Group II Flashcards
Abate
v.缓和;减弱;消除
Nothing could abate his rage.
什么都不能平息他的愤怒
Accolade
n.表扬;嘉奖;武士爵位的授与
His new book received accolade from the papers.
他的新书受到报纸的热烈赞扬。
Adulation
n.奉承;谄媚
He basks in other people’s adulation.
他陶醉在别人的奉承中。
Asthetics
n.美学;审美学
This is the aesthetics subordinated to politics.
这是那种隶属于政治的美学观。
Ameliorate
vt.使改善;使变好
He works hard to ameliorate his family’s poor circumstances.
他努力地工作以改善家庭的穷困
Ascetic
adj.禁欲的
This is achieved by strict celibacy and ascetic practices.
这要通过严厉的独身生活和禁欲修行而达到。
Avarice
n. 贪婪
Avarice blinds our eyes.
贪婪障人眼。
Axioms
n.公理
It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists.
他们不应与恐怖分子谈判是普遍接受的公理。
Burgeon
v. 发芽,抽枝; 迅速发展
Plants burgeon from every available space.
只要有一点空隙,植物就会生根发芽
Bucolic
adj. 牧民生活的,田园风味的,乡村风味的
The meadow was the scene of bucolic gaiety.
湖边肥沃的草地就是农村欢乐生活的一个特写镜头
Cacophony
n. 刺耳的声音,不和谐的声音
The cacophony lasted a long time and then suddenly stopped.
那个(刺耳的声音)持续了好久然后突然停止了
Canon
n. 标准,准则; 教规,宗规; (某作家的)真作,真经
e had to read a canon of accepted literary texts.
他不得不阅读一系列公认的经典文学作品。
Castigation
n.惩罚;苛评
Some people believe that work is a better means of order and discipline than chains and castigation for criminals.
有些人认为要使犯人遵纪守法劳动是比镣铐和惩罚更有效的手段。
Catalyst
n.催化剂;刺激因素
Debate is the best catalyst of thought.
Caustic
adj.腐蚀性的;刻薄的;[物]焦散的
He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。
Chary
adj.谨慎的;节俭的
A cat is chary of wetting its paws.
猫尽量避免弄湿它的脚掌。
Cogent
adj.有说服力的;令人信服的
She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
她为放弃这个计划提出了一些具有说服力的理由。
Complaisance
n.彬彬有礼;殷勤,奉承
She speaks with complaisance.
她说话彬彬有礼
Contentious
adj.好辩的;好争吵的;有争议的
There is a contentious clause in the treaty.
这条约中有一条有争议的条款。
Contrite
adj.悔悟了的;后悔的;痛悔的
He made a contrite apology.
他深表懊悔地致歉。
Culpable
adj.该责备的;有罪的
The judge found the man culpable.
法官认为那个人有罪
Dearth
n.缺乏;粮食不足
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
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Demur
v.提出异议;反对;拖延
He demurred to my statement.
他对我的陈述提出异议
Didactic
adj.教诲的;说教的
His speech to the new freshmen was painfully didactic.
他的演说对于新人来说是一种痛苦的说教
Discretion
n.谨慎;慎重;自行决定
We reposed great trust in his tact and discretion.
我们极为信任他的机智和谨慎。
Disintreested
adj.不感兴趣的;无私欲的;公平的;公正的
The God makes everyone disinterested.
上帝对每个人都是公平的!
Dogmatic
adj.教条的;武断的
Dogmatic criticism settles nothing.
教条主义的批评不能解决问题
Ebullience
n.沸腾;热情;热情洋溢
She burst into the room with her usual ebullience, and immediately started talking to everyone.
她像往常一样兴高采烈地冲进了房间,立刻跟大家攀谈起来。
Eclectic
adj.选择的;折衷的;兼收并蓄的
She has very eclectic tastes in literature.
她在文学方面的兴趣非常广泛。
Elegy
Elegy
n.悲歌;哀歌;挽歌
Critics have spent entire books interpreting Gray’s “Elegy.
批评家们整本整本的书长篇累牍的来诠释格雷的“挽歌”。