壓縮,壓緊:binding or squeezing
proclaim
宣告,使...公之于眾:declare publicly
insouciant
無憂慮的,不在乎的:free from concern
charade
裝模作樣:intended to deceive;動作字謎:represented in pantomime
hypocritical
虛偽的:not being what one appears to be
tractable
易駕馭的,溫順的:giving in
esteem
尊重:respect, prize
stonewall
拒絕(合作),阻撓:uncooperative, obstructive
stringent
緊繃的:tight;嚴格的:marked by rigor
balloon
迅速增加:increase
bungle
辦遭,失?。簑ork clumsily
tactless
不機智的,笨拙的:inconsiderate, indiscreet
sop
安慰物:placate or soothe;賄賂,回扣:improperly influence a person's conduct;浸濕,濕透:wet thoroughly
vocation
職業(yè):employed
disguise
偽裝(防止被認出):prevent recognition;隱藏,掩飾:secret shut off
disregard
漠視,不關(guān)注:no attention;缺乏興趣,缺乏關(guān)心:interest concern
coagulate
(使)凝結(jié),(使)變稠:coherent, clot
quash
鎮(zhèn)壓,阻止:put a stop to
accidental
意外發(fā)生的,偶然的:unexpectedly;附帶的,不重要的:not being a vital part
bulge
凸起:protuberant;比賽中的優(yōu)勢地位:more favorable condition;暴漲,突增,在數(shù)目或數(shù)量上突然而且是臨時性的增加:sudden, usually temporary increase;充滿:copiously supplied
ballad
(由簡單詩節(jié)和疊句組成的)民歌:poem
husband
節(jié)儉,勤儉持家:use economically
sanitary
健康的,清潔的:health
desultory
無計畫的,無目的的:lacking plan;令人失望的:disappointing
embroider
(時常伴有夸張和想像內(nèi)容地)詳細說明:give elaborate account
rift
分裂,不和:break friendly;使開裂:break
sneer
(輕蔑地)嘲笑:scornful
chaff
開玩笑:make jokes
retard
減速,延遲:cause slowly
soak
使...濕透:make thoroughly wet
knotty
多結(jié)的,復(fù)雜的,困難的:full of difficulties complications
agonize
(使)非常痛苦:deep sadness
release
排放:give off;釋放,使獲得自由:set free;解雇:let go from office
cowardice
懦弱,不堅定:lack courage
satire
諷刺詩,諷刺文學:literary ridicule
cacophony
刺耳的聲音:inharmonious sound
intemperate
無節(jié)制的,極端的,不溫和的:not temperate
liability
責任:liable;障礙,不利條件:creates difficulty
nirvana
徹底放鬆的狀態(tài):disregardful or unconscious;天堂,極樂世界:utter perfection and happiness
arrhythmic
不規(guī)律的:lacking, regularity
loquacious
話多的:excessive talk
overture
前言:introductory, preclude;序曲:introduction opera
bruit
(未經(jīng)證實地)散播(消息):make, the subject of common talk
dolorous
憂傷的:misery, grief
cherished
受喜愛的,珍愛的:granted special treatment
parable
寓言:teach a basic truth
porous
多孔可滲透的:admitting liquid
ethereal
輕巧精緻的:lightness, highly refined, delicate;天國的:heaven;非物質(zhì)的,精神(上)的:spiritual, not composed of matter
exculpate
聲明無罪;開脫,使無罪:clear fault guilt
carnal
肉體的,物質(zhì)的:physical;世俗的:worldly
irreducible
(數(shù))不可約分的:incapable factored
enervate
使衰弱:weaken;使麻木:deprive of emotional vitality
surfeit
(使)過量,(使)飲食過度:supply excess
remunerate
支付報酬,補償:pay
careworn
憂心忡忡的,焦慮的:grief, anxiety
deposit
自然積累,沉積,礦藏:accumulation;存錢:put in account
gasification
氣化:gas;
delusion
錯覺,妄想:false
foster
促進,鼓勵,培養(yǎng):help the growth;養(yǎng)育:bring to maturity
strait
海峽:channel joining water;痛苦:suffering
subsidy
補助金,津貼:monetary support
tact
機敏,精明,不冒犯:keen sense, maintain good relations
maculate
使有斑點,弄臟;玷污,損壞:spot
feckless
無成果的,沒有價值的:having no worth;粗心不負責任的:careless
hypothetical
假設(shè),前提條件:starting point;假定的:assumption speculation
bound
界限:beyond which a person or thing cannot go;給...設(shè)置界限:set limits;投入的,堅定的:fully committed
effrontery
厚顏無恥,放肆大膽:disregard, courtesy
kindle
點燃:set fire, ignite
fragile
易碎的:broken;易受傷的,脆弱的:easily injured
depravity
道德敗壞:immoral, harmful or offensive
encomium
讚頌之詞:praise
conjure
請求,懇求:entreat earnestly;在腦海中浮現(xiàn),想起:form a mental picture
parch
熾,烤,烤干:dry
modicum
少量:small portion
puissance
權(quán)力:power
gallant
英勇的:brave, chivalrous;高貴的,慷慨的:dignified and generous
saccharine
像糖一樣的,有甜味的:sugar;做作的,矯情的:appealing to the emotions
disenchant
使清醒:free from illusion
sanctimonious
假裝虔誠的:hypocritically pious
monopolize
壟斷,主宰:complete control
hackneyed
陳腐的,缺乏創(chuàng)新的:lacking freshness originality
anachronistic
時代錯誤:chronologically misplaced
metamorphose
(使)變形:change
slumber
睡著:sleep
intrepid
無畏的:resolute fearlessness
conditional
有條件的,受制約的:dependent
vex
使煩惱,使惱怒:bring agitation
negotiate
商量,談判:by mutual agreement;謀劃:plan out
interregnum
過渡期:break
valid
邏輯上正確的:correct
flinch
畏縮;煺縮:draw back
reap
收割,收穫:receive
fallacious
謬誤的,不合邏輯的:containing fallacy;欺騙性的:tending to deceive
banal
非塬創(chuàng)的,陳腐的:trite
hale
強壯的,健壯的:free from infirmity or illness;拖,拉:cause to follow
crestfallen
垂頭喪氣的,沮喪的:depressed
impotent
無生育能力的:unable to produce fruit;無力的,無能的:lacking in power
rectitude
正直:moral integrity
escort
護衛(wèi)隊,護送者:accompanying another;同行,護送:go along with
infirm
虛弱的:weak in body;不果斷的,優(yōu)柔寡斷的:lacking firmness of will