13-15 Flashcards
impugn
责难,攻击,抨击:attack as false
impuissance
无权,虚弱:lack of power
inadvertent
偶然发生的:by chance;疏忽的,不留意的:unintentional lack of care
inalienable
不可剥夺的,不能让与的:cannot be transferred
inane
空洞的:lacking significance
inanimate
无生命的:not living
inaugurate
使就职:induct into an office;开始:begin
incandescent
明亮灿烂的:bright;热情饱满的,感情强烈的:zeal
incantation
咒语:magic power
incarnate
化身的,人性化的:bodily nature and form;使(思想、理论)具体,体现:constitute an embodiment
incendiary
煽动者:person who stirs up;煽动性的:tending to inflame
incense
芳香:pleasant smell;激怒:extremely angry
inception
开端,开始:beginning
incessant
无间断的:without interruption
inch
少量,很短的距离:small degree;(使)慢慢移动:move slowly
inchoate
新生的,才开始的:early stage;未完全成型的:imperfectly formed
incinerate
将…烧成灰烬:burn to ashes
incipient
起初的,初现的:beginning to come into being
incite
煽动,激起:provoke
inclement
(天气等)恶劣的:lacking mildness;无情的,残酷的:unmerciful
incogitant
考虑不周到的,不体谅的:inconsiderate
incongruent
不全等的;不一致的:not conforming
inconsequential
不合逻辑的:not following good reasoning;不重要的:no significance
incontrovertible
无可争议的:not open to question
incorrigible
不可救药的,积习难改的:incapable of being corrected;无法管制的:impossible to control
incriminate
归罪于:accuse of a crime
incubate
孵化:cover and warm eggs;帮助,培养,促进:aid
inculpate
归罪于:incriminate
incursion
入侵:hostile entrance
indelible
(印记等)无法擦除的:impossible to remove;无法忘怀的:not easily forgotten
indemnity
(损害、伤害等的)保险赔偿:compensation
indict
起诉,控告:accuse
indifferent
公平的:impartiality;(质量、档次等)中规中矩的,一般的:average;不感兴趣的,冷漠的:lack of interest
indigenous
土产的,本地的:originating;与生俱来的,先天的:innermost nature
indigent
贫穷的:lacking money
indispensable
必不可少的,不可或缺的:impossible to do without
indoctrinate
教育,灌输思想:instruct
indolent
懒惰的:averse to activity
inducement
动机,刺激源:motive;劝说,游说:pleading with someone to accept
indulgent
(对己)放纵的,(对他人)纵容的:given to indulgence
indurate
铁石心肠的,冷酷无情的:a lack of sympathy;使变硬:physically firm;使习惯于(如艰苦或尴尬之境况):withstand physical hardship
industrious
勤勉的:diligent
ineffable
难以表达的:incapable expressed
ineluctable
无法逃避的,必然的:not to be avoided
inept
愚笨的,荒谬的:lack of judgment;不恰当的,不合时宜的:not appropriate;不称职的,无能力的:incompetent
inert
(人)懒惰缺乏活力的;(物品)惰性的:sluggish, deficient
inevitable
不可避免的,必然的:incapable avoided
inexorable
无法劝阻的,不为所动的:not persuaded
infamous
臭名昭著的:bad reputation
infatuate
使迷恋:inspire unreasoning love
inferno
大火:fire;地狱:resembles hell
infiltrate
秘密潜入:enter surreptitiously
infinite
无尽的,无限的:no boundaries
infirm
虚弱的:weak in body;不果断的,优柔寡断的:lacking firmness of will
inflame
点燃,燃烧:set on fire;使加剧:more violent
infelicitous
不愉快的,不幸的:unfortunate;不恰当的,不合时宜的:not appropriate
influx
涌入:coming in
infuse
激怒:make furious
infuriate
灌输,使…充满:fill;鼓舞:inspire
ingenious
聪明的,有创造才能的:resourceful, cleverness
ingenuity
独创性,创新性:inventive
ingenuous
天真纯朴的:lacking cunning;坦白的:straightforward
ingest
摄入,咽下:take into body
ingrained
本质的,根深蒂固的:firmly established
ingratiating
讨人喜欢的:winning favor;逢迎的,意在奉承的:gain favor
inherent
内在的,本质的:essential
inimical
带有敌意的:hostility;危及某人利益的,不利的:opposed to interests
inimitable
无法效仿的,独特的:not imitated
iniquity
邪恶,不公正:immorality, injustice
initiate
创造,发动促进:cause beginning;刚入门的新手:person initiation
inkling
轻微暗示,小提示:slight indication;略知:vague notion
innocuous
无害的:no injury;乏味的,不会引起敌意的:not arouse
innovative
创新性的:introducing innovations
inquisitive
过分好奇的:inordinately curious
insensible
无知觉的:lost consciousness;漠不关心的:not responsive;粗俗的,没品味的:lacking in refinement
insensitive
缺乏机智圆滑的,缺乏社交技巧的:lacking tact;不敏感的,麻木的:not responsive
insentient
无感觉的,无知觉的:lacking perception;一知半解的,略懂的:not having a deep understanding
insight
深刻的理解:apprehending nature
insipid
(食品)清淡无味的:lacking favor;平淡的,无聊的:lacking interest
insolent
粗野的,无礼的:rude
insouciant
无忧虑的,不在乎的:free from concern
instate
任命:establish rank
instigate
煽动,激起:urge forward, stir up
instill
慢慢滴入:enter;灌输:impart
institute
创立,制定:establish;机构:organization
insubordinate
不服从权威的:not submissive
insular
(观念、想法等)孤立狭隘的:narrow provincial viewpoint
insulate
使绝缘,使隔离:detached situation
insurgent
叛乱分子:opposes authority
intangible
无法感知的,无形的:capable perceived
integral
构成整体所必需的:essential;完整的:not lacking any part
integrity
正直:adherence moral;完整性:being whole
intelligible
可理解的:being understood
intemperate
无节制的,极端的,不温和的:not temperate
intensify
加强,激化:make intense
inter
埋葬:place in grave
intercessor
调停者:mediates
interdict
禁止:forbid;阻止:stop, seize or interrupt
interim
中间过渡时期,间隔:time between event;暂时的:for the time being
interlock
连锁,连结:joined closely
interminable
无尽头的:no end
intermittent
间歇的,断断续续的:not continuous;不定期的:lacking regularity
interregnum
过渡期:break
interrogate
质问,审问:question formally
intimate
有紧密联系的,亲密无间的:close association;不为人知的:not known;密友:person who has a strong liking;迂回地交流,间接地沟通:communicate indirectly
intimidate
威吓:frighten
intoxicant
使人陶醉的东西(尤指酒精饮料):intoxicates
intransigent
不妥协的,固执的:refusal to compromise
intrepid
无谓的:resolute fearlessness
intrigue
阴谋:a secret plan;激起…的兴趣:arouse curiosity
intrinsic
固有的,内在的:essential
intuitive
直觉的:by intuition
inundate
淹没:cover with flood
inure
使习惯接受不好的东西:accustom;使坚强:withstand physical hardship
invective
侮辱性的:characterized by insult
inveigh
激烈抗议,表示强烈不满:protest vehemently
inveigle
诱骗:win over by coaxing
inventory
存货清单:list all goods;(包含要点的)简介:short statement
inveterate
积习的:firmly established
invidious
惹人反感的:cause discontent;羡慕嫉妒恨的:resentment of another’s possessions