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
formidable
adj令人敬畏的
a formidable opponent
forbidding 令人害怕的
dreadful adj可怕的
- there’s been a dreadful accident.
發生了一場可怕的事故。
miraculous
supernatural
adj神奇的
超自然的
litmus test石蕊試紙
試金石litmus test
spice
n香料 少許
spicy辛辣的
hue
n色彩
cinnamon 肉桂
nutmeg 豆蔻
paprika辣椒
turmeric 薑黃 助食慾
keep a stiff upper lip
v. 堅定不移
stiff堅硬的
keep a stiff upper lip
v. 堅定不移
stiff堅硬的
adoptee
被收養者
adoptive families收養家庭
the concern for adoptees over adoptive families
subsidy
allowance
津貼
insurance
保險n
revenue from the institute has doubled
從機構的收入增倍
dispatch executives to the company wanting help
dispatch調派
executive人員
the company is in great shape
經營得很好
clueless愚蠢的
chafe at the company’s strict rules
對…生氣
allow women to forgo pantyhose
forgo 不用
pantyhose褲襪
chafe at
be angry at
be annoyed at
be irritated by!!!被激怒
contemplate Ving沉思
meditate to Ving沉思
contemporary當代的
compromise. n妥協
extemporaneous
impromptu
ad-lib即席的
- compromise of principle
原則上的讓步 - compromise with a person
與人和解
provisional臨時的
1. a provisional government.
臨時政府。
province省份
in compliance with labor laws
完全同意
decipher辨識/解讀
rift
crack
fissure
crevice
the leader works hard to heal the rift inside the party
rift裂縫n rift crack fissure crevice
colloquial
adj口語的；會話的
They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.
他們對英語會話幾乎一竅不通。
petulant
huffy
snappish
grouchy
壞脾氣的 irritable petulant huffy snappish grouchy
sparse
adj稀疏的
an arduous work艱難的工作
an arduous winter寒冬
sth is a passing fad
fad
vogue流行
quaff half the contents of his glass in one gulp
quaff
quaff off大口喝
a sensational murder trial.
一次轟動性的謀殺審判。
sensational轟動的
gregarious mammal
a. social
b. omnivorous
ans:a
gregarious animals
social animals群居的動物
muddle
n困境muddle=mess
he tried to sort out the muddle of financial problems從困境中掙脫
embezzle
misappropriate
embezzle a million dollars from the funds
vt 盜用
forfeit
n/adj喪失的（東西）
vt 喪失
1. forfeit a motor licence
汽車執照被沒收
forfeit one’s life on the battlefield
陣亡
while under house arrest
conj+ 分詞（介+N)
acceptance speech
N+. N受獎演說
during…, it felt _____ I were no longer a part of the real world
A.even if
B. as though
ans: B彷彿
inaugural adj就職的 2. the inaugural issue of a magazine. 一本雜志的創刊號 3. a gala ball after the inaugural ceremony. 就職典禮儀式後的慶祝舞會
coronation
n加冕
2. The coronation was conducted with great pomp.
加冕禮盛大而隆重
farewell
n告別；歡送
farewell party
n. 惜別會
pull through
the economy will rebound after such a downturn
rebound
pull through渡過難關
interminable
incessant 無止盡的
cumbersome
onerous
笨拙的
麻煩的
impecunious
貧窮的
delirious
adj欣喜若狂的
delirium 精神錯亂n
ecstasy
n欣喜若狂
elation
delirious adj
deceptive
adj欺騙的
deceptive calm不真實的平靜
contentious
adj爭議的
contentious case抗爭事件
contention
競爭n
vying for the job競爭
vie vi
maintain
insist
vt 主張
presumptuous
自以為是的
It is too presumptuous of him to do so.
他這樣做太放肆了。
reprimand
n/vt 訓斥
fabricate
vt 偽造
fabricate a document
fabric
n. texture 織物
synthetic fabrics
vow to vrt發誓..
veer =turn
veer the car to the left
veer
turn
veer the car to the left
vie
vying
競爭vi
vying for the job
unsubstantiated
無實質的
unsubstantiated sources
monetary incentives
金錢誘因
veneering
adj表面的
tweak
improvement 進步
v擰
obnoxious
n/adj/adv
offensive 惹人厭的
surreptitious
adj/adv
偷偷摸摸的concealed
1. a surreptitious glance
偷看
parley
v談判
negotiate
conference
compatible
adj相容的 一致的
congruent
congenital
adj先天的congenital
congenial adj舒適的
imposter
n騙子pretender
a portion of food
a tiny minority
a handful of customers
少部分
食物-量詞用portion
人-量詞用handful
minority當代名詞
—-my
elude
vt 逃避
elude a deeper understanding of their working
contentious
polemical
disputatious
adj爭議的
stark
adj完全的
明顯的
in stark contrast ,S V
guzzle
vt /vi/ n狂飲、爆食
gas-guzzling
sedan轎車
SUVs跑車
make up more than 70% of the market
make up組成
sth take up 2%占有occupy
paucity
n缺乏
prospective consumers
可能購買的消費者
respond to possibilities about
在意…
how EVs save them big bucks
省下一筆錢
speculate
v推測，猜測
1. speculate about the origin of the universe
推測宇宙的起源
analyses have produced insight
as to how S V…
as to
about 介
fire damage
火災
fire brigade消防大隊
dichotic二重聽覺的
a warrant of authenticity;
對真實性的擔保；
a warrant for success.
成功的保證
warrant
v/n擔保
needed需求
