deck06 Flashcards
creep
缓慢地行进: slowly; 匍匐前进: body close to the ground
crescendo
(声音)渐强: gradual increase; (渐强之后到达的)顶峰: peak
crest
顶部, 浪尖, 山顶
crestfallen
垂头丧气的, 沮丧的: depressed
cronyism
任人唯亲的, 对好朋友的偏袒: favoritism friends
crook
使弯曲: away from a straight line
croon
低声歌唱或说话: murmuring
crouch
蹲伏: lower stance
crucial
非常重要的, 决定性的: extremely significant
crumple
弄皱: bend; (因外力挤压而)垮塌: fall down
crutch
支撑, 支柱: supports
crux
中点, 关键点: critical point
cryptic
秘密的: secret; 含义模糊的: ambiguous meaning; 超出理解能力的: beyond one’s powers to know
culpable
该受谴责的, 有罪的: deserving blame
cultivate
提升, 加强: improve; 种植, 培养: promote growth
cumbersome
笨重的, 难处理的: difficult to handle
cunning
狡猾的: artful deceptiveness; (手工)灵巧的: skillful; 欺诈, 欺骗: practice of misleading
curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人: irritable and complaining
cursory
匆忙的, 不注意细节的: excessive or careless speed
curt
言词简略的, 直接(以至显得粗鲁)的: direct, brief, and potentially rude; 言简意赅的: convey much information
curtail
缩短, 削减: less in extent or duration
cynic
愤世嫉俗者: selfishness
dabble
涉猎, 对…浅尝辄止: superficially
daft
神经错乱的: abnormal, sick state of mind; 不明智的: lack of good sense or judgment
dais
主席台, 嘉宾席: raised platform
dally
虚度时光: doing nothing; 玩乐: amusement; 慢吞吞, 磨磨蹭蹭: slowly
damper
抑制因素: restrains, depresses
dandy
纨绔子弟, 爱打扮的人: appearance; 最佳的, 最好的: very best kind
dank
阴湿的: wet
dapper
衣冠整洁的: strikingly neat and trim
dappled
有斑点的, 花的: marked with small spots, mottled, spotted; 色彩斑斓的: two or more colors
daredevil
大胆鲁莽的(人): foolishly; 不考虑后果的: a lack of concern for the consequence
dart
突然移动, 猛冲, 狂奔: suddenly; 公开侮辱: intended to hurt another’s feelings
daunt
使胆怯, 吓到: to lessen the courage
dawdle
闲荡, 虚度光阴: spend time idly; 拖拖拉拉: slowly
deadpan
无趣的, 无生气的, 不活泼的: impassively
dearth
供应不足: inadequate
debacle
溃败: complete failure
debark
(使)下船(飞机、车等); 卸(客、货): unload, from a ship or an airplane
debase
贬低, 贬损: lower standing
debilitate
使衰弱: impair strength
debris
废墟: discarded, useless material
debunk
揭穿…的真面目: true nature; 证明…为假: false
debut
初次登台, 出道: first appearance
decadence
衰落, 颓废: deterioration, decline
decant
轻轻倒出: pour off without disturbing
decipher
破译: interpret; 对…有清晰的想法, 理解, 解读: clear idea
decode
解码: change into ordinary language; 对…有清晰的想法, 理解, 解读: clear idea
decorum
礼仪, 得体: appropriateness, propriety
decrepit
虚弱的, 衰老的, 破旧的: weakened
default
不履行义务, 玩忽职守: nonperformance
defer
推迟, 延期: postpone; 遵从: respect
deference
尊崇, 顺从: yield to
deficiency
缺乏, 不足: inadequate
defile
(山间)小道: a narrow passage; 亵渎: treat with great disrespect; 使腐坏, 污损: make unfit for use
deft
灵巧的, 熟练的: skill
defuse
抚慰, 减轻: make less tense
defy
反抗, 违抗: go against
dehydrate
去除水分, 使干燥: remove water; 使失去活力: deprive of vitality
deify
把…当作神来崇拜: offer honor or respect to; 过分喜爱: love or admire; 尊敬, 尊崇: high status or value to
deject
使沮丧: lower the spirits, dishearten
deleterious
有害的: harmful
deliberate
深思熟虑的: careful
delicacy
(外貌、结构等)精致: fineness
delirium
精神错乱; 极度兴奋, 发狂: mental disturbance confused
delusion
错觉, 妄想: false
deluge
大暴雨: drenching rain; 大量: great flow
delve
探究, 钻研: detailed search for information
demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客: leader false claims
demanding
难以取悦的, 难满足的: satisfied; 费时间花心思的: requiring careful attention
demolition
破坏, 毁坏: destroying
demonstrate
(通过证据)证明, 表明: make clear using examples; 使明白易懂: make plain or understandable; 表现, 表露: make known
demoralize
使士气低落: dishearten; 贬低, 使堕落: lower in character
demotic
通俗的, 大众化的: common
demur
表示异议, 反对: opposition, objection; 犹豫: doubt acceptability qualm
denigrate
诋毁, 污蔑: scornfully
denouement
(小说的)结局: final resolution
denounce
公开指责: public or formal disapproval; 宣称…道德上错误、可耻: morally wrong
dent
凹陷, 凹痕: depression; (数量, 程度上)削弱: make smaller
denude
脱去, 使赤裸: bare
deplete
耗尽, 使衰竭: make complete use
deplore
哀悼: sorrow
deploy
(有目的地)展开; 调度, 部署: spread out
deportation
放逐: removal from a country
depose
宣誓作证: testify; 废黜, 罢免: remove from a throne; 摆放: arrange
deposit
自然积累, 沉积, 矿藏: accumulation; 存钱: put in account
depravity
道德败坏: immoral, harmful or offensive
deprecate
不喜欢: unfavorable opinion; 贬低, 轻视: express scornfully; 降低…的重要性, 使低调: play down
depreciate
贬低…的价值: lower value; 轻视: lower estimation, esteem
depressed
不开心的, 情绪不高的, 消沉的: unhappiness; 生活境况悲催的: healthful environment
deprivation
匮乏: privation
deracinate
根除: pull out
derelict
玩忽职守的, 不认真的: lacking duty, carelessly; 被社会遗弃的人: social misfit
deride
嘲弄, 嘲笑: contemptuous mirth
derivative
非原创的: originality
descend
下降: downward; 世代相传: pass by inheritance
descendant
后代: deriving directly from
desecrate
亵渎, 玷污: treat shamefully
desiccate
使(食物)脱水以保存, 使干燥: drying; 使缺乏活力: deprive vitality
designate
任命: to pick for a specific position or duty; 命名: give a name to