NCE4Lesson25   NCE4课25

auditory
Auditory means related to hearing. (TECHNICAL)
    ...the limits of the human auditory range.

The girl can determine the direction of the sound with her auditory system.

inadequate
If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.
    Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.
    The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.
= insufficient ≠ adequate
．inadequately
    The projects were inadequately funded.
If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.
    I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up.
    Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis.
= incapable

The small amount of food is inadequate to feed two persons.

plea
A plea is an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way. (JOURNALISM)
    Mr Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
    ...an impassioned plea to mankind to act to save the planet.
= appeal
In a court of law, a person's plea is the answer that they give when they have been charged with a crime, saying whether or not they are guilty of that crime.
    The judge questioned him about his guilty plea.
    We will enter a plea of not guilty.
    Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
A plea is a reason which is given, to a court of law or to other people, as an excuse for doing something or for not doing something.
    Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
    Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.

My son made a plea - he wanted to stop practicing his music, but I wouldn't let him.

abatement
Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it. (FORMAL)
    It was not an environment conducive to the abatement of his hypochondria.
    ...noise abatement.

After the noise abatement notice was given to the club, this area became much quieter.

discredit
To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust.
    ...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival...
    He says his accusers are trying to discredit government foreign-aid policies.
    He said such methods would discredit the party worldwide.
．discredited
    The previous government is now thoroughly discredited.
    ...the old, discredited regimes.
To discredit an idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain.
    They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.

This news story has largely discredited this hot-pot company.

allegation
An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
    The company has denied the allegations.
    Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
= claim

He starts the allegations against his colleague in front of the boss.

caption
A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about.
    The local paper featured me standing on a stepladder with a caption, `Wendy climbs the ladder to success.'
When someone captions a picture or cartoon, they put a caption under it.
    The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana `Princess of Veils'.
    The photograph is captioned `People Power'.
    The book is well written, properly illustrated and excellently captioned.

The caption described the photo.

wreck
To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it.
    He wrecked the garden.
    A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty.
    His life has been wrecked by the tragedy.
    ...missed promotions, lost jobs, wrecked marriages.
．wrecker wreckers
    They may be remembered as the wreckers of a fine company.
If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail.
    The ship was wrecked by an explosion.
    ...a wrecked cargo ship.
A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident.
    ...the wreck of a sailing ship...
    The car was a total wreck.
    We thought of buying the house as a wreck, doing it up, then selling it.
A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed. (mainly AM; in BRIT usually use crash)
    He was killed in a car wreck.
    ...the little girl that survived that plane wreck...
    What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck?
= crash
If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy. (INFORMAL)
    You look a wreck.
    It was embarrassing and sad to see this man reduced to a mumbling wreck.
    See also nervous wreck.

The old ship wreck is covered in rust.

snag
A snag is a small problem or disadvantage.
    A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
    The school deals exclusively with children of high academic ability. There is a snag though, it costs s9,600 a year.
= hitch
If you snag part of your clothing on a sharp or rough object or if it snags, it gets caught on the object and tears.
    She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground.
    Brambles snagged his suit.
    Local fishermen complained that their nets kept snagging on some underwater objects.
= catch

anecdote
An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
    Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother.
    He has a talent for recollection and anecdote.
Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence.
    The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore.

The anecdote is about the mysterious creature in the ancient times.

slander
Slander is an untrue spoken statement about someone which is intended to damage their reputation. Compare libel.
    Dr. Bach is now suing the company for slander.
    Korea has been a target of threats and slanders from the major western powers.
= defamation
To slander someone means to say untrue things about them in order to damage their reputation.
    He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the Prime Minister.

The actress was slandered by people for her social media post.

persecute
If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs.
    Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs.
    They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
    ...a persecuted minority.
If you say that someone is persecuting you, you mean that they are deliberately making your life difficult.
    He also described his first wife as persistently persecuting him and ruining his life with her unreasonable demands.
    Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.
= harass

The Americans persecuted much of their native population.

squadron
A squadron is a section of one of the armed forces, especially the air force.
    The government said it was preparing a squadron of eighteen Mirage fighter planes.

A squadron of jet fighters left colorful trails behind them as they performed at the air show.

psychiatric
Psychiatric means relating to psychiatry.
    We finally insisted that he seek psychiatric help.
Psychiatric means involving mental illness.
    About 4% of the prison population have chronic psychiatric illnesses.

Every week I would lie down and tell the doctor my psychiatric problems.

diagnosis
Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not working properly.
    I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis.
    Symptoms may not appear for some weeks, so diagnosis can be difficult.

My diagnosis is that you have a minor heart problem.

orphanage
An orphanage is a place where orphans live and are looked after.