131.excess
美 [?k?ses , ?ekses]
noun
[sing., U] ~ (of sth)
超过；过度；过分
more than is necessary, reasonable or acceptable
[C, U] 过多的量；超过的量
an amount by which sth is larger than sth else
We cover costs up to ?600 and then you pay the excess.
我们最多支付600英镑的费用，超过的部分由你支付。
[C, usually sing.] (BrE)
NAmE deductible
免赔额；自负额
the part of an insurance claim that a person has to pay while the insurance company pays the rest
excesses
[pl.] 放肆行为；越轨行为
extreme behaviour that is unacceptable, illegal or immoral
We need a free press to curb government excesses.
我们需要新闻自由来约束政府的越轨行为。
adj.
[only before noun] 超额的；额外的；附加的；过度的
in addition to an amount that is necessary, usual or legal
Excess food is stored as fat.
多余的食物作为脂肪贮存起来。
132.idiosyncrasy
美 [??di??s??kr?si]
noun
（个人特有的）习性；特征；癖好
a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature
The car has its little idiosyncrasies.
这辆车有它的一些小小脾气。
133.culminate
美 [?k?lm?ne?t]
牛津词典
verb
[V] ~ (in/with sth)
(formal) （以某种结果）告终；（在某一点）结束
to end with a particular result, or at a particular point
a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers
一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
Months of hard work culminated in success.
几个月的艰辛工作终于取得了成功。
Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号
新牛津词典
vi. 到绝顶；达到高潮；达到顶点
vt. 使结束；使达到高潮
And in just a few days, a century-long struggle will culminate in a historic vote.
几天之后，在历史性的投票中，长达一个世纪的努力即将达到高潮。
134.disfigure
verb
[VN] 损毁…的外形；使变丑；毁容
to spoil the appearance of a person, thing or place
135.derision
美 [d??r??n]
noun
[U] 嘲笑；取笑；奚落
a strong feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks
Her speech was greeted with howls of derision.
她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。
136.graphite
美 [?ɡr?fa?t]
noun
[U] 石墨
137.fluffy
美 [?fl?fi]
adj.
绒毛般的；覆有绒毛的
like fluff ; covered in fluff
a little fluffy kitten
毛茸茸的小猫
(of food 食物) 松软的
soft, light and containing air
Beat the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy.
搅打奶油和糖直到松软为止。
轻软状的
looking as if it is soft and light
fluffy white clouds
轻飘飘的白云
138.dwindle
美 [?dw?ndl]
verb
[V] ~ (away) (to sth)
（逐渐）减少，变小，缩小
to become gradually less or smaller
Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.
支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
139.infringe
美 [?n?fr?nd?]
verb
[VN] (of an action, a plan, etc. 行动、计划等) 违背，触犯（法规）
to break a law or rule
The material can be copied without infringing copyright.
这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
~ (on/upon) sth
侵犯，侵害（合法权益）
to limit sb's legal rights
She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
她拒绝回答侵犯她隐私的问题。
140.leak
美 [li?k]
verb
漏；渗漏；泄漏
to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole or crack
[V] (of a liquid or gas 液体或气体) 渗入；漏出
to get in or out through a small hole or crack in sth
[VN] ~ sth (to sb)
泄露，透露（秘密信息）；走漏
to give secret information to the public, for example by telling a newspaper
短语动词
leak out
(of secret information 秘密信息) 泄露；走漏；透露
to become known to the publicDetails of the plan soon leaked out.
计划的细节很快就泄露出去了。
noun
漏洞；裂缝；缝隙
a small hole or crack that lets liquid or gas flow in or out of sth by accident
泄漏出的液体（或气体）
liquid or gas that escapes through a hole in sth
（秘密信息的）透露
a deliberate act of giving secret information to the newspapers, etc.
(slang) 撒尿
an act of passing urine from the body
to have/take a leak
撒尿
习语
spring a leak
(of a boat or container 船舶或容器) 出现裂缝；开裂漏水
to develop a hole through which water or another liquid can pass