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2017-09-17来源:和谐英语
1.caliphate

n. 伊斯兰教国王的职权或其领域;
[例句]929 – Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III established the Caliphate of Cordoba.
929年的今天,科尔多瓦埃米尔阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼三世建立科尔多瓦哈里发国。

2.stake


n. 股份; 桩; 刑柱; (在公司、计划等中的) 重大利益;
vt. 用桩支撑; 以…下注[打赌]; 用桩区分,界分;
[例句]The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake
对于一场成败攸关的比赛来说气氛自然非常紧张。

3.octopus

n. 章鱼;
[例句]I bought some octopus dumplings.
我买了些章鱼饺子。

4.tentacle

n. 触须; 触角; (动) 触手;
[例句]I see Draeni ( who I predicted) who now look like blue handsome tentacle people.
我看到了这些德莱尼人(我已经预测到了是这样),他们看起来是群长着触须的蓝皮肤帅哥和美女。

5.alter

vt. 改变; 更改; 改建(房屋); (人) 变老;
vi. 改变; 修改;
[例句]Little had altered in the village
村子里几乎没有什么变化。

6.formidable

adj. 可怕的; 令人敬畏的; 难以对付的;
[例句]We have a formidable task ahead of us
我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。

7.confusion

n. 混乱; 混淆; 困惑;
[例句]There's still confusion about the number of casualties
伤亡人数依然不明。

8.nebulous

adj. 朦胧的; 模糊的; 星云的; 云雾状的;
[例句]The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous
我们这些孩子所能形成的对外部世界的认识是非常模糊的。

9.achievable

adj. 做得成的,可完成的,可有成就的;
[例句]It is often a good idea to start with smaller, easily achievable goals.
一开始把目标定得低一点、容易实现一点,总不失为一个好主意。

10.convenient

adj. 方便的; [废语] 适当的; [口语] 近便的; 实用的;
[例句]The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。

11.Quran

n. (伊斯兰教) 可兰经;
[例句]This the month Muslims believed the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.
这个月,穆斯林认为《古兰经》是先知穆罕默德透露的。