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在高端词汇中,我们会碰到各种各样分门别类的词汇,把这些词汇按照各种类别把它区分开来加以背诵,就可以收到非常好的效果。
比如说以下单词,都是和疾病有关的:
hepatitis 肝炎 neurosis 神经病
nephritis 肾炎 psychosis 精神病
laryngitis 喉炎 dipsomania 嗜酒症
megalomania 自大狂
leukemia 白血病
hemophilia 血友病 phobia 恐惧症
hemorrhage 大出血 cynophobia 恐犬症
asphyxia 窒息 euphoria 欣快症
dyslexia 阅读障碍 dizzy 头晕眼花
myopia 近视 leprosy 麻风病
convulsion plague 瘟疫
automatism 无意识行动 inanition
又比如说以下单词,都是和音乐有关的:
solo (aria) 独唱;独奏 fantasia 幻想曲
duet 二重唱 capriccio 随想曲
quartet 四重唱 rhapsody 狂想曲
movement 乐章 lullaby 摇篮曲
diminuendo
operetta 小歌剧 premiere 首次公演
pantomime 哑剧 ballerina 芭蕾舞女演员
ditty 小曲,小调
大家在背诵词汇时,要多做有心人,善于把这种同类的词汇总结出来便于记忆。
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derangement
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n.精神错乱 |
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- She began to think he was in mental derangement. 她开始想这个人一定是精神错乱了。
- Such a permutation is called a derangement. 这样的一个排列称为错位排列。
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pneumonia
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n.肺炎 |
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- Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
- Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
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delirium
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n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 |
参考例句: |
- In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
- For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月,约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。
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insanity
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n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐 |
参考例句: |
- In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
- He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
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mania
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n.疯狂;躁狂症,狂热,癖好 |
参考例句: |
- Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
- Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。
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arthritis
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n.关节炎 |
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- Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
- He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎,在医院住了三个月。
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kleptomania
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n.盗窃癖 |
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- Kleptomania is a mania for stealing things.盗窃癖是一种爱偷东西的躁狂症。
- The millionaire who was caught shoplifting was found to be suffering from kleptomania.那个因逛街时顺手牵羊而被捉到的百万富翁,被发现有盗窃癖。
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pyromania
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n.纵火狂 |
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- The person arrested for setting the fire had been suspected of pyromania on two previous occasions.此人在先前的两个场合中阻止扑灭火灾涉嫌有纵火癖。
- Let us discuss,first,five of the most common manias:kleptomania,pyromania,dipsomania,megalomania,and monomania.首先让我们讨论五种最常见的狂热症:盗窃狂症,纵火狂症,耽酒狂症,妄想自大狂症,偏执狂症。
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anemia
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n.贫血,贫血症 |
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- The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。
- I was put on iron tablets for my anemia.我曾因贫血吃补铁药片。
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amnesia
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n.健忘症,健忘 |
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- People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
- Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。
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aphasia
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n.失语症 |
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- Unfortunately,he suffered from sudden onset of aphasia one week later.不幸的是,他术后一星期突然出现失语症。
- My wife is in B-four,stroke and aphasia.我的妻子住在B-4房间,患的是中风和失语症。
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asthma
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n.气喘病,哮喘病 |
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- I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
- Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。
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anorexia
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n.厌食症 |
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- Anorexia can creep up on young girls when they least expect it.年轻女子可能在最没有防备的情況下患上厌食症。
- Anorexia is a common eating disorder.厌食是一种常见的饮食紊乱症。
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stupor
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v.昏迷;不省人事 |
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- As the whisky took effect, he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.随着威士忌酒力发作,他逐渐醉得不省人事。
- The noise of someone banging at the door roused her from her stupor.梆梆的敲门声把她从昏迷中唤醒了。
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coma
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n.昏迷,昏迷状态 |
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- The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
- She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
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vertigo
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n.眩晕 |
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- He had a dreadful attack of vertigo.他忽然头晕得厉害。
- If you have vertigo it seems as if the whole room is spinning round you.如果你头晕,就会觉得整个房间都旋转起来
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concussion
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n.脑震荡;震动 |
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- He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
- She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。
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ailment
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n.疾病,小病 |
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- I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
