maternal

a

[only before noun] related through the mother's side of the family:母系的,母亲一方的

remote

a

[only before noun] (of people) not closely related SYN distant:关系疏远的

namely

ad

used to introduce more exact and detailed information about sth that you have just mentioned:即,那就是

terror

n

[C] a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid:引起恐怖的事物

descendant

n

a person's descendants are their children, their children's children, and all the people who live after them who are related to them:后裔,后代

infancy

n

[U]the time when a child is a baby or very young:婴儿期,幼年

miscarriage

n

[C, U] the process of giving birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to survive; an occasion when this happens(医)流产

widow

n

a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again寡妇,遗孀

founder

n

a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes sth to be built:奠基者,创建者

melancholy

ad

very sad or making you feel sadness SYN mournful, sombre:忧郁的

miserable

a

very unhappy or uncomfortable:痛苦的

existence

n

[C] a way of living especially when this is difficult or boring:（尤指在逆境中的）生活

habitually

ad

[only before noun] usual or typical of sb/sth:惯常的,通常的

statistical

a

of or shown by statistics 统计的;统计学的;以数据表示的:

wholesome

a

good for your health:有益于健康的,增进健康的

psychologically

ad

[usually before noun] connected with a person's mind and the way in which it works:心理上;精神上

absorption

n

absorption (in sth) the fact of sb being very interested in sth so that it takes all their attention:专心致志,全神贯注

vitality

n

[U] energy and enthusiasm SYN vigour:生命力;活力

unusually

ad

1.used to say that a particular situation is not normal or expected:异乎寻常地

2.used before aectives to emphasize that a particular quality is greater than normal:非常

insensible

a

[not before noun] insensible (to sth) unable to feel sth or react to it:无感觉的,麻木的

contemplative

a

thinking quietly and seriously about sth:沉思的

philanthropic

a

Philanthropy [U] the practice of helping the poor and those in need, especially by giving money

乐善好施的,仁慈的

indifferent

a

[not usually before noun] indifferent (to sb/sth) having or showing no interest in sb/sth:不关心的;冷淡的

fruitful

a

producing many useful results SYN productive:有收益的,富有成效的

knit

v

to make clothes, etc. from wool or cotton thread using two long thin knitting needles or a machine:编织

jumper

n

(BrE) a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves and no buttons:（英）（针织）女套衫

justification

n

[U, C] justification (for sth / doing sth) a good reason why sth exists or is done:正当的理由

justifiably

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existing or done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable SYN legitimate:情有可原地

ignoble

a

(formal) not good or honest; that should make you feel shame SYN base:卑鄙的;不光彩的

ego

n

1.your sense of your own value and importance:自我价值感

2.(psychology) the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are (= your identity)自我,自己

recede

v

(especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller:变得模糊,变得淡漠

passionately

ad

Passionate a.having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for sth or belief in sth:情绪激昂地

waterfall

ad

a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock瀑布

painlessly

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Painless a. not unpleasant or difficult to do:（口语）不难地,不费力地

weariness

n

Weary a. very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing sth for a long time:

疲劳,疲倦

unwelcome

a

not wanted:不受欢迎的,不想要的

passion

n

[C, U] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc.:（常用复数）强烈的情感

overwhelmingly

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Overwhelming a. very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react:势不可挡地

unbearable

a

too painful, annoying or unpleasant to deal with or accept SYN intolerable:难以忍受的,不能容忍的

wayward

A

(formal) difficult to control SYN headstrong:

难以控制的,倔强的

anguish

n

[U] (formal) severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness:（精神上的）极度痛苦,悲痛

verge

n

(BrE) a piece of grass at the edge of a path, road, etc.:（路边的）小草地,绿地;起始点,临界点

ecstasy (=sales pitch/talk)

n

[U, C] a feeling or state of very great happiness SYN bliss狂喜

shiver

v

[v] shiver (with sth) (of a person) to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc.:颤抖,哆嗦

rim

n

the edge of sth in the shape of a circle:边,边缘

unfathomable

a

1.too strange or difficult to be understood:难以理解的,莫测高深的

2.if sb has an unfathomable expression, it is impossible to know what they are thinking

（表情）难以琢磨的,微妙的

abyss

n

[usually sing.] (formal or literary) a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom:深渊

mystic

a

involving religious,spiritual,or magical powers that people cannot understand:神秘的;玄妙的

prefigure

v

[vn] (formal) to suggest or show sth that will happen in the future（通过形象）预示

echo

n

the reflecting of sound off a wall or inside a confined space so that a noise appears to be repeated; a sound that is reflected back in this way: 回响,回声,回音

reverberate

v

[v] (of a sound) to be repeated several times as it is reflected off different surfaces SYN echo:回响

famine

n

[C, U] a lack of food during a long period of time in a region:饥荒

victim

n

a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.:受害者

torture

v

to make sb feel extremely unhappy or anxious SYN torment:折磨,使痛苦

oppressor

n

a person or group of people that treats sb in a cruel and unfair way, especially by not giving them the same rights, etc. as other people压迫者,压制者

hate

v

to dislike sth/sb very much:憎恨,憎恶

mockery

n

[U] comments or actions that are intended to make sb/sth seem ridiculous SYN ridicule, scorn:嘲笑,嘲弄

alleviate

v

[vn] to make sth less severe SYN ease:减轻,缓解

devote oneself to

devote yourself to sb/sth

to give most of your time, energy, attention, etc. to sb/sth:致力于

have difficulty in doing sth

做……有困难

have no reason to do

[U] reason (to do sth) | reason (why … ) | reason (for sth / for doing sth) a fact that makes it right or fair to do sth:

没有理由做某事

guard against

guard against sth

to take care to prevent sth or to protect yourself from sth:防止

on the ground that

on the grounds that

[C, usually pl.] ground for sth / for doing sth a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth:

因为,鉴于

cling to

cling [v]

1.cling (on) to sb/sth | cling on / together to hold on tightly to sb/sth:紧紧抓住（或抱住）;

2.cling (to sb) (usually disapproving) to stay close to sb, especially because you need them emotionally:感情上依恋（或依靠）;

cling to sth | cling on to sth

to be unwilling to get rid of sth, or stop doing sth:坚持

owing to

because of:由于

it is no use doing

it's no use (doing sth) | what's the use (of doing sth)?

used to say that there is no point(=[U, sing.] the purpose or aim of sth:) in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result:做……是徒劳的

make a mockery of

make a mockery of sth

to make sth seem ridiculous or useless:是对……的嘲笑,践踏

sacrifice sth for

[vn] sacrifice sth (for sb/sth) to give up sth that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important for yourself or for another person:为……牺牲……;以……换取