13-2 Flashcards
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