heatwave

n time of unusually hot weather 酷暑时期; 热浪.

high spot

(infml 口) outstanding event, memory, etc; most important feature 突出的事件、 记忆等; 最重要的特点

    The excursion was the high spot of our holiday. 我们那个假日的最大乐趣是远足.

yore

n

(idm 习语) of yore (arch or rhet 古或修辞) long ago 往昔: in days of yore 昔日.

accordion

n

(also piano accordion) portable musical instrument with a bellows, metal reeds and a keyboard 手风琴. =>illus at concertina 见concertina之插图.

fen

n

1 [C] area of low marshy land 沼地; 沼泽.

2 the Fens [pl]

accrual

n [U, C].

festal

adj

(fml 文) of a festival; gay and joyful 节日的; 欢乐的. Cf 参看 festive.

desirably

adv.

ox

n

(pl oxen )

1 fully grown bullock used (esp formerly) for pulling carts, farm machinery, etc or for food （去势的）大公牛（尤指旧时供役使或食用的）. Cf 参看 bull, steer2.

fare

n

1 money charged for a journey by bus, ship, taxi, etc （公共汽车、 轮船、 计程车等的）票价

    What is the bus fare to London? 到伦敦的公共汽车费是多少?

visitation

n

1 ~ (of sb/sth) (fml 文) official visit, esp of inspection 正式访问; （尤指）视察, 巡视

    a visitation of the sick, ie made by a clergyman as part of his duties 对病人的探视（尽牧师之职）.

formalism

n[U]

strict observance of external form, ceremony, technique, etc, often without concern for feeling or meaning, eg in art 形式主义

    creativity reduced to an empty formalism 沦为空洞的形式主义的创造性.

accuracy

n[U]

precision or exactness, esp resulting from careful effort 精确, 准确（尤指用心的结果）

    predict sth with great accuracy 极准确地预言某事物

horrors

interj (usu joc 通常作戏谑语) used to express fear or dislike 用以表示恐惧或厌恶

    Oh horrors! Not another invitation to tea with Aunt Muriel! 哎哟! 可别再应邀去缪里尔大婶那里参加茶会了!

protege

(fem 阴性作 protegee), n person whose welfare and career are looked after by an influential person, esp over a long period 受有权势人物提携或扶掖的人

    a young protege of a famous violinist 某著名小提琴家的年轻门生

    As the protege of the most powerful man in the country, his success was guaranteed. 他有该国最有势力的人作靠山, 准能成功.

strapped

adj [pred 作表语]

~ (for sth) (infml 口) not having enough (of sth, esp money) 短缺（尤指钱）

    I´m a bit strapped for cash. 我现金有点不足.

forested

adj covered in forest 覆盖树木如林的.

low frequency

(abbr 缩写 LF) radio frequency of 30 to 300 kilohertz 低频（无线电波段中30-300千赫范围内的频率）.

armature

n

part of a dynamo that rotates in a magnetic field to produce an electric current; rotating coil(s) in an electric motor 电枢; 转子; 电枢线圈; 衔铁线圈.

strip club

(US also `strip joint), club in which strip-tease is performed 脱衣舞夜总会.