第一篇：Cowin English Group 01

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Ignominy ['ign?mini;'ign?.mini] n.(尤指公開的)羞恥，屈辱

They suffered theignominyof defeat.他們蒙受了失敗的恥辱。

【近義詞】

shame n.羞愧,恥辱;vt.使丟...dishonor n.不名譽(yù),羞辱;vt....disgrace n.恥辱;v.恥辱,丟臉contempt n.輕視,輕蔑humiliation n.恥辱,丟臉embarrassment n.困窘,尷尬discomfiture n.狼狽,難堪dishonour n.不名譽(yù),恥辱;vt....infamy n.聲名狼藉,臭名disrepute n.聲譽(yù)不好,聲明狼藉discredit v.敗壞…的名聲,懷疑;n...2:

prowess['prauis] n.英勇，非凡的能力

1.Simon's always talking big about hisprowesson the golf course.西蒙總是吹噓自己在高爾夫球場(chǎng)上的杰出才能。

2.Like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one shows his or her specialprowess.八仙過海，各顯神通。

3.The soldiers sang a song of victory, describing theirprowessin battle.戰(zhàn)士們唱起了歌頌他們英勇戰(zhàn)斗的凱歌。

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lay offv.解雇，停止，關(guān)閉，休息

The factory had to lay workers off when its orders decreased.當(dāng)訂貨減少時(shí)，工廠不得不將工人解雇。

I think you'd better lay off alcohol for a while.我看你最好停止飲酒一段時(shí)間。

Lay off!i don't need you to tell me what to do.別再說了。我不需要你告訴我該怎么樣做。

The doctor advised the patient tolay offfor a month after the operation.醫(yī)生建議病人在手術(shù)后休息一個(gè)月。關(guān)閉

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Overrate[.?uv?'reit] vt.評(píng)價(jià)過高，高估，估價(jià)過高

e.g.1.Heoverratedhis abilities as a salesman.他對(duì)自己當(dāng)推銷員的能力評(píng)價(jià)過高。

2.I think Ioverratedhim;he can't handle a senior job.我看我對(duì)他估計(jì)過高了，他勝任不了高職位的工作。

【近義詞】

overestimate v.過高估計(jì),過高出價(jià);

exaggerate vt.夸張,夸大;vi.overvalue vt.對(duì)...估價(jià)過...Cowin’s English Group: 13953326