1.ingenuous

　　ingenuous /ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs/ TEM8

　　ADJ If you describe someoneas ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. 天真的; 老实的 [正式] [ADV with v, ADV adj]

　　例：

　　He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter.

　　他好像太天真诚实，不适合做记者。

　　2.prosaic

　　prosaic /prəʊˈzeɪɪk/

　　ADJ Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. 枯燥乏味的[正式]

　　例：

　　His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest.

　　他的老师对利率的急剧上升给出了一个更枯燥乏味的解释。

　　3.nurtured

　　nurture /ˈnɜːtʃə/ CET6 TEM8 ( nurturing, nurtured, nurtures )

　　1. V-T If you nurture something such as a young child or ayoung plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. 养育[正式]

　　例：

　　Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

　　父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。

　　2. V-T If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encouragethem or help them to develop. 培养 [正式]

　　例：

　　She had always nurtured greatambitions for her son.

　　她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。

　　例：

　　...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties.

　　…政治观点形成于60年代的父母们。

　　4.contagious

　　contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ CET6+ TEM4

　　1. ADJ A disease that is contagious can be caught bytouching people or things that are infected with it. Compare . 接触传染的

　　例：

　　...a highly contagious disease of the lungs.

　　…一种高度接触传染的肺病。

　　2. ADJ A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreadsquickly among a group of people. 有感染力的

　　例：

　　Laughing is contagious.

　　笑是有感染力的。

　　5.protean

　　protean /prəʊˈtiːən/

　　ADJ If you describe someone or something as protean, youmean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance,or behaviour. 多变的; 变化多端的[正式] [usu ADJ n]

　　例：

　　He is a protean stylist whocan move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.

　　他是一位富有变化的艺术家，能从布鲁斯转换到民谣以及雄壮的交响乐。

　　6.spry

　　spry /spraɪ/

　　ADJ Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is livelyand active. (尤指老人)精力充沛的; 精神矍铄的 [usu v-link ADJ]

　　例：

　　The old gentleman was as spry as ever.

　　这位老先生依然精神矍铄。

　　7.flourish

　　flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( flourishing, flourished, flourishes )

　　V-I If something flourishes, it is successful, active, orcommon, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁荣; 兴旺

　　例：

　　Business flourished andwithin six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

　　生意兴隆，6个月中他们每天挣18000卢布。

　　8.adversarial

　　adversarial /ˌædvɜːˈsɛərɪəl/

　　ADJ If you describe somethingas adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizationswho are opposing each other. 对立的 [正式]

　　例：

　　In our country there is an adversarial relationship between government andbusiness.

　　在我们的国家，在政府和商界之间存有一种敌对关系。

　　9.ascribed

　　ascribe /əˈskraɪb/ CET6 TEM8 ( ascribing, ascribed, ascribes )

　　V-T If you ascribe an eventor condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused bythat thing. 将…归因于 [正式]

　　10.anachronistic

　　anachronistic /əˈnækrəˌnɪstɪk/

　　ADJ You say that something isanachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. 过时的

　　例：

　　Many of its practices seem anachronistic.

　　它的很多做法似乎过时了。

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