17 Flashcards
intrinsic
固有的,本質的,根本的
works of little intrinsic value/interest
本身無甚價值/趣味的作品
curry favour
(尤指對當權者)討好,奉承,拍馬屁
He’s always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他總是想方設法拍老闆馬屁。
satiety
滿足,厭膩
pall
煙霧
Palls of smoke obscured our view.
一團團煙霧擋住了我們的視線。
sanction
制裁
Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.
由於該國發生了對本國人民施暴,許多國家都對其進行制裁。
insidious
暗中為害的;潛伏的
High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.
高血壓是一種鮮少症狀的潛伏性疾病。
allude to sb/sth
影射,暗指;間接提到
She mentioned some trouble that she’d had at home and I guessed she was alluding to her son.
她提到家中有些麻煩事,我猜她是指她的兒子。
potpourri
混雜物,雜燴
Her new TV show will be a potpourri of arts and media reports.
她的新電視節目是藝術與媒體報道的混合體。
denote
表示,代表
The colour red is used to denote passion or danger.
紅色用於表示激情或危險。
spate
(尤指不愉快的)大量突發事件
Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.
警方正在調查最近在金斯蘭德路周邊地區接連發生的多宗破門竊盜案。
advent
(事件、發明或人物的)出現,來臨,到來
Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.
蒸汽機的出現使人類生活發生了翻天覆地的變化。
propriety
(行為)端正,得體,合宜
The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
經理堅持說集資方式是完全正當的。
proffer
提供,提出
He shook the warmly proffered hand.
他握了握對方熱情伸出的手。
impious
(尤指對上帝或宗教)不敬的;不恭的
nutritive
與營養有關的
ingredients with a high nutritive value
營養價值高的成份
raucous
(聲音)刺耳的,尖厲的
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
我聽到那些烏鴉刺耳的叫聲。
shibboleth
過時的信仰;陳舊的習俗
They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education.
他們仍然固守著許多過時的教育傳統。
bogus
假的;假冒的,僞造的;非法的
On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus.
調查發現,他的説法並不屬實。
substantiate
證明…屬實;證實
We have evidence to substantiate the allegations against him.
我們有證據支持對他的指控。
negligible
微不足道的,可忽略的,不重要的
The difference between the two products is negligible.
兩種產品之間的差異微乎其微。