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10.rampant adj.①(坏事)泛滥的;猖獗的(existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled)(同义词:unchecked) ②(植物)疯长的(growing thickly and very fast in a way that cannot be controlled)
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11.very fate 这里的very在名词前,表示强调
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12.at stake 成败难料;得失都可能;有风险(that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action)
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13.descend 这里为文学用语,指的是“降临、来临”(to arrive and begin to affect sb/sth)
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14.parch v.使(土地)极干燥( (especially of hot weather) to make an area of land very dry)
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15.bestow v. (将……)给予、授予,献给( to give sth to sb, especially to show how much they are respected)
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16.corrosion n.腐蚀、侵蚀(the process of destroying sth slowly, especially by chemical action; the condition that results from this process) 动词形式为corrode
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17.defile v.弄脏、玷污、糟蹋、亵渎(to make sth dirty or no longer pure, especially sth that people consider important or holy)
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18. blatant adj.(坏的行为)明目张胆的、公然的(of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked) 同义词:flagrant
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19.blasphemy n.亵渎上帝(或神明)的言行(behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion)
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