- He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。
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tumor
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n.(肿)瘤,肿块(英)tumour |
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- He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
- The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
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diabetes
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n.糖尿病 |
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- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
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astigmatism
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n.散光,乱视眼 |
参考例句: |
- Maybe you fall asleep in class because of uncorrected astigmatism.也许你在课堂上睡觉是因为你的眼睛散光。
- Astigmatism can occur in addition to nearsightedness and farsightedness.散光可同时发生在近视和远视。
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insomnia
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n.失眠,失眠症 |
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- Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
- He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。
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measles
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n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子 |
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- The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
- The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。
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paralysis
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n.麻痹(症);瘫痪(症) |
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- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
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allergy
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n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症 |
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- He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
- The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。
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addiction
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n.上瘾入迷,嗜好 |
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- He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
- Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
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spasm
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n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作 |
参考例句: |
- When the spasm passed,it left him weak and sweating.一阵痉挛之后,他虚弱无力,一直冒汗。
- He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.他突然变得不耐烦,一脚踢向椅子。
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contagion
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n.(通过接触的疾病)传染;蔓延 |
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- A contagion of fear swept through the crowd.一种恐惧感在人群中迅速蔓延开。
- The product contagion effect has numerous implications for marketing managers and retailers.产品传染效应对市场营销管理者和零售商都有很多的启示。
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torpor
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n.迟钝;麻木;(动物的)冬眠 |
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- The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.病人逐渐变得迟钝。
- He fell into a deep torpor.他一下子进入了深度麻痹状态。
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concerto
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n.协奏曲 |
参考例句: |
- The piano concerto was well rendered.钢琴协奏曲演奏得很好。
- The concert ended with a Mozart violin concerto.音乐会在莫扎特的小提琴协奏曲中结束。
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ensemble
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n.合奏(唱)组;全套服装;整体,总效果 |
参考例句: |
- We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
- It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐,每人担任一部分。
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sonata
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n.奏鸣曲 |
参考例句: |
- He played a piano sonata of his own composition.他弹奏了一首自作的钢琴奏鸣曲。
- The young boy played the violin sonata masterfully.那个小男孩的小提琴奏鸣曲拉得很熟练。
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gamut
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n.全音阶,(一领域的)全部知识 |
参考例句: |
- The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles.这次展览包括了所有艺术风格的作品。
- This poem runs the gamut of emotions from despair to joy.这首诗展现了从绝望到喜悦的感情历程。
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requiem
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n.安魂曲,安灵曲 |
参考例句: |
- I will sing a requiem for the land walkers.我会给陆地上走的人唱首安魂曲。
- The Requiem is on the list for today's concert.《安魂曲》是这次音乐会的演出曲目之一。
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madrigal
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n.牧歌;(流行于16和17世纪无乐器伴奏的)合唱歌曲 |
参考例句: |
- You look like a melodious madrigal,beautiful snowy mountain,beautiful prairie.你象一只悠扬的牧歌,美了雪山,美了草原。
- The madrigal that writes to you still sings.写给你的情歌还在唱。
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overture
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n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉 |
参考例句: |
- The opera was preceded by a short overture.这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。
- His overture led to nothing.他的提议没有得到什么结果。
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prelude
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n.序言,前兆,序曲 |
参考例句: |
- The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
- The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。
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forte
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n.长处,擅长;adj.(音乐)强音的 |
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- Her forte is playing the piano.她擅长弹钢琴。
- His forte is to show people around in the company.他最拿手的就是向大家介绍公司。
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crescendo
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n.(音乐)渐强,高潮 |
参考例句: |
- The gale reached its crescendo in the evening.狂风在晚上达到高潮。
- There was a crescendo of parliamentary and press criticism.来自议会和新闻界的批评越来越多。
