英语专业四、八级词汇表之专八词汇天天记3

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　　1. litigationn. process of going to law; lawsuit 打官司，诉讼
　　eg: The lawyer has prepared for litigation.
$ i2 f3 F; d2 ^+ r+ _) \　　2. magistrate n. a civil officer with power to a administer and enforce law 地方行政官，有权执法和实施法律的公务员
7 ]  S1 }( E4 j- I8 h　　eg; I find but only two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to take notice of: those either blasphemous and atheistical, or libelous.
( Y& v) L, _$ _! J  l) q0 \$ l6 ~　　我发现这些地方官员们只关心两种文字：那些无神论者亵渎神明的或者是中伤他人作品的。
9 p5 O+ o  m' _! s9 L$ |　　3. affidavitn. a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officers. 宣誓书，在公证人或其他裁判官员面前经宣誓而立下的书面声明
* r* H4 t6 V+ [5 ?; V% t$ U　　eg: You must make an affidavit when you give witness on behalf of the accused person.
　　必背搭配： make an affidavit; swear an affidavit; take an affidavit
　　4. loophole
) o1 @; Q6 T( N6 p3 Q; I0 `　　n. ①an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
　　漏洞，逃避困难的一个办法，逃避遵守的方法
　　eg: Don’t try to find loophole in the law.
! j6 a+ `. |6 F　　②a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
$ S$ {6 M8 T$ s! w1 c) C+ c4 W　　枪眼，墙上的小洞或小缝，尤指通过其可以进行观察和射击的
2 e& e1 U& R, r  n4 }2 q' i　　eg: The soldiers fired at the enemies through the loopholes.
7 W0 T% g' R) K  v* \7 w7 a　　5. buttermilk n. residue from making better from sour milk
6 Q- ?; R7 S$ i5 r0 V2 _　　酪乳，将乳脂从牛奶或一次提制的奶油中除去之后的剩余物
　　eg: No one enjoyed buttermilk.没有人会喜欢喝乳酪。
  P! e% i7 v/ R5 M; \( z- o　　6. picklen. vegetables(especially cucumbers) preserved in bring or vinegar 腌菜，泡菜
. O3 [5 ?* P: [3 {; _  {, L　　eg: Baoding produces excellent mixed pickles.
　　7. cronyn. a long-time close friend or companion 密友
) H5 ]* H4 g3 l* z　　eg: He and I were cronies at school. 　　8. sootyn. covered with or as if with soot 被煤烟覆盖的或似乎被煤烟覆盖的
　　eg: In the center of the house stands a sooty stove.
　　The boy began to smile at us, revealing two rows of white teeth under his sooty face.
9 ^3 ]) K7 K6 o! F  X　　9. unrollvt. ①reverse the winding or twisting of 解开
　　eg: Richards unrolled his quilt to make the bed.
& a7 b* @2 s1 ^) I- @, g  N　　②to unfold and present to view; reveal 揭示，使之能被人看到
3 n% O3 N/ f9 l- G- |  L( R　　eg: The captain unroll the map.　　10. inexplicable adj. incapable of being explained or accounted for 难以或无法解释或说明的
! k& \* i. E% X) S, P  a% G2 _　　eg: the inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women workers worried everyone.
　　派生词汇 inexplicability n. 不可解释性 inexplicably adv. 无法解释地
　　inexplicableness n. 费解 explicable adj. 可解释的
$ i% b# n& j+ i/ Y; ^  j3 r) J* H　　Exercise：　　从以上单词中选出最恰当的词，填入空格内。
+ P4 X/ N9 J0 D% ]　　1. They are not familiar with the insurance against_____.
3 s5 X0 [" o( m% @- ]1 q& A$ c2 l4 v　　2. The merchants should not take advantage of the ____ of law to earn more money.
! Y+ p0 {( d- z! \5 u2 a　　3. The peasants usually prepare_____ in autumn for winter to save money, for vegetables are expensive in the last season of the year.
: `6 S( o' B4 f5 j0 E, l- A　　4. Every schoolboy has one or two____ to accompany him in his activities.
0 U5 ?  m4 I' g9 y　　5.the old man left house at three in the morning for____ reasons.
: X; n0 W1 z: x3 I　　答案：　　1. litigation 2. loopholes 3.pickles 4.cronies 5.inexplicable