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anthropogenic
from the influence of human being, 人为的
anthropogenic green house gases
deify
to treat like a god or godess,神化
malinger
装病 (in order to escape duty or work)
so is he sick or just malingering
figurative
比喻的，象征的
disinclination
不情愿
I have a strong disinclination to do any work.
indebted
感激的
I am forever indebted to you
brook
容忍
they would brook no compromise.
I will brook no argument on this topic.
encomium
赞美
they boasted that 他们最棒… but they didn’t merit that encomium
I feel utterly unqualified to provide a proper eulogy, or even the requisite encomium for one of the 20th centuries most important religious thinkers.
proclivity
倾向，嗜好, liking for something, especially something morally wrong
proclivity for…
enfeeble
使衰弱, debilitate, drain
isolation can enfeeble rats, monkeys, rabbits, squirrels…
He is the party’s presumptive nominee, after all, because the political forces that once might have halted his rise have been enfeebled.
limpid
清晰的, clearly expressed and easily understood
limpid prose
清澈的, clear and transparent
His limpid baritone soars amid the sumptuous rearrangement, as he conveys the song’s themes of unspeakable hurt, disappointment and the thorny process of forgiveness and liberation.
plaintive
悲伤的
“What about me?” came a plaintive voice.
hamper
阻碍, prevent, impede
Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts
cede to
让给 especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
recondite
晦涩难懂的, not known about by many people and difficult to understand
We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.
obdurate
固执的；冷酷的
extremely determined to act in a particular way and refusing to change despite what anyone else says
The president remains obdurate on immigration.
Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve.
equable
平和的，稳定的
always being pleasant, calm:
Graham has a fairly equable temperament - I haven’t often seen him really angry.
not changing suddenly:
The south of the country enjoys an equable climate.
canny
精明的
He is a canny investor.
discordance
不一致, disagreement
Perhaps this incident will allow us to move on from current political discordances.
infallibility
无过失, the fact of never being wrong
His stubborn belief in his own infallibility kept him from listening to others.
pristine
原始的；崭新的
deride
鄙视
He derided my singing as pathetic :(
deplorable
可悲的
The children were raised in deplorable conditions.
very bad
应受谴责的
I thought his behavior was absolutely deplorable.
conundrum
complex problem
downplay
不予重视
discursion
漫谈离题
talking/writing about many different things in a way that is not highly organized. scattered
aplomb
镇定，泰然自若
Rosalind conducted the meeting with her usual aplomb.
inert
不活动的；惰性的, not moving or not able to move:
The inert figure of a man could be seen lying in the front of the car.
not energetic or interesting:
The narrative is inert and sloppy, as if the author had been writing half-asleep.
endemic
地方性的, especially of a disease or a condition (versus pandemic)
Some of these problems are endemic to big US cities.
Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world.
inferable from
能从…推断的
enterprising
有进取心的, good at thinking of and doing new and difficult things, especially things that will make money
baffle
使困惑
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
genial
友善的 [affable, amiable]
The teacher is very genial
commendation
称赞
Several of the firefighters received commendation for their bravery.
pugnacious
pug eheh
好斗的, wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully:
I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
circuitous
拐弯抹角的, a circuitous (= long and indirect) explanation
or
a circuitous route/path
avert
转移；防止,to prevent something bad from happening:
to avert bankruptcy
homogeneity
同质, consisting parts of same/similar type
peregrinate
旅行
balanced
公正的；沉着冷静的
allay
减轻
The government is trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease.
[ameliorate, alleviate]
precipitate
引发，加速, to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected:
An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
冲动的，鲁莽的
[impetuous]
conspicuous
显眼的
In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous.
He tried not to look conspicuous and moved slowly along the back of the room.
mutable
易变的, able or likely to change
Language is not static, it is mutable.
portend
预言, to portend: to be a sign that
It was a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.
irenic
和平主义的
preoccupy
使全神贯注, to be the main thought in someone’s mind
Economic concerns are preoccupying the voters in this election.
forerunner
先驱；预兆
adulation
吹捧，谄媚
He couldn’t deal with the adulation of his fans.
Disgruntle
使不高兴
[crestfallen]
