deck28 Flashcards
abreast
并排地:in line;熟知的:knowledge of recent developments
absent
未出现的,缺乏的:not present;不专心的,走神的:lost in thought
acclaim
称赞:public acknowledgment or admiration;赞扬,赞颂:approval
accomplish
实现,完成:completion
accord
一致:consistency;相符合,相一致:in harmony;授予,给予:to grant or give
acknowledge
承认:admit
acquire
获取,获得:get as one’s own
acquisitive
贪婪的:desirous
adjudicate
裁决,判定:settle
adversity
厄运,逆境:difficulty
affectation
虚伪,做作:not natural, not genuinely felt
affirm
声称…为真,肯定…属实:valid or confirmed
affix
粘合:attach physically
affliction
痛苦,悲伤,折磨:great suffering
agape
急切盼望的:eagerly awaiting
agility
(身手)敏捷:quickness, ease and grace
*agonize
折磨,使痛苦:agony;感到痛苦:suffer agony
agreeable
令人愉悦的:pleasing to the mind or senses;随和的:easygoing and pleasing manner;相一致:in harmony
*alienate
使…疏远:unfriendly, hostile,indifferent;转让,让渡:convey or transfer
alloy
合金;混合物:combing of two or more different things;掺杂,降低…的纯度:debase by the addition
ambivalent
(尤指感情、态度)矛盾的:opposing feelings
anachronistic
时代错误:chronologically misplaced
analogous
相似的,可比较的:in common
annex
裙楼,副楼:auxiliary building;添加,合并:join;吞并,夺取(土地等):incorporate
annotate
给…作注解:commentary or explanatory notes
antedate
比…早,早于:earlier date
antipathy
厌恶,反感:aversion, dislike;令人反感的事物:objection of aversion
antiquated
古老的,过时的:out of style
antithetical
完全对立的,相反的:direct and unequivocal opposition
apparition
鬼魂,幽灵:ghostly figure
applicable
可用的,可行的:put to use;相关的,有光的:having to do with;合适的,恰当的:meeting the requirements
apprehensive
知晓的,理解的:impressed on the mind;恐惧的,害怕的:anxious, fearful
arable
适合耕作的:growing of crops
arbitrary
专横的,独断专行的:force one’s will on others;独裁的,拥有无限权力的:without interference by others;缺乏计划的,随意的:lacking a definite plan
arcane
(语言)晦涩的,隐晦的:veiled, uncertain;深奥的,难以理解的:difficult to understand
argument
争吵,争论:expression of differing opinions;(逻辑上的)论证:from a premise to a conclusion;观点,论点:idea, opinion
arid
干燥的:little or no precipitation;无趣的,无聊的:lack of interest
array
排列,阵列:arrangement;排列,摆放:arrange or display;装饰,装修:dress or decorate
assail
抨击,严厉批评:criticize harshly;攻击,猛攻:violent action against
asymmetry
不对称,不均衡:lack of balance