141.slash

　　（vt.）（用刀，剑等）砍；砍击

　　He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.

　　他用一把长刀在高高的草丛中开辟出一条小径。

　　142.hit the right nail on the head

　　一针见血

　　A：What do you think about his comment on the current news？

　　B：He hit the right nail on the head.

　　-你觉得他对时事新闻的评论如何？

　　-一针见血。

　　143.slump

　　（vi.）倒下，陷落

　　Our feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.

　　经过融化的冰时，我们的脚一再地陷了进去。

　　144.vogue

　　（n.）流行；风行；时髦

　　That pop song had a great vogue at one time.

　　那首流行歌曲有一阵子非常流行。

　　145.as clear as crystal

　　一清二楚

　　A：Something is wrong with the accounts.

　　B：Nope. They're as clear as crystal.

　　-这些账目有问题。

　　-不，它们一清二楚。

　　146.ascribe

　　（vt.）把……归因（于）

　　He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.

　　他把他的成功归于技能和努力的工作。

　　147.bulwark

　　（n.）堡垒，壁垒

　　The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.

　　士兵们低头隐蔽在堡垒的后面。

　　148.go one's own way

　　一意孤行

　　A：The wayward girl is a great trouble to her parents.

　　B：Absolutely. She is always going her own way.

　　-那叛逆的女孩让她父母非常头痛。

　　-对极了，她总是一意孤行。

　　149.dubious

　　（a.）怀疑的，暧昧的，含糊的

　　She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.

　　她以一种怀疑的态度看着四周。

　　150.facet

　　（n.）（问题等的）一个方面

　　Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.

　　我们以前很少看到他个性中自私的一面。

　　151.go to pot

　　一落千丈

　　A：How about your son's schoolwork？

　　B：It has gone to pot. He really lets me down.

　　-你儿子的课业如何？

　　-一落千丈。他实在令我失望。

　　152.dissimulation

　　（n.）掩饰

　　The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.

　　窃贼小心掩饰地潜入室内。

　　153. flog

　　（vt.）鞭打

　　Nowadays，it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers of sailors.

　　今天，鞭笞抗命士兵或水手是不人道的惩罚。

　　154. be tarred with the same brush

　　一丘之貉

　　They're all tarred with the same brush.

　　他们是一丘之貉。

　　155.inscription

　　（n.）铭刻；铭文；碑文

　　According to the inscription on its cornerstone，this building was erected in 1919.

　　根据基石上的碑铭，这栋建筑物建于1919年。

　　156.lump

　　（n.）团，块

　　On his desk，many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.

　　在他的桌上，许多物品和文件总是被堆成一大堆。

　　157.leap to the eye

　　一目了然

　　A：What does this proverb mean？

　　B：Gee，it leaps to the eye. Need I explain it for you？

　　-这句格言是什么意思？

　　-咦，那一目了然。需要我为你解释吗？

　　158.posture

　　（n.）姿势，姿态

　　He doesn't sit straight，his posture is very bad.

　　他坐得不正，他的姿势很糟糕。

　　159.rummage

　　（vt.）翻找，仔细搜查

　　John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.

　　约翰为了寻找他的手套，翻遍了所有的抽屉。

　　160. go off without a hitch

　　一帆风顺

　　A：How about your business？

　　B：Thank you for your concern. It has gone off without a hitch so far.

　　-你的事业如何？

　　-感谢关心。到目前为止一帆风顺。

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