The-Trial-That-Rocked-the-World课后答案词汇

词汇 Vocabulary sweltering adj that swelters or suffers from the heat very hot sultry 热得发昏的 酷热 counsel n a lawyer or group of lawyers giving advice about legal matters and representing clients in court 辩护律师 法律顾问 辩护人 silver tongued adj eloquent persuasive 雄辩的 口才流利的 orator n a skilled eloquent public speaker 雄辩家 jury n a group of people sworn to hear the evidence and inquire into the facts in a law case and to give decision in accordance with their findings 陪审团 erupt v burst forth or out as from some restraint 进发 爆发 喷出 clash n a sharp disagreement conflict 抵触 冲突 意见不一致 对立 fundamentalism n religious beliefs based on a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible and regarded as fundamental to Christian faith and morals 原教旨主义 相信 圣经 所记载的传统的基督教信仰 反对较为近代 的教义 legislature n a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state esp the lawmaking body of a state corresponding to the U S Congress 立法机构 尤指美国的州议会 prohibit v refuse to permit forbid by law or by an order 禁止 不准 legality n quality condition or instance of being legal or lawful conformity with the law 合法性 indict v accuse charge with the commission of a cime esp make formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence usually said of the action of a grand jury 控告 控诉 指控 告发 对 起 诉 prosecute v institute legal proceedings against or conduct criminal proceedings in court against 对 起诉 festoon v adorn or hang with festoons 饰以 或悬挂 花彩 结彩于 sprout v grow or develop rapidly 迅速生长 迅速发展 rickety adj 1iable to fall or break down because weak shaky 易倒的 易垮的 不结实的 不稳固的 evangelist n anyone who evangelizes esp a traveling preacher or a revivalist 福音传教士 尤指巡回说教者或信仰复兴者 exhort v urge earnestly by advice warning etc 规劝 劝告 劝戒 infidel n a person who holds no religious belief 无宗教信仰者 不信宗教者 florid adj flushed with red or pink said of the complexion 脸色 红润 的 paunchy adj derog or humor esp of a man having a fat stomach 贬 或幽 尤指男性 大腹便便的 attorney n any person legally empowered to act as agent for or in behalf of another esp a lawyer 被当事人授权的法律事务中的 代理人 shrewd adj keen witted clever astute or sharp in practical affairs 机敏的 精明的 伶俐的 magnetic adj vpowerfully attractive said of a person personality etc 有吸引力的 有魅力的 指人或个性等 steep v immense saturate absorb or imbue esp used as steeped 锄 thoroughly filled or familiar with 沉浸 埋头于 尤用作 steeped in 充满着 沉湎于 精通 agnostic n a person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause or anything beyond material phenomena atheist 不可知论者 growl v complain in an angry or surly manner 牢骚满腹地说 spar v wrangle or dispute 争论 争吵 drawl v speak slowly prolonging the vowels 慢慢吞吞地说 bigotry n the behavior attitude or beliefs of a bigot intolerance prejudice 偏执的行为 或态度 信念等 偏执 顽固 偏见 rampant adj spreading unchecked widespread 蔓延的 猖獗的 faggot n a bundle of sticks twigs or branches esp for use as fuel 柴捆 柴把 contaminate v make impure infected corrupt etc 使感染 传染 毒害 mammal n any of a large class of warm blooded usually hairy vertebrates whose off springs are fed with milk secreted by female mammary glands 哺乳动物 snort v wave shake or exhibit in a menacing challenging or exultant way 威胁地 挑战似地 狂喜地 挥舞 denounce v condemn strongly as evil 谴责 指责 痛斥 sonorous adj having a powerful impressive sound 声音 响亮的 洪亮的 reconcile adj settle a quarrel etc or compose a difference etc 调 解 调和 使一致 使相符 divine adj given or inspired by God holy sacred 神授的 天赐的 神圣 的 fervour n great warmth of emotion ardor zeal passion 热烈 热情 热心 热诚 arena n any sphere of struggle or conflict 竞争场所 活动场所 prairie n a large area of level or slightly rolling grassland 大草原 scorch v char discolor or damage the surface of sth by superficial burning burn make a caustic attack on assail scathingly excoriate 烧焦 烤焦 挖苦 严厉指责 或批评 pop v colloq arise happen or arrive unexpectedly 口 突然发生 突 然出现 突然来到 duel n any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight usually between two persons 常指两人间的 争斗 冲突 斗争 hush n absence of noise quiet silence 寂静 平静 安静 默不作声 沉 默 adjourn v close a session or meeting for the day or for a time 休会 闭会 延期 swarm v be filled ord crowde teem with 充满 被挤满 常与 with 连用 hawker n a person who hawks goods in the street peddle huckster 沿街叫卖的 小贩 entrepreneur n Fr a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking assuming the risk for the sake of the profit 法语 企业家 ape n any of a family Pongidae of large tailless monkeys that can stand and walk in an almost erect position 猿 ponder v weigh mentally think deeply about consider carefully 默 想 深思 考虑 cower v shrink and tremble as from someone s anger