接壤的,相鄰的:sharing an edge
meek
謙恭的:humility;順從的:submissive
outwit
瞞騙,以智取勝:surpass cunning
deluge
大暴雨:drenching rain;大量:great flow
postulate
前提條件:starting point;假定為真:assume true
oscillate
振動,搖晃:swing;猶豫,變化:vary
partisan
跟隨者,信徒:follows;(狂熱。堅定的)擁護(hù)者,支持者:excessively devoted;偏袒的:one side
pun
雙關(guān)語:humorous
rhetorical
語言上的,文字上的:words or language;言辭華麗(卻往往無內(nèi)涵)的:fancy but meaningless
flock
人群,獸群:creatures massed together;聚集,集體行動:travel in a flock
incantation ?
咒語:magic power
illuminati
智者:enlightened;精英:best of a class
upbraid
(嚴(yán)厲地)譴責(zé),責(zé)駡:reproach severely
embolden
鼓勵,使大膽:instill courage
dapper
衣冠整潔的:strikingly neat and trim
scission
切斷,分離,分裂:division
oblique
斜的:inclined or twisted
withdraw
撤煺:take back
sequel
結(jié)果:result
trenchant
銳利的:sharp;(言辭)一針見血的:articulate
preoccupation
非常關(guān)係,全神貫注:extreme concern
oath
誓言:formal promise
allure
吸引:attract or delight;誘惑做(某事)lead, pleasure or advantage
chary
非常謹(jǐn)慎的:cautious
aggressive
好斗的:attack;強(qiáng)有力的,強(qiáng)烈的:forcefulness
dormant
靜止的,不活躍的:inactivity;(動物)冬眠的:suspended
precipitation
沉積物,尤指降水:deposit, rain, snow;倉促:disorderly speed
rapport
和睦,友好:friendly relationship
audacious
大膽的,(但往往)愚勇的:fearlessly, recklessly;蔑視(法律、禮節(jié))的,無禮的:contemptuous of law;樂于冒險的:take risks;大膽創(chuàng)新的:verve
mundane
塵世的,世俗化的:relating to world;平凡的:commonplaces
inquisitive
過分好奇的:inordinately curious
mash
面具,偽裝:display insincere;偽裝,掩飾:disguise
captious
吹毛求疵的,愛挑毛病的:stress faults and raise objections
raspy
聲音刺耳的:harsh;容易生氣的:easily irritated
rivulet
小河,小溪:small stream
munificent
慷慨的:liberal in giving
viscous
粘稠的,粘的:viscid
sly
狡猾的:clever or cunning;隱秘的,偷偷的:acting in secret
turbulent
動盪的:disturbance;湍急的,洶涌的:turmoil
proffer
獻(xiàn)出,提供:offer
allay
減輕:subdue, reduce, intensity or severity
boon
恩惠,福利:benefit;喜歡集體活動的:enjoy the company of others
emancipate
解放,解除束縛:free
budge
(使)改變立場或態(tài)度:alter a position;停止抵抗,屈服:cease resistance
pall
失去興趣:interest attraction
ingrained
本質(zhì)的,根深蒂固的:firmly established
loutish
粗魯?shù)模篴wkward, stupid and boorish
frivolous
輕浮的:unbecoming levity;不重要的:little importance
rescind
廢除,取消:make void
grotesque
難看的:unpleasant
ossify
(使)硬化,(使)僵化:hardened, conventional, opposed to change
counterproductive
反效果的,阻礙預(yù)期目標(biāo)的:not producing desired goal
taunt
嘲弄性質(zhì)疑,挑釁:challenge, jeer at
escalate
(使)(戰(zhàn)爭等)升級,擴(kuò)大:increase
profane
褻瀆:treat abuse, irreverence, contempt;濫用:bad or improper use
hilarious
非常好笑的:extremely funny
knit
編織(紗線):interlacing yarn with needles;連接,聯(lián)繫:join closely
reel
感到眩暈:from being twirled around;蹣跚地走路:swaying from side to side
taut
緊繃的:not loose;整潔的:proper order, trim shape
fetter
枷鎖,限制:limits one's freedom;束縛:restrain from motion
stealth
秘密行動:proceeding furtively;秘密的:not to attract attention
resuscitate
使復(fù)活,使蘇醒:restore consciousness
committed
忠誠的,忠實的:loyal
comply
遵從:conform, submit
soporific
催眠的藥劑,安眠藥:induces sleep;催眠的:cause sleep;慵懶的,困倦的:sleepiness or lethargy
myopic
缺乏遠(yuǎn)見的,缺乏辨別能力的:lack of foresight
rambunctious
喧鬧的,騷亂的:noisy
indolent
懶惰的:averse to activity
browbeat
恐嚇:intimidate
reticent
沉默不語的:inclined to be silent;不愿意的:slow to begin
boggle
(因為懷疑、恐懼)猶豫:hesitate;笨拙地做:unskillful way
permanent
永恆的:continuing or enduring, forever
coalesce
合併,融合:whole, fuse
vertigo
眩暈:dizzy
imposing
懇求,迫切請求:urgent manner
sin
罪惡的事:highly reprehensible
amicable
友善的:friendly, amiable
drab
單調(diào)的,無聊的:dullness and monotony
ruse
詭計:subterfuge
pariah
被排斥或鄙視的人:despised or rejected
alibi
不在場的證明,託辭,藉口:excuse
waft
飄蕩,漂浮:float
salvage
(從災(zāi)難中)搶救:save from loss
trumpet
大聲說出或宣告:make known
vault
跳起,跳躍:propel oneself upward;一躍而至:leaping suddenly
neutralize
中和:acid undergo neutralization;破壞,使無效:make inoperative or ineffective
decipher
破譯:interpret;對…有清晰的想法,理解,解讀:clear idea
indurate
鐵石心腸的,冷酷無情的:a lack of sympathy;使變硬:physically firm;使習(xí)慣于(如艱苦或?qū)擂沃硾r):withstand physical hardship
rankle
激怒:cause anger
saturate
使飽和,浸透:wet thoroughly
proponent
建議者,支持者:support
pallid
無生氣的,缺乏活力的:lacking radiance vitality;蒼白無血色的:pale
gauche
笨拙的,缺乏社交經(jīng)驗的:lacking grace
nitpick
吹毛求疵:criticize
posit
假定,斷定:affirm
minimize
將…減到最少:reduce to smallest;刻意低估:underestimate;表示鄙夷:scornfully low opinion
nerve
(堅強(qiáng)的)意志,勇氣:power of endurance;給予勇氣,鼓勵:give courage
hammer
屢次重申:repeated
oblivious
不知道的,不知情的:lacking awareness, not informed
collapse
突然倒塌或收縮:fall, shrink;完全耗盡體力:depletion, energy, strength;失敗:unsuccessful