帝國的,帝王的:empire;巨大的,令人驚嘆的:impressive in size
censure
公開表示反對,譴責(zé):public, formal disapproval
conundrum
無法解決的問題,迷:insoluble, dilemma
peck
大量:considerable amount;(不情愿地)小口咬:in small bites
preach
傳道,佈道:sermon
reconvene
重新集合,重新召集:gather or summon again
quail
膽怯,畏縮:fear, cower
viscid
有粘性的:glutinous
prepossessing
給人好感的,有魅力的:impress favorably
innovative
創(chuàng)新性的:introducing innovations
hallucination
錯覺:false idea
momentous
極重要的:utmost importance
dawdle
閒蕩,虛度光陰:spend time idly;拖拖拉拉:slowly
nettle
惹怒:arouse anger
grate
刮擦(以發(fā)出刺耳的聲音):rasping;騷擾,惹惱:irritate
dent
凹陷,凹痕:depression;(數(shù)量,程度上)削弱:make smaller
vilify
誹謗,辱駡:utter slanderous statements
conversant
熟悉的:familiar
asymmetry
不對稱,不均衡:lack of balance
alienate
疏遠,離間:make unfriendly;轉(zhuǎn)移,變賣(財產(chǎn)或權(quán)利):convey or transfer
cipher
無影響或無價值的人:no importance, influence;計算(價值):determine, mathematical operations;密碼:conceal
rider
騎馬的人:rides;(議案的)附加條款:appended
scoff
嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎嚥:eat greedily
simpleton
(缺乏常識的)笨蛋:lacking in common sense
static
靜態(tài)的;停滯的:lack of movement;無改變的:little change
dominant
處于支配地位的:controlling others;(基因)顯性的:genetic dominance
abrade
磨損,精神上的折磨:wear away, by friction
orthodox
傳統(tǒng)的:established form, custom, or rules
frigid
嚴(yán)寒的:cold;冷漠的:lacking warmth
gloss
簡短解釋:brief explanation, obscure;(欺騙性的)光鮮外表:attractive appearance;敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略):too lightly;開脫(罪名):less bad
agitate
煽動,激起:arouse;使不安:trouble the mind, disturb
sarcasm
諷刺,輕蔑:ironic
ravish
使陶醉,使沉迷:overcome with emotion
transfigure
使改變外觀:alter appearance, transform
preternatural
超乎尋常:surpassing usual
swindle
欺騙,騙取:cheat
coronation
加冕,加冕禮:crowning
hallmark
典型的特徵:conspicuous feature
hive
忙碌之地:activity;儲備,積累:store up
taint
使(品質(zhì))污損:morally bad
menial
僕人,奴僕:servant;卑賤的,低下的:spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
jarring
刺耳的:discordant;震驚的:strong emotional reaction
crumple
弄皺:bend;(因外力擠壓而)垮塌:fall down
antiquated
古老的,過時的:out of style
allegiance
忠誠:devotion or loyalty
grueling
費時間花心思的:requiring
traverse
橫穿:pass across
immemorial
古老的:from the distant past
inanimate
無生命的:not living
magnitude
重要,重大:greatness in significance;巨大:greatness in size
anesthetic
止痛劑:relieves pain;無感覺的,麻木的:lacking awareness or sensitivity
profusion
豐富,大量:abundance;揮霍,浪費:wasteful
surrogate
替代品:takes the place
parsimonious
過度節(jié)儉的,吝嗇的:stinginess
prudent
過分守禮的:prudery
provincial
狹隘(的):limited perspective
dodge
躲避:avoid
ostensible
表面上的,佯裝的:appearing to be true
riveting
吸引人的,極迷人的:absorbing engrossing
feeble
衰弱的:lacking in strength
perspicuity
清晰明瞭的:clearness and lucidity
sacrosanct
極為神圣的,不可侵犯的:most sacred
cursory
匆忙的,不注意細(xì)節(jié)的:excessive or careless speed
extravagant
揮霍的:spending money freely;過度的,不必要的:beyond normal acceptable limit
misanthropic
反人類:deep distrust of human
dynamic
有力量的,有活力的:productive activity
snub
輕視,不理睬:contempt or neglect
misbehaving
調(diào)皮的,行為不端的:childish misbehavior
furtive
鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的:stealth
quixotic
不切實際的,空想的:more by ideals than by reality
profundity
深奧,深刻:abstruse
commend
讚揚:approbation, praise;委託保管:entrust;推薦:recommend
demagogue
蠱惑民心的政客:leader false claims
welter
混亂,動亂:disorder
miff
使惱怒:annoyed
foible
小缺點:minor flaw
visionary
空想的,不切實際的:guided by ideals;幻覺的:in the imagination;有遠見的:foresight
exuberant
非常高興的,熱情洋溢的:joyously, unrestrained;大量的,充分的:abundance
frenzy
瘋狂,狂怒:mental agitation
politic
精明能干的:shrewdness;合時宜的,明智的:suitable
dependable
可靠的,值得信賴的:depended on
badger
不斷糾纏或騷擾:harass, persistently
inculpate
歸罪于:incriminate
lurk
潛伏:lie in wait
pedagogical
教學(xué)的;教師的:teacher or education
gild
(帶欺騙性地)修改,潤色:deceptively attractive
faultfinder
吹毛求疵的人:petty criticism
conjecture
揣測的結(jié)果:conclusion by surmise;猜測,估計(大小、數(shù)量等):decide without actual measurement;(沒有依據(jù)地)認(rèn)為:form an opinion
gauge
測量標(biāo)準(zhǔn):measurement standard;判定:determine
clarion
清楚響亮的:loud, clear
fallow
休耕的:untilled;閒置的:not being in a state of use
lavish
奢侈的,大量的,無節(jié)制的:extravagance and profusion;揮霍,浪費:give readily carelessly
confound
使困惑:uncertainty;無法區(qū)分,混淆:fail to differentiate;證明為假,證偽:false
myriad
無限的,大量的:indefinite number
enigma
難以理解或解釋的事物,謎:hard to understand
surveillance
監(jiān)視,監(jiān)控:close observation
dire
不吉利的,不詳?shù)模篶alamity;可怕的,恐怖的:fear;迫切的:immediate, urgent;悲慘的:lacking cheer
recuperate
恢復(fù)(健康或力量),康復(fù):recover health
heretical
異教的,異端邪說的:departure standards
prowess
英勇,勇敢:superior, courage