request

n

1 ~ (for sth/that...)

(a) act of asking for sth in speech or writing, esp politely （口头或书面的）要求; （尤指）请求

testy

adj

(-ier, -iest) easily annoyed; irritable易被激怒的; 急躁的

    a testy person, reply 性急的人、 急忙做出的答覆.

within

prep

1

(a) after not more than (the specified period of time) 不超过（某段时间）; 在（某段时间）之内

bedrock

n [U]

(a) solid rock beneath loose soil, sand, etc 松土、沙子等下面的坚固的岩石

    reach/get down to bedrock 深及基岩.

honeymooner

n.

infirm

adj

1 physically weak (esp from old age or illness) 体弱的, 虚弱的, 衰弱的（尤指因年迈或疾病）

    walk with infirm steps 迈著虚弱的步子行走.

demagogic

adj

of or like a demagogue （似）蛊惑民心的政客的; 蛊惑民心的; 煽动性的.

continual

adj

(esp derog 尤作贬义) going on all the time without stopping, or repeatedly 继续不断的; 一再重复的

    continual rain, talking, interruptions 不停的雨、 谈话、 打扰

beanfeast

(also beano), n (dated Brit infml 旧, 口) merry celebration or party 喜庆; 喜宴.

faecal

(US fecal), adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]

(fml 文) of faeces 粪便的.

atch

n

1 piece of material placed over a hole or a damaged or worn place to cover or strengthen it 补丁; 补片; 补块

    a jacket with leather patches on the elbows 肘部有皮补丁的外套

wartime

n [U] period of time when there is a war 战时

    Special regulations were introduced in wartime. 战时实施了特殊规定.

    [attrib 作定语]

invisible ink

ink which, when used for writing, cannot be seen until specially treated, eg by heat 隐形墨水（需经特殊处理方可显现字迹, 如加热）.

hard copy

(computing 计) printed material produced by a computer or from a microfilm, etc and able to be read without a special device 硬拷贝（由计算机打印或由缩微胶卷等复制的文件, 可不藉专门设备进行阅读）.

blood-red

adj having the colour of blood; bright red 血红色的; 鲜红的

    Her finger-nails were blood-red. 她指甲鲜红.

    ,blood-red `nails 鲜红的指甲.

signature

n

1

(a) [C] person´s name written by himself 签名; 签字; 署名

counter-revolutionary

adj

of a counter-revolution 反革命的

    counter-revolutionary movements, ideas, etc 反革命运动、 思想等. n person who opposes or tries to overthrow a revolution 反革命分子; 反动分子.

en

pron, det

1 10; one more than nine 10, 十（个）. =>App 4 见附录4.

2 (idm 习语) ,ten to `one very probably 十之八九; 非常可能地

solitary

adj

1

(a) [usu attrib 通常作定语]

long-standing

adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]

that has existed or lasted for a long time 长期存在的; 为时长久的

    ,long-standing `grievances 长期存在的不满