the first leg

The first stage or part (of something).

I did well for the first leg of the race, but then my muscles started cramping up.

coffin

A coffin is a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated.

cremate

When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service.

cortege

A cortege is a procession of people who are walking or riding in cars to a funeral.

hearse

A hearse is a large car that carries the coffin at a funeral.

forecourt

The forecourt of a large building or petrol station is the open area at the front of it.

regiment

1. 可数名词

A regiment is a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel.

2. 可数名词

A regiment of people is a large number of them.

Accession

An Accession Proclamation Ceremony

1.不可数名词 [with poss]

Accession is the act of taking up a position as the ruler of a country.

[formal]

...the 50th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. [+ to]

2. 不可数名词 [oft with poss, N to n]

A country's accession to a group of countries or to an association is the joining of that country to the group of countries or association.

congregation.

The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation.

lying in state

Afterward, the coffin will rest there for 24 hours to allow the Scottish public to see it, in a tradition known as lying in state.

committal service

A committal service is simply a graveside service. “Committal” is a fancier way to say it. This is a brief memorial service at the time you commit the body to the ground.

stunning

A stunning person or thing is extremely beautiful or impressive.

swathe

[ C ]

a long strip or large area especially of land

NOUN

a band used in swathing

an enveloping medium

VERB

swathed; swathing

to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage

envelop

Recrimination

Recriminations are accusations that two people or groups make about each other.

arguments between people who are blaming each other

The collapse of Russian defenses has ignited recriminations among influential Russian military bloggers and personalities in Russian state media.

Deception

Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.

the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage

redraw

verb [ T ]

to change something, especially the borders between countries or regions

calamity

A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.

spell out

If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way.

back out

If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.

rout

If an army, sports team, or other group routs its opponents, it defeats them completely and easily.

inaugurate

When a new leader is inaugurated, they are formally given their new position at an official ceremony.

Ferris wheel

A Ferris wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride in. Ferris wheels are often found at theme parks or funfairs.

grandiose

If you describe something as grandiose, you mean it is bigger or more elaborate than necessary.

Munition

Munitions are military equipment and supplies, especially bombs, shells, and guns.

devolve

If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them.

onslaught

An onslaught on someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them.

infusion

If there is an infusion of one thing into another, the first thing is added to the other thing and makes it stronger or better.

rejuvenate

If something rejuvenates you, it makes you feel or look young again.

hoax

Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.

verdict

In a court of law, the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.

consolidated

(kənˈsɑlɪˌdeitɪd)

形容词

1.

brought together into a single whole

2.

having become solid, firm, or coherent

3. Accounting

taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries

plaintiff

A plaintiff is a person who brings a legal case against someone in a court of law.

defendant

A defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.

recklessness

noun [ U ]

UK/ˈrek.ləs.nəs/ US/ˈrek.ləs.nəs/

dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions

negligence,

If someone is guilty of negligence, they have failed to do something which they ought to do.

Defamation

Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.

rake in

If you say that someone is raking in money, you mean that they are making a lot of money very easily, more easily than you think they should.

deposition

A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.

Deposition is a process in which layers of a substance are formed inside something or on its surface over a period of time.

The deposition of a political leader is the removal of him or her from office.

defiant,

If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.

Anguish

Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.