body 刚死不久的人的尸体；corpse 尸体，被看作是一个物体而不是人；stiff 尸体的非正式用语，尤其是一种幽默的说法；remains 某人死后留下的身体部分，尤其是死了很长时间的。
defy6 [ di..fai] v.使不可能；(公然) 违抗，藐视
[ 同义] disobey
[ 辨析] disobey；defy
disobey 不做有权势的人吩咐去做的事情；defy 有意公开地违背有权势的人，并不计较后果。
[ 例句] Billy defied his teache r and smoked openly.
dehumanize [ di..hju..m..naiz] v.使失去人性
[ 例句] The prisoners had been dehumanized by disease and ill tr eatment.
demolish [di..m..li..] v.拆毁
[ 同义] dest roy ，wreck
[ 反义] build up
[ 辨析] dest roy；wreck；demolish
dest roy 破坏某物非常严重，使它无法修复或存在；wr eck 破坏某物非常严重，使它无法修复或使用；demolish 用重型仪器破坏建筑物。
[ 例句] When the church of St John was demolished ，a ca -ve was discove red beneath it.
destiny6 [..destini] n.命运
[ 同义] fate
[ 考点] be sb .’s destiny to do sth.命中注定做.
shape one’s destiny 决定某人的命运cont rol/ determine/ take change of one’s destine 掌握某人的命运
[ 辨析] fate；destiny
fate 将会、必会发生在某人某物上的事物，尤其是不好的事情；destiny 某人生命中将要做的事情，以及在此期间将发生的事情。
[ 例句] 1) She felt that he r destiny had been shaped by her gender.
2) People want to be able to cont rol thei r own destiny.
emaciated [ i..mei..ieitid] adj.消瘦的
[ 同义] skeletal ，underweight
[ 反义] plump
[ 辨析] emacia ted；skeletal；underweight
emacia ted 人或动物由于极度的饥饿、严重的疾病而变得很瘦，可能会死；skeletal 瘦得能看见骨头；underweight 尤其是用于医学，非常瘦，通常是不健康的。
[ 例句] Towards the end of his life he looked emaciated ，his cheeks hollowed and his eyes sunken.
holocaust [..h..l..k....st ] n.大屠杀
[ 例句] A nuclea r holocaust would leave few s urvivor s.
inhuman [ in..hju..m..n] adj.残酷的，没有人性的
[ 同义] c ruel
[ 反义] human
[ 辨析] c ruel；inhuman
c ruel 有意引起他人疼痛，并不关心他人是否受苦；inhuman 完全没有正常的对他人遭受的痛苦的关心。
[ 例句] Prisoners of war were subjected to inhuman and degrading t reatment.
lofty6 [..l..fti] adj.崇高的，高尚的；高耸的
[ 同义] high ，tall ，towering
[ 辨析] high；tall；towering；lofty
high 地面以上很高；tall (建筑、树、柱) 高，窄或瘦；tower ing 高得吓人或让人印象深刻；lof ty 主要用于文学，描写一个地方很高让人产生敬畏，或认为它漂亮。
[ 例句] Tom entered a lof ty hall，which led to a pleasant dining room.
obsess [..b..ses ] v.困扰
[ 同义] dominant ，haunt
[ 例句] The idea of finding her real mother seems to obses s her.
philosopher4 [ fi..l..s..f..] n.哲学家
pierce4 [ pi..s] v.(忧伤等) 强烈地影响，深深地打动；刺入，刺破
[ 同义] drill ，probe
[ 考点] pie rce through 刺入，刺破
[ 例句] The gun fir es a shell capable of pie rcing through the a rmour of a rmy tank.
romant icism [ r..u..m .. ntisiz..m] n.浪漫
[ 例句] He is an excellent tr avel writer ，whose descriptions contain a vivid st reak of romanticism.
rustle [..r..sl] v.沙沙作响
[ 例句] I knew when the pr incess was approaching ，I could hear her dres s rustle.
sadist [..sedist ] n.虐待狂
[ 例句] Mr.Brown is a r eal sadist ，making us stand out - side in the pouring rain.
skeleton6 [..skelitn] n.①骨瘦如柴的人；②骨骼，骸骨
[ 例句] 1 ) After years in prison camps ，the prisoner wer e just skeletons
2 ) Children s hould drink milk to help them to develop strong skeleton.
starvation [ st......vei..n] n.饥饿，饿死
[ 同义] hunger ，famine
[ 辨析] hunger；sta rvation；famine
hunger 吃不饱的状态；starvation 因为吃不饱而受折磨或死去；famine 由于粮食欠收，一个国家、地区的人们非常饥饿，也许会死去的情况。
[ 例句] If the famine continues ，ther e is a real danger of mas s sta rva tion.suffering [..s..f..ri..] n.痛苦
[ 同义] agony ，torment
[ 辨析] suffer ing；agony；torment
suffer ing 受很多疼痛，有很多困难，被虐待的经历；agony 非常悲惨、艰难、不幸的境地，人们受很多苦，尤其是在很长一段时间之内；torment 严重的精神折磨，通常持续时间很长，经常是因自己做过的事的负罪感或遗憾引起的。
[ 例句] She described in horrific detail her suffering a t the hands of terrorists.
summit4 [..s..mit ] n.①最高会议②最高点，顶点
[ 同义] confer ence ，convention ，top c rest
[ 辨析] confe rence；convention；summit；top；summit；crest conference 大型会议，人们通常讨论经济、政治等重要问题，尤其是持续几天；convention 某政党或专业团体成员参加的大型会议，通常每年一次；summit 大国政府首脑之间的会议，讨论国际事务；top 某物的顶点或最高点；summit 山的顶部；cr est 小山或海浪的顶部。
[ 例句] NATO leaders are prepar ing for a summit conference to decide the future of the alliance.
tormentor [ t......ment..] n.折磨者
torture4 [..t....t....] n.折磨
v.折磨，使痛苦；使苦恼，使为难
[ 同义] n.agony ，distr es s，suffering
v.agonies ，dist ress ，torment
[ 考点] be under tor ture 受折磨；折磨
tor ture oneself with sth.用.折磨自己
[ 例句] The book suggests that women ar e more used to pain than men ，so as a re not likely to divulge secrets under tor ture.
tribe6 [ t raib] n.部落
[ 同义] clan
[ 例句] Many tribes which in the past governed themselves a re now a pa rt of a la rge r county.
wager [weid....] v.打赌
[ 例句] I’ll wager you ＄5 tha t they’ll get there fi rst.
woe [ w..u] n.悲哀，苦恼
[ 例句] He r clothes tat tered and he r face was lined and full of woe.
in fear of 为.提心吊胆
[ 例句] Linda sat inside ，in fear of he r life until the police came.
put an end to 使.终止
[ 例句] The gove rnment intends to put an end to inflation once and for all.