1. arachnid1 n. a member of the family Arachnida, which principally includes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae2, such as spiders, scorpions3, mites4, and ticks蛛形纲动物 My interest in arachnids began when I used to watch spiders build their gorgeous webs in the corners of the porch.我过去常常察看蜘蛛在走廊的角落结网，其所结之网甚为奇妙，我对蛛形纲动物的兴趣自然地产生。
2. bacchanalian5 adj. was the focus of a widespread celebration, the Bacchanalia, at which there was wine in abundance and celebrants were expected to cut loose from normal restraints and give in to all sorts of wild desires.) frenzied7, orgiastic; drunken发狂似的，狂饮闹宴的；纵酒的The bacchanalian partying on graduation night resulted in three wrecked8 cars, two lawsuits9 by unamused parents, and more new experiences than most of the participants could remember the next day.毕业之夜的纵酒狂欢的聚会，致使3辆汽车被毁，父母因不悦提出的诉讼两起，还有很多为大部分参加聚会的人第二天就记不能的新名堂。
3. behemoth n. huge creature; something of monstrous11 size or power巨兽；庞然大物Sportscasters nicknamed the linebackerThe Behemoth.体育节目广播员给那个中后卫起了个巨兽的绰号。
4. blatant12 adj. extremely obvious; loudly offensive极明显的；吵嚷的；刺眼的Caught in a blatant lie, the scoundrel had only one regret: he wished he had lied more subtly.那无赖的弥天大谎被当场拆穿，此时他只有一个懊悔：懊悔没把谎言说得巧妙些。
5. bowdlerize v. of the works of Shakespeare by removing every word or passage that offended his sense of propriety13.) to expurgate删节，删改After the film editors had bowdlerized the language in the script, the motion pictures rating was changed fromRtoPG.电影编辑把剧本中的不妥部分删除后，该影片就由R级变为PG级：宜在父母指导下观看的译注)。
6. boycott14 v. to refrain from buying or using拒绝购买；抵制To put pressure on grape growers to sTOP using pesticides17 that harmed the farm workershealth, Cesar Chavez called for consumers to boycott grapes.为了给葡萄种植者施压以迫使其停止用风险农场工人健康的杀虫剂，西泽查维斯号召买家拒绝购买葡萄。also n.
7. braggadocio18 n. boasting自夸，吹牛He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.由于他一直自吹自擂，狂妄自大，所以非常受人讨厌。cf braggart19 n. boaster自吹者，吹牛者Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments20 speak for themselves.她天性谦虚，从不自吹，喜欢以我们的收获来表明所有。
8. chauvinist21 n. blindly devoted patriot24; zealous23 adherent25 of asgroupsor cause盲目的爱国主义者；狂热的信徒A chauvinist cannot recognize his faults in his country, no matter how flagrant they may be. Likewise, a male chauvinist cannot recognize how biased27 he is in favor of his own sex, no matter how flagrant that bias26 may be.无论自己国家里的缺点有多么明显，沙文主义者对此一概视若无睹。同样地，无论对自己性别的偏袒有多么明显，大男子主义者对那种偏见也是视而不见。
9. chimerical28 adj. was a fire- breathing monster, usually represented asshavingsa lions head, a goats body, and a serpents tail.) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative异想天开的；空想的；幻想的As everyone expected, Teds chimerical scheme to make a fortune by raising ermines in his backyard proved a dismal31 failure.不出大伙所料，泰德想在后院饲养白鼬来发财的荒诞不经的计划以惨败告终。chimera n.
10. chortle v. , prob. chuckle32 + snort) to chuckle with delight咯咯地欢笑When she heard that her rival had just been jailed for embezzlement33, she chortled with joy. She was not a nice lady.当她听说对手因贪污而被监禁时，她高兴得咯咯地笑。她是个幸灾乐祸的女性。
