中國 Flashcards
autism
自我中心
pretext
n/v藉口
1. pretext an early appointment in town next morning
以第二天早晨鎮上有約會爲借口
at the end of the 1920’s
the+1920’s
no single innovation has ___ being regarded as a kind of watershed
come close to
可當成
sth
come close to +Ving
come near to Ving
接近於
overshadow
v遮蔽
paradigm shift
典範轉移;思考模式的轉移
paradigm
mindset思考模式轉移
污名stigma
dishonor
stigma污名
disarray
n/v雜亂
the inspection disarrayed the usual schedule.
這次視察打亂了平時的日程安排。
dissonance
n不一致 不協調
cognitive dissonance
認知失調
出現come into being
come into existence
appear
fall back on sth
依賴
unravel
v解開
unravel the mystery of his disappearance
解開他的失蹤之謎
hamper
v妨礙
hamper growth
hamper the production of sth
harangue
n長篇大論declamation
vt 訓斥
he harangued the public on their ignorance.
他慷慨激昂地斥責公衆的無知。
construe
解釋vt
her withdrawal was construed as a protest
edify
v啟發 教育
They tried to edify the child with music.
他們試圖用音樂陶冶這孩子。
enchase
鑲嵌
雕刻
enchase a brooch.
別上胸針
temperament
個性
mercurial temperament喜怒無常的性情
mercurial temperament
erratic
mercurial
adj喜怒無常的
erratic
impaired memor/hearing
聽力受損
comestible
adj可食用的
n食物food
fecund
fertile
肥沃的 多產的
brindled
有斑紋的
anthropoid
adj類人猿
percolate
The idea percolates through my mind
percolate
v滲透
流行percolate down
pertain
his remark doesn’t pertain to our goal
v屬於
His remark did not pertain to the question.
他的話同這個問題不相干
perforate
v在…上穿孔
perforate a target by bullets
用子彈射穿靶子
perpetrator
n加害者
perpetrate a crime犯罪
perspire
v流汗excrete
impecunious
adj貧窮的
abject poverty
赤貧
abject可憐的/卑鄙的
imperative
adj必要的
the imperative of survival
生存上的需要
impregnable
invulnerable
adj堅不可摧的
culprit
罪人
ephemeral
短暫的
precarious
adj危險的
不確定的
不牢靠的
stupendous
adj巨大的
驚人的
verse
詩篇
reimburse
賠償
compensate = repay
litigate
v提出訴訟
pilfer
小偷
meander
曲流n/v
1. the meanders of the law
法律程序的繁復
cumbersome
onerous
adj笨重的
brazen
厚顏無恥的
黃銅的
brazen arrogance.
恬不知恥的狂妄自大。
credulous
credible
輕信的
credulous superstition
幼稚的迷信
bootless
adj無用的
inured
adj習慣的
The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.
囚犯們很快就適應了苛刻的條件。
impinge on sth
產生影響力
復甦
rebound
pull through
pull through 復甦