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