Day 68
1.backdrop/ˈbækdrɑːp/
n. 背景
e.g.
a love story set against a backdrop of war.
2.Act Four第四幕
3.chant/tʃænt/
n. （尤指众人齐喊或合唱的）反复而有节奏的短句
e.g.
football chants
4.morph into
变为；变形为
e.g.
If you take the polyjuice potion, you can morph into another person.
5.curb/kɜːrb/
v. 控制，约束，抑制
e.g.
to curb my temper
to curb inflation控制通货膨胀
6.presidency总统任期
7.plummet/ˈplʌmɪt/
v. 暴跌，骤然减少
e.g.
House prices have plummeted down.
8.decry/dɪˈkraɪ/
v. （公开）谴责，批评
e.g.
The measures were decried as useless.
9.improbable/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/
adj. 始料未及的
10.backed支持
11.the provinces
外省，地方（指首都以外的地区）
e.g.
Madame Bovary: provincial customs (adj.)
12.dwindle/ˈdwɪndl/
v. （逐渐）减少
e.g.
Support for Macron has dwindled away to nothing.
13.aloof/əˈluːf/
adj. 冷漠的，冷淡的
14.jeer/dʒɪr/
v. 嘲笑 （jeering adj.）
