Humanities Flashcards
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手风琴
acropolis
a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
adobe
a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks:
afoot
in preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen: plans are afoot for a festival | something bizarre was afoot.
agonizingly
so as to cause great physical or mental pain
airlift
an act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in a blockade or other emergency
blockade
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
airstrip
a strip of ground set aside for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
amphitheater
(especially in Greek and Roman architecture) an open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events: the opera was performed in the Roman amphitheater.
anthology
a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing: an anthology of European poetry.
anvil
a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.
arcane
mysterious
aria
a long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
askance
with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval: the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition | a waiter looked askance at Charlie’s jeans.
asterisk
a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation
atlas
a book of maps or charts
atonal
无调的
baling wire
一捆铁丝
bandstand
a covered outdoor platform for a band to play on, typically in a park.
baptism
洗礼
bass fiddle
低音提琴
bellow
(of a person or animal) emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger
beret
贝雷帽
bestiary
a descriptive or anecdotal treatise on various real or mythical kinds of animals, especially a medieval work with a moralizing tone.
treatise
a written work dealing with formally and systematically with a subject
box office
售票处
bulldoze
clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer: developers are bulldozing the site.
• use insensitive force when dealing with (someone or something): she believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else.
bullpen
a large cell in which prisoners are held before a court hearing.
cadenza
a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other work, typically near the end.
carnival
a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade
cast off
discard something unwanted or undesirable: I cast off my clothes, crawled into bed and fell asleep | as an industry we often struggle to cast off tradition.
charcoal
木炭
chord
和弦
chug
(of a vehicle or boat) move slowly with engine making regular muffled explosive sounds
muffled
muted
chute
a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level: cement was loaded onto barges via chutes.
cicerone
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers.
sightseer
tourist; a person who goes sightseeing
clad
clothed
cleopatra
埃及艳后
close-up
- a photograph, movie, or video taken at close range and showing the subject on a large scale: a close-up of her face | they see themselves in close-up | [as modifier] : a close-up view.
- intimate and detailed description or study
cohort
a group of people banded together or treated as a group:
coinage
the invention of a new word or phrase
colloquial
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary: colloquial and everyday language | colloquial phrases.
colosseum
罗马斗兽场
colliseum
a large theatre or stadium
concerto
a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale.
connoisseur
an expert judge in matters of taste
consanguineous
relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor: consanguineous marriages.
coop
a cage or pen for confining poultry
2. confine in a small space
poultry
domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
fowl
birds collectively
courtier
a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.
crayon
a pencil or stick of colored chalk or wax, used for drawing: a red crayon | [as modifier] : crayon drawings.
crayon
a pencil or stick of colored chalk or wax, used for drawing
creaky
(of an object, typically a wooden one) making or liable to make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied
crease
a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing
curator
a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection
cursive
written with the characters joined
curvaceous
having an attractively curved shape (used especially of a woman or a woman’s figure): a curvaceous young woman | Stephanie’s body became curvaceous and beautifully toned.
cutoff
of or constituting a limit: the cutoff date to register is July 2.
decor
the furnishing and decoration of a room
dimple
酒窝
dimwitted
stupid or silly
