1.dilatory

　　dilatory /ˈdɪlətərɪ/

　　ADJ Someone or something thatis dilatory is slow and causes delay. 拖拉的 [正式]

　　例：

　　You might expect politiciansto smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.

　　当公务员办事拖拉时，你可能期望政治家们能够把事情顺利解决。

　　2.equanimity

　　equanimity /ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtɪ, ˌɛk-/

　　N-UNCOUNT Equanimity is acalm state of mind and attitude to life, so that you never lose your temper orbecome upset. 平静; 坦然 [正式] [oft 'with' N]

　　例：

　　His sense of humour allowedhim to face adversaries with equanimity.

　　他的幽默感让他在面对对手时也不失平静。

　　2.exploitative

　　exploitative /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/

　　ADJ If you describe somethingas exploitative, you disapprove of it because it treats people unfairly byusing their work or ideas for its own advantage, and giving them very little inreturn. 剥削性的 [正式]

　　例：

　　The expansion of Westerncapitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.

　　西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界纳入了一个剥削性的世界体系。

　　3.forestall

　　forestall /fɔːˈstɔːl/ TEM8 ( forestalling, forestalled, forestalls)

　　V-T If you forestall someone,you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. 预先阻止

　　例：

　　Large numbers of police werein the square to forestall any demonstrations.

　　大批警察在广场上以预先阻止任何游行示威。

　　4.thwarted

　　thwart /θwɔːt/ TEM4 ( thwarting, thwarted, thwarts )

　　V-T If you thwart someone orthwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. 阻挠; 挫败

　　例：

　　The security forces weredoing all they could to thwart terrorists.

　　安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。

　　5.unpremeditated

　　unpremeditated /ˌʌnprɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪd/

　　ADJ not planned beforehand;spontaneous 非预谋的

　　6.vituperative

　　vituperative /vɪˈtjuːpərətɪv/

　　ADJ Vituperative remarks arefull of hate, anger, or insults. 辱骂的 [正式] [ADJ n]

　　例：

　　He is often the victim of vituperative remarks concerning hiswealth.

　　他经常因为他的财富而遭受辱骂。

　　7.expurgate

　　expurgate /ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt/ TEM8 ( expurgating, expurgated, expurgates )

　　V-T If someone expurgates apiece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because theythink those parts will offend or shock people. (作品出版前因考量内容尺度而做的)删减 [正式]

　　例：

　　He heavily expurgated the work in its second edition.

　　在第二版中，他大幅删减了该作品。

　　8.galling

　　galling /ˈɡɔːlɪŋ/

　　ADJ irritating, exasperating,or bitterly humiliating 使愤怒的; 羞辱性的

　　9.demagogue

　　demagogue /ˈdɛməˌɡɒɡ/(also demagog) TEM8 ( demagogues )

　　N-COUNT If you say thatsomeone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them becauseyou think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotionsrather than using reasonable arguments. 煽动者 [oft adj N] [表不满]

　　10.nimble

　　nimble /ˈnɪmbəl/ TEM8 ( nimbler, nimblest )

　　1. ADJ Someone who is nimble is able to move theirfingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. 敏捷灵巧的

　　例：

　　Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers.

　　样样都是莫利敏捷灵巧的手缝制成的。

　　2. ADJ If you say that someone has a nimble mind, youmean they are clever and can think very quickly. 机智的

　　例：

　　A nimble mindbacked by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters.

　　一个机智头脑加上一个经济学学位使他对金融问题能准确把握。

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