21:grease
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Noun:
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
the state of being covered with unclean things
Verb:
lubricate with grease;


用作名词 (n.)
Mother smeared grease on her hands.
母亲用油脂涂沫了双手。
The engine was covered in grease.
发动机上有层油脂。
I use the floor cleaner to remove grease.
我用地板除垢剂清除油污。

用作及物动词 (vt.)
I will not grease the monkey bars.
我再也不在玩具架上抹油了。
I am coming next week to have you grease the car.
我下星期来请你给汽车上上油。
He had to repair the wagon, grease the axles.
他得去修理大车，给车轴涂油。
The offender attempt to grease the palm of the judge.
罪犯企图贿赂法官。


动词+～
cut grease 分解油脂
put grease 擦油
remove grease 除去油脂
名词+～
axle grease 轴用脂
介词+～
in grease 长得正肥的时候
wool in the grease 含脂羊毛
a spot of grease 一块油脂
with grease 带着油脂

22:plea

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Noun:
a humble request for help from someone in authority
(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed


The prisoner made a plea for mercy.
囚犯恳求宽恕。
She made an impassioned plea for justice.
她激昂地抗辩，恳求获得公正。
In making that plea he will breathe in vain.
他做那种恳求是白费口舌的。
The thief entered a plea of not guilty.
这个贼提出了无罪申诉。
It's expected Huckaby will enter a plea later this month.
预计赫卡比将在本月晚些时候进行申诉。
The accused entered a plea of "not guilty".
被告作了“无罪”的抗辩。
He was absent under the plea of illness.
他借口有病没有出席。
Your plea of old age is only a pretence.
您借口说您年纪老了，这不过是托辞。
He did not attend the dinner; his plea was that he was too busy to come.
他没有参加那次宴会，借口是他太忙不能来。


plea bargain[律](以被告承认犯...
on/under the plea of借口
common pleas[律]民事诉讼...

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23:plateau
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Noun:
a relatively flat highland


用作名词 (n.)
The plateau extends for many miles.
高原连绵许多英里。
The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.
该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
After a period of rapid inflation, price have now reach a plateau.
经急剧通货膨胀之后物价现已趋于平稳。
Sales have now reached a plateau.
销售现已开始停滞不前。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)
The athletic footwear market has not yet plateaued.
运动鞋市场并没趋于平稳。
The tension seemed to grow by degrees, then it plateaued.
紧张（局势）看来升级，然后转入平稳状态。


saturation plateau饱和平稳状态, 饱和...
karst plateau喀斯特高原
plateau slope坪斜
marginal plateau边缘台地,陆缘高原,...


来自法语 plateau, 高原，平地，来自 plat, 平的，展开，
词源同 plate,plan.-eau, 小词后缀，对应 -ille.
引申词义水平，稳定期，停滞期等。

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24:pregnant
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Adjective:
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
filled with or attended with;

How long has she been pregnant?
她怀孕多久了？
She got pregnant and was turned out of the house by her parents.
她怀孕了，父母把她赶出了家门。
Women who do not ovulate regularly have difficulty in becoming pregnant.
妇女排卵期不正常就不易受孕。
He is a man with pregnant ideas.
他是一个思想丰富的人。
His only reaction was a pregnant silence.
他唯一的反应是一阵意味深长的沉默
His words were followed by a pregnant pause.
他说完话，接着是一段意味深长的停顿。

pregnant artist 多产的艺术家
pregnant cause 伟业
pregnant pause 意味深长的停顿
pregnant silence 意味深长的沉默
～+介词
pregnant in idea 思想丰富
pregnant with life 充满活力
pregnant with the second child 怀第二个孩子



词根词缀： pre- 前 , 先 + gn ( = -gen- )生殖 + -ant 动作倾向
谐音：扑个男的

25:prerequisite
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Noun:
something that is required in advance;
"Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
Adjective:
required as a prior condition or course of study


用作名词 (n.)
Careful study of the market is a prerequisite for success.
仔细研究市场情况是取得成功的先决条件。
Good muscles are one of the prerequisites of physical fitness.
肌肉发达是身体健康的一个必备条件。
Stability is a prerequisite for reform and development.
稳定是改革和发展的前提。

用作形容词 (adj.)
A sense of humour is prerequisite to understanding her work.
要理解她的作品就必须具有幽默感。
A degree is prerequisite for employment at this level.
必须具备大专院校的学位才能从事这一级的工作。

prerequisite course预修课程

requirement必要条件
precondition先决条件

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26:dramatic
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After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.
在戏剧性的沉默之后,这位律师作完了她的总述。
Her opening words were dramatic.
她的开场白十分动听。
It was really a dramatic game.
那确实是场给人印象深刻比赛。
She made a dramatic speech at the meeting.
她在会上发表了激动人心的演说。

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27:circulate
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Please open a window to allow the air to circulate.
打开窗子让空气流通。
Foreign money is not allowed to circulate in China.
外币不允许在中国流通。
Money shall circulate freely within the common market.
货币应在共同市场内自由流通。
Blood circulates through the body.
血液在体内循环。
The news of her death circulated quickly.
她死去的消息迅速传开。

～+名词
circulate false news  = circulate rumour 散布谣言
circulate secret 传开秘密

～+副词
circulate briskly / rapidly / slowly
circulate widely 广泛流传

～+介词
circulate about the neighborhood 在邻近一带流传
circulate round〔through〕 the body 在全身循环

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28:coarse
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The medicine powder is too coarse, keep grinding it.
药面太粗了，再磨细点。
His coarse manners shocked everyone.
他的粗鲁的举止使每个人震惊。

～+名词
coarse behavior〔manners, joke〕 粗野的行为〔举止,玩笑〕
coarse complexion〔skin〕 粗糙的颜面〔皮肤〕
coarse woollen cloth 粗纺毛料

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29:remediation
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It's the remediation of a learning disability.
这是对学习能力缺乏的矫正。
This holiday was so numb,remediation cost me most of the time.
这个假期过得很无语，补课占据了大部分时间。

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30:deceive
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She told him of his old mother's deceit.
她向他诉说了母后的欺骗行为。
Deceit is a gift, but vengeance is swift.
欺骗可能会获得短暂的利益，但报复也会迅速地随之而来。
He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies.
他陷入充满诡计和谎言的圈套。

self-deceit自欺

词根词缀： de- 向下 + -ceiv- 拿 + -e

conceive
receive
deceive