1. rush [rʌʃ]
n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲
to ( cause to) go or do something very quickly
参考例句：
1. Don't rush me. I must think it over. 别催我，我要仔细想想。
2. I'm sorry to have to rush off like this. 我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。
2. insouciance [ɪnˈsu:siəns]
n.漠不关心
a relaxed and happy way of acting without feeling worred or guilty
参考例句：
1. He replied with characteristic insouciance: "So what? "他以一贯的漫不经心回答道：“那又怎样？”
2. What explains this apparent insouciance? 用什么能够解释这种视而不见呢？
3. caulk [kɔ:k]
vt.堵缝
seal with caulking;
参考例句：
1. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar. 造船工匠用麻丝和沥青填塞木船缝隙。
2. The sailors couldn't find anything to caulk the seam in the boat. 水手们找不到任何东西来填塞船上的裂缝。
4. chili [ˈtʃɪli]
n.辣椒
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
参考例句：
1. He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil. 他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
2. It has chocolate, chili and other spices. 有巧克力粉，辣椒和其他的调味品。
5. eugenic [ju:'dʒenɪk]
adj.优生的
pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
参考例句：
1. In China, each couple is required to carry out a eugenic plan strictly. 中国要求每对夫妇都要严格执行优生计划。
2. He had eugenic solutions for the problem. 他对于这个问题有优生学的解决方案。
6. trumpery [ˈtrʌmpəri]
n.无价值的杂物；adj.（物品）中看不中用的
nonsensical talk or writing
参考例句：
1. The thing he bought yesterday was trumpery. 他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。
2. The trumpery in the house should be weeded out. 应该清除房子里里无价值的东西。
7. connubial [kəˈnju:biəl]
adj.婚姻的，夫妇的
connected with marriage
参考例句：
1. She had brought about danger to Edward's connubial happiness. 她已经给爱德华幸福的婚姻带来危险。
2. Hogan told me he had tasted the joys of connubial bliss. 霍根告诉我他已经尝到了比翼双飞的快乐。
8. rogue [rəʊg]
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal , often in a destructive way
参考例句：
1. The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on. 这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
2. They defined him as a rogue. 他们确定他为骗子。
9. coltish [ˈkəʊltɪʃ]
adj.似小马的；不受拘束的；活泼的
given to merry frolicking;
参考例句：
1. Big shoes make me feel coltish. 我觉得大鞋让我不受拘束。
2. Jo, fifteen, was tall, thin and coltish, and gloried in an unconcealed scorn of polite conventions. 15岁的乔是个高瘦活泼女孩，得意于对传统礼仪的蔑视。
10. retinue [ˈretɪnju:]
n.侍从；随员
a group of people to help who travel with an important person to help them
参考例句：
1. The duchess arrived, surrounded by her retinue of servants. 公爵夫人在大批随从人马的簇拥下到达了。
2. The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey. 国王的侍从在旅途上陪伴着他。
11. conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn]
n.谈话，交谈
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts , feelings and ideas are expressed , questions are asked and answered , or news and information are exchanged
参考例句：
1. Conversation is one pleasure of life. 交谈是人生一大乐趣。
2. We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow. 我们将于明天与她会谈。
12. impossible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl]
adj.不可能的，不容易的，令人无法忍受的
If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved
参考例句：
1. I mean that it is impossible. 我的意思是说那不可能。
2. It is kind of fun to do the impossible. 去做不可能的事是一种乐趣。
13. wake [weɪk]
vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹
to ( cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping
参考例句：
1. Please wake me up at six. 请在六点钟叫醒我。
2. Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house! 安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！
14. club [klʌb]
n社团；俱乐部，夜总会，社；棍棒，（高尔夫球等的）球棒， （扑克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...当棍棒用；协作，联合
an organization of people with a common purpose or interest , who meet regularly and take part in shared activities
参考例句：
1. He joined the football club. 他加入了足球俱乐部。
2. He is managing a club for teenagers. 他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。
15. besides [bɪˈsaɪdz]
adv.此外；并且；prep.于…之外；除…以外
in addition to; also
参考例句：
1. He had other people to take care of besides me. 除了我以外，他还需要照料其他人。
2. Besides English, he has to study German and French. 除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。
16. natural [ˈnætʃrəl]
adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people
参考例句：
1. He is a natural dancer. 他是天生的舞蹈家。
2. Try to look natural for your photograph. 拍照时要自然一点。
17. mention [ˈmenʃn]
n.提及，说起；v.提到，谈到；vt.说起，提到
to speak about something quickly , giving little detail or using few words
参考例句：
1. Don't mention this problem this evening. 今晚别提这个问题。
2. You didn't mention to me when you are leaving. 你没有告诉我何时动身。
18. communicate [kəˈmju:nɪkeɪt]
vt.传达，传播；vi.交流，沟通，联通
to share information with others by speaking , writing, moving your body or using other signals
参考例句：
1. I'm afraid we just don't communicate. 恐怕我们没法交流。
2. Parents communicate with school by internet. 家长通过因特网和学校联系。
19. ineptitude [ɪˈneptɪtju:d]
n.不适当；愚笨，愚昧的言行
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
参考例句：
1. History testifies to the ineptitude of coalitions in waging war. 历史昭示我们，多数国家联合作战，其进行甚为困难。
2. They joked about his ineptitude. 他们取笑他的笨拙。
20. protuberant [prəˈtju:bərənt]
adj.突出的，隆起的
sticking out
参考例句：
1. The boy tripped over a protuberant rock. 那个男孩被突起的岩石绊了一下。
2. He has a high-beaked nose and large protuberant eyes. 他有着高鼻梁和又大又凸出的眼睛
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