threats or blow 因别人发怒 威胁或打击而 畏缩 发抖 哆嗦 sulphurous adj violently emotional heated fiery 异常激动的 激烈的 暴怒的 dispatch n a news story sent to a newspaper radio station etc as by a special reporter or news agency 特派记者或新闻社 发给报社 电台的 新闻 电讯 电文 通讯 yokel n a contemptuous term a person living in a rural area rustic country bumpkin 贬 乡巴佬 土包子 perch v alight or rest on or as on a perch 栖息 停歇 坐在高处 gawk v stare like a gawk in a stupid way 像呆子般 呆呆地盯着 呆视 wily adj full of wiles crafty sly 狡猾的 狡诈的 诡计多端的 repel v drive or force back hold or ward off 击退 抵挡住 fervent adj having or showing great warmth of feeling intensely devoted or earnest ardent passionate 热烈的 满怀热情的 热心的 深表热 诚的 强烈的 Genesis n the first book of the Bible giving an account of the creation of the universe 创世纪 圣经 旧约 的首卷 snigger n a sly derisive partly stifled laugh 窃笑 暗笑 twirl v rotate rapidly spin 使 快速旋转 使 迅速转动 serpent n a snake esp a large or poisonous one 蛇 尤指大蛇或毒蛇 livid adj grayish blue pale lead colored 青灰色的 铅色的 slur n any remark or action that harms or is meant to harm someone s reputation aspersion reproach stigma etc 诽谤 污辱 诋毁 中伤 破坏 的名誉 gavel n a small mallet rapped on the table by a presiding officer in calling for attention or silence or by an auctioneer 会议主席 法官或拍卖商 用以敲击桌子的 小木槌 议事槌 quell v crush subdue put an end to 镇压 平息 hubbub n a confused sound of many voices noise uproar tumult 吵闹声 喧哗 喧嚣 鼎沸 骚动 forlorn adj abandoned or deserted 被抛弃的 被遗弃的 孤独的 寂寞的 forlornly adv verdict n the formal and unanimous finding of a jury on the matter submitted to them in a trial 裁定 判决 conviction n a convicting 0r being convicted 证明有罪 被 判罪 定罪 短语 Expressions adhere to continue to obey or maintain esp a rule standard or belief 坚持 忠于 例 She adheres to her principles throughout her teaching career 她在整个教学生涯中始终坚持自己的原则 take on begin to have 呈现 例 Her voice took on a troubled tone 她的声音里有些不安 under way begin start 开始 进行 在前进中 例 We have several plans under way 我们已将几项计划付诸实施 Detailed Study of the Text 1 buzz a noise of a low hum low confused whisper 2 sweltering very hot causing unpleasantness torrid sultry 3 counsel a group of one or more lawyers barristers acting for someone in a court of law The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain his point Counsel are agreed cf council a group of people appointed or elected to make laws rules or decisions The General Secretary of the UN Security Council the Premier of the State Council councillor a member of a council counsellor AmE counselor a AmE lawyer b adviser a beauty counsellor a marriage guidance counsellor 4 prosecution the act of bringing a criminal charge against sb in a court of law 5 silver tongued lit able to give fine persuading speeches eloquent 6 orator a good public speaker a person who delivers an oration formal and solemn public speeches 7 nominee a person who has been nominated who has been named officially for election to a position office honour etc a Nobel Prize nominee a presidential nominee 8 bring about cause Scientists have brought about great changes in our lives 9 involve to cause sb to become connected or concerned Don t involve other people in your mistakes We are all involved whether we like it or not 10 testify to make s solemn statement esp under oath in a court of law of what is true The witnesses testify give evidence in the law court One witness testified that he s seen the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed The stolen goods in his home testified to his guilt 11 on hand available present cf within reach the distance one can reach at hand near in time or place Always have your dictionary on hand within reach at hand when you study Please be on hand at 12 sharp I have a great deal of important work on hand All his old friends will be on hand present to see Jack receive the medal of honour I want you to be at hand near during my interview with the boss of the company The post office is close at hand 12 reassure comfort and make free from fear stop worrying often by saying sth kind or friendly The doctor reassured the sick man about his health She won t believe it in spite of all our reassurance cf assure try to cause to believe or trust in sth promise The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger 13 erupt of a volcano to explode and pour out fire Here emerge happen quickly come down upon unexpectedly and violently I was suddenly engulfed by the whole affair 14 adhere to to favour strongly and remain with be faithful to an idea opinion and belief etc stick firmly to to hold or support The wallpaper