1. unnerved

　　unnerve /ʌnˈnɜːv/ TEM8 ( unnerving, unnerved, unnerves )

　　V-T If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. 使不安

　　例：

　　The news about Dermot had unnerved me.

　　有关德莫特的消息已让我不安了。

　　2. renegade

　　renegade /ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ TEM8 (renegades )

　　N-COUNT A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 叛徒; 叛逆者; 改变信仰者

　　例：

　　He has shown himself to be a renegade without respect for the rule of law.

　　他已经表现出自己是个毫不尊重法规的叛逆者。

　　3. arrest

　　V-T If something or someonearrests a process, they stop it from continuing. 抑制 [正式]

　　例：

　　The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease.

　　患者可能得对自身生活作大的调整以抑制病情。

　　4. sequestered

　　sequestered /sɪˈkwɛstəd/

　　ADJ A sequestered place isquiet and far away from busy places. 幽静的; 与世隔绝的 [文学性]

　　5. negligible

　　negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/ CET6TEM8

　　ADJ An amount or effect thatis negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的

　　例：

　　The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.

　　士兵们得到的津贴微乎其微。

　　6. digression

　　digression [dai'ɡreʃən]n.

　　(谈话或写作的)离题，漫笔，漫谈

　　离题话，枝节话，闲话，离题的段落(或部分)，枝节内容

　　偏离，背离

　　【天文学】距角

　　7. vexing

　　vex /vɛks/ TEM8 ( vexing,vexed, vexes )

　　V-T If someone or something vexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. 使烦恼; 使迷惑; 使沮丧

　　例：

　　It vexedme to think of others gossiping behind my back.

　　想到别人在我背后说闲话让我很恼火。

　　8. stymied

　　stymie /ˈstaɪmɪ/ ( stymieing,stymied, stymies )

　　V-T If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what youare doing. 妨碍 [非正式] [usu passive]

　　例：

　　Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.

　　数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。

　　9. pedestrian

　　pedestrian /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/ CET6 TEM4 ( pedestrians )

　　N-COUNT A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. 行人

　　例：

　　Ingrid was a walker, even in Los Angeles, where a pedestrian is a rare sight.

　　英格丽德是个步行者，即使在行人少见的洛杉矶也是如此。

　　10. verve

　　verve /vɜːv/ TEM8

　　N-UNCOUNT Verve is lively and forceful enthusiasm. 激情 [书面]

　　例：

　　He looked for the dramatic,like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve.

　　他追求画面的表现力—就像这幅画里的落日—而且创作时充满激情。

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