misconductn. 不端行为；处理不当vt. 处理不当；行为不检misconduct oneself 行为不端willful misconduct 故意的不良行为条约法律；渎职The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for outrageous misconduct.法官裁定判决无效并且指控控方有极其不端的行为。
The company only dismisses its employees in cases of gross misconduct.这家公司只有在雇员严重渎职时才予以解聘。
A psychologist was found guilty of serious professional misconduct yesterday.昨天一名心理学家被判严重的失职罪。
retractn. 合同，契约；婚约；（非正式）暗杀协议；（桥牌）定约v. 收缩，缩短；感染；订约；订（婚）；负（债）；结交contract with 承包；与…订有合约contract in [法]保证承担义务labor contract n. 劳工合同contract management 合同管理breach of contract 违约；违反合同His contract came up for renewal.他的合同交上来要求延期。
He mailed me the contract.他把合同寄给了我。
The contract has no legal standing.那份合同在法律上没有约束力。
detrimentaladj. 不利的；有害的n. 有害的人（或物）；不受欢迎的求婚者The policy will be detrimental to the peace process.这项政策将不利于和平进程。
Many foods are suspected of being detrimental to health because of the chemicals and additivesthey contain.许多食物因所含的化学成分和添加剂被怀疑有害健康。
Lime in the soil is detrimental to some plants.土壤里的石灰对某些植物有害。
taintv. 污染；玷污；使腐坏n. 腐坏；污染；污点；感染；难闻的气味Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption.她的政府从未真正甩掉腐败的污点。
When much blood had clogged their chariot wheels, I would go up and wash them from sweetwells, even with truths that lie too deep for taint.当大量的血液阻塞了马车的车轮之际，我就要起身，用甘甜的井水刷洗它们，甚至是用深深隐藏在污点后的事实。
Rancid oil will taint the flavour.变质的油会破坏味道。
fraudulentadj. 欺骗性的；不正的There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor.没有代理人和奸商相勾结的证据。
Review the file for any fraudulent preferences or reviewable transactions.检查文件中是否存在欺诈性的首选项或可检查的事务。
In some cases, that help can be fraudulent.在某些案例中，那些帮助可能具有欺诈性fabricatevt. 制造；伪造；装配It angers me that people would fabricate a story like that.人们编造这样的谎话让我感到愤怒。
David, on the other hand, had labored to fabricate a curious patent leather trouser suit.另一方面，大卫努力制作了一套奇特的、别出心裁的皮革裤套装。
Their advancements have been about how to design and fabricate that intricate structure cheaply.它们的进展主要是关于如何低成本地设计和制备这些精细结构的。
cherry-pickingv. 筛选，精选（最好的）（cherry-pick 的现在分词）They assume that I'm lying, or somehow cherry-picking the data.他们觉得我要么在说谎，要么就似乎在优化数据。
As with other implementations of cherry-picking, if the change has already been copied in the past then it will not be duplicated.与其他的cherry-picking实现一样，如果代码修改已经被复制过来，它将不会被重复复制。
Mr Pidcock of Newton favours "cherry-picking" companies poised to benefit from the spending power of China's burgeoning middle-class.Newton的皮德科克青睐于那些将受益于中国日益壮大的中产阶层的购买力的“摘桃子”公司。
coveragen. 覆盖，覆盖范围；新闻报道；保险范围coverage rate 覆盖率; 笼罩率; 笼盖率; 围困率special coverage 专题报道; 专题道; 特别策划The media coverage was shocking.媒体的报道糟透了。
The incident has received wide coverage in the press.这个事件已被新闻界广泛报道。
Immunization coverage against fatal diseases has increased to 99% in some countries. 在一些国家致命疾病免疫注射的覆盖面已达到99%。
The most attractive point of GPS is its 100% coverage on the planet.GPS全球定位系统最吸引人的地方是它在地球上达到了100%覆盖。
set-upn. 计划；组织；机构；装配He didn't steal the goods. It was a set-up.那些商品不是他偷的。
这是栽赃。
He had set up two charitable trusts.他已经成立了两家慈善信托机构。
The occupying forces set up a puppet government.占领军建立了一个傀儡政府。
constraintn. [数] 约束；局促，态度不自然；强制Journalists were given the freedom to visit, investigate, and report without constraint. 新闻记者被赋予在没有约束下参观、调查和报道的自由。
The boy felt constraint in her presence.那男孩在她面前感到局促不安。
At last we could relax and talk without constraint.我们终于可以放松下来，无拘无束地谈话了。
massagen. 按摩，推拿v. 按摩；用……揉擦；篡改（数字）；奉承Massage will help the pain.按摩能减轻疼痛。
Alex asked me if I wanted a massage.亚历克斯问我是否需要一次按摩。
A massage will relax those tense muscles.按摩会使紧张的肌肉松弛。
straddlevi. 跨坐；两腿叉开坐vt. 叉开(腿)；骑，跨；跨立于；跨越n. 跨坐The mountains straddle the French-Swiss border.这座山脉横跨法国和瑞士边界。
Some straddle borders.Some straddle disciplines.有些是跨国界，有些是跨学科。
sloppyadj. 草率的；粗心的；泥泞的；肥大的；稀薄的He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues.他无法忍耐同事们马虎的工作。
When your clothes look sloppy, so do you.如果你的衣服看起来邋遢，你也一样。
Embroidery calls for great care. There must not be even a single sloppy stitch. 刺绣要求很高，一针也不能马虎。
discernibleadj. 可辨别的；可识别的His face was barely discernible in the gloom.在黑暗中很难看得清他的脸。
Far away the outline of the island is just discernible.远远的，那岛的轮廓依稀可见。
There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。
deficiencyn. 缺陷，缺点；缺乏；不足的数额Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.饮食中缺乏维生素可能导致疾病。
Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.红血球数量不足是铁元素缺乏造成的。
They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency.他们给他做了血检看是否有缺乏维生素的迹象。
outstripvt.超过，越过; 优于，胜于; 做得比…更好; 跑过，逃脱His newspaper outstripped its rivals in circulation.他的报纸在发行量上超过了他的对手。