won t adhere to the ceiling They adhere to the contract He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting adhere to the four cardinal fundamental principles ADHERE usually implies deliberate or voluntary acceptance as of the creed of a church the platform of a political party or the doctrines of a philosopher He liked a certain order in his life when he had made a plan he liked to adhere to it Persist to continue firmly in spite of opposition or warning This word implies a virtue It more often suggests a disagreeable or annoying quality for it stresses stubbornness more than courage or patience and frequently implies opposition to advice disapproval or one s own conscience persist in working when ill persist in doing adhere to doing If you persist in misbehaving you ll be punished Persist vi to continue to exist The bad weather will persist all over the country The smell persisted even after we cleaned the room insist a to declare firmly when opposed b to order He insisted on writing at once He insisted that she should be present adhesive substance such as a glue 15 prohibit to forbid to ban used long in reference to laws regulations that it tends to connote restraints imposed for the good of all or for the sake of orderly procedure to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors pornographic literature or video tapes prostitution visiting prostitutes smoking in public places etc cf FORBID is more direct and familiar while PROHIBIT is more formal or official they do not widely differ in their essential implications for they both imply the exercise of authority or the existence of conditions which prevent with similar imperativeness However FORBID carries so strong a connotation of expected obedience that it is preferred when the order is that of one in authority as a parent a master an employer or a physician to forbid a child to leave the house His health forbade the use of tobacco 16 violate to disregard or act against sth solemnly promised accepted as right The actress violated the terms of her contract This is considered as a violation of the Constitution If you violate someone s privacy or peace you disturb it 17 legality the condition of being lawful lawfulness The legality of this action will be decided by the court 18 indict to indict sb for a crime means to charge them with it officially Five men were caught at the scene and indicted cf ACCUSE CHARGE These three words denote in common to declare a person guilty of a fault or offence While ACCUSE is typically immediate and personal CHARGE frequently connotes seriousness in the offence and formality in the declaration One may ACCUSE a bystander of trying to pick one s pocket That is an ACCUSATION which may become a formal CHARGE before a magistrate One may also ACCUSE a man OF cheating which one personally resents One CHARGE a man WITH cheating which is an example of breaking the rules of a game INDICT adds to CHARGE in legal context the implication of a formal consideration of the evidence by a grand jury and the implication of a decision that the accused person should be called to trial One INDICTS a man FOR theft TO PROSECUTE sb FOR theft is for a lawyer to represent in court the person who is bringing a criminal charge against sb 19 anticipate sometimes considered nonstandard to expect to see what will happen and act as necessary often to stop sb else doing sth We are not anticipating that there will be much trouble We anticipate that the enemy would try to cross the river and so seized the bridge 20 FAMOUS FAME RENOWNED CELEBRATED are comparable when meaning known far and wide among men FAMOUS and FAMED apply chiefly to men events and things that are much talked of or are widely or popularly known throughout a country or continent or a cultural tradition They also imply favourable reputation RENOWNED implies more glory or honour and more widespread acclamation than either FAMOUS OR FAMED It is often employed as a stronger or more emphatic term than FAMOUS with little actual difference in meaning except for a suggestion of greater longevity of fame CELEBRATED stresses reception of popular or public notice or attention and frequent mention esp in print 21 festoon If you festoon sth with decorations lights or other things you spread or hang these things over it in large numbers in order to decorate it The garden was festooned with coloured lights 22 sprout to grow or come out appear and spread rapidly n new growth of a plant shoot bean