单词

column /ˈkɒləm/

n. 纵队，列；专栏；圆柱，柱形物

gild /ɡɪld/

adj. 镀金的，装饰的；富有的

v. 给…镀金（gild的过去分词）

sapphire /ˈsæfaɪə/ 

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  N-VAR A sapphire is a precious stone which is blue in colour. 蓝宝石
• COLOR Something that is sapphire is bright blue in colour. 天蓝色的
• hilt /hɪlt/
• 1 N-COUNT The hilt of a sword, dagger, or knife is its handle. (刀剑或匕首的)柄
• weathercock 风标，随风倒的人
  

• councillor /ˈkaʊnsələ/  CET6 TEM4

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    N-COUNT/N-TITLE A councillor is a member of a local council. 政务会委员
  • lest /lɛst/ CET4 TEM4
  • 1 CONJ If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. 以防
  • cry for the moon 要天上的月亮；想做做不到的事；想要得不到的东西
    

  • scarlet /ˈskɑːlɪt/  TEM4

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      COLOR Something that is scarlet is bright red. 猩红 (的); 鲜红 (的)
    • pinafores 背心裙

    • severe /sɪˈvɪə/  CET4 TEM4

      (severer, severest)

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        ADJ You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. 严重的
      • reed /riːd/ 
      • n. [作物] 芦苇；簧片；牧笛；不可依靠的人
      • come to the point
        
      • 直截了当地说；扼要地说
      • attached to 附属于；系于；爱慕
        
    • trifle v. 轻浮地说（或做）；虚度，浪费；轻视
      
    • alight:  V-I If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. (鸟虫) 飞落
      

    • drench /drɛntʃ/  TEM8

      (drenching, drenched, drenches)

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        V-T To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet. 使湿透

      • 无忧宫（Sanssouci）位于城市的西侧，sans souci出自法语，取without care之意。

      • courtier /ˈkɔːtɪə/ 

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          N-COUNT Courtiers were noblemen and women who spent a lot of time at the court of a king or queen. 朝臣
        • leadn. 领导；铅；导线；榜样
          

        • prick /prɪk/ 

          (pricking, pricked, pricks)

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            V-T If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. 扎 (某物); 戳 (洞)

          • seamstress /ˈsɛmstrɪs/ 

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              N-COUNT A seamstress is a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job. 女裁缝
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              passionflower /ˈpæʃənˌflaʊə/ 

              西番莲; 产于热带美洲，为其红色、黄色、绿色或紫色华丽的花而种植，一些种类的果子可食用
              

            • maid of honour 

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                N-COUNT A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding. 首席伴娘
              • pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/ TEM8
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              • N-COUNT A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. (雕像等的) 基座

            • linen /ˈlɪnɪn/  CET6 TEM4

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                N-MASS Linen is a kind of cloth that is made from a plant called flax. It is used for making clothes and things such as tablecloths and sheets. 亚麻布
              • embalm /ɪmˈbɑːm/ 
              • (embalming, embalmed, embalms)
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              • V-T If a dead person is embalmed, their body is preserved using chemicals. 对(尸体)进行防腐处理
              • agility
              • 英 [ə'dʒɪlətɪ] 
              • n.敏捷；活泼；灵活；机敏
              • mast /mɑːst/ CET6+ TEM4
              • 1 N-COUNT The masts of a boat are the tall, upright poles that support its sails. 桅杆

              • ghetto /ˈɡɛtəʊ/  TEM4

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                  N-COUNT A ghetto is a part of a city in which many poor people or many people of a particular race, religion, or nationality live separately from everyone else. 贫民区; (相同种族、宗教或国籍的人的) 聚居区
                • copper scales 铜天平
                  

                • thimble /ˈθɪmbəl/ 

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                    N-COUNT A thimble is a small metal or plastic object which you use to protect your finger when you are sewing. 顶针; 针箍

                  • slumber /ˈslʌmbə/  TEM4

                    (slumbering, slumbered, slumbers)

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                      N-VAR Slumber is sleep. 睡眠
                    • 2 V-I Slumber is also a verb. 睡觉
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