deck08 Flashcards
doff
脱下: take off, remove
dogged
坚持的, 坚决的: continuing, slackening, yielding]; 固执的, 任性的: sticking to
dogma
教条, 信条: doctrine stated authoritatively
doldrums
低迷, 中断: inactivity; 情绪不佳: low spirits
dolorous
忧伤的: misery, grief
dolt
笨蛋: stupid
domicile
住所, 住宅: residence; 为…提供住处: provide domicile
dominant
处于支配地位的: controlling others; (基因)显性的: genetic dominance
don
穿上: put on
donor
捐赠人, 给体: donates
doodle
(无目的)地乱涂乱画: aimlessly; 漫无目的地打发时光: aimless activity
dormant
静止的, 不活跃的: inactivity; (动物)冬眠的: suspended
dour
闷闷不乐的, 死气沉沉的: gloomy; 严厉的: harsh
douse
熄灭: put out; 弄湿: wet
downplay
轻描淡写: , 不予重视: minimize significance
downpour
倾盆大雨: heavy rain
doyen
有经验的人, 资深人士: knowledge experience; (加入时间较长的)高级会员: senior member
doze
小憩: lightly
draconian
极其残酷的, 十分严厉的: harsh
drawl
慢吞吞地说: speak slowly
dreary
单调乏味的: nothing cheer; 令人不悦的: causing unhappiness
drench
使湿透, 浸透: wet thoroughly
drivel
胡言乱语: meaningless; 胡言乱语, 说傻话: talk stupidity
drizzle
(下)细小、轻柔、似雾的雨, 毛毛雨: misty rain
droll
古怪有趣的, 离奇可笑的: amusingly odd
drone
低沉单调地说; 嗡嗡地叫: talk monotonous; (昆虫振翅般)单调嗡嗡的声音: monotonous sound; 混日子: doing nothing
drudgery
苦工; 单调、卑贱或无趣的工作: tedious work
dubious
充满不定性的, 值得怀疑的: uncertainty, questionable; (对事实等)持怀疑态度的: not feeling sure; 迟疑不决的, 不愿行动的: slow to begin because of doubts
ductile
可塑的, 有延展性的: malleable; 易受影响的: easily led
dulcet
悦耳的, 令人愉悦的: melodious
dullard
笨蛋: stupid
dupe
复制品, 复制: exactly like something else; 易受骗的人: easily deceived; 欺骗: deceive
duplicity
欺骗, 口是心非: deceptiveness
dwindle
逐渐减少: gradually less
dyspeptic
脾气坏的: bad-tempered; 消化不良的: dyspepsia
earnest
严肃认真的: serious
earshot
听力所及的范围: range hear
earsplitting
震耳欲聋的: distressingly loud
eavesdrop
偷听: listen secretly
ebullient
热情奔放的: zestfully
eccentric
行为出格的, 不循规蹈矩的: deviating conventional
éclat
辉煌成就: success
eclipse
下降, 衰退: lower state; 使声望下降, 使黯然失色: diminish importance; (在数量、品质上)超越: be greater
ecstasy
无法自控的情绪: beyond self-control; 狂喜: intense joy
ecumenical
全球基督教会的: whole churches; 世界范围的, 普遍性的: worldwide
edible
可食用的: eaten
edifice
大厦; 大建筑物: massive structure; 基础, 基本结构: basic form
efface
擦掉, 抹去; 使不明显: make indistinct
effervesce
冒泡: bubble; 兴奋, 热情洋溢: high spirits
effete
衰弱的, 衰落的: depleted; 缺乏信念的, 懦弱的: lacking strength of will
effluvium
难闻的气味: offensive smell; 没有的副产品, 废品: by-product waste
effrontery
厚颜无耻, 放肆大胆: disregard, courtesy
effulgent
光辉灿烂的: resplendent
effusive
感情泛滥的/溢于言表的; 感情表达不节制的/过度的; 过分多情的:unrestrained in emotional expression
egalitarian
平等主义的: promoting equal rights
egoistic
利己的, 以自我为中心的: centered in oneself
elaborate
详细的, 复杂的: complexity; 详细阐述: in detail
elastic
有弹性的: resuming shape; 能(迅速从伤痛中)恢复的: recovering from depression
elate
使开心, 使自豪: fill with joy
eleemosynary
慈善的: charity
elegy
哀歌(诗), 挽歌(诗): expressing sorrow
elephantine
巨大的: enormous size; 笨拙的: clumsy
elevate
(在道德、智力、文化水平上)提升: improve; 使兴奋: raise spirits
elicit
激起, 唤起: bring out
elliptical
含糊不清的: obscurity; 椭圆的: ellipse
elucidate
阐明: make lucid
emaciate
使消瘦, 使衰弱: become thin; 削弱: feeble
emancipate
解放, 解除束缚: free
embargo
贸易禁止令: prohibition on commerce
embark
上船: go abroad; 开始从事: start
embarrass
使尴尬: experience distress; 阻挠, 制造障碍: create difficulty
embed
嵌入: enclose
embezzle
盗用: appropriate
embolden
鼓励, 使大胆: instill courage
emboss
以浮雕效果妆点, 装饰: ornament with raised work
embrace
乐于接受: willingly, eagerly; 保围: surround
embroider
(时常伴有夸张和想象内容地)详细说明: give elaborate account
emigrate
移民, 移居海外: leave
eminent
杰出: above others
emollient
起缓和作用的: less intense
emulate
效仿并努力超越: excel through imitation
enact
制定或颁布(法律): establish
enamel
涂亮漆; 使具有光滑或亮泽的表面: give a glossy surface; 用亮丽的表面装饰: adorn
encomium
赞颂之词: praise
encompass
组成, 包含: include; 包围: envelop
encumber
阻碍, 妨碍: impede; 给…增添负担: place burden
endemic
地方性的: to a particular region
endorse
公开支持, 推崇: express approval
enervate
使衰弱: weaken; 使麻木: deprive of emotional vitality
enfranchise
给予…权力(例如选举权): endow rights; 解放: set free
engender
引起, 使发展: cause; 产生, 出现: come into existence
engross
使全神贯注: occupy exclusively
enigma
难以理解或解释的事物, 谜: hard to understand
enlighten
使知道, 启发: inform, instruct; (在道德或精神上)进行教育: provide moral understanding
enmity
敌意: mutual hatred
ennoble
使尊贵: noble
ennui
倦怠; 缺乏兴趣: listlessness, lack of interest
ensemble
合唱, 合奏曲: two or move vocalists
ensconce
安置: settle securely; 隐藏: hiding
ensue
紧随其后: afterward