lullaby
催眠曲:song lull sleep;使鎮(zhèn)靜,使安心:free from distress
covert
隱蔽的,秘密的:not shown;隱秘庇護所:avoid others
gambol
歡跳,雀躍:playfully
sham
欺瞞:deceitfulness;掩飾,假裝:present a false appearance;虛假的:fake
pore
仔細流覽,仔細研究:read or study attentively
implicit
不言而喻的,心照不宣的:understood though unexpressed;無疑問的,無保留的:without doubt
impending
即將發(fā)生的:soon to take place
dubious
充滿不定性的,值得懷疑的:uncertainty, questionable;(對事實等)持懷疑態(tài)度的:not feeling sure;遲疑不決的,不愿行動的:slow to begin because of doubts
imperative
命令:must be obeyed;命令的,強制性的:forcing one's compliance;迫切的:needing immediate attention;必要的:impossible to do without
inter
埋葬:place in grave
succinct
簡明的,簡潔的:clear, precise
tawdry
俗麗的,花哨而庸俗的:gaudy
exorbitant
過度的:exceeding the customary or appropriate limits
clot
密集的一群:a number of things, a unit;堵塞:prevent, through, filling with something;凝結:jelly
filter
過濾:pass through a filter;去除雜質:remove impurities
emaciate
使消瘦,使衰弱:become thin;削弱:feeble
burnish
擦亮,磨光:make smooth or glossy
damn
(在道德上)譴責:morally wrong or evil;非常地,極其地:great degree
idiosyncrasy
獨特而奇怪的習慣:odd or peculiar habit
pan
嚴厲批評:harsh criticism
timid
膽小的,不自信的lacking courage, self-confidence
seemly
得體的,遵守禮節(jié)的:following the established traditions
cajole
哄騙:wheedle
cavil
挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble
eminent
杰出:above others
indispensable
必不可少的,不可或缺的:impossible to do without
acquiesce
勉強同意;默許:accept, tacitly or passively
enfranchise
給予…權力(例如選舉權):endow rights;解放:set free
absolute
專制的:unconstrained;無限的unqualified;完美的,純凈不慘雜的:free from imperfection, mixture;不容置疑的,確鑿的:unquestionable
coltish
不守紀律的:not subjected, discipline;愛開玩笑的:joking, teasing
eccentric
行為出格的,不循規(guī)蹈矩的:deviating conventional
hardy
頑強的:able to withstand;愿意冒風險的:willing to take risks
astute
機敏的,有洞察力的:shrewdness, perspicacity
innocuous
無害的:no injury;乏味的,不會引起敵意的:not arouse
convey
運輸:transport;傳遞,交流:communicate
plush
(味道等)濃郁的:abundance quality;奢華的,豪華的:notably luxurious
ambrosial
(食物)特別美味的,香的:extremely pleasing
fast
絕食,齋戒:abstaining from food;快速的:quick;忠誠的:firm in one's allegiance;穩(wěn)固的,難以拆卸的:firmly positioned
imprudent
不明智的:lacking good judgment
pacify
使平靜,安慰:ease the anger
menace
威脅,使處于危險:intention to harm
fracas
爭吵,吵鬧:physical dispute, noisy fight
retinue
隨行人員:group of retainers
jejune
無趣乏味的:not interesting;幼稚的:annoying qualities children
translucent
透明的:permitting passage light, transparent
acclimate
使適應:to change (something) so as to make it suitable
hone
磨快:sharpen
nonchalant
冷漠:indifference
sonnet
十四行詩:14-line verse form
clandestine
隱藏的,秘密的:secret, illicit, improper
adjudicate
裁決,判定:settle
adjunct
附屬物,非必需部分:not essentially a part
clement
寬容的,善良的:tolerant, kind;氣候溫和的:neither, high, low
distal
遠離中心的,(神經)末梢的:situated away
burgeon
迅速成長擴大,蓬勃發(fā)展:grow, rapidly, flourish
ration
定額供應量,配給量:amount allotted;按比例分配:share or portion
grandeur
宏偉,壯麗:grand
whet
磨快:sharpen
gist
要點:main point
intelligible
可理解的:being understood
abundant
大量的: great plenty
advocate
支持,提倡:support
affix
粘合:attach physically
frothy
用輕薄材料製作的:light;(內容等)快樂輕佻、不嚴肅的:gaily frivolous
tacit
暗示的:implied, not actually expressed
spartan
簡樸的,節(jié)約的:simplicity
distraught
精神狂亂的,極瘋狂的:agitated, insane
syllogism
由一般到個別的推理,演繹:reasoning, deduction
confident
有信心的,自信的:assurance, self-reliance
churl
粗野的人:rude, boorish;吝嗇鬼:mean, stingy
stygian
極陰暗的:extremely dark
didactic
喜歡說教的:teach
pristine
純凈的,質樸的,未被文明腐蝕的:pure, free from dirt or decay
resolute
堅定的:firm determination
fringe
邊緣:border;與…接壤,位于…的邊緣:be adjacent
pulverize
將…研磨成粉;將…徹底摧毀:complete end
inane
空洞的:lacking significance
buoyant
有浮力的:floating;心情好的:good mood or disposition
plummet
突然下降:decline suddenly
nondescript
平凡的,不吸引人的:lacking distinctive, interesting
lyric
(可以哼唱的)小曲:musical composition;如詩歌般流暢優(yōu)美的:suggestive of poetry or music
gust
情感爆發(fā):sudden intense expression
brittle
易碎的,脆弱的,易壞的:broken;不熱心的,不真心的:lacking in friendliness
channel
水渠:passageway for water;海峽:between two land masses;將...導入,投入:move to a central point
ragged
衣衫襤褸的:threadbare clothes;凹凸不平的,不光滑的:not smooth
downpour
傾盆大雨:heavy rain
graft
移植,移接:implant surgically
roster
值勤表,花名冊:list of personnel
frowsy
邋遢的:slovenly;味道難聞的:unpleasant smell
quiescent
平靜的,靜止的:quiet, inactive
convention
常規(guī),習俗:agreement, acceptance;公約,協議:agreement;大會,集會:coming together
relish
喜好,偏好:appreciation or liking;(愿望達成時的)高興,滿足感:when wishes are met;享受,喜歡:take pleasure
discursive
(談話內容)雜亂的:without order
jape
嘲弄:mockingly
bask
休息,悠然自得:lie or relax
merited
應得的,理所應當的:what is called for
aggravate
加重,惡化:worse, serious, severe
delve
探究,鉆研:detailed search for information
deadlock
僵局:a state of inaction or neutralization;使陷入僵局,使停頓:to a deadlock
cardinal
主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount