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• cult???n.?狂熱迷戀；偶像；邪教
• devalue????v. 使貶值
• give way to???給…讓路 My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time.
• bland???adj. 平淡的，枯燥乏味的；清淡的

Pop music these days is so bland. The soup is very bland.

• surfeit???v. 過度沉溺，過分放縱
• confront???v. 面對，正視 We are frequently confronted with statements about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests.
• fabric???n. 布料，織物；結(jié)構(gòu)=structure cotton fabrics純棉布料????????the fabric of society社會結(jié)構(gòu)
• flawless??adj. 完美的???（flawed????adj. 有缺點的 The flaw in this theory lies in the lack of proof to support it.

• sublimity?[s??bl?m?ti]??n. 崇高，高貴
• disfigured???adj. 損毀的，被毀容的
• be?accustomed to???習慣 It will take time for me to accustom myself to the changes.
• commonplace????adj. &n. 平凡的，常見的
• hallmark?????n. 印記；特點
• identical??????adj. 一模一樣的
• issue????v. 發(fā)布，發(fā)表 n. 問題 issue a statement/ issues directives
• composition??n. 成分；作品；構(gòu)圖
• aesthetic????adj.&n. 審美 The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.
• homogenize?[h??mɑ?d??na?z]????v. 使雷同，同質(zhì)化
• characterise????vt. 是…的特征 Massive traffic jams characterise big cities. /Big cities are characterized by massive traffic jams.
• plump???胖乎乎的，豐滿的
• exhaustive??adj. 詳盡的 an exhaustive survey/study
• tune???v. 調(diào)整； n. 曲調(diào) He was humming a tune as he washed the dishes.

• be subjected to??(subject sb/sth to sth)??遭受 =suffer from

They have been subjected to unfair treatment

• triumphant?adj. 勝利的，洋洋得意的
• infantile ?adj. 嬰兒的，初期的
• minimalism ??n. 極簡主義
• legible?[?led??bl]?????adj. 清晰的
• ornament ??n. 裝飾品
• elaboration?n. 詳細闡述；精細?(elaborate???adj.)
• a horror of 不要....
• reassurance?n. 安慰，慰藉

I couldn’t cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance.

• buttock??[?b?t?k]????n. 半邊臀部???pastel [p??stel]?????n. 淡雅柔和的色彩
• blocky????adj. 塊狀的
• Corinthian?[k??r?nθi?n]????科林斯式
• citadel??[?s?t?del]??n. 城堡
• Hadrian?[?he?dr??n]???n. 哈德良
• emerge as 成為
• empire 帝國

• chicly???? 瀟灑地，帥氣地
• spartan [?spɑ?rt(?)n]????斯巴達式的
• rise to a morning 早上起來
• flat white 馥芮白
• tasteful?????高雅的，有品位的
• glossy?? 光滑的，有光澤的??????
• uncluttered?? 整齊的，整潔的???
• upholstered???經(jīng)過布置的,(沙發(fā)等)裝軟墊的

• civic???adj. 公民的，市政的 civic buildings市政建筑
• incarnation?[??nkɑ?r?ne??n]????n. 化身
• embody???v. 體現(xiàn)，代表? She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.
• infantilize?[?n?f?nt?la?z]???vt. 使幼兒化
• eye-catching????adj. 引人注目的
• bum????n. 屁股?????
• unadorned???adj. 樸素的，未裝飾的
• babyish??adj. 孩子氣的，幼稚的???
• iconic??adj.?標志性的，符號的
• the Shard, the Cheesegrater, the Walkie-Talkie, the Gherkin 碎片、奶酪刨、對講機、小黃瓜
• aspire all too desperately to “iconic” status 非?？释@得“標志性”的地位

• ostentatiously?[?ɑ?sten?te???sli]招搖地，炫耀地
• suspicious? 可疑的? Her behaviour was very suspicious.
• eschew?[?s?t?u?]????v. 避免，避開
• monotonous? 單調(diào)乏味的
• make?do with sth????湊合著用
• cost-effective???adj. 劃算的，性價比高的?(cost-efficient)
• consolation???n. 安慰

• leviathan?[l??va??θ?n]??n. 龐然大物 silvery leviathans摩天大樓
• healthy profit??大量客觀的利潤?
• garner???v. 獲得??????
• eccentricity??n. 古怪，怪癖
• shear???v. 修建，折斷??????
• converge????v. 匯聚，集中
• idealized???adj. 理想化的

• barren??adj. 貧瘠的
• monochrome ?黑白的，單色的
• concourse?[?kɑ?nk??rs]??????n. 大廳???
• mosaice [mo??ze??k]????v. 用馬賽克裝飾； n. 馬賽克 arches????n. 拱橋?????
• cavern [?k?v?rn]????n. 洞穴
• escalator 自動扶梯
• out of place??不適合，不相配
• objectionable 有異議的，反對的 （object???v. 反對）
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• inoffensive????不冒犯人的，無害的
• offense(offence)??n. 違法； 討厭的東西

I really didn’t mean to cause any offence. I was just stating my opinion.

No offence, but I find your sister a little rude.

• spring???v. 涌現(xiàn)，突然出現(xiàn) Where did you spring from? I didn’t see you come in.
• pre-engineered 預(yù)先設(shè)計/策劃
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• impoverish??v. 使貧困