Unit 147

horrific / honorific

horrific adj. 可怕的 (causing horror or shock) / hɒˈrɪfɪk /

• The bystanders gasped as they saw the man's mutilated body pulled from the wreckage of the horrific car accident.

honorific adj. 尊敬的 (giving or expressing honor or respect) /ɒnəˈrɪfɪk /

• At the end of the year, the students lauded their principal with an honorific tribute in praise of her service to the school.

defecate / defect

defecate v. 澄清的 (to free from impurity or corruption) /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt /

• The concerned citizens lobbied their government to defecate the corruption from the political system.

v. 排便 (to pass solid waste from the body)

• Miriam brought a plastic bag on their walk in order to clean up the waste after her dog defecated.

defect n. 缺点，缺陷 (something that causes weakness or failure) / dɪˈfɛkt /

• Many people died when the train derailed because of a defect in the braking mechanism.

impunity / impugn

impunity n. 免于处罚，免罪 (freedom from punishment, harm, or loss) / ɪmˈpjuːnɪti /

• The judge offered the defendant impunity from being punished in exchange for testifying against his boss.

impugn v. （因人不诚实而）批评抨击 (to criticize (a person's character, intentions, etc.) by suggesting that someone is not honest and should not to be trusted) / ɪmˈpjuːn /

• The witness for the prosecution impugned the defendant's character by giving several examples of his wayward behavior.

embroider / ambrosial / embroil

embroider v. 刺绣，镶边 (to sew a design on a piece of cloth) /ɛmˈbrɔɪdə /

• Jane's mother used pink thread to embroider a monogram on her daughter's shirts.

ambrosial adj. 特别美味的 (something extremely pleasing to taste or smell) / amˈbrəʊzɪəl /

• The Christmas pudding tasted so ambrosial that everyone demanded a second helping.

embroil v. 使卷入，使混乱 (to involve in conflict or difficulties) / ɪmˈbrɔɪl /

• Liam refused to stop at the scene of the accident because he did not want to become embroiled in an altercation about culpability.