1. prodigious

　　prodigious /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

　　ADJ Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. 巨大的; 给人印象深刻的 [文学性]

　　例：

　　This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.

　　这生意带来大量现金。

　　2. prominent

　　prominent /ˈprɒmɪnənt/ CET4 TEM4

　　ADJ Someone who is prominent is important and well-known. 重要的; 著名的

　　例：

　　...the children of very prominent or successful parents.

　　…非常知名或成功的人士们的孩子们。

　　3.excoriate

　　excoriate /ɪkˈskɔːrɪˌeɪt/( excoriating, excoriated, excoriates )

　　V-T To excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually inpublic. (公开)指责 [正式]

　　例：

　　He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.

　　他继续在这些护士们面前指责我。

　　4.exemplary

　　exemplary /ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ/ CET6TEM8

　　ADJ If you describe someone or something as exemplary, you think they are extremely good. 堪称典范的

　　例：

　　Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation.

　　支持这一成功的基础是一次堪称典范的革新记录。

　　5.proliferate

　　proliferate /prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt/ CET6+ ( proliferating, proliferated,proliferates )

　　V-I If things proliferate,they increase in number very quickly. 激增 [正式]

　　例：

　　Computerized databases are proliferating fast.

　　计算机化的数据库在迅速激增。

　　6. constituency

　　constituency /kənˈstɪtjʊənsɪ/ CET6+ TEM4 ( constituencies )

　　N-COUNT A particular constituency is a section of society that may give political support to aparticular party or politician. (会支持某政党或政客的) 选民阵营

　　例：

　　In Iowa, farmers are a powerful political constituency.

　　在爱荷华州，农民是一个强大的政治选民阵营。

　　7.uncouth

　　uncouth /ʌnˈkuːθ/ TEM8

　　ADJ If you describe a personas uncouth, you mean that their behaviour is vulgar, noisy, and unpleasant. (行为)粗鲁的; 吵闹的 [表不满]

　　8.anecdotal

　　anecdotal /ˌænɛkˈdəʊtəl/

　　ADJ Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics,and so may not be valid. 轶闻的

　　例：

　　Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in the Southwest have slipped.

　　传闻的证据表明西南部的销售量有所下滑。

　　9.confound

　　confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )

　　V-T If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃惊; 使困惑

　　例：

　　He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis.

　　他通过冷静处理人质危机顿时使他的批评者们大吃一惊。

　　10.commonplace

　　commonplace /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ CET6 TEM4

　　ADJ If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore notsurprising. 常见的

　　例：

　　Inter-racial marriages have become commonplace.

　　不同种族间的通婚已经变得很常见。

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