聲稱為真:state, forcefully;(態(tài)度強(qiáng)硬而明確地)聲明:state clearly
secrete
隱藏:conceal;分泌:generate
surly
脾氣不好的:churlish in mood
pensive
沉思的,(尤指)哀思的:thinking
solace
安慰:comfort in sorrow;安慰,安撫:console
embezzle
盜用:appropriate
retort
(尤指機(jī)智的)回應(yīng),回答:quick, witty reply
automatic
(機(jī)器等)自動的:independent of external influence;自發(fā)的,情不自禁的:spontaneously or unconsciously
surcharge
過高收費(fèi):charge much
squeamish
噁心的,暈船的:nausea
tortuous
轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的:indirect
malevolent
惡意的,惡毒的:vicious ill will, spite,hatred
surrender
交出,放棄,投降:give over to;使沉溺于:give(oneself)over
diurnal
白天發(fā)生或行動的:daytime;每天的:every day;期刊:publication at regular intervals
pragmatic
實(shí)用主義的,務(wù)實(shí)的:practical approach
probe
深入調(diào)查:penetrating investigation
ensue
緊隨其后:afterward
flexible
靈活的,可變的:readily changed;易受影響的:susceptible to influence
euphonious
悅耳的:pleasing
frail
虛弱的:weak;(意志)薄弱的:weak;(希望)渺茫的:slight
jog
慢跑:movement exercise;喚起:rouse
timeworn
陳腐的:hackneyed
entrap
誘騙:lure
calligraphy
(優(yōu)美的)書法:elegant handwriting
torpid
麻木的,沒有知覺的:sensation;遲鈍的,行動遲緩的:slow
salient
顯著的,最突出的:conspicuously
contemplate
沉思,仔細(xì)考慮:consider
extinguish
熄滅:put out;終止:bring to a complete end
skirt
界限,邊界:marks the outer limit;繞行,避開:go around
pout
(尤指撅嘴或板著臉)表示不悅:show displeasure
measly
少得可憐的,微不足道的:small
adversary
敵手,對手:resists, enemy
retrench
削減開支:curtail expenses
infamous
臭名昭著的:bad reputation
irrigate
灌溉:supply water;沖洗:flush
meet
合適的:very proper
iridescent
五顏六色的:lustrous colors
evanescent
逐漸消失的,短暫的:vanish
fracture
破裂:breaking;打碎,破壞:separate into pieces
aggrieve
使苦惱,使悲痛:pain, trouble, distress
jargon
行業(yè)術(shù)語:specialized or technical language
endeavor
努力,奮斗:conscientious or concerted effort;努力做,拼搏:devote serious and sustained effort
explicit
表達(dá)清晰的:fully revealed or expressed;成熟的,完全形成的:fully developed
coarse
粗糙的,表面不平整的:not smooth;(聲音)刺耳的,粗聲粗氣的:rough in tone;粗俗的:lacking refinement;(品質(zhì))低劣的:inferior quality
deplorable
可鄙的,可恥的:condemnation or reproach;悲慘的,可悲的:cause great distress
strike
攻擊:force or violence;鑄造(獎(jiǎng)牌):form by stamping;擊打:deliver a blow;襲擊,攻擊:violent action;撞擊:forceful contact
subservient
奉承的,屈從的:obsequiously
arable
適合耕作的:growing of crops
hasty
輕率的:superficial excessive or careless speed
callous
無同情心的,冷漠的:unfeeling
chorale
讚美詩:hymn or psalm;合唱班,合唱團(tuán):group of singers
deadpan
無趣的,無生氣的,不活潑的:impassively
substantial
物質(zhì)的:having substance;有重大意義的:considerable in importance
discomfit
使尷尬:embarrassment;阻礙:prevent
extrapolate
(通過邏輯)判斷:form an opinion through reasoning
importune
宏偉壯麗的:impressive
insulate
使絕緣,使隔離:detached situation
sate
使飽足,充分滿足:satisfy fully
disparage
貶低;輕蔑地說:lower, disrespectful
forage
尋找:search
methodical
井然有序的,有條理的:systematic order
evince
表明:make known
prowl
潛行于,巡游以獵取食物,徘徊:roam through search of prey
retribution
報(bào)酬,報(bào)應(yīng):reward or punishment
slouch
懶人:lazy person;緩慢行走:move slowly
dissension
意見不合:difference, disagreement
sequester
使隔離,分離:segregate;使隱煺:seclusion
candor
坦率,直率,誠摯:honest, sincere
willful
固執(zhí)的,倔強(qiáng)的:self-willed;故意的:deliberately
insular
(觀念、想法等)孤立狹隘的:narrow provincial viewpoint
subside
下陷,下沉,減弱:tend downward
truncate
截短,縮短(時(shí)間、篇幅等):shorten
rebuff
嚴(yán)詞拒絕:reject
ironclad
非常堅(jiān)固的,堅(jiān)不可摧的:unbreakable
extemporize
即興表現(xiàn):without prior preparation
harry
不斷煩擾,騷擾:distress, harass
urbane
彬彬有禮的,文雅的:polite
secede
脫離,拖出(組織、團(tuán)體、聯(lián)盟等):withdraw from an organization
lament
悼詞:composition grief;抱怨:resentment;為…哀悼,表達(dá)痛苦或遺憾:express sorrow
testy
易怒的,暴躁的:easily annoyed, irritable
predilection
愛好,偏袒:disposition favor
signal
(在重要性、成就方面)非同尋常的:standing above;給出信號:direct or notify
valediction
告別:bidding farewell;告別詞:address farewell
glitch
小故障:minor malfunction
strut
趾高氣昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,壓桿strengthen a framework
peripatetic
巡游的,四處游歷的:place to place
laconic
簡潔(以至于顯得粗魯或難以理解的):minimum of words, concise
onerous
費(fèi)時(shí)間花心思的:requiring much time, effort
palpitation
(有節(jié)奏的)舒張收縮:expanding and contracting
equity
不偏不倚,公平:lack of favoritism
uncouth
粗俗的,沒有品位的:lacking in refinement
flirt
調(diào)情:behave amorously;無規(guī)則地快速運(yùn)動:make irregular movements
maudlin
過于感傷的:tearfully sentimental
facilitate
使變?nèi)菀?,促進(jìn):make easy
spoof
輕鬆幽默的模仿,小惡搞:exaggerates for comic effect;誘騙,誘使相信:believe what is true
turncoat
叛徒:switches, traitor
rampant
(植物)生長茂盛的:growing thickly;猖獗的,不受限制的:occurring without restraint
maladroit
笨拙的:lack of nimbleness
fluky
僥倖的:happening by good luck;偶然的:by chance
rudimentary
初始的,未發(fā)展的:earliest development;最根本的,基礎(chǔ)的:first principles