1.arachnidn.amemberofthefamilyArachnida,whichprincipallyincludesanimalswithfourpairsoflegsandnoantennae,suchasspiders,scorpions,mites,andticks蛛形纲动物(诸如蜘蛛、蝎子、螨、蜱)MyinterestinarachnidsbeganwhenIusedtowatchspidersbuildtheirgorgeouswebsinthecornersoftheporch.我过去常常观察蜘蛛在走廊的角落结网，其所结之网甚为奇妙，我对蛛形纲动物的兴趣油然而生。 2.bacchanalianadj.(TheRomangodofdrama,wineandecstasy,Bacchus(巴克斯)wasthefocusofawidespreadcelebration,theBacchanalia,atwhichtherewaswineinabundanceandcelebrantswereexpectedtocutloosefromnormalrestraintsandgiveintoallsortsofwilddesires.)frenzied,orgiastic;drunken发狂似的，狂饮闹宴的；纵酒的Thebacchanalianpartyingongraduationnightresultedinthreewreckedcars,twolawsuitsbyunamusedparents,andmorenewexperiencesthanmostoftheparticipantscouldrememberthenextday.毕业之夜的纵酒狂欢的聚会，导致3辆汽车被毁，家长因不悦提出的诉讼两起，还有许多为大多数参加聚会的人第二天就记不得的新名堂。 3.behemothn.(ThebehemothisamightyBiblicalbeastdescribedinJob40:15-40)hugecreature;somethingofmonstroussizeorpower巨兽；庞然大物Sportscastersnicknamedthelinebacker“TheBehemoth.”体育节目广播员给那个(橄榄球)中后卫起了个“巨兽”的绰号。 4.blatantadj.(coinedbyEdmundSpenser)extremelyobvious;loudlyoffensive极明显的；吵嚷的；刺眼的Caughtinablatantlie,thescoundrelhadonlyoneregret:hewishedhehadliedmoresubtly.那无赖的弥天大谎被当场拆穿，此时他只有一个懊悔：懊悔没有把谎话说得巧妙些。 5.bowdlerizev.(ThewordimmortalizesanEnglisheditor,Dr.ThomasBowdler,whoproduceda“family”edition(1818)oftheworksofShakespearebyremovingeverywordorpassagethatoffendedhissenseofpropriety.)toexpurgate删节，删改Afterthefilmeditorshadbowdlerizedthelanguageinthescript,themotionpicture’sratingwaschangedfrom“R”to“PG”.电影编辑把剧本中的不妥部分删除后，该影片就由R级(restricted：指17岁以下青少年除有家长陪同不得观看——译注)变为PG级(parentalguidance(suggested)：宜在家长指导下观看的——译注)。 6.boycottv.(ThewordcomesfromC.C.Boycott,landagentostracizedbyhisneighborsduringtheLandLeagueagitationinIrelandin1880.)torefrainfrombuyingorusing拒绝购买(或使用)；抵制Toputpressureongrapegrowerstostopusingpesticidesthatharmedthefarmworkers’health,CesarChavezcalledforconsumerstoboycottgrapes.为了给葡萄种植者施压以迫使其停止使用危害农场工人健康的杀虫剂，西泽·查维斯号召消费者拒绝购买葡萄。alson. 7．braggadocion.(BraggadochioisaboastfulcharacterinEdmundSpenser’spoemTheFaerieQueen《仙后》.)boasting自夸，吹牛Hewasdislikedbecausehismannerwasalwaysfullofbraggadocio.因为他总是自吹自擂，狂妄自大，所以很受人讨厌。cfbraggartn.boaster自吹者，吹牛者Modestbynature,shewasnobraggart,preferringtoletheraccomplishmentsspeakforthemselves.她天性谦虚，从不自吹，喜欢以自己的成就来表明一切。8.chauvinistn.(AfterNicholasChauvin,adevotedsoldierandoverzealoussupporterof`NapoleonBonaparte)blindlydevotedpatriot;zealousadherentofagrouporcause盲目的爱国主义者(一般译为：沙文主义者)；(某集团或事业的)狂热的信徒Achauvinistcannotrecognizehisfaultsinhiscountry,nomatterhowflagranttheymaybe.Likewise,amalechauvinistcannotrecognizehowbiasedheisinfavorofhisownsex,nomatterhowflagrantthatbiasmaybe.无论自己国家中的缺点有多么明显，沙文主义者对此一概视而不见。同样地，无论对自己性别的偏袒有多么明显，大男子主义者对那种偏见也是视若无睹。 9.chimericaladj.(InGreekmythologyChimera(客迈拉)wasafire-breathingmonster,usuallyrepresentedashavingalion’shead,agoat’sbody,andaserpent’stail.)fantasticallyimprobable;highlyunrealistic;imaginative异想天开的；空想的；幻想的Aseveryoneexpected,Ted’schimericalschemetomakeafortunebyraisingerminesinhisbackyardprovedadismalfailure.不出大家所料，泰德想在后院饲养白鼬来发财的荒诞不经的计划以惨败告终。chimeran. 10.chortlev.(coinedbyLewisCarroll,inThroughtheLookingGlass(《镜中世界》),prob.chuckle+snort)tochucklewithdelight咯咯地欢笑Whensheheardthatherrivalhadjustbeenjailedforembezzlement,shechortledwithjoy.Shewasnotanicelady.当她听说对手因贪污而被监禁时，她开心得咯咯地笑。她是个幸灾乐祸的女人。