martinet 英 /ˌmɑːtɪˈnet/ 美 /ˌmɑːrtnˈet/ n. 严格执行纪律的人
考点1: n.纪律严明之人: a strict disciplinarian
■e.g. He's a retired lieutenant and a bit of a martinet. 他是一个退役的中尉，并且是一个有点纪律严明的人
■同: disciplinarian, purist, stickler
■反: reprobate放纵的人
peck 英 /pek/ 美 /pek/ vi. 啄食；扔石头；吹毛求疵 vt. 啄食；扔 n. 许多；配克（容量单位，等于2加仑）；啄痕；快速轻吻
考点1: n.大量: a considerable amount
■e.g. Now you're in a peck of trouble.现在你有一堆麻烦了
■同: abundance, bunch, bundle, dozen, mass, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, pile, plenitude, profusion, ton, volume, wealth
■反: bit, glimmer, handful, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, peanuts, pittance, spot, sprinkle, trace少量
考点2: v.(不情愿地)小口咬: to eat reluctantly and in small bites
■e.g. Fashion models never really eat: they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants. 时装模特们几乎不吃东西——他们只是随便咬一口昂贵餐厅里的食物
■同: bite, nibble, sip, tipple
■反: devour, gobble, gorge, guzzle, quaff, swill 贪婪地吃喝，大口吃喝
contort 英 /kənˈtɔːt/ 美 /kənˈtɔːrt/ vt. 扭曲；曲解 vi. 扭曲
考点1: vt.扭曲: to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
■e.g. a contorted version of the truth 被歪曲的真相
■同: deform, distort, warp, misshape
【派】contortion n 扭曲
pinpoint 英 /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ 美 /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ vt. 查明；精确地找到；准确描述 adj. 精确的；详尽的 n. 针尖；精确位置；极小之物
考点1: adj.非常精确的: located, fixed, or directed with extreme precision
■e.g. The commander demanded the pinpoint location of artillery fire.指挥官需要火炮攻击的精确位置。
■同: accurate, close, delicate, exact, fine, hairline, mathematical, precise, refined, rigorous
■反: coarse, cursory, rough 粗略的；imprecise, inaccurate, inexact 不准确的
考点2: v.精确定位或确认: to locate, fix, determine, or identify with precision
■e.g. pinpoint the target by tracking calls from his cellphone 通过跟踪手机信号精确定位了目标 pinpoint the cause of failure 准确找出失败的原因
■同: determine, distinguish, locate, identify, recognize, spot
■反: estimate估计
philanthropic 英 /ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/ 美 /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk/ adj. 博爱的；仁慈的
考点1: adj.博爱的，为他人着想的: having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
■e.g. the philanthropic aims of the organization这个机构的博爱、利他的目标
■同: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian
■反: misanthropic反人类的；selfish自私的
■派: philanthropist n.博爱的人
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