再要你命1501-1650 Flashcards
mingle
mingle:social;混合,結合:mix
minimize
將…減到最少:reduce to smallest;刻意低估:underestimate;表示鄙夷:scornfully low opinion
mint
巨額:abundant amount;無損壞的:unmarred
miniscule
極小的:very small
minute
仔細的,謹小慎微的:careful scrutiny;小的,不重要的:of small importance
minutia
次要的細節,小事:minor detail
mirage
海市蜃樓,幻想:illusory
mire
困境:difficult situation;使陷入困境,拖後腿:hold back
mirth
歡樂,歡笑:gladness laughter
misanthropic
反人類:deep distrust of human
misbehaving
調皮的,行為不端的:childish misbehavior
mischievous
調皮的,淘氣的:naughty teasing;有害的:causing harm
misconstrue
誤解,曲解:mistake
miscreant
惡棍,罪犯:behaves criminally
misdemeanor
輕罪:crime less serious
miserly
吝嗇的:penuriousness
misfortune
不幸:bad fortune
misgiving
擔憂,憂慮:doubt
mishap
不幸之事:unfortunate
misrepresent
誤傳,篡改:give misleading representation
mite
微小的東西,很少的錢:small object
mitigate
減輕痛苦,使緩和:less severe
mobile
可移動的:capable moving;可變的:changeable
mockery
鄙視,嘲弄:ridicule;以嘲笑為目的的模仿:derisive imitation
moderate
使緩和:lessen intensify;適度的,中庸的:within limits
modicum
少量:small portion
mollify
平息,撫慰,緩和:calm
mollycoddle
寵愛,溺愛:excessive indulgence
molt
脫(羽、皮等):shed feathers
momentous
極重要的:utmost importance
momentum
動力;衝力;勢頭:impetus
mongrel
雜種的,混血兒的:mixed origin
monochromatic
單色的:one color;單調無味的:lacking variety
monologue
獨白:by one actor
monotonous
(聲音)單調的:unvarying tone;清一色的,無聊的:tediously unvarying
montage
大雜燴:collection
moratorium
延期,暫緩施行:suspension
morbid
疾病的,疾病所致的:by disease;(思想性格)變態的:unwholesome thoughts
mordant
尖酸刻薄的:biting caustic
moribund
即將結束的,垂死的:approaching death;即將過時:obsolete
morose
憂鬱的:sullen, gloomy
mosaic
綜合物,馬賽克般的東西:collection
mosque
清真寺:worship Muslim
moth-eaten
過時的:passed its time
motile
能動的:movement
motivate
刺激,激發:provide incentive
motley
混雜的,富於變化的:variety
mottle
標記上雜色斑點:mark spots
motto
座右銘:guiding principle
mournful
悲傷的:expressing sorrow
movement
運動:moving
muddy
不乾淨的:not clean;渾濁的,不清晰的:lacking clarity;使難以理解:make unclear
muffle
使消聲:deaden the sound
mulish
固執的:obstinate
mumble
說話含糊:utter confused
mundane
塵世的,世俗化的:relating to world;平凡的:commonplaces
munificent
慷慨的:liberal in giving
murky
黯淡的,昏暗的:without light;模糊的,晦澀的:lacking clarity
murmur
小聲的話語:low sound;低聲抱怨,發牢騷:grumble
mutate
(使)改變,(使)變異:undergo mutation
mute
不說話的,緘默的:refraining from speech;使顏色,音調等柔和:soften;減弱聲音:muffle the sound
mutter
低聲抱怨:murmur complainingly
myopic
缺乏遠見的,缺乏辨別能力的:lack of foresight
myriad
無限的,大量的:indefinite number
nadir
最低點:lowest point
naive
天真純樸的:lacking worldly experience
narcissism
自戀:admiration of oneself
nascent
新生的:recently come into existence
natty
整潔的,時髦的:tidy
nauseate
(使)厭惡,(使)作嘔:cause disgust
nautical
航海的:on water
naysay
拒絕,否認:oppose, deny
nebulous
模糊的:indistinct
needy
貧窮的:impoverished
nefarious
極壞的,邪惡的:wicked
negation
否定:opposite
negligent
疏忽大意的:failing care
negotiate
商量,談判:by mutual agreement;謀劃:plan out
neophyte
初學者,新手:beginner
nerve
(堅強的)意志,勇氣:power of endurance;給予勇氣,鼓勵:give courage
nettle
惹怒:arouse anger
neutralize
