deck17 Flashcards
nuance
细微的差异: subtle distinction
nudge
用肘推以引起注意: push elbow; 说服某人做某事: persuade
nugatory
无关紧要的: consequence, inconsequential
nurture
提供营养: nourishment; 培育, 培养: provide with understanding
oath
誓言: formal promise
obdurate
固执的: resistant influences; 冷酷无情的: lack of sympathy
obedient
服从的, 顺从的: submissive authority
obeisance
敬礼, 尊重: respect, submission
obfuscate
使困惑, 使模糊: confused, opaque
obligatory
强制性的: compulsory; (见得多以至于)无聊的: dull
obliging
乐于助人的: do favors
oblique
斜的: inclined or twisted
obliterate
除去: remove
oblivious
不知道的, 不知情的: lacking awareness, not informed
obloquy
谩骂, 诽谤: abusively language; 恶名, 耻辱: lost the esteem
obscure
含义模糊的: not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning; 平凡的, 不知名的: famous; 使模糊: indistinct
obsequious
谄媚的, 奴性的: fawning attentiveness
obsess
迷住的, 使困扰: haunt
obstinate
固执的: in spite of persuasion; 难以减轻或治愈的: mot easily subdued
obstreperous
难驾驭的, 任性的: unruly; 吵闹的: loud and insistent cries
obstruct
妨碍, 给…制造困难: impede, create difficulty; 阻挡: prevent passage
obtuse
愚钝的: absorb ideas readily
obviate
排除, 使不必要: unnecessary
occult
难以理解的: not easily apprehended, mysterious; 使隐藏或神秘: keep secret
odium
憎恶, 讨厌: strong dislike
offbeat
不平常的: different from generally found
offhand
即兴的, 没有准备的: without preparation
officious
多管闲事的: thrusting oneself
offish
冷淡的: aloof
off-key
不寻常的, 不合适的: out of accord with
ominous
凶兆的: omen, evil
omniscient
无所不知的: complete knowledge
onerous
费时间花心思的: requiring much time, effort
opaque
不透光的: impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent; 晦涩的: obscure
opine
表达观点; 想, 认为: express opinions
opportune
合适的, 恰当的: convenient
opprobrious
辱骂的: reproach; 臭名昭著的, 令人鄙视的: infamous
oration
(颇有野心、自高自大的)演说: high-flown or pompous manner
orient
使确定方向, 使熟悉或适应: determine position, make familiar
original
创新的: creative, inventive; 最初的, 最早的: before
orthodox
传统的: established form, custom, or rules
oscillate
振动, 摇晃: swing; 犹豫, 变化: vary
ossify
(使)硬化, (使)僵化: hardened, conventional, opposed to change
ostentatious
卖弄炫耀的: conspicuous, pretentious
ostracize
驱逐: exclude
oust
免职: remove from; 驱逐: drive out
outgoing
友好的, 外向的: extroverted
outlandish
古怪的, 奇异的: out of the ordinary, bizarre
outmaneuver
以谋略取胜: overcome
outset
开端, 开始: beginning
outwit
瞒骗, 以智取胜: surpass cunning
overbearing
专横傲慢的: arrogant; 压倒一切的, (在力量或重要性上)势不可挡的; 支配的, 显著的: overwhelming in power
overlap
(与…)部分重叠: same area
overt
明显的, 公开的: open
overture
前言: introductory, preclude; 序曲: introduction opera
oxymoron
矛盾修饰法: combination contradictory
pacify
使平静, 安慰: ease the anger
padding
夸张, 废话: go beyond the facts
paean
欢乐颂: joyous song praise
painstaking
煞费苦心的: diligent care
palatable
感到愉悦满足的: pleasure or contentment
palatial
宫殿般奢华的: ornateness
pall
失去兴趣: interest attraction
palliate
平息, 减轻: less severe intense
pallid
无生气的, 缺乏活力的: lacking radiance vitality; 苍白无血色的: pale
palmy
繁荣的: prosperity
palpable
摸得到的: capable touched; 明显的, 易觉察的: obvious
palter
欺骗, 讨价还价: insincerely deceitfully
paltry
无价值的, 微不足道的: importance; 让人厌恶的, 让人鄙视的: loathing and disgust
pan
严厉批评: harsh criticism
panache
炫耀: flamboyance
pandemic
大范围流行的: widespread
pandemonium
喧嚣, 骚动: noise
panegyric
赞颂之词, 颂文: eulogistic
panoramic
全景的: complete view
parable
寓言: teach a basic truth
paradigm
典范, 模范: pattern
paradise
天堂, 极乐世界: perfection and happiness; 快乐, 狂喜: pleasurable emotion
paradox
表面矛盾实际可能正确的话, 悖论: opposed to commonsense
paragon
优秀模范: example; 把…比作, 显示相似: compare
paramount
最重要的: chief importance
paranoid
多疑的, 对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的: extreme fear of distrust
paraphrase
转述, 意译, 改写; in different words
parch
炽, 烤, 烤干: dry
parenthesis
间断: interruption
pariah
被排斥或鄙视的人: despised or rejected
parity
相称, 同等, 平等: being equal
parody
(以嘲笑原作作者的)模仿作品: imitated for ridicule; 模仿(以嘲弄): copy to make fun
paroxysm
(感情、动作的)突发: outburst; (政治、社会领域呃)大动荡: disturbance
parrot
(机械地)模仿, 复制: imitate without understanding
parry
躲避(问题): evade
parsimonious
过度节俭的, 吝啬的: stinginess
partial
偏袒的, 偏爱的: biased; 部分的, 不完整的: lacking
particularize
详述: give details
partisan
跟随者, 信徒: follows; (狂热.坚定的)拥护者, 支持者: excessively devoted; 偏袒的: one side
pastiche
(带嘲讽的)模仿: imitates with satirical intent; 大杂烩: hodgepodge
partition
分割, 划分: dividing
patent
显而易见的, 明显的: readily visible
pathological
不正常的, 病态的: markedly abnormal
patina
外表: superficial; (由内而外散发的)氛围, 气场: appearance or aura