1. conservative

　　conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ CET4 TEM4 ( conservatives )

　　ADJ Someone who is conservative has views that are toward the political right. In the U.S. the Republicans are more conservative than the Democrats, who are more liberal. 持政治右倾观点的

　　例：

　　...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidatein any election.

　　…公民们在任何选举中都千篇一律地支持最保守的候选人的县。

　　2. mollify

　　mollify /ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ/ TEM8 (mollifying, mollified, mollifies )

　　V-T If you mollify someone,you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. 安抚; 平息 [正式]

　　例：

　　The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.

　　展开该调查的目的主要是为了安抚那些压力集团。

　　3. inflamed

　　inflamed /ɪnˈfleɪmd/ TEM8

　　ADJ If part of your body isinflamed, it is red or swollen, usually as a result of an infection, injury, orillness. 红肿的; 发炎的

　　例：

　　Symptoms include red, itchy and inflamed skin.

　　症状包括皮肤红肿、瘙痒和发炎。

　　4. obdurate

　　obdurate /ˈɒbdjʊrɪt/

　　ADJ If you describe someoneas obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal tochange their decision or opinion. 执拗的; 顽固不化的 [正式]

　　例：

　　Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.

　　政府的一些部门可能正在作出改变，但其他部门却要执意维持现状。

　　5. altruism

　　利他主义

　　6. prescient

　　prescient /ˈprɛsɪənt/

　　ADJ If you say that someone or something was prescient, you mean that they were able to know or predict what was going to happen in the future. 预知的; 先知的; 预见性的 [正式]

　　例：

　　...an eerily prescient comedy about a populist multimillionaire political candidate.

　　...围绕一位身价数百万的民粹主义政治候选人的一部喜剧，其预见性近乎诡异。

　　7. elite

　　elite /ɪˈliːt, eɪ-/ CET6 TEM8 ( elites )

　　N-COUNT You can refer to themost powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, orsociety as the elite. 精英

　　例：

　　...a government comprisedmainly of the elite.

　　…主要由精英组成的政府。

　　8. latitude

　　latitude /ˈlætɪˌtjuːd/ CET6 TEM4 ( latitudes )

　　N-VAR The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.纬度

　　例：

　　In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over thelast 20-30 years.

　　中高纬度地区的降雨量在过去的20到30年间稳步上升了。

　　9. compilation

　　compilation /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/ ( compilations )

　　N-COUNT A compilation is abook, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places. 汇编; 合集

　　例：

　　His latest CD is a compilation of his jazz works over the past decade.

　　他最新的CD是他过去十年的爵士乐作品集。

　　10. commemorate

　　commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/ CET6 TEM4 ( commemorating, commemorated,commemorates )

　　V-T To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action,ceremony, or specially created object. 纪念

　　例：

　　One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history.

　　有一间房间里有一个画廊，陈列着纪念棒球史上伟大时刻的绘画作品。

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