past.

13. truce

noun

-an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting for an agreed period of time; the period of time that this lasts 停战协议，停战期

e.g. to call/break a truce

14. epitomise

verb

- to be a perfect example of something成为典范

e.g. The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.

These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s.

15. protagonist

noun

- the main character in a play, film/movie or book 主人公，主角

=hero

- one of the main people in a real event, especially a competition, battle or struggle （比赛，斗争中的）主要任务，主要参与者

- an active supporter of a policy or movement, especially one that is trying to change something （政策、运动的）倡导者，拥护者

e.g. a leading protagonist of the conservation movement