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belligerent .
【考法 1】 adj. 好斗的，好戰(zhàn)的： inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
【例】 The coach became quite belligerent and spit at an umpire after being thrown out of the game. 教練變得好斗起來，以至于在被罰出場(chǎng)外之后轉(zhuǎn)身向裁判吐口水。
【近】 aggressive, agonistic, assaultive, bellicose, combative, contentious, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent, warlike
【反】 dove, pacific, peaceful 愛好和平的
【派】 belligerence n. 好戰(zhàn)，好斗
beset .
【考法 1】 vt. 使苦惱，騷擾： to cause persistent suffering to
【例】 He has been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life. 事實(shí)上他的一生都在被缺乏自信所困擾。
【近】 agonize, anguish, bedevil, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment, torture
【反】 comfort, console, solace, soothe 安撫，安慰
【考法 2】 vt. 攻擊，襲擊： to set upon
【例】 The settlers were beset by savages. 定居者們?cè)獾搅艘靶U人的襲擊。‖The unsuspecting tourists were suddenly beset by robbers. 絲毫沒有準(zhǔn)備的游客遭到了歹徒的突然襲擊。
【近】 assail, assault, attack, charge, raid, rush, storm, strike, set on
【反】 defend, guard, protect, shield 防御，守衛(wèi)
blackmail .
【考法 1】 n./vi. 敲詐，勒索： extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
【例】 It looks like these pornographic pictures were being used for blackmail. 看起來有人用這些不雅照進(jìn)行敲詐勒索。
【近】 extortion
bluff .
【考法 1】 adj. 直率的，（說話）直截了當(dāng)?shù)模?being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
【例】 Frankly speaking, he is a bluff but good-hearted teacher. 老實(shí)說，這個(gè)老師說話很直率，但是心地善良。
【近】 abrupt, brusque, crusty, curt, downright, forthright, snippy, straightforward, unceremonious
【反】 circuitous, mealy-mouthed （說話）拐彎抹角的
【考法 2】 vt. 欺騙： to cause to believe what is untrue; deceive
【例】 I successfully bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau. 我成功地欺騙了面試官，讓他相信我會(huì)法語，從而成為報(bào)社在巴黎辦事處的不二人選。
【近】 bamboozle, beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, hoax, misguide, misinform, mislead, trick
【反】 disabuse, disenchant, disillusion 使清醒
brim .
【考法 1】 n. 邊緣，邊界： an upper or outer margin
【例】 The brim of the teacup was banded with gold. 茶杯的邊緣被鍍上了金。
【近】 borderline, bound, boundary, circumference, confines, edge, frame, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, skirt, verge
【反】 center, core, heart, kernel 核心
【考法 2】 vi. 充滿： to be or become full often to overflowing
【例】 a secondhand bookstore that was brimming with bargains 一個(gè)到處都是減價(jià)品的二手書店‖eyes brimming with tears 飽含熱淚的雙眼
【近】 bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz, crawl, hum, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem
【反】 lack, need, want 缺少，缺乏
【考法 3】 vt. 加滿，倒?jié)M： to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
【例】 He brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm afraid that I will spill it. 他向杯子里倒了太多牛奶，我現(xiàn)在擔(dān)心會(huì)不會(huì)灑出來。
【近】 charge, cram, heap, jam, load, pack, stuff
【反】 clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void 清空
calamity .
【考法 1】 n. 大災(zāi)難： a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
【例】 This latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity. 最近的汽車拋錨確實(shí)帶來了不便，但還不是一場(chǎng)災(zāi)難。‖an economic calamity 金融風(fēng)暴
【近】 apocalypse, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, tragedy
【反】 benediction, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall 天賜好運(yùn)，幸事
calculated .
【考法 1】 adj. 經(jīng)過計(jì)算（成敗得失）的，經(jīng)過深思熟慮的： engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure
【例】 He took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise. 他深思熟慮一番之后決定冒這個(gè)險(xiǎn)，踏出了邁向新計(jì)劃的第一步。
【近】 advised, considered, deliberate, knowing, measured, reasoned, studied, thoughtful, weighed
【反】 automatic, casual, instinctive, spontaneous, unstudied 隨意的，不假思索的
captious .
【考法 1】 adj. 吹毛求疵的，愛挑毛病的： marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
【例】 a captious and cranky eater who has never met a vegetable he didn't hate 一個(gè)古怪又挑剔的食客，從來就沒有他不討厭的蔬菜
【近】 carping, caviling, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical
【反】 appreciative 表示欣賞的
cellular
【考法 1】 adj. 多孔的： containing cavities; having a porous texture
【例】 the cellular construction of a beehive 蜂巢的多孔結(jié)構(gòu)
【近】 porous
ceremonious
【考法 1】 adj. 講究禮節(jié)的，莊重的： marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
【例】 A century ago everyday life was much more ceremonious than in our anything-goes era. 一個(gè)世紀(jì)之前的生活和我們現(xiàn)在這個(gè)隨便怎么都無所謂的年代相比，多出了許多要講究的禮節(jié)。
【近】 correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stilted
【反】 casual, easygoing, informal, unceremonious 隨意的，不正式的
n. 苦悶，痛苦
v. 使 ... 極苦悶，使
