SM1: It's unfair to denigrate the pioneering work by the physicist simply because of his marrriage to a young lady.

garner
to gather into storage. b. : to deposit as if in a granary
1. No scientist should be deceived by a pretense of objectivity; and no information can be garnered on delicate issues by single researchers acting alone.
2. Through years of research, the scientist had garnered enough knowledge to develop a revolutionary new drug.

accord
to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned; to bring into agreement
accord sth to sb,accord sb sth
1. This view was not widely held, nor does it accord with the observational data on the men's practice while doing beat duty.
2. The rule itself is out of accord with modern medical conditions and should be abolished.
3. With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference.
4. Any willingness on the part of our courts to accord supremacy to community law is thus limited by two factors
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retread
go back over (a path or one's steps
put a new tread胎面 on (a worn tire):
1. Clearly they have run out of ideas and are retreading old ground.
2. With long treadwear, maximum durability and competitive warranty, retread semi truck tires from Tire Recappers are your best option for commercial truck tires

peas and carrots
形影不离
1. Krista's my very best friend—we've always been like peas and carrots.

doily
n.(糕点盘上的)网眼纸垫圈，网眼布垫圈; (置于家具上的)装饰小垫;

paddling pool
n. (尤指小型的塑料)浅水池，嬉水池;

Alsatian
n. 德国牧羊犬

whiny
爱发牢骚的; 烦躁的
1. Without proper intervention, whining can get worse—and a whiny kid is likely to turn into a whiny adult.
2. People get rude and whiny and exacting when they are exhausted.

blow-by-blow
adj. 详尽的
1. A blow-by-blow account of an event describes every stage of it in great detail.

frigate
n. (小型)护卫舰;
A modern frigate is a 3000-7000 ton warship, equipped with an array of missiles, guns and radars, and is designed to operate autonomously, along with a battle group or act as an escort for non-combatants, in order to fulfill a variety of tasks depending on the mission.

send-off
n. 送别; 送行;
1.They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.

scarcely
only just; almost not:
You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case
1. American media on Russia today are less objective, less balanced, more conformist and scarcely less ideological than when they covered Soviet Russia during the Cold War.
2. Monastyrski, scarcely known in this country but influential in Russia since the days of the Soviet Union, is a founding member of the Collective Actions group, largely credited with the advent of contemporary Russian performance art.