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swanky adj. If you describe something as swanky, you mean that it is fashionable and expensive时髦的;奢华的 a swank wedding/ hotel/shopping center crumb n. Crumbs are tiny pieces that fall from bread, biscuits, or cake when you cut it or eat it. 食物碎屑;面包屑;糕饼屑 eg. After the meal, the waiter brushed the crumb from the table. 饭后，服务员把面包屑从桌子上扫了下去 A crumb of something一点;少许.. eg. The government were able to draw a few crumbs of comfort from todays unemployment figures. 政府能够从现在的失业人数中得到些许安慰。 Lets say youre a crumb. 就算你是个窝囊废 quid一英镑 bosomy adj. [?b?z?mi] (of a womans body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; （女人）胸部丰满的，鼓起的 temptress n.勾引男人的女子;妖妇;狐狸精 eg. Supermodel Jane Bracknel plays a nubile temptress out to seduce him. 超级名模简·布拉克内尔扮演一个性感女郎来勾引他。 beefcake n. attractive men with large muscles健美男子；肌肉男；猛男 eg. Peter is not only a beefcake boy, but also a clever brain. 彼得不仅仅有着健壮的身体，脑子也很聪明。 refurbish v. To refurbish a building or room means to clean it and decorate it and make it more attractive or better equipped. 翻新，整修（建筑物或房间） eg. We have spent money on refurbishing the offices... 我们已经花钱对办公室进行了翻新。 anguish n. great mental suffering or physical pain. 精神上的）悲痛；（身体上的）剧痛 eg. Mark looked at him in anguish. 马克痛苦地看着 gadget [?ɡ?d??t] n. A gadget is a small machine or device which does something useful. You sometimes refer to something as a gadget when you are suggesting that it is complicated and unnecessary. 小器具；精巧的小玩意 eg. A bottle opener is a kitchen gadget. 开瓶器是厨用小器具。 whimsical adj. A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical. 异想天开的； 反复无常的； 古怪的 eg. to have a whimsical sense of humour 有离奇的幽默感 reticent [?r?t?s?nt] adj. Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. 沉默寡言的;不与人交谈的 eg. She is so reticent about her achievements. 她对自己的成就缄口不言。 glamour n. Glamour is the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. 魅力；吸引力；诱惑力Now that shes a flight attendant, foreign travel has