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detest 
verb
[with obj.]dislike intensely
憎恶

she really did detest his mockery.
她真的非常讨厌他的嘲弄。

contemplative
[kənˈtɛmplətɪv]
adjective
expressing or involving prolonged thought
沉思的

she regarded me with a contemplative eye.
她若有所思地凝视着我。

■involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation
冥想的；默念的；敛心默祷的

contemplative knowledge of God.
在敛心默祷中感受上帝同在。

coherent 
adjective
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent
（论据，理论，政策）合乎逻辑的；协调的

they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy.
他们没能制订出一个协调的经济计划。

■(of a person) able to speak clearly and logically
说话条理清楚的

she was lucid and coherent and did not appear to be injured.
她思路清晰，说话连贯，看来没有受伤。

united as or forming a whole
结合成一体的

divided into a number of geographically coherent kingdoms.
分割成若干互相接壤的王国。

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
宁夏回族自治区

Inner Mongolia Municipality
内蒙古

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
新疆维吾尔自治区

illinois
伊利诺伊(美国州名)

decennial
[dɪˈsɛnɪəl]
adjective
recurring every ten years
十年一度的

the decennial census.
十年一度的人口普查。

■lasting for or relating to a period of ten years
十年期的

decennial insurance.
十年期保险。

annual 
adjective
occurring once every year
每年的，一年一度的

the sponsored walk became an annual event.
受赞助的竞走成为一年一度的比赛项目。

an annual report.
年度报告。

■calculated over or covering a period of a year
全年的；年度的

an annual rate of increase.
年度增长率。

his basic annual income.
他基本的年收入。

caboodle  
(亦作 kaboodle)
noun
(用于短语 the whole caboodle 或 the whole kit and caboodle)(informal)the whole number or quantity of people or things in question
(非正式)所有人（或物）

The whole caboodle came out and fell upon me.
所有的人都跑出来向我进攻。

spectator 
noun
a person who watches at a show, game, or other event
（观看表演、展览、比赛等的）观众

whittle away  
削减，减少，降低(…的大小、重要性或价值)

Inflation has been whittling away their savings.
通货膨胀使他们的积蓄不断减少。

Our lead (= in a sports competition, for example) was being gradually whittled away.
我们的领先优势在逐渐削弱。

whittle down  
逐渐减少，逐渐缩减(…的大小或数目)

The government’s majority has been whittled down to eight.
政府多数票减少到了八票。

He is whittling down the branch with a knife to make a handle for his hoe.
他在用刀削树枝做一把锄头柄。

criminal 
noun
a person who has committed an illegal act, especially a serious one
罪犯；犯人

these men are dangerous criminals.
这些人是危险的罪犯。

malefactor
[ˈmalɪˌfaktə]
noun
(formal)a person who commits a crime or some other wrong
(正式)罪犯；坏人，作恶者

benefactor 
noun
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
施惠者，捐助人，施主，恩人

capital punishment
noun
[mass noun]the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime
死刑

repeal 
verb
[with obj.]revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament)
撤销（法律、法令），废止

the legislation was repealed five months later.
五个月后，这项立法被废止了。

noun
[mass noun]the action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament
撤销，废止

the House voted in favour of repeal.
议院投票赞成废止。

repute 
noun
[mass noun]the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
名声

pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute.
污染问题可能会搞坏那位权威人士的名声。

■the state of being highly thought of; fame
声望，美誉

chefs of international repute.
享有国际声望的厨师。

verb
(be reputed)be generally said or believed to do something or to have particular characteristics
被普遍认为；普遍传说

he was reputed to have a fabulous house.
大家都说他有座豪宅。

■[usu. as adj. reputed]be generally said or believed to exist or be of a particular type, despite not being so
被普遍认为有…（而实际并非如此)，被普遍说是…（而实际并非如此）

this area gave the lie to the reputed flatness of the country.
这里的情况证明关于该区域地势平坦之说与事实不符。

■[usu. as adj. reputed]be widely known and well thought of
驰名的，知名的；有好名声的

intensive training with reputed coaches.
有知名教练指导的强化训练。