再要你命2851-3000 Flashcards
domineer
專制統治:overbearing control
drab
單調的,無聊的:dullness and monotony
dramatic
顯著的,惹人注意的:striking
dread
恐懼:fear
duplicate
複製品:exactly alike;複製:make a copy;重複,反復:do over or again
dynamic
有力量的,有活力的:productive activity
eclectic
混合的,多元化的:from various sources
efficacious
有效的:produce a desired effect
elude
躲閃,躲避:avoid adroitly;使無法理解,使困惑:escape the perception
enamored
迷戀的,熱愛的:intense or excessive love
endeavor
努力,奮鬥:conscientious or concerted effort;努力做,拼搏:devote serious and sustained effort
enthrall
(像用魔咒般)吸引:hold the attention
equilibrium
均勢,平衡:opposing forces are equal;(感情上的)平靜:evenness of emotions
erroneous
錯誤的,不正確的:containing error
escort
護衛隊,護送者:accompanying another;同行,護送:go along with
ethos
道德準則:code of good conduct
exorcise
除去:ger rid of
explicate
解釋,說明:detailed explanation
exterminate
根除,消滅:killing off
extrapolate
(通過邏輯)判斷:form an opinion through reasoning
fabulous
傳說中的:fable;幻想中的,不真實的:in the imagination;令人驚訝的,令人稱奇的:causing wonder;極好的:extremely pleasing
fad
(短暫的)流行,時尚:popular for a short time
fallible
可能出錯的:erroneous
fanciful
幻想中的:不真實的:in the imagination;不切實際的,荒謬的:without regard for reason
favoritism
偏愛,偏袒:special favor
featureless
缺乏特徵的:lacking distinguishing characteristics
feisty
好鬥的,好爭論的:aggressiveness
felony
重罪:grave crimes
ferocious
極端的,劇烈的:unrelenting intensify;激烈的,爆發性的:bursts of destructive force;兇猛的,殘暴的:unfriendly or aggressive
fervent
充滿感情的,熱情洋溢的:great intensity of feeling
figment
虛構的事物,幻覺:made up
fitful
無規律的,缺乏週期的:erratic or intermittent
fleeting
稍縱即逝的,短暫的:for short time
forage
尋找:search
forebode
預示,預兆:show signs
foreground
強調,重視:indicate the importance
forfeit
罰金:punishment
forsake
徹底放棄,拋棄:renounce
frosty
寒冷的:low temperature;無強烈情感的,冷淡的:lacking in friendliness or warmth
gawky
(舉止)笨拙的:inability to move in a graceful manner
germinate
發芽:begin to grow;出現:come into being
glacial
極冷的:extremely cold;冷漠的,無感情的:devoid of warmth
glide
輕鬆地行動,輕鬆地通過:smoothly, continuously, effortlessly
glower
怒目而視:stare with anger
graft
移植,移接:implant surgically
grit
(面對困難時所表現出來的)毅力:endure pain or hardship
groggy
虛弱的,(走路)不穩的:weak and unsteady;無法思考的,頭腦不清的:not able to think or move
grudge
怨恨,仇恨:ill will
grumble
(尤指低聲地)抱怨,埋怨:complain
halfhearted
不感興趣的,不熱情的:lacking heart
heckle
起哄,使難堪:harass
hierarchical
分等級的,等級制的:classified
hobble
跛行,蹣跚而行:haltingly or with difficulty;阻礙,妨礙:hamper the action
humdrum
千篇一律,單調:lack of variety;無聊的,乏味的:lacking excitement
humiliate
羞辱,使喪失尊嚴:to a lower position
hypothetical
假設,前提條件:starting point;假定的:assumption speculation
idiosyncrasy
獨特而奇怪的習慣:odd or peculiar habit
idle
閒置的,未使用的:not turned to use;懶散的:lazy;懶散度日,無所事事:without working
ill-bred
沒有教養的,沒有禮貌的:impolite
illustrious
著名的,傑出的:distinguished
imperishable
不能被摧毀的:impossible to destroy;不朽的,永恆的:occurring forever
implicit
不言而喻的,心照不宣的:understood though unexpressed;無疑問的,無保留的:without doubt
impostor*
冒名頂替者,騙子:assumes false identity
impunity
免責,免受處罰:freedom from punishment
incentive
刺激,誘因:incites
incumbent
義不容辭的,必須的:obligation duty
indecorous
不合禮節的,不得體的:conflicting with accepted standards
infraction
違背,違反:failure to uphold the requirements
justify
證明…的合理性,為…辯解:prove to be just, right
lag
最終的,最後的:following all others;緩慢行走:slowness;萎靡,失去活力:lose bodily strength
lance
長矛,標槍:long straight handle and sharp head or blade;刺穿,刺破:penetrate
lax
鬆弛的,不緊的,不嚴格的:not tense, firm, or rigid;懈怠的,漫不經心的:failing to give proper care
license
許可,認可:approval;自由:move freely;放蕩:disregard for standards;准許,授權使用:permit or authorize
lionize
追捧,把…捧為名人:celebrity
ludicrous
荒唐的,可笑的:derisive laughter
luminous
發光的,有光澤的:emitting or reflecting light;傑出的:standing above
