intransigent
不妥協(xié)的,固執(zhí)的:refusal to compromise
movement
運動:moving
flippancy
輕率,無禮:unbecoming levity
irk
令人煩惱的事物:source of irritation;使煩惱,使厭倦:irritating
depressed
不開心的,情緒不高的,消沉的:unhappiness;生活境況悲催的:healthful environment
deterioration
惡化,墮落:sinking
cascade
(尤指小的)瀑布:small fall
satiate
(使)飽足(的),過分滿足(的):satisfy fully
blueprint
藍(lán)圖,詳細(xì)計畫:architects' plans;事先計畫:work out, in advance
caveat
警告,告誡:warning of a specific limitation
dismay
使失去勇氣:lose courage;使不安,使焦慮:trouble, uneasy
vituperate
謾駡,責(zé)駡:abuse or censure
gregarious
愛社交的:enjoy the company;群居的:group with others
wiretap
偷聽,竊聽:get information
ruthless
沒有憐憫心的,殘忍的:no pity
capitulate
投降,默許:give all resistance
malicious
惡意的:deliberately harmful
tiff
小爭吵:petty quarrel
martinet
紀(jì)律嚴(yán)明之人:strict
incendiary
煽動者:person who stirs up;煽動性的:tending to inflame
concur
同意:agreement;同一時間發(fā)生、存在:same time;團結(jié)合作:joint
countermand
取消,撤銷:revoke
obstinate
固執(zhí)的:in spite of persuasion;難以減輕或治癒的:mot easily subdued
frugal
節(jié)約的:economy
inadvertent
偶然發(fā)生的:by chance;疏忽的,不留意的:unintentional lack of care
convene
召開,召集:bring together in assembly;聚集,集合:come together
verisimilar
貌似真實的:appearing to be true
nauseate
(使)厭惡,(使)作嘔:cause disgust
circumspect
謹(jǐn)慎的,小心的:careful
salutary
有益健康的:promoting health;有利的,利好的:promoting well-being
subtle
微妙的,難以感知的:difficult perceive;巧妙的,間接或帶有欺騙性的:clever deceptive means
debacle
潰?。篶omplete failure
murky
黯淡的,昏暗的:without light;模煳的,晦澀的:lacking clarity
nonsense
無意義的話,廢話:no meaning
affliction
痛苦,悲傷,折磨:great suffering
hideous
非常丑陋的:ugly
broach
開啟,啟封:open;提出討論:present
canard
謠傳,誤傳:misleading
nicety
準(zhǔn)確,精準(zhǔn):careful details;細(xì)微之處:fine point
retouch
潤飾,改進:improve
snobbish
諂上傲下的,自大的:offensive air of superiority
vicious
兇惡的,惡毒的:desire to inflict;勐烈的:violence or ferocity
content
使?jié)M足:appease;主題:major subject of interest;內(nèi)容,內(nèi)涵:idea that is conveyed
homage
尊敬,敬意:respect
eschew
刻意避開;戒絕:avoid
smarmy
虛情假意的,過分恭維的:hypocritically
footloose
無拘無束的,自由的:having no attachments
aberrant
adj.異常的,非常規(guī)的:deviating
retainer
家僕:service
trickle
一滴一滴地流,緩緩地流:fall in drops
auspicious
好兆頭的:toward a happy outcome
chord
與...和諧一致,符合:accord, agree
migratory
遷移的:moving from one region to another
heterodox
非正統(tǒng)的,異端的:unorthodox opinions
badinage
打趣,善意的玩笑:banter
prerogative
特權(quán),權(quán)力:right, power, privilege
surmount
戰(zhàn)勝,獲得勝利:achieve a victory
gratuitous
無根據(jù)的,無理由的:unwarranted;無報酬的,免費的:without return;多余的:not needed
diabolic
惡魔一般的:devil
madcap
熱愛冒險的人:seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大膽的,魯莽的:foolishly adventurous or bold
ponderable
有價值的,值得考慮的:considerable
mire
困境:difficult situation;使陷入困境,拖后腿:hold back
ancillary
次要的:secondary importance;輔助的,補充的:auxiliary, supplementary
baleful
有害的:harmful;兇兆的,兇惡的:evil;致命的:causing death
stray
漫無目的:lacking purpose;離群,迷途,偏離:move away, deviate
precursor
先驅(qū)者,先導(dǎo):precedes
pious
(信仰上)虔誠的:devotion to divine worship;忠誠的:firm in one's allegiance
stitch
突然劇痛:sharp unpleasant sensation
adumbrate
部分地或有保留地揭露:disclose;預(yù)示著:give a slight indication
nip
少量:small amount;小口吃喝:in small amounts
vacuous
茫然的,愚蠢的:lack of intelligence
tribute
稱頌,頌詞:declaration gratitude
flout
嘲弄性不理會,蔑視:treat with disregard
castigate
強烈(公開)指責(zé):criticize;懲罰:penalty
interim
中間過渡時期,間隔:time between event;暫時的:for the time being
contend
競爭,爭奪:strive or vie in contest;聲明,聲稱:state as a fact
deportation
放逐:removal from a country
turbid
混濁的:deficient in clarity
incarnate
化身的,人性化的:bodily nature and form;使(思想、理論)具體,體現(xiàn):constitute an embodiment
congenial
和善的,友好的:agreement;令人愉悅的:giving pleasure
bolster
支撐(物):provide support;鼓勵、使有精力:boost
harmonious
和諧一致的:agreeably related
secluded
僻靜的,隱蔽的:hidden
brook
忍受,容許:tolerate;小溪流:creek
crook
使彎曲:away from a straight line
valiant
勇敢的,英勇的:bravery
improvise
即興而作:perform with little or no preparation
symbiosis
共生關(guān)係:living together
maelstrom
漩渦:violent whirlpool;混亂、動盪的局勢:turbulent
encumber
阻礙,妨礙:impede;給…增添負(fù)擔(dān):place burden
impenetrable
不可滲透的,不可穿透的:impossible to get through;難以理解的:incapable of being comprehended
quench
熄滅:put out;使?jié)M足:put a complete end to
adore
喜愛,因...感到愉悅:pleasure;寵愛:tenderness
nominal
不重要的:unimportant;名義上的:something in name
telling
禁酒:abstinence alcoholic
demolition
破壞,毀壞:destroying
drizzle
(下)細(xì)小、輕柔、似霧的雨,毛毛雨:misty rain
preponderant
佔優(yōu)勢的,更重要的:superior importance
hamstring
使無效,使無力:ineffective
wit
機智,智慧:ability to understand;智者,有智慧的人:intelligence