151.abide
美 [??ba?d]
verb
（十分厌恶而）不能容忍，无法容忍
to dislike sb/sth so much that you hate having to be with or deal with them
I can't abide people with no sense of humour.
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
逗留；停留；居留；居住
to stay or live in a place
May joy and peace abide in us all.
愿我们大家都欢乐平安。
短语动词
abide by sth
遵守，遵循（法律、协议、协定等）
to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc.You'll have to abide by the rules of the club.
你必须遵守俱乐部的规定。
We will abide by their decision.
我们愿意遵从他们的决定。
152. unadorned
美 [??n??d??rnd]
adj.
(formal) 不加装饰的；简朴的
without any decoration
The walls were plain and unadorned.
墙壁朴素无华。
153.ebb
美 [eb]
noun
the ebb
[usually sing.] 落潮；退潮
the period of time when the sea flows away from the land
the ebb tide
退潮
习语
the ebb and flow (of sth/sb)
涨落；盛衰；起伏；消长
the repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another; the repeated change in level, numbers or amountthe ebb and flow of the seasons
四时更迭
She sat in silence enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.
她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时低的谈话声。
at a low ebb
处于低潮；状况不佳
in a poor state; worse than usualMorale among teachers is at a low ebb.
教师的精神面貌不佳。
verb
(formal) (of the tide in the sea 海潮) 退；落
to move away from the land
~ (away)
衰弱；衰退；减退
to become gradually weaker or less
154.apathy
美 [??p?θi]
noun
[U] 冷漠；淡漠
the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything
There is widespread apathy among the electorate.
选民普遍态度冷淡。
155.disgraced
美 [d?s?ɡre?st]
adj.
(人)丢脸的，耻辱的，不光彩的
v.
使丢脸;使蒙受耻辱;使名誉扫地;使失势;使失去地位
disgrace的过去分词和过去式
I have disgraced my family's name
我让家人蒙羞。
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156.cascade
美 [k??ske?d]
noun
小瀑布（尤指一连串瀑布中的一支）
a small waterfall , especially one of several falling down a steep slope with rocks
倾泻；流注
a large amount of water falling or pouring down
a cascade of rainwater
如注的雨水
(formal) 大簇的下垂物
a large amount of sth hanging down
(formal) 倾泻（或涌出）的东西
a large number of things falling or coming quickly at the same time
verb
倾泻；流注
to flow downwards in large amounts
(formal) 大量落下；大量垂悬
to fall or hang in large amounts
157.excursion
美 [?k?sk??r?n]
noun
（尤指集体）远足，短途旅行
a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
They've gone on an excursion to York.
他们到约克旅游去了。
~ into sth
(formal) （短期的）涉足，涉猎
a short period of trying a new or different activity
After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。
158.concoct
美 [k?n?kɑ?kt]
verb
调制，调合，配制（尤指食物或饮料）
to make sth, especially food or drink, by mixing different things
虚构，杜撰，编造（故事、借口等）
to invent a story, an excuse, etc.
159.culpable
美 [?k?lp?bl]
adj.
(formal) 应受责备的；难辞其咎的
responsible and deserving blame for having done sth wrong
160.derive
美 [d??ra?v]
verb
短语动词
derive from sth
be derived from sth
从…衍生出；起源于；来自
to come or develop from sthThe word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city’.
politics一词源自希腊语，意思是city。
derive sth from sth
1
(formal) （从…中）得到，获得
to get sth from sthHe derived great pleasure from painting.
他从绘画中得到极大的乐趣。
2
(technical 术语) （从…中）提取
to obtain a substance from sthThe new drug is derived from fish oil.
这种新药是从鱼油中提炼出来的。