1.extravagant
①spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford
exp:Would it be too extravagant to buy both?
②doing or using something too much or more than is necessary
exp:Don’t be too extravagant with the wine.
③if someone makes extravagant claims, promises etc, they make big claims or promises that are not true or real
exp:extravagant claims about the drug’s effectiveness
2.flush
① If you flush, your face gets red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger.
exp:Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?
②When someone flushes a toilet after using it, they fill the toilet bowl with water in order to clean it, usually by pressing a handle or pulling a chain. You can also say that a toilet flushes.
exp:She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom.
③If you flush a part of your body, you clean it or make it healthier by using a large amount of liquid to get rid of dirt or harmful substances.
exp:Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes.
④ If you flush people or animals out of a place where they are hiding, you find or capture them by forcing them to come out of that place.
exp:They flushed them out of their hiding places.
3.granted
①CONJ You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you make a comment on it. 诚然
Granted that the firm has not broken the law, is the law what it should be?
诚然该公司没有违犯那条法律，那条法律就是对的吗？
②ADV Granted is also an adverb. 的确
Granted, he doesn't look too bad for his age, but I don't care for him.
的确，就年龄来说他看上去不太差，但我不喜欢他。
4.haunt
①V-T If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. (令人不愉快的事) 萦绕在心头
He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park.
他将不断回想起威尔公园的那一幕。
②V-T Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. 长期不断地纠缠
The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life.
作为一名破产者的耻辱很可能在他的余生不断来纠缠他。
③N-COUNT A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. 常去之处
The islands are a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen.
这片岛屿是游艇驾驶者夏天最爱去的一个地方。
④V-T A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. (鬼魂等) 常出没于
His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum.
据说他的鬼魂常在其中一些屋子里出现，还敲打着一个玩具鼓。
5.initiate
①V-T If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen. 使开始; 发起
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
他们想发起一次关于经济学的讨论。
②V-T If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it. 使初步了解; 传授
He initiated her into the study of other cultures.
他引导她进入对于其他文化的研究。
③V-T If someone is initiated into something such as a religion, secret society, or social group, they become a member of it by taking part in special ceremonies. (常通过特殊仪式) 使加入
In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.
在很多社会，年轻人要通过正式的仪式进入成年。
6.intrinsic
①ADJ If something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things. 内在的; 本质的
Diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
钻石没有多少内在价值，它们的价格几乎完全取决于其稀有程度。
②ADV 固有地
Sometimes I wonder if people are intrinsically evil.
有时我怀疑人是否生来就是邪恶的。
7.intuition
N-VAR Your intuition or your intuitions are unexplained feelings that something is true even when you have no evidence or proof of it. 直觉
Her intuition was telling her that something was wrong.
她的直觉在告诉她事情有些不对头。
8.irritate
①If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. 激怒
Their attitude irritates me.
他们的态度激怒了我。
②ADJ 被激怒的
Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her.
不出所料，她的老师快被她激怒了。
irritated
③V-T If something irritates a part of your body, it causes it to itch or become sore. 刺激
Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.
剁辣椒时戴上橡皮手套，因为它们会刺激皮肤。
9.manifest
①ADJ If you say that something is manifest, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it. 明显的
...the manifest failure of the policies.
…这些政策明显的失败。
②ADV 明显地
She manifestly failed to last the mile-and-a-half of the race.
她显然没有跑完1.5英里的比赛。
manifestly
③V-T If you manifest a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible or obvious. 显现出
He manifested a pleasing personality on stage.
他在舞台上表现出讨人喜欢的个性。
The virus needs two weeks to manifest itself.
这种病毒需要两周才能发作。
④ADJ Manifest is also an adjective. 显现出的
The same alarm is manifest everywhere.
同样的恐慌在各地都已出现。
10.mingle
①V-RECIP If things such as sounds, smells, or feelings mingle, they become mixed together but are usually still recognizable. 混合
Now the cheers and applause mingled in a single sustained roar.
这时欢呼声和掌声汇聚成了一阵经久不息的轰响。
②V-RECIP At a party, if you mingle with the other people there, you move around and talk to them. 交际
Go out of your way to mingle with others at the wedding.
在婚礼上你要主动地和别人交际。
Guests ate and mingled.
客人们边吃边交谈。
