GKV 5 Flashcards
Cards 121-150; Benefactor - Categorical
benefactor
(BEN uh fak tur)
施主；捐款人；赞助人
n. one who provides help, especially in the form of a donation
benevolent
(beh NEV uh lunt)
慈爱的，仁慈的；乐善好施的；慈善的
adj. generous; kind; doing good deeds
benign
(bih NYNE)
善良的；和善的；慈祥的；良性的
adj. gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
bequest
(bih KWEST)
遗赠
n. something left to someone in a will
bereaved
(buh REEVD)
失去亲人的
adj. deprived or left desolate, especially through death
beset
(bih SET)
困扰
v. to harass; surround
blasphemy
(BLAS fuh mee)
亵渎
n. irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
blatant
(BLAYT unt)
明目张胆的
adj. unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
blight
(blyte)
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
blithe
(blythe)
不在意的; 漫不经心的; 快乐的; 无忧无虑的
adj. carefree; cheerful
bourgeois
(boor ZHWAH)
资产阶级的
adj. middle class, usually in a pejoritive sense; boringly conventional
bovine
(BOH vyne)
牛的; 与牛有关的; 愚笨的; 反应迟钝的
adj. cow related; cowlike
brevity
(BREV i tee)
简洁；短暂
n. briefness
broach
(brohch)
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
bucolic
(byoo KAHL ik)
田园的；乡村的；牧羊的
adj. charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike
bureaucracy
(byoo RAHK ruh see)
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
burgeon
(BUR jun)
激增; 迅速发展
v. to expand; flourish
burlesque
(bur LESK)
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
cacophony
(kuh KAHF uh nee)
刺耳的嘈杂声
n. a harsh sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds
cadence
(KAYD uns)
节奏
n. rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
cajole
(kuh JOHL)
劝诱; 哄骗; 诱骗
v. to persuade someone to do something he/she doesn’t want to do
callow
(KAL oh)
幼稚无经验的; 未谙世事的
adj. immature
candor
(KAN dur)
坦率，正直，公正；光明
n. truthfullness; sincere honesty
capitalism
(KAP uh tuh liz um)
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
