摘要:contend[kənˈtend]v.声称,主张;竞争,争夺;处理,对付;contends;contending;contended;contended
1. contend [kənˈtend] v. 声称,主张;竞争,争夺;处理,对付;contends;contending;contended;contended
2. manipulate [məˈnɪpjəleɪt] v. 操纵,摆布;操作,使用;正骨,推拿;篡改;巧妙地移动(某物),巧妙地处理(某事);校正,转移(储存在计算机上的信息);manipulates;manipulating;manipulated;manipulated
3. involve [ɪnˈvɒlv] v. 牵涉,涉及;包含,需要;使陷入,使卷入;(使)参加,加入;使承担,使面对;involves;involving;involved;involved
4. resent [rɪˈzent] v. 怨恨,憎恶;resents;resenting;resented;resented
5. dedicate [ˈdedɪkeɪt] v. 致力于,献身于;把(书、戏剧、音乐作品等)献给;为(建筑物或教堂)举行奉献(或落成)典礼;dedicates;dedicating;dedicated;dedicated
6. wholesome [ˈhəʊlsəm] adj. (食物)有益健康的;有益身心健康的,增进身心健康的;(显得)健康的,朝气蓬勃的
7. pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] n. 追求,寻找;继续;追逐,追捕;实行,贯彻;消遣,业余爱好;(自行车赛和滑冰竞赛中的)追逐赛;(生理学)追视;pursuits
8. stab [stæb] v. (用刀等锐器)刺,戳,捅;(用手指或尖物)戳,捅,刺;(疼痛或痛苦的东西)刺痛;(话语)刺伤,刺痛;突然感到(一阵不愉快或负面的感情);(迅速地)击(球),踢(球) n. 刺,戳,捅,刺(或戳、捅)的伤口;突然一阵剧痛(或难受的感觉);尝试,企图;(流行音乐)乐节间的断音 【名】 (stab)萨达(人名);stabs;stabs;stabbing;stabbed;stabbed
9. amateur [ˈæmətə(ː), ˈæmətjʊə] n. 业余爱好者;生手,外行 adj. 非专业的,业余爱好的;不熟练的;amateurs
10. uncover [ʌnˈkʌvə] v. 揭露,发现;揭开盖子,移开覆盖物;发掘,挖出;脱帽(尤指表示敬意);uncovers;uncovering;uncovered;uncovered
11. clue [kluː] n. 线索,提示;理解,想法 v. 给(某人)提供线索,使(某人)了解;clues;clues;clueing;cluing;clued;clued
IN MOST CRIME stories, detectives worry about wily criminals, unreliable witnesses and meddling do-gooders. In Richard Osman’s bestselling “Thursday Murder Club” (TMC) series, the investigators have to contend with a more relentless and unforgiving crowd: old folk who want a quiet place to do their jigsaw puzzles.
在大多数犯罪故事中,侦探们担心的是狡猾的罪犯、不可靠的证人和爱管闲事的好心人。但在理查德·奥斯曼的畅销系列小说《周四推理俱乐部》中,调查员们要应对的是一群更无情、更难对付的人:那些想找个安静地方玩拼图的老年人。
第一,学习wily的用法。这个词做形容词,表示having a clever mind and good judgment, especially in a way that is slightly dishonest,〔狡猾的,诡计多端的〕,例:A wily politician knows how to manipulate public opinion. 一个狡猾的政客懂得如何操纵舆论。
第二,学习meddling的用法。这个词做形容词,表示unreasonably trying to get involved in other people’s affairs,〔爱管闲事的〕,例:She resented her neighbor’s meddling comments about her parenting. 她反感邻居对她育儿方式的多管闲事。
第三,学习relentless的用法。这个词做形容词,表示continuing without stopping or getting less severe,〔持续的,不间断的〕,例:The relentless rain caused widespread flooding. 持续的暴雨引发了大范围洪水。
第四,学习unforgiving的用法。这个词做形容词,表示not willing to forgive people for their mistakes,〔不宽容的,严厉的〕,例:The judge was unforgiving towards the repeat offender. 法官对屡教不改的罪犯毫不留情。
第五,学习contend with的用法。这个短语表示to deal with a difficult problem or situation,〔处理,应对〕,例:Small businesses are struggling to contend with rising costs. 小企业正努力应对成本上涨。
The four members of the TMC are sleuths who work from the comfort of their retirement home. That requires them to take over rooms usually dedicated to more wholesomepursuits, such as conversational French, with grisly crime-scene photographs and conversations about poisons, corpses and stabbing.
周四推理俱乐部的四名成员是侦探,他们在养老院舒适的环境中工作。这意味着他们需要占用原本用于更健康活动(如法语会话)的房间,布置可怕的犯罪现场照片,并讨论毒药、尸体和刺杀等话题。
第一,学习sleuths的用法。这个词做名词(复数),表示a detective or someone who solves mysteries,〔侦探,侦查者〕,例:The amateur sleuths uncoveredclues the police had missed. 业余侦探们发现了警方漏掉的线索。
第二,学习wholesome的用法。这个词做形容词,表示good for your health or character,〔有益健康的,有益身心的〕,例:Parents encourage their children to engage in wholesome activities. 家长鼓励孩子参加有益身心的活动。
第三,学习grisly的用法。这个词做形容词,表示very unpleasant and shocking, especially involving death or injury,〔可怕的,恐怖的〕,例:The grisly details of the murder were reported in the newspaper. 报纸报道了谋杀案的恐怖细节。
第四,学习corpses的用法。这个词做名词(复数),表示a dead body,〔尸体〕,例:Forensic experts examined the corpses to determine the cause of death. 法医专家检验尸体以确定死因。
第五,学习stabbing的用法。这个词做名词,表示an act of using a knife to attack someone,〔刺杀〕,例:The stabbing occurred during a heated argument. 刺杀发生在激烈的争吵中。
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