141.metaphor
美 [?met?f?r]
noun
[C, U] 暗喻；隐喻
a word or phrase used to describe sb/sth else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example She has a heart of stone ; the use of such words and phrases
142.rehabilitate
美 [?ri???b?l?te?t]
verb
使（重病患者）康复；使（长期服刑者）恢复正常生活
to help sb to have a normal, useful life again after they have been very ill/sick or in prison for a long time
恢复…的名誉；给…平反昭雪
to begin to consider that sb is good or acceptable after a long period during which they were considered bad or unacceptable
使（建筑物或地区）恢复原状；修复
to return a building or an area to its previous good condition
143.ominous
美 [?ɑ?m?n?s]
adj.
预兆的；恶兆的；不吉利的
suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future
144.scapegoat
美 [?ske?pɡo?t]
noun
替罪羊；代人受过者
a person who is blamed for sth bad that sb else has done or for some failure
She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.
她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。
145.phase
美 [fe?z]
noun
阶段；时期
a stage in a process of change or development
月相；（月亮的）盈亏
each of the shapes of the moon as we see it from the earth at different times of the month
习语
in phase/out of phase (with sth)
(BrE) 协调；不协调
working/not working together in the right wayThe traffic lights were out of phase.
红绿灯信号不协调。
verb
[VN] [usually passive] 分阶段进行；逐步做
to arrange to do sth gradually in stages over a period of time
Closure of the hospitals was phased over a three-year period.
这些医院的关闭是在三年期间逐步进行的。
短语动词
phase sth?in
逐步引入；分阶段开始
to introduce or start using sth gradually in stages over a period of timeThe new tax will be phased in over two years.
新税种将在两年内逐步实行。
phase sth?out
逐步废除
to stop using sth gradually in stages over a period of timeSubsidies to farmers will be phased out by next year.
对农民的补贴将在明年之前逐步废除
146.solicitous
美 [s??l?s?t?s]
adj.
(formal) 操心的；关怀的；关切的
being very concerned for sb and wanting to make sure that they are comfortable, well or happy
147.torrent
美 [?t??r?nt]
noun
急流；激流；湍流；洪流
a large amount of water moving very quickly
迸发；连发；狂潮
a large amount of sth that comes suddenly and violently
148.profuse
adj.
大量的；众多的；丰富的
produced in large amounts
149.unsettle
美 [?n?setl , ??n?setl]
verb
[VN] 使心神不宁；扰乱；使担忧
to make sb feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed
150.sullen
美 [?s?l?n]
adj.
面有愠色的；闷闷不乐的；郁郁寡欢的
bad-tempered and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character
(literary) (of the sky or weather 天空或天气) 阴沉的
dark and unpleasant