From John Lin Flashcards
rumble
轟隆聲 A rumble is a low continuous noise.
gush
冒出 When liquid gushes out of something, or when something gushes a liquid, the liquid flows out very quickly and in large quantities.
reprieve
暂缓，延缓 A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.
art-cum-
藝術暨…
hangout
（某一群人）常去的地方，聚集处 If a place is a hangout for a particular group of people, they spend a lot of time there because they can relax and meet other people there.
morph
改变If one thing morphs into another thing, especially something very different, the first thing changes into the second.
Mild-mannered Stanley morphs into a confident, grinning hero.
credibility
可靠性 If someone or something has credibility, people believe in them and trust them.
washout
大败 If an event or plan is a washout, it fails completely.
The mission was a washout.
oodles
[ˈudlz]
很多 If you say that there is oodles of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large quantity of it.
The recipe calls for oodles of melted chocolate.
fabrication
捏造If someone fabricates information, they invent it in order to deceive people.
sup
小口地喝 If you sup something, you drink it, especially by taking small amounts.
contrive
[kənˈtraɪvd]
人为的;虚假的;捏造的;矫揉造作的 If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
take in
观看;欣赏;参观 If you take in something such as a film or a museum, you go to see it.
I was wondering if you might want to take in a movie with me this evening.
gawp=gawk
呆呆地看；无礼地瞪视 To gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way.
The youth continued to gawk at her and did not answer.
bob
像物体在水中飘浮似的）上下移动，起伏 If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
drone
嗡嗡叫 If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise.
blossom
变得有魅力；变得成功 If someone or something blossoms, they develop good, attractive, or successful qualities.
ethos
[ˈi:θɑ:s]
气质，精神特质，风气，思潮 An ethos is the set of ideas and attitudes that is associated with a particular group of people or a particular type of activity.
pervade
贯穿；弥漫；渗透 If something pervades a place or thing, it is a noticeable feature throughout it.
…the corruption that pervades every stratum of the country…
balladeer
[ˌbæləˈdɪr]
民谣歌手
a ukulele[ˌjukəˈleli, ˌukə-] balladeer entertains the crowds
temperate
温和的，心平气和的，平心静气的 If a person’s behaviour is temperate, it is calm and reasonable, so that they do not get angry or lose their temper easily.
His final report to the President was far more temperate and balanced than the earlier memorandum.
lend
平添；增添；赋予 If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it.
Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings.
factor in
将…计入;将…考虑进去 If you factor a particular cost or element into a calculation you are making, or if you factor it in, you include it.
instructive
增进知识的;有教育意义的;有启发性的 Something that is instructive gives useful information.
cult
热潮;关注 The cult of something is a situation in which people regard that thing as very important or special.
headlong
快速地 If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly.
dash
飞奔;猛冲 If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
toll
造成恶果(或不利影响、痛苦等) If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
Winter takes its toll on your health…
relentless
不间断的；未减轻的 Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
The pressure now was relentless.
imposition
…the imposition of a ban on cycling in the city centre.
强制实行不许在市中心骑自行车的禁令
mentality
心态;思维方式 Your mentality is your attitudes and your way of thinking.
bandwagon
（尤指政客顺应的）时髦，潮流 If someone, especially a politician, jumps or climbs on the bandwagon, they become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because they are really interested in it.
spawn
产生;造成;引起 If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created.
virtuous
有德行的;道德高尚的;正直的 A virtuous person behaves in a moral and correct way.
conspicuous
显眼的;引人注目的 If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily.
unbridled
[ʌnˈbraɪdl:d]
无约束的；放肆的；放纵的 If you describe behaviour or feelings as unbridled, you mean that they are not controlled or limited in any way.
..the unbridled greed of the 1980s.
heath
荒野，荒原 A heath is an area of open land covered with rough grass or heather and with very few trees or bushes.
downshift
放慢生活节奏（调换强度较低工作以减轻压力) If someone downshifts, they leave a job that is well-paid but stressful for a less demanding job and a more enjoyable way of life.
oft
表示“时常”，“经常” Oft- combines with past participles to form adjectives that mean that something happens or is done often.
buffet
（严峻局势）冲击，打击 If an economy or government is buffeted by difficult or unpleasant situations, it experiences many of them.
The whole of Africa had been buffeted by social and political upheavals.
stun
使昏迷;使眩晕;打昏 If something such as a blow on the head stuns you, it makes you unconscious or confused and unsteady.
Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.
might
权力;力量;能力 Might is power or strength.
mantle
(指某一职业或要职的)责任，职责 If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.
Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990…
自从1990年荣获“欧洲文化之都”的光荣称号以来，格拉斯哥的魅力大
in the fast lane
紧张而刺激的生活 If you say that someone lives their life in the fast lane, you mean that they live in a way which seems full of activity and excitement but which often involves a lot of pressure.
compelling
令人信服的;有说服力的 A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death…
非常有趣的;很有吸引力的 If you describe something such as a film or book, or someone’s appearance, as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting.
…a frighteningly violent yet compelling film..
snuggle
依偎，舒适地蜷卧 If you snuggle somewhere, you settle yourself into a warm, comfortable position, especially by moving closer to another person
whereby
凭此;借以 A system or action whereby something happens is one that makes that thing happen.
They voted to accept a deal whereby the union will receive nearly three-quarters of a million pounds from the International Miners Organisation.
thereby
因此;由此;从而 You use thereby to introduce an important result or consequence of the event or action you have just mentioned.
Our bodies can sweat, thereby losing heat by evaporation.
per annum
每年 A particular amount per annum means that amount each year
Kenya’s population is growing at 4.1 per cent per annum.
dub
给…起绰号;把…称作 If someone or something is dubbed a particular thing, they are given that description or name.
At the height of her career, Orson Welles dubbed her ‘the most exciting woman in the world’.
