8 Flashcards
buff
愛好者
a computer/opera/film buff
電腦/歌劇/電影愛好者
romp
瘋鬧,嬉耍喧鬧,喧鬧地玩耍
The children romped happily around/about in the garden.
孩子們高興地在花園中嬉笑打鬧。
latent
潛在的,潛伏的,隱性的
Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.
近來該地區的一些新情況導致民族之間潛在的緊張關係公開化了。
inherent
內在的;固有的,生來就有的
There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.
幾乎每種運動本身都帶有危險/風險。
tortuous
彎彎曲曲的;曲折的;轉彎抹角的
He took a tortuous route through back streets.
他選擇穿過偏僻的街道,走了一條彎彎曲曲的路線。
conjugal
婚姻的;夫妻間的(尤指性生活)
conjugal happiness
婚姻的美滿
peregrination
(尤指徒步的)旅行;漫遊;旅程;遊歷
itinerant
(工作)巡迴的,流動的
an itinerant journalist/labourer/preacher
四處奔波的記者/流動勞工/巡迴傳道者
barometer
(顥示特定形勢或人們對某一問題態度變化的)晴雨錶,標誌
This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
這項調查被看作是可靠的晴雨錶,能反映出民意。
profligate
恣意揮霍的,浪費的
She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
她因恣意揮霍錢財而出名。
strife
衝突;糾紛;爭吵
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
解決基督教少數派和回教多數派之間衝突的前景如何?
legions of sb
大批的(人)
He failed to turn up for the concert, disappointing the legions of fans waiting outside.
他沒有在音樂會上露面,這讓等在場外的衆多歌迷感到非常失望。
coup
意想不到的成功
It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles.
當地報紙能獨家採訪到查爾斯王子是破天荒的成功。
megalomania
誇大狂,自大狂;妄自尊大
mendacious
虛假的,捏造的,不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性,有些完全是捏造的。
exonerate
證明…無罪;宣佈…無罪;使免受責備
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
報告證明機組人員對飛機相撞事件不負任何責任。
expatriate
(旅居國外的)僑民
A large community of expatriates has settled there.
已經有一大批僑民在那邊定居了。
fiat
(當權者的)法令,命令;諭
No company can set industry standards by fiat.
任何公司都不能透過法令來制定行業標準。
amnesty
(對政治犯的)赦免,大赦
Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.
大多數政治犯按照大赦的條款獲得了自由。
dismantle
拆開,拆卸
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together again.
她拆開洗衣機想看看出了甚麽問題,但是卻裝不起來了。