misbehaving 英 /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ 美 /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ v. （使）行为不端；举止失礼，不礼貌；（机器）出现问题（misbehave 的现在分词形式）

【考法】adj.调皮的，行为不端的: engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

【例】a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child 一个教育调皮小孩的新方法

【近】annoying, devious, errant, impish, mischievous, naughty, playful, wicked

【反】decorous, urbane 举止得体的

notoriety 英 /ˌnəʊtəˈraɪəti/ 美 /ˌnoʊtəˈraɪəti/ n. 臭名昭著，声名狼藉

【考法1】n.(尤指因为丑闻而出名的)名人: a person who is widely known and usually much talked about, especially for something bad; a notorious person

【例】a television show featuring notorieties from 20 years of scandals以二十年来因各色丑闻而出名的名人为卖点的电视节目

【近】figure, icon, luminary, megastar, name, notable, personage, standout, star, superstar

【反】n.obody, noncelebrity 不知名的人

【考法2】n.坏名声: the quality or condition of being notorious; ill fame

【例】She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.她的**出现在**上让 她声名远播。His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.他对于

总统的评论让他**了很让他满意的名声。

【近】infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium

【反】anonymity, oblivion, obscurity 不知名，默默无闻；celebrity, fame, renown, repute 好名声

tamper 英 /ˈtæmpə(r)/ 美 /ˈtæmpər/ v. 做手脚，** n. 夯工，拍压的人；打夯机

【考法1】vi.恶意窜改，损害: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously

【例】tamper with tradition 坏了规矩

【近】diddle with, fiddle with, fool with, mess with

【考法2】v.玩弄: to tinker with rashly or foolishly

【例】Don't tamper with my feelings. 不要玩弄我的感情

didactic 英 /daɪˈdæktɪk/ 美 /daɪˈdæktɪk/ adj. 说教的；教诲的

【考法1】adj.喜欢说教的: designed or intended to teach

【例】Parents' speech to their kids often seems to be painfully didactic 父母对他们孩子的话都是让人痛苦的说教。

【近】homiletic, preachy, moralistic, sententious

【反】undidactic 不喜欢说教的

motley 英 /ˈmɒtli/ 美 /ˈmɑːtli/ adj. 杂色的；混杂的 n. 混杂物；（小丑的）杂色衣服

【考法1】adj.混杂的，富于变化的: (especially of colors) having elements of great variety or incongruity

【例】an arrangement of motley flowers 多种不同花束的组合

【近】assorted, chromatic, kaleidoscopic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, magpie, piebald, variegated

【反】homogeneous, monochromatic, monotonous, unvaried 单一的，同一性的