adj. 畸形的;丑陋的;残废的 v. 使...残缺,使...变形
He was born with a deformed right leg.
他天生右腿畸形。
8.ardent
adj. 热情的;热心的;激烈的;燃烧般的
He's been one of the most ardent supporters of the administration's policy.
他是政府政策的最热烈的支持者之一。
9.constituency
n. (选区的)选民;支持者;(一批)顾客
In Iowa, farmers are a powerful political constituency.
在爱荷华州,农民是一个强大的政治选民阵营。
10.inviolable
adj. 不可侵犯的;神圣的;不可亵渎的
The game had a single inviolable rule: obstacles were to be overcome, not circumvented.
这个游戏有一个单一的不可违反的规则:困难是被克服的,不是被回避的。
11.solace/sojourn/solitude
solace
n. 安慰;慰藉;安慰之物 vt. 安慰;抚慰;使快乐
I found solace in writing when my father died three years ago.
我父亲3年前去世时,我从写作中找到了慰藉。
sojourn
n. 逗留;旅居 vi. 逗留;旅居
If you’ve read Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare &Co. (and if you haven’t you should) then you are intimately familiar with this bookstore.
如果你看过《时间在此变得温柔——逗留巴黎“莎士比亚书店”》(如果你还没看过,那你真的该去看看),你一定会对这家书店感到无比亲切。
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