muck-rakingn[U] (derog 贬) activity of a muck-raker 搜集并张扬丑闻的活动.

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.

finally

adv

1 lastly; in conclusion 最後; 总之

    Finally, I would like to say... 最後, 我想说....

hieroglyphics

n [pl] hieroglyphs 象形文字: decipheringEgyptian hieroglyphics 译解古埃及的象形文字

    His writing is so bad it just looks like hieroglyphics to me. 他写的糟透了, 对我来说就像天书一样.

seasonally

adv.

emotionally

adv: emotionally disturbed 情绪波动.

victor

n

(fml 文) winner of a battle, contest, game, etc 胜利者; 获胜者

    emerge the victors 产生胜利者.

-ory

suff 後缀 (with vs and ns forming adjs 与动词和名词结合构成形容词)

    inhibitory * congratulatory.

belief

n

1 [U] ~ in sth/sb feeling that sth/sb is real and true; trust or confidence in sth/sb 对某事物[某人]的真实性和正确性所具有的信心; 对某事物[某人]的信仰或信赖

    I haven´t much belief in his honesty, ie cannot feel sure that he is honest. 我对他的诚实缺乏足够的信心.

schooner

n

1 type of sailing-ship with two or more masts and sails set lengthways rather than from side to side 斯库纳纵帆船（两桅或多桅的纵帆船）.

2

up-

pref 前缀 (with ns, vs and their related forms 与名词、 动词及其相关形式结合) higher 更高

    upheaval * upland * upgrade.

silver-fish

n any of various types of small silver-coloured wingless insects feeding on scraps of food, bookbindings, etc 衣鱼, 蠹鱼（银色无翼昆虫, 蛀蚀书籍等）.

street

n

1 (abbr 缩写 St) public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides 街; 街道

    cross the street 穿越街道

gonorrhoea

(also gonorrhea), n [U]

contagious venereal disease which causes a painful discharge from the sexual organs 淋病.

swindler

n

person who swindles 诈骗者; 骗子.

mummer

n

actor in an old form of drama without words 哑剧演员.

particularly

adv especially 尤其; 特别地; 特殊地

    I like all her novels, but her latest is particularly good. 她的小说我都喜欢, 最新的一部尤其好.

    Be particularly careful when driving at night. 晚上开车要特别小心.

the Civil Service

(a) [sing] all government departments other than the armed forces （政府中的）文职部门, 行政机关

    She works in the Civil Service, eg in the Home Office. 她在政府行政机关中工作（如在内政部）.

(b) [Gp] all the people employed in these （政府文职部门中的）全体公务员

adjacent angles

(geometry 几) angles that share a common line 邻角（有一条公共边的角）. =>illus at angle 见angle之插图.

spirituous

adj

(of a drink) containing much alcohol （指饮料）酒精含量高的

    spirituous liquors, ie those that are distilled and not only fermented 烈性酒.