小词详解 | empirical
Imperial vs Empirical
《经济学人》小词详解
小词详解 | berth
Birth vs Berth
小词详解 | wedge
Wedges 是一种怎样的女鞋？
小词详解 | lull
他徐缓从容的声音和友好的举止使她产生了一种虚假的安全感。
His languid voice and friendly manner lulled her into a false sense of security.
小词详解 | quell
There was a ripple of laughter, instantly quelled by the look Snape gave the class.
教室里发出一片笑声，但立刻被斯内普的眼色压了下去。
小词详解 | fracture
那个浑身上下每个毛孔都散发着幽默的喜剧演员着实把我逗得大乐。
That comedian who oozes humour from every pore really fractures me.
小词详解 | staunch
Staunch friend, a brother soul: Wilde's love that dare not speak its name.
忠实可靠的朋友，贴心的知己，王尔德那不敢讲明的爱。
小词详解 | trample
勿踏花草！
Don't trample on the flowers!
小词详解 | domesticate
那个贪心的人仍然非常喜欢到处漫游，难以在家住定。
The covetous man was still filled with wanderlust, unable to domesticate.
小词详解 | throttle
She tied a knot with flashing eyes, as if it throttled a foe.
她的眼睛里冒着火，手上抽紧了一个结，好像掐死了一个敌人。
小词详解 | abide
在我们恋爱的日子里，他在荒野中度过了40天。
He abided in the wilderness for forty days during our courting days.
小词详解 | cue
他总是看上司的眼色行事。这就是为什么她打心眼儿里讨厌他。
He often takes his cue from the boss. That's why she has a visceral dislike of him.
