小词详解 | merit
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
魅力吸引目光，美德赢得人心。
考研词汇精讲
小词详解 | loom
He woke gasping, lost in darkness, and saw a vast shadow looming over him.
他喘着气惊醒，独处黑暗，只见一个硕大的黑影笼罩着他。
小词详解 | opaque
兜售不透明的连裤袜
to peddle opaque tights
小词详解 | eminent
Eminent vs Imminent
小词详解 | apparatus
呼吸器官
the respiratory apparatus/organs
小词详解 | indulge
恣意作种种无聊的猜测
indulge idle conjectures
小词详解 | tepid
零落的掌声。
tepid applause
寥寥无几的支持
tepid support
小词详解 | sober
婉言劝某人息怒
soothe sb's angry mood with sober words
小词详解 | loathe
Loathe vs Loath
小词详解 | hamper
She had pagan eyes, full of nocturnal mysteries, and their light, as it came and went, and came again, was partially hampered by their oppressive lids and lashes.
她那异教徒的眼睛，充满夜的神秘，沉沉的眼睑和睫毛，半遮着来去流转的眼波。
小词详解 | scurry
Scurry 是一个与 hurry, furry, flurry 等有着相同结尾的单词，可以一并联想记忆。不仅如此，从词源上来看， scurry 可能缩略自 hurry-scurry ，后者也就是 hurry 的重叠词。
小词详解 | moan
Moan vs Loan
