| Unit7
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| 1 | monograph (1) | n. an article or short book on one particular subject or branch of a subject (science, medical, etc.) that the writer has studied deeply; a book, article, or paper written about a particular subject 专论或专题报告； 专题著作（文章、论文） |
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venerable (2) | a. deserving respect because of age, character, associations, etc. ; worthy of great respect because of age or for special goodness可尊敬的，年长德高的；古老的，历史悠久的 |
| 3 | courtship (2) | n. trying to win the affection of , with a view of marriage 求爱，求婚；求爱期间 |
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alleged (2) | a. called by this term, but perhaps improperly so; so-called宣称的，声称的 |
| 5 | gruesome (2) | a. terrible to the senses; shocking and sickening; causing horror or loathing 可怕的，令人毛骨悚然的；令人憎恶的 |
| 6 | delicatessen (3) | n. a shop selling prepared foods (esp. cooked meat, smoked fish, pickles) 熟食店（由指熟肉，熏鱼，腌菜） |
| 7 | macaroni (3) | n. flour paste made in the form of long tubes, cooked as food; pasta in the form of tubes or in various other shapes, often baked with cheese, ground meat, etc. 通心粉 |
| 8 | crumbly (3) | a. easily broken 易碎的 |
| 9 | chaddar (3) | n. a type of firm, smooth, yellowish cheese; a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild or very sharp 切达奶酪；切达干酪 |
| 10 | supplant (3) | vt. to take the place of (often by tricks or deceit); remove or uproot in order to replace with something else代替，取代；转换 |
| 11 | edible (3) | a. fit to be eaten; eatable 可供食用的，可以吃的 |
| 12 | fussy (4) | a. worrying about little things; unnecessary nervous excitement about unimportant things挑剔的，小题大做的 |
| 13 | patron (4) | n. regular customer 主顾，顾客 |
| 14 | anise (4) | n. a plant of the parsley family, with small, white or yellow flowers大料，大茴香 caraway (4) n. a white-flowered biennial herb of the parsley family, with spicy, strong-smelling seeds 芷茴香（用以为面包、奶酪增味） |
| 15 | moldy (5) | a. =mouldy发霉的 |
| 16 | bland (6) | a. (of food) mild 平淡的，温和的，乏味的 a. (of food) mild 平淡的，温和的，乏味的 |
| 17 | pronounced (6) | a. definite; strongly marked确切的，明显的 |
| 18 | put off (6) | to turn aside from an aim or purpose; hinder or dissuade 放弃；妨碍或劝阻 |
| 19 | zillion (6) | n. the number which is indefinitely large; a very large, indefinite number无限大的数目；很大的、不确定的数字 |
| 20 | imitation (8) | n. something made or done to be exactly like the standard or pattern 仿造品 |
| 21 | imperishable (8) | a. that will not die or decay 不灭的，不朽的 |
| 22 | gag (8) | v. to deprive sb. of free speech; retch or choke 使闭口无言；作呕；窒息 |
| 23 | guffaw (8) | v. (give a ) noisy laugh; laugh with a loud, coarse burst of laughter哄笑，大笑 |
| 24 | decent (9) | a. right and suitable 正好，适当 |
| 25 | middleman (9) | n. a trader who buys commodities from the producer and sells them to the retailer or, sometimes, directly to the consumer中间商 |
| 26 | wilt (10) | v. or a. (of plants, flowers) (cause to) droop, lose freshness, wither; (of persons) become limp （指植物，花）凋谢，枯萎；（指人）变为颓废 |
| 27 | discard (11) | discard (11) |
| 28 | puree (11) | vt. to boil vegetables into soup 把……制成汤 |
| 29 | Brussels (11) | n. buds growing thickly on the stem of a cabbage plant（长芽的）球茎甘蓝 |
| 30 | blindfold (11) | a. with the eyes covered 蒙住眼睛的 |
| 31 | broccoli(11) | n. a plant related to the cauliflower but bearing tender shoots with greenish buds cooked as a vegetable; kind of cauliflower with numerous white or purple sprouts (flower heads), each like a small cauliflower 硬花甘蓝，花茎甘蓝 |
| 32 | squash (11) | n. the fleshly fruit of any of various plants of ground family, eaten as a vegetable 南瓜，倭瓜，笋瓜，西葫芦 |
| 33 | genetics (12) | n. science (branch of biology) dealing with heredity, the ways in which characteristics are passed on from parents to offspring; the branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation in similar or related animals and plants 遗传学 |
