奢侈逸樂的,沉湎酒色的:enjoyments luxury
chivalrous
有騎士風(fēng)度的,(尤指對女性)彬彬有禮的:gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration
shiftless
胸?zé)o大志的,懶惰的:lacking ambition
glower
怒目而視:stare with anger
inexorable
無法勸阻的,不為所動的:not persuaded
figurative
比喻的:denoting another
revise
更改,修正:improve
beset
使苦惱,騷擾:cause persistent suffering;攻擊,襲擊:set upon
expedite
加快進(jìn)程:speed up the progress
unwonted
不習(xí)慣的,不尋常的:not habitual, ordinary, unusual
zesty
刺激的,開胃的:piquant
supplant
排擠,篡奪...的位置:usurp the place of
terror
極度恐懼:intense fear
paean
歡樂頌:joyous song praise
infinite
無盡的,無限的:no boundaries
propitiate
撫慰,勸解:appease
perforate
打孔,穿透:make a hole
prevail
盛行,戰(zhàn)勝:greater in strength
quack
騙子醫(yī)生,江湖郎中:pretender
frequent
時常拜訪:often;時常發(fā)生的,重復(fù)再現(xiàn)的:short intervals
chase
鏤雕(金屬)以裝飾:decorate;驅(qū)趕:force out
lug ?
拖動,拉動:cause to follow;費力搬運:laboriously
appall
使驚恐:consternation
apt
恰當(dāng)?shù)?,合適的:suitable, appropriate;有傾向的,可能的:tendency, likely;聰明的:intelligent, responsive
summary
摘要:abstract;就地的,立即的:on the spot
consternation
驚愕,恐慌,恐懼:paralyzing dismay
lubricate
使?jié)櫥簉educe friction
twig ?
瞭解:have a clear idea
suture
縫合:joining
gorge
峽谷:canyon;狼吞虎嚥:eat greedily
speck
小點,少量:small amount
immune
不易被感染的,有免疫力的:having resistance to infection;不受影響的:not affected by influence;不受約束的,免除的:not subject to an obligation
surpass
超越,強于:become better;突破(界限、紀(jì)錄等):beyond the limit
safeguard
保護(hù)措施:prevent accident;保護(hù):make safe
cunning
狡猾的:artful deceptiveness;(手工)靈巧的:skillful;欺詐,欺騙:practice of misleading
venial
可寬恕的:easily excused
verbose
冗長的,啰嗦的:more than necessary
connive
暗中合作,共謀:cooperate secretly;縱容:假裝忽視或并未採取措施阻止錯誤:pretend ignorance ought to oppose
peculiarity
特徵,特點:distinguishing characteristic
tenable
有據(jù)可依的,無懈可擊的:capable defended, reasonable
fateful
意義重大的:momentous;帶來災(zāi)難的,毀滅性的:bringing death
discreet
(言行)謹(jǐn)慎的:good judgment and restraint;不易察覺的:not readily seen or noticed
exult
感到歡喜:rejoice
abnegate
否認(rèn):deny,renounce;投降,放棄,交出(權(quán)力等):surrender,relinquish
preempt
預(yù)先佔有:seize, before others;替換:replace
dabble
涉獵,對…淺嘗輒止:superficially
misconstrue
誤解,曲解:mistake
precipitate
匆忙的:careless speed;促使,導(dǎo)致:cause to happen
dilatory
拖延的,磨蹭的:cause delay procrastination
deploy
(有目的地)展開;調(diào)度,部署:spread out
mutter
低聲抱怨:murmur complainingly
prescription
規(guī)定,傳統(tǒng)的規(guī)矩:rule
circumvent
躲避,不遵從:avoid, comply
annex
裙樓,副樓:auxiliary building;添加,合併:join;吞併,奪取(土地等):incorporate
inalienable
不可剝奪的,不能讓與的:cannot be transferred
ill-bred
沒有教養(yǎng)的,沒有禮貌的:impolite
nebulous
模煳的:indistinct
peep
一瞥:brief look;輕聲:slight sound
exceptional
例外的,特別的,非凡的:uncommon, extraordinary
sectarianism
宗派主義,頑固:adherence prejudices
favorable
贊許的:expressing approval;有利的:promote
palpable
摸得到的:capable touched;明顯的,易覺察的:obvious
rubicund
紅潤的,健康的:healthy rosiness
ensemble
合唱,合奏曲:two or move vocalists
interrogate
質(zhì)問,審問:question formally
sunder
分裂,分離:break apart
uphold
支持,贊成:support
royalty
皇家身份:regal character;版稅;專利權(quán)稅:payment
flourish
茂盛,繁榮:achieve success;裝飾:ornamentation
bellwether
領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者,帶頭人:lead
convulsion
痙攣(強烈的、無法控制的肌肉收縮):involuntary contraction;騷亂:disturbance
hierarchical
分等級的,等級制的:classified
curt
言詞簡略的,直接(以至顯得粗魯)的:direct, brief, and potentially rude;言簡意賅的:convey much information
obstruct
妨礙,給…製造困難:impede, create difficulty;阻擋:prevent passage
glib
流利圓滑的(常含有不真誠或欺詐的成分),油腔滑調(diào)的:fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的,膚淺的:lacking depth
odium
憎惡,討厭:strong dislike
dismantle
分解,分拆:pieces, destroy integrity
reserved
內(nèi)向的,緘默的:restrained
outlandish
古怪的,奇異的:out of the ordinary, bizarre
palatable
感到愉悅滿足的:pleasure or contentment
elephantine
巨大的:enormous size;笨拙的:clumsy
purvey
(大量)供給,供應(yīng):supply
abeyance
n.終止,擱置:inactivity
contradict
否認(rèn),反駁;與...相矛盾:contrary
hasten
促進(jìn):speed-up, accelerate
douse
熄滅:put out;弄濕:wet
mannered
不自然的,做作的:artificial
bedeck
裝飾,點綴:make more attractive
caricature
用諷刺歪曲等手法的夸張,漫畫,諷刺畫:exaggeration;嘲笑性模仿或夸張:copy, exaggerate
excruciate
折磨,使痛苦:pain
harsh
粗糙的,不具有美感的:coarse rough disagreeable sense;嚴(yán)厲的:exacting
awkward
缺乏靈活性和技巧的:lacking dexterity;(處理問題)缺乏手段和智謀的:a lack of skill and tact;臃腫笨拙的,不優(yōu)雅的:lacking ease;令人尷尬的:embarrassment;(因過大或過重設(shè)計問題)難以操作的:difficult to use
thwart
阻撓:oppose
vindicate
為...平反,為...辯護(hù),使無罪:free from blame;證明,證實:give evidence
pregnant
重要的,意味深長的:full of meaning;懷孕的:containing offspring
magnificent
壯麗的:strikingly impressive
prototype
塬型:original model
avarice
貪財,貪婪:insatiable
elate
使開心,使自豪:fill with joy
repulse
使厭惡,排斥:reject with denial