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prowess
英勇, 勇敢: superior, courage
prowl
潜行于, 巡游以猎取食物, 徘徊: roam through search of prey
prude
过分正经的人: 一个过分关心自己是否得体、谦逊、或正确的人: greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally
prudish
明智的: wisdom, judiciousness, wise; 小心谨慎的, 审慎的: circumspection
prudent
过分守礼的: prudery
prune
梅干: plum dried; 修剪; 修正
pry
刺探, 打听: inquire closely, curiously;
pseudonym
假名, 笔名: fictitious
psychology
心理学: science mental process and behavior; 心理战术: subtle tactical action influence
pucker
撇(嘴), (使)收缩: contracted
puckish
淘气的, 顽皮的: mischievous, impish
puerile
幼稚的, 不成熟的: immature
puissance
权力: power
pulchritude
美丽: beauty
pulverize
将…研磨成粉; 将…彻底摧毁: complete end
pun
双关语: humorous
punctilious
注意细节的, 一丝不苟的: attentive details
pundit
权威人士, 专家: opinions authoritative
pungent
辛辣的, 讽刺的: use of wit cause hurt feelings
puny
微小的, 弱小的: inferior size, weak
purity
纯净; 纯洁, 纯在: clean, morally pure
purlieu
常去的地方: socializing; 临近的地区: adjoining region
purloin
偷窃: steal
purvey
(大量)供给, 供应: supply
pusillanimous
懦弱的, 胆小得令人鄙视的: timidity
quack
骗子医生, 江湖郎中: pretender
quaff
大口地喝: drink heartily
quail
胆怯, 畏缩: fear, cower
qualify
限定: reduce general; 使有资格, 使有能力: make competent
quandary
困惑, 窘境: perplexity, doubt
quarantine
隔离: isolation
quarry
采石场: stone is obtained; 目标, 猎物: pursuit
quash
镇压, 阻止: put a stop to
quaver
发颤音: quivering voice
quell
压制: suppress; 使平静, 使安静: pacify
quench
熄灭: put out; 使满足: put a complete end to
querulous
抱怨的, 爱发牢骚的: complaining
quibble
吹毛求疵: criticize, cavil; 牵强之词: 微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议, 小反对: minor objection
quiescent
平静的, 静止的: quiet, inactive
quixotic
不切实际的, 空想的: more by ideals than by reality
quota
配额, 限额: proportional
quotidian
每日的, 平凡的: commonplace
rabble
混乱的人群; 暴民; 下层群众: disorganized crowd of people
rabid
狂热的, 不冷静的: fanatical
racy
活泼生动的: vigorous
raffish
低俗的: crudeness
raffle
垃圾, 废物: discarded, useless
rage
暴怒: violent anger
ragged
衣衫褴褛的: threadbare clothes; 凹凸不平的, 不光滑的: not smooth
rail
猛骂, 猛烈抨击: revile or scold
rakish
放荡的, 行为不检的: lowered moral character
ramble
漫步, 漫游: move aimlessly; 漫谈, 长篇大论(并经常离题)地说或写: without a topic
rambunctious
喧闹的, 骚乱的: noisy
ramshackle
摇摇欲坠的: ready to collapse
rancor
敌意, 深仇: ill will
random
随机的, 随意的: lacking pattern
rankle
激怒: cause anger
rant
(尤指长时间的)训斥, 责骂: angry scolding; 怒吼: noisy, angry or violent manner
rapacious
食量大的, 贪食的: huge appetite; 过度贪婪的: covetous
rapport
和睦, 友好: friendly relationship
rapprochement
和睦, 友好: cordial relations
rapscallion
流氓, 恶棍: evil
rapt
狂喜的, 狂热的: pleasurable emotion; 全神贯注的: deeply absorbed
rash
使稀薄: make rare
rarefy
草率的, 仓促的: lack caution
raspy
声音刺耳的: harsh; 容易生气的: easily irritated
ratify
(官方地)认可, 批准: official acceptance
ratiocination
推理: thought processes
ration
定额供应量, 配给量: amount allotted; 按比例分配: share or portion
rational
合乎逻辑的: logical; 理性的: based on reasoning
rave
狂热赞扬: exaggerated display of affection; (发疯般的)怒吼: talk as if in delirium
ravel
解开, 松开: separate strands; 阐明: clarity by separating; 使纠缠, 使复杂化: tangle
ravish
使陶醉, 使沉迷: overcome with emotion
raze
摧毁, 粉碎: destroy completely
react
做出反应: in response
reactionary
反对改革的, 极保守的: opposition to progress
ream
怒斥, 训斥: criticize
reap
收割, 收获: receive
reassure
使安心, 打消疑虑: restore to confidence
rebuff
严词拒绝: reject
recalcitrant
顽抗的, 不顺从的: resistance defiance
recant
撤回, 放弃, 改变: withdraw a statement
recessive
(基因等)隐性的, 由隐性基因控制的: does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele; 内向的, 内敛的: not comfortable around people
recidivate
回到原先的习惯, 尤指重新犯罪: return to criminal habits
reciprocate
往复运动: forward and backward; 报答, 回报: return
reckless
不考虑后果的, 大胆鲁莽的: careless
recluse
隐士: lives away; 隐居的, 不爱社交的: withdrawal from society
recoil
退却, 畏缩: shrink back
reconcile
使和解, 协调: harmony
recondite
深奥的, 难解的: difficult to comprehend
reconnoiter
侦察, 勘查: make a preliminary inspection
reconstitute
重建, (尤其是通过加水)使复原: restore by adding water
reconvene
重新集合, 重新召集: gather or summon again
rectitude
正直: moral integrity
recumbent
躺着的: lying down
recuperate
恢复(健康或力量), 康复: recover health
redolent
芳香的: fragrance
redoubtable
杰出的, 值得尊敬的: worthy of respect; 可怕的: arousing fear
redundant
多余的, 冗余的: exceeding necessary
reel
感到眩晕: from being twirled around; 蹒跚地走路: swaying from side to side