再要你命301-450 Flashcards
canvass
仔細檢查,詳盡討論:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 遊說,去(一個地區)的各處或找到(個人)來拉選票或訂單:solicits votes or orders
capitulate
投降,默許:give all resistance
caprice
一時衝動的決定:impulsive change; 反復無常,善變:change, impulsively
captivate
吸引:attract
careworn
憂心忡忡的,焦慮的:grief, anxiety
cardinal
主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount
caricature
用諷刺歪曲等手法的誇張,漫畫,諷刺畫:exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或誇張:copy, exaggerate
carnal
肉體的,物質的:physical; 世俗的:worldly
carouse
暢飲,狂歡作樂:drink, freely
carp
對小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表現不滿:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
carve
雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通過長期不懈努力)開創,開拓:produce or bring about
cast
演員,演員陣容:a set of characters; 選派(演員):assign, actor; 提出:give off; 拋棄:get rid of
castigate
強烈(公開)指責:criticize; 懲罰:penalty
catalyze
成為···的導火索,導致:be the cause of
catastrophe
大災難:tragedy; 徹底的失敗:utter failure
categorical
沒有例外的,無條件限制的,絕對的:without, qualification, absolute
catholic
普遍的,包容的:not limited or specialized
caustic
腐蝕性的:destroying, eating away; 挖苦諷刺的,刻薄的:incisive sarcasm
caveat
警告,告誡:warning of a specific limitation
cavil
挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble
cavort
歡快地蹦跳或行走,雀躍:sprightly
cede
(根據條約)放棄,割讓:surrender possession of
cement
粘合,粘合劑:uniting, binding
censor
審查並刪除不良的東西:examine, delete
censorious
挑剔指責的:critical
censure
公開表示反對,譴責:public, formal disapproval
census
人口普查:survey, population
cessation
終止,暫停:stopping of a process
chaff
開玩笑:make jokes
chagrin
沮喪,懊惱:mind
chameleon
變色龍,善變的人:changes or adopts opinions
champion
支持:support
chaos
混亂:disorder, confusion
charade
裝模作樣:intended to deceive; 動作字謎:represented in pantomime
charlatan
騙子,裝懂的人:fraudulent
chary
非常謹慎的:cautious
chase
鏤雕(金屬)以裝飾:decorate; 驅趕:force out
chasm
分歧,(意見、利益或忠誠上)明顯差異:pronounced difference
chauvinistic
盲目愛國的:excessive favoritism
check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement
cherubic
天使般可愛的:rosy
chicanery
詭計多端的,欺騙:deception
chide
責備:scold mildly
choleric
易怒的,暴躁的:angered; 生氣的:anger, irate
chord
與···和諧一致,符合:accord, agree
chromatic
彩色的:colors
chronic
經常發生的,復發的:frequent recurrence;習慣性的,不可能改變的:not likely, change
churl
粗野的人:rude, boorish; 吝嗇鬼:mean, stingy
cipher
無影響或無價值的人:no importance, influence; 計算(價值):determine, mathematical operations; 密碼:conceal
circuitous
迂回的,不直接的:not, forthright, direct; 冗長的:more, necessary
circumlocution
繞圈子說話:unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗長:too many
circumscribe
限制:limit; 包圍,圍繞:surround
circumspect
謹慎的,小心的:careful
circumvent
躲避,不遵從:avoid, comply
civility
彬彬有禮:courteous, politeness
claim
要求(權利):ask for, right; 斷言:state as a fact; 剝奪生命:deprive, life; 權利:right
clandestine
隱藏的,秘密的:secret, illicit, improper
clarion
清楚響亮的:loud, clear
clarity
清晰,清楚:clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
clasp
緊握:holding