espionage [ˈespiənɑːʒ] n. 间谍活动
【扩】espial 间谍
【例】This is a bureau that runs espionage operations.
这是一个管理间谍活动的部门。
Danish [ˈdeiniʃ] adj. 丹麦的，丹麦人的，丹麦语的
minstrel [ˈminstrəl] n. 中世纪的吟游歌手
wander [ˈwɔndə] v. 漫游
【派】wandering 漫游的
【扩】roam 漫游，闲逛 vagabondize 漫游
【搭】wander about 闲逛 wander around 徘徊
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A: I like the beach there because I can wander in solitude.
B: That's also the reason why I like going there.
A：我喜欢那里的海滩，因为我能独自悠闲漫步。
B：这也是我愿意去那儿的原因。
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harp [hɑːp] n. 竖琴
ballad [ˈbæləd] n. 民歌
【扩】folk song 民歌
【例】He is good at singing ballad.
他擅长于唱民歌。
acrobatic [ˌækrəˈbætik] adj. 杂技的
【搭】acrobatic feats 杂技的技巧
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A: I heard that the acrobatic show this evening is very good.
B: Do you mean you want to go to see it?
A：我听说今晚的杂技表演很不错。
B：你是说你想去看看？
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conjuring [ˈkʌndʒəriŋ] n. 魔术
Athelney [ˈæθəlni] n. 阿塞尔纳（英国一个小岛）
Chippenham [ˈtʃipənəm] n. 切本哈姆（英国一城市）
thither [ˈðiðə] adv. 向那里
【搭】running hither and thither 到处跑
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A: She carries the kitten in her mouth hither and thither.
B: She doesn't want the kitten to be hurt.
A：她用她的嘴巴叨着小猫走来走去。
B：她不想让小猫受到伤害。
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Dane [dein] n. 丹麦人
slack [slæk] adj. 涣散的，懒散的
【派】slacker 懒虫
【扩】slothful 懒惰的，懈怠的 idle 懒惰的
【搭】have a good slack 好好休息一下 slack up 放慢
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A: She is a slack housekeeper.
B: But she has a diligent husband.
A：她是个懒惰的主妇。
B：但她有个勤快的丈夫。
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conqueror [ˈkɔŋkərə] n. 征服者
【扩】conquistador 征服者 vanquisher 征服者
【例】Summer came upon the country like a conqueror.
夏天象征服者一样莅临这个国家。
casual [ˈkæʒuəl] adj. 马虎的，随便的
【扩】casually 随便地
【反】slapdash 马虎的，草率的
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A: What style of clothes do they have?
B: Anything you want. They have both casual and formal styles.
A：他们有些什么式样的衣服？
B：你要什么有什么。那里有正装也有随便点的款式。
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precaution [priˈkɔːʃən] n. 预防，警惕
【派】precautionary 留心的，预防的
【扩】vigilance 警惕
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A: He replaced the parts with great precaution.
B: We are lucky to have such a good technician.
A：他小心翼翼地把那些零件重新安装上去。
B：我们很幸运能有一位这么好的技师。
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proceed [prəˈsiːd] v. 进行
【派】proceeding 程序，进程
【搭】proceed with sth. 继续进行 proceed from 出自
【例】Please proceed with your report.
请继续作你的报告吧。
assemble [əˈsembəl] v. 集合
【派】assembly 组装，集合
【扩】muster 集合
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A: Let's assemble outside the school gate before ten tomorrow morning.
B: How many people are there altogether?
A：我们明天早上10点之前在校门外集合。
B：总共有多少人啊？
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trivial [ˈtriviəl] adj. 微不足道的
【派】triviality 琐事
【扩】inappreciable 微不足道的 negligible 微不足道的
【例】I will not give up my dream for those trivial reasons.
我不会为了那些微不足道的理由放弃梦想的。
prolong [prəˈlɔŋ] v. 拖延
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A: Why should we prolong this painful interview?
B: It was useless to prolong the discussion.
A：我们何必把这次痛苦的谈话继续下去呢？
B：继续争下去没有用。
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commissariat [ˌkɔmiˈseəriət] n. 军粮供应
episode [ˈepisəud] n. 一个事件，片段
【扩】segment 段，节
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A: Where did we come to?
B: In the end of the first episode.
A：我们刚才说到哪儿了？
B：第一集的最后。
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epic [ˈepik] n. 史诗
harry [ˈhæri] v. 骚扰
【扩】annoy 骚扰 infest 侵扰
【例】He was harried by constant bothering of his fans.
崇拜者的不断骚扰令他十分苦恼。
assail [əˈseil] v. 袭击
【派】assailant 袭击者
【扩】assault 袭击 aggress 侵犯
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A: The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.
B: So we should get everything ready for the coming battle.
