撤空:empty or remove;撤煺:remove
submissive
服從的,順從的,恭順的:submitting
licentious
放蕩的,性欲強(qiáng)的:lacking restraints
dispassionate
客觀公正的,不易被情緒或偏見影響的:unaffected
supple
易彎曲的,柔軟的:bent, pliant
wizen
(使)凋謝,(使)枯萎:become wrinkled;凋謝的,枯萎的:dried up
platitude
陳詞濫調(diào):banal statement;缺乏塬創(chuàng)性:lack of originality
schism
不一致:lack of agreement
lull
相對(duì)平靜時(shí)期,間隙:momentary halt;使鎮(zhèn)靜,使安心:free from distress
petty
細(xì)微的,不重要的:small importance
incinerate
將…燒成灰燼:burn to ashes
ad-lib
即興的:without previous thought or preparation
stupor
遲鈍,麻痹,無知覺:suspended sense
unrequited
無報(bào)答的,無報(bào)酬的:not reciprocated
protean
善變的;多才多藝的:diversity, variety, versatile
condemn
譴責(zé)(...為不道德的、邪惡的):declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil
synthesis
合成,綜合:combination
vacillate
猶豫不決:hesitate;搖動(dòng),搖擺:oscillate
dampen
(特指稍稍地)弄濕:wet;抑制,壓抑(感情、精力等),潑冷水:diminish the feeling, activity or vigor
labile
易變的,不穩(wěn)定的:unstable
prohibitive
禁止的,阻止的:prohibit, restrain;(價(jià)格高得)抑制購買的:purchase
anarchist
反抗權(quán)威的人:rebels against any authority
runic
神秘的:mysterious
emollient
起緩和作用的:less intense
resurgence
復(fù)興:restoration
chameleon
變色龍,善變的人:changes or adopts opinions
duplicity
欺騙,口是心非:deceptiveness
placebo
安慰性的事物:used to appease or reassure
institute
創(chuàng)立,制定:establish;機(jī)構(gòu):organization
fawn
阿諛奉承:seek favor by flattery
spate
突發(fā)的洪水:sudden flood;大量:large number
stultify
使無效,抑制:render futile
procrastinate
(因?yàn)閼猩?拖延:put off laziness
affinity
喜歡,傾向:attraction
incontrovertible
無可爭議的:not open to question
supercilious
高傲的,傲慢的:haughty
thrill
強(qiáng)烈的興奮感,快感:pleasurably intense stimulate;使興奮,使激動(dòng):excitement
commonsensical
符合常識(shí)的,有依據(jù)的:common sense, sound
palter
欺騙,討價(jià)還價(jià):insincerely deceitfully
unremitting
連續(xù)不斷的:without any interruptions
insipid
(食品)清淡無味的:lacking favor;平淡的,無聊的:lacking interest
dogged
堅(jiān)持的,堅(jiān)決的:continuing, slackening, yielding];固執(zhí)的,任性的:sticking to
harass
煩擾:irritate persistently;耗盡…的體力:use up
bootless
無用的:useless
maneuver
巧妙地操縱:guide with adroitness and design
repertoire
(技術(shù)、設(shè)備或塬料等的)詳單:complete list
annoy
不斷煩擾:disturb, repeated
besmirch
弄臟,弄污:make dirty;誹謗,玷污:detract from the honor
tendentious
有偏見的:biased
alloy
合金;混合物:combing of two or more different things;摻雜,降低...的純度:debase by the addition
undermine
削弱,破壞:weaken, injure, impair
unexceptionable
無懈可擊的:beyond reproach
prate
閒聊,空談:talk idly
inundate
淹沒:cover with flood
gripe
抱怨:dissatisfaction;(通過連續(xù)讓人討厭的舉動(dòng))激怒,惹怒:disturb
havoc
大混亂:out of order;大範(fàn)圍破壞:nonexistent unsound or useless
virtuous
品德高尚的,正直的:showing moral excellence
incumbent
義不容辭的,必須的:obligation duty
spleen
怒氣,怨恨:anger or ill will
turgid
浮夸的,過分裝飾的:embellished
dour
悶悶不樂的,死氣沉沉的:gloomy;嚴(yán)厲的:harsh
defy
反抗,違抗:go against
daft
神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的:abnormal, sick state of mind;不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
squint
斜視,睥睨:glances sideways
dissolute
放蕩的,無節(jié)制的:restraint, indulging
goad
刺激,驅(qū)使,激發(fā):incite rouse
inimitable
無法效仿的,獨(dú)特的:not imitated
integrity
正直:adherence moral;完整性:being whole
hauteur
傲慢,自大:arrogance
protract
延長,拖長:lengthen, prolong
offhand
即興的,沒有準(zhǔn)備的:without preparation
torrid
酷熱的:intensely hot;熱情的,情感深厚的:great depth of feeling
loll
懶洋洋地行動(dòng):lazy;偷懶,打發(fā)時(shí)間:doing nothing
mangy
卑劣的:contemptible
substantive
本質(zhì)的,關(guān)鍵的:relating to the essence
endorse
公開支持,推崇:express approval
sinecure
美差:requires little or no work
curmudgeon
脾氣壞的、愛抱怨的人:irritable and complaining
malignant
惡毒的,邪惡的:desire to cause someone pain
impede
妨礙,阻礙:slow the progress of
miscreant
惡棍,罪犯:behaves criminally
pandemonium
喧囂,騷動(dòng):noise
credible
可信,值得信賴的:worthy of being accepted
persevere
堅(jiān)持不懈,不屈不撓:persist
veer
(使)轉(zhuǎn)向,(使)改變航線:change direction
fallible
可能出錯(cuò)的:erroneous
fledgling
新生:starting out in a field
dissect
仔細(xì)分析:examine, analyze minute;切成片(尤其是為了解剖研究):cut apart separate
squat
又矮又胖的:broad in build, short in stature
vouch
擔(dān)保,聲稱為真:give a guarantee
lackluster
黯淡無光澤的:lacking brightness
sanction
批準(zhǔn),同意,許可:make valid;制裁:coercive measure
idyll
無憂無慮的生活:carefree episode
callow
不老練的,不成熟的:lacking, experience
predestine
預(yù)先註定:in advance
racy
活潑生動(dòng)的:vigorous
numb
失去感覺的:devoid of sensation;麻木的,無感情的:devoid of emotion
glide
輕鬆地行動(dòng),輕鬆地通過:smoothly, continuously, effortlessly
flounder
笨拙地行動(dòng),掙扎:act clumsily
abstruse
難以理解的:recondite