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smallpox
n. a highly contagious disease causing spots which leave marks on the skin 天花

impasse
n. a position from which progress is impossible; deadlock 僵局；死胡同

tactics
n. a method or process of carrying out a scheme or achieving some end 战术；策略

dairymaid
n. a girl or woman who works in a dairy 牛奶场女工

dairy
n. 1. place where milk is kept and milk products are made 牛奶场；奶品场
2. shop where milk, butter, etc. are sold 乳品店

cowpox
n. a disease of cows, of which the virus was formerly used in vaccination against smallpox 牛痘

vaccination
n. 接种疫苗

scourge
n. thing or person that causes great trouble or misfortune 苦难的根源；灾难；祸害

dead end
n. a point beyond which progress or achievement is impossible; a street or passage closed at one end 僵局；死巷，死胡同

vainly
ad. uselessly; in vain 枉然地；徒劳地

vain
a. 1. having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc.; conceited 自视甚高的；自负的
2. useless or futile 无用的，无益的，无效的；徒劳的

erase
vt. rub out; remove all traces of 擦掉；抹去

lateral
a. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides 横向的；侧面的；向侧面的

laterally
ad. in a lateral direction, sideways 横向地；侧面地；旁边地

lateral thinking
横向思维，水平思考

going
n. 1. the condition of the ground for walking, driving or riding 地面状况
2. condition of progress 进行情况；进展

framework
n. 1. set of principles or ideas used as a basis for one's judgement, decisions, etc. 参照标准；准则；观点
2. structure giving shape and support 框架，结构

vertical
a. straight up and down; at right angles to a horizontal plane 纵向的；垂直的

vertically
ad. in a vertical direction 垂直地

sequential
a. of, forming, or following in (a) sequence 相继的；连续的

flaw
n. a defect; fault; error 瑕疵；缺点

structure
n. sth. built; anything composed of parts arranged together; way in which sth. is put together, organized, built, etc. 结构；建筑物；构造物

utmost
a. greatest; highest 极度的；极高的

significance
n. importance; meaning 重要性；意义，含义

sidestep
v. step aside; avoid by stepping aside 横跨一步避开；回避

head-on
ad. in a direct manner; with the head or front first 正面地；迎头向前地

parable
n. a brief story used to teach some moral lesson or truth 寓言

donkey
n. 驴