
1.extraterrestrial:a. 来自外星的
2.extremism:n. (政治上)极端主义,过激论
3.extricate:v. 解救,使摆脱,释放
The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.(会议好象没完没了,不过我说我得赶飞机,才得以脱身。)
4.exult:v. 狂喜,欢腾
The people all over the country exulted in the success in launching a new satellite.(全国人民为成功地发射了一颗新的人造卫星而欢欣鼓舞。)
5.craven:a. 怯懦的,胆小的
I had no doubt that the craven fellow would be only too pleased to back out.(我毫不怀疑那个胆小的家伙巴不得撒手退出呢。)
小编注:only too…to…非常……做……
6.cremate:v. 火化,火葬
He wants to is cremated, not buried.(他要火葬,不要土葬。)
7.culminate:v. 达到顶点(高潮),以…告终
culminate in 达到…高峰,终于
8.culprit:n. 罪犯,犯法者
9.cult:n.1. 狂热崇拜,邪教2. 时尚,风靡一时的喜好、事物
10.cumbersome:a. 笨重的
It’s rather cumbersome having to carry all these cases around.(把这些箱子都带着走动是件相当麻烦的事。)