251.apotheosis
美 [??pɑ?θi?o?s?s]
n.神化；崇拜；颂扬
The legend of king Arthur represented the apotheosis of chivalry.
亚瑟王的传说表现了对骑士精神的崇拜。
252.catastrophe
美 [k??t?str?fi]
n.（突然的）灾难，不幸事件
For each man who loses his job unemployment is a personal catastrophe.
失去工作对每个人来说都是一场灾祸。
253.befuddle
美 [b??f?d?l]
v.使迷惑;使困惑;使酒醉昏迷
Don't befuddle me with all those masses of detail
不要拿一大堆琐事把我搞迷糊。
254.economize
美 [??kɑ?n?ma?z]
We must strictly economize on production cost.
生产成本要力求节约。
255.curator
美 [kj??re?t?r]
n.馆长；负责人
Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.
彼得·福里是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。
256.disheveled
美 [di'?ev?ld]
adj.凌乱的，不整洁的
His hair was disheveled, and his face was unshaven and gray.
他头发凌乱，没刮胡子，脸色苍白。
257.desiccate
美 ['d?s?,ket]
v.变干
The device is able to desiccate the salty water .
这个装置能把盐水蒸干。
258.duplicity
美 [du??pl?s?ti]
n.欺骗；奸诈；搞两面派
Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
马尔科姆认为他在私人交易中犯有欺诈罪。
259.exert
美 [?ɡ?z??rt]
v.运用(权力)，施加（影响力）；竭力，努力
They exerted political influence on newspaper editors.
他们对报纸编辑们施加了政治影响。
260.topsoil
美 [?tɑ?ps??l]
n.上层土，表层土
The fragile land quickly lost its topsoil and became nothing but sand and dust.
那单薄的土地很快就失去了表土，最后只化作了尘埃和沙砾。