char
英 [tʃɑː(r)] 美 [tʃɑːr]
（使）烧黑、烧焦
- Toast hazelnuts on a baking sheet until the skins char.
在烘板上将榛子烤至表皮微煳。
pith
英 [pɪθ] 美 [pɪθ]
（橙子等水果中的）髓；精髓、核心、要点
- Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits.
用一把锋利的刀削去两种水果的外皮和中果皮。
carp
英 [kɑːp] 美 [kɑːrp]
鲤鱼；不停地抱怨、唠叨
- He cannot understand why she's constantly carping at him.
他不明白为什么她总是找他的茬儿。
moil
英 [mɔɪl] 美 [mɔɪl]
弄湿、弄脏；苦活、苦工
- The traditional home theatre, particularly heavy, commonly reaches 50kg, so it is moil when moving.
传统家庭影院特别笨重，一般都在近百斤，搬动起来非常费劲。
foil
英 [fɔɪl] 美 [fɔɪl]
（尤指用来包裹食品以保鲜的）箔；陪衬物、衬托；挫败、阻止、制止
- The older, cynical character in the play is the perfect foil for the innocent William.
剧中年迈、愤世嫉俗的人物角色正好衬托出威廉的天真单纯。 - The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
由于警方收到密报，囚犯的越狱企图在最后一刻被挫败。
curt
英 [kɜːt] 美 [kɜːrt]
（人的举止或行为）简短而失礼的、唐突无礼的
- Andy was very curt with him.
安迪对他很是粗暴无礼。
deft
英 [deft] 美 [deft]
（人的动作）熟练的、灵巧的、机敏的；熟练的、有技巧的
- 当时得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回严峻的局势。
It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the dire situation. - 这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。
This bird, sharp of eye and deft of beak, can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | deft）
crux
英 [krʌks] 美 [krʌks]
（难题或问题的）关键、最难点、症结
- 被巨额外债所困是那个国家经济问题的症结所在。
Being shackled by a huge foreign debt is the crux of the country's economic problems. - 他们对初选时没完没了的空喊口号感到相当发腻了。这就是问题的关键所在。
They are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering. This is the crux of the matter.
（拓展学习：小词详解 | crux）
