有關(guān)的,適當(dāng)?shù)模簉elevant
marsh
沼澤,濕地:wet
immaterial
非實(shí)體的:not composed of matter;無關(guān)的,不重要的:no relevance
adamant
固執(zhí)的,不可動(dòng)搖的:unshakable, unyielding, inflexible
serpentine
彎曲的:winding
sybarite
沉溺于奢侈逸樂者,酒色之徒:devoted luxury
augur
預(yù)言家:predicts;出現(xiàn)好兆頭:signs of, successful outcome;預(yù)言:tell, beforehand
soothe
帶來慰藉,安慰:bring comfort;使鎮(zhèn)靜,使安心:free from distress;弱化,緩解:less severe
incipient
起初的,初現(xiàn)的:beginning to come into being
temerity
有效的,顯著的:effective
wobble
搖晃,顫抖:move or proceed unsteadily;猶豫不決:show uncertainty
poach
水煮:cook in a liquid
sloppy
邋遢的,不整潔的:lacking neatness;混亂的:lacking in order
rustic
鄉(xiāng)下人,頭腦簡(jiǎn)單的人:awkward or simple person;鄉(xiāng)村的:open areas with few buildings;粗俗的:lacking polish
simulate
假裝,模仿:take on the appearance;模擬:create a representation
elevate
(在道德、智力、文化水準(zhǔn)上)提升:improve;使興奮:raise spirits
breach
(對(duì)倫理、法律準(zhǔn)則的)破壞:breaking, moral or legal code;違背:fail to keep
entice
誘使:tempt, lure
conservatory
溫室:greenhouse;藝術(shù)學(xué)院:school arts
abhor
vt.深惡痛絕,極度厭惡:extreme repugnance
inclement
(天氣等)惡劣的:lacking mildness;無情的,殘酷的:unmerciful
mumble
說話含煳:utter confused
awning
雨篷,遮陽篷:shelter
ridicule
嘲笑:make fun
savant
博學(xué)之士,學(xué)者:learning
glutinous
膠狀的粘的:glue
hegemony
霸權(quán),統(tǒng)治權(quán):preponderant authority
slew
大量,許多:large amount
embargo
貿(mào)易禁止令:prohibition on commerce
cement
粘合,粘合劑:uniting, binding
rational
合乎邏輯的:logical;理性的:based on reasoning
underscore
強(qiáng)調(diào):to emphasize
patriot
愛國(guó)者:loves country
subvert
顛覆:overturn
meander
閒逛,漫步:aimlessly and idly
diverge
改變方向:change;(使)分叉,散開:different directions central;分歧:different, differ;離題:depart from
accolade
同意,讚賞:approval;讚揚(yáng):praise
grovel
卑躬屈膝:draw back, fearful submission
crave
熱望:intense desire
illiteracy
文盲:unable to read and write
measured
深思熟慮的,審慎的:calculated
expurgate
凈化(書等),刪去(不當(dāng)處):remove
concerted
共同完成的:accomplished together
cultivate
提升,加強(qiáng):improve;種植,培養(yǎng):promote growth
motto
座右銘:guiding principle
unproductive
徒然的,無效的:not productive
facetious
喜歡開玩笑的,輕浮的:joking
assert
斷言,肯定地說出:declare, forcefully, aggressively
deflect
使偏斜,使轉(zhuǎn)向:turn aside from a straight course
deject
使沮喪:lower the spirits, dishearten
limp
柔軟的,鬆散的:lacking firm;軟弱的,沒有精神的:lacking strength;跛行,艱難地行走:haltingly or unsteadily
encompass
組成,包含:include;包圍:envelop
estrange
使疏遠(yuǎn),離間,使感情失和:enmity, indifference, friendliness
immanent
內(nèi)在的:innermost
blunder
過失:error, mistake;在...方面犯了很愚蠢且通常很嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤,糟蹋:make a stupid, error;蹣跚:unsteadily
bonhomie
溫和,和藹:geniality
perfunctory
例行公事的,敷衍的:superficially;不感興趣的:lacking in interest
medley
大雜燴,混合物:mixture
quota
配額,限額:proportional
blast
爆炸:explosion;一陣勐烈的強(qiáng)風(fēng):gust;巨響:loud, sound;炸裂,爆破:cause to break open;斥責(zé),抨擊:criticize harshly
sordid
骯臟的,不乾凈的:not clean;卑鄙的:baseness
typo
打字錯(cuò)誤:error
parody
(以嘲笑塬作作者的)模仿作品:imitated for ridicule;模仿(以嘲弄):copy to make fun
prologue
序言:preface
hie
匆匆忙忙:hasten
shrug
輕視,忽略:dismiss;脫下(衣物等):rid
sulk
生氣,慍怒:resentment
altruism
利他主義:unselfish
inkling
輕微暗示,小提示:slight indication;略知:vague notion
dated
過時(shí)的:passed its time of use
carouse
暢飲,狂歡作樂:drink, freely
subject
臣民,受支配的人:under authority;取決于(其他因素)的:under the influence
dandy
紈绔子弟,愛打扮的人:appearance;最佳的,最好的:very best kind
rehearsal
排練,彩排:practicing in preparation
archetype
典範(fàn),榜樣:ideal;先驅(qū),鼻祖:earlier;塬型:copies
infiltrate
秘密潛入:enter surreptitiously
extinct
滅絕的:no longer existing
idolatrize
(通常盲目)崇拜:admires intensely
shirk
逃避,規(guī)避:keep away from
ubiquitous
無所不在的,普通的:everywhere, often observed
entrance
進(jìn)入權(quán),進(jìn)入許可:means of entering or participation;使入迷:wonder, enchantment
prude
過分正經(jīng)的人:一個(gè)過分關(guān)心自己是否得體、謙遜、或正確的人:greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally
list
(使)傾斜:at an angle
weather
安全度過(危機(jī)等),經(jīng)受?。篶ome through
wither
枯萎,凋謝:become sapless
molt
脫(羽、皮等):shed feathers
compelling
極具說服力的:persuade;迫切的,緊迫的:immediate attention
inveigle
誘騙:win over by coaxing
perimeter ?
邊界,界限:outer limit
peel
剝?nèi)?..的皮:strip off;脫去(衣服等):take off clothes
travail
辛苦勞動(dòng):arduous
abuse
辱駡,抨擊:condemn or vilify;不正當(dāng)?shù)幕虿缓侠硎褂玫模簑rong or improper use;過分過量使用的:use excessively
check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly;同意,一致:agreement
euphemism
婉言,委婉的說法:inoffensive expression
pretense
虛假,偽裝:pretending deceive;自大,優(yōu)越感:exaggerated sense of one's importance
hike
(使)上漲:rise up to a higher place or position
strand
繩,線之一股:single filament;遺棄,使置之困境:leave in a unfavorable place
outmaneuver
以謀略取勝:overcome
entreat
懇求:plead persuade, ask urgently
religion
宗教,信仰:beliefs;(對(duì)于宗教信仰的)忠誠(chéng),虔誠(chéng):loyalty to God