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incompetence

noun [ U ]
US/ɪnˈkɑːm.pə.t̬əns/
lack of ability to do something successfully or as it should be done:

Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.

allegations/accusations of incompetence

Opposite
competence

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inability and awkwardness

prolonged

adjective
US/prəˈlɑːŋd/

continuing for a long time:

Prolonged use of the drug is known to have harmful side-effects.

Synonyms
drawn-out
extended
lengthy
long (TIME)
protracted

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
  continuing for a large amount of time
longHe's been gone a long time.
prolongedShe returned to work after a prolonged illness.
lengthyAirline passengers may face lengthy delays during holiday travel.
sustainedWe continue to see sustained economic growth.
extendedStanding for extended periods of time can be bad for your back.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lasting for a long time

optimal

US/ˈɑːp.tə.məl/
best; most likely to bring success or advantage:

Several treatment sessions are required in order to obtain optimal results.
Conditions in the chamber are optimal for diffusion, reaching very high temperatures.

Synonym
optimum

双刃剑

double-edged sword

replenish

verb [ T ]
US/rɪˈplen.ɪʃ/
to fill something up again:
Food stocks were replenished by/with imports from abroad.
Does your glass need replenishing?

Synonym
refill
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing

deplete

verb [ T ]
US/dɪˈpliːt/
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.:

depleting their emotional reserves. 消耗感情储备

If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.
That last holiday seriously depleted my bank account!

Synonyms
consume
exhaust
use sth up

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less

a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
boil
damp
foreshorten
foreshortened
go through the floor idiom
haircut
lessen
let sth down
shave
shrinkage
shrivel
shrivelled
slim sth down
slip
telescope

gloss over sth

— phrasal verb with gloss verb [ T ]

US/ɡlɑːs/

to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else:

无视; 草草了事

She glossed over the company's declining profits.
The documentary glossed over some important issues.

knack

noun [ S ]
US/næk/
a skill or an ability to do something easily and well:

a knack for remembering faces
She has the knack of making people feel comfortable.
There's a knack to using this corkscrew.

Synonyms
bent
skill

flair

UK/fleər/ US/fler/
C1 [ S ]
natural ability to do something well:
He has a flair for languages.

Synonyms：
aptitude
gift (ABILITY)
talent (NATURAL ABILITY)

C2 [ U ]
a situation in which something is done in an exciting and interesting way:
He played with great imagination and flair.
It's a competent enough piece of writing but it lacks flair.

intriguing

US/ɪnˈtriː.ɡɪŋ/

very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious:
an intriguing possibility/question
She has a really intriguing personality.

monotonous

US/məˈnɑː.t̬ən.əs/
C1
not changing and therefore boring:
a monotonous job
a monotonous voice
The music became monotonous after a while.

单调的(mono + ton声音 + ous → 一个声音 → 单调的)[mono-表示"单个,一个"]

faceless

adjective
disapproving
US/ˈfeɪs.ləs/
ADJ If you describe someone or something as faceless, you dislike them because they are uninteresting and have no character. 没有个性的 [表不满]
having no clear characteristics and therefore not interesting:
faceless bureaucrats

endorse

v. （公开）赞同，认可；（在广告中对某种产品）宣传，吹捧；（尤指在支票背面）签名，背书；(在驾驶执照上)记录违章事项

verb [ T ]

US/ɪnˈdɔːrs/

to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone:

The Council is expected to endorse the committee's recommendations.
formal I fully endorse (= agree with) everything the Chairperson has said.
to appear in an advertisement, saying that you use and like a particular product:
They paid $2 million to the world champion to endorse their new aftershave.

academia

noun [ U ]
US/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/
the part of society, especially universities, that is connected with studying and thinking, or the activity or job of studying:
学术界
A graduate of law, he had spent his life in academia.

excel 无比熟悉的词，却不知其本意

verb [ I ]
US/ɪkˈsel/

to be extremely good at something:
Rebecca always excelled in languages at school.

