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A: Do you agree that the position of the King should be hereditary?
B: Well, I am not really a supporter of the monarchy, so no.
hereditary
a. 1. 遗传的,遗传性的;2. 可继承的,世袭的
A: The castle is an important site of our national heritage.
B: Then why is it in ruin?
heritage n. 遗产,继承物,传统
A: I have not seen you for days.
B: I decided to become a hermit!
hermit n. 隐士,遁世者
A: The heroine of this play I think has the strongest role.
B: And the actress did a wonderful job performing it.
heroine n. 1. 女主角;2. 女英雄
A: My new hairstyle is hideous.
B: No, it is not, it is just a bit different, that’s all.
hideous a. 极其丑陋的,难看的
A: I dislike the hierarchy in my workplace.
B: Yes, I agree. It is competitive and unfair.
hierarchy n. 1. 等级制度;2. 统治集团,领导层
A: Did you hear that the place was hijacked by terrorists?
B: Gosh, was anyone injured?
hijack v. / n. 劫持(尤指动机)
A: I’m going for a two-day hike over the weekend.
B: I’d love to join you if the weather is good.
hike n. 1. 徒步旅行;2. (数量,价格等)增加,上升
vi. 徒步旅行
vt. 提高(价格等)
A: May I help you in the kitchen, Dad?
B: No, you’ll hinder me, and I’ll be quicker by myself.
hinder vt. 阻碍,妨碍
A: The door hinges are making a lot of noise.
B: Oh, could you oil them for me please?
hinge n. 铰链
hinge on/ upon 依……而定,以……为转移
A: What is that noise in the grass?
B: I think it is a snake hissing, be careful.
hiss vi. 1. 发出嘶嘶声;2. 发嘘声表示不满
vt. (因不满)对……发嘘声
A: I want to be a famous historian when I grow up.
B: What aspect of history do you want to focus on?
historian n. 历史学家,史学工作者
A: May I hitch a ride?
B: Sure, hop in, where do you want to go?
hitch vt. 1. 免费搭(车旅行);2. (用绳,钩等)系住,栓住,钩住;3. (up) 急速提起(或拉起)
vi. 免费搭车旅行
n. 1. 故障,障碍;2. 急提,急拉
A: I just discovered a piece of information hitherto unknown.
B: Excellent, I hope it will help us solve the case.
hitherto ad. 到目前为止,迄今
A: I think there is going to be a food shortage.
B: Don’t worry, I have a hoard in a secret location.
hoard n. 贮藏,聚藏(物)
v. (up) 贮藏,囤积
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