小词详解 | peek
她曾两次轻蔑地透过墙缝窥视他。
On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall with disdain.
词汇
《经济学人》每日一词：blunt
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
对正直最为真切的检验之一，就是它对妥协的断然拒绝。
区别辨析 agree, consent, assent, concur 与 go all the way with
(1) ①agree一般为不及物动词，接宾语时须用介词。
熟词僻义 | 这轮火爆的黄金 rally 是否就此终结？
Leadership is the ability to rally people not for a single event, but for years.
领导力是一种凝聚人心的能力，非为一时一事，而在长年累月。
词源趣谈 | Confucianism 儒家思想
儒家思想是中国哲学家孔子（公元前551—前479） [...]
区别辨析oppose、defy、withstand与resist
oppose、defy、withstand与resist这些动词均含有“反抗，抵抗”之意。
abstain 的用法及固定搭配
abstain是不及物动词，后面接from，如abstain from tobacco（不抽烟）和abstain from voting（不投票）。后面不可接不定式，如不可说abstain to vote。
小词详解 | trickle
眼泪顺着她红润的面颊流了下来。
Tears were trickling down her ruddy cheeks.
absorbed 的用法及固定搭配
1.He is absorbed in the study of international affairs等句子里的in可以改作with，但不及用in普通。
区别辨析 ago 与 before
(1) 作为副词，ago通常用于过去时，before可以用于过去时，也可用于现在完成时。
区别辨析opponent、competitor、enemy、foe与rival
opponent、competitor、enemy、foe与rival这些名词均有“对手，敌手”之意。
《经济学人》每日一词：has-been
一个事业到头的过气之人
a washed-up has-been
