pun 英 [pʌn] 美 [pʌn] n. 双关语,俏皮话 v. 说双关语,说俏皮话;把(泥土,碎石等)**成团
考点1: n.双关语: the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound
■e.g. He's a skillful pilot whose career has—no pun intended—really taken off.她是个技术娴熟的飞行员,飞行生涯——没有别的意思——真正腾飞了
peripatetic 英 [ˌperipəˈtetɪk] 美 [ˌperipəˈtetɪk] adj. 漫游的;逍遥学派的 n. 走来走去的人;逍遥学派的人
考点1: adj.巡游的,四处游历的: walking about or from place to place
■派: peripatetic preachers四处游历的**
■同: ambulant, errant, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, vagabond, wandering
■反: sedentary, settled定居的
malcontent 英 [ˈmælkəntent] 美 [ˌmælkənˈtent] n. 不满者 adj. 不满的
考点1: n.不满分子: one who is in active opposition to an established order or government
■e.g. The chaos was caused by a handful of malcontents. 混乱是由一小撮不满分子引起的
■同: complainer, faultfinder, grouch, rebel
考点2: adj.不满的: dissati**ied with the existing state of affairs
■e.g. The film follows three malcontent teenagers around Paris.电影围绕着三个不满现实的青少年在巴黎展开
■同: discontented, discontent, disgruntled, displeased, dissati**ied, ungratified
■反: contented, fulfilled, gratified, pleased, sati**ied满意的
rescind 英 [rɪˈsɪnd] 美 [rɪˈsɪnd] vt. 解除;废除;撤回
考点1: vt.废除,取消: to make void
■e.g. The government refused to rescind the order of curfew.政府拒绝撤销宵禁的决定。
■同: abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, recall, repeal, revoke, void
■反: establish, enact 建立;continue, keep 维持,**
terse 英 [tɜːs] 美 [tɜːrs] adj. 简洁的,精练的,扼要的
考点1: adj.简洁的,简明的: brief and to the point; effectively concise
■e.g. di**issed me with a terse "no"用一个简单的“不”把我打发了
■同: compact, compendious, laconic, pithy, succinct
■反: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy 冗长啰嗦的