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1 squint 斜视，眯起眼 v,n,adj

2 soften变温和,变软 v e.g. To soften a formal look,Caroline recommends a ethnic blouses.为了看上去不过于正式，卡罗琳建议穿有民族色彩的上衣

3 may as well 还是，还不如 e.g. I needn’t wait,I may as well I tell you now.我不必等了，不妨现在就告诉你

e.g.You can’t help being biase so you may as well be up front about it.你难免会有偏见，倒不如干脆坦然承认。

4 reticent 含蓄的，沉默的adj   self-reliant独立的adj

5 calculating 深谋远虑的 staid古板的 liberal 自由主义者n 自由的adj

6 spendthrift 挥霍者n，浪费的 tightwad吝啬鬼

7 vengeful 报复的 reclusive孤僻的

8 law-abiding 守法的 anarchic无政府的，混乱的

9 neither两者都不 e.g. I take it that neither of you reads”The Times”我觉得你们俩都不读《泰晤士报》

  neither..nor既不..也不.. e.g. That,if you‘ll pardon my saying so,it is neither here nor there.恕我直言，那根本就不重要

10 introspective 反省的 e.g. Satire is a lonely and introspective occupation.讽刺是一项孤独而又内省的工作

11 tab 账单，标签n，监视v

12 prod刺n 促进v e.g. You’d better give her memory a prod.你最好提醒她一下

13 instill 灌输vt e.g. They tried to instill such new ideas into students’minds.他们努力将这些新观念灌输到学生的头脑中去

14 a sense of values价值观 right away马上

15 balance out相抵，抵消 e.g. The strenuous execise undergone could balance out the increased calories.所进行的剧烈运动可以消耗掉增加的热量

16 deficient 缺乏的 e.g. A diet that is deficient in vitamin A.缺乏维生素A的饮食

17 clown 小丑n，闹笑话v  poodle 卷毛狗

18 mediocrity 平庸，庸人n e.g. His acting career started brilliantly,then sank into mediocrity.他的演艺生涯开场时轰轰烈烈，然后就变得庸庸碌碌