day15

marvel

n.奇迹；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）

vt.& vi.惊奇，对…感到惊奇

.It was a marvel that the floor never gave way.

painstaking

adj.（不辞）劳苦的，辛苦的；煞费苦心的；苦干的，辛勤的；小心的

n.苦干，刻苦；勤勉；辛苦；煞费苦心

A painstaking search, examination, or investigation is done extremely carefully and thoroughly.

tremor

n.震颤；战栗；震颤声；大地的轻微震动

As soon as the tremor passed, many people spontaneously arose and cheered.

clarity

n.清楚，明晰；透明；明确；清晰度

He always put his point of view with clarity and with courage.

ashes

n.灰烬；骨灰；尸体；文化遗址；灰( ash的名词复数 )；灰烬；骨灰；梣

The volcano spewed out more scorching volcanic ashes, gases and rocks.

Phi Beta Kappa

联谊会（美国大学优秀生组织）

Moving rapidly through school, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky at age 18.

unnerved

adj.气馁的；丧失勇气的；失常的；烦恼不安的

v.使气馁( unnerve的过去式和过去分词 )；使丧失勇气；使焦躁；使失常

Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.

Raskolnikov

这是陀斯妥耶夫斯基《罪与罚》的男主人公，中文音译为“拉斯柯尔尼科夫”

hampered

v.妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay.

stature

n.（特指人的）身长，身材；声望；发展、成长的状况或高度

This club has grown in stature over the last 20 years.

nonplussed

adj.不知所措的，陷于窘境的

v.使迷惑( nonplus的过去式和过去分词 )

The speaker was completely nonplussed by the question.

crucifix

n.耶稣钉在十字架上的苦像

It is ( a ) sacrilege to steal a crucifix from an altar.

Phenobarbital

迦地那；5-苯-5-乙巴比妥

Can i get some phenobarbital, something to calm this guy down?

Appointment in Samara

The Great Gatsby

了不起的盖茨比

还没读完

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