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staggering

very shocking and surprising

valid

based on truth or reason; able to be accepted

oblivious

不理会 not conscious of something,especially what is happening around you



ruthless

cruelnot thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others;

tuck away

to put something in a private,safe place

scoff

to laugh and speak about aperson or idea in a way that showsthat you think they are stupid orsilly

destiny

the things that will happen in the future

hatred

an extremely strong feeling of dislike

personage

an important or famous person

elusive

难理解的difficult to describe, find,achieve, or remember

cryptic

mysterious and difficult to understand


神秘的,隐秘的;有隐义的;费解的

chronicle

1. a written record of historical events


编年史;年代记;大事记


2.part of the name of a newspaper


(报纸名称)…新闻,…记事报


solemnly respectful

非常尊敬的

generally indifferent

无所谓的

condescendingly tolerant

屈尊宽容的


condescending treating someone as if you are better or more important than them


表现出高(某人)一等的姿态,带有优越感地对待(某人)


condescending=overbearing=haughty

ghastliness

可怕

uneasiness

worry or anxiety


焦虑,不安

excise

删去

censor

a person whose job is to readbooks, watch films, etc. in orderto remove anything offensive from them, or who reads privateletters, especially ones sentduring war or from prison, toremove parts considered unsuitable

exude

If you exude love, confidence,pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling


明显地流露,充分显露(爱、自信、痛苦等)

division

分隔, 隔阂,分裂

testimony

1.(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true,especially those given in a court of law


(尤指法庭上的)证词,证言


2. to be clear proof of something


清楚地证明


factual testimony 笃信不疑

dissonance

1. disagreement


分歧,异议


2. a combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together


不和谐音

apocalyptic


1.大动乱的, 预示世界末日的showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events


2. 决定性的

alienate

to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you


离间;使背离;使不友好

immured

kept as a prisoner or closed away and out of sight


监禁的;禁闭的

muck

淤泥, 污物

ostensible

1. 可公开的


2. 表面的,虚假的


ostensibly 表面上地, 伪装地

heir

继承人, 后继者

uncanny

strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain


奇怪的;神秘的;难以(或无法)解释的

subservient

willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people


恭顺的,屈从的;低声下气的

loom

to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object


(令人惊恐地)隐约显现;赫然耸现

dispossessed

dispossessed people have had their property taken away from them


被剥夺财产的

primacy

the state of being the most important thing


第一位,首要性

loath

to be unwilling to do something


不愿做…,不情愿干…

endorse

支持

discrepancy

(a) difference between two things that should be the same


不一致,出入,差异

disparity

a state in which there is no equality and similarity,especially in a way that is not fair; difference


不平等;不等同;差异

morbid

too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death


(尤指对死亡等)病态的,着迷的

complacency

a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder


自满,自鸣得意