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