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panacea .
【考法 1】 n. 萬能藥，萬靈藥： a remedy for all ills or difficulties
【例】 a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything 一個(gè)相信雞湯是萬能靈藥的婦女‖Bicycles are not a panacea for the traffic problem. 自行車并不是解決交通問題的萬能藥。
【近】 catholicon, cure-all, elixir, nostrum
perquisite .
【考法 1】 n. 額外的好處： something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
【例】 give the movers a perquisite if they do a good job 如果搬家工人做得好就會(huì)獲得一定的小費(fèi)‖The use of a company car is one perquisite of the job. 能使用公司的汽車是這項(xiàng)工作的附加好處之一。
【近】 cumshaw, dividend, donative, extra, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, perk, tip
petulant .
【考法 1】 adj. 易怒的，愛發(fā)脾氣的： easily irritated or annoyed
【例】 He is a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems. 他是一個(gè)對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)非常在意而又容易生氣的人，還總是把自己的問題怪罪到別人的頭上。
【近】 choleric, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, prickly, raspy, ratty, stuffy, testy
【反】 forbearing, obliging, patient, stoic , tolerant 容忍的，忍讓的
【派】 petulance n. 易怒，壞脾氣
pitfall .
【考法 1】 n. 陷阱： a pit flimsily covered or camouflaged and used to capture and hold animals or men
【例】 caught in a pitfall 掉下了陷阱‖Renting a house can be full of pitfalls for the unwary. 對(duì)于那些不注意的人來說租房也是危機(jī)四伏的。
【近】 catch, gimmick, gotcha, hitch, joker, snag, snare, trap
【考法 2】 n. （不易察覺的）危害： a hidden or not easily recognized danger or difficulty
【例】 One of the pitfalls of ignorance is that people will also assume you are stupid. 無知的一個(gè)危害就是，人們總會(huì)假設(shè)你一無所知。
【近】 hazard, imminence, menace, peril, risk, threat, trouble
placid .
【考法 1】 adj. 寧靜的，風(fēng)平浪靜的： free from storms or physical disturbance
【例】 a vacation in the placid lake community 在寧靜的湖區(qū)度過的假日
【近】 calm, halcyon, hushed, peaceful, quiet, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled
【反】 boisterous, clamorous, noisy, raucous, roistering, rowdy, tumultuous, uproarious 喧鬧的
【考法 2】 adj. 冷靜的，淡定的： free from emotional or mental agitation
【例】 I know an exceptionally placid mother who was rarely upset by her six children 我認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)異常淡定的母親，她幾乎從未因?yàn)樽约旱牧鶄€(gè)孩子而煩惱過。
【近】 collected, composed, coolheaded, level, limpid, possessed, recollected, sedate, undisturbed, unperturbed
【反】 agitated, discomposed, disturbed, flustered, perturbed, upset 不安的，焦慮的
【派】 placidity n.寧靜，安寧
playful .
【考法 1】 adj. 愛開玩笑的，好打鬧的： given to good-natured joking or teasing
【例】 The little girl was lighthearted and playful. 小女孩性格很輕松愉快，喜歡和別人打鬧。
【近】 antic, coltish, elfish, fay, frisky, frolicsome, larky, rollicking, sportive
【反】 earnest, grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber 嚴(yán)肅的
prerequisite .
【考法 1】 n. 先決條件，前提： something that is necessary to an end or to the carrying out of a function
【例】 Competence is prerequisite to promotion. 能力是提升的必要條件。‖I don't think a large dwelling place is a prerequisite for a happy life. 我并不認(rèn)為大的住所就能帶來幸福的生活。
【近】 condition, essential, must, necessity, precondition, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
prerogative .
【考法 1】 n. 特權(quán)，權(quán)力： an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
【例】 It is your prerogative to refuse to attend religious services. 你有權(quán)力不參加宗教活動(dòng)。
【近】 appanage, birthright, entitlement, privilege, right
proclaim .
【考法 1】 vt. 宣告，使…公之于眾： to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly, or defiantly and in either
speech or writing
【例】 wearing a button that proclaimed my choice for president 身上掛著一個(gè)紐扣，它能夠彰顯我支持誰當(dāng)總統(tǒng)‖He launched a coup and proclaimed himself president. 他發(fā)動(dòng)了一場(chǎng)政變，然后宣稱自己已成為總統(tǒng)。
【近】 advertise, announce, blare, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, herald, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, trumpet
【反】 conceal, hide 隱藏；silence, suppress 壓制（觀點(diǎn)的發(fā)表）
project .
【考法 1】 n. 方案，計(jì)劃： a specific plan or design
【例】 an ambitious project to develop the city's underground transport 一項(xiàng)開發(fā)城市地下交通系統(tǒng)的雄心勃勃的計(jì)劃
【近】 arrangement, blueprint, design, plan, program, scheme, strategy, system, road map
【考法 2】 vi. 凸出： to extend outward beyond a usual point
【例】 Some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail. 一些巨石非常危險(xiǎn)地在道路上凸了出來。
【近】 balloon, beetle, billow, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, protrude, swell
【考法 3】 vt. 預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)計(jì)： to calculate, estimate, or predict (something in the future), based on present data or trends
【例】 projecting next year's expenses 預(yù)測(cè)明年的開銷
【近】 augur, estimate, extrapolate, forecast, predict, predetermine, presage
【派】 projected adj. 計(jì)劃的；projection n. 凸起物；投影
vt. 宣布，宣告，聲稱，預(yù)示
vi. 作播音
