28-31 Flashcards
accord
一致:consistency;相符合,相一致:in harmony;授予,给予:to grant or give
acknowledge
承认:admit
acquire
获取,获得:get as one’s own
acquisitive
贪婪的:desirous
adjudicate
裁决,判定:settle
adversity
厄运,逆境:difficulty
affectation
虚伪,做作:not natural, not genuinely felt
affirm
声称…为真,肯定…属实:valid or confirmed
affix
粘合:attach physically
affliction
痛苦,悲伤,折磨:great suffering
agape
急切盼望的:eagerly awaiting
agility
(身手)敏捷:quickness, ease and grace
*agonize
折磨,使痛苦:agony;感到痛苦:suffer agony
agreeable
令人愉悦的:pleasing to the mind or senses;随和的:easygoing and pleasing manner;相一致:in harmony
*alienate
使…疏远:unfriendly, hostile,indifferent;转让,让渡:convey or transfer
alloy
合金;混合物:combing of two or more different things;掺杂,降低…的纯度:debase by the addition
ambivalent
(尤指感情、态度)矛盾的:opposing feelings
anachronistic
时代错误:chronologically misplaced
analogous
相似的,可比较的:in common
annex
裙楼,副楼:auxiliary building;添加,合并:join;吞并,夺取(土地等):incorporate
annotate
给…作注解:commentary or explanatory notes
antedate
比…早,早于:earlier date
antipathy
厌恶,反感:aversion, dislike;令人反感的事物:objection of aversion
antiquated
古老的,过时的:out of style
antithetical
完全对立的,相反的:direct and unequivocal opposition
apparition
鬼魂,幽灵:ghostly figure
applicable
可用的,可行的:put to use;相关的,有光的:having to do with;合适的,恰当的:meeting the requirements
apprehensive
知晓的,理解的:impressed on the mind;恐惧的,害怕的:anxious, fearful
arable
适合耕作的:growing of crops
arbitrary
专横的,独断专行的:force one’s will on others;独裁的,拥有无限权力的:without interference by others;缺乏计划的,随意的:lacking a definite plan
arcane
(语言)晦涩的,隐晦的:veiled, uncertain;深奥的,难以理解的:difficult to understand
argument
争吵,争论:expression of differing opinions;(逻辑上的)论证:from a premise to a conclusion;观点,论点:idea, opinion
arid
干燥的:little or no precipitation;无趣的,无聊的:lack of interest
array
排列,阵列:arrangement;排列,摆放:arrange or display;装饰,装修:dress or decorate
assail
抨击,严厉批评:criticize harshly;攻击,猛攻:violent action against
asymmetry
不对称,不均衡:lack of balance
atrophy
萎缩,衰退:waste away
attest
证实,为…作证:give evidence
attune
使协调,使和谐:into harmony
august
威严的,严重的:formal and serious or reserved manner;盛大的,令人印象深刻的:large and impressive
auspicious
好兆头的:toward a happy outcome
austere
朴素的,朴实无华的:simple;严肃的,令人生畏的:stern and cold
automatic
(机器等)自动的:independent of external influence;自发的,情不自禁的:spontaneously or unconsciously
avowal
承认,公开宣称:declaration
backfire
产生相反的结果,事与愿违:reverse
backslide
(情况等)倒退,故态复萌:revert to a worse condition
baffle
挫败,阻挠:frustrate or check;使疑惑:mental uncertainty
baffling
令人疑惑的,难以理解的:hard to comprehend
bash
猛击:forceful blow;攻击,用力击打:strike violently;抨击,严厉批评:criticize harshly
bask
休息,悠然自得:lie or relax
beholden
欠他人人情的:owing gratitude
behoove
对…有利:necessary, proper, advantageous
beige
缺乏特征的:lacking distinction
belligerence
好斗,好战:aggressive or truculent
belligerent
好斗的,好战的:assertiveness, hostility, combativeness
beset
使苦恼,骚扰:cause persistent suffering;攻击,袭击:set upon
bewitching
迷人的,令人着迷的:attract
blackmail
敲诈,勒索:extortion of money
bluff
直率的,(说话)直截了当的:direct, brief, potentially rude;欺骗:deceive
bogus
伪造的,假冒的:being such in appearance only;虚伪的,做作的:lacking, spontaneous quality
bore
令人讨厌的人或事物:causes boredom;使厌倦,使厌烦:make weary
brandish
(带有威胁性地)挥舞:shake menacingly
brim
边缘,边界:outer margin;充满:full often to overflowing;加满,倒满:as much as can be
bumble
含糊不清地说,杂乱无章地说:rapidly, inarticulately;笨拙地行动:clumsily
bustle
忙乱,喧嚣:noisy, energetic;(快速地)行走,奔忙:move briskly
cachet*
威望,声望:mark or quality
calamity
大灾难:disastrous event
calculated
经过计算(成败得失)的,经过深思熟虑的:reckoning or estimating
calibrate*
校准,调校:check, adjust, determine
canny
精明的,聪明的:careful and shrewed
canonize
过分宠爱,过分崇拜:admire too much;使崇高,使神圣:high status or value
captious
吹毛求疵的,爱挑毛病的:stress faults and raise objections
careen
蹒跚而行。不稳定行走:to lurch or swerve;狂奔,快速运动:rush
carefree
无忧无虑的:no worries or troubles
cascade
(尤指小的)瀑布:small fall
