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taut
英/ tɔːt /美/ tɔːt /
【考法1】adj.紧绷的: not loose or flabby
【例】taut muscles紧实的肌肉
【反】lax, loose, slack 松弛的
【考法 2】adj.整洁的: kept in proper order or condition, kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
【例】a taunt ship 保养得不错的船
【近】kempt, orderly, shipshape, trim
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melodramatic
英 / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk / 美 / ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk /
【考法1】adj.感情夸张的，伤感的: exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
【例】Our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that she was contemplating suicide.我们办公室的“影后”又一次在危言耸听了: 这回她说她准备自杀
【近】dramatic, hammy, histrionic, mannered, pretentious, stagy
【反】n.ondramatic, nontheatrical平淡无奇的，非戏剧性的
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perquisite
英 / ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt / 美 / ˈpɜːrkwɪzɪt /
【考法1】n.额外的好处: something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
【例】give the movers a perquisite if they do a good job如果搬家工人做得好就会获得一定的小费 The use of a company car is one perquisite of the job. 能使用公司的汽车是这项工作的附加好处之一。
【近】cumshaw, dividend, donative, extra, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, perk, tip
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irate
英 / aɪˈreɪt / 美 / aɪˈreɪt /
【考法1】adj.极其愤怒的: extremely angry
【例】an irate taxpayer极为愤怒的纳税人
【近】aggravated, apoplectic, choleric, enraged, exasperated, infuriated, ireful, mad, wrathful
【反】calm, halcyon平静的；delighted, pleased 高兴的，满意的
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partition
英 / pɑːˈtɪʃ(ə)n / 美 / pɑːrˈtɪʃ(ə)n /
【考法1】n.分割，划分: the act or process of dividing something into parts
【例】the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia捷克斯洛伐克被分裂成捷克共和国和斯洛伐克
【近】bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, disunion, division, fractionalization, schism, scission, split, sundering
【反】unification, union 联合
