New Words
smallpox
n. a highly contagious disease causing spots which leave marks on the skin 天花
impasse
n. a position from which progress is impossible; deadlock 僵局;死胡同
tactics
n. a method or process of carrying out a scheme or achieving some end 戰術;策略
dairymaid
n. a girl or woman who works in a dairy 牛奶場女工
dairy
n. 1. place where milk is kept and milk products are made 牛奶場;奶品場
2. shop where milk, butter, etc. are sold 乳品店
cowpox
n. a disease of cows, of which the virus was formerly used in vaccination against smallpox 牛痘
vaccination
n. 接種疫苗
scourge
n. thing or person that causes great trouble or misfortune 苦難的根源;災難;禍害
dead end
n. a point beyond which progress or achievement is impossible; a street or passage closed at one end 僵局;死巷,死胡同
vainly
ad. uselessly; in vain 枉然地;徒勞地
vain
a. 1. having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc.; conceited 自視甚高的;自負的
2. useless or futile 無用的,無益的,無效的;徒勞的
erase
vt. rub out; remove all traces of 擦掉;抹去
lateral
a. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides 橫向的;側面的;向側面的
laterally
ad. in a lateral direction, sideways 橫向地;側面地;旁邊地
lateral thinking
橫向思維,水平思考
going
n. 1. the condition of the ground for walking, driving or riding 地面狀況
2. condition of progress 進行情況;進展
framework
n. 1. set of principles or ideas used as a basis for one's judgement, decisions, etc. 參照標準;準則;觀點
2. structure giving shape and support 框架,結構
vertical
a. straight up and down; at right angles to a horizontal plane 縱向的;垂直的
vertically
ad. in a vertical direction 垂直地
sequential
a. of, forming, or following in (a) sequence 相繼的;連續的
flaw
n. a defect; fault; error 瑕疵;缺點
structure
n. sth. built; anything composed of parts arranged together; way in which sth. is put together, organized, built, etc. 結構;建筑物;構造物
utmost
a. greatest; highest 極度的;極高的
significance
n. importance; meaning 重要性;意義,含義
sidestep
v. step aside; avoid by stepping aside 橫跨一步避開;回避
head-on
ad. in a direct manner; with the head or front first 正面地;迎頭向前地
parable
n. a brief story used to teach some moral lesson or truth 寓言
donkey
n. 驢