hoax [həuks] n. 骗局，戏弄
deception [diˈsepʃən] n. 欺骗，骗局
【例】They attempted to practice deception on the public.
他们企图蒙骗公众。
【扩】swindle 诈骗，骗局 fraud 欺骗，诈骗
self-respecting [ˌselfriˈspektiŋ] adj. 自重的，自尊的
indulge [inˈdʌldʒ] v. 使沉迷，享受
【派】indulgence 沉迷
【搭】indulge in 沉迷于
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A: Don't indulge yourself in eating and drinking.
B: I see. I will keep on struggling.
A：不要纵情于吃喝上。
B：明白，我会继续奋斗的。
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pneumatic [njuːˈmætik] adj. 气动的
【派】pneumatically 气动的
【搭】pneumatic dill 气钻 pneumatic tires 充气轮胎 pneumatic cushion 气垫
drill [dril] n. 钻
silly [ˈsili] adj. 无意义的，无聊的
advance [ədˈvɑːns] adj. 预先的，事先获得的
【例】We are sold out three days in advance.
我们3天之内没票。
archway [ˈɑːtʃwei] n. 拱形门楼
remonstrate [ˈremənstreit] v. 规劝，告诫
【派】remonstration 忠告，规劝
【扩】exhort 规劝
【搭】remonstrate with sb. about sth. 规劝某人某事
ironically [aiˈrɔnikəli] adv. 讽刺地
permission [pəˈmiʃən] n. 许可
【扩】permit 许可证
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A: You'll need to be in school all day once a week, plus one evening. Can you handle that?
B: Yes, I already have permission from my boss to take time off.
A：你需要每星期在学院上课一天和一个晚上。你能安排好吗？
B：可以，我已从老板那儿得到了休假上课的批准。
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grant [ɡrɑːnt] v. 同意，准予
【派】grantor 授予者
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A: They granted his request.
B: Why did they change their mind at last?
A：他们答应了他的要求。
B：他们最后怎么改变主意了？
noun [抽象名词]恶作剧，骗局；谎报 - He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial. 他否认打过谎报电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯之后他被判有罪。
verb [vt. 及物动词]欺骗，捉弄 - However the photo was proven to be a hoax.然而，这张照片后来被证实是一场骗局。
| play a joke on sb. 捉弄某人 | They played a joke on him by hiding his keys. 他们通过藏起他的钥匙来捉弄他。 |
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| play a trick on sb. 捉弄某人或对某人恶作剧 | She played a trick on her friend by pretending to forget her birthday. 她假装忘记朋友的生日来捉弄她。 |
| make a fool of sb. 欺骗某人或使某人显得愚蠢 | He made a fool of himself by wearing mismatched socks. 他穿着不配对的袜子让自己出丑了。 |
| cheat sb. out of sth. 骗取某人的某物;从某人那里骗走某物 | The scammer cheated the old man out of his life savings. 骗子骗走了老人的全部积蓄。 |
| trick / deceive sb. into doing 欺骗某人做某事 | I was tricked / deceived into believing his story. |
noun [抽象名词]欺骗，蒙骗；骗术，骗局 - He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. 他承认曾密谋通过欺骗获取财产。
adjective [原级]有自尊心的；自重的 - He died as any self-respecting gangster should—in a hail of bullets. 他死于乱枪之下—正如匪徒的典型下场一样。
verb [vt. 及物动词]沉湎，沉溺；纵容，迁就；满足（情感、兴趣、欲望等）；参加，参与（尤指违法活动） - If you indulge someone, you let them have or do what they want, even if this is not good for them. 纵容• He did not agree with indulging children. 他不同意娇惯孩子。
adjective [原级]气动的；充气的；有气胎的 - Pneumatic means filled with air. 充气的• ...pneumatic tyres. ...充气轮胎。
noun [专属名词]气胎 - New pneumatic tyres, of rubber.新的充气橡胶轮胎。
noun [具体名词]钻，钻机；训练，演习；粗斜纹布；条播沟；条播机；条播作物；<非正式>常规，正确步骤；尾角螺 - You'll have to disassemble the drill.你得把这个钻头拆开。
verb [vt. 及物动词]钻孔；训练，演习；条播 - He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom. 他在丽莉卧室的墙上打孔。
adjective [原级]愚蠢的，傻的；嬉笑滑稽的；失去理智的；微不足道的，不实用的；（板球）（防守位置）靠近击球手的 - My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this. 我最好的朋友说我为此事心烦太傻了。
noun [具体名词]<非正式>傻瓜，笨蛋（尤指儿童） - I'm fed up with your silly questions. 我对你这些愚蠢的问题厌烦了。
adverb [程度副词]极度地 - They're getting awfully weary of this silly war. 他们对这场愚蠢的战争感到极其厌倦。
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）前进，（使）向前移动；发展，进步；预付；提前，提早；促进，推动；提出（想法或理论）；上涨，增加；提拔，晋升 - To advance means to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something. (尤指知识) 发展• Medical technology has advanced considerably. 医学技术已大大发展了。
noun [抽象名词]前进；进步，进展；改善；预付款(advance payment)；勾引，追求；（价格、价值的）上涨；贷款 - An advance is money lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it. 预付款• She was paid a $100,000 advance for her next two novels. 她得到了其接下来的两本小说的10万美元的预付款。
adjective [原级]预先的(advance notice / warning / planning)，事先的；先行的，先遣的(advance party) - Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens. 事先的• They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to inspect.
noun [专属名词]拱门；拱道 - Access was via a narrow archway. 入口处是一道狭窄的拱门。
verb [vt. 及物动词]责备，告诫；抗议；表示异议 - Who would want to remonstrate and argue with them?谁愿意劝告他们，与他们争辩呢？
verb [vi. 不及物动词]抗议，反对；进谏；告诫 - He remonstrated with the referee. 他曾向裁判抗议。
adverb [方式副词]具有讽刺意味的是；反讽地，讽刺地 - If you say something ironically, you say the opposite of what you really mean, as a joke. 讽刺地
noun [抽象名词]同意，许可；许可证，书面许可 - He asked permission to leave the room. 他请求离开房间的许可。
verb [vt. 及物动词]授予，给予；承认 - France has agreed to grant him political asylum. 法国已经同意给予他政治庇护。
noun [抽象名词]补助金，拨款；（政府给予的）土地；<正式>给予，授予；合法转让 - They'd got a special grant to encourage research. 他们已得到了一笔用来支持研究的特别补助金。
