English Flashcards
olfactory sense
嗅觉
hurdle
obstacle
herd
一群
politic
sensible；wise; sagacious; shrewd
seamless
continuous；with no apparent gap between one part and the next
opulent
luxurious; wealthy
upscale
relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers
cull
cull from
select from a large quantity
fragrant
having a plesant or sweet smell
labor over something
work hard
stint
a person’s fixed period of work
hurtle
move or cause to move at a great speed
arise - arose - arisen
[without object] 1 (of a problem, opportunity, or situation) emerge; become apparent: new difficulties had arisen.
• come into being; originate: the practice arose in the nineteenth century.
• (arise from/out of) occur as a result of: most conflicts arise from ignorance or uncertainty.
rise - rose - risen
move from a lower position to a higher one
unspeakable
unutterable; incapable of being spoken
untold
not numbered; not counted
upend
[with object] turn upside down
sporadic
irregular; isolated
whittle away
reduce something in size
duel
a contest between two parties
dual
consisting of two parts, elements, or aspects
reputable
having a good reputation
squelch
- verb: make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud:
- [with object] informal forcefully silence or suppress: property developers tried to squelch public protest.
quintessential
representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: he was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained.
