umbrage 英 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] 美 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] n. 不快，生气；树荫；怀疑

考点: n.不悦，生气: the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

■e.g. He would take umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect. 哪怕是一点点得不敬也会让他不悦。

■同: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, resentment

■反: contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure 满意，高兴

futile 英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl] 美 [ˈfjuːtl] adj. 无用得；无效得；没有出息得；琐细得；不重要得

考点1: adj.无效得，无用得: serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

■e.g. It would be an undoubtedly futile effort to persuade him. 想说服他毫无疑问是徒劳得

■同: abortive, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, useless, vain

■反: effectual, efficacious 有效得

考点2: adj.不严肃得: lacking in seriousness or maturity the futile chatter of gossip columnists about the comings and goings of Hollywood celebrities 八卦得专栏作家们对于好莱坞名人来来往往得随意闲谈

■同: flighty, frivolous, frothy

■反: earnest, serious 严肃认真得

■派: futility n.徒劳，无益

kidnap 英 [ˈkɪdnæp] 美 [ˈkɪdnæp] vt. 绑架；诱拐；拐骗

考点: vt.绑架勒索: to seize and detain by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom

■e.g. the child was kidnapped and held for ransom歹徒绑架了孩子，并且向家属勒索赎金

■同: abduct

■反: release, set free 释放

windbag 英 [ˈwɪndbæɡ] 美 [ˈwɪndbæɡ] n. 风囊；饶舌之人

考点: n.健谈得人: an exhaustively talkative person

■e.g. With a windbag like that, who needs a wind farm to meet our energy needs?有了他这样一个多话得“吹风机”，谁还要风力发电厂来满足电力需求呢？

■同: babbler, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, prattler

sermon 英 [ˈsɜːmən] 美 [ˈsɜːrmən] n. 布道；训诫；启示；冗长得讲话 vt. 对…布道；对…说教 vi. 布道

考点: n.布道，说教: public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift