GKV 5 Flashcards by Wesley Chee

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benefactor

(BEN uh fak tur)

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施主；捐款人；赞助人

n. one who provides help, especially in the form of a donation

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benevolent

(beh NEV uh lunt)

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慈爱的，仁慈的；乐善好施的；慈善的

adj. generous; kind; doing good deeds

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benign

(bih NYNE)

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善良的；和善的；慈祥的；良性的

adj. gentle; not harmful; kind; mild

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bequest

(bih KWEST)

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遗赠

n. something left to someone in a will

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bereaved

(buh REEVD)

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失去亲人的

adj. deprived or left desolate, especially through death

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beset

(bih SET)

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困扰

v. to harass; surround

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blasphemy

(BLAS fuh mee)

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亵渎

n. irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity

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blatant

(BLAYT unt)

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明目张胆的

adj. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring

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blight

(blyte)

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农作物等的)枯萎病，疫病; (对局势、生活或环境)有害的事物，不利因素

n. a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys

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blithe

(blythe)

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不在意的; 漫不经心的; 快乐的; 无忧无虑的

adj. carefree; cheerful

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bourgeois

(boor ZHWAH)

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资产阶级的

adj. middle class, usually in a pejoritive sense; boringly conventional

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bovine

(BOH vyne)

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牛的; 与牛有关的; 愚笨的; 反应迟钝的

adj. cow related; cowlike

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brevity

(BREV i tee)

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简洁；短暂

n. briefness

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broach

(brohch)

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开始谈论，引入(尤指令人尴尬或有异议的话题)

v. to open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject

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bucolic

(byoo KAHL ik)

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田园的；乡村的；牧羊的

adj. charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike

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bureaucracy

(byoo RAHK ruh see)

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官僚主义；政府机构

n. a system of government administration run according to inflexible and inefficient rules; any large administrative system characterized by inefficiency, lots of rules, and red tape

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burgeon

(BUR jun)

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激增; 迅速发展

v. to expand; flourish

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burlesque

(bur LESK)

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脱衣舞，打油诗，滑稽戏，剧，杂耍，漫画; adj.滑稽的; 可笑的

n. a ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation

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cacophony

(kuh KAHF uh nee)

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刺耳的嘈杂声

n. a harsh sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds

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cadence

(KAYD uns)

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节奏

n. rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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cajole

(kuh JOHL)

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劝诱; 哄骗; 诱骗

v. to persuade someone to do something he/she doesn’t want to do

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callow

(KAL oh)

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幼稚无经验的; 未谙世事的

adj. immature

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candor

(KAN dur)

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坦率，正直，公正；光明

n. truthfullness; sincere honesty

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capitalism

(KAP uh tuh liz um)

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资本主义

n. an economic system where businesses are owned by private citizens and the resultant products/services are sold with little government control

**capitulate** | (kuh PICH uh layt)

有条件投降，认输，屈服，让步，停止抵抗 v. to surrender; to give up or give in

**capricious** | (kuh PRISH us)

(态度或行为)反复无常的; 任性的; 变化无常的; 多变的 adj. unpredictable; likely to change at any moment

**caricature** | (KAR uh kuh chur)

讽刺画；扭曲，夸张的描述 n. a portrait or description that is purposely distorted, often to prove a point

**castigate** | (KAS tuh gayt)

严厉批评; 申斥 v. to criticize severely; chastise

**catalyst** | (KAT uh list)

催化剂 n. anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it.

**categorical** | (kat uh GOR uh kul)

绝对的；直接了当的；无条件的 adj. unconditional; absolute