endearing

/ɪnˈdɪrɪŋ/ adj. 令人爱慕的；惹人喜爱的；讨人喜欢的

  • an endearing habit讨人喜欢的习惯

veteran

/ˈvetərən/ noun

  1. 经验丰富的人；老手
    • the veteran American actor, Clint Eastwood美国资深演员克林特·伊斯特伍德
  2. 退伍军人；老兵；老战士；老水兵
    • war veterans经历过战争的老战士

obliterate

/əˈblɪtəreɪt/ verb 毁掉；覆盖；清除

  • The building was completely obliterated by the bomb.炸弹把那座建筑物彻底摧毁了。
  • The snow had obliterated their footprints.白雪覆盖了他们的足迹。
  • Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory.那天夜里发生的一切都从他的记忆中消失了。

oath

/əʊθ/ noun 宣誓；誓言

  • to take/swear an oath of allegiance宣誓效忠
  • Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth) .作证之前，证人必须当庭宣誓据实作证。

ubiquitous

/juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ adj. 似乎无所不在的；十分普遍的

  • the ubiquitous bicycles of university towns大学城里处处可见的自行车
  • the ubiquitous movie star, Tom Hanks尽人皆知的影星汤姆·汉克斯

anthem

/ˈænθəm/ noun 国歌；（组织或群体的）社歌，团歌

  • The European anthem was played at the opening and closing ceremonies.欧洲颂歌在开幕式和闭幕式上演奏。

emblem

/ˈembləm/ noun

  1. （代表国家或组织的）徽章，标记，图案
    • America’s national emblem, the bald eagle美国的国徽——白头鹫
    • the club emblem俱乐部的徽章
  2. 象征；标志
    • The dove is an emblem of peace.鸽子是和平的象征。

abound

/əˈbaʊnd/ verb 大量存在；有许多

  • Stories about his travels abound.有关他游历的故事多得很。

advent

/ˈædvent/ noun （重要事件、人物、发明等的）出现，到来

  • the advent of new technology新技术的出现

downright

/ˈdaʊnraɪt/ adj. （强调负面的或令人不快的事物）彻头彻尾的，十足的，完全的

  • There was suspicion and even downright hatred between them.他们之间相互怀疑甚至极度仇恨。

complacent

/kəmˈpleɪsnt/ adj. 自满的；自鸣得意的；表现出自满的

  • a dangerously complacent attitude to the increase in unemployment对失业增加抱满不在乎的危险态度
  • We must not become complacent about progress.我们决不能因进步变得自满。

hinder

/ˈhɪndər/ verb 阻碍；妨碍；阻挡

  • a political situation that hinders economic growth妨碍经济发展的政治局面
  • Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.有些教师因资源不足而感到困难重重。
  • An injury was hindering him from playing his best.受伤后他无法发挥出最高水平。