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tenor
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n.男高音(歌手),次中音(乐器),要旨,大意 |
参考例句: |
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
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burlesque
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v.嘲弄,戏仿;n.嘲弄,取笑,滑稽模仿 |
参考例句: |
- Our comic play was a burlesque of a Shakespearean tragedy.我们的喜剧是对莎士比亚一出悲剧的讽刺性模仿。
- He shouldn't burlesque the elder.他不应模仿那长者。
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audition
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n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等) |
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- I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音,可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
- At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初,他们说他太小,但后来他们叫他去试听。
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cantata
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n.清唱剧,大合唱 |
参考例句: |
- The music of the song has been rearranged for the cantata.这支歌改编已成大合唱。
- The choral society sang the new cantata composed by its leader.该合唱队演唱了他们领队编写的大合唱。
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rehearsal
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n.排练,排演;练习 |
参考例句: |
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
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oratorio
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n.神剧,宗教剧,清唱剧 |
参考例句: |
- It's the world's most popular oratorio.这是世界上最流行的清唱剧。
- The Glee Club decided to present an oratorio during their recital.高兴俱乐部的决定提出的清唱剧在其演奏。
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debut
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n.首次演出,初次露面 |
参考例句: |
- That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
- The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
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melodrama
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n.音乐剧;情节剧 |
参考例句: |
- We really don't need all this ridiculous melodrama!别跟我们来这套荒唐的情节剧表演!
- White Haired Woman was a melodrama,but in certain spots it was deliberately funny.《白毛女》是一出悲剧性的歌剧,但也有不少插科打诨。
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farce
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n.闹剧,笑剧,滑稽戏;胡闹 |
参考例句: |
- They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
- The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。
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rendering
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n.表现,描写 |
参考例句: |
- She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。
- His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。
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skit
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n.滑稽短剧;一群 |
参考例句: |
- The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
- They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。
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pageant
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n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 |
参考例句: |
- Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
- The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。
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pastiche
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n.模仿 ; 混成 |
参考例句: |
- He has a gift for pastiche.他有模仿他人作品的天赋。Peter Baker's bathroom is a brilliant pastiche of expensive interior design.彼得·贝克的浴室是高档室内设计的集大成之作。
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choir
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n.唱诗班,唱诗班的席位,合唱团,舞蹈团;v.合唱 |
参考例句: |
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
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repertoire
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n.(准备好演出的)节目,保留剧目;(计算机的)指令表,指令系统, <美>(某个人的)全部技能;清单,指令表 |
参考例句: |
- There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
- He has added considerably to his piano repertoire.他的钢琴演奏曲目大大增加了。
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ballad
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n.歌谣,民谣,流行爱情歌曲 |
参考例句: |
- This poem has the distinctive flavour of a ballad.这首诗有民歌风味。
- This is a romantic ballad that is pure corn.这是一首极为伤感的浪漫小曲。
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percussion
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n.打击乐器;冲突,撞击;震动,音响 |
参考例句: |
- In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中,演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
- Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。
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troupe
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n.剧团,戏班;杂技团;马戏团 |
参考例句: |
- The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
- The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
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baton
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n.乐队用指挥杖 |
参考例句: |
- With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
- The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒,乐队开始演奏起来。
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harp
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n.竖琴;天琴座 |
参考例句: |
- She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
- He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。
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tambourine
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n.铃鼓,手鼓 |
参考例句: |
- A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
- He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。
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harpsichord
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n.键琴(钢琴前身) |
参考例句: |
- I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.我会弹奏大键琴,同样地,我也会给大键琴调音。
- Harpsichord music is readily playable.古钢琴音乐可以随时演奏。
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trumpet
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n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘 |
参考例句: |
- He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
- The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
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