3.1 有害的 harmful
(1) damaging ['dæm?d???]:造成破壞的;有害的;損害的
Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment.
許多化學物質(zhì)都對環(huán)境有破壞性的影響。
(2) ruinous ['ru??n?s]:耗資巨大的;無法承擔的;破壞性的;導致嚴重問題的
The decision has proved to be ruinous.
事實證明這個決定造成了危害。
(3) destructive [d?'str?kt?v]:破壞性的;極其危險的
The city witnessed the destructive force of the storm.
這座城市遭受了這場暴風雨的巨大破壞力。
3.2 困難的 difficult
(1) demanding [d?'mɑ?nd??]:要求高的;需要高技能(或耐性等)的;費力的;要求極嚴的
He found he could no longer cope with his demanding job.
他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己已無力應對這份勞神費力的工作了。
(2) laborious [l?'b??r??s]:耗時費力的;辛苦的
They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.
他們要完成砍伐大樹的艱苦工作。
(3) formidable ['f??m?d?b(?)l]:可怕的;令人敬畏的;難對付的
A formidable prospect lies ahead of him.
他的前景令人憂懼。
He took on the formidable task of reforming the whole system.
他承擔起改革整個系統(tǒng)的艱巨任務。
3.3 無聊的 boring
(1) dull [d?l]:枯燥無味的;沉悶的;無聊的;不明亮的
The conference was deadly dull.
會議開得死氣沉沉的。
(2) tiresome ['ta??s(?)m]:令人厭倦的;無聊的;累人的
I find it very tiresome doing the same job day after day.
日復一日做相同的工作讓我覺得非常無聊。
(3) tedious ['ti?d??s]:冗長的;啰唆的;單調(diào)乏味的;令人厭煩的
He that can read and meditate will not find his evenings long or life tedious.
會讀書和思考的人不會感到長夜無聊或者生活乏味。
3.4 憂慮的 worried
(1) anxious ['æ?(k)??s]:憂慮的;渴望的;焦急的
I'm anxious for her to do as little as possible.
我盼她盡量少干。
He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
他為眼前任務的艱巨性而感到焦慮。
(2) apprehensive [æpr?'hens?v] 憂慮的;擔心的;疑懼的;恐懼的
She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
她很擔心可能要出什么差錯。
The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.
長時間的耽擱使我相當憂慮。
(3) fraught [fr??t] 充滿(不愉快事物)的;焦慮的;憂慮的;擔心的
You're looking very fraught, Mildred! Is there anything the matter?
米爾德麗德!看起來你憂心忡忡,有什么不對勁嗎?
It has been a somewhat fraught day.
這是令人頗為擔憂的一天。
3.5 沮喪的 sad
(1)depressed [d?'prest] 抑郁的;沮喪的;意志消沉的;患抑郁癥的
The news that he had not pass the exam depressed him a lot.
沒有通過考試的消息讓他很沮喪。
She felt very depressed about the future.
她感到前途無望。
(2) gloomy ['glu?m?] 黑暗的;陰暗的;幽暗的;憂郁的
The light is gloomy in the farm house , but the children study very very conscientiously .
農(nóng)舍里光線灰暗,但孩子們學習很很認真。
They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他情緒低落,無精打采。
(3) frustrated [fr?'stre?t?d] 挫敗的;失意的;受挫折
The police frustrated the bandit's attempt to rob the bank.
警方挫敗了匪徒搶劫銀行的企圖。
3.7 懷疑的 doubtful
(1) skeptical ['skept?k?l] 懷疑地;心存疑惑地;將信將疑地
However, I encourage you to be skeptical about what I tell you.
但是,我鼓勵你們懷疑我所告訴你們的東西。
Many were skeptical about this solution.
許多人對這一解決辦法表示懷疑。
(2) suspicious [s?'sp???s] 感覺可疑的;懷疑的;令人懷疑的;不信任的
The ingenuous person had never thought of being suspicious of what others told him.
天真的人從來不會懷疑他人告訴他的話。
Most organizations are, quite understandably, suspicious of new ideas.
大多數(shù)機構對新想法持懷疑態(tài)度,這不難理解。
(3) incredulous [?n'kredj?l?s]
She gave me an incredulous glance.
她表示懷疑地向我瞥了一眼。