sprouts bamboo shoots 23 rickety weak in joints and likely to break rickety old man stairs cart 24 evangelist one who preaches the gospel good news 25 exhort urge earnestly or advise strongly sb to do sth to exhort sb to do good to work harder etc 26 cheer support and encourage shout in praise approval or support Every time a Chinese runner won a race the crowd cheered The crowd cheered their favourite horse 27 infidel old a steep drop in living conditions an old house with steep stairs the steepest part of a hill 34 agnostic person who believes that one can only have knowledge of material things and that nothing is or can be known about God or life after death cf atheist person who doubts the existence of God infidel see above 35 call call for sth require demand or need sth The situation calls for prompt action I ve been promoted This calls for a celebration a call for sth request or demand for sth The President made a call for national unity There were calls for the Prime Minister s resignation from the Opposition parties need or occasion for sth There isn t much call for such things these days There was no call for such rudeness There is no call for being hasty in card games player s bid or turn to bid It s your call partner a call of nature euph need to urinate or defecate a port of call place where a ship stops during a voyage place where a person goes or stops esp during a journey The visiting politician s first port of call was the new factory call box telephone box telephone call girl prostitute who makes appointments by telephone 35 growl au of animal to make a deep rough sound in the throat to show anger or give warning of person to say sth in a low rough and rather angry voice The dog growled at me He growled out a demand to her to stop 36 preliminary coming before and introducing or preparing for sth more important introductory preparatory 37 spar to box without hitting hard as in practice between SPARRING PARTNERS or in testing an opponent s defence argue or dispute with sb usu in a friendly way The children are sparring with each other sparring partner person with whom a boxer spars as part of training person with whom one enjoys frequent usu friendly arguments They ve been sparring partners ever since they were at school together 38 drawl to speak or say slowly with vowels greatly lengthened drawl out one s words 39 ignorance lack of knowledge Poverty disease and ignorance remain major world problems If he did wrong it was from through ignorance We are in complete ignorance of his plans She is very young and ignorant of what life really is They ignored traffic regulations 40 bigot one who obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his own opinions and prejudices esp religious beliefs One of the marks of a bigot is that he thinks he does a service to God when he persecutes his fellowmen bigotry the state of having very strong unreasonable attitudes and opinions 41 rampant widespread and impossible to control excessive used esp of undesirable conditions such as crime or disease Spinal meningitis was rampant in that spring Theft robbery trafficking in narcotics rural women and children are rampant in some places Rich soil makes some plants too rampant Mosquitoes are rampant in the dormitory 42 fagot a bundle of sticks of firewood 43 enlighten cause to understand free from ignorance or false beliefs give more knowledge Can you enlighten me on this subject The tour of our country enlightened the foreign visitors on China s open policy work for the enlightenment of mankind the Enlightenment the age of Enlightenment in the 18th century 44 contaminate to make impure bad by mixing with dirty or poisonous matter Don t eat the food it may have been contaminated by the flies The river is contaminated with waste from the factory Our students are being contaminated by foreign ideas 45 snort to make a rough noise by blowing air down the nose to express impatience or anger by this sound We ran when the bull began to snort Never he snorted cf snore breathe heavily and noisily through the nose and mouth while asleep 46 evidence in law words which prove a statement support a belief or make a matter more clear There wasn t enough evidence to prove him guilty Have you any evidence to support this statement not a bit piece scrap shred of evidence indication or trace The room bore evidence ie showed signs of a struggle in evidence clearly or easily seen He s the sort of man who likes to be very much in evidence at impor