shrewd 英 [ʃruːd] 美 [ʃruːd] adj. Shrewd; cunning; clever n. shrewd; clever
■ Source: shrewd is derived from shrew "shrew", very shrewd mouse and later extended to shrewd people; Clever
Shrewd, astute: having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
He'shrewd about his investments.
■同: crafty, cunning, devious, sly, subtle, wily, astute, savvy, sharp
■ Anti: foolish, naive, unknowing stupid, childish
Exam Point 2: adj
■e.g. She pulled her coat tighter against the shrewd breeze whipping down the alley. There was a biting wind in the alley, and she tightened her coat.
■同: biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, stinging
fretful English [ˈfretfl] United States [ˈfretfl] adj. Agitated; irritable; rippled
■ Split: fret (irritable) + ful (adj suffix) - > irritable
Irritable, irritable: inclined to be vexed or troubled
E.g. Adolescence is the most fretful stages of human development Adolescence is the most annoying phase of human development
■同: irritable, fractious, peevish, pettish, petulant
■ Counter: easygoing easygoing
■Pie: fret v makes irritability
typo 英 [ˈtaɪpəʊ] 美 [ˈtaɪpoʊ] n. typo error; typesetter; printer
■ Source: typo is an abbreviation for typographer; It can also refer to the abbreviation of typographical error
Test point: n. Typographical error: an error in typed or typeset material
Make one typo on the memo Typo A typo was mistyped on the sample
■ Same as: misprint, bug
crumple 英 [ˈkrʌmpl] 美 [ˈkrʌmpl] vt. Wrinkled; stagnant vi. Wrinkles; collapse; collapse n. wrinkles; folds
考点1: v.弄皱: to press, bend, or crush out of shape
■e.g. crumple a piece of paper 弄皱一张纸
■同: rumple, crimple, crease, fold, wrinkle
■Reverse: smooth makes smooth
考点2: v.(因外力挤压而)垮塌: to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
■ e.g. The box crumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it I accidentally threw a stone on the box and it collapsed
■同: collapse, founder, implode, tumble, yield
edifice English [ˈedɪfɪs] Beauty [ˈedɪfɪs] n. Mansion; large building
■ Demolition: edi (from PIE *aidh: to burn burning) + fic (fac: to make/do) + e - > burning, stove later extended as a place of residence, building
Test Centre 1: n. Building; Large Building: a large or massive structure
The Capitol is one of the most impressive edifices in the United States Capitol is one of the most impressive buildings in the United States
■同: building, erection, palace
■Anti: Cottage shack
Exam Point 2: n. Basic, Basic Structure: The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
The edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language As long as you see through the superficially fancy language, you will find that the basic structure of this argument is very simple
■同: architecture, configuration, framework, skeleton, structure