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1.baffle vt. 使…困惑；使…受挫折；用挡板控制 n. 挡板；困惑 vi. 做徒劳挣扎

An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
一棵结方形果实的苹果树正令专家们感到困惑。

2.pedestrian adj. 徒步的；缺乏想像力的 n. 行人；步行者

The speeding car barely missed the pedestrian.
疾驰的汽车差点撞上那个行人。

3.scathing adj. 严厉的；损伤的 v. 损伤；伤害（scathe的ing形式）

Republican senators were scathing in their criticism of today's hearing.
共和党参议员们对今天听证会的批评很尖锐。

4.outage n. 储运损耗；中断供应；运行中断

A windstorm in Washington is causing power outages throughout the region.
风暴造成整个华盛顿地区电力供应中断。

5.schizophrenia n. [内科] 精神分裂症

One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
精神分裂症的最常见的一个症状就是幻听。

6.mortuary n.（丧葬前的）停尸室，太平间 adj.丧葬的

I was never allowed to see her at the mortuary.
他们不允许我去停尸房看她。