deck15 Flashcards
liberal
思想前卫的: not bound; 慷慨的, 大方的: generosity
libertine
放荡不羁者: without moral restraint
licentious
放荡的, 性欲强的: lacking restraints
liken
显示相似, 把…比作: show as similar
limber
可塑的, 柔软的: flexible
limp
柔软的, 松散的: lacking firm; 软弱的, 没有精神的: lacking strength; 跛行, 艰难地行走: haltingly or unsteadily
limpid
透明清澈的: transparent clearness; 镇定的, 淡定的: free from agitation
linger
磨蹭, 闲荡: proceed slowly
lissome
柔软的: easily bent; 敏捷的, 轻盈的: move with ease
list
(使)倾斜: at an angle
lithe
敏捷的, 轻盈的: grace; 柔软的: easily bent
loath
不情愿的, 讨厌的: reluctant
loathe
厌恶: dislike
lofty
崇高的: elevated; 高的: rising; 自大的: superiority
loll
懒洋洋地行动: lazy; 偷懒, 打发时间: doing nothing
lopsided
歪的, 倾斜的: leaning; 不平衡的, 不协调的: lacking in balance
loquacious
话多的: excessive talk
loutish
粗鲁的: awkward, stupid and boorish
lubricate
使润滑: reduce friction
lucid
有光亮的: suffused with light; 神志清楚的: full use of one’s mind; 表达清晰的, 简单易懂的: easily understood
lug
拖动, 拉动: cause to follow; 费力搬运: laboriously
lugubrious
(故作夸张的)悲哀的: mournful
lull
相对平静时期, 间隙: momentary halt; 使镇静, 使安心: free from distress
lullaby
催眠曲: song lull sleep; 使镇静, 使安心: free from distress
lumber
木材: tree logs; 笨拙地行动: clumsiness; 使负担(从而拖累): burden
luminary
杰出人物: eminence
lurch
蹒跚: swaying
lurk
潜伏: lie in wait
lush
茂盛呃: vigorously; 多产的: producing abundantly; (声音、味道)优美的, 令人愉悦的: appealing
lustrous
有光泽的: shiny
luxurious
豪华的: wealth and comfort; 奢侈的: excessive gratification
lyric
(可以哼唱的)小曲: musical composition; 如诗歌般流畅优美的: suggestive of poetry or music
macabre
恐怖的: horror of death
macerate
浸泡(以软化): soaking or steeping
maculate
使有斑点, 弄脏; 玷污, 损坏: spot
maelstrom
漩涡: violent whirlpool; 混乱、动荡的局势: turbulent
magnificent
壮丽的: strikingly impressive
maladroit
笨拙的: lack of nimbleness
malaise
不舒服: bodily discomfort
malcontent
不满分子: opposition; 不满的: dissatisfied
malicious
恶意的: deliberately harmful
malign
恶意的: cause suffering; 诽谤: utter injuriously
malinger
装病以逃避工作: pretend illness
malleable
可塑的: capable of being shaped; 易控制的: capable of being controlled
malodorous
恶臭的: unpleasant smell
mandatory
强制的: forcing compliance
mangle
损毁, 使伤残: injury; 弄砸: ruin
mangy
卑劣的: contemptible
mania
热衷, 狂热: intense enthusiasm
manifest
显然的, 明显易懂: understanding; 显现, 显露: make evident
manipulate
巧妙操作: skillful; 巧妙处理, 暗中操控: deviously
mannered
不自然的, 做作的: artificial
manumit
解放(奴隶): release from slavery
manuscript
手稿: written by hand
mar
污点, 坏点: spoils the appearance; 破坏, 削弱: impair
marsh
沼泽, 湿地: wet
martinet
纪律严明之人: strict
marvel
令人惊奇的事物: surprise, admiration or wonder; (因为壮观、美丽等而)表示惊讶: feel amazement
masquerade
捣碎: pulpy mass
mash
面具, 伪装: display insincere; 伪装, 掩饰: disguise
mastery
技艺超群, 精通: great skill
matriculate
入学; 录取: admit or be admitted
maudlin
过于感伤的: tearfully sentimental
maven
专家: experienced
maverick
特立独行之人: does not conform; 标新立异的, 不合常规的: deviating
mawkish
过度伤感的: sentimental
meager
贫乏的: deficient
mean
卑贱的: ignoble; 吝啬的: sharing little; 打算, 怀有目的: purpose or goal; 意味着: convey, show or indicate
meander
闲逛, 漫步: aimlessly and idly
measly
少得可怜的, 微不足道的: small
measured
深思熟虑的, 审慎的: calculated
meddle
干涉, 管闲事: intrude
mediate
调解, 调停: bring about an agreement
mediocre
平庸的, 质量中等偏下的: moderate
medley
大杂烩, 混合物: mixture
meek
谦恭的: humility; 顺从的: submissive
meet
合适的: very proper
mellifluous
(曲调)优美的: smooth and sweet
melodramatic
感情夸张的, 伤感的: exaggeratedly emotional
menace
威胁, 使处于危险: intention to harm
mendacious
撒谎的, 虚假的: lies
mentor
导师: guide; 教导, 指导: give advice
mercenary
(外国军队的)雇佣军: soldier hired; 唯利是图的, 贪婪的: monetary or material gain
mercurial
(情绪)善变的: changeableness of mood
merited
应得的, 理所应当的: what is called for
mesh
诱捕: catch
mesmeric
催命的, 催眠术的: mesmerism; 令人着迷的, 难以抗拒的: attracting
metamorphose
(使)变形: change
metaphysical
哲学上的, 理论上的: idea; 非尘世的: beyond universe
meteoric
流星般迅速而短暂的: brevity
methodical
井然有序的, 有条理的: systematic order
meticulous
极为谨慎的: extreme or excessive care
mettle
勇气: strength of spirit; 毅力, 耐力: stamina
miff
使恼怒: annoyed
migratory
迁移的: moving from one region to another
milk
榨取(财富、信息等): coerce profit
mime
模仿: model
mimic
仿真的, 伪造的: in appearance; 滑稽地模仿(以取笑): copy or exaggerate; 模仿: model
minatory
带来威胁的, 有凶兆的: a sign of evil
mince
切碎: small pieces; 小步走: short steps