blasé
(過度放縱之后)厭倦享樂的,膩厭的:apathetic
unkempt
凌亂的,無序的:lacking in order
wry
扭曲的:twisted, bent;堅持錯誤的:stubborn to wrong
iniquity
邪惡,不公正:immorality, injustice
fail-safe
保險措施:to preclude loss or injury;萬無一失的:no chance of failure
obliging
樂于助人的:do favors
mercenary
(外國軍隊的)雇傭軍:soldier hired;唯利是圖的,貪婪的:monetary or material gain
dolt
笨蛋:stupid
periodical ?
期刊:publication;週期性的,有固定間隔的:regular intervals
flag
旗幟,象徵:symbol;變得衰弱:become feeble
supplement
增補,補充:complete for a deficiency
threadbare
陳腐的:hackneyed;貧窮的:lacking possessions;破爛的:worn or torn
creep
緩慢地行進:slowly;匍匐前進:body close to the ground
machination
軌跡:scheming or crafty action
reprieve
對...暫緩處刑,免罪:postpone or cancel punishment;維持...的運行:prevent from being closed
compliment
稱讚,恭維:praise;敬意,免費贈送的禮物:respectful
voluble
健談的,多話的:ready speech
banter
幽默、打趣的(地)談話:humored
homogenize
使統(tǒng)一化:make agree single established standard
negation
否定:opposite
calcify
使僵化:inflexible, unchangeable
gainsay
否認:declare false;反對:oppose
acquire
獲取,獲得:get as one's own
proliferate
快速繁殖;激增:grow or multiply by rapidly offspring
falsehood
謊言:untrue, made in order to deceive
solitude
孤獨,避世:being alone
heinous
可憎的,十惡不赦的:hatefully
imperturbable
沉著冷靜的,淡定的:extreme calm
slight
不重要的:deficient in weight;輕微的:small in degree;輕蔑,看不起:treat with disdain;忽略,疏忽:fail to give proper attention
collude
串通,共謀(做壞事):together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
stabilize
使穩(wěn)定;變得穩(wěn)定:make or become stable
residue
剩余物:remains
intangible
無法感知的,無形的:capable perceived
elucidate
闡明:make lucid
prairie
大草塬:treeless grassland
indecorous
不合禮節(jié)的,不得體的:conflicting with accepted standards
stammer
口吃,結(jié)巴:speak with pauses
adventitious
外來的,后天的,非內(nèi)在的:not inherent or innate
rookie
新兵;新生;菜鳥:recruit
shun
避開,避免:keep away
malaise
不舒服:bodily discomfort
daunt
使膽怯,嚇到:to lessen the courage
disconcert
使不安:disturb
meditate
思索,沉思:focus
monarch
君主,帝王:rules;巨頭,大亨:person of rank, power, or influence
infelicitous
不愉快的,不幸的:unfortunate;不恰當?shù)?,不合時宜的:not appropriate
dulcet
悅耳的,令人愉悅的:melodious
pertinent
相關(guān)的,恰當?shù)模簉elevance
anathema
詛咒:curse
jitters
緊張,不安:panic, nervousness
trifling
細微的,不重要的:lacking in significance
rue
后悔,遺憾:feeling of regret
spat
(小的)爭吵:quarrel
tyrant
暴君:oppressively or brutally
rumple
使皺,弄皺:form creases;打亂,使不整齊:undo the proper order
elegy
哀歌(詩),挽歌(詩):expressing sorrow
solvent
有償付能力的:able to pay debts;溶劑:another substance is dissolved
strip
脫衣,剝?nèi)ィ簉emove clothing
groove
享受,極其滿意,過得快活:take pleasure in
fastidious
挑剔的,極仔細的,追求完美的:meticulous attention to detail
smattering
淺薄的知識:superficial knowledge;少量:small amount
hedonism
享樂主義:doctrine pleasure
lugubrious
(故作夸張的)悲哀的:mournful
sling
投擲:send through the air
instigate
煽動,激起:urge forward, stir up
revolt
使厭惡,使反感:fill with disgust;反叛:renounce allegiance
ignominy
恥辱:lost the esteem
tyro
新手,業(yè)余愛好者:beginner, novice
exterminate
根除,消滅:killing off
constitute
指派,任命:appoint;構(gòu)成:make up
imperious
愛發(fā)號施令的:ordering people;傲慢的,專橫呃:arrogantly domineering;迫切的:compelling
forestall
預先阻止:prevent beforehand
chauvinistic
盲目愛國的:excessive favoritism
miserly
吝嗇的:penuriousness
plentitude
大量:ample amount
crease
折痕:folding
antagonize
與...敵對,反對:opposition, counteract;激怒:incur, provoke, hostility
ineffable
難以表達的:incapable expressed
backslide
(情況等)倒煺,故態(tài)復萌:revert to a worse condition
guile
狡猾,狡詐:misleading
sodden
濕透的:penetrated by water;使...濕透:wet thoroughly
obsess
迷住的,使困擾:haunt
curtail
縮短,削減:less in extent or duration
defray
支付:undertake the payment
stymie
阻礙:present an obstacle
patina
外表:superficial;(由內(nèi)而外散發(fā)的)氛圍,氣場:appearance or aura
mince
切碎:small pieces;小步走:short steps
haven
安全的地方:place of safety
rouse
激起,煽動:stir up;喚醒:stop sleeping
goldbrick
逃避工作和責任:shirk responsibilities
superimpose
添(聲)加(色)(使形象、某因素或性質(zhì)更加清楚):add distinct
deplete
耗盡,使衰竭:make complete use
vindictive
復仇的,有尋仇傾向的:seek revenge
extort
勒索:force, intimidation
maverick
特立獨行之人:does not conform;標新立異的,不合常規(guī)的:deviating
rapscallion
流氓,惡棍:evil
morose
憂郁的:sullen, gloomy
assail
抨擊,嚴厲批評:criticize harshly;攻擊,勐攻:violent action against
gull ??
欺騙:untrue
charisma
魅力,吸引力:charm