milieu .
【考法 1】 n. 环境，氛围： the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
【例】 Young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers. 在那个大都市所提供的自由氛围中，年轻而富有创造力的艺术家们的事业蓬勃发展。‖ahistorical milieu conducive to democracy 有助于民主制度的历史背景
【近】 ambient, atmosphere, climate, context, environment, environs, medium, setting, surroundings, terrain
military
【考法 1】 adj. 军事的，军用的： of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war
【例】 NATO struggles with how to proceed military operation against Libya. 北约就如何延续针对利比亚的军事行动出现了内部分歧。‖an encyclopedia of modern military aircraft 现代军用飞行器百科全书
【近】 martial, service
【反】 civilian 民用的
nostalgia .
【考法 1】 n. 思乡之情： the state of being homesick
【例】 Overwhelmed by nostalgia, she started to cry. 被思乡之情淹没的她开始啜泣。
【近】 homesickness
【考法 2】 n. 怀旧，怀念： a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
【例】 He felt a wave of nostalgia for the life he had left behind him. 他开始怀念往昔的时光。
【近】 reminiscence
【反】 oblivion 遗忘
【派】 nostalgic adj. 怀旧的
numb
【考法 1】 adj. 失去感觉的： devoid of sensation especially as a result of cold or anesthesia
【例】 I have been sitting in the same position for too long and now my feet are numb. 我一个姿势坐得太久，以至于双腿都发麻了。
【近】 asleep, benumbed, dead, insensitive, numbed, torpid, unfeeling
【反】 feeling, sensible, sensitive 有感觉的
【考法 2】 adj. 麻木的，无感情的： devoid of emotion
【例】 Apparently in shock, he answered the police officer's questions with a numb expression on his face. 她显然是受到了惊吓，以至于在回答警官的问题时一脸茫然。‖Years of physical and emotional abuse had rendered the woman numb and withdrawn. 常年累月的肉体和精神上的折磨已让她麻木而寡言。
【近】 affectless, apathetic, catatonic, deadpan, emotionless, impassible, passionless, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid
【反】 demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate, vehement 充满感情的
ordeal
【考法 1】 n. 严峻的考验： a severe trial or experience
【例】 The hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness. 在野外度过了三天的严峻考验之后，登山者终于获救了。
【近】 calvary, crucible, fire, gauntlet
【反】 delight, enjoyment, pleasure 令人愉快的事物
ostensible
【考法 1】 adj. 表面上的，佯装的： appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
【例】 It must be the ostensible reason for their visit while their actual motives may be malignant 这肯定只是他们上门拜访的表面原因，他们背后的动机说不定恶劣至极。
【近】 apparent, assumed, evident, ostensive, presumed, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed, prima facie
【反】 actual, real 真实的
【派】 ostensibly adv. 表面上地
outgrowth .
【考法 1】 n. 结果，后果： a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
【例】 Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty. 犯罪往往可以归因于贫穷。‖A predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools. 郊区人口攀升所导致的一个可以预见的后果就是需要更多的学校。
【近】 aftereffect, aftermath, consequence, fate, fruit, outcome, precipitate, product, result, sequel, sequence
【反】 antecedent, cause, occasion, reason 原因；origin, root, source 源头
outmoded .
【考法 1】 adj. 过时的，废弃的： no longer acceptable, current, or usable
【例】 outmoded computers that can be recycled 可供回收的废旧电脑
【近】 antiquated, archaic, demoded, fossilized, moribund, moth-eaten, obsolete, outworn, prehistoric , rusty
【反】 contemporary, current, modern 现代的，当代的
override .
【考法 1】 vt. 不顾： to set aside
【例】 The Congress overrode the President's veto and passed the law. 国会不顾总统的否决，强行通过了那项法令。‖He overrode all opposition to his plans. 他对所有的反对意见不闻不问。
【近】 disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over
【反】 comply, observe 遵守
overwhelm .
【考法 1】 vt. 淹没： to cover with or as if with a flood
【例】 That spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley. 那个春天，整个村庄被融雪形成的洪流吞没了。
【近】 deluge, drown, engulf, inundate, overflow, submerge, submerse, swamp
【反】 drain 抽干
【考法 2】 vt. （感情上、精神上）使无所适从，使难以承受： to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental
stress
【例】 Just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me. 仅仅是想想还有多少工作没完成就几乎让我喘不过气了。
【近】 devastate, oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, prostrate, whelm
【反】 relieve 使舒缓
【派】 overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的，无法抗拒的