dubious

　　(a.) 怀疑的，暧昧的，含糊的

　　She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.

　　她以一种怀疑的态度看着四周。

　　facet

　　(n.) (问题等的)一个方面

　　Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.

　　我们以前很少看到他个性中自私的一面。

　　go to pot

　　一落千丈

　　A: How about your son's schoolwork?

　　B: It has gone to pot. He really lets me down.

　　-你儿子的课业如何?

　　-一落千丈。他实在令我失望。

　　dissimulation

　　(n.) 掩饰

　　The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.

　　窃贼小心掩饰地潜入室内。

　　flog

　　(vt.) 鞭打

　　Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers of sailors.

　　今天，鞭笞抗命士兵或水手是不人道的惩罚。

　　be tarred with the same brush

　　一丘之貉

　　They’re all tarred with the same brush.

　　他们是一丘之貉。

　　inscription

　　(n.) 铭刻;铭文;碑文

　　According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.

　　根据基石上的碑铭，这栋建筑物建于1919年。