compatible
一致的,能共存的:in harmony
maven
專家:experienced
hypnotic
催眠的:cause sleep
repugnant
令人厭惡的:arousing aversion;不和諧的,不協(xié)調(diào)的:not harmony
condone
寬恕;忽視:forgive
mangle
損毀,使傷殘:injury;弄砸:ruin
imitation
仿製品:like something else
mishap
不幸之事:unfortunate
referee
仲裁者;裁判員:impartially resolves a dispute;(就糾紛或爭(zhēng)論)給出意見(jiàn):give an opinion
offbeat
不平常的:different from generally found
hamper
阻礙:restrict the movement, impede
animate
活的:有活力的:life;使有活力,支持:high-spirited energy;使行動(dòng),驅(qū)使:action;使活靈活現(xiàn),使栩栩如生:lifelike movement
convoke
召集開(kāi)會(huì):bring together
residual
剩余的,殘存的:residue
sinuous
蜿蜒的,迂回的:irregular curves
vapid
無(wú)趣的,乏味的:lacking interest
grisly
令人反感的,令人恐懼的:repugnance
wilt
(花、植物等)萎焉:limp or flaccid;精神萎靡,憔悴:fatigue or exhaustion
ribald
(舉止、言語(yǔ))下流粗鄙的:vulgar
wretched
極差的:poor in quality;沮喪的:dejected
stockade
柵欄,圍欄:enclosure;監(jiān)獄:confinement
reconcile
使和解,協(xié)調(diào):harmony
rant
(尤指長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的)訓(xùn)斥,責(zé)駡:angry scolding;怒吼:noisy, angry or violent manner
indulgent
(對(duì)己)放縱的,(對(duì)他人)縱容的:given to indulgence
flit
快速或突然地經(jīng)過(guò):pass quickly
reprove
溫和地責(zé)備,警告:scold gently;不欣賞,不喜歡:unfavorable opinion
resourceful
有創(chuàng)造力的,機(jī)智的:act imaginatively
hoary
極老的:extremely old
hubris
狂妄自大:exaggerated pride, self-confidence
anemic
缺乏力量、活力、精神的:lacking force
intermittent
間歇的,斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的:not continuous;不定期的:lacking regularity
conviction
深信,確信:being convinced;證明有罪:proved guilty
cordon
警戒線:line preventing;圍成一道防線:form cordon
draconian
極其殘酷的,十分嚴(yán)厲的:harsh
timely
及時(shí)的,無(wú)拖延的:without delay;恰到好處的,合乎時(shí)宜的:appropriate
monochromatic
單色的:one color;單調(diào)無(wú)味的:lacking variety
pontificate
傲慢地說(shuō)或做:speak pompous
exorcise
除去:ger rid of
macabre
恐怖的:horror of death
segment
分割;部分:separate
indict
起訴,控告:accuse
integral
構(gòu)成整體所必需的:essential;完整的:not lacking any part
gush
(使)大量涌出:great volume;(使)情感強(qiáng)烈外溢:exaggerated display
saturnine
憂郁的,陰沉的:lacking in cheer;諷刺的:sardonic
fender
緩存裝置:cushioning device
forfeit
罰金:punishment
console
安慰,慰藉:alleviate, comfort
annul
宣告無(wú)效,取消:legally invalid;抵消:balance, ineffective
heartrending
令人心碎的:sorrow distress
serendipity
意外發(fā)現(xiàn)珍奇(或稱心)事物的本領(lǐng):by accident
paltry
無(wú)價(jià)值的,微不足道的:importance;讓人厭惡的,讓人鄙視的:loathing and disgust
viable
可行的:being done
fetid
惡臭的:offensive smell
glacial
極冷的:extremely cold;冷漠的,無(wú)感情的:devoid of warmth
perambulate
徒步穿越,走過(guò):travel over
protocol
正確的禮儀規(guī)範(fàn):correct conduct
tinge
給...著上少量的色彩:color, tint
perquisite
額外的好處:given in addition
remnant
殘余,剩余物:left over
dilapidate
(使)荒廢:ruin
invidious
惹人反感的:cause discontent;羨慕嫉妒恨的:resentment of another's possessions
metaphysical
哲學(xué)上的,理論上的:idea;非塵世的:beyond universe
authority
(某領(lǐng)域的)權(quán)威人士:a high level of knowledge;管轄權(quán),控制:lawful control;影響力:power to direct;(管束他人的)權(quán)力:right, control others;根據(jù),理由:warrant
lithe
敏捷的,輕盈的:grace;柔軟的:easily bent
consummate
專業(yè)的,有造詣的:extremely skilled;無(wú)紕漏的,完美的:perfect;最高檔次的,最大規(guī)模的:highest degree
sporadic
偶爾的,零星發(fā)生的:not often occurring
dally
虛度時(shí)光:doing nothing;玩樂(lè):amusement;慢吞吞,磨磨蹭蹭:slowly
obeisance
敬禮,尊重:respect, submission
virulent
有毒的:poisonous;兇殘的:destructive course
belie
錯(cuò)誤的描述,誤述:picture falsely;證明...為假:false, wrong;掩飾:shut off from view;與...相對(duì)立,與...相矛盾:counter
erudite
博學(xué)的:learned
desperate
絕望的:no hope
cellular
多孔的:porous
grumble
(尤指低聲地)抱怨,埋怨:complain
consonant
和諧一致的:in agreement
swerve
突然改變方向:turn aside abruptly
tedious
冗長(zhǎng)乏味的:tiresome, dullness, boring
mimic
模擬的,偽造的:in appearance;滑稽地模仿(以取笑):copy or exaggerate;模仿:model
estimable
值得尊敬的:admirable
ethics
道德規(guī)範(fàn):governing conduct
brevity
簡(jiǎn)短,簡(jiǎn)潔:shortness;精煉:few words
proscribe
禁止,排斥:forbid
epitomize
摘要,概括:short statement, main points;代表,體現(xiàn),是…的典型範(fàn)例:represent a typical example of
gall
(使)焦躁,激怒:irritate;深深的敵意:ill will;大膽,無(wú)恥:boldness
balky
不服管束的,倔強(qiáng)的:refusing
toy
草率或不認(rèn)真地對(duì)待:handle thoughtlessly
voluminous
卷數(shù)多的,大量的,龐大的:great number
enthrall
(像用魔咒般)吸引:hold the attention
pointer
(儀錶上的)指針:scale indicator;忠告,建議:suggestion or hint
rive
撕開(kāi):tear apart
eternal
永恆的:infinite duration, everlasting, perpetual
earsplitting
震耳欲聾的:distressingly loud
elastic
有彈性的:resuming shape;能(迅速?gòu)膫粗?恢復(fù)的:recovering from depression
repine
抱怨、表達(dá)不滿:express discontent;渴望:long for
timorous
膽小的:fearful
blur
(使)變得朦朧,(使)變得不清楚:vague;使不易理解:unclear to the understanding
imperishable
不能被摧毀的:impossible to destroy;不朽的,永恆的:occurring forever
rickety
不穩(wěn)的:lacking stability
appreciable
可感知的,明顯的:perceptible
congruent
和諧一致的:in agreement;全等的:coinciding