愚笨的,昏庸的:foolish
alacrity
反應迅速,樂意,欣然
shrewd
精明的,機敏的:cleverness or judgment;刺骨的,強烈的:discomfort
snarl
糾纏,糾結:twist;咆哮,怒吼:to anger
doyen
有經(jīng)驗的人,資深人士:knowledge experience;(加入時間較長的)高級會員:senior member
quandary
困惑,窘境:perplexity, doubt
argot
隱語,黑話,行話:specialized, particular
exploit
英雄行為:notable act;最大程度地利用:employ
fascinate
強烈吸引,使入迷:hold an intense interest
prod
促使…行動:persuade
predecessor
前任,先輩:previously occupied
carp
對小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表現(xiàn)不滿:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
croon
低聲歌唱或說話:murmuring
whimsical
反復無常的:sudden illogical changes
knack
訣竅,聰明的做法:clever
stratagem
謀略,策略:deceiving
manipulate
巧妙操作:skillful;巧妙處理,暗中操控:deviously
delegate
代理人,代表:representative for another;移交(權力,任務等):possession or safekeeping of another
deft
靈巧的,熟練的:skill
census
人口普查:survey, population
smart
反應敏捷的,聰穎的:sharp quick thought;整潔的:strikingly neat;感到疼痛,感到痛苦:suffer acutely
bait
逗弄,激怒:persecute, exasperate;引誘:lead away;誘餌:something, luring
dilate
(使)膨脹,擴大:enlarge, expand, wide;詳細表達:more fully greater detail
acrimonious
刻薄的,充滿仇恨的:deep-seated resentment
naïve
天真純樸的:lacking worldly experience
belligerence
好斗,好戰(zhàn):aggressive or truculent
pillory
當眾嘲弄:public contempt
flamboyant
艷麗奪目的,炫耀的,充滿裝飾的:strikingly elaborate
ennoble
使尊貴:noble
fad
(短暫的)流行,時尚:popular for a short time
inducement
動機,刺激源:motive;勸說,游說:pleading with someone to accept
patronize
贊助:provide aid;以高人一等的態(tài)度對待:treat haughtily
arid
乾燥的:little or no precipitation;無趣的,無聊的:lack of interest
legacy
遺產(chǎn):handed down ancestor
backhanded
間接的,含沙射影的,虛情假意的:indirect
mastery
技藝超群,精通:great skill
earnest
嚴肅認真的:serious
pungent
辛辣的,諷刺的:use of wit cause hurt feelings
spent
精疲力竭的:drained of energy
plastic
可塑的:modified;虛假的,做作的:lacking in natural
bridle
限制
scrupulous
正直的:principled;一絲不茍的:great care and effort
abiding
永久的:enduring
stolid
無動于衷的,感情麻木的:little emotion
minute
仔細的,謹小慎微的:careful scrutiny;小的,不重要的:of small importance
affectation
虛偽,做作:not natural, not genuinely felt
halcyon
寧靜的,平靜的:free from;繁榮的,豐富的:affluent
disaffected
不滿的,叛逆的:discontented
exude
分泌,流出:flow forth
assess
評估(重要性、尺寸、價值等):determine;徵收費用(如罰款):charge, penalty
proofread
正式宣佈:make known
fusty
過時的:old-fashioned;腐臭的:stale odors
shoal
淺的:little depth
trivial
瑣碎的,無足輕重的:little importance
enunciate
清晰地說:articulate;公開宣佈,宣稱:openly or publicity
galvanize
(好似用電擊)刺激:stimulate excite
wistful
(帶著憂傷而)渴望的,懷念的:yearning or desire with melancholy
sip
(尤指小口地)喝:swallow in liquid form
fraudulent
欺詐的:fraud
purity
純凈;純潔,純在:clean, morally pure
prodigal
揮霍的:spendthrift;敗家子:spends freely
explicate
解釋,說明:detailed explanation
anomalous
不普通的,不平常的:out, ordinary;反常的,不正常的:departing
benign
好心的,仁慈的:kindness, gentleness;無害的:not causing
nautical
航海的:on water
inevitable
不可避免的,必然的:incapable avoided
overt
明顯的,公開的:open
discredit
羞恥,使喪失名譽:damage reputation, disgrace;懷疑,不相信:not true, real
fitful
無規(guī)律的,缺乏週期的:erratic or intermittent
disciple
信徒,追隨者:follower
nascent
新生的:recently come into existence
effulgent
光輝燦爛的:resplendent
derelict
怠忽職守的,不認真的:lacking duty, carelessly;被社會遺棄的人:social misfit
champion
支持:support
craven
非常懦弱的,因膽小而遭人鄙視的:lacking courage
quell
壓制:suppress;使平靜,使安靜:pacify
pivotal
最關鍵的,最為重要的:greatest possible importance
acute
敏銳的:keen discernment;嚴重的,急性的:immediate attention;(程度、影響)極強的:extreme
guzzle
狂飲:drink greedily
industrious
勤勉的:diligent
premeditate
預先考慮:consider beforehand
foolproof
十分簡單以至于不會失敗的:leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure
redundant
多余的,冗余的:exceeding necessary
commitment
致力,投入:obligated, impelled;確信:belief;承諾,表態(tài):revealing one's view
discretion
謹慎:discreet, circumspection;自製,節(jié)制:checking
spindly
細長纖弱的:frail or flimsy
impunity
免責,免受處罰:freedom from punishment
repatriate
遣返:return to country
self-abasement
自卑,自謙:humiliation
tycoon
大亨,巨頭:person of rank, power, influence
dissonance
(音調)不和諧,刺身;不一致,分歧:disagreeable
distend
(使)膨脹:expand
panegyric
讚頌之詞,頌文:eulogistic
exacerbate
使加劇,使惡化:severe
unlettered
未受教育的,文盲的:deficient in the knowledge, illiterate
cachet*
威望,聲望:mark or quality
palaver
對話,交流:exchange of views;閒聊:profusely or idly
scourge
禍害:source of harm
crest
頂部,浪尖,山頂
wholesome
有益身心健康的:promoting health