2 Flashcards
bomoan
埋怨
Researchers at universities are always bemoaning their lack of funds.
exculpate
开脱罪行 [exonerate]
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
entangle
使纠缠
The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets.
or
involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape:
He went to the store to buy bread, and got entangled in/with a carnival parade.
precocious
早熟的 (especially of children)
She recorded her first CD at the precocious age of twelve.
castigate
严厉批评, criticize severely
Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.
perilous
危险的, very dangerous
The country roads are quite perilous.
acquiescence
默许the act of accepting or agreeing to something, often unwillingly:
I was surprised by her acquiescence to/in the plan.
facile
肤浅的，轻率的, not thought about enough
We must avoid facile recriminations about who was to blame.
inception
开始, the beginning of an organization or official activity
Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.
entreat
恳求, plead, beg
We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.
denounce
谴责
We must denounce injustice and oppression.
effusive
溢于言表的，感情丰富的, expressed with a lot of emotion
They gave us such an effusive welcome it was quite embarrassing.
exatitude
精确性
He paints with photographic exactitude (exactness)
kinfolk
亲戚, members of the same family
collude
串通, to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone
Collude with someone
emendation
修订 (usually text)
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obliterate
清除，摧毁
composed
镇定的, calm and in control of your emotions:
She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.
import
重要性, importance or meaning
… is of little import == it’s not important
distend
膨胀 (usually stomach or other parts of body)
During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach.
elicit
引出 (usually information, answer etc)
Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?
The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits.
elemental
基本的
animadversion
批评, criticism
She was being critical, but her animadversions were mild.
ebb
衰退, If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears:
He could feel his strength ebbing (away).
When the sea or tide ebbs, it moves away from the coast and falls to a lower level.
indigent
贫穷的 [impoverished, destitude]
polymath
博学者
curtail
缩减, to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:
to curtail your vacation/spending
impecunious
贫穷的, penniless
I first knew him as an impecunious student living in a tiny apartment.
absolve
免罪, (especially in religion or law) to free someone from guilt, blame
The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident.
consummate
完美的, perfect in every way
a life of consummate happiness
He’s a consummate athlete/gentleman/liar.
iconoclast
反传统者
an iconoclast in architecture
dearth
缺乏, not enough supply of sth
a dearth of new homes in the region
proprietary
专利的；私人独有的, having, owning
This is proprietary software, and you have no right to copy it without a license from the owner.
hallow
极其崇敬, to give something great respect
methods that have been hallowed by centuries of use
pastiche
大杂烩, a piece of art, music, literature, etc
a musical pastiche of classic and underground punk
crass
愚钝的, stupid and without considering how other people might feel, kind of offensive
I don’t know anyone who would speak in such a crass manner.
doctrinaire
教条主义的
based on and following fixed beliefs rather than considering practical problems
helter-skelter
杂乱的, quickly in all directions
People were screaming and running helter-skelter down the steps to escape the flames.
peripatetic
巡回的, traveling around to different places, usually because you work in more than one place:
a peripatetic music teacher
celerity
speed, (速度，迅速, swift
no celerity of imagination could immediately transport us back
muddle
使…混乱；混乱,a messy or confused state:
The documents were in a muddle.
bookish
书呆子气的
jettison
丢弃 (something, an idea, plan…)
The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts.
overbearing
傲慢的，专横的
Give orders and command, too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant
arcane
难懂的, mysterious and known only by a few people
This argument may seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance
disgorge
排出 (of liquid, gas, people out of a place)
to unwillingly release information or money:
The judge has forced EXIP to disgorge $400,000 in illegal profits.
to force something up from the stomach and out through the mouth:
Flies disgorge digestive fluid onto their food to soften it up.
presage
预示, often something unpleasant [augur]
But still the economy is not showing signs of any of the excesses that normally presage a recession.
circumscribe
限制, to limit something:
Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect.
redouble
大量增加
must redouble its efforts to beat crime.
recast
改写, to change the form of something, or to change an actor in a play or movie:
She recast her novel as a musical comedy.
In despair, the theater director recast the leading role.
