1.vacuous

　　vacuous /ˈvækjʊəs/

　　ADJ If you describe a personor their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lackintelligent thought or ideas. 思想贫乏的 [表不满]

　　例：

　　Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.

　　男模特儿并不总像人们说的那样没有思想。

　　2.vertiginous

　　vertiginous /vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/

　　ADJ A vertiginous cliff ormountain is very high and steep. 高而陡峭的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]

　　3.zealous..

　　zealous/ˈzɛləs/ TEM4

　　ADJSomeone who is zealous spends a lot of time or energy in supporting somethingthat they believe in very strongly, especially a political or religious ideal. (尤指对政治或宗教理想) 热衷的

　　例：

　　She wasa zealous worker for charity.

　　她是个热衷于慈善事业的工作者。

　　4.copious

　　copious /ˈkəʊpɪəs/

　　ADJ A copious amount ofsomething is a large amount of it. 大量的

　　例：

　　I went out for dinner lastnight and drank copious amounts of red wine.

　　昨晚我出去吃饭，喝了许多红酒。

　　5.acerbic

　　acerbic /əˈsɜːbɪk/

　　ADJ Acerbic humour iscritical and direct. 尖刻的 [正式]

　　例：

　　He was acclaimed for hisacerbic wit and repartee.

　　他以自己尖刻的风趣和巧妙的应答迎来喝彩。

　　6.solicitous

　　solicitous /səˈlɪsɪtəs/

　　1. ADJ A person who issolicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. 挂念的 [正式] [oft ADJ 'of' n]

　　例：

　　He was so solicitous of his guests.

　　他是如此挂念自己的客人们。

　　2. solicitously ADV

　　例：

　　He took her hand in greetingand asked solicitously how everything was.

　　他拉住她的手以示问候，还关切地问到她的近况。

　　7.adhere

　　adhere /ədˈhɪə/ CET6 TEM4 ( adhering, adhered, adheres )

　　1. V-IIf you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says youshould. 遵守

　　例：

　　Allmembers of the association adhere to a strict code ofpractice.

　　所有该协会的成员都遵守严格的业务守则。

　　2. V-IIf something adheres to something else, it sticks firmly to it. 紧贴

　　例：

　　Smallparticles adhere to the seed.

　　微小的粒子紧贴着种子。

　　8.authenticity

　　/,ɔθɛn'tɪsəti/

　　n. 真实性，确实性;可靠性

　　9.thrive

　　thrive/θraɪv/ CET4 TEM4 ( thriving, thrived,thrives )

　　1. V-IIf someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, orstrong. 兴旺发达; 茁壮成长

　　例：

　　He appears to be thriving.

　　他看起来兴旺发达蒸蒸日上。

　　例：

　　Todayher company continues to thrive.

　　如今，她的公司继续蓬勃发展。

　　2. V-IIf you say that someone thrives on a particular situation, you mean that theyenjoy it or that they can deal with it very well, especially when other peoplefind it unpleasant or difficult. 喜欢; 从容应对 (尤指别人不喜欢或认为困难的事)

　　例：

　　Manypeople thrive on a stressful lifestyle.

　　许多人喜欢有压力的生活方式。

　　10.antediluvian

　　antediluvian /ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪən/

　　ADJ Antediluvian things areold or old-fashioned. 陈旧的; 过时的 [幽默]

　　例：

　　...antediluvianattitudes to women.

　　...对妇女的过时态度。

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