最高點(diǎn),巔峰:culminating
doff
脫下:take off, remove
prostrate
平躺(的),使平躺:lying flat;衰弱的,使衰竭:weakness
falter
蹣跚:walk unsteadily;猶豫躊躇:unsteady in purpose or action
mint
巨額:abundant amount;無(wú)損壞的:unmarred
emigrate
移民,移居海外:leave
lacerate
使非常痛苦:cause pain
hesitance
猶豫,不情愿:hesitant, reluctant
jaded
疲憊的:depleted in strength;厭倦的,沒興趣沒熱情的:patience exhausted
summon
召集,召喚:call together;傳喚(出庭、出席):command to appear in court
etch
蝕刻;留下深刻印象,銘記:produce a vivid impression
farce
(帶有嘲諷元素的)滑稽戲:broadly satirical comedy;鬧?。簉idiculous
absurd
不合理的:unreasonable
intuitive
直覺的:by intuition
voyeur
窺淫狂:observing unsuspecting individuals
terminus
終點(diǎn),終點(diǎn)站:end
coma
昏迷,深度無(wú)知覺:profound unconsciousness;遲鈍,冷漠:sluggishness
dike
堤壩,水壩:control or confine water;水溝,水渠:long narrow channel
teeming
大量的:great numbers
beseech
(急切地)懇求:beg
compound
混合物:something composed;混合的:consisting;混合:together;擴(kuò)大,增多:greater;和解:agree
vignette
簡(jiǎn)介,短文:vivid representation
exasperate
激怒:excite
fretful
易怒的,煩躁的:vexed
gratify
使?jié)M足:desired please
barter
以物換物:trade, without
ratify
(官方地)認(rèn)可,批準(zhǔn):official acceptance
stifle
抑制(聲音、唿吸等);阻止,扼殺:hold back
prophetic
預(yù)言的,預(yù)示的:foretelling
ameliorate
改善,改進(jìn):become better, improve
berate
(長(zhǎng)時(shí)間)嚴(yán)厲指責(zé):scold, vehemently, at length
protuberant
隆起的,凸出的:thrusting out
*alienate
使...疏遠(yuǎn):unfriendly, hostile,indifferent;轉(zhuǎn)讓,讓渡:convey or transfer
rapprochement ?
和睦,友好:cordial relations
beneficent
仁慈的,好慈善的:charity;(對(duì)個(gè)人或社會(huì))有益的:contributing
symmetry
對(duì)稱:balanced proportions
creek
小溪,小河:smaller
demanding
難以取悅的,難滿足的:satisfied;費(fèi)時(shí)間花心思的:requiring careful attention
supersede
取代,替代:displace
playful
愛開玩笑的,好打鬧的:joking or teasing
mean
卑賤的:ignoble;吝嗇的:sharing little;打算,懷有目的:purpose or goal;意味著:convey, show or indicate
mosque
清真寺:worship Muslim
sturdy
強(qiáng)健的,結(jié)實(shí)的:strengthen
underdog
受害者,輸家: loser/victim
observant
警惕的,警覺的:paying close attention;嚴(yán)格遵守(規(guī)章、制度或塬則)的:observing
adjourn
延期,休會(huì):suspend;
amble
漫步,閒逛:walk slowly, leisurely, stroll
credence
堅(jiān)信:firm brief
unruly
難駕馭的,不守規(guī)矩的:difficult to discipline
accord
一致:consistency;相符合,相一致:in harmony;授予,給予:to grant or give
enamel
涂亮漆;使具有光滑或亮澤的表面:give a glossy surface;用亮麗的表面裝飾:adorn
bracing
令人振奮的,給人帶來(lái)活力的:giving strength
dissent
持異議,不同意:differ;反對(duì)正統(tǒng):departure accepted;不和諧:lack harmony
ecumenical
全球基督教會(huì)的:whole churches;世界範(fàn)圍的,普遍性的:worldwide
abdicate
v.正式放棄(權(quán)力、責(zé)任):throne
diffident
不自信的:lack self-confidence;內(nèi)向的:reserved
uncanny
離奇的,奇異的:extraordinary or abnormal
original
創(chuàng)新的:creative, inventive;最初的,最早的:before
grit
(面對(duì)困難時(shí)所表現(xiàn)出來(lái)的)毅力:endure pain or hardship
paramount
最重要的:chief importance
persistence
堅(jiān)持,持續(xù):lasting existence
pejorative
輕蔑的,貶低的:disparaging
leaven
在…中加入輕鬆、活潑或變更的因素:mingle permeate
decrepit
虛弱的,衰老的,破舊的:weakened
frosty
寒冷的:low temperature;無(wú)強(qiáng)烈情感的,冷淡的:lacking in friendliness or warmth
ham-handed
笨手笨腳的:lacking dexterity
laudatory
表示讚揚(yáng)的:praise
batch
一批次的量:unit;一小群人:small number of persons
cachet
同意:approval;聲望:prestige
zeal
熱心,熱誠(chéng):enthusiastic devotion
genteel
有教養(yǎng)的,不粗俗的:free from vulgarity
tinker
亂修,亂調(diào)整:thoughtlessly
hidebound
死板的,極度保守的:tending to favor
opine
表達(dá)觀點(diǎn);想,認(rèn)為:express opinions
blatant
大聲喧嘩的:noisy;(讓人生厭地)惹人注目的:noticeable
spurn
摒棄,拒絕:reject with disdain
subterfuge
詭計(jì):deception to conceal
sapient
聰明的,有洞察力的:deep understanding, intelligent
inferno
大火:fire;地獄:resembles hell
parry ?
躲避(問題):evade
epigram
機(jī)智的短詩(shī),警句:short witty
tangy
刺激的:powerfully stimulating
sullen
悶悶不樂的:lacking in cheer
delicacy
(外貌、結(jié)構(gòu)等)精緻,極度興奮,發(fā)狂:fineness
deter
嚇住,威懾:prevent, discourage
random
隨機(jī)的,隨意的:lacking pattern
fester
感染,潰爛,腐爛:corrupt
abstemious
(吃喝等)有節(jié)制的,節(jié)儉的:restraint, food or alcohol, sparing
whiff
微風(fēng):slight gust;細(xì)微的信號(hào),輕微痕跡:imperceptible sign
plateau
高塬:raised above;穩(wěn)定時(shí)期,平臺(tái)期:stable level
pedant
書呆子,墨守成規(guī)之人:formal rules
canny
精明的,聰明的:careful and shrewed
humiliate
羞辱,使喪失尊嚴(yán):to a lower position
exponent
宣導(dǎo)者,支持者:advocates;實(shí)踐者,典型代表:full realization
boo
噓(以表示不滿或嘲笑):contempt, scorn, disapproval
coeval
同時(shí)代的,同齡的:equal age
paranoid
多疑的,對(duì)他人極端恐懼和懷疑的:extreme fear of distrust
plentitude*
豐富,充沛:more than sufficient;大量:considerable amount
jocular
搞笑的,歡樂的:joking, playful
compromise
妥協(xié):concessions;使危險(xiǎn):danger