中和:acid undergo neutralization;破壞,使無效:make inoperative or ineffective
nicety
連結:connection;核心,最重要的地帶:greatest importance
nexus
小口咬:small bites
nibble
準確,精准:careful details;細微之處:fine point
nil
不存在,零:nothing
nip
少量:small amount;小口吃喝:in small amounts
nitpick
吹毛求疵:criticize
nocturnal
夜間的:in the night;夜間活動的:active at night
noisome
有害的,有毒的:harmful;惡臭的:offensive smell;非常令人厭惡的:objectionable
nomad
遊牧的;居無定所的人:no fixed residence
nominal
不重要的:unimportant;名義上的:something in name
nonchalant
冷漠:indifference
nondescript
平凡的,不吸引人的:lacking distinctive, interesting
nonentity
不重要的人:little consequence;虛構的東西:created no objective reality
nonplus
使迷惑,使困窘:perplex
nonsense
無意義的話,廢話:no meaning
notch
刻痕:cut;通過努力獲得:obtain
novel
新奇的:new
noxious
有害的,有毒的:harmful, injurious to health;產生強烈厭惡的:causing intense displeasure
nuance
細微的差異:subtle distinction
nudge
用肘推以引起注意:push elbow;說服某人做某事:persuade
nugatory
無關緊要的:consequence, inconsequential
nurture
提供營養:nourishment;培育,培養:provide with understanding
oath
誓言:formal promise
obdurate
固執的:resistant influences;冷酷無情的:lack of sympathy
obedient
服從的,順從的:submissive authority
obeisance
敬禮,尊重:respect, submission
obfuscate
使困惑,使模糊:confused, opaque
obligatory
強制性的:compulsory;(見得多以至於)無聊的:dull
obliging
樂於助人的:do favors
oblique
斜的:inclined or twisted
obliterate
除去:remove
oblivious
忘記的,遺忘的:lacking awareness, not informed
obloquy
謾罵,誹謗:abusively language;惡名,恥辱:lost the esteem
obscure
含義模糊的:not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的,不知名的:famous;使模糊:indistinct
obsequious
諂媚的,奴性的:fawning attentiveness
obsess
迷住的,使困擾:haunt
obstinate
固執的:in spite of persuasion;難以減輕或治癒的:mot easily subdued
obstreperous
難駕馭的,任性的:unruly;吵鬧的:loud and insistent cries
obstruct
妨礙,給…製造困難:impede, create difficulty;阻擋:prevent passage
obtuse
愚鈍的:absorb ideas readily
obviate
排除,使不必要:unnecessary
occult
難以理解的:not easily apprehended, mysterious;使隱藏或神秘:keep secret
odium
憎惡,討厭:strong dislike
offbeat
不平常的:different from generally found
offhand
即興的,沒有準備的:without preparation
officious
多管閒事的:thrusting oneself
非官方的
offish
冷淡的:aloof
off-key
不尋常的,不合適的:out of accord with
ominous
凶兆的:omen, evil
omniscient
無所不知的:complete knowledge
onerous
費時間花心思的:requiring much time, effort
opaque
不透光的:impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent;晦澀的:obscure
opine
表達觀點;想,認為:express opinions
opportune
合適的,恰當的:convenient
opprobrious
無理的,粗野的;臭名昭著的,令人鄙視的:infamous
oration
(頗有野心、自高自大的)演說:high-flown or pompous manner
orient
使確定方向,使熟悉或適應:determine position, make familiar
original
創新的:creative, inventive;最初的,最早的:before
orthodox
傳統的:established form, custom, or rules
oscillate
振動,搖晃:swing;猶豫,變化:vary
ossify
(使)硬化,(使)僵化:hardened, conventional, opposed to change
ostentatious
賣弄炫耀的:conspicuous, pretentious
ostracize
驅逐:exclude
oust
免職:remove from;驅逐:drive out
outgoing
友好的,外向的:extroverted
outlandish
古怪的,奇異的:out of the ordinary, bizarre
outmaneuver
以謀略取勝:overcome
outset
開端,開始:beginning