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might: strength 力量、威力、能力 eerie: mysterious 令人毛骨悚然的、神秘的;怪异的 afoot: in operation在进行中的、活动着的 canny: clever 精明的、机敏的 lucid: clear 清楚易懂的、明晰的 inherent: natural 内在的、与生俱来的 vagaries: unusual ideas 异想天开 condone: forgive 宽恕、原谅 flamboyance: showy behavior 浮夸、炫耀 evasion: avoidance 逃避、回避 peak: achieve its maximum of development transition: change转移、转换 radically: fundamentally 根本地、彻底地 halve: lessen by one half 对分、分享 secular: not religious 非宗教的 dwindle: decrease 减少、变小 unfathomable: unmeasurable 深不可测的，不可理解的 presumably: probably可能，大概 reversed: inverted颠倒的，相反的 go mucking about with: interfere with干涉，介入 winds up: appears in the end portends: is a warning of 预示、预先警告，意味着 toxic: poisonous有毒的 yield: output结出、产生 scrapped: removed废弃、拆毁 trigger: cause 触发、引起 jumpy: apprehensive提心吊胆的 fussier: more fastidious过分挑剔的、过分讲究的 outlawed: banned禁止、限制 prudence: discretion审慎、慎重 spinning off: forming…from parts of an existing company bolstered: supported支撑、支持 at their peril: for concern of the danger velocities: speeds速度 inertial: inactive不活泼的、习惯性的 synchronised: caused to occur at the same time同步 dilation: expansion扩张、扩大 resignation: acceptance听任、顺从 vibrates: moves颤动、震动 suspended: stopped暂停 stationary: motionless静止的 complementary: supplementary补充的 hold: remain valid ingrained: rooted 根深蒂固的 uptight: tense烦躁的，不安的，易怒的 sitting: taking 参加考试 lucrative: profitable 有利可图的 penetration: influence穿透、渗入 concern: importance重要的事、利害关系 effusive: excited过分热情的 overtaken: increased faster than赶上、超过 target