3000 ch8 Flashcards
nuance
细微的差异
a poem of little depth and nuance
nudge
说服某人做某事
encourage, exhort, goad, press, prod, prompt
nugatory
无关紧要的
incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, trifling, trivial
nurture
提供营养
培育,培养
oath
誓言
pledge, troth, vow, word
obdurate
固执的
adamant, hard-nosed, headstrong, inflexible, intransigent
obliging
乐于助人的
accommodative, friendly, indulgent
oblique
斜的
】askew, cant, inclined, leaning, listing,
oblivious
不知道的,不知情的
incognizant, insensible, unaware, unconscious
obloquy
谩骂,诽谤
billingsgate, fulmination, invective, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation
obsequious
谄媚的,奴性的
She’s constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything
obstreperous
难驾驭的,任性的
balky, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious
obstruct
妨碍,制造困难
encumber, fetter, handicap, hinder, impede, inhibit
obtuse
愚钝的
dumb, fatuous, mindless, oafish, opaque, senseless, unintelligent, vacuous
occult
难以理解的
ambiguous, arcane, equivocal, inscrutable, opaque, impenetrable
odium
憎恶,讨厌
】ignominy, infamy, obloquy, opprobrium
offbeat
不平常的
extraordinary, peculiar, queer, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary
offhand
即兴的,没有准备的
ad-lib, extemporary, impromptu, improvised, unplanned, unpremeditated
offish
冷淡的
】aloof, detached, distant, remote, unbending, unsociable
off-key
不寻常的,不合适的
ominous
凶兆的
】baleful, foreboding, inauspicious, portentous, sinister, threatening
omniscient
无所不知的
opine
表达观点
comment, editorialize, note, observe, reflect, weigh in
opportune
合适的,适当的
seasonable, well-timed
oration
(颇有野心、自高自大的)演说
orthodox
传统的
ceremonial, conventional, regular, routine
ossify
硬化,僵化
ostracize
驱逐
banish, bounce, chase, dismiss, expel, extrude, oust, boot out, cast out, run off, drum out, kick
oust
免职
deprive, displace, uncrown, unthrone
outlandish
古怪的,奇异的
bizarre, cranky, eccentric, erratic, offbeat, peculiar, remarkable
outmaneuver
以策略取胜
outfox, outslick, outsmart, outthink, outwit
outwit
瞒骗,以智取胜
outfox, outmaneuver, outslick, outsmart, outthink
overbearing
专横傲慢的
authoritative, despotic, dictatorial, imperious, masterful, peremptory
overt
明显的,公开的
overture
前言
preamble, preliminary, prologue, warm-up, curtain-raiser
oxymoron
矛盾修饰法
pacify
使平静,安慰
appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate
padding
夸张,废话
caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole
paean
欢乐颂
accolade, citation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy, hymn
painstaking
煞费苦心的
careful, conscientious, fussy, meticulous, scrupulous
palatable
感到愉悦满足的
agreeable, blessed, congenial, delectable, delightful, delightsome
palatial
宫殿般奢华的
】deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, opulent, sumptuous
pall
失去兴趣:
His humor began to pall on us
palliate
平息,减轻
allay, alleviate, assuage, mitigate
pallid
无生气的,缺乏活力的
苍白无血色的
palmy
繁荣的
flourishing, prosperous, thriving, booming, lush,
palpable
摸得到的
touchable
palter
欺骗
chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate
paltry
无价值的;微不足道的
inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, niggling, piddling
pan
严厉批评
blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dispraise
panache
炫耀
pandemic
大范围流行的
pandemonium
喧嚣,骚动
panegyric
赞颂之词
accolade, citation, commendation, dithyramb, eulogium, eulogy
panoramic
全景的
compendious, complete, comprehensive, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive
parable
寓言
paramount
最重要的
cardinal, chief, key, leading, main, predominant
paranoid
多疑的,对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的
distrustful, nervous, suspicious, unbelieving
paraphrase
转述,意译,改写
】 rephrase, restate, reword, translate
parch
烤干
dehydrate, desiccate, dry, scorch, sear
parenthesis
间断
discontinuity, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice,
pariah
被排斥或鄙视的人
castaway, castoff, leper, reject
parity
相称,同等,平等
coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalency, par, sameness
paroxysm
(感情、动作的)突发
burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, flare, flash
parrot
机械地)模仿,复制
parry
躲避(问题)
avoid, dodge, elude, eschew, evade, finesse
parsimonious
过度节俭的,吝啬的
partial
偏袒的,偏爱的
biased, one-sided, partisan, prejudiced
particularize
详述
detail, specificate, specify
partisan
跟随者,信徒
acolyte, adherent, disciple, pupil, votary
pastiche
(带嘲讽的)模仿
burlesque, caricature, imitation, parody, spoof, travesty
partition
分割,划分
patent
显而易见的,明显的
evident, flagrant, manifest, obvious, plain
pathological
abnormal, aberrant, anomalous, morbid
patina
外表
façade, hull, skin, veneer