licence

(US license), n

1 [C] official document showing that permission has been given to own, use or do sth 执照; 许可证

    a driving licence 驾驶执照

commando

n

(pl ~s or ~es) (member of a) group of soldiers specially trained for carrying out quick raids in enemy areas 突击队（员）.

roundly

adv thoroughly; pointedly 彻底地; 直率地

    She was roundly rebuked for what she had done. 她做出了这种事因而受到严厉的指责.

    We told her roundly that she was unwelcome. 我们坦率地告诉她大家不欢迎她.

redcoat

n (formerly) British soldier （旧时）英国士兵.

heath

n

1 [C] area of flat uncultivated land, esp one covered with shrubs; moorland 荒地（尤指灌木丛生之处）; 荒野.

2 [C, U] small evergreen shrub that grows on a heath 石楠属常绿灌木. Cf 参看 heather.

appreciate

v

1 [Tn] understand and enjoy (sth); value highly 理解并欣赏（某事物）; 赏识; 高度评价

    You can´t fully appreciate foreign literature in translation. 看翻译作品很难欣赏到外国文学的精髓.

brilliance

, brilliancy ns[U].

gut

n

1 guts [pl] (infml 口)

(a) internal organs of the abdomen （腹腔的）内脏

appoint

v

1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n, Cn.n/a, Cn.t]

~ sb (to sth); ~ sb (as sth) choose sb for a job or position of responsibility 挑选（某人）做某工作或任某职位; 任命; 委派

upturn

n

~ (in sth) upward trend in business, fortune, etc; improvement （生意、 运气等）好转; 改进

    an upturn in the sales figures 销售额的增长

candela

n

unit for measuring the intensity of light 坎德拉, 新烛光（发光强度单位）. =>App 11 见附录11.

intoxication

n[U]

state of being intoxicated, esp drunkenness 极度兴奋; （尤指）酒醉.

hairless

adj without hair; bald 无毛发的; 秃的.

jolty

adj jolting 震动的; 摇晃的; 颠簸的.

back talk

(US) = backchat.

ex officio

because

of one´s position, office or rank 由於职位或职权

    an ex officio member of the committee 当然委员

yippee

interj

(infml 口) (used to express pleasure or excitement 用以表示愉快或兴奋).

tropically

adv.

colloquially

adv.

spruceness

n [U].