notorious adj. 臭名昭著的
He is notorious for his goings-on.
他因行為不檢點而聲名狼藉。
The district is notorious for its fogs.
那地區(qū)以濃霧出名。

unscrupulous adj. 肆無忌憚的，不道德的
You always take part with the unscrupulous man.
你總是袒護那些肆無忌憚的人。
Usually in order to reach a certain goal, some use unscrupulous means in doing so.
為了達成目標，我們肆無忌憚的運用策略和媒介。

live up to 符合，名副其實
My father, too, came to see the work of his now famous son.
我的父親也看了他已負盛名的兒子的勞作。

dishonorable adj. 不光彩的
He is ashamed for his former dishonorable action.
他對他以前不光彩的行為感到羞愧。
He works for colonialist trading company and slaves the native people in many dishonorable ways.
他為帝國主義貿(mào)易公司工作，用各種不光彩的手段奴役殖民地人民。

ethnic adj. 種族的，民族的
That's why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.
那也就是為什么在美國你幾乎可以看到所有不同民族的食物。

spouse n. 配偶
He never mentioned his spouse.
他從來不提自己的妻子。

similarity n. 相似之處，相同點

impish adj. 頑皮的
Impish eyes peered from the doorway.
門口有雙頑皮的眼睛在朝里張望。
She looks like an impish angel or beauty fairy.
她是頑皮的天使，還是美麗的仙女。

tempt v. 誘惑，慫恿，引誘， 吸引
How can we tempt young people into engineering?
我們怎么才能吸引年輕人學習工程學呢?
Nothing would tempt me to live here.
什么也吸引不了我到這里居住。

congenital adj. 天生的，先天的
The congenital form is spread to the fetus through the bloodstream.
先天的形式是通過血液傳播給胎兒。

paralysis n. 癱瘓，麻痹

render v. 使成為
His back injury had rendered him unfit for work.
他的背傷使他無法勝任這份工作。

slanted adj. 傾斜的

reveal v. 顯示，透露，展現(xiàn)
Several withered trees on the sides of the road reveal the desolation here.
道路兩旁的幾棵枯木顯示出這里的荒涼。
His deed revealed him to be a kind man.
他的行為顯示他是個好心的人。

oscillating adj. 振蕩的，搖晃的
This oscillating field would accelerate the particles toward the collision point.
這個振蕩的電場會把粒子加速推向碰撞點。

infidelity n. 不信神；不忠
She closed her eyes to her husband's infidelities.
她丈夫有不忠行為，她卻視而不見。
The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity.
這張照片最終證明了她丈夫的不忠。

atrophied adj. 萎縮的，衰退的
動詞atrophy的過去式和過去分詞形式

bazaar n. （中東地區(qū)的）集市

imitate v. 模仿
He can imitate his teacher perfectly.
他能維妙維肖地模仿他的老師。
They watched jig on TV and tried to imitate.
他們看著電視里的快步舞并且試圖模仿。
His handwriting is difficult to imitate.
他的筆跡很難模仿。

scraggy adj. 凹凸不平的，參差不齊的，骨瘦如柴的

ape v. 模仿
We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
我們過去常模仿老師的南方口音。
He seems trying to ape anybody he thinks great and wonderful.
他似乎想模仿任何一個他認為偉大和了不起的人。

mock v. 嘲笑

hobble v. 蹣跚，跛行
The old man hobbled along (the road) with the aid of his stick.
那老漢拄著拐杖一瘸一拐地走著。
I hurt my foot,and had to hobble home.
我的腳受了傷，只好一拐一拐地走回家。

chorus n. 合唱隊，歌舞隊