excel yourself
to do something better than you usually do:
The British team have excelled themselves this year to reach the finals.

antithesis

noun [ C ]
US/ænˈtɪθ.ə.sɪs/
plural antitheses US/ænˈtɪθ.ə.siːz/
the exact opposite:
She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister.
He is the exact antithesis of what I find attractive in men.
a difference or opposition between two things:
Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between Left and Right is less important.

auxiliary

adjective
US/ɑːɡˈzɪl.i.er.i/
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing:
adj. 辅助的，补充的；备用的
auxiliary staff/nurses
Synonym
ancillary

authenticity

noun [ U ]
US/ˌɑː.θenˈtɪs.ə.t̬i/
the quality of being real or true: 真实性、可靠性
The poems are supposed to be by Sappho, but they are actually of doubtful authenticity.
The authenticity of her story is beyond doubt.

decipher

verb [ T ]
US/dɪˈsaɪ.fɚ/
to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way:
v. 破译，辨认（难认、难解的东西）；理解（神秘或难懂的事物）
Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

nuance

noun [ C ]
US/ˈnuː.ɑːns/ = UK/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/
a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.:
The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman's expression.
Linguists explore the nuances of language.

analytical

US/ˌæn.əˈlɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
(formal analytic, UK/ˌæn.əlˈɪt.ɪk/ US/-əˈlɪt̬-/)
examining or liking to examine things in detail, in order to discover more about them:

He has a very analytical mind.
Some students have a more analytical approach to learning.

indisputable

US/ˌɪn.dɪˈspjuː.t̬ə.bəl/

true, and impossible to doubt: = evident，uncontrovertible
One fact is indisputable - this must never be allowed to happen again.

angle

角度 noun [ C ] UK/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ US/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

process

noun [ C ]
UK/ˈprəʊ.ses/ US/ˈprɑː.ses/
verb
UK/ˈprəʊ.ses/ US/ˈprɑː.ses/

Regardless

英[rɪˈgɑ:dləs] 美[rɪˈgɑrdləs]

adv. 不顾后果地；不管怎样，无论如何；不惜费用地
adj. 不重视的，不尊敬的；不顾虑的，不关心的；不受注意的，毫无价值的

introspection

英[ˌɪntrəˈspekʃn] 美[ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən]

n. 反省，内省；自我反省

oriented

美[ˈɔːrien.t̬ɪd]

adj. 导向的；以…为方向的；定向的；定方向

specific

英[spəˈsɪfɪk] 美[spɪˈsɪfɪk]

adj. 明确的；特种的；具体的；[免疫学]特效的
n. 特效药；特性；细节；显著的性质，特性

cognitive

美[ˈkɑgnətɪv]

adj. 认知的；认识的

categories

美['kætɪɡərɪz]

dichotomy

[ C usually singular ] formal

/daɪˈkɑː.t̬ə.mi/

n. 二分法；两分；分裂；双歧分枝 a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things:
There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do.

Compare
duality
/duːˈæl.ə.t̬i/

the state of combining two different things:
His poems reveal the duality of his nature, the joy and hope, the fear and despair.

complication

/ˌkɑːm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/

使情况复杂化的因素 something that makes a situation more difficult, or the act of doing this:
Dave couldn't find his passport at the airport and then there were further complications when Fiona lost her baggage.
If any complications arise, let me know and I'll help.

并发症 an extra medical problem that makes it more difficult to treat an existing illness:
If there are no complications, the doctor says that she'll be able to come home within two weeks.

embody

[ɪmˈbɑdi]
vt. 表现，象征；包含，收录；使具体化；[军]组编

V-T To embody an idea or quality means to be a symbol or expression of that idea or quality. 体现; 具体象征
例：
Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s.
杰克•肯尼迪体现了20世纪60年代的全部希望。

For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War.
29年来，查理检查站具体象征了冷战。

V-T If something is embodied in a particular thing, the second thing contains or consists of the first. 包含; 收录

例：
The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution.
这项提议已经被包含在一份决议草案中。