largely [ˈlɑːdʒli] adv. 很大程度上
comic [ˈkɔmik] adj. 喜剧的，可笑的
【派】comical 滑稽的
【扩】comedic 喜剧的
【搭】a comic performance 滑稽表演 comic opera 喜歌剧
universal [juːniˈvəːsəl] adj. 普遍的
【扩】prevalent 普遍的 pervasive 普遍的
【搭】universal suffrage 普选权
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A: Football is a universal game.
B: Yes, it's very popular in our country, too.
A：足球是一项全球性的运动。
B：是的，在我们国家也很流行。
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comedian [kəˈmiːdiən] n. 滑稽演员，喜剧演员
【例】The comedian's performance made all the audience laugh.
喜剧演员的表演把所有观众都逗乐了。
distasteful [diˈsteistfəl] adj. 讨厌的
pester [ˈpestə] v. 一再要求，纠缠
dread [dred] v. 惧怕
【派】dreadful 令人畏惧的
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A: I really dread the exam.
B: You still have much time to prepare it.
A：我实在害怕这次考试。
B：你还有很多时间去准备。
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recovery [riˈkʌvəri] n. 康复
【搭】economic recovery 经济复苏
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A: Trust me. You will make a recovery soon.
B: Did the doctor say so?
A：相信我，你很快就会康复的。
B：医生这么说吗？
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plaster [ˈplɑːstə] n. 熟石膏
console [kənˈsəul] v. 安慰, 慰问
【搭】console sb. with sth.
用某方式安慰某人
【例】We tried to console her when her grandfather passed away.
她爷爷去世的时候我们尽力安慰她。
hobble [ˈhɔbəl] v. 瘸着腿走
【派】hobbler 瘸子
【扩】lame 瘸的
【例】The old man hobbled along with the aid of his stick.
那老人借助手杖蹒跚而行。
compensate [ˈkɔmpenseit] v. 补偿
【派】compensation 补偿，赔偿
【搭】compensate for 为……提供补偿
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A: We can't ensure on-time delivery.
B: You should compensate us.
A：我们无法保证按时给您送货。
B：你们得补偿我们。
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mumble [ˈmʌmbl] v. 喃喃而语
【搭】mumble in dream 说梦话
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A: Don't mumble your words.
B: Sorry, I didn't know the meeting had begun.
A：别喃喃而言。
B：对不起，我不知道已经开始开会了。
adverb [程度副词]很大程度上，主要地、广泛地、大量地 - Largely is used to introduce the main reason for a particular event or situation. (用于说明原因) 主要地
adjective [原级]滑稽的，好笑的；喜剧的 - Comic is used to describe funny entertainment, and the actors and entertainers who perform it. 滑稽的
noun [专属名词]喜剧演员；连环漫画 - The comics is the part of a newspaper that contains the comic strips. (报刊的) 连环漫画栏 • She read the comics in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 她看了《费城调查者报》的连环漫画。
adjective [原级]普遍的，全体的，全世界的；通用的，万能的；（逻）全称的，总称的 - The insurance industry has produced its own proposals for universal health care.
noun [抽象名词]普遍原则，通用原理；普遍看法，普遍特征；（逻）全称命题；（哲）普遍，一般概念；（哲）共相；（语言学）普遍现象，通用规则 - Smile is a universal language.
noun [专属名词]喜剧演员，滑稽演员；剧作家；有趣的人，滑稽的人；（有时指言行）没意思的人，无聊的人 - I'm going to write good jokes and become a good comedian. 我要创作出好的笑话并且成为一个优秀的喜剧演员。
verb [vt. 及物动词]纠缠，烦扰；使烦恼 - I thought she'd stop pestering me, but it only seemed to make her worse. 我以为她会停止纠缠我，但似乎只是让她变本加厉了。
verb [vt. 及物动词]畏惧，担心；<古>敬畏 - I dreaded coming back, to be honest. 老实说，我很害怕回来。
noun [抽象名词]害怕，畏惧；令人生畏的人，可怕的事物；（鸥鸟等鸟群的）惊飞，惊起；<英，非正式>将头发编成“骇人”发型的人，拉斯塔法里派成员 - Dread is a feeling of great anxiety and fear about something that may happen. 忧虑; 恐惧
adjective [原级]令人生畏的，可怕的；恼火的，生气的 - If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant. 不敢想
dread doing sth. 害怕做某事
- I dread being sick.
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
live in dread of ... 一直害怕sth.
- The committee members live in dread of anything that may cause a scandal.
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. NCE3-54
noun [抽象名词]康复，痊愈；戒除；恢复，复苏；（供刚做完手术的病人使用的）监护室；（被拿走或失去的东西的）复得，找回；收回的物品（资金）；（破损车辆或坠毁飞机）回收修理；（高尔夫）挽回败局之击，复原之击（击回球道或球穴区）；（美橄）重新获球；（划船，自行车赛，游泳）还原至预备姿势（如回桨等）；回收利用（能源、化工品等） - When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves. 好转; 复苏 • Interest-rate cuts have failed to bring about economic recovery. 利率的降低未能带来经济的复苏。
noun [物质名词]灰泥；熟石膏；<英>创可贴，膏药 - There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded. 灰泥上有巨大的裂缝，绿色的百叶窗也褪色了。
verb [vt. 及物动词]用灰泥抹（墙等）；（用某物）涂抹，覆盖；大量张贴，贴满；使…紧贴；把（头发）梳平；敷石膏于，敷膏药于；（新闻报道）充斥于（报纸版面） - If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster. 往…上抹灰泥 • The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
verb [vt. 及物动词]安慰；慰藉 - I can console myself with the fact that I'm not alone. 我可以用不只我一个人的这种事实来安慰自己。
verb [vt. 及物动词]控制台，仪表盘；电视机（或收音机）柜；风琴的操作部分；（带装饰的）支架，支托 - A console is a panel with a number of switches or knobs that is used to operate a machine. 控制台
verb [vi. 不及物动词]蹒跚；跛行 - He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table. 他慢慢地起身，一瘸一拐地走到咖啡桌边。
verb [vt. 及物动词]使跛行 - I hurt my foot, and had to hobble home. 我的脚受了伤，只好一拐一拐地走回家。
noun [抽象名词]跛行步态 - The country's massive debt could hobble the party's social-spending plans. 日本的庞大债务有可能阻碍该党实施其社会支出计划。
verb [vi. 不及物动词]赔偿，偿付；弥补，补偿；抵消；酬报（某人） - If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better. 弥补 (过失)
verb [vt. 及物动词]含糊地说，咕哝；（用无齿的牙床）费力嚼咬，咬磨 - Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep. 她祖母睡觉时咕哝了。
noun [抽象名词]喃喃自语，嘟哝 - He could hear the low mumble of Navarro's voice. 他能听到纳瓦罗的低声咕哝。
adjective [原级]令人反感的，令人生厌的；不合口味的；低俗的，下流的 - He found it distasteful to be offered a cold buffet and drinks before witnessing the execution. 他觉得观看死刑处决之前被招待吃冷盘自助餐、喝饮料很倒胃口。
| 动词 | 形容词 |
|---|---|
| disgust | disgusting |
| revolt | revolting |
| repel | repellent |
| repulse | repulsive |