ludicrous

adj

causing laughter; ridiculous; absurd 可笑的; 荒唐的; 愚蠢的

    a ludicrousidea 荒谬的想法.

effluent

n

1 [U, C] (discharge of) liquid waste matter, sewage, etc, eg from a factory into a river 废液、 污水等（的排放）（如从工厂排到河流）

    The effluent from the factory makes the river unsafe for swimming. 工厂放出的废水把这条河弄得不能游泳了.

lugworm

n

large worm living in the sand on the sea-shore, used as bait by fishermen 沙虫（用作钓饵）.

pole-vaulting

n [U].

herring gull

large N Atlantic gull with dark wing-tips 银鸥（产於北大西洋, 体大, 翼端呈黑色）.

pleadings

n [pl] (law 律) formal (usu written) statements, replies to accusations, etc made by each side in a legal action （原告的）诉状; （被告的）答辩状.

straphanger

n

(often derog 常作贬义) standing passenger in a bus, train, etc who supports himself by holding onto a strap attached to the ceiling; commuter （公共汽车、 火车等上手拉吊带的）站立的乘客; 通勤者.

ballot

n

1

(a) (also `ballot-paper) [C]

brazenly

adv shamelessly 厚颜无耻地.

tomb

n hole dug in the ground, etc for a dead body, esp one with a stone monument over it 坟, 墓（尤指有石碑的）.

logic

n[U]

1 science of reasoning 逻辑学; 论理学.

2 particular method or system of reasoning 推理的方法或体系.

oil-bearing

adj (of areas of rock underground) containing mineral oil （指地下岩层）含矿物油的.

candid

adj

not hiding one´s thoughts; frank and honest 率直的; 坦白而诚实的

    a candid opinion, statement, person 直言、 直说、 直性人

bush

n

1 [C]

(a) low thickly-growing plant with several woody stems coming up from the root; shrub （有几个茎的）灌木: a rose bush 蔷薇丛

mth

abbr 缩写 = (US mo) (pl mths; US mos) month: 6 mths old 6个月大的.

fornicate

v[I]

(fml esp derog 文, 尤作贬义) (of people not married to each other) have sexual intercourse （指无婚姻关系的人之间）性交; 通奸.

-al

suff 後缀

1 (with ns forming adjs 与名词结合构成形容词) of or concerning ...的; 关於...的: magical * verbal.

2 (with vs forming ns 与动词结合构成名词) process or state of...: recital * survival.

unpopularity

n[U].

encl

abbr 缩写 = (commerce 商) enclosed; enclosure (used eg at the end of a letter sent with one).

demystification

n[U]

action of making sth less mysterious 非神秘化

    The demystification of the Resurrection upsets many Christians. 把耶稣的复活作非神秘化解释使许多基督徒不快.