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Passage A p204 abusive [ ?bju:siv ] adj. 骂人的 陋习的 — using or containing curse He became abusive and his wife was injured in the struggle.He always abusive to everyone when he’s drunk. -ive applaud [?pl?:d] v. 赞同；称赞；向…喝采 鼓掌欢迎 — clap hands in order to show approval or admiration The audience applauded loudly. We all applaud you for your decision. A crowd of 300 supporters warmly applauded her speech. applaud sb. 向某人喝彩，赞扬某人 applaud sth. 称赞某事 applause n. bombard [b?mbɑ:d] v. (fig.) worry with questions, requests, complaints, etc. (用问题、建议等)不断攻击， 激烈攻击，连续质问，向…连续提出问题；痛斥： The office was bombarded by telephone calls. The new journal is bombard with letters of criticism from the readers. bombard …with 以…攻击 breadwinner n. 养家糊口的人 — the person who works to support a family with food, money, etc. You will know how important money is when you became a breadwinner yourself. Men expected to be the breadwinner of the family.  consequently adv. —as a result, therefore 所以，因此 My car broke down and consequently I was late. Mr. Frost has never been to China, Consequently he knows very little about it. consequent adj. 因...的结果而起的,随之发生的 The rise in price was consequent on the failure of the crops. consequence n. 结果; 果; 影响 deadbeat n. 1—a lazy person, hippie落泊者，游手好闲者 2—adj. very tired and having no energy 筋疲力尽的 Having been wandering the streets for a whole day, the deadbeat was deadbeat in the evening. Even in this case, then, there are women who would prefer to remain single rather than marry a deadbeat. devalue v. 使贬值，贬低（某事物）的重要性: —cause or be responsible for a lessening of value or quality History has tended to devalue the contributions of women. The Chinese government promised not to devalue RMB . de- dubious [ dju:bj?s ] adj. —feeling doubt, uncertain怀疑的；无把握的； I feel dubious about his honesty. I am dubious about his chances of passing the exam. “对…表示怀疑”动词用doubt, doubtful dubious entail [inteil] v. —make neces