smash-and-grab

adj [attrib 作定语]

(of a robbery) in which the thief smashes a shop window to steal the goods on display （指抢劫案）（窃贼）砸破商店橱窗（抢走陈列品之）行劫的

    a ,smash-and-grab raid 砸破商店橱窗行劫.

dung

n[U]

animal excrement, esp when used as manure 动物的粪便; （尤指）粪肥.

dissimilarly

adv.

prohibitive

adj

1

(a) intended to or tending to prevent the use or purchase of sth 禁止使用或购买的; 禁止性的

sidereal

adj

(fml 文) of the stars or measured by them 星的; 恒星的; 以恒星为计算标准的: sidereal time 恒星时

    the sidereal year, ie 365 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes 恒星年（即365天6小时10分）.

photocell

n

= photoelectric cell (photoelectric).

coitus

(also coition) n [U]

(medical or fml 医或文) sexual intercourse 性交.

irrecoverably

adv.

republic

n

(country with a) system of government in which supreme power is held not by a monarch but by the (elected representatives of the) people, with an elected President 共和国; 共和政体

    a constitutional republic, eg the US, Canada 立宪共和国（如美国、 加拿大）. Cf 参看 monarchy (monarch).

theatre-in-the-round

n [U] form of dramatic performance with the audience seated around a central stage 圆环形剧场; 圆形舞台; 中心舞台; 岛屿式舞台.

pitifully

adv

1 in a pitiful(1) manner 令人怜悯地

    pitifully injured 伤得很惨

scullery

n

small room (usu in a large house) beside the kitchen, where dishes, etc are washed up （厨房旁的）洗涤室（通常设於大宅中）.

painstakingly

adv.

-cy

(also -acy), suff 後缀

1 (with adjs and ns forming ns 与形容词和名词结合构成名词) state or quality of 状态; 性质

    accuracy * supremacy * infancy.

wall-to-wall

adj, adv (of a floor-covering) that covers the whole floor of a room （指室内地面覆盖物）覆盖全部地面（的）

    a ,wall-to-wall `carpet 铺满全部地面的地毯

    a room carpeted wall-to-wall 全部地面铺有地毯的房间.

nit-picking

adj, n [U] (derog 贬) finding fault in a petty way 挑剔（的）; 刻薄（的）

    nit-picking criticism 刻薄的批评.

sensor

n

device (eg a photoelectric cell) that detects light, heat, humidity, etc 探测光、 热、 湿度等的装置（如光电池）

    Smoke sensors warned us of the fire. 烟雾探测器已向我们发出火警警报.

catheter

n

(medical 医) thin tube used to drain fluids from the body, esp one that is inserted into the bladder to extract urine 导管; （尤指）导尿管.

foredoomed

adj

~ (to sth) intended (as if) by fate to be unsuccessful 注定失败的

    All attempts to revive the fishing industry were foredoomed to failure. 千方百计振兴渔业注定徒劳无功.

disyllabic

(US dissyllabic ) adj consisting of two syllables 双音节的.