panacea 英 [ˌpænəˈsiːə] 美 [ˌpænəˈsiːə] n. 灵丹妙药;万能药
考点1: n.万能药,万灵药: a remedy for all ills or difficulties
■e.g. a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything 一个相信鸡汤是 万能灵药的妇女
Bicycles are not a panacea for the traffic problem.自行车并不是解决交通问题的万能药。
■同: catholicon, cure-all, elixir, nostrum
hasten 英 [ˈheɪsn] 美 [ˈheɪsn] vt. 加速;使赶紧;催促 vi. 赶快;急忙
考点1: vt.促进: to speed up; accelerate
■e.g. The man's death was hastened by alcohol abuse.酗酒加速了老人的死亡。
■同: accelerate, bundle, fast-track, rush, speed up
■反: slow the progress of, check, retard, brake, decelerate, retard, slow down 阻碍,放慢
enamored [ɪˈnæmərd] adj. 迷恋的;倾心的 v. 迷住,使迷恋(enamor的过去分词形式)
考点1: adj.迷恋的,热爱的: filled with an intense or excessive love for
■e.g. Many teenage girls became enamored of the movie idol for her boyish good looks.很多年轻的女孩子因为影星男性化的帅气面庞而对她深深迷恋。
■同: besotted, bewitched, captivated, crazy, dotty, enraptured, fascinated, infatuated, mad, nuts, obsessed
■反: apathetic, detached, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant 无所谓的,冷漠的
lurk 英 [lɜːk] 美 [lɜːrk] vi. 潜伏;潜藏;埋伏 n. 潜伏;埋伏
考点1: vi.潜伏: to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
■e.g. Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness. 在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险
■同: ambush, snake, steal
■反: appear, come out 出来
excoriate 英 [ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt] 美 [ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt] vt. 严厉的责难;擦破……的皮肤
考点1: v.严厉批评: to criticize harshly and usually publicly
■e.g. She was excoriated as a racist她被指责是一个种族歧视者。
■同: abuse, assail, belabor, castigate, excoriate, lambaste, vituperate
■反: accolade, extol, flatter, praise lavishly 赞扬
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