- 承接《词汇 warden–xenophobe》，收录 C2 词表最后一批（xenophobia - zoology），也是整个 C2 词汇系列的最后一篇。
- 涵盖"狂热"类同根词群（zeal、zealot、zealotry、zealous）。
- 至此，C2 词表全部收录完毕。
重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xenophobia (n.) | /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə/ | 仇外心理 | a rise in xenophobia during the crisis | rampant xenophobia |
| yardstick (n.) | /ˈjɑːdstɪk/ | 衡量标准 | used as a yardstick for success | a useful yardstick |
| yarn (n.) | /jɑːn/ | 纱线；奇闻轶事 | spun a long yarn about his travels | spin a yarn |
| yearning (n.) | /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ | 渴望 | a deep yearning for home | a yearning for |
| yoke (n.) | /jəʊk/ | 轭；束缚 | freed from the yoke of oppression | the yoke of oppression |
| yokel (n.) | /ˈjəʊkl/ | 乡巴佬 | mocked as a simple yokel | a country yokel |
| zeal (n.) | /ziːl/ | 热忱；狂热 | pursued the cause with great zeal | religious zeal |
| zealot (n.) | /ˈzelət/ | 狂热分子 | dismissed as a political zealot | a religious zealot |
| zealotry (n.) | /ˈzelətri/ | 狂热主义 | condemned for its dangerous zealotry | political zealotry |
| zealous (adj.) | /ˈzeləs/ | 热忱的；狂热的 | a zealous supporter of the reform | zealous devotion |
| zeitgeist (n.) | /ˈzaɪtgaɪst/ | 时代精神 | captured the zeitgeist of the decade | the cultural zeitgeist |
| zenith (n.) | /ˈzenɪθ/ | 顶点；巅峰 | reached the zenith of his career | the zenith of |
| zest (n.) | /zest/ | 热情；乐趣 | approached life with great zest | zest for life |
| zigzag (n.) | /ˈzɪgzæg/ | 之字形；曲折路线 | drew a zigzag pattern on the map | a zigzag pattern |
| zodiac (n.) | /ˈzəʊdiæk/ | 黄道带；星座 | born under the sign of the zodiac | the Chinese zodiac |
| zoology (n.) | /zuˈɒlədʒi/ | 动物学 | majored in zoology at university | a zoology degree |
*zeal*（热忱；狂热，中性偏正）、*zealot*（狂热分子，人物，带贬义）、*zealotry*（狂热主义，抽象名词，带贬义）、*zealous*（热忱的；狂热的，形容词）是同一词根的完整词族——zeal 本身可以是正面的（对事业的热忱），但加上 -ot/-otry 后缀就带上了"走极端"的负面色彩。
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