Word of the Day: Recent Episodes
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Dilemma:左右为难，困境。 I’m in a dilemma whether to stay at school or get a job. 是继续求学还是去找工作？我左右为难。
Versatile: 多才多艺的。 A versatile person is often good at a number of different things. 多才多艺的人通常擅长很多不同的事情。
Emaciation:消瘦。 These pictures show extremes of obesity and emaciation. 这些照片展现了肥胖和消瘦的两个极端。
Epitome:典型，缩影。 Computers are the epitome of globalization with components that come from all around the world. 由来自全世界的零件组装的在一起的电脑，是全球化生产的一个缩影。
Gimmick:花招，噱头，小手段。 Over the next two decades,he tried every marketing gimmick he could think of.在接下来的二十年里，他试过了所有他能想到的营销手段。
Vandalize:故意破坏（尤其指公共财物） Do not smoke,drink,drive,or vandalize on campus.不准在校内抽烟，喝酒，驾车，或者破坏公物。
Surveillance:监视。 The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance. 警方正对嫌疑人实施不间断监视。
Incarnation:化身。You are the incarnation of peace.你是和平的化身。 He is the incarnation of evil. 他是邪恶的化身。
Enshrine:铭记；把法律奉为神圣。 These rights are enshrined in the country’s Constitution. 这些权利已庄严的载入国家宪法。
Coherent：连贯的，有条理的。 The coherent plan meant that everyone knew how to reach the target. 这个有条理的计划让每个人都知道如何实现目标。
Ubiquitous:无所不在的，普遍存在的。 The Internet has become ubiquitous in our daily lives. 网络在我们日常生活中已经无所不在。
Susceptible:容易受影响的。 The physical Apple Card is as susceptible to cloning as any other credit card. 实体的Apple Card和其他的信用卡一样容易被克隆。
Freckle:雀斑。 The girl used so many cosmetics to remove the freckles on her face. 这个女孩用了很多化妆品来去掉她脸上的雀斑。
Tacit:心照不宣的，不言而喻的。 They exchanged a tacit glance when passing each other. 擦肩而过的时候，他们交换了一个心照不宣的眼神。
Supersede: 取代，代替。 In the future,robots will supersede human beings for very heavy work. 今后，机器人将取代人类的繁重劳动。
Meager:微薄的，贫乏的。 His meager wage is not enough to support their five children. 他的微薄工资不足以养活他们的五个孩子。
Suffuse:充满，弥漫。 This book is suffused with British humor. 这本书充满了英式幽默。 Her face was suffused with color. 她满脸通红。
Articulate:能言善辩的，善于表达的。 The articulate lawyer made a persuasive defense for his client. 这位能言善辩的律师为他的当事人做了有说服力的辩护。
Specimen:标本，范例。 Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
Catastrophe: 灾难。 From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe. 从各个方面来看，战争都会是一场灾难。
Impasse:僵局。 The impasse between government and industry is not the only cause of China’s electricity shortages.政府与电力工业之间的僵局不仅仅是中国电力短缺的唯一原因。
Bivouac:露营，露宿。 The men of bivouac made the clean forest land into such a mess.露营的人把这片干净的林地弄的乱七八糟。
Squander：浪费，挥霍。 Please do not squander time; as it is the stuff life is made of. 请不要浪费时间，因为时间组成了生命。
Probation:试用期，缓刑期。 You have 3 month probation.你有三个月的试用期。 The prisoner was put on probation.犯人已获缓刑。