131. hallmark: a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing 品質證明書; 戳記; 標誌, 特征
-Simplicity is a hallmark of this design.
-Objectivity is the hallmark of science, even if there is no such things as perfect objectivity.
-“The hallmark of science is not its ability to forecast the future, but its ability to explain things – to increase our understanding of the workings of the universe. The role of predictions in science is to help us distinguish competing explanations.” The Origin of Wealth by Eric D. Beinhocker
132. cyclical: describes a group of events which happen in a particular order, one following the other, and which are often repeated 輪轉的,循環的
-in more or less cyclical patterns
-NREM sleep and REM sleep continue to alternate through the night in a cyclical fashion.
-For example, for the first year of life, sleep often begins in the REM state. The cyclical alternation of NREM-REM sleep in newborns is present from birth but at 50 to 60 minutes is much shorter than the 90-minute cycles that occur in adults.
133. emergence: when something becomes known or starts to exist 出現; 露頭; 浮現
-China's emergence as an economic power
-the emergence of a new strain of the HIV virus
-It is easy to explain the emergence of unethical behavior.
-Several factors may contribute to emergence of a disease.
-Water is also frequently associated with disease emergence.
-Human population movements or upheavals, caused by migration or war, are often important factors in disease emergence.
-Other factors responsible for disease emergence are influenced by a variety of human actions, so human behavior in the broader sense is also very important.
134. capricious: changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly 反覆無常的, 任性的, 善變的
-a capricious child
-He was a cruel and capricious tyrant.
-The potential problem with street justice and de facto justice is that once law is ignored in favor of the application of subjective justice, individual definitions of what is “fair” and “just” may be arbitrary and capricious.
135. go along with sb/sth: to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion 同意，支持
-He's already agreed, but it's going to be harder persuading her to go along with it.
-Would you go along with this?
-Would you go along with someone like me lyrics
If i told you things i did before
told you how i used to be
would you go along with someone like me
if you knew my story word for word
had all of my history
would you go along with someone like me ... ...
136. be/get bogged down: become stuck in a difficult situation, encounter problems, be "stuck" 深陷泥潭, 陷在困境中, 遇到問題, 被"卡住"
-Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints.
-get bogged down with day-to-day problems
-Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.
-Try not to get too bogged down in the names of historical figures and the dates when events happened. Focus on why they happened.
137. miss a central point
-These arguments miss a central point: Whether one calls the men and women who wear these uniforms professionals, practitioners, or some other terms, they have immense power over other people's lives. This power must be recognized for what it is and held as a scared trust.
-In any case, you miss the central point: there is no observational basis confirming that Jupiter is heating up due to solar irradiance (which has been on a decreasing trend for the past decades).
138. immense: extremely large in size or degree; (slang) extremely good
極廣大的; 非常好的; 無邊的
-immense wealth/value
-immense possibilities
-immense pressure
-immense knowledge
-immense damage
-immense charm
-an immense, impervious beauty
-China has an immense impact on the global community.
-Education has an immense impact on the human society and it is an important tool that contributes several aspects of a person life.
-Nelson notes that while Physical Technologies have clearly had an immense impact on society, the contributions of Social Technologies have been equally important and in fact, the two coevolve with each other.
-They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.
-They have immense power over other people's lives.
-He is an immense goalkeeper.
139. impervious: describes a person who is not influenced or affected by something 無動於衷的, 不滲透的
-He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
-On the other hand, if we are stubborn and impervious to change for the better, then we get to be our old selves for a long time…
-Being a fixed sign - you can be stubborn and impervious to changes not of your own making.
140. rock the boat: If you rock the boat, you do or say something that will upset people or cause problems 搗亂
-Don't rock the boat until the negotiations are finished.
