flounder

/ˈflaʊndər/ verb, noun

verb

  1. 不知所措；挠头；支吾
    • His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.他突然改变话题，使她不知所措。
    • + speech ‘Well, I, er…’ he floundered.
  2. 困难重重；艰苦挣扎
    • At that time the industry was floundering.那时这个行业举步维艰。
  3. （在，泥等中）挣扎
    • She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool.

noun

偏口鱼；比目鱼；鲽

marginalize

/ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪz/ verb 使显得微不足道；使处于边缘；使无实权

  • the marginalization of the elderly老年人的边缘化

conceal

/kənˈsiːl/ verb 隐藏；隐瞒；掩盖

  • The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
  • Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。
  • She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling.她坐下来以不让人看出她在发抖。
  • For a long time his death was concealed from her.他的死瞒了很长时间都没告诉她。

sophisticated

/səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ adj.

  1. (机器、体系等)复杂巧妙的；先进的；精密的
    • highly sophisticated computer systems十分先进的计算机系统
    • Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.医疗技术日益复杂精妙。
  2. 见多识广的；老练的；见过世面的
    • the sophisticated pleasures of city life城市生活中五花八门的享乐
    • Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.马克是一个聪明老成的年轻人。
  3. (人)水平高的；在行的
    • sophisticated audience有鉴赏力的观众

manipulation

/məˌnɪpjuˈleɪʃn/ adj.

  1. (disapproving)（暗中的）控制，操纵，影响
    • Advertising like this is a cynical manipulation of the elderly.这类广告为了私利控制老年人的思想。
  2. (formal)（熟练）操作，处理
    • data manipulation数据处理

rummage

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ verb, noun

verb

翻寻；乱翻；搜寻

  • She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.她在自己的包里翻来翻去找钥匙。
  • I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.我把箱子都翻遍了才找到我要的书。

noun

翻寻；翻箱倒柜的寻找；搜寻

  • Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.翻翻抽屉，看能不能找到一支钢笔。

fragment

/ˈfræɡmənt/ noun, verb

noun

  1. 碎片；零块
    • Police found fragments of glass near the scene.警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
    • The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor.打碎的花瓶在地上成了一堆碎片。
  2. 片段；部分
    • I overheard a fragment of their conversation.我无意中听到他们谈话的片段。

verb

（使）碎裂，破裂，分裂

gusto

/ˈɡʌstəʊ/ noun 热情高涨；兴致勃勃

  • They sang with gusto.他们兴致勃勃地唱歌。

ravine

/rəˈviːn/ noun 沟壑；溪谷

shriek

/ʃriːk/ verb, noun

verb

  1. 尖叫
    • She shrieked in fright.
    • The audience was shrieking with laughter.观众放声大笑。
    • (figurative) The answer shrieked at her (= was very obvious) .答案就明摆在她面前
  2. 尖声说
    • She was shrieking abuse at them as they carried her off.他们把她抬走的时候，她冲着他们尖声叫骂。
    • ‘Look out!’ he shrieked.

noun

尖叫

  • She let out a piercing shriek.她发出一声刺耳的尖叫。
  • a shriek of delight兴奋的叫声

gibber

/ˈdʒɪbər/ verb （常因害怕而）急促不清地说，语无伦次地说

  • He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror.他蜷缩在角落里，吓得语无伦次。
  • By this time I was a gibbering wreck.到这时我已是话也说不清的废人了。

collide

/kəˈlaɪd/ verb

  1. 碰撞；相撞
    • The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
    • The car collided head-on with the van.那辆小轿车与货车迎面相撞。
    • As he fell, his head collided with the table.他跌倒时头部撞上了桌子。
  2. (formal) 严重不一致；冲突；抵触
    • They regularly collide over policy decisions.他们经常在政策决策上发生冲突。