coup
noun [ C ]
UK/kuː/ US/kuː/
coup noun [C] (SUCCESS)
an unexpectedly successful achievement
When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
A coup is an achievement which is thought to be especially good because it was very difficult.
Myanmar will not be invited, following a coup in the country last year.
vigil
noun [ C or U ]
UK/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/ US/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/
an act of staying awake, especially at night, in order to be with a person who is very ill or dying, or to make a protest, or to pray
sombre
adjective
uk (us somber)
UK/ˈsɒm.bər/ US/ˈsɑːm.bɚ/
serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment
If someone is somber, they are serious or sad.
Princes William and Harry lead somber vigil by Queen's coffin
battalion
noun [ C ]
UK/bəˈtæl.i.ən/ US/bəˈtæl.i.ən/
a military unit consisting of three or more companies
A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
It had a Nor-wegian stamp on it and was postmarked "UN Battalion."
clover
noun [ U ]
UK/ˈkləʊ.vər/ US/ˈkloʊ.vɚ/
a small plant with three round leaves on each stem, often fed to cows
c/o
UK/ˌsiːˈəʊ/ US/ˌsiːˈoʊ/
abbreviation for care of: used in addresses when the person you are writing to is staying at someone else's home
care of：
(us in care of); (written c/o)
at the address of: written on envelopes
You can write me care of my grandmother.
"Hilde Moller Knag, c/o Sophie Amundsen, 3 Clover Close ..."
stray
adverb
UK/əˈstreɪ/ US/əˈstreɪ/
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something
faculty
noun
UK/ˈfæk.əl.ti/ US/ˈfæk.əl.t̬i/
faculty noun (ABILITY)
C1 [ C usually plural ]
a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.
Your faculties are your physical and mental abilities.
A faculty refers to any of your mental or physical abilities.
If you lose your faculties, you are powerless.
The faculty of a school is comprised of the people who work there.
for the time being
短语
If something is the case or will happen for the time being, it is the case or will happen now, but only until something else becomes possible or happens.
She decided not to tell anyone about the letters for the time being.
yuck
exclamation
informal (also yuk)
UK/jʌk/ US/jʌk/
an expression of disgust (= disapproval and dislike)
Some people say `yuck' when they think something is very unpleasant or disgusting.
"Yuck! You're probably in love!"
engrossed
adjective
UK/ɪnˈɡrəʊst/ US/ɪnˈɡroʊst/
C2
giving all your attention to something
That she had suddenly become so engrossed in who she was and where the world came from that she had no time to play badminton? Would Joanna have understood?
absorbed
adjective [ after verb ]
UK/əbˈzɔːbd/ US/əbˈzɔːrbd/
absorbed in sth
B2
very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else
If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
Transmissions In the millimeter wave band are easily absorbed by rain drops, humidity has significant impact.