cellular
多孔的:porous
ceremonious
讲究礼节的,庄重的:careful attention to set forms
certitude
确定无疑:certain
channel
水渠:passageway for water;海峡:between two land masses;将…导入,投入:move to a central point
chaperone
同行,护送:go along with
charisma
魅力,吸引力:charm
cherished
受喜爱的,珍爱的:granted special treatment
chivalrous
有骑士风度的,(尤指对女性)彬彬有礼的:gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration
chorale
赞美诗:hymn or psalm;合唱班,合唱团:group of singers
clamor
喧闹;喧哗,噪声:loud, inharmonious
clan
(有共同爱好的)团体,帮派:united by a common interest
cleave
紧贴,坚持:adhere;分隔,割裂,劈开:divide
cling
粘结,粘合:physical sticking;紧贴;坚持:adhere
coarse
粗糙的,表面不平整的:not smooth;(声音)刺耳的,粗声粗气的:rough in tone;粗俗的:lacking refinement;(质量)低劣的:inferior quality
cohesive
有粘性的;有凝聚力的:cohesion or coherence
collaborate
合作:work jointly
commiserate
表示怜悯,同情:sympathy
compatible
一致的,能共存的:in harmony
compelling
极具说服力的:persuade;迫切的,紧迫的:immediate attention
complacent
自满的,自鸣得意的:excessive or unjustified satisfaction;无所谓的,不关心的:lack of interest or concern
complementary
互补的:supplying each other’s
complicate
使复杂化:complex or difficult
comprehend
理解,了解:grasp;包括,包含:contain or hold within
concrete
实体的,实在的:matter;事实性的,明确的:in fact
condemn
谴责(…为不道德的、邪恶的):declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil
conditional
有条件的,受制约的:dependent
conflagration
大火:large destructive fire;武装冲突:armed violent struggle
conflate
混合:turn into a single mass
conform
使协调:bring into harmony;调整(以适应):change to make it suitable;遵照,遵从:obedient, compliant
conjure
请求,恳求:entreat earnestly;在脑海中浮现,想起:form a mental picture
consent
同意:approval
consign
转交,转移(给他人):control of another
consternation
惊愕,恐慌,恐惧:paralyzing dismay
constrict
压缩,压紧:binding or squeezing
contemplate
沉思,仔细考虑:consider
contempt
蔑视,鄙视:unworthy of one’s concern or respect
contend
竞争,争夺:strive or vie in contest;声明,声称:state as a fact
contradict
否认,反驳;与…相矛盾:contrary
contrived
不自然的,刻意的:lacking spontaneous quality
convene
召开,召集:bring together in assembly;聚集,集合:come together
correlate
使…相关联:mutual or reciprocal relation
counterpart
(地位、功能)对等的人或物:same function or characteristics
counterproductive
反效果的,阻碍预期目标的:not producing desired goal
courteous
礼貌的,谦恭有礼的:polished manners
coy
故作羞涩的:flirtatiously shy or modest;不愿与人交往的,内向的:tending to avoid people
credible
可信,值得信赖的:worthy of being accepted
credit
信任,信赖:mental conviction of the truth;表扬,赞扬:acknowledgment or admiration
crow
感到高兴:joy or triumph;自鸣得意:pride in one’s own possessions
damn
(在道德上)谴责:morally wrong or evil;非常地,极其地:great degree
dampen
(特指稍稍地)弄湿:wet;抑制,压抑(感情、精力等),泼冷水:diminish the feeling, activity or vigor
dashing
爱好冒险的,大胆的:take risks
dated
过时的:passed its time of use
deadlock
僵局:a state of inaction or neutralization;使陷入僵局,使停顿:to a deadlock
debonair
无忧无虑,不在乎的:freedom from worries or troubles;风度翩翩的:polished and worldly manners
decadent
堕落的,腐败的:lowered moral character;放纵的人:devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures;道德上堕落的人:moral decay
decry
强烈反对,否定:strong disapproval
deflect
使偏斜,使转向:turn aside from a straight course
defray
支付:undertake the payment
deign
(不情愿地)屈尊,俯就:condescend reluctantly
delegate
代理人,代表:representative for another;移交(权力,任务等):possession or safekeeping of another
delineate
勾勒,用线条描绘:by drawn or painted lines;描写,描绘:describe,portray
demote
降职,降级:a lower grade
dependable
可靠的,值得信赖的:depended on
deplorable
可鄙的,可耻的:condemnation or reproach;悲惨的,可悲的:cause great distress
desperate
绝望的:no hope
dichotomy
一分为二,分割:division into two
dictate
指令,命令:command;(仗着地位,权力)下令:request
dike
堤坝,水坝:control or confine water;水沟,水渠:long narrow channel
discreet
(言行)谨慎的:good judgment and restraint;不易察觉的:not readily seen or noticed
disenchant
使清醒:free from illusion
dishearten
使沮丧,使失去信心:lose spirit or morale
disjunctive*
分离的:breaks or disunity
disprove
反驳,证明为假:prove to be false