| 34 | agronomist (12) | n. an expert in the scientific study of soil and the growing of crops; a person who deals with the science and economics of crop production农学家 |
| 35 | tamper (12) | v. [with with] interfere with so as to damage [与with连用]损害，削弱 |
| 36 | wad (13) | n. collection of documents or bank-notes folded or rolled together; a small soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc. 纸卷，纸堆；（棉絮等的）一团，一撮 |
| 37 | geneticist (14) | n. a specialist in genetics 遗传学家 |
| 38 | hybridize (14) | vt. to produce from parents of different species or varieties; produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed（使）杂交，混合 |
| 39 | feebly (14) | adv. faintly 微弱，不鲜明 |
| 40 | in the name of(14) | with the authority of; in the cause of (used when making an appeal) 凭……，为……缘故 |
| 41 | leek (14) | n. a biennial, onion-like garden vegetable of the amaryllis family, having a small bulb with a cylindrical stem, and broad flat, folded leaves 白蒜，韭葱 |
| 42 | recipe (15) | n. a set of instructions for cooking a dish食谱，烹饪法 |
| 43 | unquenched (15) | a. unsatisfied 不能满足的 |
| 44 | stave off (15) | ward off, hold off, or put off避开，挡开，勉强阻止 |
| 45 | gastronome (16) | n. art and science of choosing, preparing and eating good food; a person who enjoys and has a discriminating taste for foods 美食家；善于烹调的人；饮食考究的人 |
| 46 | ecstasy (16) | n. great joy狂喜 |
| 47 | satiate (16) | vt. to satisfy; satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full 使满足；使过饱生厌 |
| 48 | innate (17) | a. in one’s nature 天生的，先天的 |
| 49 | cascade (17) | n. a connected series 一连串 |
| 50 | viands (17) | n. food of various kinds 食品，佳肴，菜肴 |
| 51 | texture (17) | n. constituent parts of any material 结构，组织 |
| 52 | genus homo (17) | n. human beings, mankind 人类 |
| 53 | craving (17) | n. a strong desire 渴望 |
| 54 | frustrate (17) | vt. to prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止，防止 |
| 55 | obesity (17) | n. being very fat, obese 肥胖症；肥大 |
| 56 | curse (17) | n. cause of misfortune or ruin 灾难，为害之物 |
| 57 | beck (18) | n. movement of the head, hand, or arm, as a signal or sign; a gesture of the hand, head, etc. meant to summon 点头或招手以示意召唤 |
| 58 | infernal (19) | a. of hell, devilish, abominable; inhuman, hellish 地狱的，恶魔般的，可憎的，穷凶极恶的 |
| 59 | batter (19) | n. beaten mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc., for cooking; a flowing mixture of flour, milk, eggs, etc., for making cakes, pancakes, etc. （做糕饼时用面粉、牛奶等调制成的）鸡蛋面糊 |
| 60 | fiasco (19) | n. a complete failure 彻底失败，惨败 |
| 61 | staple (19) | n. chief material or element 主要成分 |
| 62 | pastry (19) | n. fancy, baked article of food精制糕点 |
| 63 | cinnamon (19) | n. the yellowish-brown spice made from the dried inner bark of several trees or shrubs of the laurel family 肉桂 |
| 64 | starling (19) | n. common European bird (with black, brown-spotted plumage) which ness near buildings and is a good mimic; any of a family of dark-colored, old-world, passerine birds with a short tail, long wings, and a sharp, pointed bill燕八哥 |
| 65 | victual (20) | n. provisions; articles of food, esp. when prepared for use 食物，食品 |
| 66 | crackling (20) | a. crisp松脆的 |
| 67 | simmer (20) | v. to keep sth. almost at boiling-point; keep (a liquid) at or just below the boiling point 慢煮；（用文火）炖，煨 |
| 68 | pulp (20) | n. a mixture of ground-up, moistened cellulose material, as wood, lines, rags, etc. from which paper is made 纸浆 |
| 69 | tundra (20) | n. treeless plain of marshy in summer and frozen hard in winter; any of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions 苔原；冻土带 |
| 70 | oftentimes (20) | adv. always总是，经常 |
| 71 | comestible (20) | n. thing to eat; food 食物，食品 |
| 72 | mammoth (20) | n. any of genus of extinct elephants with a hairy skin and long tusks curving upward猛犸（已绝种的远古长毛象） |
| 73 | forebear (22) | n. ancestor 祖先，祖宗 |
| 74 | mob (23) | n. disordered crowd滋事的群众 |
| 75 | conformity (24) | n. action, behaviour, in agreement with what is usual accepted by custom, etc.顺从适应（社会习俗） |
| 76 | vulgar (24) | a. ill mannered; in bad taste粗俗的；庸俗的 |