interjection
n. word to phrase used as an exclamation 感叹词
The master storyteller would always pause when he heard the interjections of the children, and continue when they were quiet.
这位说故事的人非常有技巧，当他听见孩子们的感叹声，他就停下来，等到孩 子们安静了，他才继续。
intervene
v. to come between 介人；调停
n. intervention
Hearing the noise down the hall, a teacher came to intervene in the schoolgirls' argument.
听到大厅上吵闹声，一位老师出来调停这群女学生的争吵。
Synonym
同义词：interpose; interfere; mediate
maladroit
adj. not clever 笨拙的
Herman's maladroit attempts at getting Sally's attention only succeeded in embarrassing her.
赫曼很笨拙地试着去引起莎莉的注意，结果只是使她很困窘。
Synonym
同义词：awkward; clumsy; inept
Antonym
反义词：adroit; dexterous; ingenious
malcontent
n. person who is discontented 不满分子
Jeffrey, always the office malcontent, protested that buying an office coffee machine was a waste of money.
杰佛瑞向来就是办公室的不满份子，他提出异议，认为买一个公司用的煮咖 啡器很浪费钱。
Synonym
同义词：complainer; grouser; grumbler
malignant
adj. harmful; showing a desire to hurt 有害的；恶意的
Cathy's malignant intentions came to light when Victor found a gun hidden in her clothes drawer.
当维克多发现凯西的衣柜裹藏了一把枪时，她的不良企图终于被发现。
* come to light
被发现
Synonym
同义词：baleful; pernicious; malicious
Antonym
反义词：benignant
metamorphosis
n. change of form 蜕变
A caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly is one of the wonders of nature.
毛毛虫蜕变成蝴蝶是自然界的奇迹之一。
* caterpillar
毛毛虫
Synonym
同义词：transformation
metaphor
n. use of words to indicate something different from the literal meaning 隐喻
adj. metaphorical
Allen was an ox of a man, was Alice's metaphor for saying how big and strong Allen was.
「亚伦简直是头牛。」爱丽斯用这句话来隐喻亚伦有多高大、强壮。
Synonym
同义词：allegory
metaphysical
adj. of abstract meaning; concerning the study of the nature of reality 抽象的；形而上学的
In Sharon's philosophy class, the professor asked the students to discuss the metaphysical aspect of existence.
在雪伦的智学课中，教授要学生讨论关于存在的抽象意义。
Synonym
同义词：immaterial; supernatural; transcendental
mischance
n. bad luck 不幸
The mischance of bad weather during the peak tourist season caused the resort owners to lose money that year.
那年的运气很不好，旅游旺季天气恶劣，游乐区的老板都赔钱。
* peak
最高的
* resort
游乐区
Synonym
同义词：misfortune; mishap
mishap
n. bad luck ; accident 不幸；意外
I hear Theresa had a bit of a mishap while driving to the grocery store.
我听说泰瑞莎在开车到杂货店途中，出了一点意外。
Synonym
同义词：mischance; misfortune
misogynist
n. woman hater 厌恶女性的人
William's sexist remarks and demeaning attitude revealed him for the misogynist he is.
威廉性别歧视的言语以及贬低他人的态度，显示了他是个厌恶女性的人。
* sexist
性别歧视的
* demean
贬低
multifarious
adj. many and various 各式各样的
The relief workers had multifarious tasks and difficulties to contend with in the refugee camp.
在难民营里，救援人员要对付各种工作和困难。
* relief
救济
* contend
奋斗；争夺
Synonym
同义词：manifold; miscellaneous; sundry
multiform
n. having many forms 各式各样的
The dance troupe's multiform choreographic styles impressed the audience.
舞蹈团各式各样的舞蹈风格让观众印象深刻。
* troupe
一团
* choreographic
舞蹈的
Synonym
同义词：multifarious
multilingual
adj. using many languages 使用多种语言的
A multilingual guide to the city was placed throughout the airport for travelers to pick up at their convenience.
机场到处都有介绍本市的指南，内有多种语言说明，供旅客自由取阅。
negation
n. denial 否定；否认
v. negate
The court's negation of your claim's legality has led to the dis-missal of your case.
对于你所提出的要求，法庭否认它的合法性，因此驳回你的案子。
* legality
合法性
* dismissal
驳回
Synonym
同义词：disavowal; disclaimer
Antonym
反义词：affirmation; assertion
nescient
adj. not knowing; without knowledge 无知的；不可知的
Many teenagers are alarmingly nescient of the most basic knowledge of geography.
很多青少年连最基本的地理常识都没有,这个情形令人担扰。
* alarmingly
令人担扰地
noncommittal
adj. not expressing clearly 含糊的
Such a noncommittal nodding of the head is not enough to assure me you are really willing to work with me.
如此含糊地点个头，不足以让我确信，你真的愿意与我共事。
* assure
使确信
Synonym
同义词：ambiguous ; equivocal
nonentity
n. thing that does not really exist 不存在的事物
In the capitalist countries, people or events embarrassing for the state were erased from all records, making them "nonentities".
在资本主义国家里，任何人或事防碍到国家时，都会从所有记录中被IM除，使他们成为「不存在的事物」。
obdurate
adj. stubborn 顽固的
Jennifer's obdurate insistence on driving even though she had been drinking alarmed us.
尽管喝了酒，珍妮佛仍然顽固地坚持要开车，令我们很担心。
Synonym
同义词：obstinate; inflexible
Antonym
反义词：submissive ; tractable; pliant
obfuscate
v. to make dark or obscure 使晦暗；使模糊
Language used in legal documents unnecessarily obfuscates their meaning for common people, forcing them to hire lawyers.
法律文件中所使用的文字，总是不必要地使语义含糊，一般人都看不懂，不得不聘请律师。
Antonym
反义词：clarify
objurgate
v. to scold 责骂
In a private room, the lawyer objurgated his client for lying to him about what really had happened.
律师在一个隐蔽的房间中，责骂他的当事人，为何要说谎、隐满事实。
Synonym
同义词：rebuke; censure; castigate
omnipotent
adj. all powerful 全能的
In some backward countries, complete centralization of power leads to on omnipotent state.
在一些落后国家中，中央集权造成全能的政府。
* centralization
集中
Synonym
同义词：almighty
omnipresent
adj. present or existing everywhere 无所不在的
In Taibei, omnipresent car fumes and pollution are leading to a higher incidence of respiratory diseases.
在台北，无所不在的汽车废气和污染，已导致呼吸道疾病发病率的提高。
* incidence
罹患率
* respiratory
呼吸的
omniscient
adj. all knowing 全知的
To their small children, Marsha and Joe seemed omniscient9 able to answer any question they had.
玛莎和乔在孩子的心目中似乎是无所不知的，能够回答任何问题。
omnivorous
adj. eating everything 杂食的
Human beings eat both plants and animals and are therefore considered omnivorous.
人类既吃植物也吃动物，因此被认为是杂食性动物。