流利阅读DAY 68

Day 68

1.backdrop/ˈbækdrɑːp/

n. 背景

e.g.

a love story set against a backdrop of war.

2.Act Four第四幕

3.chant/tʃænt/

n. （尤指众人齐喊或合唱的）反复而有节奏的短句

e.g.

football chants

4.morph into

变为；变形为

e.g.

If you take the polyjuice potion, you can morph into another person.

5.curb/kɜːrb/

v. 控制，约束，抑制

e.g.

to curb my temper

to curb inflation控制通货膨胀

6.presidency总统任期

7.plummet/ˈplʌmɪt/

v. 暴跌，骤然减少

e.g.

House prices have plummeted down.

8.decry/dɪˈkraɪ/

v. （公开）谴责，批评

e.g.

The measures were decried as useless.

9.improbable/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/

adj. 始料未及的

10.backed支持

11.the provinces

外省，地方（指首都以外的地区）

e.g.

Madame Bovary: provincial customs (adj.)

12.dwindle/ˈdwɪndl/

v. （逐渐）减少

e.g.

Support for Macron has dwindled away to nothing.

13.aloof/əˈluːf/

adj. 冷漠的，冷淡的

14.jeer/dʒɪr/

v. 嘲笑 （jeering adj.）