再要你命2551-2700 Flashcards
undergird
加強,鞏固…的底部:strengthen
undermine
削弱,破壞:weaken, injure, impair
underscore
強調:to emphasize
understate
保守陳述:restraint
understudy
替補演員:take another’s duties
unexceptionable
無懈可擊的:beyond reproach
exceptionable:可反對的,可抗議的
unflappable
鎮定的,從容不迫的:not easily upset
flappable:易興奮的
ungainly
笨拙的,不雅的:inability in a graceful manner
unimpeachable
無可置疑的:unquestionable
impeachable:可控告的
unkempt
淩亂的,無序的:lacking in order
unlettered
未受教育的,文盲的:deficient in the knowledge, illiterate
unpretentious
低調的,謙遜的:modest;坦誠的,自然的:free from deceive
pretentious:自負的,誇耀的
unproductive
徒然的,無效的:not productive
unrequited
無報答的,無報酬的:not reciprocated
unruly
難駕馭的,不守規矩的:difficult to discipline
untenable
防守不住的,站不住腳的:defended
untold
數不清的,無數的:numerous
untoward
倒楣的,不吉利的:not favorable, unpropitious;難以馴服的,難以駕馭的:resisting control or discipline
unwitting
不知道的,未覺察的:unware;偶然的,並非有意的:by chance, not intended
unwonted
不習慣的,不尋常的:not habitual, ordinary, unusual
wont:習慣,常常
upbraid
(嚴厲地)譴責,責?:reproach severely
uphold
支持,贊成:support
urbane
彬彬有禮的,文雅的:polite
usurp
篡奪,篡位:seize power without legal authority
utter
出(聲),說(話):articulate;完全的,絕對的:entire
vaccinate
預防接種疫苗:produce immunity
vacillate
猶豫不決:hesitate;搖動,搖擺:oscillate
空虛的
vacuous
空虛的
vagary
不可預測的思想或行為:erratic, unpredictable
vague
表達不清的:not clearly expressed;輪廓不清晰的:lacking definite shape
valediction
告別:bidding farewell;告別詞:address farewell
valiant
勇敢的,英勇的:bravery
valid
邏輯上正確的:correct
vanquish
打敗,征服:defeat
vapid
無趣的,乏味的:lacking interest
vaporize
使(液體)蒸發:convert by heat;徹底消滅:destroy
variance
不一致,不和諧:lack harmony
variegated
雜色的,斑駁的:different colors
varnish
上清漆,使有光澤:smooth glossy;粉飾(令人不悅的東西):conceal unpleasant
vault
跳起,跳躍:propel oneself upward;一躍而至:leaping suddenly
vaunt
吹噓:boastfully
veer
(使)轉向,(使)改變航線:change direction
vehement
(情感)強烈的,熱情的:great depth of feeling
venal
貪污受賄的:open to corrupt
vendor
小販,商販:sells
veneer
薄木板,用以貼在傢俱外面的飾面板:thin surface layer, wood;粉飾(不好的東西):conceal defect
venerate
尊敬:regard with respect
venial
可寬恕的:easily excused
venom
毒液:poisonous matter;惡意,惡毒的用心:desire to cause pain
veracious
誠實的,說實話的:telling the truth;精確的,準確的:precise
verbatim
逐字地,一字不差地:exact words
verbose
冗長的,囉嗦的:more than necessary
verdant
(因長滿植物而)翠綠的,鬱鬱蔥蔥的:green with vegetation
verify
校驗,證實:determine accuracy
verisimilar
貌似真實的:appearing to be true
veritable
真正的,確實的:not false
vernacular
方言:nonstandard language;非正式的,口頭的:suitable for speech
versatile
多才多藝的,全能的:different things;易改變的:fluctuating readily
verse
使精通,使熟悉:familiarize;詩歌:rhythm lyrical effect
vertigo
眩暈:dizzy
verve
活力,熱情:vitality
vessel
管:tube body fluid;船,艦艇:watercraft
vestige
微小的痕跡;小痕跡:smallest trace
vestigial
退化的,發育不全的:simple structure
veteran
老兵;有豐富經驗的人:knowledge through long experience;經驗豐富的,資深的:knowledge, experience
veto
否決,禁止:forbid, prohibit
vex
使煩惱,使惱怒:bring agitation
viable
可行的:being done
vicarious
代理的,取代的:substitute for another
vicious
兇惡的,惡毒的:desire to inflict;猛烈的:violence or ferocity
vicissitude
自然變化,變遷興衰:natural change
victimize
使受騙:subject to deception
vigilant
警醒的,警惕的:alertly watchful
vignette
