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.
关于这个课题还缺乏可靠资料
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”。
Emollient
adj.使柔软的；润肤的；缓和的
Mr Bush now has an opportunity to revamp his reputation by adopting a more emollient style.
现在布什采取的风格柔和一点的话，则有机会对其名誉和威望来个翻新补修
Empirical
adj.经验主义的；以观察或实验为根据的
The empirical analysis supports the hypotheses.
实证分析提供证据支持理论假说
Enigmatic
adj.谜的；莫明其妙的；不可思议的
She had an enigmatic smile on her face.
她脸上有谜般的微笑
Ephemeral
adj.短暂的；朝生暮死的
Most newspapers are of ephemeral interest.
多数报纸只能引起读者短暂的注意
Esoteric
adj.秘传的；神秘的；难懂的
Certain kinds of armor are made according to arcane and esoteric methods that involve weaving magic into the substance of the armor.
有一些护甲在制造的过程中用秘传的方法和神秘的技艺将魔法编织在护甲之上
Eulogy
n.颂词；颂扬；悼词
He pronounced a eulogy upon the hero.
他向英雄致颂词。
Exonerateexonerate
vt.确定无罪；免除责任
The evidence..tends to exonerate her.
Facetious
adj.（常为不当地）引人发笑的；诙谐的
He is so facetious that he turns everything into a joke.
他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。
Fallacy
n.谬论；谬误的推理Division of mankind into workingman and capitalists suffers from the fallacy of simplism.
硬把人类分成工人阶级和资本阶级就犯了过分简单化的错误。
Furtive
adj.偷偷的
He cast a furtive glance at her.
他偷偷瞥了她一眼。
Gregarious
adj.爱社交的；群居的
She’s very outgoing and gregarious.
她非常外向，喜欢交际
Harangue
v.慷慨激昂地劝说；做长篇演说
He walked to the front of the stage and began to harangue the audience.
他走到台前，开始对听众慷慨陈辞。
Heretical
adj.异教的；异端的
In the old days he had hidden a heretical mind beneath an appearance of conformity.
在过去，他在服从的外表下面隐藏着异端的思想。
Hyperbole
n.夸张法
The phrase is of course a hyperbole.
这句话当然有些夸张。
Impecunious
adj.没有钱的；身无分文的；贫穷的
But it may the easiest way to let you impecunious.
但它也可能是让你变得身无分文最容易的办法.
Incipient
adj.起初的；初期的
There are signs of incipient labour market weakness.
有迹象表明，就业市场初显疲软之态。
Inert
adj.无行动的；惰性的；迟钝的
Stone is an inert mass of matter.
石头是一块无生命的物体。
Innocuous
adj.无害的；无毒的；无关痛痒的
All growing here are innocuous vegetables.
这裡种植的都是无公害蔬菜。
Intransigient
adj.不妥协性的
n.不妥协的人
They promoted an intransigent revolutionary strategy.
他们采取一种毫不妥协的革命战略。
Inveigle
v.诱骗；骗取
He inveigled them into buying a new car, even though they didn’t really want one.
他诱惑他们买了一辆新汽车，其实他们并不真正需要。
Morose
adj.郁闷的；抑郁的；难相处的
He lost his morose depressed attitude and began to open his heart to others.
他那消沉的情绪为之一扫而光，开始与人热情交往。
Odious
adj.可憎的；讨厌的；令人作呕的
He was becoming a thief once more, and the most odious of thieves!
他又在作贼了，并且是最丑恶的贼！
Opaque
adj.不透明的；难懂的The report was written in long, opaque sentences.
报告中的句子又长又难懂。
Oscillation
n.振动；动摇；彷徨；振幅；单一的振动循环
One of the features of a forced oscillation is the energy in the oscillation.
受迫振动的特点之一是振动的能量。
Penurious
adj.吝啬的；缺乏的；贫困的
she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.
她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。
Pernicious
adj.有害的；恶性的
This event had a pernicious influence on society.
这件事情对社会造成了有害的影响。
Peruse
v.攻读；精读；阅读
Please peruse this report at your leisure.
请在空暇时细读这篇报道。
Pious
adj.虔诚的；伪善的；不太可能实现的
He is a pious person to his belief.
他是一个对其信仰虔诚的人。
Precursor
n.先驱；前任；前兆；[生物]前体，前驱体
The precursor of the modern car was a horseless carriage with a petrol engine.
现代汽车的前身是不用马拉的，装有汽油发动机的车子。
Preen
v.整理羽毛；精心打扮；沾沾自喜 The girl is preening oneself in front of the mirror. 那女孩正对着镜子梳妆打扮. She preened herself upon her beauty. 她为自已的美貌感到自满。
Prodigious
adj.巨大的；惊人的；奇异的
A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat.
一座核反应堆能发出巨大的热量。
Prolific
adj.多产的；作品丰富的
Shakespeare was a prolific writer.
莎士比亚是一个多产的作家。
Putrefy
v.使腐烂
Quaff
v.〈旧或修辞〉一口气喝干；大口地喝
He is quaffing his beer by the pint.
他论品脱地大喝啤酒。
Quiescence
n.静止状态；沉寂；不动
A period of quiescence and recovery necessarily follows each high point in therapy.
Redoubtable
adj.可怕的；引起恐慌的；可敬畏的
The redoubtable American woman played her part.
可敬的美国妇女作出了其贡献。
Sanction
n.批准；约束力；处罚
vt.批准；支持
Western nations imposed tough sanctions on the country.
西方各国对这个国家实行了严厉制裁。
he church would not sanction the king’s second marriage.
教会不会批准国王第二次结婚。
Satire
n.讽刺文；讽刺
Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。
Squalid
adj.肮脏的；卑鄙的；悲惨的
In these squalid surroundings she becomes slovenly herself.
在这肮脏的环境中，她本人也变得十分邋遢懒散了。
Stoic
adj.坚忍克己的；禁欲的
A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.
坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
Supplant
v. 取代； 排挤
The duke plotted to supplant the king.
公爵阴谋取代国王的地位。
Torpid
adj.迟钝的；无精打采的；冬眠的
Even when he was awake he was completely torpid.
甚至他醒着的时候也完全是迟钝的。
Ubiquitous
adj.到处存在的
The struggle between opposites is ubiquitous.
对立的争斗无所不在。
Urbane
adj.温文尔雅的；懂礼的
We expect educated people to be urbane people.
我们都以为受过教育的人都是温文尔雅的
Vilify
v.诽谤；中伤
Why is he always trying to vilify my reputation?
为什么他总是想方设法毁坏我的名誉?
Viscous
adj.粘的；粘性的
Gases are much less viscous than liquids.
气体的粘滞性大大小于液体。
