1. buzz: a noi of a low hum, low confud whisper
2. sweltering: very hot, causing unpleasantness, torrid, sultry
3. counl: a group of one or more lawyers (barristers) acting for someone in a court of law
The judge asked counl for the defence to explain his point.
Counl are agreed.
cf:
council: a group of people appointed or elected to make laws, rules, or decisions
The General Secretary of the UN Security Council
the Premier of the State Council
巡查组councillor: a member of a council
counllor (AmE counlor):
a. (AmE) lawyer
b. advir
a beauty counllor; a marriage guidance counllor
4. procution: the act of bringing a criminal charge against sb. in a court of law
5. silver-tongued: (lit.) able to give fine persuading speeches, eloquent乡士
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6. orator: a good public speaker, a person who delivers an oration (formal and solemn public speeches)
7. nominee: a person who has been nominated, who has been named officially for election to a position, office, honour, etc. a Nobel Prize nominee / a presidential nominee
8. bring about: cau
Scientists have brought about great changes in our lives.
9. involve: to cau sb. to become connected or concerned
Don't involve other people in your mistakes.
We are all involved, whether we like it or not.
10. testify: to make s solemn statement, esp. under oath in a court of law, of what is true
The witness testify / give evidence in the law court.
One witness testified that he's en the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed.打一个字
The stolen goods in his home testified to his guilt.
11. on hand: available, prent,
cf: within reach: the distance one can reach;
at hand: near in time or place
Always have your dictionary on hand / within reach / at hand when you study.
Plea be on hand at 12 sharp.
I have a great deal of important work on hand.
All his old friends will be on hand / prent to e Jack receive the medal of honour.
I want you to be at hand / near during my interview with the boss of the company.
The post office is clo at hand.
画框简笔画12. reassure: comfort and make free from fear, stop worrying often by saying sth. kind or friendly
The doctor reassured the sick man about his health.
She won't believe it in spite of all our reassurance.
cf: assure: try to cau to believe or trust in sth.; promi
The captain assured the pasngers that there was no danger.
13. erupt: (of a volcano) to explode and pour out fire
Here, emerge, happen quickly, come down upon unexpectedly and violently; I was suddenly engulfed by the whole affair.
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14. adhere to: to favour strongly and remain with, be faithful to an idea, opinion, and belief, etc.; stick firmly to; to hold or support
The wallpaper won't adhere to the ceiling.
They adhere to the contract.
He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting.
adhere to the four cardinal / fundamental principles
ADHERE usually implies deliberate or voluntary acceptance, as of the creed of a church, the platform of a political party, or the doctrines of a philosopher.
He liked a certain order in his life, when he had made a plan, he liked to adhere to it.
Persist: to continue firmly in spite of opposition or warning. This word implies a virtue. It more often suggests a disagreeable or annoying quality, for it stress stubbornness more than courage or patience and frequently implies opposition to advice, disapproval, or one's own conscience.
persist in working when ill
persist in doing / * adhere to doing
If you persist in misbehaving, you'll be punished.
Persist: vi, to continue to exist
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The bad weather will persist all over the country.
The smell persisted even after we cleaned the room.
insist: a. to declare firmly (when oppod), b. to order
He insisted on writing at once.
He insisted that she (should) be prent.
adhesive: substance such as a glue.
15. prohibit: to forbid, to ban, ud long in reference to laws, regulations that it tends to connote restraints impod for the good of all or for the sake of orderly procedure.
to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors / pornographic literature or video tapes / prostitution / visiting prostitutes / smoking in public places, etc.
cf:
FORBID is more direct and familiar, while PROHIBIT is more formal or official; they do not widely differ in their esntial implications, for they both imply the exerci of authority or the existence of conditions which prevent with similar imperativeness. However, FORBID carries so strong a connotation of expected obedience that it is preferred when the order is that of one in authority (as a parent, a master, an employer or a physician).
