(自己复习用)cough up 一边咳嗽一边说/掏东西,“勉强说出/勉强拿出”

①alley 小巷 allay 减轻、使平静 

考研例句：Numerous residents living in adjacent alleys are confronted with inadequate public service facilities. 

译文：许多居住在邻近小巷的居民面临公共服务设施不足的问题。

 🗣️口语例句：There’s a cute bakery down that alley. 

译文：那条小巷往里走有一家很可爱的面包店。

②scenario 情形 

考研例句：Researchers simulate an extreme scenario to test the stability of the new material. 

译文：研究人员模拟一种极端情形，以此测试新材料的稳定性。 

🗣️口语例句：What’s your plan for this scenario if it rains tomorrow? 

译文：如果明天下雨这种情况，你打算怎么办？

③backward 向后的，发展迟缓的 

考研例句：Economic support is urgently required for those relatively backward rural areas. 

译文：那些发展相对迟缓的农村地区迫切需要经济扶持。 

🗣️口语例句：Don’t lean backward, you might fall off the chair. 

译文：别向后仰，你会从椅子上摔下来。

④secular 世俗的；不朽的 

考研例句：The modern society witnesses the gradual separation of religious and secular affairs. 

译文：现代社会见证着宗教事务与世俗事务逐渐分离。 

🗣️口语例句：These old handicrafts carry secular memories passed down for generations. 

译文：这些老手艺承载着代代相传、不曾消逝的人间记忆。

⑤ethos 精神特质、思潮 

考研例句：The ethos of rational inquiry lays the foundation for scientific progress. 

译文：理性探究的精神特质为科学进步奠定基础。 

🗣️口语例句：The ethos of this team is support each other instead of competing. 

译文：这个团队的风气是互相扶持而不是互相内卷。

⑥crux 关键难题 

考研例句：The crux of the environmental dilemma is the conflict between growth and conservation. 

译文：这一环境困境的关键难题是发展与保护之间的矛盾。 

🗣️口语例句：The crux is we don’t have enough time to finish it. 

译文：问题的关键就是我们没有充足时间做完这件事。

⑦mutability 可变性 

考研例句：The poet reflected on the mutability of fortune and human relationships in his works. 

译文：这位诗人在作品中思考命运与人情的可变性。 

🗣️口语例句：The mutability of the weather here really annoys me. 译文：这儿天气说变就变，实在让人头疼。

⑧strip 剥夺 

考研例句：No institution is entitled to strip individuals of their legitimate basic rights. 

译文：任何机构都无权剥夺个人的合法基本权利。 

🗣️口语例句：Don’t strip the kid of the joy of simple exploration. 

译文：不要剥夺孩子单纯探索的乐趣。

⑨informality 不拘小节 

考研例句：The informality of academic seminars encourages fresh perspectives from young scholars. 

译文：学术研讨会上不拘小节的氛围，鼓励青年学者提出新颖观点。 

🗣️口语例句：I appreciate the informality between us, no need for polite formalities. 

译文：我喜欢我们之间这种不拘小节的相处，不用客套。

⑩intricate 错综复杂的 

考研例句：Biologists are still uncovering the intricate connections within the ecosystem. 

译文：生物学家仍在不断揭示生态系统内部错综复杂的联系。 

🗣️口语例句：This sweater has such an intricate knit pattern. 

译文：这件毛衣的针织花纹好繁复精致。

⑪cough up 咳嗽-》勉强说出 

考研例句：The suspect refused to cough up vital information related to the case. 

译文：嫌疑人不肯勉强说出和案件相关的重要信息。 

🗣️口语例句：Alright, cough up the truth — you ate my chocolate, right? 

译文：老实交代，快说实话——是不是你吃了我的巧克力？