A：敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。
B：所以我们必须为即将到来的战役做好一切准备。
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skirmish [ˈskəːmiʃ] n. 小规模战斗
noun [专属名词]间谍行为，谍报活动 - The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.
noun [专属名词]（Alfred）（英、法、捷克、德）阿尔弗雷德（人名） - Alfred shot him a sideways glance.
adjective [原级]丹麦的；丹麦人的；丹麦语（文）的 - A plane with Danish markings was over-flying his vessel.
noun [专属名词]丹麦语；丹麦人 - We bought a Danish phrase book.
noun [专属名词]歌手，艺人；吟游诗人 - The poems were sung, performed by a minstrel, a singer who travelled from castle to castle, singing to the local lord and his knights.
adjective [原级]漫游的，蜿蜒的；带着色迷迷眼神的（wandering eye） - ...a band of wandering musicians.
noun [抽象名词]闲逛；离题（wanderings）；神志恍惚（wanderings） - I spent the next year just wandering. I wasn't focused.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]漫游，游荡，漫步，流浪；走神，开小差；偏离，走偏（道路、航线等）（wander 的现在分词） - Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht.
noun [专属名词]竖琴；竖琴螺（=harp shell/harp snail） - The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
verb [vt. 及物动词]<古>弹竖琴；唠叨，不停地讲（harp on） - I've seen like harp players on the underground.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Harp）（美）哈普（人名） - My heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir Hareseth.
noun [专属名词]歌谣，民谣；芭乐；叙事歌谣；流行抒情歌曲 - The book reads like a ballad.
adjective [原级]杂技的；特技的 - We got a lot of acrobatic types of people.
noun [专属名词]切本哈姆（英国一集镇） - There had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went.
verb [vt. 及物动词]攻击；质问；着手解决 - If someone assails you, they attack you violently.
noun [专属名词]丹麦人；戴恩（男子名） - She poured some water into a plastic bowl. Faust, her Great Dane, lapped it up with relish.
noun [具体名词]魔术，魔术表演，变戏法 - Every day a different chef will be conjuring up delicious dishes in the restaurant.
adjective [原级]（与）魔术（有关）的 - He amused the kids with conjuring tricks.
verb [vt. 及物动词]变魔术，用魔术变出；使某物突然出现（或消失）；想象；使想起；召唤（神灵）；恳求（conjure 的现在分词） - He is good at conjuring with silver COINS.
noun [专属名词]阿塞尔内（英国小岛） - Alfred stayed in the camp a week before he returned to Athelney.
adjective [原级]不紧的，松弛的；（生意）萧条的，清淡的；懈怠的，敷衍了事的；（潮水）迟缓的，平缓的；<西印度>淫荡的，下流的 - The boy's jaw went slack.
noun [抽象名词]（绳索的）松弛部分；富余部分，闲置部分；裤子（slacks）；煤屑；<非正式>懈怠，懒散 - If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard.
verb [vt. 及物动词]懈怠，偷懒；使（绳索等）松弛；减缓，放慢；熟化（石灰）；<英，非正式>缓慢（或懒散地）工作 - He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Slack）（美）斯莱克（人名） - Discipline in the classroom is very slack.
slack [slæk] adj. 松弛的；懈怠的；萧条的
- Don't slack off. 不要懈怠工作。
- I'm a bit slack, a bit selfish sometimes. 我有点马虎，有时还有点自私。
- I couldn't believe it when the ropes went slack. 当绳索松弛下来的时候，我都不敢相信这是真的。
| slack [派生] adj. 松懈的；不严谨的 | Slack defending by Real Madrid allowed Manchester United to score. 皇家马德里队防守松懈，让曼联队进球得分。 |
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| slack [派生] adj. 萧条的；不景气的 | Business is bad / slack / depressed in winter. 冬天生意不景气/萧条/低迷。 |
| the Great Depression 大萧条（专有名词） | Many countries suffered immense economic hardship during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 在20世纪30年代的“大萧条”期间，许多国家遭受了巨大的经济困难。 |
| Business is good / booming. 生意兴隆/景气。 | Because of the holiday season, business is booming at the local shops. 由于假日季节，当地商店的生意非常兴隆。 |
noun [专属名词]征服者，胜利者 - The people of an oppressed country obey their conquerors because they want to go on living.
adjective [原级]休闲的，便装的；随便的，非正式的；漫不经心的，随意的；临时的，短期的；碰巧的，偶然的；不认真的，马虎的；不定期的，偶尔的；感情不深的，疏远的 - It's difficult for me to be casual about anything.
noun [具体名词]便服，便装（casuals）；临时工；<英>散漫青年；待命士兵 - She dresses with casual elegance.
noun [专属名词]预防措施，防备；避孕措施（precautions） - Could he not, just as a precaution, move to a place of safety?
precaution n. sth. you do in order to prevent sth. dangerous from happening （常用复数）
- Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.
