condescending
擺出高人一等的姿態(tài)的:patronizingly superior
efface
擦掉,抹去;使不明顯:make indistinct
presumptuous
放肆的,冒昧的:overstepping bounds;傲慢的:feeling of superiority
spur
刺激物:arouses action;支撐物:holds up;刺激,激勵:incite
dexterous
動作靈活的:ready, skilled;頭腦靈活的:mentally adroit, skillful
parenthesis ?
間斷:interruption
equilibrium
均勢,平衡:opposing forces are equal;(感情上的)平靜:evenness of emotions
reluctant
不情愿的,反感的:showing unwillingness
humility
謙卑,謙遜:absence of any feeling s better
cumbersome
笨重的,難處理的:difficult to handle
vicissitude
自然變化,變遷興衰:natural change
retrieve
尋回,找回:get back again
align
使排成一行:line;調(diào)準,校準:adjust
spiny
多刺的:spines;棘手的,麻煩的:requiring exceptional skill
perturb
使擾亂,使煩躁不安:trouble the mind
heresy
異教,和普遍觀點相悖的說話:controversial or unorthodox opinion
liken
顯示相似,把…比作:show as similar
unpretentious
低調(diào)的,謙遜的:modest;坦誠的,自然的:free from deceive
disabuse
打消錯誤念頭,糾正:free from error, fallacy, misconception
prosecution
實行,執(zhí)行:doing
fidelity
忠誠:being faithful
plodder
行走緩慢的人:moves slowly
smother
使窒息:killed by lack of air;抑制(表達,說出),壓制:refrain
transient
短暫的,暫態(tài)的:transitory
hybrid
雜交品種,混合品種:mixed origin;雜交的:parents of different races
stouthearted
勇敢的:stout, spirit
acquisitive
貪婪的:desirous
limber
可塑的,柔軟的:flexible
nurture
提供營養(yǎng):nourishment;培育,培養(yǎng):provide with understanding
irritate
刺激,惹惱:provoke anger
compress
壓縮(體積):reduce size, volume
tout
極力讚揚:praise
blackmail
敲詐,勒索:extortion of money
malinger
裝病以逃避工作:pretend illness
defile
(山間)小道:a narrow passage;褻瀆:treat with great disrespect;使腐壞,污損:make unfit for use
indelible
(印記等)無法擦除的:impossible to remove;無法忘懷的:not easily forgotten
penitent
悔過的:regretful
abase
降低(地位、職位、威望或尊嚴):lower
wanting
未出現(xiàn)的,缺少的:not present;未達到要求的:not being up to standards
hurricane
颶風:a violent rotating storm;颶風般的事物,引起動盪的事物:resembling a hurricane
respire
唿吸:inhale, exhale air
reconstitute
重建,(尤其是通過加水)使復塬:restore by adding water
homely
其貌不揚的,樸素簡單的:not attractive
analogous
相似的,可比較的:in common
exempt
使免除:release liability
drone
低沉單調(diào)地說;嗡嗡地叫:talk monotonous;(昆蟲振翅般)單調(diào)嗡嗡的聲音:monotonous sound;混日子:doing nothing
react
做出反應:in response
inert
(人)懶惰缺乏活力的;(物品)惰性的:sluggish, deficient
repeal
撤銷,廢除(法律等):rescind or annul;宣佈與…決裂:refuse to recognize
salutation
致敬,打招唿(表示歡迎和禮貌):greeting;讚揚:praise
scathing
尖酸刻薄的:cause hurt feelings
lax
鬆弛的,不緊的,不嚴格的:not tense, firm, or rigid;懈怠的,漫不經(jīng)心的:failing to give proper care
erratic
善變的:not constant;異常的,不同尋常的:different from the ordinary
gourmet
美食家:connoisseur food
disarm
解除武裝:reduce armed forces;使息怒,平息,撫慰:lessen;使無害:harmless
fecund
多產(chǎn),肥沃的:fruitful
anonymous
匿名的:not named, identified;無特色的:lacking individuality
barricade
障礙物:obstruction, rampart;用障礙物阻止通過:prevent access
wayward
剛愎自用的,不服管束的:following one's own inclinations
panache
炫耀:flamboyance
fluster
使慌亂:put into agitated confusion
recidivate
回到塬先的習慣,尤指重新犯罪:return to criminal habits
gibe
嘲弄:taunting words
scrutinize
仔細檢查:observe great care
fulminate
大聲斥責:thunderous denunciation
amiable
好脾氣,友好易相處的:friendly
punctilious
注意細節(jié)的,一絲不茍的:attentive details
imbroglio
困境,復雜的局面:complicated situation;紛爭:angry expression of differing opinions
conflate
混合:turn into a single mass
garish
過于鮮艷的,過于張揚的:strident color
marvel
令人驚奇的事物:surprise, admiration or wonder;(因為壯觀、美麗等而)表示驚訝:feel amazement
lag
最終的,最后的:following all others;緩慢行走:slowness;萎靡,失去活力:lose bodily strength
mandatory
強制的:forcing compliance
extraneous
無關的:no relevance;非主要因素的:not essential
sermon
佈道,說教:public speech moral
turmoil
騷動,混亂:agitation, commotion
propensity
傾向,癖好:inclination
substitute
取代者,替代品:takes the place of another;取代,替代:take the place of
chide
責備:scold mildly
asperity
(舉止、性情)粗暴:roughness;(環(huán)境)艱苦:rigor, severity
proficient
熟練的,精通的:advanced competence
varnish
上清漆,使有光澤:smooth glossy;粉飾(令人不悅的東西):conceal unpleasant
cognizant
知道的,意識到的:aware
subliminal
下意識的,潛在意識的:below perception
vehement
(情感)強烈的,熱情的:great depth of feeling
ordeal
嚴峻的考驗:severe trial
sublime
崇高的,莊嚴的:high moral;(因為杰出、尊貴、美麗等而)令人驚嘆的:inspire awe
topsy-turvy*
混亂的,不整潔的:lacking in order, neatness
recluse
隱士:lives away;隱居的,不愛社交的:withdrawal from society
abjure
v.發(fā)誓放棄:rejecting,abandoning;v.抵制避免:resist
baroque
裝飾華麗的,過分雕琢的,復雜的:extravagance, complexity, flamboyance;(程度上)過分的:beyond, limit
cronyism
任人唯親的,對好朋友的偏袒:favoritism friends
preen
整理(羽毛):smooth feathers;打扮修飾:dress oneself elaborate;自滿:take pride
scotch
停止:put an end to
septic
腐敗的,感染的:putrefaction
halfhearted
不感興趣的,不熱情的:lacking heart
repute
(尤指好的)名聲,名譽:good reputation
mesh
誘捕:catch
sedate
淡定的,安靜的:free from agitation
penury
貧窮:dearth;吝嗇,節(jié)儉:frugality