New Words
smallpox
n. a highly contagious disease causing spots which leave marks on the skin 天花
impasse
n. a position from which progress is impossible; deadlock 僵局;死胡同
tactics
n. a method or process of carrying out a scheme or achieving some end 战术;策略
dairymaid
n. a girl or woman who works in a dairy 牛奶场女工
dairy
n. 1. place where milk is kept and milk products are made 牛奶场;奶品场
2. shop where milk, butter, etc. are sold 乳品店
cowpox
n. a disease of cows, of which the virus was formerly used in vaccination against smallpox 牛痘
vaccination
n. 接种疫苗
scourge
n. thing or person that causes great trouble or misfortune 苦难的根源;灾难;祸害
dead end
n. a point beyond which progress or achievement is impossible; a street or passage closed at one end 僵局;死巷,死胡同
vainly
ad. uselessly; in vain 枉然地;徒劳地
vain
a. 1. having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc.; conceited 自视甚高的;自负的
2. useless or futile 无用的,无益的,无效的;徒劳的
erase
vt. rub out; remove all traces of 擦掉;抹去
lateral
a. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides 横向的;侧面的;向侧面的
laterally
ad. in a lateral direction, sideways 横向地;侧面地;旁边地
lateral thinking
横向思维,水平思考
going
n. 1. the condition of the ground for walking, driving or riding 地面状况
2. condition of progress 进行情况;进展
framework
n. 1. set of principles or ideas used as a basis for one's judgement, decisions, etc. 参照标准;准则;观点
2. structure giving shape and support 框架,结构
vertical
a. straight up and down; at right angles to a horizontal plane 纵向的;垂直的
vertically
ad. in a vertical direction 垂直地
sequential
a. of, forming, or following in (a) sequence 相继的;连续的
flaw
n. a defect; fault; error 瑕疵;缺点
structure
n. sth. built; anything composed of parts arranged together; way in which sth. is put together, organized, built, etc. 结构;建筑物;构造物
utmost
a. greatest; highest 极度的;极高的
significance
n. importance; meaning 重要性;意义,含义
sidestep
v. step aside; avoid by stepping aside 横跨一步避开;回避
head-on
ad. in a direct manner; with the head or front first 正面地;迎头向前地
parable
n. a brief story used to teach some moral lesson or truth 寓言
donkey
n. 驴