专八词汇精讲

Lurk 一词可能最终源自中古英语 luren （皱眉、潜伏），现在主要表示意图不轨地“埋伏、潜伏”，多是为了攻击某人或做不正当的事，比如：

Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.
大声宣传和平使战争显得迫在眉睫。

How stagnant and tepid the whole British political scene is now is just beyond belief.
现在整个英国的政治局势是多么的停滞不前和不温不火，简直是难以置信。

To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
要想有影响力，你真的不需要权力。而你最需要的是对人们最在乎的东西有着近乎不可思议的理解。

Gender → Engender

I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.
在音乐方面，我的品味非常不拘一格。