antagonism
n. active opposition 敌对
All of the factory workers felt deep antagonism towards the foreman.
工厂里所有的工人对于领班都怀有很深的敌意。
* foreman
（工厂等的）领班；工头
Synonym
同义词：rivalry; hostility
Antonym
反义词：amity; alliance
antediluvian
adj. ancient 洪水时代以前的；原始的
It seemed progress would never reach the little town by politicians with antediluvian ideas of freedom.
由自由观念过时的政治人物所统治的小城，似乎永远不会有进步。
Synonym
同义词：prehistoric; primeval; primordial
antenuptial
adj. before the wedding 婚前的
An antenuptial dinner was held to introduce the two families formally to one another.
结婚前会举行一次晚宴，正式介绍双方家人认识。
antiseptic
adj. preventing the growth of germs or destroying germs 防腐的；杀菌的
Alcohol has antiseptic qualities and is therefore used to sterilize an injection site.
酒精具有杀菌的特性，因此被用来消毒要打针的部位。
* sterilize
消毒
Synonym
同义词：aseptic
antithesis
n. opposite; contrast 相反；对照
Seth's conservative views on social spending are the antithesis of his liberal parents9 views.
塞斯对社会开支问题的看法相当保守，和他父母的开明见解相反。
Synonym
同义词：contrary; reverse
archbishop
n. chief bishop 大主教
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited several isolated churches in the countryside to talk with the parishioners.
坎特伯雷大主教参观乡村几座孤立的教堂，并和教区的居民谈话。
* parishioner
教区的居民
archetype
n. original model 原型
adj. archetypal
The Code of Hammurabi is considered the earliest archetype of modem law.
汉摩拉比法典被认为是现代法律最早的原型。
autocracy
n. rule by one person 专制政治；独裁政治
Nazi Germany was an autocracy where absolute powerlias vested in one person, Adolf Hitler.
纳粹德国是个独裁统治的国家,权力全集中于希特勒一人。
Synonym
同义词：tyranny; dictatorship; despotism
autonomous
adj. self-governing 自治的
The former Soviet Union has broken up into several autonomous republics.
前苏联分裂成数个自治的共和国。
Synonym
同义词：independent; sovereign
benediction
n. speaking of good wishes 祝福
The priest began the meeting to plan the building of the new church with a benediction.
牧师以祝福来作为建造新教堂筹备会议的开始。
Synonym
同义词：blessing; benison
benefactor
n. one who does good 行善者；捐助人
Through the generosity of his benefactor, Victor was able to attend college.
经由捐助人的慷慨捐助,维克多才能上大学。
Synonym
同义词：philanthropist
benevolence
n. charity 仁慈；慈善
The mayor's benevolence gained the respect and trust of all the townspeople.
镇长的仁慈贏得全体镇民的尊敬与信任。
Synonym
同义词：malevolence
bicameral
adj. legislature consisting of two houses 两院制的
The United States bicameral legislature consists of the upper Senate and the lower House of Representatives.
美国两院制的议会，包括上议院——参议院和下议院——众议院。
* legislature
议会；立法院
* Senate
参议院
* the House of Representatives
众议院
bifurcate
adj. forked; dividing into two branches 分叉的
This road is bifurcated ahead, so you will have to follow me very closely so you do not take the wrong road.
这条路在前面有分叉，所以你要紧跟着我，以免走错路。
binocular
adj. of the use of both eyes 双眼并用的
This machine checks your vision in each eye individually, and then does a check of your binocular vision.
这台机器先分别检查你每只眼睛的视力，然后再检查你两眼并用时的视力。
catalyst
n. person or thing that helps speed up or cause a change 催化剂
Looking back, we can see that sending troops to monitor the border was a catalyst to the war that finally broke out.
回顾从前我们可以了解，派遣军队去看守边境，是导致战争终于爆发的催化剂。
* monitor
监督
Synonym
同义词：stimulus; incentive
catapult
v. to hurl 投掷；弹射
The force of the plane's impact catapulted passengers from their seats and caused great injury.
飞机撞击的冲力，将乘客从座位上弹起来，造成严重伤害。
* impact
撞击
Synonym
同义词：pitch;hurtle
catastrophe
n. disaster 大灾祸
The world had seldom seen a catastrophe on the scale of this flood before.
这个世界从前很少经历像这次水灾这么大规模的灾祸。
Synonym
同义词：calamity; adversity; misadventure
collateral
adj. parallel; connected 并行的；连结的
Collateral businesses in the area have created an organization to promote themselves jointly.
这个地区相关的行业已组成一个机构，来促进共同的发展。
commiserate
v. to feel pity for 同情；安慰
Martha's friends all came over to her house to commiserate over being laid off at the company.
玛莎的朋友都来她家，对她被公司解雇表达安慰之意。
* lay off
暂时解雇
Synonym
同义词：sympathize; condole
congenital
adj. existing from or before birth 天生的
Alice's son was born with a serious congenital heart defect and will have to undergo surgery.
爱莉丝的儿子岀生就患有严重的先天性心脏缺陷，必须接受手术。
Synonym
同义词：inborn; inherent; innate; inbred
contradict
v. to disagree 1. 反驳 2. 抵触
Our study contradicts the findings of the tobacco company's research that smoking only has minimal risks.
草公司研究结果，说吸烟只会造成一点点危险，与我们的研究互相抵触。
Synonym
同义词：1. dispute; refute 2. contravene
Antonym
反义词：1. agree; corroborate; confirm
contravene
v. 1. to act in opposition to 违反 2. to conflict with 抵触
As an act of defiance, the protestants contravened laws they felt were unjust or improper.
抗议者公开反对他们认为不公平或不适当的法律，以行动表示反抗。
* defiance
（公然的）反抗
Synonym
同义词：1. violate; defy 2. contradict
controvert
v. 1. to dispute about 争论 2. to deny 否定
Several biologists controverted the accuracy of the results of Dr. Wang's experiments.
有几位生物学家对王博士实验结果的准确性有争议。
Synonym
同义词：1. argue; debate 2. negate
corrosive
adj. wearing away; destroying slowly by chemical action 腐蚀（性）的
v. corrode
The salt mist in the air has an extremely corrosive effect on anything metal along the beach.
空气中的盐份对于海滩上的金属物质,有高度的腐蚀作用。
Synonym
同义词：erosive; caustic