14 Flashcards
evanescent
短暫的，轉瞬即逝的；迅速遺忘的
reproach
（尤指因為某人沒成功或沒達到預期目標而）責備，責怪，批評
His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner.
他因為吃晚飯時沒有把飯全吃完而受到媽媽的責備。
tantamount to sth
幾近於；等於，相當於
Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
她拒絕回答等於是認罪。
abjure
公開放棄，聲明放棄（信念、行為、活動）
He abjured his religion/his life of dissipation.
他宣佈放棄所信仰的宗教／結束放蕩的生活。
connoisseur
（藝術品、食品、飲料等的）鑒賞家，鑒定家，行家
a wine/art connoisseur
葡萄酒／藝術鑒賞家
allay
減輕，緩解（擔憂、恐懼等）
The government is trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease.
政府正努力消除公眾對疾病蔓延的恐懼／擔心。
propensity
（尤指不良的）傾向，嗜好，癖好
[ + to infinitive ] She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
她從她父親那裡遺傳了話多的毛病。
wary
謹慎的；小心翼翼的
I’m a little wary of/about giving people my address when I don’t know them very well.
如果不是太熟的話，我不會輕易告訴別人我的地址。
deter
阻撓，阻止；威懾；使不敢
These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
這些措施旨在阻止敵人的進攻。
High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
高昂的價格讓很多年輕人對於買房屋望而卻步。
cumbersome
笨重的；累贅的；低效的 cumbersome equipment 笨重的設備 cumbersome bureaucracy 繁瑣的官僚體制
interrogate
訊問，審問，盤問
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks.
數千名持不同政見者在最近幾周遭到審問或拘禁。
vigil
（陪伴病人、祈禱、表達不同政見等的）不眠時間；（尤指）值夜，守夜
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
他去世之前，父母在他床邊守夜守了好幾個星期。
divulge
洩露，透露（秘密）
Journalists do not divulge their sources.
記者們不會透露消息來源。
on site
在（工廠、辦公樓等的）內部
There are two restaurants on site.
內部有兩家餐廳。
unmitigated
（常指壞事或不成功的事）完全的，徹底的，十足的
The whole venture has been an unmitigated disaster.
整個經營專案徹底失敗了。
commodious
（房間或房子）寬敞的，大的
antiquated
陳舊的；過時的；老式的
It will take many years to modernize these antiquated industries.
這些老工業實現現代化將需要很多年的時間。
fluctuate
（尤指持續）波動，起伏不定
Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
蔬菜價格隨著季節變化而漲落。
disheveled
（人或其外表）不整潔的，亂糟糟的
dishevelled hair/clothes/appearance
亂糟糟的頭髮／衣服／外表
tenacious
緊握的；頑固的；固執的
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
那個嬰兒用他的小拳頭緊緊攥著我的手指。
calumny
誹謗，誣衊，中傷
He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued.
他遭受了最惡毒的誹謗，但從未抱怨也從未起訴。
grimace
（因疼痛或厭惡而）做鬼臉，做怪相
He tried to stand and grimaced with pain.
他試圖站起來，結果疼得齜牙咧嘴。
asinine
極愚蠢的；笨的
an asinine comment
愚蠢透頂的意見
façade
假像，虛假的外表
He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly façade.
他把敵意藏在友好的面孔後面。
au courant
【法】熟悉時事的；趕上時代的
pittance
少量金錢，（尤指）微薄的工資
He works hard but he’s paid a pittance.
他工作很勤奮，但收入微薄。
unkempt
不整潔的；淩亂的；沒有打理的
an unkempt lawn
一片無人打理的草坪
noisome
極令人不快的；令人厭惡的
a noisome stench
惡臭
(noisome在劍橋
fastidious
一絲不苟的；過分嚴謹的；苛求的
He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed.
他對如何收拾行裝要求很嚴格。
lampoon
諷刺文章；諷刺漫畫
The magazine is famed for its merciless political lampoons.
該雜誌以其筆鋒犀利的政治諷刺文章而聞名。
whimsical
離奇的；古怪的；異想天開的
a whimsical tale
離奇的故事
parable
（尤指道德或宗教）寓言故事
sanctimonious
假裝聖潔的；道貌岸然的；僞善的
sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality
宣揚道德的道貌岸然的宗教領袖們
countenance
面容；臉色；面部表情
He was of noble countenance.
他的面容顯得很高貴。
nonentity
沒有個性（或想法、影響）的人；無足輕重的人
She was once a political nonentity, but has since won a formidable reputation as a determined campaigner.
她一度在政界無足輕重，但後來因在競選中意志堅定而贏得盛譽。
effrontery
厚顔無恥；放肆
He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored!
在飯桌上他自始至終一言不發，到頭來卻有臉抱怨我一副百無聊賴的樣子。
equanimity
（尤指處於震驚、失望或困境時的）鎮靜，沈著，冷靜
He received the news of his mother’s death with remarkable equanimity.
他接到母親去世的噩耗時表現得異常鎮靜。
flabbergast
使大吃一驚，使目瞪口呆
He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.
我們告訴他這東西有多便宜時，他驚得目瞪口呆。
debacle
（尤指因計劃和組織不周而導致的）徹底失敗，一敗塗地，崩潰
The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in US history.
那間公司的破產被稱為美國歷史上最大的一場金融災難。
mien
風度；儀表；（尤指）神態
His aristocratic mien and expensive clothes singled him out.
高貴的氣質和時尚的衣著令他十分引人注目。
refute
駁斥；反駁；否認…的正確性（或真實性）
to refute a person/theory/argument/claim
駁斥一個人／理論／論點／說法
hirsute
（尤指臉或軀體）多毛的
vivacious
（尤指女性）活潑迷人的
He brought along his wife, a vivacious blonde, some 20 years his junior.
他帶著妻子，一位活潑迷人的金髮美女，比他年輕大約20歲。
gaunt
（尤指由於疾病或饑餓）瘦削的，骨瘦如柴的，憔悴的
Her face was gaunt and grey.
她瘦削的臉面如死灰。
stupor
昏迷；神智不清，恍惚
He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.
他躺在桌子底下，爛醉如泥。
cliché
陳腔濫調，老生常談，老套的話
My wedding day - and I know it’s a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.
我結婚那天——我知道這是老生常談——是我一生中最幸福的一天。
wince
（因疼痛而）臉部肌肉抽搐，皺眉蹙額
Did I hurt you? - I thought I saw you wince.
我弄痛你了嗎？——好像看到你皺了一下眉。
whet sb’s appetite
勾起（某人）的興趣；增加（某人）的慾望
I’ve read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it’s whetted my appetite.
我在網上讀過這部書的節選，引起了我強烈的興趣。
pensive
沉思的；憂戚的
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
她變得孤僻憂鬱，幾乎不和任何人說話。
degrade
貶低；降低…的身份；侮辱…的人格
Pornography degrades women.
色情作品是對女性的侮辱。
