1.juxtaposition

　　juxtaposition /?d??kst?p??z???n/ ( juxtapositions )

　　N-VAR The juxtaposition oftwo contrasting objects, images, or ideas is the fact that they are placedtogether or described together, so that the differences between them areemphasized. 并列 [正式]

　　例：

　　This juxtaposition of brutal reality and lyrical beauty run sthrough Park's stories.

　　残酷的现实和抒情诗般的美并存贯穿于帕克的故事之中。

　　2.inequity

　　inequity /?n??kw?t?/ (inequities )

　　N-VAR If you refer to the inequity of something, it lacks balance or fairness. 不平衡; 不公平 [正式]

　　例：

　　Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.

　　社会失衡比收入不公平更令他担忧。

　　3.disparity

　　disparity /d??sp?r?t?/ TEM8 ( disparities )

　　N-VAR If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. 明显差异 [正式]

　　例：

　　...thehealth disparities between ethnic and socio-economic groups in the U.S.

　　…美国各种族和社会经济群体之间明显的健康差异。

　　4.modest

　　ADJ You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairlysmall. (数量、比率或改进幅度等) 较小的

　　例：

　　Unemployment rose to thestill modest rate of 0.7%.

　　失业率升高到0.7%这个还算低的水平。

　　5.abdicated

　　abdicate /??bd??ke?t/ TEM8 (abdicating, abdicated, abdicates )

　　1. V-I If a king or queenabdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen. 退位

　　例：

　　The last French king wasLouis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.

　　最后一位法国国王是路易斯•菲利普, 退位于1848年。

　　2. V-T If you say that someone has abdicated responsibility for something, you disapprove of thembecause they have refused to accept responsibility for it any longer. 推卸 (职责) [正式]

　　例：

　　Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.

　　很多父母干脆推卸掉他们对孩子的所有责任。

　　6.irascibility

　　irascibility [i,r?s?'bil?ti]

　　n. irascible的变形

　　irascible [i'r?s?bl]

　　adj.

　　易怒的，性情暴躁的

　　发怒的，怒气冲冲的;由发怒引起的

　　7.brusqueness

　　brusqueness

　　n. brusque,brusk的变形

　　brusque,brusk [brusk]

　　adj. (在态度或言词方面)粗暴的，简慢的，生硬无礼的，鲁莽的，粗率的，唐突的

　　8.dexterous

　　dexterous /?d?kstr?s/ (alsodextrous)

　　ADJ Someone who is dexterousis very skilful and clever with their hands.(手)灵巧的

　　例：

　　As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.

　　随着人年龄增长，他们通常变得不那么手巧了。