lurid
恐怖的:令人反感的:causing revulsion;面色蒼白的,病態的:pale in appearance
machination
軌跡:scheming or crafty action
madcap
熱愛冒險的人:seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大膽的,魯莽的:foolishly adventurous or bold
magnitude
重要,重大:greatness in significance;巨大:greatness in size
malevolent
惡意的,惡毒的:vicious ill will, spite,hatred
malignant
惡毒的,邪惡的:desire to cause someone pain
maneuver
巧妙地操縱:guide with adroitness and design
marginal
邊緣的:near a border;不重要的:not of central importance
meditate
思索,沉思:focus
menial
僕人,奴僕:servant;卑賤的,低下的:spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness
meretricious
豔俗的,俗氣的:vulgar manner
milieu
環境,氛圍:physical or social setting
military
軍事的,軍用的:soldiers, arms, or war
misapprehension
錯誤的理解、判斷:failure to understand;wrong judgment
monarch
君主,帝王:rules;巨頭,大亨:person of rank, power, or influence
monopolize
壟斷,主宰:complete control
nirvana
徹底放鬆的狀態:disregardful or unconscious;天堂,極樂世界:utter perfection and happiness
nostalgia
思鄉之情:homesick;懷舊,懷念:sentimental yearning for return
notoriety
(尤指因為醜聞而出名的)名人:widely known something bad;壞名聲:ill fame
nourish
養育,培養:provide with food;培養,促進:help with growth
novice
新手,初學者:new
nullification
(尤指法律條文等正式的)廢除,廢棄:doing away
numb
失去感覺的:devoid of sensation;麻木的,無感情的:devoid of emotion
oaf
愚蠢的人:stupid person
observant
警惕的,警覺的:paying close attention;嚴格遵守(規章、制度或原則)的:observing
obsolete
過時的,被淘汰的:no longer useful
onset
攻擊,進攻:attack, assault;起始,開始:begins
ordeal
嚴峻的考驗:severe trial
ostensible
表面上的,佯裝的:appearing to be true
outgrowth
結果,後果:traceable to a cause
outmoded
過時的,廢棄的:no longer usable
override
不顧:set aside
overshadow
使變黯淡:make dark, dim;(在重要性上)超越,超過:exceed in importance
overwhelm
淹沒:cover;(感情上、精神上)使無所適從,使難以忍受:subject to mental stress
overwrought
十分激動的,非常不安的:agitation;(裝飾、文風等)過分華麗的:excessively decorated
palaver
對話,交流:exchange of views;閒聊:profusely or idly
palpitation
(有節奏的)舒張收縮:expanding and contracting
panacea
萬能藥,萬靈藥:remedy for all ills
peculiarity
特徵,特點:distinguishing characteristic
pedagogical
教學的;教師的:teacher or education
peel
剝去…的皮:strip off;脫去(衣服等):take off clothes
perceptive
敏銳的:sense slight differences;洞察力強的:deep understanding
perilous
危險的:potential loss or injury
perquisite
額外的好處:given in addition
petulant
易怒的,愛發脾氣的:easily irritated
pioneer
擴荒者,先驅者:first to settle;最初的,最早的:coming before;開創,創造:open up
pious
(信仰上)虔誠的:devotion to divine worship;忠誠的:firm in one’s allegiance
pitfall
陷阱:capture and hold animals;(不易察覺的)危害:hidden danger
pivotal
最關鍵的,最為重要的:greatest possible importance
placid
寧靜的,風平浪靜的:free from storms;冷靜的,淡定的:free from agitation
playful
愛開玩笑的,好打鬧的:joking or teasing
plebeian
平民的,社會下層:low social or economic rank
plentitude*
豐富,充沛:more than sufficient;大量:considerable amount
plodder
行走緩慢的人:moves slowly
plush
(味道等)濃郁的:abundance quality;奢華的,豪華的:notably luxurious
poach
水煮:cook in a liquid
pointer
(儀錶上的)指針:scale indicator;忠告,建議:suggestion or hint
pragmatic
實用主義的,務實的:practical approach
premeditate*
預謀:think about beforehand
prerequisite
先決條件,前提:necessary to an end
prerogative
特權,權力:right, power, privilege
proclaim
宣告,使…公之於眾:declare publicly
project
方案,計畫:specific plan;凸出:extend outward;預測,預計:based on present data or trends
proprietary
所有權:ownership;私營的:privately owned
prototype
原型:original model
rampant
(植物)生長茂盛的:growing thickly;猖獗的,不受限制的:occurring without restraint
ravenous
食量大的,貪食的;貪婪的:huge appetite
redeem
實踐,履行(諾言等):required;改過自新:make better
refreshing
令人身心振奮的,提神的:renewing effect
remnant
殘餘,剩餘物:left over
renege
放棄,摒棄:formally reject
replenish
補充:fill again
replicate
複製,複刻:make an exact likeness;重複,反復:do again
residual
剩餘的,殘存的:residue