25-27 Flashcards
sunder
分裂,分离:break apart
supercilious
高傲的,傲慢的:haughty
superficial
表面的,肤浅的:lacking depth
superfluous
多余的,过剩的:exceeding sufficient
superimpose
添(声)加(色)(使形象、某因素或性质更加清楚):add distinct
supine
懒散的,倦怠的,消极的,漠不关心的:lethargy, indifference
supple
易弯曲的,柔软的:bent, pliant
supplant
排挤,篡夺…的位置:usurp the place of
supplement
增补,补充:complete for a deficiency
supplicate
恳求,乞求:make a request earnest or urgent
supposition
猜想,推测:little or no evidence
suppress
抑制(表情):inhibit the expression;用暴力终止,镇压:put a stop to, force
surcharge
过高收费:charge much
surfeit
(使)过量,(使)饮食过度:supply excess
surrender
交出,放弃,投降:give over to;使沉溺于:give(oneself)over
surreptitious
偷偷摸摸的,保密的:escape being observed
susceptibility
易受感染的性质或状态:little resistance
suspend
暂停,中止:bring to a formal close;悬挂:hang
suture
缝合:joining
svelte
(女人)体态苗条的,优雅的:slim
swagger
大摇大摆地走,趾高气昂地走:arrogant, pompous;自夸,吹嘘:boast
swear
咒骂:curse;宣誓:oath
sweltering
酷热的:hot
swerve
突然改变方向:turn aside abruptly
swill
痛饮,大口地吃:drink greedily, eat greedily
swindle
欺骗,骗取:cheat
sybarite
沉溺于奢侈逸乐者,酒色之徒:devoted luxury
sycophant
马屁精:flatter
syllabus
提纲,摘要;课文、演讲或研究课题的概要或提纲:summary
syllogism
由一般到个别的推理,演绎:reasoning, deduction
symbiosis
共生关系:living together
symmetry
对称:balanced proportions
synchronous
同时期的,同步的:identical period phase
synergic
合作的:cooperating
synonymous
同义的:same similar meaning
synopsis
摘要,概要:outline, abstract, summary
synthesis
合成,综合:combination
tacit
暗示的:implied, not actually expressed
taciturn
沉默寡言的,话少的:disinclined to talk
tackle
着手处理:start work
tact
机敏,精明,不冒犯:keen sense, maintain good relations
tactile
有触觉的,能触知的:touch tangible
tactless
不机智的,笨拙的:inconsiderate, indiscreet
talisman
护身符:bring good luck, keep away evil
taint
使(品质)污损:morally bad
tamper
恶意篡改,损害:mischievously;玩弄:rashly or foolishly
tangent
离题(的),不相关(的):irrelevant
tangible
可感知的:capable perceived;确凿的,真实的:real or concrete
tangy
刺激的:powerfully stimulating
tantalize
激起,挑逗,引诱:excite
tantamount
等价的,与…相等的:equivalent
tantrum
勃然大怒,发脾气:bad temper
taper
(使)逐渐变细:become narrower, thinner;逐渐减少,减弱:diminish gradually
tardy
缓慢的,迟缓的:slowly;延后的,迟的:delayed
tarnish
玷污:morally bad
tasty
美味的;令人愉悦的:pleasure or contentment
tatty
破旧的,褴褛的:shabby
taunt
嘲弄性质疑,挑衅:challenge, jeer at
taut
紧绷的:not loose;整洁的:proper order, trim shape
tawdry
俗丽的,花哨而庸俗的:gaudy
taxing
繁重的,费力的:requiring much time, effort
tedious
冗长乏味的:tiresome, dullness, boring
teeter
蹒跚,不稳定地行走:unsteadily;犹豫不决:uncertainty
telling
禁酒:abstinence alcoholic
temerity
有效的,显著的:effective
temporize
鲁莽,冒失:foolhardy, recklessness;行动躲躲闪闪以争取时间、躲避争论等:act evasively
temperate
(言行举止)有分寸的:avoiding extremes;有节制的:restraint
tempestuous
突然的,剧烈的:sudden or violent
tenable
有据可依的,无懈可击的:capable defended, reasonable
tenacious
顽固的,不屈不挠的:persistent;粘着的:adhere to
tendentious
有偏见的:biased
tender
正式提出:offer;考虑周到的,关心同情的:sympathy consideration
tenuous
没有实际内容的,空洞的:little substance
tepid
不太热心的:little or no interest
terminology
专业术语:special terms or expressions
terminus
终点,终点站:end
terror
极度恐惧:intense fear
terse
简洁的,简明的:brief
testimony
证词,声明:authentication
testy
易怒的,暴躁的:easily annoyed, irritable
tether
(用绳、铁链)拴系、束缚:fasten, restrain;能力或忍耐力的极限:limit
theatrical
做作的,夸张的,矫揉造作的:exaggerated unnatural
therapeutic
治疗的,有疗效的:treatment disease
thorny
多刺的:full of thorns;棘手的:difficulties
threadbare
陈腐的:hackneyed;贫穷的:lacking possessions;破烂的:worn or torn
throng
大量聚集:crowd in great numbers
thwart
阻挠:oppose
ticklish
易怒的:easily offended;棘手的,对技巧要求高的:exceptional skill or caution
tiff
小争吵:petty quarrel
tightfisted
吝啬的:stingy
timeworn
陈腐的:hackneyed
timid
胆小的,不自信的lacking courage, self-confidence
timorous
胆小的:fearful
tinge
给…着上少量的色彩:color, tint
tinker
乱修,乱调整:thoughtlessly
tint
涂浅色,微染:slight coloration to
tirade
长篇抨击性演讲:angry censorious or denunciatory
toady
马屁精;拍马屁:flatters, gaining favors
tonic
滋补的,有益健康的:stimulating vigor, beneficial
topsy-turvy
混乱的:lacking in order
torpid
麻木的,没有知觉的:sensation;迟钝的,行动迟缓的:slow
torpor
缺乏兴趣:lack of interest;(肉体或精神上的)迟钝,懒散:inertness
torrential
急流的:rapidstreams
torrid
酷热的:intensely hot;热情的,情感深厚的:great depth of feeling
tortuous
转弯抹角的:indirect
tout
极力赞扬:praise
toy
草率或不认真地对待:handle thoughtlessly
tractable
易驾驭的,温顺的:giving in
tranquility
宁静,淡定:freedom from storm
transcend
超越,超过极限:beyond the limits
transfigure
使改变外观:alter appearance, transform
transgress
违背,犯错:fail to keep, commit an offense
transient
短暂的,瞬时的:transitory
transitory
短暂的:lasting only a short time
translucent
透明的:permitting passage light, transparent
transparent
透明的:capable of transmitting light;没有歧义的,清晰易懂的:not subject to misinterpretation
travail
辛苦劳动:arduous
traverse
横穿:pass across
travesty
拙劣的,嘲弄性模仿:exaggerated imitation
treacherous
背叛的:betrayal