deck02 Flashcards
amorphous
无固定形状的: no definite form, shapeless; 不可归类的: unclassifiable
analgesic
镇痛剂: medication reduces or eliminates pain
anarchist
反抗权威的人: rebels against any authority
anathema
诅咒: ban or curse
ancillary
次要的: secondary importance;辅助的, 补充的: auxiliary, supplementary
anecdote
短小有趣的故事: short narrative, interesting, amusing
anemic
缺乏力量、活力、精神的: lacking force, vitality, or spirit
anesthetic
n. 止痛剂: relieves pain; adj. 无感觉的, 麻木的: lacking awareness or sensitivity
animate
adj. 活的: showing life; 有活力的: high-spirited energy; vt. 使有活力, 支持: give spirit and support to; 使行动, 驱使: move to action; 使活灵活现, 使栩栩如生: make or design, lifelike movement
animus
n. 敌意: spiteful or malevolent ill will, enmity
annoy
vt. 不断烦扰: disturb by repeated acts
annul
vt. 宣告无效, 取消: make legally invalid; 抵消: balance equal force to make ineffective
anomalous
不普通的,不平常的: out of ordinary; 反常的, 不正常的: departing from accepted normal standard
anonymous
匿名的: not named or identified; 无特色的: lacking individuality
antagonize
与…敌对, 反对: act in opposition, counteract; 激怒: incur or provoke the hostility of
antediluvian
adj. 非常古老的, 过时的: extremely old and antiquated; n. 保守的人: person with old-fashioned ideas
anterior
前面的: coming before in time or development
antic
滑稽可笑的: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity
apathy
n. 冷漠, 缺乏情感: lac of feeling or emotion; 缺乏兴趣, 不关心: lack of interest or concern
aphorism
格言, 警句: short witty sentence, general truth or comment
apocalyptic
adj. 预言的, 启示的: of revelatory or prophetic nature; 重要的, 转折点的: major turning point; 夸大的: unrestrained, grandiose
apocryphal
adj. 假的: of doubtful authenticity, spurious
apoplectic
adj. 极度愤怒的: extremely angry, furious
apostasy
n. 放弃宗教信仰: renunciation of religious faith; 变节, 背叛: abandonment of previous loyalty
appall
vt. 使惊恐: to overcome with consternation
appeal
n. 申请: application; 起诉: charge with crime, accuse
appealing
吸引人的: attractive, inviting
applause
n. 鼓掌, 认可: approval publicly expressed
apposite
adj. 相关的, 合适的: pertinent or appropriate, apt
appreciable
adj. 可感知的, 明显的: capable of being perceived or measured, perceptible
apprehension
n. 忧虑, 恐惧: suspicion or fear; 逮捕: arrestment; 理解: understand
apprise
v. 通知, 告知: inform
approbation
n. 同意: expression of warm approval
appropriate
v. 私自挪用: take possession often without permission; adj. 适当的: suitable or compatible, fitting
apropos
adj. 相关的: relevant and opportune; prep. 关于, 有关: having to do with
apt
adj. 恰当的, 合适的: suitable, appropriate; 有倾向的, 可能的: tendency, likely; 聪明的: keenly intelligent and responsive
archaic
adj. 过时的, 久远的: no longer current or applicable, antiquated
archetype
n. 典范, 榜样: ideal example; 先驱, 鼻祖: earlier from which else later developed; 原型: from which copies are made
ardor
n. 狂热: strong enthusiasm or devotion, zeal
arduous
adj. 难以做到的, 费劲的: hard to accomplish or achieve, difficult