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conflagration .
【考法 1】 n. 大火： a large destructive fire
【例】 All the stock was destroyed in a warehouse conflagration. 倉庫里所有的貨物都被一場大火燒毀了。
【近】 holocaust, inferno
【考法 2】 n. 武裝沖突，戰爭： a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
【例】 What began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent.
這場席卷整個大陸的戰爭是由之前關于有糾紛的領土的小沖突引發的。
【近】 conflict, war, warfare
【反】 peace 和平；truce 休戰
crow .
【考法 1】 vi. 感到高興： to feel or express joy or triumph
【例】 Being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time. 當地的隊伍獲得超級碗冠軍隊伍是這個城市居民長期以來得以感到高興的第一件事情。
【近】 delight, exuberate, glory, jubilate, joy, rejoice, triumph
【反】 bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, weep 感到悲傷，嘆息
【考法 2】 vi. 自鳴得意： to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
【例】 He is already crowing over his victory. 他已經在那里為自己的勝利而自鳴得意了。
【近】 blow, brag, swagger, vapor, vaunt
dashing .
【考法 1】 adj. 愛好冒險的，大膽的： inclined or willing to take risks
【例】 the dashing heroes in stories about the American West 美國西部故事中那些勇敢無畏的英雄
【近】 adventurous, audacious, daring, emboldened, enterprising, gutsy, nerved, nervy, venturous
【反】 cowardly, craven, pusillanimous, timid, timorous 膽小的
dated .
【考法 1】 adj. 過時的： having passed its time of use or usefulness; out-of-date
【例】 His jokes are awfully dated, referring to things that happened years ago. 他的笑話全是些關于幾年前的事情的過時貨。
【近】 antiquated, archaic, fossilized, medieval, moribund, moth-eaten, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, prehistoric, rusty
【反】 contemporary, current, modern, recent 當前的，現代的
dependable .
【考法 1】 adj. 可靠的，值得信賴的： capable of being depended on
【例】 a dependable source of income 可靠的收入來源‖He was a good friend and a dependable companion.
他是一個值得信賴的好伙伴。
【近】 calculable, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, trustable, trustworthy
【反】 undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy 不值得信賴的
deplorable .
【考法 1】 adj. 可鄙的，可恥的： worthy of severe condemnation or reproach
【例】 We will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship. 我們絕不能容許這樣一種可鄙的行為出現在禮拜堂中。
【近】 despicable, dirty, grubby, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, scurvy, wretched
【反】 admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy 值得表揚的
【考法 2】 adj. 悲慘的，可悲的： of a kind to cause great distress
【例】 Many of them work under deplorable conditions. 許多人的工作環境十分悲慘。
【近】 distressful, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, tragic, unfortunate, woeful dike .
【考法 1】 n. 堤壩，水壩： a bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
【例】 An elaborate system of dikes was built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea. 建立了一套精密復雜的堤壩系統，使低地不再受到海水的無情侵襲。
【近】 dam, embankment, levee
【考法 2】 n. 水溝，水渠： a long narrow channel dug in the earth
【例】 Water flowed along the dike to the small pond. 水沿著溝渠流入小池塘。
【近】 ditch, gutter, trench
escort .
【考法 1】 n. 護衛隊，護送者： a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy
【例】 The mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city. 市長陪同第一夫人參觀了城市。
【近】 attendant, companion, guard, guide
【考法 2】 vt. 同行，護送： to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
【例】 Asenior student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus. 來自學院的一個師兄陪同我和我父母參觀了校園。‖a VIP escorted by an army of bodyguards and journalists 被一群保鏢和記者包圍的重要人物
【近】 accompany, attend, chaperone, companion, company, convoy, squire
【反】 abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake 拋棄，不顧
felony .
【考法 1】 n. 重罪： one of several grave crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, punishable by a more stringent sentence than that given for a misdemeanor
【例】 a felony punishable by life imprisonment 可被判處無期徒刑的重罪
【近】 crime
【反】 misdemeanor, peccadillo 輕罪
grumble .
【考法 1】 vi. （尤指低聲地）抱怨，埋怨： to complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly
【例】 The governed will always find something to grumble about. (Crane Brinton) 被統治者總能找到發牢騷的理由。--瑞恩·布林頓
【近】 carp, croak, fuss, gripe, grouch, grouse, grump, moan, murmur, mutter, repine
【反】 crow, delight, rejoice 感到高興
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