1.quietude

　　quietude /ˈkwaɪəˌtjuːd/

　　N-UNCOUNT Quietude is quietness and calm. 寂静 [正式]

　　2. reverberate

　　reverberate /rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt/ ( reverberating, reverberated, reverberates )

　　V-I When a loud sound reverberates through a place, it echoes through it. 回响

　　例：

　　Day in and day out, the flat crack of the tank guns reverberates through the little Bavarian town.

　　日复一日地，单调的坦克炮的轰隆声在巴伐利亚的这个小镇上空回响着。

　　3.milieu

　　milieu /ˈmiːljɜː/ ( milieus )

　　N-COUNT Your milieu is the group of people or activities that you live among or are familiar with. (社会) 环境 [正式]

　　例：

　　They stayed, safe and happy, within their own social milieu.

　　他们呆在自己所属的社交圈里，安稳又愉快。

　　4.grumble

　　grumble ['ɡrʌmbl]vi.抱怨，喃喃诉苦;发牢骚;鸣不平：

　　She is always grumbling!

　　她总是喃喃诉苦!

　　Taxpayers are grumbling about the waste of government money, asusual.

　　纳税人又像往常一样抱怨政府浪费钱财。

　　5. groundbreaker

　　groundbreaker ['ɡraund,breikə]

　　n. 创始者;改进者

　　6. compile

　　compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ CET6 TEM4 ( compiling, compiled, compiles )

　　V-T When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. 汇编; 汇集

　　例：

　　The book took 10 years to compile.

　　这本书花了10年编写。

　　7. succumb

　　succumb /səˈkʌm/ CET6+ TEM8 ( succumbing, succumbed, succumbs)

　　V-I If you succumb to temptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that otherpeople want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong. (向诱惑、压力) 屈服 [正式]

　　例：

　　Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette.

　　不要屈服于只抽一支烟的诱惑。

　　8. infestation

　　infestation [,infe'steiʃən]

　　n.(害虫、盗贼等的)大批出没;侵扰;蔓延(动植物的)寄生虫侵扰

　　9. intricate

　　intricate /ˈɪntrɪkɪt/ CET6 TEM4

　　ADJ You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details. 复杂精细的

　　例：

　　...the production of carpets with highly intricate patterns.

　　…图案复杂精细的地毯的制作。

　　10. ornate

　　ornate /ɔːˈneɪt/ TEM8

　　ADJ An ornate building, pieceof furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. 装饰华丽的

　　例：

　　...an ornate iron staircase.

　　…一个装饰华丽的铁楼梯。

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