簡介,短文:vivid representation
vigorous
精力旺盛的:active strength;強健的:withstand hardship
vilify
誹謗,辱?:utter slanderous statements
vim
活力,精力:energy
vindicate
為…平反,為…辯護,使無罪:free from blame;證明,證實:give evidence
vindictive
復仇的,有尋仇傾向的:seek revenge
virtuoso
藝術鑒賞家,專家:masterly skill;經驗豐富的,技藝精湛的:exceptional knowledge
virtuous
品德高尚的,正直的:showing moral excellence
virulent
有毒的:poisonous;兇殘的:destructive course
viscid
有粘性的:glutinous
viscous
粘稠的,粘的:viscid
visionary
空想的,不切實際的:guided by ideals;幻覺的:in the imagination;有遠見的:foresight
vitality
活力,生命力:vigor
vitiate
削弱,損害:reduce the value;(在道德、審美上)降低,墮落:debase in moral
vitriolic
(言辭)刻薄的:scathing
vituperate
謾罵,責罵:abuse or censure
vivacious
活潑的,快活的:lively
vociferous
喧嘩的,大叫大嚷的:vehement outcry
volatile
多變的:rapid change
volition
意志,自願選擇的行為:making one’s own choices
voluble
健談的,多話的:ready speech
voluminous
卷數多的,大量的,龐大的:great number
voluptuous
奢侈逸樂的,沉湎酒色的:enjoyments luxury
voracious
有很大食量的,貪吃的:huge appetite;貪婪的,如饑似渴的:insatiable
votary
崇拜者,信徒:fervently devoted
vouch
擔保,聲稱為真:give a guarantee
vulgar
粗俗的,無教養的:crude;口頭的,非正式的:suitable for speech
vulnerable
易受攻擊的,脆弱的:open to attack
waddle
搖搖擺擺地走:tilt the body from side to side
waffle
胡扯:talk foolishly
waft
飄蕩,漂浮:float
wag
詼諧幽默的人:humorous;擺動:move to and fro or up and down
wan
蒼白的,病態的:poor health
wanderlust
旅遊癖:impulse to travel
lust:渴望,貪求,色慾
wane
減少,衰退,降低:decrease
want
短缺:lacking;渴望:desire
warmonger
好戰者:urges war
monger:商人
warp
使偏向:turn;扭曲,變形:twist;曲解:alter the meaning
warrant
向…保證品質:assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality;批准,認可:give official acceptance
wary
小心的,機警的,謹慎的:caution
wastrel
肆意揮霍的人,敗家子:expends self-indulgently
watershed
重要關頭,分水嶺:turning point
wax
月亮漸滿:increase in phase of the moon;用蠟塗、處理或上光:coat;增大,增強:increase
waylay
埋伏,伏擊:attack
welter
混亂,動亂:disorder
wheedle
(用花言巧語)誘惑,哄騙:persuade by flattery
whet
磨快:sharpen
whiff
微風:slight gust;細微的信號,輕微痕跡:imperceptible sign
whimsical
反復無常的:sudden illogical changes
wholesome
有益身心健康的:promoting health
wicked
邪惡的:morally bad
wince
畏縮:shrink back from pain
windbag
健談的人:talkative
windy
冗長的:verbosity
winsome
迷人的,漂亮的:pleasing and engaging
wit
機智,智慧:ability to understand;智者,有智慧的人:intelligence
withdraw
撤退:take back
wither
枯萎,凋謝:become sapless
withhold
抑制;扣壓,不給予:refrain from giving
wizen
(使)凋謝,(使)枯萎:become wrinkled;凋謝的,枯萎的:dried up
wobble
搖晃,顫抖:move or proceed unsteadily;猶豫不決:show uncertainty
worldly
世間的,世俗的:rather than spiritual;老練的:experienced
worship
崇拜,敬仰:respect;崇拜,膜拜:offer honor or respect
wrangle
紛爭,爭端:differing opinions;爭吵:quarrel
wretched
極差的:poor in quality;沮喪的:dejected
wry
扭曲的:twisted, bent;堅持錯誤的:stubborn to wrong
xenophobe
仇視(或畏懼)外國人(或外國事物)者:fearful of what is foreign
yoke
連接:become joined
yokel
鄉下人,天真純樸的人:inhabitant of a rural area
zeal
熱心,熱誠:enthusiastic devotion
zealot
狂熱者:a fanatical partisan
zenith
最高點,巔峰:culminating
zesty
刺激的,開胃的:piquant
abreast
並排地:in line;熟知的:knowledge of recent developments
absent
未出現的,缺乏的:not present;不專心的,走神的:lost in thought
acclaim
稱讚:public acknowledgment or admiration;讚揚,讚頌:approval
accomplish
實現,完成:completion