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instalment
n.分期付款，分期交付； （分期连载的）部分
Many white-collar workers buy houses in instalments.
许多白领人士用分期付款的方式买房子。
intuition
n.直觉
Most women believe they have the sixth sense, and they like to depend on their intuition to judge.
大多数女人相信自己有第六感， 她们喜欢凭直觉对事情做出判断。
linear
a.线的，直线的，线状的； 长度的；线性的
The pupil made great efforts to work out the linear equation.
那个小学生费了九牛二虎之力去解这个一次方程式。
miniature
n.缩小的模型，缩影；微型画，微型人物像 a.小型的，微小的
Some video games are actually miniature of real life.
一些电玩游戏其实是真实世界的缩影。
obedient
a.服从的，顺从的
Do all parents like obedient and well-behaved children
所有父母都喜欢顺从和循规蹈矩的孩子吗？
paradox
n.似乎矛盾而（可能）正确的说法； 自相矛盾的人（或事物）
Your answer to the question is full of paradox.
你对这个问题的回答矛盾百出。
"More haste, less speed" is a paradox.
"欲速则不达"是个似非而是的隽语。
persistent
a.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的
The persistent suitor made persistent efforts and succeeded eventually.
这个百折不挠的求婚者经过执着的努力，终于如愿以偿。
prestige
n.威信，威望
The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.
历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望。
prolong
vt.延长，拉长，拖延
The Congress agreed to prolong the MFN (most-favored-nation) treatment to Vietnam by one year.
美国国会决定将对于越南的最惠国待遇再延长一年。
refrain
vi.（from）抑制，克制，戒除n. （诗歌的）叠句，副歌
She refrained herself from scolding her child until the guests left.
在客人走之前，她强忍住不责骂孩子。
revision
n.修订，修改，修正；修订本，修订版；温习，复习
To keep pace with times, the law is in need of frequent revision.
为了跟上时代的发展，法律需要不断地修订。
skeptical
a.表示怀疑的
Many Americans took skeptical attitude toward the rationality of American war on Iraq.
许多美国人对美国攻打伊拉克的合理性持怀疑态度。
subscribe
vi.（to）订阅，订购（书等）；赞成vt. 捐助
What newspapers have you subscribed for?
你订阅了哪些报纸？
How much did you subscribe to the Hope Project?
你为希望工程捐助了多少钱？
temperament
n.气质，性格
The poet is highly nervous and volatile in temperament.
诗人生性神经过敏，喜怒无常。
transaction
n.交易，业务
All transactions, from banking to shopping, can be performed electronically.
所有的交易活动，从跑银行到买东西，都可通过电脑来完成。
veto
vt. /n.否决
The President exercised his veto against the Congressional bill.
总统对国会的法案行使了否决权。
vulgar
a.粗野的，下流的；庸俗的，粗俗的
The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.
那位暴发户的房子和车子都硕大无比，却也俗不可耐。
Putting food into one's mouth with a knife is considered a vulgar act in England.
按英国规矩，用餐刀将食物送入口中算是失仪。
