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absurd : so unreasonable as to be laughable; silly; ridiculous1 B1 ~# K* H9 n0 g. j1 t
TYPICAL USE: His belief that he was too clever to be caught in his wrongdoing was absurd.8 F, ?$ d. C# z
Antonym: reasonable7 t# X6 l# z# @
thrive: grow or develop well; grow rich, prosper
' K( \/ o& @9 H" R2 M TYPICAL USE: Most flowers will not thrive without water and sunshine.
$ |" m: S$ }5 o$ ]# w/ u Antonym: decline/ B! P% h5 l# Z, E9 @
stale: not longer fresh: uninteresting5 k: q& I- k6 ~% q( h, v. {2 ^# Y# {
TYPICAL USE: There was only a piece of stale cake left in the refrigerator.1 V) K+ r6 t5 D
Antonym: fresh
. b1 k+ g& t" \) m( ]1 N" }& {1 x incorrect:not correct; contains errors or mistakes7 P$ B% m' U ~1 q- i/ w
TYPICAL USE: The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the traffic accident.. _/ q; \1 R& u6 h B
Antonym: accurate; O* o4 N% M+ I6 ~! Z" D. [
wholesale:the sale of goods in a large quantity at a time" m6 Y; m5 q* z; D: n
TYPICAL USE: They buy at wholesale and sell at retail
; C& Q/ [8 u7 G" Q/ x& s; ?& W Antonym: retail
L: f4 Q m! {- q massive:of great size; large and heavy.+ Z) G. X) \% m0 f, u' a
TYPICAL USE: The house was built on a massive rock.
& w- B. E% v4 |9 g9 r Antonym: tiny
V% E$ Z, X6 f% |+ }& X2 x! L The__1__ price of this coat is20, the retail price is 24.
' o2 w9 R9 b5 g c8 a6 [/ j% _ The idea of number 13 brings bad luck is __2__.2 U' f; ?- x' ~" ^& x
He made a __3__joke that I had heard more than 10 times before.
, H( `, o% |8 t' A, M' d2 h. Z0 i$ E8 e It is__4__ to say that the Korean language is related to Chinese.0 M: h1 Q! w, b8 p+ w& X
Many insects, such as mosquitoes and flies,__5__ in a warm, damp climate.
% R5 V3 G! z" t" H/ c( m; Z8 U6 w The wedding got__6__ media coverage.
p& e: z2 X2 |; d+ m5 R! D 答案:
% b! O6 C$ X' J: Q+ S" S 1.wholesale n.批发
7 C, c6 C# g3 R7 h* h, G+ W2 j 2.absurd adj.荒谬的4 G# Y. R2 s7 D9 D- N0 b% P* B
3.stale adj. 不新鲜的
/ q6 v* Z8 i5 @/ y# I 4.incorrect adj.不正确的
. O! @- Y$ |9 `; Y; m; U r/ K 5.thrive v.茂盛
5 ~+ D6 |4 P3 K0 [ 6.massive adj.巨大的 |