- The poster, the politician replied, was a sensible precaution. 该政客称这张海报的制作是明智之举。
- Before doing this exercise you must take this precaution. 在做这个练习之前，你必须记住如下一些预防措施。
| fire / safety / security / sanitary precautions 防火/安全/安保/卫生措施 | Guests are advised to read the fire precautions sign on the back of the door. 建议客人们阅读门后张贴的防火措施标志。 |
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| take precautions 采取预防措施 | The government took precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. 政府采取了预防措施来阻止疾病的传播。 |
| take measures 采取措施 | The company had to take measures to reduce its operating costs. 公司不得不采取措施来降低运营成本。 |
| take effective measures to do ... 采取有效措施做... | We must take effective measures to tackle climate change. 我们必须采取有效措施来应对气候变化。 |
| take drastic measures to do ... 采取极端的措施做... | The management was forced to take drastic measures to save the failing company. 管理层被迫采取极端措施来拯救这家濒临倒闭的公司。 |
noun [抽象名词]收入，收益；实收款项 - Proceeds from the concert will go to charity.
proceeds n. 收入，收益 the money that is obtained from doing sth. or selling sth.
- The proceeds of the concert will go to charity.
| proceeds of / from sth. 某事得来的收益；收入 | The entire proceeds from the charity auction went to the children's hospital. 慈善拍卖会的所有收益都捐给了儿童医院。 |
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verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）集合，（使）聚集；装配，组装 - There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
assemble v.装配、组装;人群聚集
- assemble a computer
- ...but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
| assemble vi & vt 集合；聚集（指人或物有目的、有组织地聚集） | A large crowd was requested to assemble in the main square for the announcement. 大量人群被要求在主广场集合听取公告。 |
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| gather vi & vt聚集；收集（用途最广，可指人、物、信息等聚集） | The children gathered around the storyteller to hear the exciting tale. 孩子们聚集在讲故事的人周围，听那激动人心的故事。 |
| mass vi & vt聚集；集中（常指大量人或物集中，含力量集结之意） | The storm clouds began to mass on the horizon before the rain started. 暴风雨来临前，乌云开始在地平线上聚集。 |
| collect vi. 聚集；集合（侧重于系统或有意识地收集物品或人） | We need to collect all the necessary data before we can proceed with the analysis. 我们需要收集所有必要的数据才能继续进行分析。 |
| congregate vi. 聚集；集合（常指人或动物自然地聚集在一个地方） | Birds of prey often congregate in areas with plenty of small mammals. 猛禽经常聚集在有大量小型哺乳动物的区域。 |
| converge vi. 汇集；趋于一致（侧重于从不同方向或观点汇集到一点） | The two roads converge just before the city limits. 这两条道路在城市边界前汇合。 |
adjective [原级]琐碎的，不重要的；容易解决的，不费吹灰之力的；（人）务小的，浅薄的；（数学）平凡的 - The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later.
adjective [原级]长期的，持续很久的 - ...a prolonged period of low interest rates.
verb [vt. 及物动词]拉长，拖长（感觉或活动）；<罕>延长（prolong 的过去式和过去分词） - He left the stage to prolonged applause.
noun [集合/集体]粮食；粮食补给；军需部 - Commissariat is the foundation of national economy base.
noun [抽象名词]一段经历，一段时期；（电视剧或广播剧的）集，一集；疾病的发作，发病；插句，插段；（希腊悲剧中）两段合唱之间的部分 - This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington.
noun [抽象名词]（讲述英雄冒险经历的）叙事诗，史诗；史诗般的书籍（或电影等）；壮举，惊人之举；<非正式>特别耗时费力的事（或活动） - Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
adjective [原级]史诗般的；漫长而艰难的；宏大的，壮丽的 - The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet 'epic'.
verb [vt. 及物动词]不断烦扰，折磨；反复进攻，不断袭击 - He is increasingly active in harrying the government in late-night debates.
harry vt. 骚扰，纠缠
- He was harried by journalists / phone calls.
- The Vikings harried the English coast.
| harass vt. 使困扰；使烦恼；反复袭击 | The continuous phone calls began to harass her privacy. 持续不断的电话开始骚扰她的隐私。 |
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| harassment n. 骚扰；烦恼 | The company has a strict policy against workplace harassment. 公司对工作场所的骚扰有严格的政策。 |
| sexual harassment 性骚扰 | Victims of sexual harassment are encouraged to report the incident immediately. 鼓励性骚扰的受害者立即报告事件。 |
| assail vt. 攻击；质问；困扰；使苦恼 | I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring. |
| pester vt. 纠缠，烦扰；使烦恼 | The children constantly pester their parents to buy them new toys. 孩子们不断地缠着父母给他们买新玩具。 |
| pester sb. for sth. 为了某事缠着某人 | The beggar pestered me for money. 那个乞丐缠着我要钱。 |
| pester sb. to do 缠着某人做某事 | He kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. |
adverb [地点副词]向那方；到那边 - They have dragged themselves thither for shelter.
adjective [原级]对岸的；那边的 - They all immediately felt a wish to go thither; all except three.
noun [抽象名词]小冲突，小规模战斗；小争论 - Border skirmishes between India and Pakistan were common.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 进行小规模战斗；发生小争论 - After about 20 minutes, the skirmish was over.
