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📅 2026-07-12 · 6 个单词 · 往期卡片
⭐ vigilantes ⭐ genocide ⭐ mayhem ⭐ subpoenas ⭐ transport
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vigilantes
noun /vɪdʒɪˈleɪtənz/
义警;私刑者(指未经法律授权,自行执法以惩罚罪犯的人)
People who take law enforcement into their own hands without official permission.

Authorities warned the public against joining vigilantes, emphasizing that justice must be administered through the legal system.

Vi-ji-lan-tes: “喂!鸡(ji)烂(lan)透了!”——看到烂鸡没人管,自己冲上去当“义警”。

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genocide
noun /ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/
种族灭绝;种族屠杀
The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.

The United Nations declared the actions taken against the minority population as genocide, triggering an international crisis.

Gen-o-ci-de: “根(Gen)”本“不(o)”“西(ci)”“德(de)”——连根拔起,毫无德行,这就是种族灭绝。

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mayhem
noun /ˈmeɪhɛm/
混乱;暴乱;大乱
Wild or violent confusion, disorder, or chaos.

Police struggled to contain the mayhem that erupted after the final whistle blew at the stadium.

May-hem: “买(May)”“黑(hem)”——买黑市货引发的混乱。

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subpoenas
noun /sʌpˈpinəz/
传票(复数);强制出庭令
Legal orders requiring a person to appear in court or produce documents as evidence.

The grand jury issued subpoenas to several high-ranking officials to testify regarding the financial scandal.

Sub-poe-nas: “搜(Sub)”“票(poe)”“那(nas)”——搜票证,那就要发传票了。

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transport
noun / verb /trænˈspɔːrt/
运输;交通工具;传达
The action of carrying people or goods from one place to another.

The city council approved a new budget to modernize public transport infrastructure.

Trans (穿过) + port (港口) = 穿过港口进行运输。

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services
noun (plural) /ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/
公共服务;服务业;维护
The sector of the economy involved in providing intangible goods, such as banking, healthcare, or utilities.

The tech sector continues to drive growth in the service industries, particularly in cloud computing.

Service (服务) + s (复数) = 各种各样的服务行业。想象一个巨大的服务台,上面摆满了各种服务卡片。

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1 vigilantes /vɪdʒɪˈleɪtənz/
义警;私刑者(指未经法律授权,自行执法以惩罚罪犯的人)
Authorities warned the public against joining vigilantes, emphasizing that justice must be administered through the legal system.
2 genocide /ˈdʒɛnəˌsaɪd/
种族灭绝;种族屠杀
The United Nations declared the actions taken against the minority population as genocide, triggering an international crisis.
3 mayhem /ˈmeɪhɛm/
混乱;暴乱;大乱
Police struggled to contain the mayhem that erupted after the final whistle blew at the stadium.
4 subpoenas /sʌpˈpinəz/
传票(复数);强制出庭令
The grand jury issued subpoenas to several high-ranking officials to testify regarding the financial scandal.
5 transport /trænˈspɔːrt/
运输;交通工具;传达
The city council approved a new budget to modernize public transport infrastructure.
6 services /ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/
公共服务;服务业;维护
The tech sector continues to drive growth in the service industries, particularly in cloud computing.
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